2004 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 2004 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty first recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Nikao Sokattack won the championship, their second recorded championship. Tupapa Maraerenga were runners-up, with Matavera finishing in third place following a seven match unbeaten run at the end of the season.


2004 Cook Islands Round Cup, League table
Nikao Sokattack won the league, which was played on a round robin home and away basis, although only a partial table is available.


2004 Cook Islands general election
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 7 September 2004. Initial results showed the Democratic Party winning by a wide margin, but close results led to 11 electoral petitions being filed, delaying the date Parliament could sit until mid-December. In the interim, Prime Minister Robert Woonton announced that he was forming a coalition government with the rival Cook Islands Party. This led to a split within the Democrats, with Woonton and four other MPs leaving to form the Demo Tumu Party. With 14 MPs, the coalition had a comfortable majority in Parliament.


2004 Cook Islands general election
The results of the electoral petitions saw the seat of Titikaveka change hands while Woonton's seat was a dead tie. Woonton subsequently resigned in order to fight a by-election, causing his government to be dissolved. He was succeeded by his deputy, Jim Marurai.


2004 Cook Islands parliamentary term referendum
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2004 Cook Islands parliamentary term referendum
A referendum on reducing the term length of Parliament from five to four years was held in the Cook Islands on 7 September 2004. It followed a referendum on the same subject in 1999 that was approved by a majority of voters, but not the two-thirds required to be passed. The proposal would amend article 37 of the constitution, which at the time read  "The Queen's Representative shall dissolve Parliament at the expiration of 5 years from the date of the last preceding general election, if it has not sooner been dissolved." The change was approved by 82.27% of voters, passing the two-thirds threshold.


2004 Copa Aerosur
Following are the results of the 2004 Copa Aerosur, the Bolivian football tournament held in La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by AeroSur airline.


2004 Copa Aerosur
The 2004 tournament started in January and ended in February. The 12 teams from the top division qualified for the first stage.


2004 Copa América
The 2004 Copa América was the 41st edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Peru, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time, from 6 to 25 July.


2004 Copa América
The tournament was won by Brazil in a shootout over Argentina. This made Brazil hold the World Cup and Copa América titles simultaneously for the second time in history, as happened after 1997 Copa América.


2004 Copa América
There is no qualifying tournament for the final tournament. CONMEBOL's 10 South American countries participated, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament. The two invited countries for this edition of the Copa América were Mexico and Costa Rica.


2004 Copa América, Squads
Each association had to present a list of twenty-two players to compete in the competition.


2004 Copa América, Group stage
The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL in a public drawing of lots.


2004 Copa América, Group stage
Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three (3) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.


2004 Copa América, Group stage
First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals.


2004 Copa América, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals.


2004 Copa América, Goal scorers
With seven goals, Adriano is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 78 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.


2004 Copa América Final
The 2004 Copa América Final was the final of the 41st Copa América. The match was played in Lima, for the first time. This was the fifth final for Brazil (winning two of the previous). Meanwhile, was the second for Argentina (winning once).


2004 Copa América Final
Carlos Amarilla was the referee for the final match. He refereed two more matches in previous stages of the tournament, both involving Argentina: first against Ecuador in the first round and against Peru in the quarter-finals.


2004 Copa América de Ciclismo
The 4th edition of the Copa América de Ciclismo was held on 2004-01-11 in São Paulo, Brazil. The Copa América opened the Brazilian season and took place on the Formula One-track in the city of São Paulo-Interlagos, a circuit of 4.3 km (2.7 mi).


2004 Copa América squads
Below are the squads of the teams that participated in the 2004 Copa América.


2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar
The 2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia that was part of Tier III of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and ran from 23 February through 29 February 2004. First-seeded Fabiola Zuluaga won her third consecutive singles title, and fourth in total, at the event and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar, Finals, Doubles
Barbara Schwartz /  Jasmin Wöhr defeated  Anabel Medina Garrigues /  Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–1, 6–3


2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar – Doubles
Katarina Srebotnik and Åsa Svensson were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar – Doubles
Barbara Schwartz and Jasmin Wöhr won the title by defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar – Singles
Fabiola Zuluaga was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating María Sánchez Lorenzo 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar – Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2004 Copa Libertadores
The 2004 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2004 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 45th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament.


2004 Copa Libertadores
The tournament was won by Colombian club Once Caldas defeating defending champions Boca Juniors 2-0 on a penalty shoot-out. This was the second time, in the history of the tournament, that a team from Colombia won the Copa Libertadores. The first time was during Atlético Nacional's successful campaign.


2004 Copa Libertadores
This was the last Copa Libertadores in which the away goals rule would not be used in every two-legged knockout round. However, starting in the 2008 Copa Libertadores, the away goals rule was removed from the finals.


2004 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stage, Round of 16
First leg matches were played between May 4, 2004 and May 6, 2004. Second leg matches were played between May 11, 2004 and May 13, 2004.


2004 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
First leg matches were played on May 20, 2004 and May 21, 2004. Second leg matches were played between May 25, 2004 and May 27, 2004.


2004 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stage, Semifinals
First leg matches were played on June 9, 2004 and June 10, 2004. Second leg matches were played on June 16, 2004 and June 17, 2004.


2004 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stage, Finals
First leg match was played on June 23, 2004. Second leg match was played on July 2, 2004.


2004 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2004 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2004 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Colombian club Once Caldas and Argentine club Boca Juniors. The first leg of the tie was played on 23 June at Boca Juniors' venue, La Bombonera, with the second leg played on 1 July at Estadio Palogrande in Manizales.


2004 Copa Libertadores Finals
After both matches ended tied, Once Caldas won the series by penalty shoot-out.


2004 Copa Perú
The 2004 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2004), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.


2004 Copa Perú
The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.


2004 Copa Perú
The 2004 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) on February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started, on June. The tournament continued with the Departamental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) on July. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) started on November. The winner  of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.


2004 Copa Perú, Departmental Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2004 Copa Perú, Regional Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2004 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region I
Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.


2004 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region II
Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad and San Martín region.


2004 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region III
Region III includes qualified teams from Huanuco, Junin and Pasco region.


2004 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica region.


2004 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region V
Region V includes qualified teams from Callao, Lima, Loreto and Ucayali region.


2004 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VII
Region VII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.


2004 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region VIII
Region VIII includes qualified teams from Apurímac, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.


2004 Copa Perú, National Stage
The National Stage started in November. The winners of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.


2004 Copa Petrobras Santiago
The 2004 Copa Petrobras Santiago was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2004 ATP Challenger Series. It took place in Santiago de Chile, Chile between 1 and 7 November 2004.


2004 Copa Petrobras Santiago, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2004 Copa Petrobras Santiago, Champions, Doubles
Enzo Artoni /  Ignacio González King def. Brian Dabul /  Damián Patriarca, 6–3, 6–0


2004 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Doubles
Enzo Artoni and Ignacio González King defeated Brian Dabul and Damián Patriarca 6–3, 6–0 in the final.


2004 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Singles
Óscar Hernández defeated Nicolás Lapentti 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final.


2004 Copa Sudamericana
The 2004 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the 3rd edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international football tournament. It was won by Argentine club Boca Juniors, who defeated Bolívar of Bolivia to win their first title.


2004 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2004 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2004 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Bolivian club Bolívar and Argentinian club Boca Juniors. Both teams were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played in Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz on 8 December and the host team Bolívar won 1–0. The second leg was played in La Bombonera in Buenos Aires on 17 December and the host team Boca Juniors won 2–0, thus being crowned the champions.


2004 Copa Sudamericana Finals
It was also the first Copa Sudamericana trophy won by Boca Juniors, which as winners, earned the right to play in the 2005 Recopa Sudamericana against the winner of the 2004 Copa Libertadores.


2004 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The 2004 Copa de S.M. La Reina de Fútbol was the 22nd edition of Spain's women's football national cup. The competition was shortened from previous editions' eight teams to just four and held in Burgos as a Final Four from 4 to 6 June 2004.


2004 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
Levante UD defeated CFF Puebla in a penalty shootout in semifinals and defending champion CE Sabadell in extra time in the final to win its fourth cup in five years.


2004 Copa del Rey Final
The 2004 Copa del Rey Final was the 102nd final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Montjuïc in Barcelona, on 17 March 2004.


2004 Copa del Rey Final
The match was won by Zaragoza, who defeated Real Madrid 3–2 after extra time, winning the tournament for the sixth time in club history.


2004 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2004 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 54th staging of the Copa del Rey Juvenil tournament. The competition began on May 16, 2004 and ended on June 26, 2004 with the final.


2004 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The Copa del Rey 2003-04 was the 68th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was disputed in Sevilla in the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo between 26 and 29 February 2004. The winning team was TAU Cerámica.


2004 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 2004 was the 16th staging of the Copa do Brasil.


2004 Copa do Brasil
The competition started on February 4, 2004 and concluded on June 30, 2004 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, in which Santo André lifted the trophy for the first time with a 2-0 victory over Flamengo.


2004 Copa do Brasil
Dauri, of 15 de Novembro, with 8 goals, was the competition's top goal scorer.


2004 Copa do Brasil, Format
The competition was played by 64 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first two rounds if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.


2004 Copa do Brasil Finals
The 2004 Copa do Brasil Finals was a two-legged Brazilian football that determinate the 2004 Copa do Brasil champion. It was played on June 24 and 30. It was contested by Santo André, the 2003 Copa Estado de São Paulo winners and 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C runners-up, and Flamengo, whose last success had come in the 2001 Campeonato Carioca.


2004 Copa do Brasil Finals
Santo André won the finals by a 4–2 aggregate scoreline.


2004 Coppa Italia Final
The 2004 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 2003–04 Coppa Italia, the 57th season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played over two legs between Lazio and Juventus. This was the 13th Coppa Italia final appearance by Juventus and the 5th by Lazio. It was the first meeting of these two clubs in the finals. The first leg was played in Rome on 17 March 2004, in which Lazio won 2–0. The second leg was played on 12 May 2004 in Turin and the two clubs drew 2–2, giving Lazio their 4th title on an aggregate result of 4–2.


2004 Cork City Council election
An election to Cork City Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


2004 Cork County Council election
An election to Cork County Council took place on 11 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 February 2004. The championship began on 30 April 2004 and ended on 24 October 2004.


2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 24 October 2004, Watergrasshill won the championship after a 2-13 to 2–08 defeat of Dromina in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It remains their only championship title in the grade.


2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Nemo Rangers' James Masters was the championship's top scorer with 4-34.


2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship, Format change
In 2003 the Cork County Board Executive established a Hurling Championship Review Committee in an effort to improve the competitiveness of the Cork Senior Championship. The committee also proposed the splitting of the existing Cork Intermediate Championship in two with the creation of a 16-team Premier Intermediate Championship and a 16-team Intermediate Hurling Championship. The 10 lowest-ranked teams from the 2003 Intermediate Championship were joined by the 2003 Junior Championship winners as well as the individual divisional winners - Argideen Rangers, Kanturk, Carrigaline, Blackrock and Watergrasshill. Grenagh, who won the Mid Cork Junior Championship division in the junior grade, declined the invitation.


2004 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2004 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 17 October 2004 on 14 November 2004.


2004 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 14 November 2004, Ballygarvan won the championship following a 3-7 to 1-12 defeat of Grenagh in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2004 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Ballygarvan's Liam Dillon was the championship's top scorer with 1-33.


2004 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2004 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 February 2004. The championship began on 30 April 2004 and ended on 31 October 2004.


2004 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 31 October 2004, St. Catherine's won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-8 defeat of Courcey Rovers in the final. This remains their only championship title in the grade.


2004 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Mallow's Pa Dineen was the championship's top scorer with 3-25.


2004 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 2004 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 116th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 2003. The championship began on 7 April 2004 and ended on 17 October 2004.


2004 Cork Senior Football Championship
Castlehaven entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Mallow in round 4.


2004 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 17 October 2004, Carbery won the championship following a 1-11 to 0-07 defeat of Bishopstown in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1971.


2004 Cork Senior Football Championship
Fionán Murray from the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.


2004 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2004 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2004 fixtures took place on 14 December 2003. The championship began on 2 May 2004 and ended on 31 October 2004.


2004 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Newtownshandrum were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cloyne in the semi-final stage.


2004 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 31 October 2004, Na Piarsaigh won the championship following a 0-17 to 0-10 defeat of Cloyne in the final. This was their third championship title overall and their first in nine championship seasons.


2004 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2004 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by first-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 4–6 overall and 4–3 in Ivy League play.


2004 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2004 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Ole Miss Rebels on January 2, 2004, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season for each team and resulted in a 31–28 Ole Miss victory. Ole Miss represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Oklahoma State represented the Big 12 Conference. It was Ole Miss's first January bowl victory since the 1970 Sugar Bowl and first Cotton Bowl Classic appearance since 1962.


2004 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning completed 21 of 33 pass attempts, threw for two touchdowns, and he ran for one additional touchdown to lead the Rebels to a Cotton Bowl Classic win in a game that was not decided until the final minutes as the Rebels built a 31–14 lead, then held on after the Cowboys made it 31–28 with 4:38 to go. Vernand Morency had two touchdowns for OSU.


2004 Country Music Association Awards
The 2004 Country Music Association Awards, 38th Ceremony, on November 9, 2004, hosted by CMA Award Winning duo, Brooks & Dunn. This was the final ceremony to be held in the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee.


2004 Country Music Association Awards
Alan Jackson led with seven nominations, including Album of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.


2004 County Championship
The 2004 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2005, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.


2004 County Championship, Division One, Standings
Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points


2004 County Championship, Division Two, Standings
Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points


2004 Coupe de France Final
The Coupe de France Final 2004 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 29 May 2004, that saw Paris SG defeat LB Châteauroux 1-0 thanks to a goal by Pauleta.


2004 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The Coupe de la Ligue Final 2004 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on April 17, 2004, that saw Sochaux defeat Nantes in a penalty shootout.


2004 Coventry City Council election
Elections to Coventry City Council were held in June 2004. Due to boundary changes, the entire council was up for election. The council remained with no overall control, but the Conservatives became the largest party.


2004 Coventry City Council election, Ward results
Note that seat gains and losses are compared with the previous seat of the same name. All eighteen seats had redrawn boundaries.


2004 Craven District Council election
The 2004 Craven District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2004 Craven District Council election
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:


2004 Craven District Council election, Background
After the last election in 2003, the Conservatives had 11 seats, compared to 10 for independents and 9 Liberal Democrats. However, in November 2003 an independent candidate gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election in Bentham.


2004 Craven District Council election, Background
At the 2004 election two long serving councillors stood down, Beth Graham from Settle and Ribblesbanks ward, who had been a councillor since 1976, and Peter Walbank of Grassington ward. Candidates at the election included the first Labour party candidate for a few years, James Black in Skipton South, while the Green party also stood a candidate in Aire Valley with Lothersdale.


2004 Craven District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives gained 2 seats at the election to have 13 councillors, compared to 11 independents and 6 Liberal Democrats. Overall turnout at the election reached 50% after being held with all postal voting, only 9% below the turnout nationally at the 2001 general election, with the high turnout leading to a delay in the counting of the results.


2004 Crawley Borough Council election
The 2004 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. Boundary changes had taken place, so the entire council was up for election. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, albeit with a majority of just one seat.


2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 56th edition of the cycle race and was held from 6 June to 13 June 2004. The race started in Megève and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Iban Mayo of the Euskaltel–Euskadi team.


2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Teams
Twelve teams, containing a total of 95 riders, participated in the race:


2004 Croatian Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 Croatian Figure Skating Championships (Croatian: Prvenstvo Hrvatske za 2004) were the National Championships of the 2003–04 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


2004 Croatian Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Ladies
* Željka Krizmanić and Helena Pozojevic placed first and second respectively in the junior competition, and the ISU recognizes them as the senior silver and bronze medalists.


2004 Croatian Football Super Cup
The 2004 Croatian Football Super Cup was the sixth edition of the Croatian Football Super Cup, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Croatian First League and Croatian Football Cup competitions. The match was played on 17 July 2004 at Stadion Poljud in Split between 2003–04 Croatian First League winners Hajduk Split and 2003–04 Croatian Football Cup winners Dinamo Zagreb.


2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 38th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership.


2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
In the off-season the Sharks signed Stuart Raper as their head coach following the previous season's dismissal of Chris Anderson.


2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
Cronulla did not begin the 2004 season well, losing four or five matches on the trot to be sitting last on the ladder after round five. One early season lowlight was the on-field dismissal of Greg Bird for kneeing Souths' winger Shane Marteene and his subsequent 10-week ban. However, there were some on-field highlights none more so than their round 22 upset of the high-flying Sydney Roosters who were sitting on top of the ladder at the time.


2004 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary
They also defeated the likes of the Parramatta Eels at Parramatta Stadium where on their last visit the Sharks were thrashed 74-4 (in fact, Cronulla have not lost at the venue ever since), the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval where the Sharks historically have a poor record and the Brisbane Broncos in Brisbane. Otherwise, the season was overall a disappointment; the Sharks missing the finals for the second year in succession however they did improve on their disastrous 12th finish in 2003.


2004 Cup of China
The 2004 Cup of China was the fourth event of six in the 2004–05 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing on November 11–14. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2004–05 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.


2004 Cup of Russia
The 2004 Cup of Russia was the sixth event of six in the 2004–05 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow on November 25–28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2004–05 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Midnight Blues.


2004 Cupa României (women's football)
The 2004 Cupa României was the 1st annual Romanian women's football knockout tournaments.


2004 Cupa României Final
The 2004 Cupa României Final was the 66th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Cotroceni in Bucharest on 6 June 2004 and was contested between Divizia A sides Dinamo București and Oţelul Galaţi. The cup was won by Dinamo.


2004 Currie Cup First Division
The 2004 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was the second tier competition in the 66th Currie Cup season since it started in 1889. It was won by the  Boland Cavaliers, who defeated the  Border Bulldogs 23–22 in the final at the Boland Stadium, Wellington on 22 October 2004.


2004 Currie Cup First Division, Competition
There were six participating teams in the 2004 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.


2004 Currie Cup First Division, Competition
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points.


2004 Currie Cup First Division, Competition
The top four teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.


2004 Currie Cup First Division, Points scorers
The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2004 Currie Cup First Division.


2004 Currie Cup First Division, Cards
The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:


2004 Currie Cup First Division, Squad Lists
The following players have been named in the squads for the 2004 Currie Cup First Division:


2004 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2004 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division season was the 66th season in the competition since it started in 1889. It was won by the  Blue Bulls, who defeated the  Free State Cheetahs 42-33 in the final at Loftus Versfeld on 23 October 2004. It was the first of three consecutive finals contested between the Blue Bulls and Free State Cheetahs. André Watson became the first-ever official to referee seven Currie Cup finals.


2004 Currie Cup Premier Division, Competition
There were 8 participating teams in the 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away


2004 Currie Cup Premier Division, Competition
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points.


2004 Currie Cup Premier Division, Competition
The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.


2004 Currie Cup Premier Division, Points scorers
The following table contain only points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division.


2004 Currie Cup Premier Division, Cards
The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:


2004 Currie Cup Premier Division, Squad Lists
The following players have been named in the squads for the 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division:


2004 Curtis Cup
The 33rd Curtis Cup Match was played on 12 and 13 June 2004 at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, England. The United States won 10 to 8. Great Britain and Ireland won 5 of the 6 foursomes but American dominated in the singles, winning 9 of the 12 matches. Michelle Wie became the youngest ever Curtis Cup player, at the age of 14.


2004 Curtis Cup, Format
The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points.


2004 Curtis Cup, Format
Each of the 18 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 91⁄2 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.


2004 Curtis Cup, Teams
Eight players for Great Britain & Ireland and USA participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums
A referendum on the Annan Plan was held in the Republic of Cyprus and the non recognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on 24 April 2004. The two communities were asked whether they approved of the fifth revision of the United Nations proposal for reuniting the island, which had been divided since 1974. While it was approved by 65% of Turkish Cypriots, it was rejected by 76% of Greek Cypriots. Turnout for the referendum was high at 89% among Greek Cypriots and 87% among Turkish Cypriots, which was taken as indicative of great interest in the issue on the part of the electorates.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Background
The referendum had originally been planned for 21 April, until the UN planners realised it was the anniversary of the coup in Athens in 1967, which set off the chain of events that led to the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Campaign, Republic of Cyprus
Political leaders in the Republic of Cyprus strongly opposed the plan. Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus, spoke out against the plan in a speech broadcast live on television. Two days before the referendums, Cyprus's biggest party, Progressive Party of Working People, decided to reject the Annan Plan.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Campaign, Republic of Cyprus
Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis decided to maintain a "neutral" position over the plan, but opposition leader George Papandreou of PASOK urged Cypriots to vote in favour, also because the plan had been promoted by his political party while it was still in power and Papandreou had been the Foreign Minister at the time, and had claimed both communities were ready for "a final common agreement". Nevertheless,  opinion polls conducted in the Republic of Cyprus over the entire period of the negotiations from start to finish had always shown around 80% opposition to the proposals. Greek Cypriots have not voted uniformly on the Annan Plan. Their voting behaviour was strongly depended on their partisanship and their location.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Campaign, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Among Turkish Cypriots the plan was argued to be excessively pro-Greek, but most said they were willing to accept it as a means of ending their prolonged international isolation and exclusion from the wider European economy. However, it was opposed by their leadership, with the Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktaş actively advocating a no vote. However, his Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat favoured the plan's acceptance, while Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also supported it. Turkey saw a resolution of the Cyprus issue as being an essential first step to eventual Turkish membership of the EU as well as a way of defusing tensions with Greece.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Campaign, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
The Grey Wolves (a Turkish right-wing nationalist group belonging to the MHP nationalist party) actively advocated a "no" vote. There were some limited riots caused by the Grey Wolves party activists against pro-ratification supporters during the pre-vote period. At least 50 such activists had arrived in Northern Cyprus during the pre-voting period. However, the referendum itself passed off peacefully and was deemed free and fair.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Referendum question
The question put to the electorate of the two communities was:


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Referendum question
Do you approve the Foundation Agreement with all its Annexes, as well as the constitution of the Greek Cypriot/Turkish Cypriot State and the provisions as to the laws to be in force, to bring into being a new state of affairs in which Cyprus joins the European Union united?


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath
Since the Greek Cypriot Community did not approve the Plan, and implementation of the Plan was dependent on its approval by both communities, the Annan Plan, according to its own terms, became null and void.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath
Should the Foundation Agreement not be approved at the separate simultaneous referenda, or any guarantor fail to sign the Treaty on matters related to the new state of affairs in Cyprus by 29 April 2004, it shall be null and void, and have no legal effect.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Participation issues
Greek Cypriots disputed the right of Turkish Cypriots who had immigrated from Turkey since the 1974 breakaway. Following the referendum, Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos wrote to Kofi Annan, complaining that:


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Participation issues
However, under the final Plan not only the entirety of settlers were to remain in Cyprus and the possibility for a permanent flow of settlers from Turkey was left open, but all of them were allowed to vote during the referendum. This was so, despite established international law and UN practice, and persistent repeated calls of our side to the contrary, which were utterly disregarded. The end result, is that once more the settlers have participated in formulating the will of Turkish Cypriots during the referendum of April 24, and this against every norm of international law and practice.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Participation issues
The British Foreign Affairs Select Committee noted that while the settler population did not "swing" the vote, "as illegal immigrants they should not have been allowed to vote at all".


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Reaction, Greek Cypriots
The Republic of Cyprus' president, Tassos Papadopoulos, emphasised that his people had rejected just the Annan plan and not all solutions to the Cyprus problem. "They are not turning their backs on their Turkish Cypriot compatriots," he said soon after the results were declared. "They have simply rejected this particular solution on offer."


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Reaction, Turkish Cypriots
Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktaş responded to the referendum outcome by declaring that, with the Annan Plan rejected, his "no" campaign had reached its objective. He rejected calls for his immediate resignation, but announced the following month that he would not be standing for a fifth presidential term in 2005.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Reaction, Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom
There was varied reaction from Cyprus' Guarantor Powers, Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that he believed the result spelled an end for Turkish Cypriot isolation, and that by rejecting the Annan Plan, "southern Cyprus (was) the loser". A spokesman for the Greek government stressed that efforts to reunite Cyprus should not be halted, pointing out that in the EU framework it is "in the interest of everyone to continue efforts to reconcile Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots".


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Reaction, Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom
The British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said, "We will respect the choice which Greek Cypriots have expressed today. But I hope that they will continue to reflect on whether this choice is the right one for them." The general international reaction to the result was similar to that of Britain: one of deep disappointment, particularly among those bodies that had worked on the Annan Plan and on EU accession arrangements.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Reaction, European Union
The European Union had been counting on approval of the Annan Plan so that Cyprus would join it as a united island, and expressed disappointment at the Greek Cypriot rejection of the Plan. It had already agreed that the Republic of Cyprus would become a member regardless of the result of the referendum, and so on May 1, 2004, Cyprus joined the European Union together with nine other countries.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Reaction, European Union
With regard to the Turkish Cypriots the European Union stated the following:


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Reaction, European Union
The whole of the island is in the EU. However, in the northern part of the island, in the areas in which the Government of Cyprus does not exercise effective control, EU legislation is suspended in line with Protocol 10 of the Accession Treaty 2003. The situation will change once a Cyprus settlement enters into force and it will then be possible for EU rules to apply over the whole of the island. However, the suspension does not affect the personal rights of Turkish Cypriots as EU citizens. They are citizens of a Member State, the Republic of Cyprus, even though they may live in the northern part of Cyprus, the areas not under government control.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Aftermath, Reaction, European Union
Had the plan been ratified by both sides, Cyprus would have entered the EU as the United Cyprus Republic.


2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Causes of the outcome, Reasons for rejection by the Greek Cypriots
As summarised by "The Case Against the Annan Plan", Coufoudakis and Kyriakides and the Letter by the President of the Republic, Mr Tassos Papadopoulos, to the U.N. Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan dated 7 June 2004


2004 Cyprus Rally
The 2004 Cyprus Rally (formally the 32nd Cyprus Rally) was the fifth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 May and 16 May 2004, and was based in Limassol, Cyprus. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.


2004 Czech Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 Czech Figure Skating Championships were held in Hradec Králové between January 8 and 11, 2004. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2004 Czech Lion Awards
2006 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 5 March 2005.


2004 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2004 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 August 2004 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic.


2004 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (motoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round ten has concluded.


2004 Czech Senate by-elections
By-elections for Prague 4 and Znojmo District Senate seats were held in the Czech Republic in October 2004. Elections were held after incumbent senators became members of European parliament.


2004 Czech Senate by-elections, Prague 4
Election in Prague 4 was won by František Příhoda who defeated Erazim Kohák by landslide. Příhoda's victory was generally expected.


2004 Czech Senate by-elections, Znojmo
Znojmo election was unexpectedly won by Milan Špaček. He faced Jaroslav Pařík who was considered front-runner due to his results in the first round.


2004 Czech Senate election
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 November 2004, with a second round on 12 and 13 November. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 37 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 28.6% in the first round and just 18.4% in the second.


2004 Czech regional elections
Regional elections were held in the Czech Republic to elect the Regional Councils of 13 regions (all except Prague) on 5–6 November 2004. They were won by Civic Democratic Party (ODS), whilst the ruling Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) was heavily defeated, finishing third.


2004 D.C. United season
The 2004 D.C. United season was the eighth season of the club's existence. It was highlighted by winning their first MLS Cup championship since 1999.


2004 D.C. United season
The season was hallmarked by United winning their fourth Major League Soccer championship, winning MLS Cup 2004 3–2 over Kansas City Wizards. To date, this was the last time in franchise history that the team has won an MLS Cup title. Additionally, by winning the championship, some cite that it marked a "second golden age" in United. Following the 2004 title, United would go on to win two MLS Supporters' Shields, to claim the most in the league, as well as their second U.S. Open Cup title.


2004 D.C. United season
In terms of player and manager transactions, the offseason saw English head coach Ray Hudson end his two-season stint with the club, as United management fired him out of dissatisfaction with his results as a manager. United signed retired MLS star Piotr Nowak to the role of head coaching duties. Hitherto, no other head coach had been a former MLS player. The signing of Nowak marked a new trend of first-generation MLS players assuming coaching duties for second generation MLS players.


2004 D.C. United season
In 2003, United made national and international headlines by drafting 14-year-old prospect Freddy Adu as the first pick of the MLS SuperDraft. MLS orchestrated a series of negotiations between United and Dallas Burn, who had the first overall selection. A series of agreements between the two sides gave Dallas additional allocation from United so that Adu could play for his local club, as he grew up near Potomac, Maryland.


2004 D.C. United season, Club, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004 D.C. United season, Club, Statistics
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


2004 D.C. United season, Transfers, Out
Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season


2004 D1 Grand Prix series, 2004 Schedules, 2004 D1 Grand Prix Point Series
Round 1 - February 27/28  - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, United States - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)Round 2 - May 4/5 - Sports Land SUGO (Go-Kart circuit), Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)Round 3 - July 24/25 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Ken Nomura (ER34)Round 4 - August 21/22 - Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture, Japan - Nobuteru Taniguchi (S15)Round 5 - September 18 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Ryuji Miki (S15)Round 6 - October 23/24 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)Round 7 - November 25 - Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)


2004 D1 Grand Prix series, 2004 Schedules, 2004 D1 Grand Prix Exhibition Matches
D1 Pre-Season Match - January 17 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Kuniaki Takahashi  (JZX100)D1 Exhibition - Apr. 17 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Ken Nomura (ER34)D1 Odaiba Allstar Match - Apr. 18 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)D1 Odaiba Allstar Match - Sep. 19 - Metropolitan Parking, Odaiba, Japan - Youichi Imamura (FD3S)D1 USA vs Japan Allstar - December 17 - California Speedway, Fontana, California, United States - Nobushige Kumakubo (S15)


2004 DFB-Ligapokal
The 2004 DFB-Ligapokal was the eighth edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. Bayern Munich won their fifth title, beating Werder Bremen 3–2 in the final.


2004 DFB-Ligapokal, Participating clubs
A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final
The 2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2004 DFB-Ligapokal, the 8th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.


2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final
The match was played on 2 August 2004 at the Bruchwegstadion in Mainz. Bayern Munich won the match 3–2 against Werder Bremen for their 5th title.


2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Ligapokal is a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams enter the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.


2004 DFB-Pokal Final
The 2004 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2003–04 DFB-Pokal, the 61st season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 29 May 2004 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Werder Bremen won the match 3–2 against second-division Alemannia Aachen, giving them their 5th cup title.


2004 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2004 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2004 DFS Classic
The 2004 DFS Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 2004 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 7 June until 13 June 2004. Third-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.


2004 DFS Classic, Finals, Doubles
Maria Kirilenko /  Maria Sharapova defeated  Lisa McShea /  Milagros Sequera 6–2, 6–1


2004 DFS Classic – Doubles
Els Callens and Meilen Tu were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year. Callens partnered with Shinobu Asagoe, and lost in the first round to Eleni Daniilidou and Katarina Srebotnik. Tu partnered with Tina Križan, and lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Kirilenko and Maria Sharapova.


2004 DFS Classic – Doubles
Kirilenko and Sharapova won the title, defeating Lisa McShea and Milagros Sequera in the final 6–2, 6–1. Despite playing on the WTA tour for a further 16 years, this was Sharapova's last WTA final, and title, in doubles.


2004 DFS Classic – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2004 DFS Classic – Singles
Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Tamarine Tanasugarn.


2004 DFS Classic – Singles
Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Tatiana Golovin in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–1.


2004 DFS Classic – Singles, Seeds
The champion seed is indicated in bold text. Text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


2004 DPR Korea Football League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2004 season.


2004 Daegu FC season
The 2004 season was Daegu F.C. 's second season in the South Korean K-League.


2004 Daegu FC season, Season summary
The club's foundation captain, Kim Hak-Cheol, had left Daegu to join the newly formed Incheon United, which was making its K-League debut. Hong Soon-Hak, a midfielder who had played a number of games the previous season, was designated captain. While all of the imports from the previous season bar Indio were released following the conclusion of the club's first season, Nonato and Jefferson, both Brazilian strikers, transferred in. Another Brazilian, Santiago, a central defender, would arrive mid-season. Daegu improved in 2004 to 10th place in the league, which due to Incheon United's entry, now boasted 13 clubs.


2004 Daegu FC season, Season summary
The K-League revised its playing structure following the prolonged 2003 season, and now required each club to play home and away matches in two stages (each club playing 12 matches in each stage) against the other participating clubs; the winners of each stage qualifying for a playoff phase along with the top two teams from the overall table. This meant that only 24 regular season games were played. In contrast to the previous season, Daegu had a reasonable offensive record, scoring 30 goals during the season, second only to eventual champion Suwon.


2004 Daegu FC season, Season summary
Daegu's Brazilian import, Nonato, finished the season as the club's leading scorer (and the K-league's overall runner-up), with 13 goals from 23 appearances. However, the club's defensive record was the worst in the league. Furthermore, in the FA Cup, Daegu were knocked out in the round of 32 by National League side Hallelujah FC.


2004 Daegu FC season, Season summary
In the Samsung Hauzen Cup, a new cup competition run as a league competition specifically for K-League clubs (thus excluding National League and lower tier clubs) during the K-League's mid-season break, Daegu finished 8th out of 13 teams. Nonato again featured prominently on the scorekeeper's chart, being runner-up in goals scored. Nonato would subsequently be loaned to FC Seoul for the 2005 season.


2004 Daegu FC season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004 Daegu FC season, Player In/Out, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004 Daegu FC season, Player In/Out, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2004 Dakar Rally
2004 Dakar Rally also known as the 2004 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 26th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally started in the Auvergne region of France, passing through Morocco, Mauritania and Mali, and finishing Dakar in Senegal. This was the last time the rally ever visited France. The rally was won by the French team of Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret in a Mitsubishi; while the motorcycle class was won by Nani Roma of Spain on a KTM and the trucks class was won by Russians Vladimir Chagin, Semen Yakubov and Sergey Savostin in a Kamaz.


2004 Dakar Rally, Summary
The competitors included former world rally champion Colin McRae. Stephane Peterhansel took an early lead after the third stage. Four times winner of the rally, Ari Vatanen, won the fourth stage, which was his 50th individual stage win at the Dakar Rally. Peterhansel received a five minutes penalty after his team-mate pushed his car when it encountered gearbox trouble 300m from the finishing line of the fifth stage but retained his overall lead. McRae moved up to third place after the sixth stage but lost time on the seventh stage after getting stuck in a sand dune.


2004 Dakar Rally, Summary
Peterhansel retook the lead from overnight leader Hiroshi Masuoka after the eighth stage, and retained it after stage nine. Stages 10 and 11 were cancelled owing to concerns over the security situation in Mali. The rally resumed with stage 12 between Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso and Bamako in Mali; Peterhansel retained the lead at the end of the stage. McRae won the 13th stage between Bamako and Ayoun el Atrous in Mauritania, the first Briton to win a stage of the Dakar rally since Andrew Cowan in 1990.


2004 Dakar Rally, Summary
The 14th, 15th and 16th stages were won by Luc Alphand, Hiroshi Masuoka and Jutta Kleinschmidt. McRae won the final stage but the overall winner was Stephane Peterhansel, who became only the second man to have won both the car and motorcycle categories of the Dakar Rally. The motorcycle category was won by Spaniard Nani Roma.


2004 Dallas Burn season
The 2004 Dallas Burn season was the eighth season of the Major League Soccer team. The season saw the team fail to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The season was also the first full season under head coach Colin Clarke. The team moved from Dragon Stadium back to the Cotton Bowl. It would be the last full season for the team in the Cotton Bowl, as they would move to their current stadium in Frisco in 2005. It was also the team's final season as the Burn.


2004 Dallas Burn season
With the move to their own stadium the next year, the team would be rebranded as FC Dallas in 2005. Burn forward Eddie Johnson shared the Golden Boot Award with Brian Ching, tying him for the most goals in the MLS with 12. Johnson was the second Burn player to win the award, with Jason Kreis previously winning it in 1999.


2004 Dallas Cowboys season
The 2004 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 45th in the National Football League (NFL), their 16th under the ownership of Jerry Jones, their 33rd playing their home games at Texas Stadium, and their second season under head coach Bill Parcells. The team failed to improve on their 5-11 record in 2003 and finished at 6–10, failing to make the postseason for the first time since 2002.


2004 Dallas Cowboys season, Offseason
Before the season began, the Cowboys faced were forced to adjust. Coming off their first winning season for the first time in five years, the team, under Bill Parcells' direction, continued to bring in veteran talent and draft promising prospects. In the offseason, the Cowboys signed quarterback Vinny Testaverde and traded for wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson. Both Testaverde and Johnson had played for Parcells when he had coached the New York Jets. In return for Johnson, the Buccaneers received Joey Galloway.


2004 Dallas Cowboys season, Offseason
The draft saw the arrival of running back Julius Jones, cornerbacks Jacques Reeves and Nate Jones, and college quarterback turned wide receiver Patrick Crayton. In owner Jerry Jones's continuing quest to acquire quarterback talent, the Cowboys traded for the rights to Drew Henson, another baseball player attempting to return to football. Henson starred at Michigan, keeping future NFL quarterback Tom Brady from claiming the starting job outright. His struggles in the New York Yankees farm system led him to reconsider his career and opt for a return to football, similar to Chad Hutchinson, whom the team had acquired two years prior. Hutchinson was later released.


2004 Dallas Cowboys season, Quarterback controversy
With the opening of training camp, the team seemed poised to take the next step; however, this soon changed. Within the first week of camp, the Cowboys released starting quarterback Quincy Carter. The move came with no warning; reporters at training camp became aware something had occurred when Carter did not suit up for practice and was later seen being escorted from the Cowboys facility. Though never verified by Carter or the team, it has been speculated by the Cowboys,  that his release was prompted by a failed drug test administered by the Cowboys, an action prohibited by NFL rules. Rumors began that Carter had already entered the second phase of the NFL's substance abuse program, meaning he had twice failed NFL-mandated random drug screenings.


2004 Dallas Cowboys season, Quarterback controversy
Test results are not made public but notices are sent to team officials. A third violation of the substance abuse program results in a mandatory suspension, and the Cowboys, unwilling to risk losing a starting quarterback during the season, began to monitor Carter with its own drug tests. Carter's formal protest of his release through the NFLPA as well as his subsequent troubles with drug addiction appear to lend credence to this scenario, According to the NFLPA. This move had a long-term effect on the team: Had Carter remained, second-year QB Tony Romo would have been fourth on the depth chart and likely cut from the team. When Carter left, Romo moved up to number 3, and was later a Pro Bowl starting quarterback for the Cowboys.


2004 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
Vinny Testaverde would be the opening day starter for the Cowboys. His extensive experience and veteran presence was an asset to the team, especially to young undrafted practice squad addition Tony Romo, but failed to produce many points behind an inconsistent offensive line. Dallas' defense would also regress from the previous season, especially the secondary which lost starting cornerback Mario Edwards in free agency and longtime mainstay and team leader safety Darren Woodson due to injury. Following a loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Drew Henson would start the annual Thanksgiving Day game against the Chicago Bears.


2004 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
The game still provided excitement for Cowboys fans as a rookie running back Julius Jones, who had been injured early in the season and had just returned in the previous game, put on a masterful performance rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns in leading the team to victory. Jones' momentum would carry over to the next game where he would rush for 198 yards and three scores in a dramatic win over the Seattle Seahawks. In only 7 starts (8 games overall) Jones would rush for over 800 yards and seven touchdowns, though not justifying Parcells' decision to pass on running backs Steven Jackson and Kevin Jones in the draft.


2004 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season
Bill Parcells would continue to mold the team steadily implementing his preferred 3-4 defense and allowing his assistant coaches on offense, particularly Maurice Carthon and Sean Payton, to take more control. Other notable additions to the team this year include linebackers Ryan Fowler and Scott Shanle as well as former Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George in his final NFL season.


2004 Dally M Awards
The 2004 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Warren Smith presided as Master of Ceremonies.


2004 Dally M Awards, Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards were, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series into account. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year.


2004 Danish Cup Final
The 2004 Danish Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the Danish Cup 2003-04. It took place on Thursday 20 May 2004 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and saw the Superliga leaders F.C. Copenhagen beat no. 5 in the league Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB).


2004 Danish Cup Final
F.C. Copenhagen have won the Cup on two previous occasions (1995 and 1997). AaB have won the Cup in 1966 and 1970.


2004 Danish Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 Danish Figure Skating Championships (Danish: Danmarks Mesterskaberne 2004) was held at the Herlev Skøjtehal in Herlev from December 12 to 14, 2003. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles. Not all disciplines were held on all levels due to a lack of participants.


2004 Danmark Rundt
The 2004 Danmark Rundt was held from 4–8 August 2004. It was the 14th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985.


2004 Danmark Rundt, Final classifications, Overall classement (yellow jersey)
Kurt Asle Arvesen's average speed for the race was 40.621 km/h.


2004 Danmark Rundt, Final classifications, Fighter classement
The order was decided by the same jury that gives the points throughout the race.


2004 Darfur Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement
Following the escalation of the Darfur conflict in the Sudan, Chad brokered negotiations in N'Djamena led to the Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement between the Sudanese government and the two rebel groups, the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) on 8 April 2004, other signatories were Chad and the African Union. The ceasefire came into effect on 11 April 2004.


2004 Darfur Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement
The National Movement for Reform and Development — a group which splintered from the JEM in April did not participate in the cease-fire talks or the agreement. Janjaweed and rebel attacks have continued since the ceasefire.


2004 Darfur Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement
The African Union formed a Ceasefire Commission (CFC) to monitor observance of the ceasefire.


2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for last in the Ivy League.


2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team
In its 13th and final season under head coach John Lyons, the team compiled a 1–9 record and was outscored 205 to 108. Ryan Conger, Chris Dodds, Chris Little and Clayton Smith were the team captains.


2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The Big Green's 1–6 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 200 to 151 by Ivy opponents.


2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.


2004 Daventry District Council election
Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2004 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The 2004 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 35th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 24 October through 30 October 2004. Jiří Novák won the singles title.


2004 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Finals, Singles
Jiří Novák defeated  David Nalbandian, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2


2004 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Lucas Arnold Ker /  Mariano Hood, 7–6(11–9), 6–2


2004 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year.


2004 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the final 7–6(11–9), 6–2, against Lucas Arnold and Mariano Hood.


2004 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles
Guillermo Coria was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


2004 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles
Jiří Novák won the tournament, beating David Nalbandian in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2.


2004 Davis Cup
The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Spain defeated the United States at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, on 3–5 December, giving Spain their second title.


2004 Davis Cup, World Group, Draw
First round losers compete in Play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.


2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone  was one of three Zones of Davis Cup competition in 2004.


2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
The Group III tournament was held in the Week commencing February 4, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on outdoor hard courts.


2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Format
The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group II in 2005. The last two placed teams of each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2005.


2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Pool A, Promotion pool
The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.


2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Pool A, Promotion pool, Results of Individual Ties
Colombia and Netherlands Antilles promoted to Group II for 2005.


2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Pool A, Relegation pool
The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.


2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Pool A, Relegation pool, Results of Individual Ties
Trinidad & Tobago, US Virgin Islands demoted to Group IV for 2005.


2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV
The Group IV tournament was held in the Week commencing April 7, in Escazú, Costa Rica, on outdoor hard courts.


2004 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2004 Davis Cup.


2004 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III
Venue: Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (hard)Date: 5–11 April


2004 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV
Venue: Al Hussein Sport City, Amman, Jordan (hard)Date: 5–11 April


2004 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three groups of Davis Cup competition in 2004.


2004 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group III, Venue 1
Venue: Orange Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania (indoor carpet)Date: 2–8 February


2004 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group IV, Venue 1
Venue: Olympique Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal (hard)Date: 2–8 February


2004 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.


2004 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group.


2004 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2004. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2005.


2004 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs were the main play-offs of 2004 Davis Cup. Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.


2004 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, Teams
Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2005 Davis Cup World Group.


2004 Days of Thunder season
The 2004 Days of Thunder season was the 4th season of United Kingdom-based NASCAR style stock car racing, originally known as ASCAR. For this season the Days of Thunder brand was adopted entirely in place of the ASCAR name having been introduced as a promotional brand the previous season.


2004 Days of Thunder season, Race calendar
All races were held at the Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby, Northamptonshire.


2004 Days of Thunder season, Race calendar
The season consisted of six meetings of two races taking place on the first Sunday of each month from May to October. The grid for the opening race of each meeting was set by a qualifying session with the second race grid being set by the finishing order of the first.


2004 Daytona 500
The 2004 Daytona 500, the 46th running of the event was the first race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. It was a race held on February 15, 2004, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was televised by NBC, with Allen Bestwick, 1975 race winner Benny Parsons, and Wally Dallenbach, Jr. calling the action for the second time after the 2002 race. It was the first NASCAR Nextel Cup race to air in high definition.


2004 Daytona 500
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the race, making this his first Daytona 500 victory exactly six years to the day after his father Dale Earnhardt, Sr. won his first and only Daytona 500 in the 1998 race. Tony Stewart finished second and rookie Scott Wimmer finished third.


2004 Daytona 500, Qualifying and Gatorade 125's
Greg Biffle won his first career Cup Series pole, but an engine change during Speedweeks forced him to go the rear of the field. The inside column of cars all moved up one row, promoting Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who had won the first Gatorade 125, to the number one starting spot. Elliott Sadler won the second of the Gatorade 125s, after holding off two-time 500 winner Sterling Marlin.


2004 Daytona 500, Qualifying and Gatorade 125's
Of the 45 cars entered, the two who failed to qualify were Kirk Shelmerdine, driving his own #72 Ford Taurus, and ARCA veteran Andy Hillenburg in the #90 Ford Taurus, one of Junie Donlavey's final attempts at entering a Cup car. Andy Belmont was going to enter in the #95 for the Sadler Brothers but withdrew.


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
Before the start of the race, several cars had to move to the rear of the field: engine changes for polesitter Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Ricky Craven, and 1990 race winner Derrike Cope. Rookie and Sprint Cup debutant Scott Riggs started from the rear in a backup car. This meant that Gatorade Duel #1 winner Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took over the first starting spot and led the opening laps.


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
Mark Martin, coming off a disappointing season last year, exited the race with a blown engine on lap 8, which brought out the first caution. On lap 26, his Roush Racing teammate Jeff Burton joined him in the garage, likewise with an engine failure. Kevin Harvick made the first lead change on lap 30. Four laps later, Cope spun in turn 4, collecting Scott Riggs; this would bring out the second caution. After the first round of green-flag pit stops, Tony Stewart took the lead. He and Jimmie Johnson swapped it a few times while navigating lapped cars (most of them were at the "tail-end" of the lead lap, given that the lap 34 crash occurred during pit stops) before Earnhardt, Jr. reclaimed the lead.


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
On lap 60, the third caution was flown when Rusty Wallace, Ken Schrader, and Jeff Green crashed on the backstretch. After the restart, Stewart and Earnhardt, Jr. both battled for the lead until a huge crash occurred in the back straightaway on lap 71. This started when rookies Brian Vickers and Johnny Sauter made contact, collecting Marlin, Newman, defending 500 winner Michael Waltrip, John Andretti, Kevin Lepage, Terry Labonte; Johnny Benson, Jr.; Scott Riggs, Robby Gordon, and Jamie McMurray. Waltrip got the worst of it, as his car went into the infield grass.


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
The friction, combined with the fact that the rains that had washed out the Busch race the day before, caused the tire rim to dig into the infield grass. The car flipped over three times, kicked up a lot of dirt, and came to a stop on its roof. A temporary delay under a long caution (although the race was not red-flagged) ensued as emergency crews debated whether or not too upright Waltrip's car before extricating him. The situation was exacerbated due to Waltrip's size.


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
Jeff Gordon led the field at the lap 81 restart. From laps, 81 to 200 were run caution-free. The main competitors during the second half of the race still were Stewart and Earnhardt, Jr., who combined led 101 of the final 120 laps. They were the two strongest cars of the day, as they led for more than 156 laps (98 by Stewart and 56 by Earnhardt, Jr.).


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
When the leaders pitted at lap 137, Sauter (who was five laps down after damage to his car from the lap 71 crash) tried to pit with them but had evident braking issues. He had to swerve to miss Kurt Busch (who was one lap down after contact with Earnhardt, Jr. earlier in the race punctured a tire) and flew through the pitlane at over 100 mph. Wisely, he did not attempt to stop in his pit box and came around the track to try again. His speeding penalty dropped him further back.


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
During the final round of green-flag pit stops with approximately 30 laps to go, Biffle tried to gain ground on the leaders at the pit entry but was quite evidently faster than the pack of cars running at pit lane speed. He dropped behind them prior to pitting, but his speeding penalty dropped him out of the Top 10 and from contention for the win.


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
When the final green-flag pit stops were over, rookie Scott Wimmer of Bill Davis Racing was out in front. The crew had only changed right-side tires, elevating him from a likely seventh or eighth-place finish to a chance to win. Unfortunately, he had no drafting partner and was caught up by the faster Stewart and Earnhardt, Jr. with 25 laps to go. Earnhardt, Jr. passed Stewart on lap 181 and held him off in the remaining laps to win his first Daytona 500. Earnhardt, Jr. won the race exactly three years after his father's fatal crash on the final lap of the 2001 race, where Waltrip had won his first race which itself came three years after Earnhardt's win in the 1998 race.


2004 Daytona 500, Race summary
This pattern of a driver with some connection to Earnhardt, Jr. winning the Daytona 500 every three years (since Earnhardt, Sr.'s win in 1998) has continued. Kevin Harvick, who replaced Earnhardt after his death, won the 2007 race just barely beating Mark Martin. Jamie McMurray, driving for Earnhardt Ganassi, won the 2010 race. Hendrick Motorsports (team Earnhardt, Jr. was in at that time) driver Jimmie Johnson won the 2013 race, though Earnhardt Jr. was 2nd in that race and won the 2014 race, just ten years later.


2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
The 2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary was held on February 3, 2004 as part of the 2004 United States Democratic presidential primaries. Frontrunner John Kerry easily won the primary while Senator Joe Lieberman came second.


2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
As the primary approached Joe Lieberman said that victory in the Delaware primary was required in order for his campaign to continue. He had visited the state four times and got the endorsement of Democratic senator Thomas R. Carper. After his defeat in the primary Lieberman withdrew from the race for the nomination.


2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
Exit polls showed that over half of voters who took part in the primary said they were 'angry' with the administration of George W. Bush and over 80% said they opposed the decision to go to war with Iraq.


2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 2004 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by K. C. Keeler, who was in his third season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.


2004 Delaware gubernatorial election
The 2004 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2004, coinciding with the U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Governor Ruth Ann Minner faced a serious challenge from retired Superior Court Judge Bill Lee, but managed a five-point victory on election day. As of 2021, this is the last time Kent County voted for the Republican candidate in a gubernatorial election.


2004 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2004 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2004, coinciding with the Delaware gubernatorial election. Democratic nominee and incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Delaware John Carney was reelected lieutenant governor over Republican nominee James P. Ursomarso in a landslide.


2004 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2004 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was an ATP tournament held in Delray Beach, Florida, United States that was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It was the 12th editions of the tournament and was held from September 13 to September 20. Unseeded Ricardo Mello won the singles title.


2004 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles
Leander Paes /  Radek Štěpánek defeated  Gastón Etlis /  Martín Rodríguez 6–0, 6–3


2004 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles
Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but Zimonjić did not participate this year.


2004 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles
Paes and Radek Štěpánek won in the final 6–0, 6–3, against Gastón Etlis and Martín Rodríguez.


2004 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Singles
Ricardo Mello defeated Vincent Spadea 7–6(7–2), 6–3 to win the 2004 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships singles event. Jan-Michael Gambill was the defending champion.


2004 Democratic National Convention
The 2004 Democratic National Convention convened from July 26 to 29, 2004 at the FleetCenter (now the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts, and nominated Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts for president and Senator John Edwards from North Carolina for vice president, respectively, in the 2004 presidential election.


2004 Democratic National Convention
The 2004 Democratic National Convention was famous because it included the keynote speech of Barack Obama, who would go on to be elected President four years later. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson served as chairman of the convention, while former presidential advisor to Bill Clinton, Lottie Shackelford, served as vice chairwoman.


2004 Democratic National Convention
The 2004 Democratic National Convention marked the formal end of the active primary election season, although all meaningful primary elections had finished months earlier. After the convention, John Kerry and John Edwards were defeated by the incumbent George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in the general election. As of 2020, this was the most recent time that the Democratic Party nominated a ticket of two white men.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Convention themes
The 2004 Democratic National Convention featured a theme for each day of the convention. The first night of the meeting focused on the theme "Plan for America's Future" with speeches devoted to building optimism for John Kerry's candidacy. The second night of the meeting focused on the theme "A Lifetime of Strength and Service" devoted to John Kerry's biography and his path to his nomination. The third night of the meeting focused on the theme "A Stronger More Secure America" devoted to issues of homeland security and the global war on terror.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Convention themes
The last night of the meeting focused on the theme "Stronger at Home, Respected in the World" devoted to the overall agenda of the party to secure the borders, improving domestic welfare while at the same time promoting international cooperation in world affairs. The phrase "Help is on the Way" was often repeated by speakers such as John Edwards.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Party platform
The 2004 Democratic National Convention successfully passed an official party platform. A forty-three page document, the party platform was entitled "Strong at Home, Respected in the World" – also the name of the theme conveyed on the last night of the convention. The first part of the platform was called "A Strong, Respected America". The section defined specific goals and actions to defeat terrorism, to keep weapons of mass destruction from the hands of terrorists, to promote world peace and security, to strengthen the military, to achieve energy independence and to strengthen homeland security.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Party platform
The second part of the platform was called, "A Strong, Growing Economy". The section defined specific goals and actions to create what the party called "good jobs" and "standing up for the great American middle class." The third part of the platform was called, "Strong, Healthy Families." The section defined specific goals and actions to reform the healthcare system in the United States, to improve education and to protect the environment. The final part of the platform was called, "A Strong American Community." It stressed the diversity of the nation and the importance of upholding civil rights as a major tenet of the party.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston venue
The 2004 Democratic National Convention was the first held in Boston, one of the few held in the home state of the presidential nominee, and also the first since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. During the convention, there was a memorial service to honor the victims of the attacks. Haleema Salie, who lost her daughter, son-in-law, and unborn grandchild on American Flight 11, spoke.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston venue, Site selection
After an initial notice to 34 cities, 10 cities requested the RFP to host the convention: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Miami, New York City and Pittsburgh. Of those, five cities (Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Miami and New York) submitted bids, and four cities (not including Baltimore) were visited by the DNC during the site selection process. Boston was announced as the host of the convention on November 13, 2002.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston venue, Site selection
As a result of the selection of Boston, organizers of the Reebok Pro Summer League had to fold the league into the upstart Las Vegas Summer League due to a lack of lodging in the Boston area.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston venue, Security
During the convention, U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other governmental organizations took many security measures to protect the participants of the Democratic National Convention. Security measures included bomb-sniffing dogs, 7-feet high metal barricades, a ban on corporate and private flights at Logan airport, along with the shutting down of Interstate 93.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston venue, Police union
Other Bostonians took advantage of the meeting as a national stage for specific agendas. The police union, for example, gained attention with threats of picketing of delegates from entering and exiting functions – a dilemma for Democrats as the party has traditionally been an ally of organized labor. Having worked without a contract for two years, the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association struck a deal with Boston mayor Thomas Menino for a new contract, avoiding a major embarrassment for the party.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama's keynote address
State Senator Barack Obama, the Illinois Democratic candidate for United States Senate, delivered the convention's keynote address on Tuesday, July 27, 2004. His unexpected landslide victory in the March 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate Democratic primary had made him overnight a rising star within the national Democratic Party, started speculation about a presidential future, and led to the reissue of his memoir, Dreams from My Father. His keynote  address, although not carried by the commercial broadcast television networks, was well received, which further elevated his status within the Democratic Party and led to his reissued memoir becoming a bestseller.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama's keynote address
As the keynote speaker, Obama set the tone for the party platform. His speech, proclaiming the unnecessary and artificial divides in American culture and politics, was reminiscent of John Edwards's "Two Americas" stump speech: "There's not a liberal America and a conservative America—there's the United States of America." Obama emphasized the importance of unity, and made veiled jabs at the Bush administration and the news media's perceived oversimplification and diversionary use of wedge issues: "We worship an awesome God in the blue states, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red states.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama's keynote address
We coach Little League in the blue states, and yes, we've got some gay friends in the red states. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq, and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the Stars and Stripes, all of us defending the United States of America."


2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama's keynote address
Obama noted his interracial and international heritage: he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Kenyan immigrant father and a white mother from Kansas. He emphasized the power of education, recounting the privilege of attending the exclusive Punahou School and Harvard Law School despite his family's poverty, and criticized the perception that poor black youths who read books are "acting white." He went on to describe his successful career in law and politics while raising a family in Chicago. "In no other country on Earth is my story even possible", Obama proclaimed.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama's keynote address
Towards the end of his speech, he emphasized the importance of hope in the American saga, and he illustrated how that hope manifested itself in the lives of John Kerry, John Edwards, and even his own personal life, as "a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him too." According to Obama, the "audacity of hope" is "God's greatest gift" to Americans, allowing him to feel optimistic that the lives of average Americans can be improved with the right governmental policies. Following the speech political commentator Chris Matthews rightly predicted "I just saw the first black president".


2004 Democratic National Convention, Edwards' address
Not yet formally nominated for the Vice Presidency, John Edwards took the stage at the Convention to give the first major national speech of his political career. Delegates raised red-and-white vertical "Edwards" banners and chanted his name. The theme of Edwards's address was the divide between the "two Americas", his populist message throughout the primary campaign and now one embraced by Kerry. He tied the division to his own roots in North Carolina, and introduced his family to the audience.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Edwards' address
Edwards addressed his parents from the podium: "You taught me the values that I carry in my heart: faith, family, responsibility, opportunity for everyone. You taught me that there's dignity and honor in a hard day's work. You taught me to always look out for our neighbors, to never look down on anybody, and treat everybody with respect." Edwards went on to define the two Americas he claimed to exist, one for the rich and one for the poor, and repeated several times that "It doesn't have to be that way."


2004 Democratic National Convention, Edwards' address
He called for one health care system, equal in quality to the coverage received by Senators and other elected officials, and promised to establish a Patients' Bill of Rights. Edwards proposed one public school system for all, arguing that "None of us believe that the quality of a child's education should be controlled by where they live or the affluence of their community."


2004 Democratic National Convention, Edwards' address
He appealed for the end of the two economies, "one for people who are set for life, they know their kids and grandkids are going to be just fine, and then one for most Americans, people who live paycheck to paycheck." Edwards also stated how the Democrats expected to pay for their agenda: "We're going to roll back – we're going to roll back the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. And we're going to close corporate loopholes. We're going to cut government contractors and wasteful spending. We can move this country forward without passing the burden to our children and our grandchildren."


2004 Democratic National Convention, Edwards' address
Many pundits noted that while Edwards's charismatic style was in evidence, he had rushed through the speech, ending several minutes earlier than planned. The delegates in the FleetCenter, however, were enraptured, and Edwards led them several times in a statement-response chant: "Hope is on the way." This, and the general upbeat tone of the address, was a response to attacks by the Bush campaign claiming that Kerry and Edwards were pessimistic and cynical; it was altered and echoed the next day in the more detailed speech of John Kerry: "Help is on the way."


2004 Democratic National Convention, Results of delegate voting
In the days before the convention started, the other candidates withdrew, freed their delegates and officially endorsed Kerry. All the delegates voted to ratify this decision and vote for Kerry, except those of Kucinich, who attempted to vote for Kucinich anyway. Many states refused to let them do so, and only permitted them to register abstentions. The final tally went thus:


2004 Democratic National Convention, Kerry's address
Prior to his speech, John Kerry's daughter spoke about her father. After this, a video played, showing highlights from Kerry's life, including his birth in Colorado, his childhood in New England, the travels with his diplomat father to post-World War II Germany, and his service in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, interspersed with clips of Kerry speaking and narrated voice overs. After the video's conclusion, former U.S. Senator Max Cleland delivered a speech proclaiming that the global conflict and active wars in Afghanistan and Iraq required a decorated military hero such as Kerry in the White House. This concluded with Kerry's entrance, where he made a military salute and announced, "I'm John Kerry, and I'm reporting for duty!" Kerry then accepted the nomination for president.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Kerry's address
Democrats reacted positively to John Kerry's acceptance speech. With Democrats strongly opposed to the Bush administration, John Kerry spent most of his speech appealing to independent voters and to swing voters. He promised to train 40,000 new active duty troops, to implement all the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, to cut the national deficit in half within four years, to cut middle class taxes while repealing the Bush administration's tax cuts for those making more than US$200,000 per year, to stop privatization of Social Security, and to expand stem cell research.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Kerry's address
On the day after Kerry's speech, George W. Bush's reelection campaign launched a counterattack on the claims and promises made by Kerry and others at the convention. At a campaign stop in Springfield, Missouri, Bush told a crowd: "My opponent has good intentions, but intentions do not always translate to results", attacking Senator Kerry's record in the Senate.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Other speakers
In addition to the Obama, Edwards, and Kerry addresses, there were also speeches from former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, former vice-president and 2000 presidential nominee Al Gore, New York Senator and former First Lady Hillary Clinton, Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy, former candidate Al Sharpton, and presidential advisory counsel on HIV/AIDS Denise Stokes. Ron Reagan, son of Republican president Ronald Reagan, also spoke at the Convention, blaming Bush's hijacking of his father's legacy for his switch in support to the Democrats.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Lack of convention 'bounce'
Polls conducted after Kerry's speech showed no significant increase of support (or "convention bounce") for the Democratic nominee's bid to unseat President Bush. Democrats ascribed the disappointing numbers to an unusually polarized electorate that year with few undecided voters, though Bush did get a small bounce out of his convention.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Demonstrations and protests
There were a number of demonstrations during the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Protesters included members of the Bl(A)ck Tea Society, a group of self-described anarchists, who opposed the war in Iraq. Approximately 400 members of the Bl(A)ck Tea Society marched through Boston's financial district and headed toward the fleet center, where they set fire to an effigy that showed George Bush on one side and John Kerry on the other.


2004 Democratic National Convention, Demonstrations and protests
That evening a group of peace activists held a peaceful rally a few hundred feet from the FleetCenter. Local Boston politicians were joined by presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich and long-time activist and California state senator Tom Hayden in a call to end the occupation of and to remove U.S. troops from Iraq and to bring in an international peacekeeping force. Also, Hayden and Kucinich called on anti-war Democrats to support John Kerry against George Bush in the general election.