2004 Tour of Flanders, Race Overview
American George Hincapie tried to spark a winning move on the Leberg. Frustrated, he found nobody to help him, particularly as Van Petegem's Lotto team had two men further up the road. Bruylandts was the next to give it a go, taking Serguei Ivanov with him as Michael Boogerd leapt across to catch the tail end of the move. They were soon caught by the group of favourites, but the attack signaled the coming of the crucial point in the race, with the often decisive climbs of the Tenbosse, the Muur and Bosberg still to come.


2004 Tour of Flanders, Race Overview
Van Petegem tried to go clear on the paved rise of the Tenbosse, but Bettini wouldn't let him go. By this point eight men were still away up front, but their advantage dwindled quickly as the more than 200 kilometres covered seemed to do nothing to blunt the speed of the peloton. The leaders were caught just before Geraardsbergen and the showdown was on the Muur with a big group of heavy-hitters still together.


2004 Tour of Flanders, Race Overview
The expected attacks by Van Petegem, Vandenbroucke, and Museeuw didn't materialize, leaving Wesemann and Bruylandts to spark the winning escape at the top of the Muur with Hoste in tow. Hoste, who had been away in some fashion all day long, avoided taking any pulls as the trio sped toward Meerbeke. The other two let him sit on, preferring to take their own chances rather than be caught up in a premature tactical battle. Hoste did close the gap when Bruylandts put in a last-kilometre attack, but it only served to set up the powerful Wesemann to take the sprint and claim his first ever World Cup victory.


2004 Tour of Flanders for Women
The first running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's road cycling race in Belgium, was held on 4 April 2004. The race started in Oudenaarde and finished in Meerbeke, taking in nine climbs and covering a total distance of 94 kilometres (58 miles). It was the fourth round of the 2004 UCI Women's Road World Cup. Russian Zulfiya Zabirova won the race after an attack on the Muur van Geraardsbergen, at 16 km from the finish.


2004 Tour of Flanders for Women, Race summary
With a total distance of 94 km, the inaugural women's Tour of Flanders was the shortest in history. The peloton was thinned out in the early stages by repeated attacks by Leontien van Moorsel, Hanka Kupfernagel and Mirjam Melchers. In Geraardsbergen, 16 km from the finish, Zulfiya Zabirova surged clear on the Muur. Zabirova never held more than 15 seconds over a three-woman group but maintained her solo effort to the finish, two weeks after claiming victory in the Primavera Rosa. At four seconds, German Trixi Worrack won the sprint for second place ahead of van Moorsel and Melchers. Russian Olga Slyusareva won the field sprint for fifth place, 1' 20" later.


2004 Tour of the Basque Country
The 2004 Tour of the Basque Country was the 44th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 5 April to 9 April 2004. The race started in Bergara and finished in Lazkao. The race was won by Denis Menchov of the Illes Balears–Banesto team.


2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
The 2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on April 18, 2004 on the streets of Long Beach, California. It was the first event for the new Champ Car World Series which was created when Gerald Forsythe, Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Dan Petit purchased the bankrupt CART series' liquidated assets in an Indianapolis courtroom the previous January. Bruno Junqueira won the first Champ Car-era pole while Paul Tracy took the first win.


2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Qualifying results
*The time of Oriol Servià from qualification session #1 was disallowed after his car failed post-session technical inspection.


2004 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Trafford Council were held on 10 June 2004.


2004 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, substantial boundary changes were implemented in time for these elections. The most notable changes were as follows:


2004 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Due to these changes, it was necessary for the whole Council to be re-elected for the first time since 1973. Each ward elected three candidates, with the first-placed candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2008, the second-placed candidate serving a three-year term of office, expiring in 2007, and the third-placed candidate serving a two-year term of office, expiring in 2006. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 46.3%.


2004 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:


2004 Transnistrian census
The 2004 Transnistrian census was organized in Transnistria at roughly the same time that Moldova held its own census, which Transnistria refused to participate in out of principle and deference to its September 2, 1990 declaration of independence.


2004 Transnistrian census, Census results
Total population (including Bender): 555,347 (percentages below refer to this first figure)


2004 Transnistrian census, Census results
Preliminary data, as shown here, was released forty days after the completion of the census. Final and more detailed results were released with a delay of nearly two years.


2004 Transnistrian census, Census results
Compared with the 1989 census, the population decreased by 18% due to war, natural decrease and economically motivated emigration.


2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series
The 2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Sports Sedans and Trans Am type cars. The series was administered by the National Australian Sports Sedan Association and was sanctioned by CAMS as a National Series. Held as the first Tranzam Sports Sedan Series following the discontinuation of the Australian Sports Sedan Championship at the end of 2003, it was won by Darren Hossack driving a Saab 9-3.


2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series, Calendar
The series was contested over five rounds with three races per round.


2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series, Eligible cars
The following cars were eligible to compete in the series:


2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series, Points system
Series points were awarded in each race according to the following criteria:


2004 Tranzam Sports Sedan Series, Points system
In addition, 2 points were awarded for first place in qualifying.


2004 Tri Nations Series
The 2004 Tri Nations Series, an annual rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, was the ninth in the series. The competition is organised by SANZAR, a consortium of the three countries' rugby union federations. The series was contested in its original double round-robin format, with each team playing the others twice.


2004 Tri Nations Series
South Africa won the first ever Freedom Cup in a one-off home test against New Zealand. New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup against Australia.


2004 Tri Nations Series, Synopsis
South Africa continued to nurture and develop its rich vein of talent during the Tri-Nations, a competition in which South Africa had not been competitive in three years. However, things were to be different this time as the Boks ploughed their way into the opposition, most notably with a herculean backline display that gave South Africa 10 of its glut of 13 tries in four Tri-Nations matches, as opposed to the All Blacks' much vaunted and feared backline's display of 4 in four games. South Africa's improved displays made for the tightest competition so far in the history of the Tri-Nations.


2004 Tri Nations Series, Synopsis
The Boks opener against the All Blacks was a thriller with Boks 'rush' defence rattling the Kiwis 'flat' attack to its core. After 80 minutes the Boks were ahead before a thrilling attack from the All Blacks claimed a last second try to win the game, courtesy of Doug Howlett. However, the Boks could take a lot out of this game and approached the Wallabies with a spring in their step. The Wallabies too caused South Africa heartache as ex South African under 21s captain Clyde Rathbone snatched the winner for the Aussies with minutes to go.


2004 Tri Nations Series, Synopsis
As the series shifted to South Africa, the Boks needed to beat the All Blacks in order to keep their hopes of a Tri-Nations title, a first since 1998, alive. They did so with vigour as they brushed aside the All Blacks with disdain, providing the authoritative finishing and poise which was lacking to a degree in the first game between the Southern rivals. The only area of the game in which New Zealand competed well was the scoreboard. After going 10–0 down early on South Africa went into the second half ahead, again.


2004 Tri Nations Series, Synopsis
However, unlike the first game South Africa provided what they sought out to do with a strong second half display, as they pulled away from the All Blacks, 5 tries to 2. Bok centre Marius Joubert equalled an SA record for the most tries against the All Blacks in the process with a hat trick of tries.


2004 Tri Nations Series, Synopsis
This set up a winner-take-all battle against the Wallabies in Durban. The Boks fell behind 7–3 in a tightly played first half. In the second, they scored tries from forwards Victor Matfield and Joe van Niekerk. While the Wallabies got more tries (three), the difference proved to be the boot of fullback Percy Montgomery, who converted both Boks tries and kicked three penalties to give the Boks a 23–19 win and the Tri-Nations trophy. While the Boks had many heroes in their run through the Tri-Nations, perhaps the greatest was Schalk Burger, who more than lived up to his enormous promise and established himself as arguably the top flanker in the world.


2004 Tri Nations Series, The aftermath, New Zealand
The 2004 Tri-Nations was a disappointing start to the tenures of the new All Blacks coaching staff. Many blamed New Zealand's failure in this tournament to a reliance on the so-called 'flat backline', and as backs coach Wayne Smith drew the brunt of the criticism. The All Black careers of ageing stars Carlos Spencer and Andrew Merhtens were effectively ended by a series of poor performances, and on the end of year tour to Europe Dan Carter emerged as the new #1 All Blacks first-five eighth.


2004 Tri Nations Series, The aftermath, South Africa
In this tournament, the Springboks definitively reemerged as a force in the professional era of rugby union. Going into the Tri Nations, South Africa rugby was in turmoil, best exemplified by the debacle of the 2003 World Cup and the scandal of Kamp Staaldraad. With the emergence of Schalk Burger, Jean de Villiers and Marius Joubert as major stars, the Boks used this momentum to become the 2004 IRB Team of the Year. South Africa would sweep the major IRB awards, as Burger earned IRB Player of the Year honours and coach Jake White was named IRB Coach of the Year.


2004 Tri Nations Series, Competition details
As in past competitions, points were earned on the following schedule:


2004 Triglav Trophy
The 2004 Triglav Trophy was held between 14 and 18 April 2004. It was an international figure skating competition held annually in Jesenice, Slovenia. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating across the levels of senior, junior, and novice, although the pair skating competition was only held on the junior level.


2004 Tro-Bro Léon
The 2004 Tro-Bro Léon was the 21st edition of the Tro-Bro Léon cycle race and was held on 25 April 2004. The race was won by Samuel Dumoulin.


2004 Trophée des Champions
The 2004 Trophée des Champions was a football match held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes on 31 July 2004, that saw 2003–04 Ligue 1 champions Olympique Lyonnais defeat 2004 Coupe de France winners Paris Saint-Germain 7–6 on penalty kicks after a draw of 1–1.


2004 Trophée Éric Bompard
The 2004 Trophée Éric Bompard was the fifth 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 Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy in Paris on November 18–21. 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 Rhumba.


2004 Trophée Éric Bompard
The competition was named after the Éric Bompard company, which became its chief sponsor in 2004.


2004 Troy State Trojans football team
The 2004 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. The 2004 season was Troy State's first season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Troy State also made their first ever appearance in a Division I-A bowl game during this season since the program transitioned to I-A just three years prior, in 2001. The Trojans lost 34–21 to Northern Illinois in the Silicon Valley Football Classic.


2004 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 2004 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome. They competed in the West Division of Conference USA. The team was coached by head coach Chris Scelfo.


2004 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 2004 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Steve Kragthorpe. They played home games at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma and competed in their final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.


2004 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election
The 2004 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2004 Tunisian general election
General elections were held in Tunisia on 24 October 2004 to elect a President and Chamber of Deputies. In the presidential election, incumbent Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, was re-elected for a fourth five-year term with 94.49% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies elections his Constitutional Democratic Rally party won 152 of the 189 seats. Voter turnout was 91.52% in the presidential election and 86.41% for the Chamber election.


2004 Turkish local elections
The Turkish local elections of 2004 were held throughout the eighty-one Provinces of Turkey on 28 March 2004 in order to elect both mayors and councillors to local government positions. All 16 metropolitan and 3,193 district municipalities were up for election, while 3,208 provincial and 34,477 municipal councillors were also elected. More than 50,000 neighbourhood presidents (muhtars) were also elected, though these do not have any political affiliations.


2004 Turkish local elections
With almost 42 percent of votes across the country, the ruling AKP increased the 34 percent it won in the 2002 national parliamentary elections by an extra 8 percent. The only opposition party with representation in Parliament, the Kemalist Republican Peoples Party (CHP), received 19 percent of the votes. The traditional parties of the Turkish establishment lost further ground. The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), despite suffering a loss of 6% in their popular vote share, won above 10% of the votes. This bode well for their 2007 general election prospects, since 10% is the election threshold needed to win seats in Parliament.


2004 Turkish local elections
In the event, the CHP was only able to maintain a degree of support in the provincial regions on the Turkish west coast. Among the four major cities the party was only able to win Izmir, with the AKP winning a majority in the cities of Istanbul, Adana and the Turkish capital, Ankara. The AKP also took the tourist centre Antalya, where the head of the CHP, Deniz Baykal, was the party’s candidate.


2004 Turkish local elections
The main political arm of the Kurdish nationalist movement, the Democratic People's Party (DEHAP), entered these elections in a coalition with five small socialist parties, yet together these parties received fewer votes (5 percent) than the DEHAP received alone in the 2002 elections (6.1 percent).


2004 Turkish local elections, Results by province
Metropolitan provinces are in bold. AKP denotes provinces won by the Justice & Development Party, CHP denotes provinces won by the Republican People's Party, MHP denotes provinces won by the Nationalist Movement Party, DSP denotes provinces won by the Democratic Left Party, DYP denotes provinces won by the True Path Party and SP denotes provinces won by the Felicity Party.


2004 Turkmen parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 19 December 2004, with a second round in seven constituencies on 9 January 2005. A total of 131 candidates contested the 50 seats, all of whom were members of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, the country's sole legal party. Voter turnout was reported to be 76.88%, although in Ashgabat the low turnout prompted election officials to take the ballot boxes to people's houses.


2004 Tuvalu A-Division
The 2004 season of the Tuvalu A-Division was the fourth season of association football competition. The title was won by Lakena United, their first title and the first time the league was won by a team other than FC Niutao.


2004 Twenty20 Cup
The 2004 Twenty20 Cup was the second competing of the Twenty20 Cup competition for English and Welsh county clubs. The finals day took place on 7 August at Edgbaston, Birmingham, and was won by the Leicestershire Foxes.


2004 U-18 Junior World Cup
The 2004 U-18 Junior World Cup was an under-18 ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav and Hodonín, Czech Republic and Piešťany, Slovakia from August 10–15, 2004. Canada captured their tenth gold medal of the tournament, defeating the Czech Republic 4–1 in the gold medal game, while Sweden defeated the United States to earn the bronze medal.


2004 U.S. Bank Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland
The 2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland was the fifth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 3, 2004 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. Paul Tracy took the pole while Sébastien Bourdais won the race.


2004 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2004 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place on January 3–11, 2004 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing – across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.


2004 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The event was among the criteria used to select the U.S. teams for the 2004 World Championships, 2004 Four Continents Championships, and the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships.


2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour. It was the 36th edition of the tournament and was held from April 12 through April 18, 2004. Tommy Haas won the singles title.


2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Finals, Doubles
James Blake /  Mardy Fish defeated  Rick Leach /  Brian MacPhie 6–3, 6–4


2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to James Blake and Mardy Fish.


2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles
Blake and Fish won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Rick Leach and Brian MacPhie.


2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles
Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles
Tommy Haas won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Andy Roddick.


2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics)
The 2004 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials, referred to just as the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, was held from June 24–27, 2004, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (now known as the Honda Center) in Anaheim, California.


2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Venue
The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.


2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Participants
The top 12 finishers at the 2004 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships automatically qualified to compete at the Olympic Trials:


2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Broadcast
NBC Sports broadcast all nights of competition at the Trials.


2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Olympic Team selection
The top two finishers automatically qualified to the team. For the women this was Courtney Kupets and Courtney McCool. The rest of the team would be determined after a selection camp was held. Invitees to this camp included: Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch, Terin Humphrey, Allyse Ishino, Carly Janiga, Carly Patterson, Tasha Schwikert, Liz Tricase, Hollie Vise, and Tabitha Yim. Additionally injury petitions from Nicole Harris, Chellsie Memmel, and Marcia Newby were also accepted. At the conclusion of the selection camp Patterson, Bhardwaj, Hatch, and Humphrey were added to the team with Memmel, Schwikert, and Ishino selected as alternates.


2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics), Olympic Team selection
For the men the top two finishers were Paul Hamm and Brett McClure. Additionally Jason Gatson and Morgan Hamm were also named to the men's team immediately following the Olympic Trials conclusion. In July Guard Young and Blaine Wilson were added to the team with Stephen McCain and Raj Bhavsar selected as alternates.


2004 U.S. Open (golf)
The 2004 United States Open Championship was the 104th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York. Retief Goosen won his second U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson, the reigning Masters champion. The purse was $6.25 million with a winner's share of $1.125 million.


2004 U.S. Open (golf)
Late on Sunday in dry and breezy conditions, Goosen birdied the 16th hole and Mickelson double-bogeyed the par-3 17th. Goosen's previous U.S. Open win was in 2001 in a playoff at Southern Hills.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), History of U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills
This was the fourth U.S. Open hosted by Shinnecock Hills. The former champions were James Foulis (1896), Raymond Floyd (1986), and Corey Pavin (1995). The second U.S. Open was held at Shinnecock in 1896, but ninety years went by before it hosted again. The 1986 edition was held on a completely revamped course. Floyd, age 43, entered the final round three shots behind and shot a 66 in difficult scoring conditions to win his fourth major.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), History of U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills
The conditions were similar in 1995, with no one under par. Pavin played the final ten holes in three-under-par on the way to a 68 and the win. He hit a memorable 4-wood to the 72nd green to within 5 feet (1.5 m) and finished at even par 280.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Ernie Els (4,8,9,10,11,13,16), Jim Furyk (8,9,16), Retief Goosen (9,10,16), Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods (3,4,5,9,11,12,16)


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Pádraig Harrington (10,16), Freddie Jacobson (10,16), Jonathan Kaye (9,12,16), Cliff Kresge, Stephen Leaney (10,16), Billy Mayfair, Kenny Perry (9,12,16), Tim Petrovic, Nick Price (9,16), Eduardo Romero, Justin Rose, Hidemichi Tanaka, Scott Verplank (9,16)


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Robert Allenby (16), Stuart Appleby (11,16), Briny Baird, Chad Campbell (11,16), K. J. Choi (16), Chris DiMarco (16), Brad Faxon (16), Steve Flesch (11,12,16), Fred Funk, Jay Haas (16), Tim Herron, Charles Howell III (16), Jerry Kelly (16), Justin Leonard (16), J. L. Lewis, Davis Love III (11,16), Chris Riley (16), Kirk Triplett (16), Bob Tway (16)


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Thomas Bjørn (16), Michael Campbell, Paul Casey (16), Darren Clarke (13,16), Brian Davis, Trevor Immelman (16), Ian Poulter, Phillip Price, Lee Westwood


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Stephen Ames, Ángel Cabrera, Fred Couples, Sergio García, Todd Hamilton, Joakim Haeggman, Scott Hoch, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Zach Johnson, Shigeki Maruyama, Craig Parry


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, First round
Fifty-year-old Jay Haas led after one round, in a bid to become the oldest major champion in history. He was joined at the lead by Shigeki Maruyama and Ángel Cabrera. Two-time major champion Vijay Singh shot a solid 68, as did current Masters champion Phil Mickelson. Former U.S. Open champions Ernie Els and Retief Goosen shot an even-par 70 after rough starts. World Number 1 Tiger Woods struggled on Shinnecock's fast conditions and settled for a two-over-par 72. David Duval shot an 83, the worst round in the field, but was in high spirits afterwards.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round
Phil Mickelson surged into the lead, trying to become the sixth to win the first two majors of the year, with a bogey-free 66. He tied for the lead with Shigeki Maruyama, who bogeyed the 18th hole and shot 68. Ernie Els had four consecutive birdies in a round of 67. Jeff Maggert was in solo third at five-under-par with a 67, while Fred Funk and Retief Goosen both shot 66 to tie for fourth. Ángel Cabrera had a crazy day after a 66 to shoot a 71. Corey Pavin, the previous champion at Shinnecock in 1995, tied with Vijay Singh at four strokes back. Tiger Woods shot 69 for 141 (+1), tied for 18th. World Number 4 Davis Love III missed the cut, as did David Duval.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round
Jay Haas (E) and amateur Bill Haas (+5) were the second father and son to make the cut in the same U.S. Open; it was first accomplished 46 years earlier in 1948 by Joe Kirkwood Sr. and Joe Kirkwood Jr.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Third round
Retief Goosen battled his way into a two-shot lead on Saturday as Shinnecock Hills presented its stiffest test of the week. He held his nerve in challenging conditions to card a one-under 69 for 205 (−5), and was one of only three to break par. Second round leader Phil Mickelson bogeyed the last two holes for a share of second place with two-time champion Ernie Els. Fred Funk and Shigeki Maruyama both had crazy days, finishing poorly for a tie for fourth. Jeff Maggert's 74 dropped him into a tie for sixth with Tim Clark, who had 66, the best of the day; Tiger Woods eagled the 18th for 73 and Vijay Singh stumbled with a 77.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round
Retief Goosen held his nerve and won his second U.S. Open, edging out Phil Mickelson by two shots with a closing 71 (+1) on Sunday to finish at four-under 276. Conditions were brutal on the final day when the average final-round score was 78.7 and no one was under par. Mickelson, urged on by raucous New York galleries on a windswept sunny afternoon, completed a matching 71 for his third runner-up spot in the last six U.S. Opens.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round
Goosen led by two going into the final day, but was overtaken by Mickelson in the closing stretch, with back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16. But Mickelson, bidding to become the sixth player to win the first two majors of the year, immediately fell back with a double-bogey at the par-three 17th, three-putting from five feet (1.5 m). In the final pair with compatriot Ernie Els, Goosen restored his two-shot advantage with a twelve-foot (3.7 m) birdie putt on 16 and parred the final two holes to seal the title.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round
In a nearly unprecedented action, the USGA watered a few of the greens during play including the 7th green when players were not able to prevent the ball from rolling off. As a result the leaders faced much easier playing conditions than the rest of the field and the final 5 groups had a scoring average of 75.9, compared to the field's 78.7, including 3 of the 5 lowest rounds of the day.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round
Jeff Maggert (72) finished third at one-over 281, while 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir (74) and Shigeki Maruyama (76) were three shots further back at 284 in a tie for fourth. World number two Els, joint second overnight with Mickelson, produced four double-bogeys on his way to an 80 (+10), his worst score in a U.S. Open, and tied for ninth at 287. Top-ranked Tiger Woods, who began nine shots off the lead, battled to a 76 and a share of 17th place.


2004 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round
A mix of five bogeys, a double-bogey and a birdie at the last left him at 290 (+10) as he narrowly avoided his worst round at a U.S. Open. His career high of 77 came as an amateur in 1996, in the third round at Oakland Hills. Robert Allenby had the low round of the day at even-par 70; three birdies and three bogeys lifted him into a tie for seventh with Steve Flesch at six-over 286; Fred Funk (77) was alone in sixth on 285.


2004 U.S. Open Cup
The 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, 2004, open to all soccer teams in the United States.


2004 U.S. Open Cup
The Kansas City Wizards won the Open Cup tournament with a 1–0 golden-goal victory over the defending-champion Chicago Fire at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City missed out on a domestic double when the Wizards lost MLS Cup 2004.


2004 U.S. Open Cup
The Open Cup tournament was highlighted by A-League side Charleston Battery reaching the semifinals, one of four USL teams to beat Major League Soccer teams. The 2004 tournament was also the final edition contested using golden goal as opposed to more conventional soccer extra time.


2004 U.S. Open Cup, Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.


2004 U.S. Women's Open
The 2004 U.S. Women's Open was the 59th U.S. Women's Open, held July 1–4 at the Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, Massachusetts, a suburb north of Springfield. The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.


2004 U.S. Women's Open
Meg Mallon won her second U.S. Women's Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Annika Sörenstam. The 54-hole leader was Jennifer Rosales at 206 (−7), with Mallon, Sörenstam, and Kelly Robbins three strokes back at 209 (−4).


2004 U.S. Women's Open
In the final round, Mallon shot 65 (−6) to Sorenstam's 67 (−4), and Rosales fell down to fourth with a 75 (+4). It was Mallon's fourth and final major title; her first was thirteen years earlier in 1991, also at the U.S. Open.


2004 UAB Blazers football team
The 2004 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2004, and was the fourteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his tenth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their ninth season at the I-A level, and sixth affiliated with a conference with a record of 7–5 (5–3 C-USA). The Blazers also made their first ever bowl appearance at the 2004 Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated 40–59 by Hawaii.


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
The 2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on March 7, 2004, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested at 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 3rd race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race.


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Entry list
Larry Gunselman failed to qualify while John Andretti, Larry Foyt, and Andy Hillenburg all withdrew.


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
1. Kasey Kahne *#9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 174.904 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
2. Kurt Busch #97 IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford Roush Racing 174.548 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
3. Brian Vickers * #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 174.537 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
4. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 174.436 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
5. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL Dodge Penske Racing 174.340 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
6. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 174.267 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
7. Bobby Labonte #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 173.863 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
8. Brendan Gaughan * #77 Kodak Easyshare Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 173.824 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
9. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard Ford Roush Racing 173.807 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
10. Bill Elliott #91 UAW-National Training Center Dodge Evernham Motorsports 173.768 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
11. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 173.740 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
12. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 173.444 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
13. Casey Mears #41 Target DodgeChip Ganassi Racing 173.405 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
14. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 173.266 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
15. Scott Riggs * #10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 173.066 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
16. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 173.010 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
17. Ricky Craven #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 172.983 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
18. Kyle Busch #84 CARQUEST Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 172.955 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
19. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 172.728 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
20. Jeff Gordon #24 Dupont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 172.469 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
21. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 172.403 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
22. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 172.150 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
23. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 171.996 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
24. Jeff Green #43 Lucky Charms Dodge Petty Enterprises 171.750 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
25. Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford Roush Racing 171.679 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
26. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 171.516 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
27. Mark Martin # 6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 171.505 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
28. Jeff Burton #99 Pennzoil Ford Roush Racing 171.483 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
29. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 171.423 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
30. Johnny Sauter * # 30 AOL/IMAX NASCAR 3D Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 171.358 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
31. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 171.352 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
32. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 171.146 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
33. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft Ford Wood Brothers Racing 171.130 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
34. Ward Burton # 0 Netzero HiSpeed Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 170.783 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
35. Kevin Lepage #4 YokeTV.com Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 170.444 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
36. Johnny Benson #09 Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge Phoenix Racing 170.401 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
38. Joe Nemechek #01 USG Sheetrock Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 169.977 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
39. Scott Wimmer * #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 169.673 mph (provisional)


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
40. Carl Long #02 RacingJUNK.com Pontiac SCORE Motorsports 163.701 mph (provisional)


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
41. Derrike Cope #50 redneckjunk.com Dodge Derrike Cope 169.311 mph (provisional)


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
42. Morgan Shephard #89 Voyles/Carter's Royal Disposall Ford Cindy Shephard 164.986 mph (provisional)


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
43. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Freddie B's/Tucson Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 163.320 mph (provisional)


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Qualifying
44. Larry Gunselman #98 Lucas Oil Products Ford William Chris Edwards 161.103 mph


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Summary
The UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was run on Sunday, March 7, 2004, over 267 laps at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Summary
Four drivers were sent to the rear of the field due to engine changes: Ward Burton, Kevin Lepage, Jeff Gordon, and Derrike Cope.


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Summary
Rookie Kasey Kahne started on the pole, though Kurt Busch, who started second, took the lead shortly after and held it for the race's first four laps. Kahne took the lead back on lap 5 and held it under green for thirty-one laps. On lap 36, the lead was taken by Jimmie Johnson, who held it for five laps before the race's first caution came on lap 40 for oil on the track. Scott Riggs led one lap under caution, though Kahne led the pack back to the restart.


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Summary
Tony Stewart took the lead from Kahne on lap 54; he held this lead for thirty-five laps under green. On lap 88, an accident in turn four involving Ryan Newman brought out the race's second caution. The race restarted on lap 93, with Stewart holding the lead for the first two laps under green and Matt Kenseth overtaking him to lead lap 95. Kenseth remained in first place for forty-four laps until the third caution of the race, brought about by a crash, in turn, two by Jeff Green's #43 car.


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Summary
The race restarted on lap 143 and remained under green for another twenty-three laps, all of which were led by Kenseth. The fourth caution, which happened on lap 166, was caused by a crash in turn four involving Michael Waltrip's #15 car. Tony Stewart retook the lead under caution, but the restart (lap 173) was led by Kenseth, who led the next twelve laps under green. The fifth caution of the race was brought out due to another instance of oil on the track; the yellow flag was displayed on lap 184.


2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Summary
Jeff Burton led one lap under caution, and Kevin Harvick led the field to the restart on lap 193. He led until the race's sixth and final caution due to debris. Harvick maintained the lead for the restart on lap 207 and held it for another twenty-seven lap laps before losing it under green to Kenseth. The #17 car remained the race leader for the last thirty-eight laps, all under green, to win the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 for the second year in a row.


2004 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2004 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were a charter member of the Great West Football Conference (GWFC), having previously played as a Division II independent.


2004 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2004 Aggies were led by head coach Bob Biggs in his twelfth year and played their home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 3–2 GWFC). This was the 35th consecutive year UC Davis finished with a winning record. The Aggies outscored their opponents 323–211 for the season.


2004 UC Davis Aggies football team, NFL Draft
No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. The following players finished their UC Davis career in 2004, were not drafted, but played in the NFL:


2004 UCF Golden Knights football team
The 2004 UCF Golden Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, in his first season with the team. It was their last year in the Mid-American Conference, in the East Division. The Golden Knights would join Conference USA for the 2005 season.


2004 UCF Golden Knights football team
The Golden Knights went 0–11, their worst season in program history. With four losses to end the 2003 season, the UCF finished the season sitting on a 15-game losing streak.


2004 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
The 2004 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Pont-Château, France on Saturday January 31 and Sunday February 1, 2004.


2004 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The 2004 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Les Gets, a ski station in the French Alps, from 8 to 12 September 2004. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 15th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 19th edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.


2004 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Julien Absalon won the Elite Men's Cross Country, the first of his five elite world titles. The bronze medal in the event was won by Thomas Frischknecht, the last of his seven medals in the category, the first of which having been his silver medal in the inaugural UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in 1990.


2004 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Reigning UCI World Cup and Olympic champion Gunn-Rita Dahle won the Elite Women's Cross Country, the second of her four elite world titles. She became the first and so far only woman to win the Olympic Games, UCI World Championship, and UCI World Cup in the same year. Alison Sydor won the bronze medal, the last of her ten medals in the event.


2004 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The Junior Men's Cross Country was won by future Olympic mountain bike champion and five-time elite world champion Nino Schurter, in front of Frenchmen Stéphane Tempier and Maxime Marotte.


2004 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The Elite Women's Downhill was won by Vanessa Quin of New Zealand. Anne-Caroline Chausson, who had won the previous eight world titles, did not start the event due to an injury sustained in training. Fabien Barel of France won the Elite Men's Downhill after Steve Peat, who had been first in qualifying, crashed near the finish while leading by more than a second.


2004 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
Daniel Comas became the first Spanish UCI World Champion in the Men's 26" Trials, an event previously dominated by French riders. Fellow Spaniard Benito Ros Charral won the second of his ten world titles in the Men's 20" Trials. Swiss rider Karin Moor won the fourth of her nine world titles in the Women's Trials.


2004 UCI Road World Championships
The 2004 UCI Road World Championships took place in Verona, Italy, between September 27 and October 3, 2004. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
These are the results for the 2004 UCI Road World Championships bicycle race road race. The men's elite race was held on Sunday October 3, 2004 in Verona, Italy, over a total distance of 265.5 kilometres.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
The men's time trial at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships was held on 29 September 2004 in Verona, Italy.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race
The women's road race of the 2004 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 1 October in Verona, Italy. The race was 73.75 km long, which constituted of 5 laps of a circuit around Torricelle, including the 3.4 km Torricelle climb, with an average gradient of approximately 4% and 7% at the steepest point. 66 junior women's participated in the race. The course was almost identical to the one used for the 1999 UCI Road World Championships.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race
The race was won by the Dutch rider Marianne Vos. After a rather controlled race until the final climb, Vos attacked at the right spot and soloed the remaining 10 km to the finish. The silver medal went to Marta Bastianelli (Italy), winning the chase group sprint half a minute behind. Third on the podium was another Dutch rider, Ellen van Dijk.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Course
The race consisted of 5 laps of 14.75 kilometres on a circuit around Torricelle and was similar to course at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships. The start/finish was at the Piazza Brà. The race started in a northerly direction for three kilometres of flat surface before the start of the 3.1 kilometre-long Torricelle climb that begins from the Viale dei Colli. The climb has an average gradient of about 4%.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Course
The final part of the Torricelle is the hardest with a gradient of 7%, where the Viale dei Colli turns to the Via Santa Giuliana 700 metres from the top marking the highest point of the race at 6.1 km. Then the riders swoop down the twisty street for just over 4.5 km before two 90-degree right-handers in close succession, the first coming at 10.7 km at the intersection of Vie Caroto and Cipolla. The feed station is at 12.3 km, before riders cross the Ponte Aleardi bridge and execute a large 'U' that brings them back along the finishing straight of the Corso Porta Nuova.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Race
The race started at 9:30 on a rather cloudy morning. Marianne Vos signaled her presence right after the start, as she attacked during the first kilometer but was caught soon after. The pace was high from the beginning, and the first climb saw some riders struggling already. In front of the peloton, the Polish and Lithuanian riders were setting the pace, as well as Rebecca Much from the United States who was present in front during the whole race. The first lap was completed after a bit more than 26 minutes, with the peloton still together.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Race
Climbing the Torricelle for the second time, the race got a little more nervous with some attacks, but the leading riders from Italy, Germany and East-European countries controlled the pace. Another rider in front was Amanda Spratt from Australia, who closed the gap to a Polish rider's attack. The field slowly diminished in number, as some struggled to keep up and the first riders abandoned.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Race
After passing the finish line for the second time, at the foot of the Torricelle climb, Spratt crashed inside the bunch, but got up quickly again, made it back to the front and even attacked soon after that. The Italian riders were paying attention and pulled her back. Instead, Francesca Andina and Savrina Bernardi escaped, but were caught by the leading bunch under control of the Ukrainian riders. Spratt was relentless in her efforts, but could not create a gap on her own.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Race
With two laps to go the Italian Savrina Bernardi set the pace in the climb and the only riders able to follow were Spratt and Ekaterina Tretiakova from Russia, until a chase group of about 15 joined them on the descent. For the final lap, another group of 15 joined them making a field of about 30 riders, half of the peloton, that rode the decisive phase of the race. The Italian and Dutch teams attacked each other on the last climb, but no break attempt was as powerful as the one by Vos.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race, Race
She took off and nobody could follow. Increasing her lead rapidly, it was about 20 seconds on top of the Torricelle climb, and the chase group down the descent had three other Dutch riders in it, not helping it much. Rebecca Much from the United States was leading the group on her own, and during the last kilometres it became apparent that Vos would take her solo to the finish. The other Dutch riders therefore did not hold back any more and managed to place a second rider on the podium, Ellen van Dijk, who crossed the line right after Marta Bastianelli from Italy.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
The women's road race of the 2004 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 2 October in Verona, Italy. Starting at 13:30 CEST, the race was 132.75 km long, which constituted of 9 laps of a circuit around Torricelle, including the 3.4 km Torricelle climb, with an average gradient of approximately 4%, 7% at the steepest point. The course was almost identical to the one used for the 1999 UCI Road World Championships when Edita Pučinskaitė won the women's championship.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
The race was won by the German rider Judith Arndt.


2004 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial
The Women's time trial at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships took place over a distance of 24.05 kilometres (14.9 miles) in Verona, Bardolino, Italy on 28 September 2004.


2004 UCI Road World Cup
The 2004 UCI Road World Cup was the sixteenth and last edition of the UCI Road World Cup. There was no change in the calendar from the 2003 edition, meaning the final seven editions had the same calendar.


2004 UCI Road World Cup
Davide Rebellin of Gerolsteiner took a commanding lead in the standings following an excellent Ardennes campaign, winning both the Amstel Gold Race and the Monument Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Paolo Bettini's consistency through the season, however, saw the rider from Quick Step-Davitamon overhaul Rebellin to claim his third consecutive World Cup crown and the outright record for competition victories. Bettini's excellent form in August had much input into the final standings: three second places in the three races gave Bettini 210 points compared to the 112 points Rebellin accumulated in this time placing Bettini just 6 points behind in second place. On the August weekend without a World Cup race, Bettini won the gold medal in the Olympic Games road race.


2004 UCI Road World Cup
In the team competition, T-Mobile Team edged out Rabobank by a single point after Rabobank had led going into the final round.


2004 UCI Road World Cup
The season opener at Milan–San Remo is particularly well remembered. In a sprint finish on the Via Roma, Erik Zabel thought he had done enough to secure victory and raised his arms in celebration. As he did, Óscar Freire was able to overtake him at the line and claim an improbable victory.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Melbourne, Australia from 26 to 30 May 2004.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
The Women's 500m Time Trial was one of the 6 women's events at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Melbourne, Australia.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
17 Cyclists from 15 countries participated in the race. The Final was held on 30 May at 13:40.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race
The Women's Points Race was one of the 6 women's events at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Melbourne, Australia.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race
22 Cyclists from 22 countries participated in the race. Because of the number of entries, there were no qualification rounds for this discipline. Consequently, the event was run direct to the final.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race, Final
The Final and only race was run at 19:55 on May 29. The competition consisted on 100 laps, making a total of 25 km with 10 sprints.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch
The Women's Scratch was one of the 6 women's events at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Melbourne, Australia.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch
18 Cyclists from 17 countries participated in the contest. Because of the number of entries, there were no qualification rounds for this discipline. Consequently, the event was run direct to the final.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch, Final
The Final and only race was run at 13:10 on May 30. The competition consisted on 40 laps, making a total of 10 km.


2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 17 February 2004 to 16 May 2004. The World Cup is organised by the UCI.


2004 UCI Women's Road World Cup
The 2004 UCI Women's Road World Cup was the seventh edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. It consisted of seven races. There was a single change from 2003; the discontinued Amstel Gold Race was replaced by the newly-created Tour of Flanders for Women. Australian rider Oenone Wood won her first overall title.


2004 UCLA Bruins football team
The 2004 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Karl Dorrell. It was Dorrell's second season as the UCLA head coach. UCLA was not ranked in the preseason polls. The Bruins finished 6–6 overall, and were tied for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 4–4 record. The Bruins were invited to play in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. Wyoming on December 30, 2004.


2004 UCLA Bruins softball team
The 2004 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2004 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her sixteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 47–9. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 12–8 record.


2004 UCLA Bruins softball team
The Bruins were invited to the 2004 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their tenth Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, and 2003. The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.


2004 UEC European Track Championships
The 2004 European Track Championships were the European Championships for track cycling, for junior and under 23 riders. They took place in Valencia, Spain.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2004 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match played on 26 May 2004 to decide the winner of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. AS Monaco, a Monaco-based club representing the French Football Federation, faced Portuguese side Porto at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Porto won the match 3–0, with Carlos Alberto, Deco and Dmitri Alenichev scoring the goals. Deco was named Man of the Match.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final
Porto's previous triumph in the competition had been in 1987 – although they had won the UEFA Cup in the previous season – while Monaco were playing in their first ever UEFA Champions League final. Both teams started their campaigns in the group stage and defeated former European champions on their way to the final: Porto beat 1968 and 1999 winners Manchester United while Monaco defeated nine-time champions Real Madrid.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final
Both teams were considered underdogs in the competition before reaching the final stages and were led by young managers. Monaco had hired former France national football team star Didier Deschamps as manager and Porto were led by rising star José Mourinho, who left the club for Chelsea a week after the match.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final
Monaco became the second team representing France to reach the Champions League final after Olympique de Marseille. Marseille lost their first appearance in the 1991 final, but triumphed two years later, defeating Milan. This was the fifth final in the history of the European Cup in which neither of the teams came from England, Germany, Italy or Spain, and the first since the 1991 final when Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia beat Marseille.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Background, Monaco
Monaco finished second in the French Ligue 1 the previous season, meaning that they entered the Champions League at the group stage. Monaco were placed in Group C, alongside Deportivo La Coruña, PSV and AEK Athens. After a 2–1 in their first win in the Netherlands and a 4–0 win at the Stade Louis II against AEK Athens, Monaco travelled to Spain, losing 1–0 by Deportivo.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Background, Monaco
The Monegasque adventure really began after the return match against Deportivo, when Monaco won 8–3, which represented the highest number of goals in one match in the history of the new version of the UEFA Champions League; this record lasted until 22 November 2016, when Legia Warsaw lost 8–4 to Borussia Dortmund. Croatian striker Dado Pršo scored four times, while captain Ludovic Giuly (2), Jérôme Rothen, Jaroslav Plašil and Édouard Cissé pulverised the Spanish defensive line. After two more draws against PSV and AEK Athens, Monaco finished at the top of Group C.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Background, Monaco
The first knockout round saw Monaco winning against Lokomotiv Moscow after a 2–1 defeat in Russia and a win 1–0 at Stade Louis II. In the quarter-finals, Monaco played Real Madrid. After a 4–2 loss in Madrid (where Fernando Morientes scored, and was applauded by his former fans), Monaco created a sensation by defeating the Spanish 3–1 at home. Monaco played against Chelsea in the semi-finals, and despite the exclusion of Akis Zikos, Monaco found enough strength to score twice and win the game 3–1. The last goal was scored by striker Shabani Nonda, who just returned from a seven-month injury. The second leg at Stamford Bridge saw Monaco resisting Chelsea's strikes, for a final score of 2–2 to reach the European Cup final for the first time in their history.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Background, Porto
Porto, winners of the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and UEFA Cup in 2002–03, were the only Portuguese team in the group stage, after the elimination of Benfica in the third qualifying round by Italian side Lazio. Porto was drawn in Group F, along with Real Madrid, Marseille and Partizan. Porto's first match was at Partizan Stadium in Belgrade. Costinha scored the opening goal on 22 minutes, but Andrija Delibašić scored the equaliser on 54 minutes. The next match, the first at the Estádio das Antas, was a 3–1 loss to Real Madrid. Costinha scored the opening goal again, on seven minutes. Iván Helguera equalised on 28 minutes; Santiago Solari on 37 minutes and Zinedine Zidane on 67 scored Real Madrid's winning goals.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Background, Porto
Three straight wins secured Porto's place in the first knockout round before the last match of the group stage, a draw in Madrid. In the first knockout round, Porto met Manchester United. The Portuguese won 2–1 at home and managed to qualify in the final minutes of the second leg, when Costinha scored an equaliser in injury time in a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford. In the quarter-finals, Porto met a French team for the second time in the tournament: a 2–0 win at home and a 2–2 draw in France eliminated Lyon from the competition. In the semi-finals, Porto played Deportivo La Coruña, eliminating them 1–0 on aggregate.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary
Monaco, in their first European final since the 1992 Cup Winners Cup final, were up against Porto, the UEFA Cup winners from the previous season, who were appearing in the European Cup final for a second time, after defeating Bayern Munchen in the 1987 European Cup Final. Porto were the favourites after eliminating Manchester United and Deportivo La Coruna in the second round of the competition, while Monaco had eliminated Real Madrid and Chelsea.


2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees: Jens Larsen (Denmark) Jørgen Jepsen (Denmark)Fourth official: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)


2004 UEFA Cup Final
The 2004 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 19 May 2004 at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, contested between Spanish side Valencia and French side Olympique de Marseille. Valencia won the match 2–0, with goals from Vicente and Mista. This was the fourth major European trophy won by Valencia.


2004 UEFA Cup Final, Match summary
Valencia had been on a 14-match unbeaten run previous to this match, which had only ended the previous week to Villarreal, the side they beat in the semi-final to reach the final, due to a weakened lineup after securing the La Liga title. In contrast, Marseille had lost four of their last five matches in Ligue 1.


2004 UEFA Cup Final, Match summary
The start of the match was conservative due to the wind. Didier Drogba threatened early on, and was sent tumbling by a robust challenge from Roberto Ayala, which led to a free kick, in which the resulting shot was cleared off the line by Carlos Marchena. This sparked Valencia into life and David Albelda produced a save from Fabien Barthez after pouncing on Mista's rebounded shot.


2004 UEFA Cup Final, Match summary
Valencia dominated possession, which led to frustration, and Steve Marlet getting booked in the tenth minute. Marseille's first meaningful attempt at goal came in the 16th minute when Steve Marlet headed over from Camel Meriem's cross. Minutes later, Meriem himself had a chance to give Marseille the lead, but he shot wide from the edge of the area. Marseille had another chance when Habib Beye got on the end of Drogba's free kick, but he headed wide.


2004 UEFA Cup Final, Match summary
The definitive moment in the match came on the stroke of half time, when Barthez brought down Mista in the area after a  cross by Curro Torres. Barthez was sent off and Valencia were awarded a penalty. Jérémy Gavanon replaced Barthez with Camel Meriem making way for him. Vicente dispatched the penalty to give Valencia a 1–0 lead going into half time.


2004 UEFA Cup Final, Match summary
The second half started off with Valencia in total ascendancy, and after 13 minutes of near-total possession, Valencia doubled their lead. Vicente had cut the ball in from the left for Mista, who finished the chance with ease to record his fifth goal of the competition. Marseille's heads inevitably dropped. They came forward in flourishes in the last remnants of the game, however, when Drogba's free kick was stopped by Santiago Cañizares. Drogba also nearly played in Steve Marlet with a through-ball, but it was intercepted at the last second. Marseille almost found a way back into the Valencia goal area in the 80th minute, but Sylvain N'Diaye's shot was saved by Cañizares.


2004 UEFA Cup Final, Match summary
After this, the match descended into a stoic affair and Valencia ran out winners to win their first major European trophy in 24 years, and victory after two successive UEFA Champions League final defeats, in 2000 and 2001. The victory also meant that Amedeo Carboni became the oldest player to win a European final at 39 years and 43 days old.


2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the third edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. France hosted the championship, during 4–15 May. Host France defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the first time.


2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Match Officials
A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.


2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads
Those marked in bold have now been capped at full international level.


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Switzerland from 13 to 24 July 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 can participate in this competition. The tournament was won by Spain, who beat Turkey in the final. It also served as the European qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Qualifications
There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Qualifications
1. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round2. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Teams
The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, along with host  Netherlands.


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round
This article features the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round. 25 teams (12 group winners, 12 group runners-up and the third placed team that performed best against the numbers 1 and 2 of its group) qualified for the second qualifying round.


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round, Group 1
All matches were played in Northern Ireland. This group brought forth the best third placed team. Hungary performed best against group winners and runners-up Slovenia and Romania, achieving 3 points and a goal difference of +2 (4-2).


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round
This article features the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round. Seven group winners qualified for the main tournament in Switzerland.


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round, Teams
1 best group third-place finisher from the first qualifying round


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round, Teams
3 teams received a bye for the first qualifying round


2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1985 were eligible to participate in the tournament. Players' age as of 13 July 2004 – the tournament's opening day. Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time. Italy's Alberto Gilardino won the Golden Player award.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The top three teams in this competition qualified for Athens 2004 Olympics, along with hosts Greece U21s.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Qualification
The 48 national teams were divided into ten groups (two groups of four + eight groups of 5). The records of the ten group runners-up were then compared. The top six joined the ten winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Matches, Knockout stage, Final
Assistant referees:Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)Mark Simons (Belgium)Fourth official:Matthew David Messias (England)


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
The 48 national teams were divided into ten groups (two groups of four + eight groups of 5). Each group winner, as well as the six highest ranked second placed teams, advanced to the play-off. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying group stage, Ranking of second-placed teams
Because some groups contained five teams and some four, matches against the fifth-placed team in each group are not included in the ranking. As a result, six matches played by each team counted for the purposes of the second-placed table. The top six advanced to the play-off.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1
The teams competing in Group 1 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were France, Slovenia, Israel, Cyprus and Malta.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Republic of Ireland, Russia, Switzerland, Georgia and Albania.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 10, Standings
* Match originally ended as a 2–1 win for Republic of Ireland, but UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Albania due to Ireland including suspended player in their squad.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 10, Matches
Match originally ended as a 2–1 win for Republic of Ireland, but UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Albania due to Ireland including suspended player in their squad.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 2
The teams competing in Group 2 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Romania, Denmark, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3
The teams competing in Group 3 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Czech Republic, Netherlands, Austria, Belarus and Moldova.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4
The teams competing in Group 4 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Latvia and San Marino.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4, Standings
* Match originally ended as a 6–0 victory for Sweden, but UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to San Marino due to Sweden including suspended players in their squad.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4, Matches
Match originally ended as a 6–0 victory for Sweden, but UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to San Marino due to Sweden including suspended players in their squad.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
The teams competing in Group 5 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Germany, Scotland, Iceland and Lithuania.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
The teams competing in Group 6 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Spain, Ukraine, Greece, Northern Ireland and Armenia.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 7
The Zayn Malik competing in Group 7 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Turkey, England, Slovakia, Macedonia and Portugal.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8
The teams competing in Group 8 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Belgium, Croatia, Bulgaria and Estonia.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9
The teams competing in Group 9 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition were Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, Finland, Wales and Azerbaijan. Serbia and Montenegro began the campaign as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, but officially changed their name in February 2003.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9, Standings
* Match originally ended as a 1–0 victory for Wales, UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Wales.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9, Matches
Match originally ended as a 1–0 victory for Wales, UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Wales.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs
The play-off first legs were played on 14–16 November 2003, while the second legs were played on 18–19 November 2003. Winners of play-off round qualified to the championship played following year in May and June, where Germany was chosen to host the fixtures. For the draw of the play-offs, every of the six best runners-up were drawn against one of the six best group winners of another group with the runners-up playing their first match at home. The other group-winners were drawn each other.


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Players in bold have now been capped at full International level.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup
The 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup football finals (the summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions) were won by Lille, Schalke 04, and Villarreal.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, First leg
The game was awarded 3–0 to Khazar Universiteti due to Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz fielding an ineligible player.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate, Sloboda Tuzla won on away goals rule.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, Second leg
The game was awarded 3–0 to Vllaznia due to Hapoel fielding an ineligible player. Vllaznia won 4–2 on aggregate.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, Second leg
4–4 on aggregate, Spartak Trnava won on away goals rule.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, Second leg
1–1 on aggregate, Tampere United won on away goals rule.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Second round, Second leg
The game was awarded 3–0 to Genk due to Marek Dupnitsa fielding an ineligible player. Genk won 5–1 on aggregate.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Third round, Second leg
4–4 on aggregate, Atlético Madrid won on away goals rule.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Third round, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate, Slaven Belupo won on away goals rule.


2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate, Slovan Liberec won on away goals rule.


2004 UEFA Super Cup
The 2004 UEFA Super Cup was the 29th UEFA Super Cup, an annual association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions. The match was played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 27 August 2004 and contested by Porto of Portugal and Valencia of Spain.


2004 UEFA Super Cup
Porto qualified as winners of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, having defeated French team AS Monaco 3–0 in the final, and were appearing in the Super Cup for the third time, following victory in 1987 and defeat in 2003. Meanwhile, Valencia were appearing as winners of the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, following victory over another French team, Marseille. It was their second Super Cup, having won in their only previous appearance in 1980.


2004 UEFA Super Cup
Watched by a crowd of 17,292, a goal from Rubén Baraja gave Valencia the lead after half and hour, before Marco Di Vaio doubled their lead midway through the second half. Ricardo Quaresma scored for Porto in the 78th minute, but they were unable to find an equaliser and Valencia won the match 2–1 to win their second Super Cup.


2004 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Background
Porto qualified for the Super Cup as the reigning UEFA Champions League winners. They had won the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League beating AS Monaco 3–0 to win the competition for the second time. It would be Porto's third appearance in the competition was contesting the Super Cup for the third time. They won the competition in 1987 beating Ajax, while they lost in 2003, to Milan.


2004 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Background
Valencia had qualified for the competition as a result of winning the 2003–04 UEFA Cup. They had beaten Marseille 2–0 in the final. Valencia's only previous appearance in 1980 resulted in victory, beating Nottingham Forest. Porto and Valencia had previously met each other in two European competition matches. In the second round of the 1989–90 UEFA Cup, Porto eliminated the Spanish team with a 5–4 aggregate score, as result of a 3–1 home win and a 2–3 away loss.


2004 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Background
Soon after their European victories, Porto manager José Mourinho and Valencia manager Rafael Benítez parted with their clubs—Mourinho was hired by Chelsea, while Benitez took Liverpool's helm—and were therefore not able to lead their teams into the 2004 UEFA Super Cup. To replace them, Porto had hired Victor Fernández, and Valencia brought back Claudio Ranieri for a second spell. Besides the manager position, both clubs also went through significant squad changes. Porto sold Portuguese international playmaker Deco to Barcelona, and Portuguese defenders Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira accompanied Mourinho to Chelsea.


2004 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Background
Relevant signings included Portuguese internationals Ricardo Quaresma, Hélder Postiga and Raul Meireles; Greek international and newly crowned UEFA Euro 2004 champion Giourkas Seitaridis; and Brazilian international and 2004 Copa América winner Diego. Ranieri brought to Valencia three Italian internationals: former Juventus striker Marco Di Vaio, and Lazio players Bernardo Corradi and Stefano Fiore.


2004 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Background
Coming into the match after their previous week loss at the Supercopa de España, Valencia captain David Albelda admitted the team was "not at 100 per cent" and was still "hurt by the defeat", but this setback should help them "go into the match fully concentrated and go all out to win". On the other hand, Porto were coming from another Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira victory. The team's midfielder and captain Costinha assured that Valencia would be "an even tougher match" as it is "a very experienced team with good players".


2004 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Background
Remembering the Super Cup defeat against Milan in the previous year, Costinha showed no doubts: "... this time things are going to be different. I'm confident we can win". Nonetheless, Porto had two key players ruled out due to injuries. Brazilian striker Derlei suffered a right knee ligament lesion during a friendly match on 15 August with city rivals Boavista, whereas Diego suffered a thigh injury during the Portuguese Super Cup match.


2004 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Steinar Holvik (Norway)Ole Hermann Borgan (Norway)Fourth official:Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)


2004 UEFA Women's Cup Final
The 2004 UEFA Women's Cup Final was a two-legged football match that took place on 8 May and 5 June 2004 at Råsunda and Stadion am Bornheimer Hang between Umeå IK of Sweden and 1. FFC Frankfurt of Germany. It was the third time in a row that Umeå made an appearance in the final. Umeå won the final 8–0 on aggregate, avenging their defeat to the same team two years earlier.


2004 UEFA Women's Cup Final, Match, Details, First leg
Assistant referees: Irina Mirt (Romania) Fevronia Ion (Romania)Fourth official: Anna Nyström (Sweden)


2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2004 Final Tournament was held in Finland between 28 July – 8 August 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 were eligible to participate in this competition. Spain won the cup after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final match.


2004 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship
The 2004 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship was the 6th UEFS futsal European championship held in Baranovichi (Belarus), with 8 national teams.


2004 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship
European Union of Futsal (UEFS) organizes the European Championship biennially.


2004 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 2004 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 79th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


2004 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Irish racing was experiencing promising growth with increased prize money for competitions including the richest ever prize for a marathon event when the Corn Cuchulainn offered €50,000 for the winner at Harold's Cross.


2004 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
The situation in Britain was not as simple after Richard Caborn, the Minister for Sport announced that it had been agreed that the bookmakers levy fund would increase to 0.5% in 2004, 0.55% in 2005 and 0.6% in 2006 and therefore doubling the sports income to £16 million within the three years. However the statement was incorrect because a 0.1% increase after three years would mean only a one sixth increase (16.6%). The promise turned out to be false because the levy fund actually decreased significantly over the next five years.


2004 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Droopys Scholes won the 2004 English Greyhound Derby and Like A Shot won the 2004 Irish Greyhound Derby. Charlie Lister won the Greyhound Trainer of the Year and Derby finalist, Arc, East Anglian Derby and Oxfordshire Gold Cup winner Fire Height Dan won the Greyhound of the Year.


2004 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, Competitions
English Derby champion Farloe Verdict won the Scottish Greyhound Derby setting a new track record in the final. Brian Clemenson claimed his third successive Trainers Championship at Coventry. A brindle bitch called Roxholme Girl won the St Leger and the Gold Collar, the latter in a new track record time at the competition's new home of Belle Vue Stadium.


2004 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary, News
Trainer Tommy Foster retired from Wimbledon Stadium to concentrate on a small open race kennel and his son Jason joined Oxford Stadium.


2004 UK Championship
The 2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 28 November 2004 at the Barbican Centre in York, England.


2004 UK Championship
During the qualification Jamie Burnett compiled a 148 break, the only break exceeding 147 in professional competition.


2004 UK Championship
Matthew Stevens was the defending champion, but lost his first round match to Barry Pinches.


2004 UK Championship
Stephen Maguire won his first UK Championship, beating David Gray 10–1 in the final. During the tournament Gray compiled his first maximum break, the 50th ever made in professional play.


2004 UK Championship, Tournament summary
Defending champion Matthew Stevens was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.


2004 UK Championship, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2004 UK Championship, Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 14 and 19 October 2004 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.


2004 UK Open
The 2004 Budweiser UK Open was the second time the Professional Darts Corporation held the tournament which had quickly earned the nickname the "FA Cup of Darts". It was held at Bolton Wanderers' Reebok Stadium between 4–6 June 2004. Budweiser became the tournament's new sponsor.


2004 UK Open
Roland Scholten won the title and the tournament featured Phil Taylor's second televised nine-dart finish during his fourth round win over Matt Chapman.


2004 UK Open
It was also notable for marking the TV debuts of Adrian Lewis and Andy Hamilton.


2004 UK Open, Friday 4 June 2004, 1st Round, best of 9 legs
128 players started the chase for the title with the lower ranked players. The competition had earned the nickname, "The FA Cup of Darts" by the nature of its random draw for each round - and there was the extraordinary pairing of former world champions John Lowe against Keith Deller in the first round. Lowe, who had been missing several tournaments on the circuit at the time opted to withdraw from the event so Deller received a bye into round two.


2004 UK Open, Friday 4 June 2004, 1st Round, best of 9 legs
Steve Evans against the Welshman Marshall James in the former 1997 world championship finalist by 5–4 in the preliminary round, Alex Roy showed the worst of his form and temperament against "Odd Job" James Barton, an electrical tester from Bradford. Barton edged Roy out 5-4. Richie Burnett was very poor against Eamon Davies who comfortably beat the Welshman 5-3. Rod Harrington hadn't qualified for a televised tournament for a year and even though his darts were now not falling out of the board, he narrowly lost out to Bedfordshire's Derek Hunt 5-4.


2004 UK Open, Friday 4 June 2004, 1st Round, best of 9 legs
Alan Green took out another known face, Leeds player Dave Smith 5-4 and 'The Horse' Reg Harding was also going home early, as was last year's finalist Shayne Burgess who lost 5-2 to Lee Rose. Mick Manning lost 5-1 to Graeme Stoddart and Cliff Lazarenko stormed through to round two courtesy of a 5-1 win over Andrew Davies. Dennis Harbour beat the only lady in the competition Deta Hedman 5-2 and Dutchman Jan van der Rassel started strongly by beating Steve Ritchie 5-1.


2004 UK Open, Friday 4 June 2004, 1st Round, best of 9 legs
Best match of the first round was former BDO player Colin Monk (now full-time with the PDC) against Lee Palfreyman who was last seen on TV in the Las Vegas tournament two years ago. It was a belter of a game with Monk edging out Palfreyman 5-4. Both players averaged around 96.0 in the match.


2004 UK Open, Friday 4 June 2004, 2nd Round, best of 9 legs
Another 32 players entered the fray for the second round and perhaps not quite as many shocks this time. A slimmed down Alan Warriner who had shed two stones in weight since his last TV appearance got off to a shaky start trailing 3-0 to Eddie Lovely. However the "Ice Man" dug deep and ended up the winner 5-4.


2004 UK Open, Friday 4 June 2004, 2nd Round, best of 9 legs
The previous year's local hero Paul Williams was edged out 5-4 by Ian Covill and other local 'The Natural' Les Fitton stormed to a 5-0 win over Tony Smith. Matt Clark went through as did Tom Kirby 5-3 against Keith Wetton. "Fat Boy" Andy Keen took out Simon Whatley 5-2 and Mark Landers beat Tony Wilson 5-1. "Uncle Fester" Ritchie Buckle lost out 5-4 to David Platt, who was a "9 dart" challenge qualifier for the 2003 world championship.


2004 UK Open, Friday 4 June 2004, 2nd Round, best of 9 legs
Tracking those who came through from the first round, "Odd Job" James Barton won again by beating Alex MacKay 5-4. Dennis Harbour also won again beating the fancied Welshman Wayne Atwood 5-4. "Big" Cliff Lazarenko took out Graeme Stoddart 5-3 and Colin Monk had a slightly easier game this time beating Mark Holyoake 5-2.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 3rd Round, best of 15 legs
Into Saturday and enter all those who qualified in the top places during the regional finals. The format was now best of 15 legs, so a bit more time to settle down and play for the seasoned dart players.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 3rd Round, best of 15 legs
Darren Webster went down 5-0 to James Wade and it looked all over. However he amazingly pulled the match back to 5-5 before Wade ultimately squeezed through 8-7. Mark Dudbridge and Roland Scholten were neck and neck at 4-4 with all legs going with the throw, Dudbridge even managing the first six perfect darts of a potential 9 darter. However Scholten took a leg against the throw and then stormed ahead to an 8-5 win.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 3rd Round, best of 15 legs
Friday's hero James Barton finally met his match against rising star Mark Walsh who went into round four with an 8-3 win. However Cliff Lazarenko notched up his third win of the tournament edging out Robbie Green 8-7.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 3rd Round, best of 15 legs
Wayne Mardle appeared to struggle for a while against Vic Hubbard before winning through. He joked with interviewer Helen Chamberlain that his wayward throws into the fives were a tactic. Mardle also commented that he is now a full-time pro having quit his accounts job in the City of London.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 3rd Round, best of 15 legs
Dennis Priestley looked to be in good form as he edged out Terry Jenkins 8-7. Priestley commented that while playing on a 'minor' board that the noise and calling from the main stage was off putting. He also said that he was probably the only player brave enough to voice his opinion on this matter!


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 3rd Round, best of 15 legs
Les Fitton again produced a whitewash beating Steve Parsons 8-0. That was 13 legs on the trot to 'The Natural' without a loss! John Part took out Eamon Davies 8-4 and commented that his World no. 1 ranking could be a bit false. He suggested we wait for the official rankings after the World Matchplay to see who really is top of the pile.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 3rd Round, best of 15 legs
Phil Taylor had a difficult match against Steve Maish, a player soaring up the PDC rankings list. Taylor won 8-3 but averaged only around 93.0. A bit of Taylor magic was evident though as he took out a 170 - the highest finish. Maish threw six perfect darts and perhaps thought of a 9-darter. He said to Taylor afterwards that he didn't realise he'd have got nothing for it. Taylor later joked, "If he'd hit it, I'd have given him a tenner."


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 3rd Round, best of 15 legs
Shock of the round was Peter Manley the no.1 qualifier going straight out to Matt Chapman. ' The Sheriff' Erik Clarys got through to the last 32 as did Peter Evison. No such luck for Lionel Sams who was edged out by Henry O'Neill. Form player before the tournament Colin Lloyd really struggled against 57-year-old Tom Kirby before muscling through 8-6 and Dutchman Jan van der Rassel won his third match taking out Mark Landers 8-4.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 4th Round, best of 15 legs
Andy Jenkins whitewashed Martin Freeman 8-0 for a place in the last 16. John Part had a harder task facing the ever improving Bob Anderson. Anderson led 6-5 and then John Part checked out a beautiful 160 to tie the game. This must have rocked Anderson and Part took the final two legs to make it 8-6.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 4th Round, best of 15 legs
Alan Warriner raced to a 6-0 lead against Cliff Lazarenko. It was too much for the big man to claw back but he finished with a respectable losing scoreline of 8-4. Ronnie Baxter sailed through to the last 16 as did 62-year-old John Magowan.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 4th Round, best of 15 legs
Colin Lloyd and James Wade was a match that went to the wire. At 7-7 Lloyd had first throw. He threw 40 which tossed the advantage in Wade's direction. Wade then threw only 24 and Lloyd persevered to win the leg and the match.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 4th Round, best of 15 legs
Both Peter Evison and Jan van der Rassel had done well in the tournament thus far and in another 8-7 game, "The Fen Tiger" just eclipsed the impressive Van Der Rassel. Alan Caves beat Dennis Smith 8-3 and 'The Natural' Les Fitton continued with his strong form to almost get the better of world finalist Kevin Painter. After his 8-6 win Painter said, "Les is either rubbish or he's brilliant. He's a bit of a spaceship!"


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 4th Round, best of 15 legs
Match of the round had to be Phil Taylor against young Matt Chapman who had taken the scalp of Peter Manley in round three. Taylor won the match 8-2 with an average of 111.0 and made history by taking out his second live televised nine darter, the only player in darts history to do so.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 4th Round, best of 15 legs
Commentator John Gwynne's quote of "He is very-very extraordinary!!" goes down in darts history along with the nine darter and sums it up. Co -commentator Stuart Pyke noted that Taylor had achieved this without having played a competitive match for six months. The whole of the stadium erupted after the nine darter with the crowd singing for many minutes. Ritchie Buckle was spotted singing along with the crowd and Colin Lloyd stopped his live TV interview to give Taylor a round of applause.


2004 UK Open, Saturday 5 June, 4th Round, best of 15 legs
Taylor felt this one was easy because there was no special prize for a nine darter in the tournament so as he threw the final three darts he thought "just do it." And he did! It was reported afterwards that tournament sponsors Budweiser were to present Taylor with 501 bottles of beer for his achievement!


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, 5th Round - Last 16, best of 15 legs
Dennis Priestley continued at the UK Open with a return to impressive form really first shown at the World Championships at the turn of the year. He went into a 4-0 lead against a lacklustre John Part and Part then picked up his game to make it 4-4. Part took out a 156 checkout to go ahead 5-4 and then Priestley brought the game back level to 6-6. Priestley then set himself up for a possible 9 darter with six perfect darts, but though that wasn't to be he did take the lead 7-6. Then it went to 7-7 after Priestley missed a dart for the match and Part won the deciding leg to win 8-7. Part through but great to see Priestley back and hitting six maxima during the match.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, 5th Round - Last 16, best of 15 legs
Andy Jenkins raced off to a 5-0 lead against Colin Monk with an average of over 103.0 but the latter pulled it back to 7-6. Jenkins took the next leg to win 8-6. Alan Warriner also went into the quarter finals beating Alan Caves 8-3.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, 5th Round - Last 16, best of 15 legs
Denis Ovens and Roland Scholten was neck and neck all the way until Scholten pulled clear at the end for an 8-6 win. John MaGowan went 6-1 up against Kevin Painter and appeared to have the game won but Painter clawed 7 legs on the trot to win 8-6. Colin Lloyd raced to a 6-2 lead against Ronnie Baxter but the latter pulled the game back to 7-7. Lloyd then won the decider for his place in the quarter finals.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, 5th Round - Last 16, best of 15 legs
Wayne Mardle went into a 4-2 lead against Phil Taylor but "The Power" brought it back to 4-4. At 5-5 Taylor took out a 155 checkout to lead 6-5. The match was neck and neck again going to 7-7. Both players had darts for the match but it was Taylor who hit the double 5 to win. Apparently no love lost between them at the start of the match Phil Taylor seemed to begrudgingly shake Mardle's hand.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, 5th Round - Last 16, best of 15 legs
Apparently at the world championships Wayne Mardle was annoyed that Phil Taylor had brought in a pop star friend to their post match interview. After this game Mardle said, "I'm throwing down the gauntlet - I'm going to beat him." Throughout their post-match interview the players were turned away from each other, Taylor almost with his back to Mardle.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, Quarter-finals, best of 15 legs
Steve Beaton started well against Kevin Painter going 4–2 ahead. He maintained this advantage going 7-4 and ultimately 8-5 to win a place in the semi-finals. After the match Beaton said that he'd stopped smoking a few months ago and decided that he wouldn't be practising for the semi-final and that he'd just chill out before the next match.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, Quarter-finals, best of 15 legs
Andy Jenkins and Colin Lloyd was a much more tense affair. Jenkins went 3-1 up but Lloyd pulled it back to 3-3. Jenkins then led again at 6-4 but again Lloyd squared the match at 6-6. Jenkins then threw six perfect darts and though the nine darter wasn't on it was enough to lead again at 7-6. He took the match 8-6 and it was an accomplished performance from "Rocky" who started four legs with a maximum.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, Quarter-finals, best of 15 legs
Match of the round was undoubtedly Phil Taylor and John Part. The live draw placed them on board two much to Taylor's consternation. Part had played on this board before with all the distractions from the main board, but it was a first for Taylor. Part took an early break of throw to go 3-1 up. Taylor broke back and took it to 3 a piece. Part again went into the lead at 5-3 and Taylor once again squared the match at 5-5, then 6-6. As Part said afterwards he just kept his confidence and self-belief high and this was enough to win this tussle with "The Power" 8–6.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, Quarter-finals, best of 15 legs
Roland Scholten went 3–1 up against Alan Warriner who had said that he'd changed his darts three times since the world championships. Warriner took three on the trot to go ahead 4–3 before Scholten dug deep to take the next three legs. The match ultimately finished 8–6 to Scholten who said afterwards that he was happy with the way he was playing. Asked about the forthcoming semifinal, Scholten said that he would try to play to his ability and see what happened.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, Semi Finals, best of 15 legs
John Part and Andy Jenkins was another close game. Part was the first to admit he didn't play well in the match. Jenkins took an early 3-2 lead courtesy of a 121 checkout. Part then clawed ahead and kept a one leg advantage up until 6-5 when Jenkins then squared the match again. Ultimately 8-7 to Part who said afterwards that he felt Andy Jenkins had control of the match and that he was "pretty lucky" to get through to the final.


2004 UK Open, Sunday 6 June, Semi Finals, best of 15 legs
Steve Beaton shot out of the starting blocks against "The Tripod" Roland Scholten going 3-0 up. However where in the past the Dutchman had caved in during the closing stages of a tournament, this time it was a different Roland Scholten. Beaton only took one more leg in the match which went 8-4 to Scholten.