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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2004 throughout the world.
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- January 5 – Manager Mark Wotte leaves Dutch club Willem II Tilburg and becomes technical director at Feyenoord Rotterdam.
- January 29 – Dutch club FC Volendam sacks manager Henk Wisman. Former player Johan Steur is named interim-manager.
- February 2 – South Korean Club Anyang Cheetahs FC moved to Seoul and changed their name to FC Seoul.
- February 14 – Tunisia beat Morocco 2-1 to clinch the first African Cup of Nations in the country's history.
- February 29 – Middlesbrough beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 to win the Carling Cup (League Cup, England), the club's first cup in their 128 year history.
- April 25 – Premier League – Arsenal clinch the Premier League title, their second in three years, with four games still to play.
- April 29 – San Marino record their first ever win, a 1-0 victory over Liechtenstein in a friendly.
- May 2 – AC Milan clinch the Italian Serie A title.
- May 8 – Werder Bremen win the German Bundesliga
- May 8 – Valencia win the Spanish Primera División.
- May 8 – Ajax wins the Dutch title in the Eredivisie.
- May 15 – Arsenal complete their last game of the Premier League season with a victory, becoming the first team to go unbeaten for a whole season in the top division of English football since Preston North End in 1889. FIFA gives the host of the 2010 Football World Cup the first Football World Cup in Africa to South Africa
- May 19 – Valencia defeat Marseille 2-0 in the UEFA Cup final in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- May 22 – Manchester United win their record 11th FA Cup, defeating Millwall 3-0.
- May 22 – Millwall midfielder Curtis Weston, becomes the youngest FA Cup Final player in history at 17 years 119 days, beating the 125 year old record of James F. M. Prinsep.
- May 26 – FC Porto defeat AS Monaco 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
- May 26 – Darren Fletcher captains Scotland to a 1-0 win over Estonia, becoming the youngest Scottish captain in 100 years (aged 20 years, 114 days).
- June 3 – De Graafschap returns to the Dutch Eredivisie after a 3-2 win over Excelsior Rotterdam in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
- June 26 – River Plate win the Argentine Clausura League.
- June 30 – Santo André defeats Flamengo 4-2 on aggregate to clinch the Brazilian Cup.
- July 1 – Once Caldas (Colombia) defeats Boca Juniors (Argentina) 1-1 on aggregate, 2-0 on penalties to win the Copa Libertadores.
- July 4 – Greece win the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating the host nation Portugal 1-0.
- July 25 – Brazil win the Copa América football tournament, defeating Argentina 4-2 on penalties.
- July 26 – Gerard van der Lem is fired as manager of the Saudi Arabia national football team.
- August 7 – Japan win the 2004 Asian Cup football tournament, defeating China 3-1.
- August 8 – FC Utrecht wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, for the first time by a 4-2 win over Ajax Amsterdam in the Amsterdam ArenA.
- August 18 – Marco van Basten makes his debut as the manager of Dutch national team with a 2-2 draw in the friendly against Sweden, replacing criticised Dick Advocaat. Four players make their debut: defender Jan Kromkamp (AZ Alkmaar) and strikers Romeo Castelen (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Dave van den Bergh (FC Utrecht) and Collins John (Fulham).
- August 26 – United States win the Olympic women's football tournament, defeating Brazil 2-1 in extra time.
- August 28 – Argentina win the Olympic men's football tournament, defeating Paraguay 1-0.
- September 7 – Cienciano defeats Boca Juniors 4-2 on penalties to win the South American Recopa final in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
- November 1 – Football Federation Australia launches Australia's new national competition, the A-League, replacing the former National Soccer League.
- December 10 – Newell's win the Argentine Apertura League.
- December 12 – FC Porto defeats Once Caldas 8-7 on penalties in the Intercontinental Cup final in Yokohama, Japan.
- December 13 – Dutch club NEC Nijmegen fires manager Johan Neeskens. He is replaced by former player Cees Lok.
- December 17 – Boca Juniors defeats Bolívar 2-1 on aggregate to win the Copa Sudamericana final in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- December 19 – Santos clinch the Brazilian League
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