Prelims
| Fransa-Pax | 3–2 | Mahindra United |
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Yadav  43', 76' |
| Dempo | 3–1 | Eveready Association |
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Sen 58' |
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | India |
| Dates | 24 November–5 December 2004 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dempo (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Mohun Bagan |
| AFC Cup | Dempo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Cristiano Junior (5 goals) |
2004 Federation Cup was the 26th edition of the prestigious Federation Cup tournament, organised by All India Football Federation. Dempo SC lifted their inaugural trophy in this edition.
Total 16 teams i.e. 12 National Football League teams and top-4 second division sides of that season participated in this edition.
| Prelims | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 24 November | ||||||||||||||
| Fransa-Pax | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 28 November | ||||||||||||||
| Mahindra United | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Fransa-Pax | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 24 November | ||||||||||||||
| Tollygunge Agragami | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tollygunge Agragami (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||||||
| Salgaocar | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Tollygunge Agragami | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 25 November | ||||||||||||||
| Dempo | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Dempo | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 29 November | ||||||||||||||
| Eveready Association | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dempo | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 25 November | ||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Vasco | 0 (7) | |||||||||||||
| 5 December | ||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers (p) | 0 (8) | |||||||||||||
| Dempo | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 27 November | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| HAL | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 30 November | ||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 27 November | ||||||||||||||
| SC Goa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| SC Goa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 December | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammedan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| SC Goa | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 27 November | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| JCT | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 30 November | ||||||||||||||
| SBT | 1 | |||||||||||||
| JCT | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 November | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Indian Bank | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Fransa-Pax | 3–2 | Mahindra United |
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| Yadav 43', 76' |
| Dempo | 3–1 | Eveready Association |
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|
Sen 58' |
| Mohun Bagan | 4–1 | JCT |
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| Dempo | 4–3 | Tollygunge Agragami |
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| Dempo | 2–0 | Mohun Bagan |
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| Cristiano Jr 42', 78' |
Cristiano Junior collided with Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Subrata Pal, in the 78th minute after scoring the winning goal of final match. While scoring his second goal after chasing the ball into the box, he collided with the keeper, staggered away and then collapsed. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. He was declared dead on bringing the body into nearby hospital.