1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
| Season | 1987 |
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| Champions | Sport Recife |
| Copa Libertadores de América |
Sport Recife Guarani |
| Goals scored | 433 (1,80) (Green Module and Yellow Module) |
| Top goalscorer | 10 goals Müller (São Paulo) |
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The 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 31st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, better known as Campeonato Brasileiro.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1987 was commonly given the name of Copa União, by which it was known, but had the official name of Copa Brasil. The competition was divided by CBF in modules: the Green Module (with official name of João Havelange Trophy) won by Flamengo and with Internacional runner-up; the Yellow Module (official name Trophy Roberto Gomes Pedrosa), of which the champion was Sport and vice-champion Guarani. Champions and runners up of those two modules were to form the final quadrangular. The Blue and White modules formed the equivalent of the Série B.
Flamengo and Internacional, champions and runners-up of the Green Module, abdicated to participate from the final quadrangular, as part of an agreement made by all clubs of the Green Module, which was the top tier at that time.
The origins of the championship date back to 1986. The rules of the 1986 Campeonato Braslieiro determined that the championship would have 80 clubs, divided in four groups of eleven clubs (A, B, C, and D) and four groups of 9 clubs (E, F, G, and H). The six first-placed teams in the A, B, C and D groups would be joined by the best four non-qualified teams, regardless of group, in those same groups, and the champions of groups E, F, G, and H in the second phase. In that year, it was also determined that the 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro would have 24 clubs, those being the six best teams in each of the four groups in the second phase. However, Vasco da Gama, after being eliminated in the first phase, attempted to get Joinville's berth in the second phase, since Joinville had won the points of a draw against Sergipe due to one player of Sergipe having been caught in an anti-doping test. If that extra point was taken from Joinville, Joinville would fall to 8th place in the group, and Vasco would qualify due to having a better goal difference. As an attempted solution, CBF gave berths in the second phase to both Vasco and Joinville, eliminating Portuguesa, that had appealed to the common courts in an unrelated case about ticket sales. After being threatened with the withdrawal of the clubs from São Paulo, CBF reversed its decision and enlarged the second stage to 36 clubs, qualifying Vasco da Gama, Náutico, Santa Cruz and Sobradinho. Because of that, the 1987 championship was enlarged to 28 clubs.
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