Copa União Green Module

Copa União
Season1987
ChampionsFlamengo
RelegatedSantos, Corinthians
Matches played126
Goals scored223 (1.77 per match)
Top goalscorerMüller (São Paulo) – 10 goals
Biggest home winAtlético-MG 5–1 Santos (Sep 13)
Internacional 4–0 Santa Cruz (Sep 13)
Gremio 4–0 Cruzeiro (Oct 8)
Biggest away winBahia 0–3 Vasco da Gama (Sep 13)
Coritiba 0–3 Cruzeiro (Nov 7)
Highest attendanceFlamengo 1–0 Atlético Mineiro (118,162)
Average attendance20,877

The Green Module of the Copa União is the tournament referred to the organizing body of the Clube dos 13, which is not officially recognized by the CBF, but which had reunited the most important Brazilian football clubs in the 1987 season.[1]

Green Module (Taça João Havelange)

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First round

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The clubs in Group A play against clubs in Group B.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 8 6 2 0 14 3 +11 14 Qualified to semifinals
2 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 8 5 2 1 8 1 +7 12
3 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 8 4 1 3 6 7 −1 9
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 8 2 5 1 6 4 +2 9
5 Bahia Bahia 8 3 1 4 6 10 −4 7
6 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 8 2 3 3 6 8 −2 7
7 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 8 1 4 3 4 10 −6 6
8 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 8 1 3 4 4 9 −5 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 8 4 2 2 10 2 +8 10 Qualified to semifinals
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 8 3 3 2 7 6 +1 9
3 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 8 1 6 1 4 5 −1 8
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 8 3 1 4 10 7 +3 7
5 Goiás Goiás 8 3 1 4 5 8 −3 7
6 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 8 2 2 4 7 7 0 6
7 Paraná (state) Coritiba 8 2 2 4 6 10 −4 6
8 São Paulo (state) Santos 8 1 4 3 3 9 −6 6
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

Second round

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The matches are played between the clubs inside their respectives groups.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 7 4 3 0 7 2 +5 11 Extra point in semifinals
2 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 7 4 2 1 10 4 +6 10 Qualified to semifinals
3 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 7 3 1 3 5 6 −1 7
4 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 7 2 2 3 5 5 0 6
5 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 7 2 2 3 6 7 −1 6
6 Bahia Bahia 7 1 4 2 5 8 −3 6
7 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 7 2 1 4 6 10 −4 5
8 São Paulo (state) Corinthians 7 1 3 3 5 7 −2 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

Note: Since Atlético Mineiro had already won the first round, the second round runners-up, Flamengo, qualified for the semifinal. For winning both rounds, Atlético Mineiro earned an extra point in the semifinals.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 7 5 2 0 12 1 +11 12 Qualified to semifinals
2 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 7 5 1 1 14 5 +9 11
3 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 7 3 2 2 7 6 +1 8
4 Paraná (state) Coritiba 7 2 2 3 9 12 −3 6
5 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 7 2 2 3 7 11 −4 6
6 São Paulo (state) Santos 7 1 3 3 4 8 −4 5
7 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 7 1 2 4 2 8 −6 4
8 Goiás Goiás 7 0 4 3 3 7 −4 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro 2–4 Flamengo 0–1 2–3
Cruzeiro 0–1 Internacional 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)

Finals

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Internacional Rio Grande do Sul1–1Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
Amarildo 76' Bebeto 30'
Attendance: 63,228
Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (state)1–0Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Bebeto 16'
Attendance: 91,034
Referee: José de Assis Aragão

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo (C) 19 9 6 4 22 15 +7 24 Champions
2 Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 19 6 6 7 14 12 +2 18 Runners-up
3 Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 17 10 5 2 23 9 +14 25 Semifinalist
4 Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 17 6 9 2 16 7 +9 21
5 Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 15 7 4 4 14 8 +6 18
6 São Paulo (state) São Paulo 15 7 3 5 21 12 +9 17
7 Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 15 6 5 4 14 12 +2 17
8 São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 15 7 2 6 11 13 −2 16
9 Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 15 4 7 4 11 9 +2 15
10 Rio de Janeiro (state) Vasco da Gama 15 5 3 7 17 18 −1 13
11 Bahia Bahia 15 4 5 6 11 18 −7 13
12 Paraná (state) Coritiba 15 4 4 7 15 22 −7 12
13 Goiás Goiás 15 3 5 7 8 15 −7 11 Relegation play-offs
14 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 15 3 5 7 10 20 −10 11
15 São Paulo (state) Santos (R) 15 2 7 6 7 17 −10 11 Relegation to 1988 Second Level
16 São Paulo (state) Corinthians (R) 15 2 6 7 9 16 −7 10
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Relegation

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According to the original regulation created by Clube dos 13, the 13th and 14th placed teams would play a relegation play-off, and the 15th and 16th placed teams were directly relegated to the 1988 Second Level. However, the Clube dos 13 and the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, entered into conciliation for the organizing body of the 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro, again under the full responsibility of the CBF, turning the relegations of Green Module invalid.[2]

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Müller São Paulo 10
2 Amarildo Internacional 7
Cláudio Adão Cruzeiro
Cuca Grêmio
Renato Atlético Mineiro
Romário Vasco da Gama

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Campeonato Brasileiro 1987". Bola na Area (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Os não-rebaixamentos de Flamengo, Santos e São Paulo inspiram chuva de fake news". ESPN (in Portuguese). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.