Copa União Green Module

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]

Copa União

Season	1987
Champions	Flamengo
Relegated	Santos, Corinthians
Matches played	126
Goals scored	223 (1.77 per match)
Top goalscorer	Müller (São Paulo) – 10 goals
Biggest home win	Atlético-MG 5–1 Santos (Sep 13) Internacional 4–0 Santa Cruz (Sep 13) Gremio 4–0 Cruzeiro (Oct 8)
Biggest away win	Bahia 0–3 Vasco da Gama (Sep 13) Coritiba 0–3 Cruzeiro (Nov 7)
Highest attendance	Flamengo 1–0 Atlético Mineiro (118,162)
Average attendance	20,877
← 1986 Série A 1988 Série A →

Green Module (Taça João Havelange)

First round

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Mineiro	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	14	Qualified to semifinals
2	Grêmio	8	5	2	1	8	1	+7	12
3	Palmeiras	8	4	1	3	6	7	−1	9
4	Botafogo	8	2	5	1	6	4	+2	9
5	Bahia	8	3	1	4	6	10	−4	7
6	Flamengo	8	2	3	3	6	8	−2	7
7	Santa Cruz	8	1	4	3	4	10	−6	6
8	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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Internacional	8	4	2	2	10	2	+8	10	Qualified to semifinals
2	Fluminense	8	3	3	2	7	6	+1	9
3	Cruzeiro	8	1	6	1	4	5	−1	8
4	Vasco da Gama	8	3	1	4	10	7	+3	7
5	Goiás	8	3	1	4	5	8	−3	7
6	São Paulo	8	2	2	4	7	7	0	6
7	Coritiba	8	2	2	4	6	10	−4	6
8	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

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Mineiro	7	4	3	0	7	2	+5	11	Extra point in semifinals
2	Flamengo	7	4	2	1	10	4	+6	10	Qualified to semifinals
3	Palmeiras	7	3	1	3	5	6	−1	7
4	Botafogo	7	2	2	3	5	5	0	6
5	Grêmio	7	2	2	3	6	7	−1	6
6	Bahia	7	1	4	2	5	8	−3	6
7	Santa Cruz	7	2	1	4	6	10	−4	5
8	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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruzeiro	7	5	2	0	12	1	+11	12	Qualified to semifinals
2	São Paulo	7	5	1	1	14	5	+9	11
3	Fluminense	7	3	2	2	7	6	+1	8
4	Coritiba	7	2	2	3	9	12	−3	6
5	Vasco da Gama	7	2	2	3	7	11	−4	6
6	Santos	7	1	3	3	4	8	−4	5
7	Internacional	7	1	2	4	2	8	−6	4
8	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

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

Internacional	1–1	Flamengo
Amarildo 76'		Bebeto 30'

6 December 1987 (1987-12-06)

Beira Rio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 63,228

Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva

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Flamengo	1–0	Internacional
Bebeto 16'

13 December 1987 (1987-12-13)

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 91,034

Referee: José de Assis Aragão

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo (C)	19	9	6	4	22	15	+7	24	Champions
2	Internacional	19	6	6	7	14	12	+2	18	Runners-up
3	Atlético Mineiro	17	10	5	2	23	9	+14	25	Semifinalist
4	Cruzeiro	17	6	9	2	16	7	+9	21
5	Grêmio	15	7	4	4	14	8	+6	18
6	São Paulo	15	7	3	5	21	12	+9	17
7	Fluminense	15	6	5	4	14	12	+2	17
8	Palmeiras	15	7	2	6	11	13	−2	16
9	Botafogo	15	4	7	4	11	9	+2	15
10	Vasco da Gama	15	5	3	7	17	18	−1	13
11	Bahia	15	4	5	6	11	18	−7	13
12	Coritiba	15	4	4	7	15	22	−7	12
13	Goiás	15	3	5	7	8	15	−7	11	Relegation play-offs
14	Santa Cruz	15	3	5	7	10	20	−10	11
15	Santos (R)	15	2	7	6	7	17	−10	11	Relegation to 1988 Second Level
16	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

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

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

• 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
• Copa União Blue and White Modules