1987 in Brazilian football

Football in Brazil

Season	1987
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The following article presents a summary of the 1987 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 86th season of competitive football in the country.

The 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Yellow Module was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation, and did not count with the participation of the most traditional and most popular clubs, which were competing in the Copa União.

Semifinals

Final

Both clubs decided to share the title, but Sport was declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Yellow Module champions by aggregate score of 3-2, after Guarani withdrew the title on January 22, 1988.

The Copa União was organized by the Clube dos 13, but even counting with the most traditional and the most popular Brazilian clubs it is not officially recognized by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

Semifinals

Final

Flamengo declared as the Copa União champions by aggregate score of 2-1.

This playoff was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation, and consisted of single matches between the champion and runner-up of the Yellow Module (Sport and Guarani) against the champion and runner-up of Copa União (Flamengo and Internacional). Flamengo and Internacional refused to play the competition. As Flamengo and Internacional refused, Sport and Guarani played against each other twice.

Sport declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by the Brazilian Football Confederation by aggregate score of 2-1..

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1987.

Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Brazil scorers	Competition
May 19, 1987	England	D	1-1	Mirandinha	Rous Cup
May 23, 1987	Republic of Ireland	L	0-1	-	International Friendly
May 26, 1987	Scotland	W	2-0	Raí, Valdo	Rous Cup
May 28, 1987	Finland	W	3-2	Romário, Valdo, Müller	International Friendly
June 1, 1987	Israel	W	4-0	Romário (2), Dunga, João Paulo	International Friendly
June 21, 1987	Ecuador	W	4-1	Raí, Careca, Müller, Jorginho	International Friendly
June 24, 1987	Paraguay	W	1-0	Valdo	International Friendly
June 28, 1987	Venezuela	W	5-0	Edu Marangon, Morovic (own goal), Careca, Nelsinho, Romário	Copa América
July 3, 1987	Chile	L	0-4	-	Copa América
December 9, 1987	Chile	W	2-1	Valdo, Renato	International Friendly
December 12, 1987	West Germany	D	1-1	Batista	International Friendly

The Brazil women's national football team did not play any matches in 1987.

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
• 1987 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF^{[permanent dead link]}
• 1986-1996 Brazil women's national team matches at RSSSF^{[permanent dead link]}