No more tears! CBF officially lists Flamengo as 1987 Brasileirão champions | OneFootball

Official Page of the Brazilian Championship Lists Mengão with Nine Titles

There are still those who debate it, but the arguments are running out: once again, Flamengo has been recognized as the champion of the Brasileirão of 1987. This Wednesday (14), the official page of the competition on Instagram, with nearly 5 million followers, stated that the Most Beloved has nine trophies.

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There is no doubt about this. Flamengo celebrated victories in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1992, 2009, 2019, 2020, and 2025. However, the critics claim that 87 belongs to Sport, which played in a competition with a lower technical level than Mengão that year.

NOT THE FIRST TIME, HUH?

The recognition by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is not unprecedented. Last year, during the trophy ceremony for the Brasileirão champion, the event acknowledged Mengão as nine-time champion, causing outrage among Sport fans and the 'haters'.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 1987 BRASILEIRÃO?

Before the competition began in 1987, the CBF announced it had no funds to organize the event. Thus, the country's top clubs united to create the Copa União. Seeing the tournament's success and fearing a loss of power, the Confederation backtracked and organized its own competition with the 'leftovers'.

As a result, the CBF imposed a playoff between the champions and runners-up of each module. However, the Copa União representatives never accepted the agreement. Therefore, with packed Beira-Rio and Maracanã stadiums, Flamengo became the 1987 Brazilian champion over Internacional.

Meanwhile, in the other module, with a final attended by just over 6,000 people at Brinco de Ouro, Sport defeated Guarani and declared themselves Brazilian champions. However, the entire press and fans of the major teams of the time followed the tournament won by Flamengo, featuring Zico, Bebeto, Renato Gaúcho, Leandro, and others.

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