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Flamengo won the Green Module and Sport Recife won the Yellow Module. But
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82:
44:
33:
20:
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15:
1502:Top Scorers
1188:Copa Brasil
1062:Taça Brasil
966:Corinthians
687:espn.com.br
392:Final stage
319:Runners-up
229:Runners-up
85:round robin
1568:Copa União
1557:Categories
1270:Copa União
991:Fluminense
933:2024 clubs
669:References
346:Uberlândia
316:Champions
223:Champions
97:Rede Globo
45:Copa União
30:Background
1497:Champions
1026:São Paulo
1016:Palmeiras
1011:Juventude
996:Fortaleza
643:Champions
624:−4
580:−4
351:Juventude
155:Zé Carlos
93:Coca-Cola
986:Flamengo
976:Cruzeiro
971:Criciúma
961:Botafogo
771:July 21,
746:July 27,
720:July 27,
708:Dia, O.
647:See also
633:Source:
586:Forfeit
558:Flamengo
376:Paysandu
247:Flamengo
194:Campinas
167:Leonardo
151:Jorginho
120:Mineirão
108:Flamengo
1036:Vitória
823:May 26,
817:Estadão
797:May 26,
517:Guarani
366:, North
336:, South
313:Module
302:Guarani
293:(11–11
226:Finals
220:Module
190:Guarani
171:Andrade
159:Leandro
67:Guarani
1001:Grêmio
981:Cuiabá
288:a.e.t.
268:Yellow
163:Edinho
147:Bebeto
956:Bahia
635:RSSSF
408:Team
358:White
286:3–0 (
235:Green
175:Zinho
59:Sport
1484:2000
1468:2024
1463:2023
1458:2022
1453:2021
1448:2020
1443:2019
1438:2018
1433:2017
1428:2016
1423:2015
1418:2014
1413:2013
1408:2012
1403:2011
1398:2010
1393:2009
1388:2008
1383:2007
1378:2006
1373:2005
1368:2004
1363:2003
1358:2002
1353:2001
1348:1999
1343:1998
1338:1997
1333:1996
1328:1995
1323:1994
1318:1993
1313:1992
1308:1991
1303:1990
1298:1989
1282:1988
1277:1987
1261:1985
1256:1983
1251:1982
1246:1981
1241:1980
1225:1986
1220:1984
1215:1979
1210:1978
1205:1977
1200:1976
1195:1975
1179:1974
1174:1973
1169:1972
1164:1971
1148:1970
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1138:1968
1133:1967
1115:1968
1110:1967
1105:1966
1100:1965
1095:1964
1090:1963
1085:1962
1080:1961
1075:1960
1070:1959
1052:1937
825:2023
799:2023
773:2013
748:2021
722:2021
695:2019
328:Blue
188:and
177:and
143:Zico
95:and
658:CBF
641:(C)
539:+3
495:11
492:+5
470:(C)
447:Pts
412:Pld
404:Pos
364:CBF
334:CBF
284:0–2
274:CBF
256:2–1
253:1–0
251:1–1
50:CBF
36:CBF
24:CBF
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486:6
483:0
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477:5
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442:GD
437:GA
432:GF
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