# 1987 Campeonato Gaúcho

The 67th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 2, 1987 and ended on July 19, 1987. Fourteen teams participated. Holders Grêmio won their 25th title. Novo Hamburgo and São Borja were relegated.

## Participating teams

| Club | Stadium | Home location | Previous season |
| Brasil | Bento Freitas | Pelotas | 8th |
| Caxias | Centenário | Caxias do Sul | 5th |
| Esportivo | Montanha | Bento Gonçalves | 10th |
| Grêmio | Olímpico | Porto Alegre | 1st |
| Internacional | Beira-Rio | Porto Alegre | 2nd |
| Internacional | Presidente Vargas | Santa Maria | 7th |
| Juventude | Alfredo Jaconi | Caxias do Sul | 3rd |
| Lajeadense | Florestal | Lajeado | 2nd (Second level) |
| Novo Hamburgo | Santa Rosa | Novo Hamburgo | 4th |
| Passo Fundo | Vermelhão da Serra | Passo Fundo | 1st (Second level) |
| Pelotas | Boca do Lobo | Pelotas | 12th |
| São Borja | Vicente Goulart | São Borja | 9th |
| São Paulo | Aldo Dapuzzo | Rio Grande | 11th |
| Santa Cruz | Plátanos | Santa Cruz do Sul | 6th |

## System

The championship would have two stages.:
* First phase: The fourteen clubs played each other in a double round-robin system. At the end of each round, the four best teams qualified to another double round-robin tournament, the winner of which earned one bonus point to the Final hexagonal. The six best teams in the sum of both rounds qualified into the Final hexagonal and the two teams with the fewest points were relegated.
* Final hexagonal: The six remaining teams played each other in a double round-robin system; the team with the most points won the title.

## Championship
### First phase
#### First round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 20 | Qualified |
| 2 | Caxias | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | Qualified |
| 3 | Juventude | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 17 | Qualified |
| 4 | Grêmio | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 16 | Qualified |
| 5 | Brasil de Pelotas | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Esportivo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 13 | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Pelotas | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 11 | |
| 10 | Passo Fundo | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 | |
| 11 | São Borja | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 10 | |
| 12 | Lajeadense | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 9 | |
| 13 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 9 | |
| 14 | Novo Hamburgo | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 7 | |

##### Copa 250 Anos da Cidade de Rio Grande

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caxias | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Champions; one bonus point |
| 2 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Juventude | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
* ↑ Grêmio and Caxias tied in all criteria; Caxias won on a coin toss.

#### Second round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 18 | Qualified |
| 2 | Juventude | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | Qualified |
| 3 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 16 | Qualified |
| 4 | Grêmio | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 | Qualified |
| 5 | Esportivo | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 15 | |
| 6 | Passo Fundo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Brasil de Pelotas | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Caxias | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 12 | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 | |
| 10 | Santa Cruz | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 12 | |
| 11 | Novo Hamburgo | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 11 | |
| 12 | Pelotas | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 10 | |
| 13 | Lajeadense | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 10 | |
| 14 | São Borja | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 7 | |

##### Copa Desportista Rubem Moreira

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Champions; one bonus point |
| 2 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Juventude | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 | |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internacional | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 47 | 13 | +34 | 38 | Qualified |
| 2 | Juventude | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 35 | Qualified |
| 3 | Grêmio | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 31 | Qualified |
| 4 | Caxias | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 31 | Qualified |
| 5 | Esportivo | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 28 | Qualified |
| 6 | Brasil de Pelotas | 26 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 27 | Qualified |
| 7 | Santa Cruz | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 26 | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10 | Passo Fundo | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | Pelotas | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 21 | |
| 12 | Lajeadense | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 19 | |
| 13 | Novo Hamburgo | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 18 | Relegated |
| 14 | São Borja | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 17 | Relegated |

### Final hexagonal

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grêmio | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | Internacional | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | |
| 3 | Esportivo | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 11 | |
| 4 | Caxias | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Juventude | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Brasil de Pelotas | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 2 | |