The Copa União (Union Cup) had two modules: The Green and The Yellow. The Green was won by Flamengo. The Yellow was won by Sport Recife. According to the championship rules, the winners of both modules should play with the runner-up of the opposite module. The winners would then decide the championship. However, Flamengo refused to play the matches and was disqualified. Then Flamengo went to court wanting to be recognized as champion, however in 2017 the Supreme Court decided, in a final decision, that the champion of the Copa União was the Sport Recife for having complied with the rules of the game and winning the final game with the runner-up in the yellow group.