| Competition: | Campeonato Paulista – Série A1 |
| Season: | 1987 |
| Winners: | São Paulo |
| Relegated: | Ponte Preta Bandeirante |
| League Topscorer: | Edmar (Corinthians) – 19 goals |
| Biggest Home Win: | Noroeste 5–0 Novorizontino (May 10, 1987) Santo André 5-0 Ferroviária (July 26, 1987) Santos 6-1 Ponte Preta (July 29, 1987) Corinthians 5-0 Botafogo (August 5, 1987) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Ferroviária 0–4 Santos (May 24, 1987) Santo André 0-4 São Paulo (June 10, 1987) |
| Highest Scoring: | Santos 6-1 Ponte Preta (July 29, 1987) |
| Matches: | 386 |
| Total Goals: | 721 |
| Prevseason: | 1986 |
| Nextseason: | 1988 |
The 1987 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional[1] was the 86th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo won the championship for the 15th time. Ponte Preta and Bandeirante were relegated.[2]
The twenty teams of the championship would all play twice against each other, with the best teams of each half and the two overall best teams qualifying to the Semifinals, and the bottom two teams being relegated.
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| 1 | Edmar | Corinthians | 19 |
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| 2 | Carlos Alberto Seixas | Mogi Morim | 16 |
| 3 | Rodinaldo | Noroeste | 15 |
| 4 | Lé | Sao Paulo | 14 |
| 5 | Claudio Adao | Portuguesa | 13 |
| 6 | Dicao | Santo André | 12 |
| Osvaldo | Santos | ||
| Muller | Sao Paulo | ||
| Hélio | Novorizontino | ||
| 10 | Luis Carlos | Santos | 11 |
| Edu | Palmeiras |