Clube Atlético Internacional, C. A. Internacional or simply CA Internacional was a football club based in Santos,

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. It was beside

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, the first club from outside the city of São Paulo to compete in an edition of the Campeonato Paulista, in

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. It was founded on November 2, 1902, by Henrique Porchat, responsible for introducing

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in the coastal city. It ended its activities in 1910, and part of its dissidents founded the current

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, preserving the same colors used by CA Internacional (black and white) Represented Brazil before the

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had established, playing matches against

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and

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Participations

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: **3 (

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)

Honours

*Campeonato Citadino de Santos: **Winners (2): 1903, 1904

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Internacional Association football clubs established in 1902 1902 establishments in Brazil Association football clubs disestablished in 1910 Defunct football clubs in São Paulo (state)