Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional
football
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club based in
Porto Alegre
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. They play in the
Série A, the first division of the
Brazilian league, as well as in
Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the
Rio Grande do Sul state football league. The team's home stadium, known as
Estádio Beira-Rio
Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, better known as Estádio Beira-Rio or simply Beira-Rio, (, ''Riverside Stadium'') due to its location beside the Guaíba River, is a football stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It serves as the home stadium for Spor ...
("Riverside"), was one of the twelve
2014 FIFA World Cup
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venues and has a capacity of 51,300.
The club was founded in 1909 by the Poppe brothers, with the clear goal of being a democratic institution without prejudice. Its colors are red and white and its fans are known as Colorados. It is one of the most successful clubs in Brazil and the Americas, being the third club with the most international titles in Brazil, with seven trophies. Its historical rival is
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
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, with whom it contests the
Grenal
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, one of the greatest
derbies of the world.
Internacional is part of a large membership-based sports club with more than 200,000 associates. The year 2006 was the most successful in Inter's history as they won the
Copa Lib
ertadores and the
FIFA Club World Cup
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for the first time, defeating
European champions Barcelona
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in the latter and
Club World Cup reigning champions São Paulo
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in the former. Inter once again won the continental title in
2010
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.
Other major honours include the
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
,
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, and
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
Brazilian league titles, the latter being the only time a club has won the title undefeated, the
2007
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and the
2011 Recopa Sudamericana
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, the
1992 Copa do Brasil, and the
2008 Copa Sudamericana.
History
The crest
The first crest of Sport Club Internacional was designed with the initials SCI in red over a white background, without the red contour that appeared shortly afterward. In the Fifties, the colors were inverted, the initials written in white over a red background. After the club won the Copa Libertadores, the emblem gained another star which is 50% bigger and is placed above the other four, which represent the three Brazilian championships (1975, 1976 and 1979) and the Brazilian Cup title (1992). However, Inter won the FIFA Club World Cup that same year, and the star symbolizing the Copa Libertadores title was moved down between the four stars representing the club's national honors, and a new diamond star was placed above it to commemorate the world crown. After winning the Libertadores again in 2010, yet another star was added.
"Rolo Compressor": The Steamroller
The Forties were remarkable for the Colorados. One of the greatest squads in the club's history was formed in that decade, which earned the nickname Rolo Compressor, Portuguese for "Steamroller". They were an extremely offensive team that played from 1939 to 1948 and won eight Rio Grande do Sul championships. The reason for such superiority dated back to 1926, the year Inter started accepting black players in their squad – something that was not allowed by rivals Grêmio until 1952. That decision ended up strengthening the team, which placed no restrictions and always had the best players, and also gave birth to the affectionate nickname of "The People's Club."
That team included some of the greatest football players in the club's history. Alfeu, Tesourinha, Abigail, Carlitos, Adãozinho, among others. The term "Rolo Compressor" was coined to represent Inter's power of "crushing the opposition" in their quest for victories. It showed the superiority of the team at that time.
The club's growth
The end of the Forties marked the beginning of an era of growth for Internacional. The club restored the
Eucaliptos, their old stadium, to host two matches of the FIFA World Cup in 1950 – Mexico vs Yugoslavia and Mexico vs Switzerland. On the pitch, Inter kept developing great players and provided most of the squad for the national team that won the 1956 Pan-American Games in Mexico.
The Brazilian Pan-American games squad played their first match on 1 March 1956, when they beat Chile 2–1. In the game against Costa Rica, up to then the greatest surprise of the competition, Brazil demolished the opposition by 7–1, with goals scored by Larry (3), Chinesinho (3) and Bodinho.
The final was played against Argentina. A 2–2 draw meant the title of the Pan-American Games Mexico 1956 for Teté's men on an unbeaten run. Back in Brazil, the players were visited in Rio de Janeiro by the Vice President of the Republic,
João Goulart
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(a former juvenile player for the team), and went to the Catete Palace to receive the trophy from the hands of the President of the Republic,
Juscelino Kubitschek
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.
In the Sixties, the Eucaliptos was becoming small for the large fan base. It was necessary to build a new stadium. Supporters mobilised and helped build Beira-Rio by donating bricks, iron bars, and cement. Ten years of work elapsed until the new Colorado home was inaugurated on 6 April 1969. The ground's magnitude was reflected in its name: Gigante da Beira-Rio (literally the "Giant on the River Banks" in Portuguese).
An era of titles
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Perhaps no other time is remembered with more affection and longing by the Internacional supporters than the victorious Seventies. In that decade, Inter became the most successful club in Rio Grande do Sul and in Brazil. The new Beira-Rio stadium met the expectations of the fanatic crowd, and was the stage for some of the best years in Internacional's history. In 1975, after a thrilling victory against Cruzeiro at Beira-Rio, the Colorados secured the Brazilian championship title. The only goal of the match was scored by Chilean star defender Elías Figueroa, with the so-called illuminated goal. The first golden star was now on the chest of every Colorado.
In 1976, Internacional kept the victorious squad from the previous year and arrived at the top of Brazil's football for the second time. They won the title over Corinthians by winning the final match 2–0. Valdomiro was the man of the match and scored the decisive goal. The campaign in 1976 was remarkable: in 23 matches for the Brazilian Championship, Rubens Minelli's men won 19, drew one and lost just three.
The end of the decade was crowned with yet another great victory. Inter won their third Brazilian title in 1979 after beating Vasco da Gama 2–1. With 16 wins, the team did not suffer a single defeat during the championship, a deed yet unmatched by any other club in Brazil. With this victory a third star was added over the club's emblem.
The world meets Inter
In the 1980s Internacional enhanced its international stature. Led by legends such as
Falcão,
Edevaldo and
Batista
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* Dave Bautista, American actor and professional wrestler, also ...
, Internacional reached the final of the Copa Libertadores in
1980
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where they were grouped in Group 3 alongside compatriots
Vasco da Gama
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and Venezuelan sides
Deportivo Galicia
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Founded in Caracas, the club moved, in 2002, to Maracay, in the state of Aragua, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua, playing the ...
and
Deportivo Táchira
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* Déportivo, a French rock band
* Deportivo (Mexicable), an aerial lift station in Ecatepec, Mexico
* Deport ...
. Internacional finished first in their group with four wins, one tie and one loss (although the defeat surprisingly came from Deportivo Galicia). In the semi-finals stage, the ''Colorados'' were grouped with Argentine side
Vélez Sarsfield and Colombian powerhouse
América de Cali
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; once again, Inter managed to top the group with two victories over Velez and two draws against America (which was enough to see them reach the final). In the finals, Internacional faced off against
Nacional
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, who had already won the Copa Libertadores once in
1971 *
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The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
. The ''Colorado'' couldn't break the Uruguayan backline and the first leg, played at the Beira-Rio, finished 0–0. At the
Estadio Centenario
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in
Montevideo
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, Inter were defeated 1–0. Despite losing Internacional's most important match ever, it set a precedent of great moments to come in this decade, as the team went on to win the Campeonato Gaúcho four years in a row starting in 1981.
Internacional found itself as the base for the national team again, in 1984. The last time this has happened was in 1956, when eight footballers out of the 22-player squad called up for the national team played for Internacional. To represent Brazil in 1984 in Los Angeles, Internacional had their whole squad called up. The eleven players, from the goalkeeper to the number 11, won the silver medal. The team became known as "Sele/Inter". After beating Italy and Germany, Brazil won the football silver medal, a deed repeated in 1988, when Inter players such as goalkeeper Taffarel, full-back Luis Carlos Wink and center-back Aloisio defended the Brazilian colors. That same group would help Internacional become runners-up in 1987 and 1988 in the Brazilian championship.
In 1987, Inter started off well after finishing the first phase in first place of their group with four wins, two ties, and two defeats. In the semi-finals, the squad overcame
Cruzeiro after a 0–1 victory at the
Mineirão
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It served as a ...
. However, in the finals Inter lost the chance at a fourth title after being defeated by
Flamengo
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, containing famous players as
Zico,
Bebeto
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,
Jorginho,
Leandro,
Edinho,
Leonardo
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,
Andrade
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,
Zinho
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and
Renato Gaúcho
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(who was elected the best player in the tournament). Once again in 1988, Inter found itself in the semifinals, this time after finishing second in their group in the first phase. Inter faced a real battle against arch-rivals Grêmio. The semi-final of the Brazilian Championship meant not only a bye to the final match, but also a place in the Copa Libertadores. The encounter became known as the "Gre-Nal of the Century." With just ten players on the pitch, Inter ended the first half down 1–0. In the second half, pushed by a large crowd at Beira-Rio, the Colorados came from behind to defeat Grêmio with two goals scored by striker Nilson. In the final Inter fell to
Bahia
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after losing 2–1 away on the first leg and failing to capitalize at home with a 0–0 tie.
In the
1989 Copa Libertadores, Internacional started poorly; they managed to progress to the Round of 16 but only after finishing third in their group, winning only two matches, drawing once and losing three. However, that would change in the knockout stages as Inter defeated five-times Libertadores winners
Peñarol
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1–2 in Montevideo and 6–2 in Porto Alegre. The quarter-finals saw the team face off against Brazilian champions Bahia in a rematch of the Brasileirao finals they disputed a few months earlier; this time, Internacional beat Bahia 1–0 at home and ground out a 0–0 draw to progress to the semi-finals and exact revenge on the ''tricolor de aço''. The semifinals had Internacional face off against a tough opponent:
Olimpia, who were the reigning champions of
Paraguay
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. Olimpia, who were winners of the
1979 Copa Libertadores
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, were blossoming in their second golden era with players such as
Ever Almeida,
Gabriel González,
Adriano Samaniego, and star
Raúl Vicente Amarilla
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Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...
, all coached by legend
Luis Cubilla
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. The first match took place in
Asunción
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; Inter managed to win 0–1 and were full of confidence in the return leg back home. However, Olimpia managed a spirited comeback and won the return leg 2–3 silencing the ''torcidas'' at the Beira-Rio. Inter even had a penalty kick in their favor, which was failed to convert into goal. Since the aggregate was tied at 3–3, a penalty shootout ensued to decide the finalist, and Olimpia won 3–5, eliminating the ''Colorados''. This elimination has been dubbed by fans as "O desastre do Beira-Rio".
The fourth star
In 1992, Internacional won its fourth national title, the Brazilian Cup, against Fluminense. The first leg in Rio de Janeiro was a 2–1 defeat. The return leg before a packed Beira-Rio saw the team coached by
Antônio Lopes
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Before being a football head coach, he worked as a chief police officer in Rio de Janeiro city.
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come back to win 1–0. The club secured the title with the away goals rule.
Copa Libertadores and afterwards
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Under the leadership of chairman
Fernando Carvalho Inter entered the new millennium seeking renewal from their youth teams. The club won four state titles in a row, from 2002 to 2005. The club modernized all its departments and prepared for a new football era. The South American Cup meant a return to the world stage and prepared the team for contesting the Copa Libertadores title. The campaign included eight wins, six draws, and just one defeat, to Ecuador's
LDU Quito
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in the quarter-finals. To win the title, Internacional had to move past two clubs that had won the tournament three times – Uruguay's
Nacional
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and
São Paulo
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, who were the defending champions.
Against São Paulo, Internacional arguably won the title away in the first leg. Stunning the 80,000 ''são-paulinos'' attending the match at the
Morumbi stadium,
Rafael Sóbis
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Before joining Ceará, Sóbis played for Internacional, Real Betis, Al-Jazira, Fluminense and Tigres UANL. He won t ...
scored twice in the second half before defender
Edcarlos scored for São Paulo. Internacional needed just a draw in the second leg at home, and they left the pitch as South American champions for the first time. Striker
Fernandão, who, along with
Tinga, scored in the final match at the Beira-Rio stadium, was one of the 14 players finishing as top scorer of the Libertadores, with five goals. He was voted Man of the Match against São Paulo and won a
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as the prize. Fernandão put the car up for auction and gave the money to charity organizations.
Internacional competed in the
2006 FIFA Club World Cup and shocked the heavily favored European champions
Barcelona
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with such stars as Ronaldinho and Deco 1–0 in the final for their first ever World Championship. They would also win the
2007 Recopa Sudamericana. Amidst all the victories in 2006, International had a bad start to the 2007 season. But to close this winning cycle with a triumph, Inter won the Recopa Sudamericana as they defeated
Mexican club Pachuca
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with a final score of 5–2. In the first game in
Mexico
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, the team had a good performance but was defeated 2–1.
Alexandre Pato
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Pato began his career as a youth player for Internacional in 2000, maki ...
opened the scoring. In the second match, supported by over 51,000 fans crammed into Beira-Rio, Inter beat the opponent by a score of 4–0 – the biggest win of the competition's history.
Two-times champion: Inter's success culminates with the greatest prize
After the Recopa triumph, Internacional struggled to refill the ranks left after the triumphant generation of 2006; the club finished in 11th place in the Série A, which was barely enough to allow Internacional to participate in the
2008 Copa Sudamericana. In 2008, Internacional won their state championship and participated in a friendly tournament called
Dubai Cup 2008. In the same year, Internacional won the Copa Sudamericana, beating Argentine side
Estudiantes de La Plata
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, becoming the first Brazilian winners of the trophy. Internacional repeated the Copa Sudamericana title; finished in a much-improved 6th place in the national league; retained their
state title; reached the finals of the
Copa do Brasil
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(the best finish the club has had since 1999); and won the
Suruga Bank tournament. On 2 April 2009, Inter launched its third uniform celebrating its centenary, with a golden shirt, red shorts and red socks. The golden shirt represented the glories won in their history.
In August 2009, English club
Tottenham Hotspur
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announced that a partnership was completed between the two clubs. The team performed extremely well on the 2009 Brazilian Championship, finishing as runners-up to Flamengo by 2 points. With this 2nd place, Internacional qualified to participate, once again, in the
2010 Copa Libertadores.
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Internacional was the top-seed of Group 5, which also contained Ecuador side Deportivo Quito and Emelec, as well as Cerro from Uruguay. In
the 2010 season, Internacional finished first in their group, winning their three home matches and tying their away games, no least thanks to figures such as
Kléber,
Alecsandro,
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and Argentine midfielder
Andrés D'Alessandro
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. This saw the ''Colorados'' face off against Argentine champions Banfield; the series finished in a tight 3–3 scoreline, with Kléber's away goal in Banfield enough to send them through to the quarterfinals. In that stage, Internacional faced
reigning champions Estudiantes, in a rematch of the
2008 Copa Sudamericana Finals. Despite dominating most of the first leg played in Porto Alegre, Internacional only managed a 1–0 win. In Argentina, Estudiantes were winning 2–0 until the 88th minute, when Giuliano, Internacional's star goalscorer, put the ball in the net to give Inter a much needed goal and see them through to the semifinals to meet São Paulo, in a rematch of the
finals four years earlier. Again, Internacional only managed a 1–0 win at home despite dominating the game, and in São Paulo Alecsandro scored the decisive, away goal that saw Inter go through to their third final ever of the competition. Internacional won their second
Copa Libertadores title after they defeated Guadalajara 1–2 in the first leg and 3–2 in the second leg to clinch a 5–3 aggregate win.
This victory gave Internacional the right to compete once again in the
2010 FIFA Club World Cup
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, with the goal of repeating the 2006 feat and becoming one of the very few Brazilian soccer clubs to have won the
Club World Cup
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twice. However, they were eliminated in the semi-final by Congolese side
TP Mazembe
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History
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, the
African champions, in a 0–2 upset that completely stunned Brazilian soccer specialists and fans, and also most international soccer observers.
Relegation and comeback
After a pretty good start in the
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Internacional started to struggle and fell off to the bottom of the table, a run which included a 14-game winless streak. That led to the club's first relegation in its history, only ten years after winning the
2006 FIFA Club World Cup over a historical
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
team. Despite this setback, the club would eventually be promoted after finishing second in
2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
Crests
File:Sport Club Internacional 1909 Crest.svg, First crest, adopted at foundation.
File:Sport Club Internacional 1910s Crest.svg, Added circle, adopted in the 1910s
File:Sport Club Internacional 1950s Crest.svg, Colors were inverted in the late 1950s
File:Sport_Club_Internacional_1977_Crest.svg, Crest used to celebrate the second national title in 1976.
File:Sport_Club_Internacional_1980_Crest.svg, Crest used to celebrate the third national title in 1979, won undefeated.
File:Sport_Club_Internacional_1984_Crest.svg, Updated crest adopted in the 1980s.
File:Sport_Club_Internacional_1993_Crest.svg, Crest used to celebrate the Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...
title in 1992.
File:Sport_Club_Internacional_2006_Crest.svg, Crest used to celebrate the 2006 Libertadores
''Libertadores'' (, "Liberators") were the principal leaders of the Spanish American wars of independence from Spain and of the movement in support of Brazilian independence from Portugal. They are named that way in contrast with the ''Conquistad ...
title.
File:Sport_Club_Internacional_2007_Crest.svg, Crest used to celebrate the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 200 ...
title.
File:Sport_Club_Internacional_2008_Crest.svg, Crest used to celebrate the three consecutive international titles of Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup in 2006 and the 2007 Recopa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club association football, football compe ...
.
File:Escudo do Sport Club Internacional.svg, Current crest, created for the club's centenary in 2009.
First team
Out on loan
Personnel
Technical staff
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Health and performance staff
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Management and support
Players statistics
* All-time Top Scorers
* All-time most appearances
* Brazilian Championship Top Scorers
* Brazilian Championship most appearances
Honours
International
*FIFA Club World Cup
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: 2006
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*Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
: 2006
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, 2010
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*Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
: 2008
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*Recopa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club association football, football compe ...
: 2007
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, 2011
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*Suruga Bank Championship
The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was an annual intercontinental football match held in Japan, contested by the reigning champions of the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana.
The tournament was previously officially called the ...
: 2009
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National
* Brasileiro Série A: 1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, 1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
*Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...
: 1992
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* Torneio Heleno Nunes: 1984
Regional
*Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...
: (45) 1927, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
, 2009
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, 2011
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, 2012
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, 2013
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, 2014
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, 2015
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, 2016
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Other
*Copa FGF
The Copa Federação Gaúcha de Futebol, commonly known as the Copa FGF, is an annual cup competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul state football federation for clubs that are in the first, second and third divisions of the Campeonato Gaú ...
: 2009, 2010
* Copa Governador do Estado: 1978, 1991
*Recopa Gaúcha
The Recopa Gaúcha ( en, Rio Grande do Sul Winners Cup), is a super cup tournament organized by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation (FGF), disputed between the winners of Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Cha ...
: 2016, 2017
*Super Copa Gaúcha
The Super Copa Gaúcha ( en, Rio Grande do Sul Supercup), was a tournament organized by the FGF during 2013 to 2016 reuniting the winners of Copa Metropolitana, Copa Serrana (Copa Norte), Copa Sul-Fronteira (Copa Sul), and Copa FGF. The winner o ...
: 2016
*Copa Sul-Fronteira
The Campeonato da Região Sul-Fronteira, commonly known as the Copa Sul-Fronteira, is an annual competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul state football federation for clubs that are in the first, second and third divisions of the Campeonat ...
: 2016
Friendly
* (CHI
Chi or CHI may refer to:
Greek
*Chi (letter), the Greek letter (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ);
Chinese
*Chi (length), ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter
*Chi (mythology) (螭), a dragon
*Chi (surname) (池, pin ...
) Torneio Viña del Mar: 1978, 2001
* (ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) Joan Gamper Trophy
The Joan Gamper Trophy ( ca, Trofeu Joan Gamper) or Joan Gamper Cup is an annual association football exhibition match held in August, before the start of Barcelona's La Liga season, where top division clubs from Europe compete against them. The c ...
: 1982
* (ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) Torneio Costa do Sol: 1983
* ( CAN) Torneio Costa do Pacífico: 1983
* ( JPN) Kirin Cup
The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (International competition which national ...
: 1984
* ( SCO) Rangers International Tournament: 1987
* (ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) Tournament Vigo City: 1987
* ( JPN) Wako Denki Cup: 1992
* (UAE
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) Dubai Cup: 2008
* ( JPN) Sumitomo Bank Cup: 1994
* Vice Champions Silver Medal Football 1984 Summer Olympics
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represented The Brazil national football team in 1984 Olympic Football Tournament: 1984
See also
*Sport Club Internacional (women)
Sport Club Internacional, commonly known as Internacional or Gurias Coloradas, is a Brazilian women's Association football club, based in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federativ ...
, women's team
References
External links
Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Internacional
Football clubs in Brazil
Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul
Football clubs in Porto Alegre
Association football clubs established in 1909
Inter
Inter may refer to:
Association football clubs
* Inter Milan, an Italian club
* SC Internacional, a Brazilian club
* Inter Miami CF, an American club
* FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club
* FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club
* FK Inter Bratislava, a form ...
Inter
Inter may refer to:
Association football clubs
* Inter Milan, an Italian club
* SC Internacional, a Brazilian club
* Inter Miami CF, an American club
* FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club
* FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club
* FK Inter Bratislava, a form ...
Inter
Inter may refer to:
Association football clubs
* Inter Milan, an Italian club
* SC Internacional, a Brazilian club
* Inter Miami CF, an American club
* FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club
* FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club
* FK Inter Bratislava, a form ...
Inter
Inter may refer to:
Association football clubs
* Inter Milan, an Italian club
* SC Internacional, a Brazilian club
* Inter Miami CF, an American club
* FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club
* FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club
* FK Inter Bratislava, a form ...
Copa do Brasil winning clubs
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winning clubs