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Sport Club Internacional (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌĩteɾnɐsjoˈnaw]), commonly known as😄 Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre.
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 ("Riverside"), was one😄 of the twelve 2014 FIFA World Cup venues and has a capacity of 50,128.
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.
[1] Its historical rival is Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense,😄 with whom it contests the Grenal, one of the greatest derbies of the world.[2]
Internacional is part of a large membership-based😄 sports club with more than 200,000 associates.
[3] 2006 was the most successful year in Inter's history as they won the😄 Copa Libertadores and the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time, defeating European champions Barcelona in the latter and😄 Club World Cup reigning champions São Paulo in the former.
Inter once again won the continental title in 2010.
Other major honours😄 include the 1975, 1976, and 1979 Brazilian league titles, the latter being the only time a club has won the😄 title undefeated, the 2007 and the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, the 1992 Copa do Brasil, and the 2008 Copa Sudamericana.
History [😄 edit ]The crest [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 (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.
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 [ edit ]
Elias Figueroa one of the greatest defenders in😄 the history of football and idol of Internacional.
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 [ edit😄 ]
In the 1980s Internacional enhanced its international stature.
Led by legends such as Falcão, Edevaldo and Batista, Internacional reached the final😄 of the Copa Libertadores in 1980 where they were grouped in Group 3 alongside compatriots Vasco da Gama and Venezuelan😄 sides Deportivo Galicia and Deportivo Táchira.
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; 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, who😄 had already won the Copa Libertadores once in 1971.
The Colorado couldn't break the Uruguayan backline and the first leg, played😄 at the Beira-Rio, finished 0–0.
At the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, 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.
However, in the finals Inter lost the chance at a fourth title after being defeated by Flamengo,😄 containing famous players as Zico, Bebeto, Jorginho, Leandro, Edinho, Leonardo, Andrade, Zinho and Renato Gaúcho (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 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 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.
Olimpia, who were winners of the 1979 Copa Libertadores, were blossoming in their😄 second golden era with players such as Ever Almeida, Gabriel González, Adriano Samaniego, and star Raúl Vicente Amarilla, all coached😄 by legend Luis Cubilla.
The first match took place in Asunción; 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 [ edit ]
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 come back to win 1–0.
The club secured the title with😄 the away goals rule.
Copa Libertadores and afterwards [ edit ]
Beira-Rio Stadium, home of Sport Club Internacional.
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 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 and São Paulo, 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 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 Toyota Corolla 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 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 with a final score of😄 5–2.
In the first game in Mexico, the team had a good performance but was defeated 2–1.
Alexandre Pato 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 [ edit ]
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, 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 (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.
[4] In August 2009, English club Tottenham Hotspur 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.
Internacional line-up for Copa😄 Libertadores game against Emelec on 18 March 2015.
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, Giuliano and Argentine😄 midfielder Andrés D'Alessandro.
[5] 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.[6][7]
This victory gave Internacional the😄 right to compete once again in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, 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 twice.
However, they were😄 eliminated in the semi-final by Congolese side TP Mazembe, the African champions, in a 0–2 upset that completely stunned Brazilian😄 soccer specialists and fans, and also most international soccer observers.[8]
Relegation and comeback [ edit ]
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 team.
Despite this setback, the club would eventually be😄 promoted after finishing second in 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
Crests [ edit ]First team [ edit ]
As of 15 August😄 2023[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan😄 [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Personnel😄 [ edit ]
Technical staff [ edit ]
As of 1 August 2023[9]
Health and performance staff [ edit ][9]
Role Name Health coordinator😄 Doctor Physiologist Physiotherapist Performance assistant Nurse Nutritionist Nutrition intern Masseur
Management and support [ edit ]
Role Name President Vice president Vice😄 president Vice president Vice president General secretary Vice president of football Vice president of social Relationship Vice president of patrimony😄 and Administration Vice president of finances Vice president juridical Vice president of planning Vice president of strategic business Vice president😄 of marketing CEO Logistics supervisor Administrative supervisor Market manager Scout Scout Scout
Players statistics [ edit ]Honours [ edit ]Worldwide [😄 edit ]
Continental [ edit ]National [ edit ]State [ edit ]City [ edit ]
Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: (23) 1913,😄 1914 (LPAF) , 1915 (LPAF) , 1916, 1917, 1922 (APAD) , 1927, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945,😄 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1972B team [ edit ]
Friendly tournaments [ edit ]See also [ edit ]
