International Sports Club

The International Sports Club (in Portuguese: Sport Club Internacional), popularly known as Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre or simply Inter, is a multi-sport club from the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was founded on April 4, 1909, by Henrique Poppe Leão. It currently participates in the Brazilian Serie A Championship. Its colors are red and white and its fans are known as Los Colorados.

On an international level, it is one of the most successful clubs in Brazil, being the third most successful Brazilian team internationally, with 7 official international titles, only behind Santos and São Paulo. Among his greatest international achievements, the conquest of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006, 2 Copa Libertadores titles obtained in 2006 and 2010, a Copa Sudamericana won undefeated (2008), 2 Recopa Sudamericana titles stand out. (2007 and 2011) and a Suruga Bank Cup (2009).

At the national level, Inter is the three-time champion of the Brasileirao and is the only Brazilian club to have become national champion without losing a game (undefeated in 1979), it also won a Brazil Cup, a Heleno Nunes Cup and 45 Championship titles Gaucho, a competition in which he is the top winner and the only eighth-champion.

In addition to Independiente and River Plate, it holds the record for having won the current four Conmebol tournaments (Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana and Copa Suruga Bank). While together with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista they are the only teams in America to win the triple crown (Club World Cup, Recopa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores in the same year).

Internacional is one of the most popular clubs in Brazilian soccer, with an estimated fan base of 6.3 million fans spread throughout Brazil. It is the pioneer club in Brazil in the partner-torcedor program launched in 2003, managing to match its finances with the teams of the Rio-São Paulo axis. It has the largest number of members in Brazil, with more than 75,000 active members. Since 1969, it has played its soccer matches at the Beira-Rio stadium, a stadium that has a leaf-shaped roof and a façade remodeled according to In the colors of the club, it is one of the most modern stadiums in South America, it hosted 5 matches of the 2014 World Cup and has a capacity for more than 50,000 fans.

Its historical rival is Grêmio, with which it disputes the Grenal or Clásico Gaúcho, considered the most important sports rivalry between soccer teams in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and one of the most important rivalries in Brazil. the latter are the only teams from Porto Alegre that belong to the select group of the only 30 teams in the world that have won the highest soccer club championship worldwide, when on December 17, 2006 they became World Cup champions of FIFA Clubs played in Japan, defeating F. C. Barcelona of Spain, 1-0 at the Yokohama International Stadium.

In addition to men's soccer, Internacional maintains or has maintained other collective and individual sports, such as women's soccer, athletics, e-sports, basketball, boxing, taekwondo, volleyball and futsal. In the latter he won the Futsal League in 1996, the Futsal Libertadores Cup in 2000, the Futsal Intercontinental Cup in 1996 and eight state titles. In women's football, she is the biggest winner of the Gaucho Championship, with ten titles, the most recent being in 2020.

History

Foundation

The club was founded on April 4, 1909, by Brazilian journalist Henrique Poppe Leão and his brothers Luiz Madeira Poppe and José Eduardo Poppe, who moved from São Paulo to Porto Alegre in 1901 and found it difficult to practice soccer. Since the main clubs in the city at the time were restricted to German descendants. The name is a reference to the openness to all nationalities and a tribute to the Paulista International, of which the Poppe brothers were a part.

On July 18 of the same year, Internacional played its first match at the Grêmio Stadium (Baixada), located in the Moinhos de Vento neighborhood. The result could not have been worse for Inter, they lost 10-0 to Grêmio.

1913–1939: First titles and new stadium

In 1913, Internacional won its first title, and undefeated: the Porto Alegre Metropolitan Championship and the Metropolitan Championship. This feat would be repeated the following year, in 1914. Despite the progress, the annoyance of Grenais remained and interrupted the life of Colorado until 1915 when they finally beat Grêmio with result 4-1.

Starting in the 1920s, Inter will open its headquarters and give way to its team to players who belonged to the many leagues that organized competitions between representative black clubs (the famous Black Cinnamon League, for example), officials, commercial officials and stevedores. In 1925, a black player wore the Inter shirt for the first time. His name was Dirceu Alves and he was a defender.

The recognition of the state occurred on September 7, 1927 when Inter was crowned Gaucho champion for the first time by beating Grêmio at the Baixada stadium (former Grêmio stadium) 3-1 in two forty-minute halves. In 1934, the club won its second state title by beating Grêmio Atlético Farroupilha 1–0.

The eucalyptus era

The first training sessions of the International, in 1909, were in a vacant lot at the end of Rua Arlindo, between Saldanha Marinho and José de Alencar. In 1910, the team went to Campo da Várzea, divided with the Military College team, in Volta do Cordeiro (reference to the Portuguese merchant José Antônio Cordeiro, who gave a shed where the players kept the goalkeepers after each training session and game, to prevent them from being stolen by timber thieves). The grooves in the ground were marked with milk of lime to demarcate the lines of grass on football days.

In 1929, engineer Ildo Meneghetti was elected president of Inter and found available land on Rua Silveiro, which at the time established the Porto Alegre city boundary. Inter made the purchase and finally obtained its first participation, 20 years after its foundation. Meneghetti has put up for sale shares for the construction of the new eucalyptus stadium.

The opening was in March 1931, with a Grenal, won by Inter 3-0. The eucalyptus (later named Ildo Meneghetti) initially had 10,000 seats, with a wooden pavilion on Silveiro street and a cement grandstand on the opposite side.

1950 World Cup

For the 1950 World Cup, the Silveiro pavilion was also made concrete, as required by the Brazilian Sports Confederation - CBD. The World Cup had two games at the stadium:

• Switzerland 2-1 Mexico
• Yugoslavia 4 - 1 Mexico

The last game in Eucalyptus was played in March 1969: Inter beat Brazil's oldest team, Rio Grande, 4-1; The old idol Tesourinha arrived late, played a few minutes and snatched the net from one of the goalkeepers. The stadium has stood the test of time for over 80 years in the Menino Deus neighborhood. In August 2010, its sale to a construction company was announced.

1940–1968: The compressor roll and national projection

The Roller Compressor was an extremely offensive team that lasted from 1940 to 1948, winning eight state tournaments in nine years. The reason for such superiority dates back to 1928, when Inter began using black players in their group, a practice that rival Grêmio had not yet adopted until 1952. This ultimately strengthened the team without restrictions and always ended with the best players, As well as creating the affectionate nickname 'People's Club'. This team featured several of the top stars to emerge in the International.

On November 18, 1945, the International won an unprecedented tournament, a Gaucho Championship in Timbaúva, Power and Light Stadium, playing against Pelotas. From there is that the nickname 'Compressor Roll' given by Vicente Rao gained fame. The big clubs of the Rio-SP axis appeared with million-dollar proposals, but the players refused to leave Porto Alegre.

Debut of the Brazilian Championship and outstanding campaigns

The 1960s, a difficult time for Internacional in soccer, which was dedicated to the construction of the Beira-Rio stadium, was marked by the conquest of the Gaucho Championship in 1961 and also the debut in the Brazilian Cup in 1962 The Colorado team had a historic campaign, being semifinalists and eliminated by Botafogo after two 2-2 draws and an extra game.

The first victory for a gaúcho club against a Paulista club in Sao Paulo took place on May 28, 1967. Internacional beat Corinthians 1–0 in Pacaembu for the final round of the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament that year. Corinthians had been unbeaten for fifteen games and seemed unbeatable. The Colorado team was also the second placed Robertões of 1967 and 1968, after being defeated in the final by Palmeiras and Santos, respectively.

1969-1979: The golden decade and the dominance of Colorado in Brazil

1969: The Riverside Giant Appears

Don Elías Figueroa, one of the best field defenders of all time, is also one of the best idols of the club. Just in the year that ended a long hegemony of Internacional in gaucho soccer. In 1956, the story of the construction of a large stadium, Beira-Rio, began. On September 12, 1956, councilor Ephraim Pinheiro Cabral, a soccer player, who often chaired Inter, presented the project to the Porto Alegre City Council to donate an area that would land on the Guaíba River. In fact, Inter was winning was a ground in the water. Only in 1959 the club planted the first bets of Beira-Rio.

The Beira-Rio stadium was built largely with the contribution of fans, who brought bricks, cement and iron to the site, even from the inside. In this regard, there were special radio programs to mobilize Colorado fans throughout Rio Grande do Sul. It is even said that Falcão, later a Colorado idol, even brought bricks to the building.

Beira-Rio was inaugurated on Sunday, April 6, 1969, 60 years and two days after the club was founded. In the opening match against Benfica from Portugal, Claudiomiro scores Inter's first goal at the stadium. And suddenly, a big man began to cry and fan the crowd as he surrounded the lawn: it was Rui Tedesco, the engineer who finished Beira-Rio. The leaders were excited, but nothing was greater than the pride of the fans. That afternoon the Giant of Beira-Rio was born.

1975: First Brazilian title with '' illuminated goal ''

In 1975, the International was in charge of placing Rio Grande do Sul on the map of Brazilian soccer. From Nacional de Montevideo he had brought, in the previous year, the goalkeeper Manga; from Fluminense, the left winger Lula, then the best player in his position. Players such as Caçapava Chico Fraga and Batista emerged from the grassroots categories. In 1975, the center forward Flávio would join a team that already had strong players such as Figueroa, Falcão, Paulo César Carpegiani and Valdomiro. The Brazilian Championship, largely dominated by São Paulo, owners of 12 of the 18 national titles played so far, either in the Brazilian Cup or in the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament, was won by a gaúcho club. In total there were 29 games, 58 points won, 18 wins, eight draws and only three losses. Colorado's prestige reached national proportions even before clinching the cup on December 14. The previous Sunday, Internacional won the semifinal against Fluminense with a 2-0 result, with goals from Luiz Ribeiro Pinto Neto and Paulo César Capergiani in the middle of the Maracana. Even with the favoritism alongside Rio, Rubens Minelli's team applied a "tactical knot" to win the semifinal 2-0. Internacional won the duel against Cruzeiro by a score of 1-0, in Beira-Rio, in the final of the 1975 Brazilian Championship. With this result, Internacional became champion. The winning goal was scored by Chile's Figueroa, who jumped higher than the Cruzeiro defense and headed Inter to the "Brasileirao" in 1975 and 1976, the first of them with the Chilean's famous score in the final against Cruzeiro, known as "Gol Iluminado". Legend has it that fifteen minutes into the second half, on December 15 at sunset, the entire field was already covered in shadow, but in the exact place where Figueroa jumped and headed towards the goal, a ray of light illuminated him., made until today unexplained. Thus was born the legend of the Gol Iluminado and the God of Beira Rio.

1976: Kings of Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil

Internacional reached the eighth consecutive championship in the Gaucho Championship, in 1976. Along with Juventus, Bayern Munchen, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Olympique Lyonnais, they are the only teams in the world to win more than seven consecutive tournaments. With coach Rubens Minelli commanding most titles, Colorado created a team in the 1970s that featured stars like Falcao, Carpeggiani, Figueroa, and standouts like Valdomiro, Flavio, Claudiomiro, Darkness, Jair, Dario, Lula, Marino, Manga, Bautista and Caçapava. A great team that coincided with the great stage of Beira-Río, inaugurated in 1969, exactly in the year of its first of eight titles. The latter was also in Beira-Río on August 22, 1976, beating rival Grêmio 2–0 with goals from Lula and Dario.

With a better team than the previous year, Internacional was again sovereign in the first phase of the 1976 Brazilian Championship with 7 wins and 1 loss in 8 games, finishing in first position. In the second phase, the team did not lose, winning 4 games and drawing 1. In the third phase, six wins and two losses in eight games led the team, first, to the semifinals of the competition. With the right to play the final at home again, Colorado had no trouble winning its second Brazilian title against Corinthians. The São Paulo team played more based on race and emotion than technique. Without the massive presence of their fans as in the Maracana Invasion, the alvinegro team could not be brave against the best team in the country. They were defeated by the score of 2-0, goals from Darío and Valdomiro. Internacional were two-time Brazilian champions, crowning their efficient, brilliant and technical football, as well as placing Falcão, Figueroa, Manga and Carpegiani at the highest level of great Brazilian and even world football (in the case of Falcão and Figueroa).

1979: Undefeated championship and third national title

With a record number of participants, the 1979 Brazilian Championship was played by 94 teams. After three group stages, the semifinal was reached, in which Internacional eliminated Palmeiras while Vasco left Coritiba on the road. In the decision, Internacional beat Vasco in both matches (2–0 in Rio de Janeiro and 2–1 in Porto Alegre). Paulo Roberto Falcão scored the last goal of the victorious campaign that sealed Inter's three-time Brazilian championship on December 23, 1979. Thus, the gaucho club became the first undefeated champion in the history of the Brazilian Championship, with a campaign of 16 wins. and 7 draws and zero losses. The first and only one, not counting the phase prior to 1971 of the competition, in its names Copa Brasil and Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament. This feat was the subject of a book written by club idol Falcao, in which the title reads: "The team that never lost".

The third star placed on the club's insignia ended a decade of international glory, which in addition to the three national titles (1975, 1976 and 1979), was also marked by the eight-time gaucho (he won all the regional titles from 1969 to 1976).

1980-1990: The Silver Decade

1980: Runner-up of the Copa Libertadores

The year 1980 was marked by the breakup of the Internacional team that captivated Brazil in the 1970s. Colorado once again made history by being the first club from Rio Grande do Sul to play in a final of the Libertadores Cup. Internacional was a solid team in defense and with offensive power, managed by the figure of Falcao. The opponent was Nacional from Uruguay, who did a great job in the final in Beira-Río, obtaining an important 0-0 draw. The rematch was even, but after 35 minutes, it was broken by a goal from Victorino, giving Nacional the second title of the competition.

1982–1987: Friendly tournament achievements and 1987 Union Cup decision

In 1982, Internacional won the Joan Gamper Trophy by eliminating Maradona's Barcelona at the Camp Nou with more than 100,000 people and beating Manchester City 3-1 in the final. It became the first and only club outside of Europe to win the friendly cup of the tournament, organized by Barcelona itself since 1966.

In 1984, Internacional won the Gaucho Championship four times and also the Heleno Nunes Tournament, organized by the CBF. As a result, his first team was assigned to the Brazilian team for the 1984 Olympics. The Brazilian team eliminated Canada on penalties in the quarterfinals, then beat Italy 2–1 in the semifinal. In the final against France, the largest audience in the history of the Olympic Games (101,799 people) followed the match that ended 2-0 for France. Thus, Brazilian soccer won its first silver medal at the Summer Olympics.

Three years later, in 1987, Colorado made another decision, this time against Flamengo for the 1987 Green Union Cup. After a 1-1 draw in Porto Alegre and a loss by 1-0 in Rio de Janeiro, the Rio Grande do Sul club was second in Brazil that year.

1988: Brazilian finalist and Copa Libertadores dream postponed

In the 1988 season, Colorado reached the final of the Brazilian Championship, where they defended the four gaucho championships. The opponent was Bahia, who beat them 2-1 in Salvador and held to a goalless draw in Porto Alegre, culminating in another second-place finish in club history. With a guaranteed place in the 1989 Copa Libertadores, the Colorado team reached the semifinals, being eliminated by Olimpia from Paraguay, on penalties. The 1980s were marked by a single national achievement, which was the Heleno Nunes Tournament, held in 1984 by CBF and won by Colorado over Bahia, in addition to four consecutive state conquests, between 1981 and 1984. The 1990s began with the conquest of the title of the 30th Gaucho Championship, in 1991.

1991–2004: The unprecedented achievement of the Brazil Cup, the crisis and the times of fasting

1992: The conquest of the fourth star

In the 1992 season, Internacional won the Brazilian Cup title and the Gaucho Championship. The red team eliminated the teams of Corinthians, Grêmio, Palmeiras and Fluminense in the national event. After confirming favoritism against Muniz Freire-ES, Internacional gave Corinthians no chances, beat the Paulistas 4-0 in Pacaembu and reached the quarterfinals with a goalless draw in Beira-Rio. Facing Grêmio, Colorado beat their biggest rival on penalties 3-0 after two 1-1 draws. With two victories over Palmeiras, the gauchos were guaranteed in the final. Despite a 2-1 defeat, Internacional beat Fluminense 1-0 in Beira-Rio and lifted the trophy thanks to his away goal. The coach Antonio Lopes counted on the scorer Gerson da Silva to become champion of the Brazil Cup. The striker contributed nine of the 20 goals scored by Colorado and won the tournament's golden boot for the third time (1989, 1991 and 1992).

Mistake by Libertadores, Grenal 5-2 and escape from relegation

After the national conquest, the gaúcho club had the right to play in the 1993 Copa Libertadores but was eliminated in the first phase of the competition with 3 draws and 3 losses. In the 1994 season, he won his 32nd Campeonato Gaucho title.

In 1997, the Porto Alegre team won the Gaucho Championship title. In the Brazilian Championship, the club had the best campaign of the 1990s, finishing the event in third place. In the same competition, Colorado also achieved a spectacular defeat over its biggest rival, Grêmio with a result 5-2, in the middle of the Olympic Stadium.

In the 1999 season, the club was a semifinalist in the Brazilian Cup, but was eliminated by Juventude. In the Brazilian Championship, they had a poor campaign and escaped relegation in the last round with a goal from Dunga against Palmeiras. The 1990s were not victorious for the club, having only one national achievement and four state achievements.

It was Fernando Carvalho

In 2002, Fernando Carvalho was president of Internacional. As Colorado's manager since the 1990s, he had tried to take the club's top spot in previous elections, but was defeated. He was the president who won the main titles of the club. The club in the 2000s revealed great players for Brazilian and world football, such as Lúcio, Fabio Rochemback, Daniel Carvalho, Nilmar, Rafael Sóbis, Alexandre Pato and Leandro Damião. After escaping relegation in 2002, the club restructured to form a competitive team. In the 2004 season, Internacional was champion of the Gaucho Championship and made a historic campaign in the Copa Sudamericana, reaching the semifinal, being eliminated by Boca Juniors 4–2 on aggregate score.

2005–2011: Four-time gaucho champion, America's achievements and World Cup

2005: Postponed the four-time Brazilian championship and the ambition to conquer the world

In the 2005 season, with coach Muricy Ramalho in charge, Internacional was champion of the Gaucho Championship for the fourth consecutive time and returned to defend the four-time Gaucho championship. The Colorado team led the 2005 Brazilian Championship until the Whistle Mafia was discovered. At the time, referee Edílson Pereira de Carvalho was involved in a results scheme. The STJD decided to cancel 11 games and Corinthians, who played two games they had lost, recovered 4 points, taking the lead in the championship, which would end up being champion. As a finalist in 2005, the Colorado team secured a place in the 2006 Copa Libertadores. After the end of the Brazilian Championship, Muricy left the command of Internacional. In frustration at the 2005 Brazilian Championship, when the 2006 season began, then-president Fernando Carvalho announced his plan to conquer the world.

2006: The Achievements of America and the World

Abel Braga's Internacional rounded out and was crowned Copa Libertadores champion on August 16, 2006. With a berth secured in the FIFA Club World Cup, Colorado kept up the good streak in the Brazilian Championship, despite having used the reserve team for much of the competition, once again managed to be Brazilian runner-up.

On December 17, 2006, Internacional won the FIFA Club World Cup, the club's biggest title, by beating Barcelona 1-0 in Yokohama, Japan. After lifting the Copa Libertadores and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006, Colorado won the 2007 Recopa Sudamericana and clinched the Triple crown.

2008: Undefeated champion of the Copa Sudamericana

The Colorado also won an exclusive title for national soccer so far: the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, which was an undefeated champion with five wins and five draws. Later, in 2011, the University of Chile won it undefeated, equaling the record with Inter. In 10 seasons with the club, Índio has played 391 games, scoring 33 goals, making him the highest scoring defender in Colorado. With the Internacional shirt, he won 15 titles.

2009: The centenary of the club

Internacional began its centenary year by winning the Campeonato Gaucho undefeated. He was champion of the 2009 Suruga Bank Cup, but lost three titles: he was runner-up in the Brazilian Cup, the Brazilian Championship and the South American Recopa against Liga de Quito.

2010: 2nd Copa Libertadores and the Recopa Sudamericana

Internacional recovered from the bad phase and became a double champion of the Copa Libertadores de América against Chivas de Guadalajara. In the Club World Cup, however, the club came third after being eliminated in the semi-final against TP Mazembe. In 2011, the Colorado team won its most recent international title, where it became a two-time Recopa Sudamericana champion after beating Independiente of Argentina 4-3 on aggregate in Beira-Rio.

2012 - Present: the new Beira-Rio, the six-time gaúcho championship, crisis and relegation

The club committed to renovating Beira-Rio, which has been closed for redevelopment for the 2014 World Cup since December 2012, but work had already begun in 2011. At this time away from home, Inter had They have to deal with temporary stadiums, sending their matches to the Centenario Stadium, in Caxias do Sul, and the Vale Stadium, in Novo Hamburgo. He was also present in the 2012 Copa Libertadores, being eliminated in the round of 16 and finishing the Brazilian Championship in tenth place.

Difficulty away from home

For the 2013 season, the club clashed with manager Dunga for two years. Playing away from home, Colorado became champion of the Gaucho Championship for the third time in a row, was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Brazil Cup and did not have a good Brazilian Championship. After four straight losses in return, manager Dunga was fired and Clemer took over on an interim basis, finishing the competition in thirteenth place.

Beira-Rio reopened and qualified for Libertadores

In the 2014 season, manager Abel Braga returned to the club for the fifth time. On April 6, 2014, Beira-Rio officially reopened in a friendly match between the home owners and Peñarol from Uruguay, with a 2-1 win for Internacional. In 2014 he won his 43rd Campeonato Gaucho title, was eliminated in the third phase of the Brazilian Cup and the second phase of the Copa Sudamericana, but had a good campaign in the Brazilian Championship, finishing in third place and securing a place for the Cup. Liberators 2015.

The dream of the Liberators postponed

With the change in management, Abel Braga has not renewed with the club and the hiring of Diego Aguirre for the 2015 season is announced. The Colorado won its 44th Gaucho Championship title, maintaining the sequence and become five-time state champion. In the 2015 Copa Libertadores, the Colorado team was eliminated in the semifinal against Tigres UANL with a global result of 4-3, finishing the event in third place. In the Brazilian Cup he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. After the departure of coach Diego Aguirre, the board announced the appointment of coach Argel Fucks. The Colorado team finished the Brazilian Championship in fifth place without qualifying for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.

Hexacampeonato gaúcho, crisis in the Brazilian Championship and relegation

In 2016, with the Argel Fucks managing the Colorado team, the club retained the title sequence and became the six-time state champion by winning its 45th Campeonato Gaucho title, and was also the first ever Gaúcha Cup Winners' Cup champion. At the national level, he was eliminated in the semifinal of the 2016 Brazilian Cup, however, in the Brazilian Championship he did not have the same success. The board fired Argel Fucks, and even with the return of coaches Falcão, Celso Roth and Lisca, Internacional did not recover from the bad phase and they were relegated for the first time in their history to Brasileirao B, finishing the competition in 17th place..

Return to the elite of Brazilian soccer

For the 2017 season, the Internacional board announced the hiring of coach Antonio Carlos Zago. The club could not maintain the sequence of state titles, being runner-up in the Gaucho Championship, in the Brazilian Cup it was eliminated in the fifth phase, Zago was fired and announced the appointment of coach Guto Ferreira, who also could not resist a negative sequence, and, after his departure, he gave way to assistant coach Odair Hellmann and was later hired as coach for the 2018 season. The Colorado team was runner-up in the Brazilian Championship - Serie B, which totaled 71 points, in 20 wins, 11 draws and only 7 defeats, ensuring access to the elite of Brazilian football.

Return to Libertadores after 4 years.

In the 2018 season, under coach Odair Hellmann, Internacional ranked third in the Brazilian Championship, where they totaled 69 points, 19 wins, 12 draws and only 7 losses, guaranteeing a direct berth for the 2019 Copa Libertadores Already in the competition, he managed to pass as group leader with 14 points. He managed to advance to the quarterfinals, where he was eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Gabriel Barbosa's brand new Flamengo, who would ultimately be crowned champion.

Symbols

Shield

Originally the Internacional shield was made up of the initials SCI embroidered in red on a white background. The inversion later occurred, with the combination of letters turning white on a red background.

Shield evolution
1909	1977 - 1979	1980 - 1982	1983 - 1992	1993 - 2005	2006	2007	2008	2009 - Presente

Flag

Official flag of the International.

The Sport Club Internacional flag consists of two right triangles with the official colors red and white, with the white triangle with the base on the left and the red one with the base on the right. In the upper corner, on the right side, the intertwined initials of the club and the date of foundation appear.

Pet

Internacional's mascot is an indigenous boy called "Saci-Pererê", this because he goes in conjunction with indigenous tribes from southern Brazil, especially in the Misiones region. He was a playful entity, tricking and misleading travelers. With the arrival of African slaves in Brazil, the single leg was incorporated into mythology - the other leg was lost 'playing capoeira'.

Clothing

• Current sports brand: Adidas
• Uniform holder: Red t-shirt, white pants and red stockings.
• Alternative uniform: White t-shirt details in red, red pantaloneta and white stockings.
• 3rd uniform: Orange t-shirt with details in red, orange pantaloneta and red stockings.

The predominant colors of Inter de Porto Alegre are red and white, which is why their starting shirt is red, with white piping. In turn, his alternative shirt had several variations in its conformation.

First

(See evolution)

Actual

Suppliers and sponsors

The following tables detail the chronology of the clothing brands and sponsors of the S.C. International.

Period Supplier 1978 - 1981 Adidas 1982 Le Coq Sportif 1983 - 1987 Olympikus 1987 Perusso 1988 - 1994 Umbro 1995 - 1996 Rhumell 1997-1999 Adidas 2000 - 2005 Topper 2006 - 2011 Reebok 2012 - 2019 Nike 2020 Adidas

Period Auspiciador 1984 - 1987 APLUB 1989 Coca-Cola Banrisul

Facilities

Beira-Rio Stadium

Panoramic view of the José Pinheiro Borda stadium, known as Beira-Rio.

The main venue of the club is the José Pinheiro Borda Stadium, better known as "Beira-Rio Stadium". It has a total capacity for 50,628 spectators. It is located at Av. Padre Cacique, 891, in the Praia de Belas neighborhood. The engineer Rui Tedesco was the one who led the conclusion of the works. Its inauguration took place on April 6, 1969.

Panoramic view of the Beira-Rio Stadium.

Club details

• Historical position: 4.o
• Seasons in Serie A: 55. (1962, 1967-2016, 2018-Act.).
• Seasons in Serie B: 1. (2017).
• Best place in the league: 1.° (3 times).
• Worse position in the First Division: 25.° (1977).
• Best streak of undefeated parties: 39 matches (26 wins and 13 draws) in 1984.
• Major goleada in favor:
  • In national championships: 9-1 to Ji-Paraná-RO (06/04/1993).
  • In international championships: 6-1 to Olympic Club (05/05/2021).
• Player with more contested matches: Valdomiro (803 official matches).
• Player with more goals: Carlitos (485 goals in official competitions).
• Less goalie: Gainete, in 1970, with 1203 minutes without giving goals (13 matches and 33 minutes, being a record in Brazilian football).
• Important trainers: Rubens Minelli, Ênio Andrade, António Lopes, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Abel Braga, Celso Roth.

Players

Squad 2023

Players			Technical equipment
N.o Nac. Pos. Name Age Ult team. End contract Porteros 1 BRA! 0BY Keiller 26 years Chapecoense 2026 12 BRA! 0BY Emerson Junior 23 years Figueirense 2025 24 BRA! 0BY Anthoni 21 years Inferiors 2024 31 BRA! 0BY John. 27 years Santos 2023 Defense 4 BRA! 1DEF Rodrigo Moledo 35 years Panathinaikos 2023 6 BRA! 1DEF Renê 30 years Flamengo 2024 16 ARG! 1DEF Fabricio Bustos 27 years Independent 2024 21 BRA! 1DEF Igor Gomes 22 years Barcelona Atlètic 2023 22 COL! 1DEF Nicolás Hernández 25 years Athletic 2024 25 ARG! 1DEF Gabriel Mercado 36 years Al-Rayyan 2023 36 BRA! 1DEF Thauan Lara 19 years Inferiors 2025 43 BRA! 1DEF Felipe 19 years Sub-20 44 BRA! 1DEF Vitão 23 years Shajtar Donetsk 2023 Campers 17 BRA! 2VOL Gustavo Campanharo 31 years Kayserispor 2024 23 BRA! 2VOL Gabriel 30 years Corinthians 2023 33 BRA! 2VOL Baralhas 24 years Atletico-GO 2025 40 BRA! 2VOL Rômulo 23 years Athletic-MG 2023 41 BRA! 2VOL Matheus Dias 21 years Tombense 2024 10 BRA! 2MED Alan Patrick. 32 years Shajtar Donetsk 2025 15 BRA! 2MED Lucas Ramos 22 years Inferiors 2025 26 BRA! 2MED Estevão 21 years Inferiors 2026 27 BRA! 2MED Maurício 21 years Cruzeiro 2025 30 U.S.! 2MED Johnny 21 years Inferiors 2026 Delanteros 9 BRA! 3OF THE Luiz Adriano 36 years Antalyaspor 2024 11 BEL! 3OF THE Wanderson 28 years Krasnodar 2025 14 URU! 3OF THE Carlos de Pena 31 years Dynamo of Kiev 2024 28 BRA! 3OF THE Pedro Henrique 32 years Sivasspor 2025 35 BRA! 3OF THE Alexandre Alemão 25 years Ava 2025 38 BRA! 3OF THE Jean Dias 32 years Caxias 2023 42 BRA! 3OF THE Gabriel Barros 21 years Ituano 2026 45 BRA! 3OF THE Lucca 20 years Sub-20 Cessions Nac. Pos. Name Age Eq. provenance Lost to BRA! 0BY Vitor Hugo 21 years Figueirense Vila Nova BRA! 1DEF Lucas Mazetti 22 years Vila Nova Brazil of Ballots BRA! 1DEF Paulo Victor 22 years Botafogo Vasco BRA! 1DEF Moses 28 years Bahia Moscow CSKA BRA! 1DEF Lucas Ryan 21 years Sub-20 CSA BRA! 2MED Rodrigo Lindoso 33 years Botafogo Ceará BRA! 3OF THE Nicolas 21 years Inferiors Put on Preta BRA! 3OF THE Matheus Cadorini 20 years Osasco Audax Coritiba ARG! 3OF THE Braian Romero 31 years River Plate Tijuana BRA! 3OF THE David 27 years Fortress São Paulo BRA! 3OF THE João Peglow 21 years Atletico-GO Dnipro-1			Coach(s) Mano Menezes Assistant coach(s) Sidnei Lobo Cauan de Almeida Physical Preparer(s) João Goulart Jean Carlo Lourenço Coach(s) of porters Daniel Pavan Doctor(s) Guilherme Caputo Rodrigo Hoffmeister Other(s) Technical Director(s) Sandro Orlandelli Fisiologista(s) Felipe Irala Masajist(s) Juarez Quintanilha Banha Utilero(s) Buiú Gentil Passos Technical Observer(s) Bolivar Silveira Analyst(s) of dice Eduardo Seligman Legend Pos.: Position Nac.: Nationality of sport Captain Mission BY / ARQ: Guardameta DEF: Defense MED / VOL: Camper OF THE: Delantero Updated on 7 May 2023 Official web template

Ups and downs 2022–23 (summer-fall)

Altas
Player	Position	Proceedings	Type	Cost
Rômulo	Flying	Athletic-MG	Loan.	--
Gabriel Barros	Delantero	Ituano	Transfer.	Not revealed.
Jean Dias	Delantero	Caxias	Transfer.	$30,000.
Gustavo Campanharo	Flying	Kayserispor	Contract termination.	--
Nicolás Hernández	Defence	Athletic	Transfer.	Not revealed.
Luiz Adriano	Delantero	Antalyaspor	Contract termination.	--
Caio Vidal	Delantero	Bahia	Loan switch.	--
Bruno Gomes	Flying	Coritiba	Loan switch.	--
Baralhas	Flying	Atletico-GO	Transfer.	R$5,000.000.
John.	Porter	Santos	Loan.	--
Lucca	Delantero	Sub-20	Promotion.	--
Vitor Hugo	Porter	Figueirense	Loan back.	--
Wanderson	Delantero	Krasnodar	Transfer.	R$24,700,000.
Heitor	Defence	Bruges Circle	Loan switch.	--

Low
Player	Position	Destination	Type	Cost
Mário Fernandes	Defence	Free agent	Contract termination.	--
Victor Cuesta	Defence	Botafogo	Transfer.	Not revealed.
Heitor	Defence	Mirassol	Cardage.	--
Caio Vidal	Delantero	Ludogorets	Transfer.	Not revealed.
Mikael	Delantero	Salernitana	Loan switch.	--
Allison	Camper center	Steril Praia	Free transfer.	--
Bruno Gomes	Flying	Coritiba	Transfer.	R$5,500,000.
Daniel	Porter	San Jose Earthquakes	Transfer.	$600,000.
João Peglow	Delantero	Dnipro-1	Loan.	R$0.
David	Delantero	São Paulo	Loan.	--
Lucas Ryan	Defence	CSA	Loan.	--
Braian Romero	Delantero	Tijuana	Loan.	--
Taison	Camper center	Free agent	Contract termination.	--
Martín Sarrafiore	Camper center	Free agent	Contract end.	--
Kaique Rocha	Defence	Sampdoria	Loan switch.	--
Vitor Hugo	Porter	Vila Nova	Loan.	--
Heitor	Defence	Ferroviária	Loan.	--
Edenílson	Flying	Atletico-MG	Transfer.	R$6,000.000.

1. ↑ With purchase option.
2. ↑ With purchase option.

More presences

#	Football	Parties	Country
1	Valdomiro	803	BrazilBrazil
2°	Andrés D'Alessandro	523	Argentina
3°	Pontes	523	BrazilBrazil
4°	Dorinho	461	BrazilBrazil
5°	Luis Carlos Winck	457	BrazilBrazil
6°	Claudiomiro	424	BrazilBrazil
7°	Carlos Gainete Filho	408	BrazilBrazil
8°	Mauro Galvão	396	BrazilBrazil
9°	Paulo Roberto Falcão	392	BrazilBrazil
10°	Indian	391	BrazilBrazil
11°	Bráulio	386	BrazilBrazil

Top scorers

#	Name	Goles	Country
1	Alberto Zolim Filho	485	BrazilBrazil
2°	Nílton Coelho da Costa	235	BrazilBrazil
3°	Claudiomiro	210	BrazilBrazil
4°	Valdomiro	191	BrazilBrazil
5°	Tesourinha	178	BrazilBrazil
6°	Larry.	176	BrazilBrazil
7°	José Villalba	153	Argentina
8°	Ivo Diogo	118	BrazilBrazil
9°	Leandro Damião	118	BrazilBrazil
10°	Jair	117	BrazilBrazil
11°	Adãozinho	108	BrazilBrazil

Coaches

1. ↑ He was sometimes quoted as Carlos Dilorenzi.

Presidents

Since its foundation in 1909, up to the year 2020 there have been 64 presidents in charge of exercising the highest leadership position of the institution. The first in command was João Leopoldo Seferin. The current president is Alessandro Barcellos, who is serving his first term at the club after being elected in the 2020 elections.

This is the list of presidents that the International had from its foundation to the present:

Honours of Prizes

Official titles

Note: in bold current competitions.

National Tournaments (4)

National competition	Titles	Subtitles
Series A (3/8)	1975, 1976, 1979.	1967, 1968, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2020, 2022.
Brazil Cup (1/2)	1992.	2009, 2019.

International Tournaments (7)

International competition	Titles	Subtitles
FIFA World Cup (1/0)	2006.
Copa Libertadores de América (2/1)	2006, 2010.	1980.
South American Cup (1/0)	2008
South American Recouple (2/1)	2007, 2011.	2009.
J.League-South American Cup (1/0)	2009.

Stadual tournaments (74)

Stadium competition	Titles	Subtitles
Gaúcho Championship (45/22)	1927, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016. (Récord)	1936, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021.
Gaúcha Cup (2/0)	2009, 2010.
Gaúcha Recoup (2/2)	2016, 2017.	2014, 2015.
Supercopa Gaúcha (1/1)	2016.
Porto Alegre Championship (24/9)	1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1922, 1927, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1972.	1912, 1919, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1935, 1946, 1949, 1954.

International participations

The Internacional is one of the three South American teams that has managed to win all the international competitions in which it has participated; As a curiosity, Inter is the only club of the big teams in Brazil that did not participate in the Conmebol Cup or the Mercosur Cup.

By competition

• In bold active competitions.

Other sports sections

Chess

Founded in 1980, the chess section of Inter, despite being extinct today, achieved great successes for the club.

Taekwondo

Inter's Taekwondo section was founded in July 2009 with the project to train Olympic athletes.

Football

In 1996, Internacional became champion of the National Futsal League after defeating Vasco da Gama 6-1 in the final. In 1997, they also managed to become champion of the first edition of the Intercontinental Futsal Cup, after beat Fútbol Club Barcelona 4-2.

Boxing

Founded in 1947, the "Boxing Department of the International" It began its activities in 1949 but its activity was interrupted, restarting again in July 2009 with the training project for Olympic athletes.

Judo

Inter's Judo section began to gain notoriety in the 1980s. On average, Judo athletes competed in 14 official tournaments.

Rivalries

Grenal

The Grenal played at the Monumental Olympic Stadium.

Inter's biggest rival is Grêmio, with whom they play the match known as "Grenal", considered one of the most important matches in Brazil. The rivalry between both clubs begins in 1909.

According to the Ranking prepared by the English magazine FourFourTwo, this confrontation is considered the biggest classic in Brazil and the eighth most important in the world, while for the also British Daily Mirror was considered the ninth most important in the world and the only one in Brazil.

Juvenal

Another rival of Internacional is Juventude, being one of the great inter-municipal classics of Rio Grande do Sul.

Social area and sociocultural dimension

Hobby

Torcida del Internacional en el Beira-Río.

According to a survey by the Datafolha institute, published in September 2019, Internacional has the eighth largest following in Brazil, estimated at 6.3 million fans, or 3% of the country's total population.

Inter, like any other Brazilian team, has groups of organized supporters, especially Guarda Popular, Camiseta 12, Nação Independente, Super FICO (Força Independente Colorada), FFC (Força Femenina Colorada) and Roots.