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club from

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, the capital of the Brazilian state of

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. Internacional played its home games at the Baixada do Água Verde which had a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. The club was founded on 22 May 1912 under the leadership of Joaquim Américo Guimarães (who later became a councilor of Curitiba) by members of the ''Jockey Club Paranaense''. In 1914, the team's stadium ''Baixada do Água Verde'' was inaugurated with a 1-7 defeat against

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from Rio de Janeiro. At that time, the attendance of 3,000 was the state's record for a football match. In 1915, Internacional won the championship of the ''Liga Sportiva Paranaense'' and is now considered the first winner of the state championship of Paraná, the

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. Ivo Leão from Internacional scored 14 goals, becoming the first top scorer of the league. In both 1917 and 1918, the club were runners-up in the state championship. In 1921 Internacional merged with ''Centro Hipico Paranaense'' to form a new club: ''Internacional Sport Club.'' Internacional Sport Club merged with América Foot-Ball Club before the championship of 1924, forming today's

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. The location of the ''Baixada do Água Verde'' is now the ground of Atlético's modern stadium,

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Honours

** Winners (1): 1915 ** Runners-up (1): 1917

References

* Rodolfo Stella:
América Paraná Sport Club – Curitiba / PR
'', História do Futebol-Final: A Enciclopédia do Futebol na Internet!!!!, 201303-09. *
Internacional/PR [BRA]
', Futebol Nacional, 2014-01-15. * Marcelo de Paula Dieguez
Historia do Estádio Joaquim Américo do Clube Atlético Paranaense
', Marcelo Dieguez - o Historiador, (per 2014-05-15). * Julio Bovi Diogo:

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and RSSSF Brazil, 2014-04-13. {{DEFAULTSORT:Internacional Futebol Clube Defunct football clubs in Paraná (state) Association football clubs established in 1912 Association football clubs disestablished in 1924 Club Athletico Paranaense Sport in Curitiba 1912 establishments in Brazil 1924 disestablishments in Brazil