Sport Club Internacional, commonly known as Internacional, was a Brazilian

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team from São Paulo, São Paulo state. They competed several times in the

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

and won the competition twice. Internacional (sp) c1900

History

Sport Club Internacional was founded on August 19, 1899. They won the

for the first time in

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, and in

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

, when the league was organized by LAF. The club played 370 Campeonato Paulista games between 1902 and 1932. Internacional, due to financial difficulties, merged with Antarctica Futebol Clube in 1933, and the new club was named Clube Atlético Paulista.

Stadium

Internacional played their home games at Estádio da Floresta. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.

Achievements

: ** Winners (2): 1907, 1928 ** Runners-up (2): 1906, 1929

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Internacional (SP) Defunct football clubs in São Paulo (state) Association football clubs established in 1899 Association football clubs disestablished in 1933 Football clubs in São Paulo 1899 establishments in Brazil 1933 disestablishments in Brazil