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

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team from

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. They competed several times in the

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and won the competition twice.

History

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

for the first time in

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, and in

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, 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 The Clube Atlético Paulista was an association football club from the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo. The club emerged around 1933 from a union of Sport Club Internacional (SP), SC Internacional – founded 1899 and the third oldest foot ...

Stadium

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

Honours

** Winners (2): 1907, 1928 ** Runners-up (1): 1906 * Torneio Início ** Winners (1): 1928

References

{{Reflist 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