Internazionale F.C. Torino
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Internazionale Football Club Torino commonly known as just Internazionale Torino was an Italian football club from Turin
. The club was founded by a merger in 1891 and is thought to have been the first Italian club dedicated just to football.
a merchant worker in the British textile industry
had brought the game back to Turin after experiencing it in England; this was likely the first Italian club to participate in football. Their original colours were red and black stripes.
The second club, whose name meant "Turin Nobles", bore the name of noble because it contained the Duke of the Abruzzi
and Alfonso Ferrero di Ventimiglia (who would later become a president of FIGC). The colours of Nobili Torino were amber and black stripes. The two merged in 1891 to form Internazionale Torino, taking on the colours of Nobili.
and two other Torinese clubs which had sprung up since Internazionale's founding, FBC Torinese
and Ginnastica Torino; Internazionale Torino competed in the first ever Italian Football Championship
in 1898
. The competition was staged at Velodromo Umberto I in Turin
, they took part in the first ever Italian Championship game when they beat FBC Torinese 1–0. In the final against Genoa, the match ended 1–1 and as thus went into extra time, Genoa scored two more and ended the game 3–1 meaning Internazionale Torino were runners-up.
The club returned for a second season, beating Ginnastica Torino
2–0 at the Campo Piazza d’Armi in Turin
, to once again qualify for the final against rivals Genoa. The game against Genoa ended in a 3–1 defeat at Ponte Carrega in Genoa
with Albert Weber scoring for Internazionale. From two seasons in the league, the club ended as runners-up in both.
During 1900 the club merged with Football Club Torinese, the club kept the Torinese name.
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
. The club was founded by a merger in 1891 and is thought to have been the first Italian club dedicated just to football.
Origins of the club
Two older clubs in Turin existed before this one, they were mixed sports clubs who competed in football. They were both formed in 1887 and were called Torino Football and Cricket Club and Nobili Torino. The former was founded by Edoardo BosioEdoardo Bosio
Edoardo Bosio born in 1864 was an Italian-Swiss footballing innovator from Turin. He is a prime figure in the history of Italian football as evidence exists to show that he founded the earliest football club in the country; Torino Football and Cricket Club....
a merchant worker in the British textile industry
Textile industry
The textile industry is primarily concerned with the production of yarn, and cloth and the subsequent design or manufacture of clothing and their distribution. The raw material may be natural, or synthetic using products of the chemical industry....
had brought the game back to Turin after experiencing it in England; this was likely the first Italian club to participate in football. Their original colours were red and black stripes.
The second club, whose name meant "Turin Nobles", bore the name of noble because it contained the Duke of the Abruzzi
Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Prince Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco di Savoia-Aosta , Duke of the Abruzzi , was an Italian nobleman, mountaineer and explorer of the royal House of Savoy...
and Alfonso Ferrero di Ventimiglia (who would later become a president of FIGC). The colours of Nobili Torino were amber and black stripes. The two merged in 1891 to form Internazionale Torino, taking on the colours of Nobili.
Italian Football Championship
Along with GenoaGenoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
and two other Torinese clubs which had sprung up since Internazionale's founding, FBC Torinese
F.B.C. Torinese
Foot-Ball Club Torinese was an Italian football club from Turin, originally founded in 1894. The club is most noted for competing in the first ever Italian Football Championship and staying in the competition until the club finally became defunct in 1906....
and Ginnastica Torino; Internazionale Torino competed in the first ever Italian Football Championship
Italian Football Championship
The Italian Football Championship was the most senior football championship in Italy from the 1897/1898 season to the 1921/1922 season. In that last season, a concurrent championship, the Prima Divisione, was played by the richest clubs, which wanted to improve their income with a more elitarian...
in 1898
Italian Football Championship 1898
The Italian Football Championship of 1898 was a major event in the footballing history of Italy. It was the first FIGC endorsed league competition which is considered an official predecessor of Serie A. It was held at Velodromo Umberto I in Turin on 8 May, all three games were played over the...
. The competition was staged at Velodromo Umberto I in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, they took part in the first ever Italian Championship game when they beat FBC Torinese 1–0. In the final against Genoa, the match ended 1–1 and as thus went into extra time, Genoa scored two more and ended the game 3–1 meaning Internazionale Torino were runners-up.
The club returned for a second season, beating Ginnastica Torino
R.S. Ginnastica Torino
Reale Società Ginnastica Torino is a sports club from Turin, founded on 17 March 1844. It is the oldest of its kind in Italy, it is most famous for competing in the Italian Football Championship with its football section which opened in 1897....
2–0 at the Campo Piazza d’Armi in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, to once again qualify for the final against rivals Genoa. The game against Genoa ended in a 3–1 defeat at Ponte Carrega in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
with Albert Weber scoring for Internazionale. From two seasons in the league, the club ended as runners-up in both.
During 1900 the club merged with Football Club Torinese, the club kept the Torinese name.
Honours
Italian Football ChampionshipItalian Football Championship
The Italian Football Championship was the most senior football championship in Italy from the 1897/1898 season to the 1921/1922 season. In that last season, a concurrent championship, the Prima Divisione, was played by the richest clubs, which wanted to improve their income with a more elitarian...
- Runners-up: 1898Italian Football Championship 1898The Italian Football Championship of 1898 was a major event in the footballing history of Italy. It was the first FIGC endorsed league competition which is considered an official predecessor of Serie A. It was held at Velodromo Umberto I in Turin on 8 May, all three games were played over the...
, 1899