1908
At the
beginning of the century, Milan derbies did not exist. At that time
there was only "Milan Cricket and Football Club" (now AC Milan). But on 9
March 1908, a group of rebels form "Football Club Internazionale
Milano". The name of the club derives from the wish of its founding
members to accept foreign players as well as Italians, hence the name
Internazionale. Indeed, the first captain of the side is a Swiss player -
Hernst Manktl. The club colours are gold, black and blue, a tradition
which has been kept right up to the present day.
1910
Inter
win the Italian league for the first time. The captain of the
championship-winning team is Virgilio Fossati, who several years later
dies in World War I. But even without Fossati, Inter win their second
title in 1920.
1930
During
the Fascist era, the club is forced to merge with the Milanese Unione
Sportiva and the team wins its third Scudetto under the name of
Ambrosiana Inter.
1934
Nerazzurri
Allemandi, Castellazzi, Demaria and the legendary Giuseppe Meazza win
the World Cup with the Italian national team in Rome in 1934. Two years
later, Frossi and Locatelli win the gold medal at the Berlin Olympics.
1938
Inter
players Ferraris II, Ferrari, Locatelli and Meazza are involved in the
Azzurri set-up that wins the 1938 World Cup in Paris. The same year,
Inter win their fourth Scudetto, while the clubs first Coppa Italia
success comes in 1939. Another league title arrives in 1940, while the
name Ambrosiana is abandoned in October 1945, after which the club
returns to its previous name Inter.
1947
Giuseppe
Meazza plays the last of his 408 official matches in an Inter shirt.
The Inter striker, who attains legend status with his 287 goals for the
club, dies in 1979, and a year later the San Siro stadium is named in
his honour.
1953
The
Nerazzurri win their sixth Scudetto in 1953 and repeat the success a
year later thanks to four great protagonists Italian Benito "Veleno"
Lorenzi, Swede Skoglund Dutchman Wilkes and the stateless Nyers.
1963
The
"Great Inter" era begins. The club president is Angelo Moratti, the
coach is Helenio Herrera and the line-up is unforgettable: Sarti,
Burgnich, Facchetti, Bedin, Guarneri, Picchi, Jair, Mazzola, Milani
(Domenghini), Suarez, and Corso. The Great Inter side win three Serie A
titles (in 1964, 1965 and 1966 the latter is the tenth Scudetto which
allows the club to wear one gold star on their shirts), two European
Cups (in 1964 against Real Madrid and 1965 against Benfica) and two
Intercontinental Cups (in 1964 and 1965, both against Argentine outfit
Independiente). In 1964, Suarez wins the European championship with the
Spanish national team.
1968
Burgnich,
Domenghini, Facchetti, Guarneri and Mazzola contribute to the Italian
national team's success at the 1968 European championship in Rome. Three
years later, the Nerazzurri win their eleventh Scudetto under the
guidance of coach Gianni Invernizzi.
1982
After
the twelfth Serie A title won in 1980, Altobelli, Bergomi, Bordon,
Marini and Oriali win the World Cup with Italy in Madrid in 1982
1989
Inter
win their thirteenth Scudetto in 1989, garnering a record 58 points
from 34 matches (two points awarded for a win). A year later at Italia
'90, Inter's German trio of Brehme, Klinsmann and Matthaeus win the
World Cup in Rome. The same year, Lothar Matthaeus becomes the first
Inter player to be awarded the prestigious European Player of the Year
award.
1991
On
22 May 1991, exactly 26 years since their last international success,
Inter defeat Roma 2-1 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup final. Matthaeus and
Berti score for the Nerazzurri in the first leg at the Meazza. Inter
defeat Salzburg in the final three years later to win their second UEFA
Cup. Matthaeus becomes the first winner of the FIFA World Player award
1998
Ronaldo
becomes the second Inter player to win the FIFA World Player award and
the second to win the coveted Ballon d'Or. Inter lose out on the
Scudetto after a long duel with rivals Juventus, but beat Lazio 3-0 in
Paris to lift their third UEFA Cup. Frenchman Djorkaeff beats Brazilian
Ronaldo in another prestigious match played in Paris - the 1998 World
Cup final.
2000
On
12 April, the world is struck by Ronaldo's injury during the Coppa
Italia final against Lazio. The "Phenomenon" makes a return to the pitch
and scores again in the 2001/02 season. In the meantime, Nerazzurri
defender Laurent Blanc is part of the French side that beats Italy in
the final of Euro 2000.
2001
The
season concludes with Inter overtaking AC Milan to finish 5th in the
Serie A championship. During the summer, a "Ronaldo Day" is held to
celebrate the Phenomenon's return to competitive football. In November,
one of Inter's most legendary players, the unforgettable full-back
Giacinto Facchetti, becomes vice president of the club. Unfortunately,
in December, Inter fan par excellence and vice president of the
Beneamata Avv. Giuseppe Prisco passes away two days after his eightieth
birthday.
2002
Inter
go very close to winning their fourteenth Scudetto. Leaders going into
the last match of the season and with a one-point advantage over
Juventus, they lose 4-2 away to Lazio at Rome's Olimpico stadium. The
Scudetto goes to Juventus, while Roma beat Inter into second place. Just
as in 1967, the last match of the championship is fatal to the
Nerazzurri.
2004
Hector
Cuper guides Inter to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League and a
historic two-legged 'Euroderby' with AC Milan. The Nerazzurri lose out
on the away goals rule.
2005
Roberto
Mancini's debut season as Inter coach ends with the club's first trophy
in seven years - a 3-0 Coppa Italia final victory over Roma thanks to a
brace from Adriano at the Olimpico and a Sinisa Mihajlovic free kick at
the Giuseppe Meazza. The Nerazzurri, who finish third in the Serie A
and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, lose just three matches
in 2004/05. In August Inter lift the Italian Super Cup for the second
time in their history with a 1-0 victory over Juventus at Turin's Delle
Alpi Stadium. Juan Sebastian Veron scores the winning goal.
2006
In
a repeat of the 2005 Coppa Italia final Inter beat Roma over two legs
(1-1 at the Olimpico, 3-1 at the Giuseppe Meazza) to retain the trophy.
Julio Cruz scores in both matches, with Cambiasso and Martins the other
two Nerazzurri players on target. Two months later Inter are officially
awarded their 14th Serie A title by the Italian Football Federation
(FIGC) after a sports tribunal strips Juventus of the Scudetto in the
wake of the match-fixing scandal. In the 2006/07 season curtain raiser
in August, Inter come back from three goals down to beat Roma 4-3 in
extra time at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and retain the Italian Super
Cup.
2007
Marco
Materazzi scores twice at Siena's Stadio Franchi on 22 April 2007 as
the Nerazzurri wrap up their second consecutive league title with a 2-1
away victory over Siena. Inter secure their 15th Serie A title with five
games to spare, with 26 wins, 6 draws and just 1 defeat from 33 games.
Robero Mancini becomes the third coach in Inter history to win
back-to-back league titles after Alfredo Foni (1952/53 and 1953/54) and
Helenio Herrera (1964/65 and 1965/66).
2008
Zlatan
Ibrahimovic comes off the bench to score twice as Inter win 2-0 at
Parma on the final day of the Serie A campaign and seal a third
consecutive Scudetto in the club's centenary season. Just two months
after the spectacular 100th anniversary celebrations and hours after the
win in Parma, Inter fans pack the Giuseppe Meazza again as the
Nerazzurri are awarded their 16th league title.
2009
Inter
win a fourth consecutive Serie A title without kicking a ball after AC
Milan lose 2-1 against Udinese in a Saturday fixture.
Mourinho's men celebrate the title the following day in front of the home fans with a 3-0 victory over Siena.
The
Nerazzurri's bid to win a fifth Italian Super Cup ends in defeat at the
Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing as Inter are beaten 2-1 by Lazio.
2010
Inter's
2009/10 campaign is the most successful in the club's history as José
Mourinho's side make a clean sweep of domestic and European honours.
Diego
Milito scores against Roma to win us the Coppa Italia, nets again
against Siena to wrap up the Serie A title, and bags a brace against
Bayern Munich in Madrid to add the Champions League and complete an
unprecedented treble - no Italian team had ever won the Scudetto, Coppa
Italia and European Champions Cup in the same season.
In June, Spanish tactician Rafael Benitez is named the new coach of Inter.
From
Milan to Abu Dhabi and another triumph for the boys in black and blue -
this time in the FIFA Club World Cup 2010. In 1965 we had Facchetti and
Suarez, Mazzola and Corso - who scored two goals including the winner
in the three-match final against Independiente. In 2010, Julio Cesar and
Maicon, Cambiasso, Motta and Milito. The scorers in the final against
Mazembe played at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on 18 December 2010 were
Pandev, Eto'o and Biabiany; three days earlier, in the semi-final,
goals by Stankovic, Zanetti and the Prince helped the Nerazzurri to beat
Seongnam.
Different names, same result: the Nerazzurri rose to stand
on top of the world again after 45 years, from Angelo Moratti's Great
Inter side to his son Massimo's team, winners of 5 trophies in 2010.
Inter won the Club World Cup hands down, exploiting their opponents'
weaknesses with the class of their champions shining through. A night
that had long been craved for by president, players and fans alike,
ending a legendary year on a high before turning the page into 2011 and a
new era with Leonardo, following Rafa Benitez's departure.
The Club
World Cup is in the hands of captain Zanetti, a man who never tires of
raising trophies to the sky and celebrating Inter's supremacy. The world
is at his feet, and the winners' tears of joy represent the
consecration of a drea
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