Inter Milan

"Internazionale" redirects here. For other uses, see Inter Milan (disambiguation) and Internazionale (disambiguation).

Inter Milan
Inside the inner blue circle, a cutout of the words "M" and "I" with the "I" cutting inside of the "M" around the white circle. The inner blue circle contains an outer circle in black.
Full nameFootball Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.[1][2]
Nickname(s)
  • I Nerazzurri (The Black and Blues)
  • La Beneamata (The Well-Cherished One)
  • Il Biscione (The Big Grass Snake)
Short nameInter
Founded9 March 1908; 116 years ago (1908-03-09) (as Football Club Internazionale)
GroundStadio Giuseppe Meazza
Capacity75,817 (limited capacity)
80,018 (maximum)
Owner
ChairmanGiuseppe Marotta[4]
Head coachSimone Inzaghi
LeagueSerie A
2023–24Serie A, 1st of 20 (champions)
Websiteinter.it
Current season

Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale (pronounced [ˌinternattsjoˈnaːle]) or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries,[5][6][7] is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is the only Italian side to have always competed in top flight of Italian football since its debut in 1909.

Founded in 1908 following a schism within the Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club (now AC Milan), Inter won its first championship in 1910. Since its formation, the club has won 36 domestic trophies, including 20 league titles, nine Coppa Italia, and eight Supercoppa Italiana. From 2006 to 2010, the club won five successive league titles, equalling the all-time record at that time.[8] They have won the European Cup/Champions League three times: two back-to-back in 1964 and 1965, and then another in 2010. Their latest win completed an unprecedented Italian seasonal treble, with Inter winning the Coppa Italia and the Scudetto the same year.[9] The club has also won three UEFA Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup.

Inter's home games are played at the San Siro stadium, which they share with city rivals AC Milan. The stadium is the largest in Italian football with a capacity of 75,817.[10] They have long-standing rivalries with Milan, with whom they contest the Derby della Madonnina, and Juventus, with whom they contest the Derby d'Italia; their rivalry with the former is one of the most followed derbies in football.[11] As of 2024, Inter has the highest home game attendance in Italy and the fourth-highest attendance in Europe.[12] Since May 2024, the club has been owned by American asset management company Oaktree Capital Management.[13] Inter is one of the most valuable clubs in Italian and world football.[14]

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  3. ^ List of shareholders on 30 June 2016, document purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
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  10. ^ "Struttura". sansirostadium.com (in Italian). San Siro. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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  12. ^ "Man Utd 3rd, West Ham 8th, PSG 28th - Top 50 highest average attendances in Europe 2023/24". transfermarkt. 30 May 2024. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Suning Holdings Group acquires majority stake of FC Internazionale Milano S.p.A." inter.it. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  14. ^ "The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams". Forbes. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.