In this article we bring you 40 facts about inter milan
Facts
The club was founded on 9 March 1908 as Foot-Ball Club Internazionale
Since its founding in 1908, Inter have almost always worn black and blue stripes
Blue was chosen by Giorgio Muggiani because he considered it to be the opposite to red, worn by Milan
The name of the club derives from its founding members to accept foreign players as well as Italians.
One of the founders, a painter named Giorgio Muggiani, was responsible for the design of the first Inter logo in 1908
The clubs nickname is Nerazzurri (The Black and Blues)
In 1928, during the Fascist era, the club was forced to merge with the Unione Sportiva Milanese and was renamed Società Sportiva Ambrosiana
During the 1928–29 season, the team wore white jerseys with a red cross emblazoned on it
The club won its very first Scudetto in 1910
The captain and coach of the first championship winning team was Virgilio Fossati, was later killed during World War I
Inter Milan have won the league nineteen times
Inter Milan have won the Coppa Italia eight times
Inter has won the Champions League/European Cup three times
Inter won two back-to-back European Cup titles in 1964 and 1965
The club has also won three UEFA Cups
Inter’s home games are played at the San Siro stadium, which they share with city rivals Milan
The stadium is the largest in Italian football with a capacity of 75,923
The first game played at the stadium was on 19 September 1926, when Inter beat Milan 6–3
Javier Zanetti holds the record for total appearances with 858 official games.
Javier Zanetti holds the record for Serie A appearances with 618 games
Giuseppe Meazza is Inter’s all-time top goalscorer, with 284 goals in 408 games
Helenio Herrera had the longest reign as Inter coach at nine years
The record win was 16–0 against ACIVI Vicenza
The record Serie A win was 9–0 against Casale
The record Serie A defeat was 1–9 against Juventus
The club has played 91 seasons played in Serie A
Inter Milan’s record signings is Romelu Lukaku
Lukaku was signed from Manchester United for a reported fee of €65 million in 2019
The club’s record sale was when they sold Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea for a fee of €115 million
2 players won the FIFA World Player of the Year while at Inter – Ronaldo and Lothar Matthäus
Ronaldo and Lothar Matthäus also won the Ballon d’Or while at Inter
Ronaldo was the last Inter Milan player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
In 2010 Inter became the first Italian club to capture the domestic “treble”
The traditional ultras group of Inter is Boys San
Inter’s most vocal fans are known to gather in the Curva Nord, or north curve of the San Siro.
Inter participate in the Derby della Madonnina with AC Milan
Inter participate in the Derby d’Italia with Juventus.
The number 3 was retired when Giacinto Facchetti died
The number 4 was retired out of respect when Javier Zanetti retired
Suning Holdings Group is the majority share holder in Inter
The current chairman is Steven Zhang
The current head coach is Simone Inzaghi
The grass snake, called Biscione, represents Inter
