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2010 UEFA Champions League final 2009–10 UEFA Champions League The**2010 UEFA Champions League final** was anassociation footballmatch played at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, home ofReal Madrid,[4]on 22 May 2010, to determine the winners of the2009–10 UEFA Champions League. It was the first Champions League final to be played on a weekend, rather than the traditional weekday.[5]The match was won byInter Milan, who beatBayern Munich2–0 to complete thetreble, a feat never before achieved by any team from either Italy or Germany. The refereeing team came from England and was led byHoward Webb.[2] The win gave Inter their third European Cup title, and their first since1965; moreover, it was their first appearance in the final since1972, and they were the first Italian team to appear sinceA.C. Milanwon the competition in2007. Meanwhile, Bayern had won the competition as recently as2001– their most recent final appearance – although they were the first German side to reach the final sinceBayer Leverkusenin2002. The 2010 final was the first not to feature an English side sincePortobeatMonacoin2004, due toManchester Unitedbeing knocked out byBayern Munichin the quarter-finals on away goals. The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium had hosted three European Cup finals: in1957,1969and1980. As the winners, Inter played against2009–10 UEFA Europa LeaguewinnersAtlético Madridin the2010 UEFA Super Cup, and also entered the semi-finals of the2010 FIFA Club World Cup. Prior to the 2010 final,Bayern MunichandInter Milanhad met four times in European competition. In those four matches, Bayern held the edge with two wins to Inter's one; the other match finished as a draw. The first meeting between the two sides took place in thethird round of the 1988–89 UEFA Cup; Inter won 2–0 the first match at theOlympiastadionin Munich, but Bayern responded with a 3–1 win at the San Siro two weeks later to go through on theaway goals rule. They were next drawn together inGroup B of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, along withSpartak MoscowandSporting CP. The first match between Bayern and Inter was played at the San Siro, where Bayern won 2–0; the return match finished as a 1–1 draw. Both teams went into the final chasingthe treble, an achievement never before reached by teams from their respective countries; Inter came closest in 1965, when they won theSerie Aand theEuropean Cupbut lost 1–0 toJuventusin theCoppa Italia final. Bayern Munich claimed their 22ndBundesligatitle on the last day of the season with a 3–1 win away toHertha BSCon 8 May 2010,[6]before claiming their eighthdomestic Doublewith a 4–0 win overWerder Bremenin the2010 DFB-Pokal Finalon 15 May.[7]Meanwhile, Inter beatRoma1–0 for their sixthCoppa Italiaon 5 May,[8]and then won their fifth Serie A title in a row and their second Double on 16 May with a 1–0 win away to relegatedSiena.[9]With both teams having secured domestic Doubles going into the final, it was guaranteed that the Treble would be won for the second year in a row, followingBarcelona's success in2008–09.[10] The managers of both teams had won the Champions League before: Bayern managerLouis van Gaalwon the competition withAjaxin1995, while Inter'sJosé Mourinhowas manager ofPorto's2004side. The winning manager would therefore become only the third in European Cup history to win as manager of two clubs, following in the footsteps ofErnst Happel(Feyenoordin1970andHamburger SVin1983) andOttmar Hitzfeld(Borussia Dortmundin1997and Bayern Munich in2001).[11] The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was selected as the venue for the 2010 UEFA Champions League final in March 2008. TheSantiago Bernabéu StadiuminMadridwas selected as the venue for the 2010 UEFA Champions League final at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee inVaduz,Liechtenstein, on 28 March 2008. The committee – who selected the venue for the2010 UEFA Europa League Finalat the same meeting – based their decision on a number of key criteria, including stadium capacity, facilities and security.[4]It had been decided that the final would be played on a Saturday for the first time in Champions League history at the UEFA Executive Committee's meeting inLucerne,Switzerland, on 30 November 2007.[12][13][14][15][16] Further information:2009–10 UEFA Champions League The unique visual identity of the 2010 final was revealed at a special ceremony at Madrid's _Ciudad del Fútbol Español_ on 20 November 2009. In attendance at the ceremony were final ambassadorEmilio Butragueño,Royal Spanish Football Federationpresident Ángel María Villar Llona and UEFA's competitions director Giorgio Marchetti. UEFA has given the Champions League final a unique visual identity every year since 1999, in order to give ""a distinctive flavour of the host city"".[19]The logo features the UEFA Champions League trophy at its core, surrounded by elements of the Champions League ""starball"" logo, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and thePuerta de Alcalá. The logo was designed to capture ""the cultural and 'fiesta' aspects which Madrid is famed for"".[20] Although the usual capacity of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was over 80,000, the net capacity for the 2010 Champions League final was around 75,000. The two finalists were each allocated 21,000 tickets, with a further 11,000 tickets being made available to the general public. Applications for those tickets were opened on 8 March 2010 and ran until 19 March; recipients were determined by a random lottery. These figures included a certain number of tickets set aside specifically for children; 2,000 tickets from each club's allocation went to children and their accompanying adults, as did 1,000 tickets from the general public's allocation. Finally, 500 tickets were reserved for children taking part in the activities at the UEFA Champions Festival in the week leading up to the final.[21] A trophy handover ceremony was held at the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid on 16 April 2010, whenJohan CruyffandJoan Laporta– as representatives of the 2009 champions,Barcelona– returned the UEFA Champions League Trophy to UEFA presidentMichel Platini. Platini then handed the trophy to Royal Spanish Football Federation president Ángel María Villar Llona andAlberto Ruiz-Gallardón, the mayor of Madrid, so that it might be put on display in the city until the day of the final. Real Madrid presidentFlorentino Pérez, playersRaúl,KakáandCristiano Ronaldo, and final ambassador Emilio Butragueño were also present at the ceremony.[24][25] A ball from the final on display at the 2011 UEFA Champions Festival in Hyde Park, London. The official match ball for the 2010 Champions League final, the _Adidas FinaleMadrid_, was unveiled on 9 March 2010. It was the tenth ball to use the ""Starball"" design that had become synonymous with the UEFA Champions League. Each of the stars on the ball featured an element of the logos of each of the last 10 Champions League finals, drawn in gold. In reference to the colours of theSpanish flag, each gold star has a red border, while the base colour of the ball referred to the white ofReal Madrid's kit. The ball retained the ""goosebump"" texture of the previous two versions, but the panel configuration was changed for the _Finale Madrid_ , with the panels following the star pattern on the ball.[26][27] The referee for the 2010 UEFA Champions League final wasHoward Webb, representingThe Football Associationof England.[2]Webb became an international referee in 2005,[28]and took charge of his first UEFA Champions League match in the August of that year, when he officiated the match betweenHakaandVålerengain the second qualifying round. His first appointment in the Champions League proper came a year later with the group stage encounter betweenSteaua BucureștiandLyonon 26 September 2006. Prior to the 2010 final, he had refereed a further 17 Champions League matches and nineUEFA Cupmatches. He was also a referee atUEFA Euro 2008,[29]the2009 FIFA Confederations Cup,[30]and he was selected to be England's representative at the2010 FIFA World Cup.[31] The Inter team that began the game featured no Italian players in the starting line-up, while Bayern started the game with five Germans, all internationals named in the provisionalGerman squad for the 2010 World Cup.Franck Ribérywas a notable absence for Bayern, serving a three-match suspension after being sent off in the first leg of the semi-final againstLyonfor a foul onLisandro López, while Inter were without midfielderThiago Motta, who was serving a two-match suspension.[32] The 2010 Champions League final officially opened with the UEFA Champions Festival on 15 May 2010. The festival was held at Madrid's and ran for the entire week leading up to the final. It featured several events and exhibitions for fans to take part in; as well as being able to play on public-use mini-pitches, fans were able to meet famous faces from European football and explore the history of the Champions League. On the day of the final, the festival culminated with a match between former Spanish players and other European ex-professionals.[33] TheUEFA Champions League Anthemwas performed by Peruvian tenorJuan Diego Flórez.[34] The Inter Milan fans unfurled a huge banner prior to kick-off. The match was won 2–0 by Inter. Inter employed a counter-attacking strategy that saw them have less possession than Bayern, but Inter were able to comfortably defend their lead.[35]Both goals were scored byDiego Milito, in the 35th and 70th minutes. Milito's first was scored following a long clearance by Inter goalkeeperJúlio Césarflicked down by Milito toWesley Sneijder, who returned the pass to Milito to score. Milito's second goal came after he collected a pass fromSamuel Eto'oand beatDaniel Van Buytenwith the ball.[36]Milito was substituted shortly before the end of the match, allowing him to be applauded by the Inter supporters.[37]After the match, Milito stated the win brought ""incredible happiness"" and claimed his side deserved its victory.[38]Bayern captainMark van Bommelconceded Inter was the ""most effective team"", referring to the success of Inter's counter-attacking tactics.[39]José Mourinho revealed after the match that he would likely resign from Inter to pursue the goal of being the first manager to win the Champions League with three clubs. Reports had linked him with a move to Real Madrid.[40] **Inter Milan[3]** | Inter Milan | Fouls committed | Inter Milan | Fouls committed | Inter Milan | Fouls committed As a result of Inter's victory, Italy held onto its position in the top three of theUEFA country coefficient rankingsand would therefore retain its fourth berth in the2010–11 UEFA Champions League. If Bayern had won or the match had gone to penalties, Germany would have overtaken Italy and received an extra entry in 2010–11.[42]Having beatenRomaboth in the2010 Coppa Italia Finaland to the2009–10 Serie Atitle, Inter won thetreblefor the first time in Italian football history.[43] Despite winning the treble, José Mourinho resigned as manager of Inter on 28 May to take over fromManuel Pellegrinias manager ofReal Madrid, citing a desire to become the first manager to win the Champions League with three clubs.[44]However, he was unable to accomplish this feat, being eliminated in three successive semi-finals before returning to his former clubChelseain June 2013,[45]withCarlo Ancelottireplacing him at Real Madrid (who went on to win the club's tenth title in his first season).[46] As winners of the Champions League, Inter played in the2010 UEFA Super Cupagainst2009–10 UEFA Europa LeaguewinnersAtlético Madrid. They lost the match 2–0, with goals fromJosé Antonio ReyesandSergio Agüero. They also took part in the2010 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semi-final stage. There they beat2010 AFC Champions LeaguewinnersSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma3–0[47]to reach the final against2010 CAF Champions LeaguewinnersTP Mazembe, whom they also beat 3–0 to take the title.[48]
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* The champions of association 13 (Belgium) were promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
* The champions of association 16 (Switzerland) were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
* The champions of associations 48 and 49 (Faroe Islands and Luxembourg) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
* 4 champions from associations 50–53
* 32 champions from associations 17–49 (except Liechtenstein)
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* 13 champions from associations 1–13
* 5 winners from the play-off round for champions
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| Champions | Champions Main article:2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds In a new system for the Champions League, there were two separate qualifying tournaments.[9]The Champions Path (which started from the first qualifying round) was for clubs which won their domestic league and did not automatically qualify for the group stage, while the Non-Champions Path (which started from the third qualifying round) was for clubs which did not win their domestic league and did not automatically qualify for the group stage. Partizan's 8–0 win overRhylin the second leg equalled the record forthe largest margin of victory in the current Champions League format. The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The first legs were played on 28 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 August 2009. The losing teams in both sections entered theplay-off roundof the2009–10 UEFA Europa League. | **Champions Path** Main article:2009–10 UEFA Champions League play-off round | **Champions Path** Main article:2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage Location of teams of the**2009–10 UEFA Champions League** group stage. Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H. Main article:2009–10 UEFA Champions League knockout phase Main article:2010 UEFA Champions League final
* 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
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* ^Jump up to:""2009/10 Champions League access list and calendar"". . Union of European Football Associations. 17 July 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 9 September 2015.
* ""2009/10 UEFA Champions League list of participants"".UEFA. 7 September 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 18 November 2015.
* ""Draws for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League – Draws for knock-out rounds to be held on 18 December""(PDF). . Union of European Football Associations. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 28 December 2009. Retrieved24 November2009.
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page_scrape,7.053621292114258,10.872915267944336,,,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Milan,57770.0,"Inter Milan Inter **Football Club Internazionale Milano** , commonly referred to as**Internazionale**(pronounced) or simply**Inter** , and colloquially known as**Inter Milan** in English-speaking countries,[5][6][7]is an Italian professionalfootballclubbased inMilan,Lombardy. Inter is the only Italian side to have always competed in the top flight of Italian football since its debut in 1909. Founded in 1908 following a schism within the Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club (nowAC Milan), Inter won its first championship in 1910. Since its formation, the club has won 37 domestic trophies, including 20leaguetitles, nineCoppa Italia, and eightSupercoppa Italiana. From 2006 to 2010, the club won five successive league titles, equalling the all-time record at that time.[8]They have won theEuropean Cup/Champions Leaguethree times: two back-to-back in1964and1965, and then another in2010. Their latest win completed an unprecedented Italianseasonal treble, with Inter winning the Coppa Italia and the _Scudetto_ the same year.[9]The club has also won threeUEFA Cups, twoIntercontinental Cupsand oneFIFA Club World Cup. Inter's home games are played at theSan Sirostadium, which they share with city rivalsAC 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 theDerby della Madonnina, andJuventus, with whom they contest theDerby 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 Americanasset management companyOaktree Capital Management.[13]Inter is one of the most valuable clubs in Italian and world football.[14] Main article:History of Inter Milan Inter squad in 1910 In 1922, Inter was at risk of relegation to the second division, but they remained in the top league after winning two play-offs. Inter won its third and fourth Serie A title in 1930 and 1938, and also their firstCoppa Italia(Italian Cup) was won in 1939, led byGiuseppe Meazzaone of the greatest Italian player of all time and the greatest scorer in Inter history with 284 goals, and after whom theSan Sirostadium is officially named. A fifth championship followed in 1940, that ended a decade dominated by three teams: Inter,Bolognaand the historic rivalJuventus. In the 30's Inter also played for seven times in one of the first major European football cups, theCentral European Cup, with Meazza that was a record three times topscorer of the competition; coached by HungarianÁrpád WeiszInter reached the final of the competition in 1933, when after had won the first leg in Milan 2–1, lost 3–1 in 9 men againstAustria Vienna. 4 out of 11 players of that team: Meazza,Luigi Allemandi,Attilio DemaríaandArmando Castellazziwould go on to win the1934 World CupwithItalian national team, while other four Inter players will contribute to the win of1938 World Cupwith Italy: Meazza,Ugo Locatelli,Giovanni FerrariandPietro Ferraris. After the end of World War II, the club's name changed back to its original one, Internazionale,[2]and it come close to win Serie A title in two occasions, one in the last season ofGrande Torinoin 1949 and in 1951 with the contribution of great players acquired by president Carlo Masseroni in these years, like the first Dutch player in club historyFaas Wilkes; Inter will win its sixth championship in 1953 and its seventh in 1954, for the first time in two consecutive years, coached byAlfredo Foniand led by two of the most prolific strikers in club history:István NyersandBenito LorenziwithLennart Skoglundthat completed the offensive trio. In May 1955Angelo Morattibecame the new owner of Inter and despite a disappointment start in the first years with different coaches and players, he put foundations to one of the greatest team in football history. In 1960, managerHelenio Herrerajoined Inter fromBarcelona, bringing with him Spanish midfielderLuis Suárezin 1961, who won theEuropean Footballer of the Yearin the same year for his role in Barcelona'sLa Liga/Fairs Cupdouble.[24]He would transform Inter into one of the leading teams in Europe that would win three Serie A titles in four years, twoEuropean Cupand twoIntercontinental Cupin a row.[25]He modified a 5–3–2 tactic known as the ""_Verrou_ "" (""door bolt""), which created greater flexibility for counterattacks.[26]The system was invented by an Austrian coach,Karl Rappan.[27]Rappan's original system was implemented with four fixed defenders, playing a strict man-to-man marking system, plus aplaymakerin the middle of the field, who plays the ball together with two midfieldwings. Herrera would modify it by adding a fifth defender, thesweeper or libero, behind the twocentre backs. The sweeper or _libero_ , who acted as the free man, would deal with any attackers who went through the twocentre backs.[28]Inter finished third in the Serie A in his first season, second the next year and first in his third season. Then followed a back-to-backEuropean Cupvictory in 1964 and 1965, earning him the title ""_il Mago_ "" (""the Wizard"").[28]The core of Herrera's team were the attackingfull-backsTarcisio BurgnichandGiacinto Facchetti,Armando Picchithe sweeper, Suárez the playmaker,Jairthe winger,Mario Corsothe left midfielder andSandro Mazzola, who played on the inside-right.[29][30][31][32][33] After the Serie A title won in previous season, in 1964 Inter reached theEuropean Cup Finalby beatingBorussia Dortmundin the semi-final andPartizanin the quarter-final.[34]In the final inPraterstadion,Viennathey metReal Madrid, a team that had reached seven out of the nine finals to date.[34]Mazzola scored two goals and one fromMilaniin a 3–1 victory, becoming also the first ever team to win the tournament without losing a single game. The team also won theIntercontinental Cupafter have lost the first match in Argentine againstIndependiente1–0, Inter won second leg 2–0 in San Siro with goals from Mazzola and Corso, in the third decisive match played inSantiago BernabeuInter won in extra-time with a goal from Mario Corso, the first Italian club to win the trophy. In 1964 Inter added other important playersAngelo Domenghini,Gianfranco Bedinand another SpanishJoaquín Peiróthat played with constance and was decisive in European Cup where three foreign players could play in the same time while in Serie A only two were allowed to play. A year later, after have defeatedLiverpool F.C.in the semi-final second leg 3–0 recovering from a 3–1 defeat atAnfieldwith Facchetti scoring the decisive goal, Inter repeated the feat by beating two-time winnerBenficain thefinalheld at home, from a Jair goal, and then again beat Independiente in theIntercontinental Cupwith a 3–0 win in San Siro, with two goals from Mazzola and one from Peirò, and a draw in Argentine, becoming the first European team to win two times in a row the competition. Inter came close to winning theTreblefor the first time in European football history that year, after having also won theSerie A title, but lost theCoppa Italia finalagainst Juventus in a game played in the last days of August 1965. Sandro Mazzolaplayed for the highly successful Inter team remembered by the name of ""La Grande Inter"", during the 1960s. Inter again reached semifinals of theEuropean cupin 1966, but this time lost against a Real Madrid team that would go on to win the tournament, while in national championship Herrera's squad won the tenth scudetto in club history, the firstStar. In 1967, after Inter eliminated Real Madrid in quarterfinals, with Suárez injured, Inter lost the European Cup Final inLisbon2–1 toCeltic; a week later, despite the first position, with a lost againstMantovain the last match of the championship Inter lost also the Serie A title and a week later the Coppa Italia semifinal againstPadova, putting an end de facto to the Grande Inter cicle with the first season without trophy since 1961–1962.[37]During that year, the club changed its name to _Football Club Internazionale Milano_ , and in 1968 after 13 yearsAngelo Morattisold the team toIvanoe Fraizzoli, and also Helenio Herrera left the team. Following the golden era of the 1960s, Inter managed to win their eleventh league title in 1971 withRoberto Boninsegnathat leaded the league with 24 goals, and their twelfth in 1980.[38]Inter were defeated for the second time in five years in the final of the European Cup, losing 0–2 toJohan Cruyff'sAjaxin 1972. During the 1970s and the 1980s, Inter also added two to its Coppa Italia tally, in 1977–78 and 1981–82 under coachEugenio Bersellini. Italian federation reopened the possibility to sign foreign players in 1980, Inter signed among othersHansi Müller(1975–1982 VfB Stuttgart, 1982–1984 Inter),Karl-Heinz Rummenigge(1974–1984 Bayern Munich, 1984–1987 Inter) and ArgentinianDaniel Passarella(1986–1988 Inter); other important players in that time were ItaliansGraziano Bini,Walter Zenga,Giuseppe Bergomi,Alessandro Altobelli,Gabriele Oriali,Riccardo Ferri,Gianpiero MariniandGiuseppe Baresi: Bergomi, Oriali, Marini and Altobelli were part of Italy squad that won1982 FIFA World Cup. In 1981 Inter reached for the sixth time in six participationsEuropean CupSemifinals this time against Real Madrid, a classic match that will repeat in 3 different European competitions in the 80's: inUEFA Cup Winners' Cupquarter-finals in 1983 and inUefa Cupsemi-finals in 1985 and 1986. Led by the German duo ofAndreas BrehmeandLothar Matthäus, withAldo Serenatop scorer in Serie A with 22 goals, ArgentineRamón DíazandNicola Berti, Inter coached byGiovanni Trapattonicaptured the 1989 Serie A championship ended with an all-time record for most points in Serie A history with 18 teams, with 58 points out of 68. Inter were unable to defend their title in the following season in a very competitive Serie A, despite adding fellow GermanJürgen Klinsmannto the squad and winning their firstSupercoppa Italianaat the start of the season. The 1990s was a lackluster period. While their great rivals Milan andJuventuswere achieving success both domestically and in Europe, Inter enjoyed little success in the domestic league standings, their worst coming in1993–94when they finished just one point out of the relegation zone. Nevertheless, they achieved some European success, with threeUEFA Cupvictories, in 1991, 1994 and 1998. After the win of the1990 World CupofWest Germanyled by three Inter players, Matthews was awarded ofBallon d'Orand ended 1990–1991, his most prolific season in career, with 23 goals including 6 in1991 UEFA Cupwon againstRomain May 1991, the first European trophy since the Grande Inter period. In 1992, after a disappointing season, in sostitution of the three German players that left in the summer and with the new coachOsvaldo Bagnoli, Inter signed important players like the future Ballon d'OrMatthias Sammer,Rubén Sosa, the first Russian player in club historyIgor Shalimovand others that will delude likeDarko PancevandSalvatore Schillaci; Inter ended the season second behind AC Milan coached by Fabio Capello. In the following season Inter acquired from AjaxWim JonkandDennis Bergkampthat, with 8 goals in the competition, led Inter to their second victory inUEFA Cupdespite the worst result in club history in Serie A. WithMassimo Moratti's takeover fromErnesto Pellegriniin 1995, Inter twice broke theworld record transfer feein this period (£19.5 million forRonaldofrom Barcelona in 1997 and £31 million forChristian VierifromLaziotwo years later).[39]Among Moratti first acquisitions in 1995 there wereJavier ZanettifromBanfield, that will stay at Inter until 2014 with a record of 858 game played and with a record 13 season as a captain,Paul IncefromManchester UnitedandRoberto CarlosfromPalmeirasthat will be sold the next season toReal Madridwith many regrets and recriminations from fans. However, the 1990s remained the only decade in Inter's history, alongside the 1940s, in which they did not win a single Serie A championship. This persistent lack of success led to poor relations between the fanbase and the chairman, the managers, and even some individual players. Moratti later became a target of the fans, especially when he sacked the much-loved coachLuigi Simoniafter a few games into the 1998–99 season, five days after Inter have defeated Real Madrid 3–1 at San Siro in Champions League group stage with two goals fromRoberto Baggio, and having just received the Italian manager of the year award for 1998 the day before being dismissed. That season despite 4 coaches changes Inter reached Champions League quarter Finals when it will be eliminated from Manchester United that would go on to win the trophy that year; Inter failed to qualify for any European competition for the first time in seven years, finishing in eighth place. In the previous seasons in 1996–1997 Inter reached for third time Uefa Cup final losing this time at penalty in Giuseppe Meazza againstSchalke 04withRoy Hodgsonthat resigned shortly afterwards, instead in 1997–1998 under Simoni Inter had won his thirdUEFA Cupdefending in Paris final Lazio 3–0 with goals fromIvan Zamorano, Zanetti and Ronaldo, and nearly won Serie A title, with many controversial referee decisions culminated in the decisive match against Juventus in Turin with Inter behind only 1 point with 4 games left, when referee didn't concede a penalty onRonaldoand after few seconds conceded a penalty for Juventus, that generated a turmoil on the pitch and a big scandal, with president Moratti that left the building shortly afterwards. Ronaldo's first season with Inter ended with 34 goals scored in 47 matches. Inter's misfortunes continued the following season, losing the2000 Supercoppa Italianamatch against Lazio 4–3, after initially taking the lead through new signingRobbie Keane. They were also eliminated in the preliminary round of theChampions Leagueby Swedish clubHelsingborg, withÁlvaro Recobamissing a crucial late penalty. Lippi was sacked after only a single game of the new season following Inter's first ever Serie A defeat toReggina.Marco Tardelli, chosen to replace Lippi, failed to improve results, and is remembered by Inter fans as the manager who lost 6–0 in the city derby against Milan. In 2002 with new coachHector Cuper, the acquisition of the second most expensive goalkeeper in the world at that timeFrancesco Toldoand the return after injury of Ronaldo in pair with Vieri, not only did Inter manage to make it to the UEFA Cup semi-finals, but were also only 45 minutes away from capturing the _Scudetto_ when they needed to maintain their one-goal advantage away to Lazio. Inter were 2–1 up after only 24 minutes. Lazio equalised during first half injury time, and then scored two more goals by Simeone andSimone Inzaghiin the second half to secure victory that saw Juventus win the championship, Roma ended second and Inter third. After brilliant performances and have won 2002 World Cup with Brazil, Ronaldo demanded and ottened to be sold toReal Madridfor €45 million, and was replaced byHernan Crespofrom Lazio for €40 million, Seedorf was sold to AC Milan andFabio Cannavarowas acquired from Parma. The next season Inter finished as league runners-up with Vieri that was top scorer ofSerie Awith 24 goals in 23 matches, while Crespo set a new record forUCL Group stagewith 8 goals in 6 matches but missed almost the rest of the season for a severe injury in January. In October 2002 in a home game againstLyonInter was defeated for the first time in its history at home inEuropean Cup/UEFA Champions Leagueafter 33 matches in 39 years.[40]Inter reached2002–03 Champions Leaguesemi-finals against AC Milan, that were played also without Vieri out for injury, losing on theaway goals rulewith two draw in the same stadium in San Siro. 2003–2004 season started well with an historic win for Inter and for Italian football in Champions League inHighburyagainstArsenalofInvincibleswith a 3–0 and a win againstDinamo Kyiv, but after a draw against Brescia in Serie A in October coach Cuper was sacked and was replaced byAlberto Zaccheronithat will end up eliminated from Champions League in group stage, and despite acquisition in January of strong players likeDejan StankovicandAdriano, Inter will finish only 4th. Other members of the Inter ""family"" during this period who suffered were the likes of Vieri and Cannavaro, both of whom had their restaurants in Milan vandalised after the second defeats of the season to the _Rossoneri_ 3–2 in February 2004 in Serie A, but most important was the resignation from presidency by Massimo Moratti in favour ofGiacinto Facchettiin January 2004, that lasted until the premature death of Inter legend in September 2006. Inter won the2004–05 Coppa Italia, beatingRoma. On 8 July 2004, Inter appointed former Lazio managerRoberto Mancinias its new head coach, with players who will make the history of Inter likeEsteban Cambiasso,Julio Cesar, and in 2005Walter SamuelandLuis Figo.[41]In his first season, the team collected 72 points from 18 wins, 18 draws and only two losses, as well as winning the Coppa Italia against Roma with two goal fromAdrianoand later the Supercoppa Italiana in Turin against Juventus with a goal fromJuan Sebastián Verón.[42][43]On 11 May 2006, Inter won the Coppa Italia title for the second season in a row after defeatingRomawith a 4–1 aggregate victory (a 1–1 scoreline in Rome and a 3–1 win at the San Siro).[44] Inter were awarded the2005–06 Serie Achampionship retrospectively, after title-winning Juventus was relegated and points were stripped from Milan due to the scandal.[45]During the following season, Inter with new players likeMaicon,Maxwell,Patrick Vieira,Zlatan Ibrahimovicand the return of Crespo fromChelsea, went on a record-breaking run of 17 consecutive victories in Serie A, starting on 25 September 2006, with a 4–1 home victory overLivorno, and ending on 28 February 2007, after a 1–1 draw at home toUdinese.[46]On 22 April 2007, Inter won their second consecutive _Scudetto_ —and first on the field since 1989—when they defeatedSiena2–1 atStadio Artemio Franchi, ended the season with an all time Serie A record of 97 points and an all-time record margin of 22 points over second place Roma.[47]ItalianWorld Cup-winning defenderMarco Materazziscored both goals.[48] Inter supporters during the2010 UEFA Champions League Finalat Santiago Bernabéu. In winning the final, Inter became the first and only Italian team to win thetreble, having also won the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia. In this period Inter also reached two times UCL quarter-finals in2005and2006, and UCL round of 16 in2007: in the last two occasions Inter was eliminated from away goals rules byVillarealandValencia. Inter started the2007–08 seasonwith the goal of winning both Serie A and Champions League in the year of centenary from the foundation of the club. The team started well in the league, topping the table from the first round of matches, and also managed to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage. However, a late collapse, leading to a 2–0 defeat with ten men away toLiverpoolon 19 February in the Champions League,[49]brought manager Roberto Mancini's future at Inter,[50]into question while domestic form took a sharp turn of fortune, with the team failing to win in the three following Serie A games. After being eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League, Mancini announced his intention to leave his job immediately only to change his mind the following day.[51]On the final day of the2007–08 Serie Aseason, Inter playedParmaaway, that had to win to not be relegated in Serie B after 18 years; Roma scored in Catania and was in the first place untilZlatan Ibrahimović, 10 minutes after have been entered on the pitch in the second half, scored two goals sealed their third consecutive championship.[52][53]Mancini, however, was sacked soon after, due to his previous announcement to leave the club.[54] On 2 June 2008, Inter appointed formerPortoandChelseabossJosé Mourinhoas new head coach.[55]In his first season, the _Nerazzurri_ won aSuppercoppa Italianaanda fourth consecutive title, though falling in the Champions League in the first knockout round for a third-straight year, losing to eventual finalistManchester United.[56]In winning the league title, Inter became the first club in since 1949 to win the title for four consecutive seasons, and joinedTorinoand Juventus as the only clubs to accomplish this feat, as well as being the first club based outsideTurin. 2010 UEFA Champions League finalstarting lineup In the summer of 2009 Inter put foundation to maybe the greatest single season of its history: after have signedDiego MilitoandThiago MottafromGenoa,Lúciofrom Bayern Munich, the club agreed to sell Ibrahimovic to Barcelona in change forSamuel Eto'oplus 49 millions euros. The transfer session ended with the sign ofWesley Sneijderfrom Real Madrid in the last days of August. Inter won the2009–10 Champions League, defeating in round of 16 Ancelotti's Chelsea,Cska Moscowand reigning champions Barcelona in the semi-final, before beatingBayern Munich2–0 in the final in Madrid, with two goals fromDiego Milito.[57]Inter also won the2009–10 Serie Atitle by two points over Roma, the fifth consecutive, and the2010 Coppa Italiaby defeating the same side 1–0 in the final.[58]This made Inter the first and only Italian team to win thetreble.[59]At the end of the season, Mourinho left the club to manage Real Madrid;[60]he was replaced byRafael Benítez. On 21 August 2010, Inter defeated Roma 3–1 and won the2010 Supercoppa Italiana, their fourth trophy of the year.[61]In December 2010, they claimed theFIFA Club World Cupfor the first time after a 3–0 win againstMazembeinthe final.[62]However, after this win, on 23 December 2010, due to their declining performance in Serie A, the club fired Benítez.[63]He was replaced byLeonardothe following day.[64] Leonardo started with 30 points from 12 games, with an average of 2.5 points per game, better than his predecessors Benítez and Mourinho.[65]On 6 March 2011, Leonardo set a new Italian Serie A record by collecting 33 points in 13 games; the previous record was 32 points in 13 games, made by Fabio Capello in the 2004–05 season.[66]Leonardo led the club to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after have defeated again Bayern Munich in Round of 16, before losing toSchalke 04;[67]Inter ended second in Serie A and won theCoppa Italiatitle.[68]At the end of the season, however, he resigned,[69]and was followed by new managersGian Piero Gasperini,Claudio RanieriandAndrea Stramaccioni, all hired during the following season. On 1 August 2012, the club announced that Moratti was to sell a minority stake of the club to a Chinese consortium led byKenneth Huang.[70]On the same day, Inter announced an agreement was formed withChina Railway Construction Corporation Limitedfor a new stadium project, however, the deal with the Chinese eventually collapsed.[71]The 2012–13 season was the worst in recent club history, with Inter finishing ninth in Serie A and failing to qualify for any European competitions.Walter Mazzarriwas appointed to replace Stramaccioni as the manager for2013–14 seasonon 24 May 2013, having ended his tenure at Napoli.[72]He guided the club to fifth in Serie A and to2014–15 UEFA Europa Leaguequalification. Inter lining up before a Europa League match againstDniproon 18 September 2014 On 15 October 2013, an Indonesian consortium (International Sports Capital HK Ltd.) led byErick Thohir, Handy Soetedjo andRosan Roeslani, signed an agreement to acquire 70% of Inter shares from Internazionale Holding S.r.l.[73][74][75]Immediately after the deal, Moratti's Internazionale Holding S.r.l. still retained 29.5% of the shares of FC Internazionale Milano S.p.A.[76]After the deal, the shares of Inter was owned by a chain of holding companies, namely International Sports Capital S.p.A. of Italy (for 70% stake), International Sports Capital HK Limited and Asian Sports Ventures HK Limited of Hong Kong. Asian Sports Ventures HK Limited, itself another intermediate holding company, was owned by Nusantara Sports Ventures HK Limited (60% stake, a company owned by Thohir), Alke Sports Investment HK Limited (20% stake) and Aksis Sports Capital HK Limited (20% stake). Thohir, who also co-ownedMajor League Soccer(MLS) clubD.C. UnitedandIndonesia Super League(ISL) clubPersib Bandung, announced on 2 December 2013 that Inter and D.C. United had formed astrategic partnership.[77]During the Thohir era the club began to modify its financial structure from one reliant on continual owner investment to a more self-sustainable business model, although the club still breachedUEFA Financial Fair Play Regulationsin 2015. The club was fined and received a squad reduction in UEFA competitions, with additional penalties suspended during the probation period. During this time, Roberto Mancini returned as the club manager on 14 November 2014, with Inter finishing eighth. Inter finished2015–2016 seasonfourth, failing to return to Champions League. On 6 June 2016,Suning Holdings Group(via a Luxembourg-based subsidiary Great Horizon S.á r.l.) a company owned byZhang Jindong, co-founder and chairman ofSuning Commerce Group, acquired a majority stake of Inter from Thohir's consortium International Sports Capital S.p.A. and from Moratti family's remaining shares in Internazionale Holding S.r.l.[78]According to various filings, the total investment from Suning was €270 million.[79]The deal was approved by anextraordinary general meetingon 28 June 2016, from which Suning Holdings Group had acquired a 68.55% stake in the club.[80] The first season of new ownership, however, started with poor performance in pre-season friendlies. On 8 August 2016, Inter parted company with head coach Roberto Mancini by mutual consent over disagreements regarding the club's direction,[81]especially with new signingsJoao Mariofor 44,75 million € (the second most expensive player in club history at that time) andGabigolfor 29,5 million €. He was replaced byFrank de Boer, who was sacked on 1 November 2016 after leading Inter to a 4W–2D–5L record in 11 Serie A games as head coach.[82]The successor,Stefano Pioli, could not prevent the team from getting the worst group result inUEFA competitionsin the club's history.[83]Despite an eight-game winning streak, he and the club parted away before season's end, when it became clear they would finish outside the league's top three for the sixth consecutive season.[84]On 9 June 2017, former Roma coachLuciano Spallettiwas appointed as Inter manager, signing a two-year contract,[85]and eleven months later Inter secured aUEFA Champions Leaguegroup stage spot after going six years without Champions League participation, thanks to a 3–2 victory againstLazioin the final game of2017–18 Serie A.[86][87]Among the best tactical moves from Spalletti there was the change of position forMarcelo Brozovicthat become one of the best defensive midfielder in European football.[88][89]Due to this success, in August the club extended the contract with Spalletti to 2021.[90] On July 4, 2018, Inter officially signed fromRacing Club de Avellanedaa 20 years old Argentinian strikerLautaro Martinezfor 25 million € that will later become one of the best and most representative player of the club. On 26 October 2018,Steven Zhangwas appointed as new president of the club,[91]and on 13 December 2018Giuseppe Marottaofficially joined Inter Milan as CEO for sport. On 25 January 2019, the club officially announced that LionRock Capital fromHong Konghad reached an agreement with International Sports Capital HK Limited, in order to acquire its 31.05% shares in Inter and to become the club's new minority shareholder.[92]After the2018–19 Serie Aseason, despite Inter finishing fourth, Spalletti was sacked.[93] Inter players line up before a pre-season friendly againstSalzburgin August 2023. On 31 May 2019, Inter appointed former Juventus and Italian managerAntonio Conteas their new coach, signing a three-year deal;[94]In the summer of 2019 Inter acquired fromManchester Unitedfor 74 million €Romelu Lukaku, the new most expensive player in the history of the club,Nicolò Barellafor 44,5 million € fromCagliariand soldMauro Icardi, one of the best striker in Italy in the past years, to PSG for 50 million €. Alessandro Bastonithat was acquired from Atalanta in 2017 for 31,1 million €, made his debut for Inter in this season and withMilan SkriniarandStefan De Vrijformed a strong defensive trio in a 3-5-2 formation that will be the best defense in Serie A in the following years. In September 2019,Steven Zhangwas elected to the board of theEuropean Club Association.[95]In the2019–20 Serie A, Inter Milan finished as runner-up, as they won 2–0 againstAtalantaon the last matchday.[96]They also reached the2020 UEFA Europa League final, ultimately losing 3–2 toSevilla.[97]Inter improved team with signigns of new players, among others in January 2020Christian EriksenfromTottenhamfor 27 million € and in JulyAchraf HakimifromBorussia Dortmundfor 43 million €. Despite the worst group result in Champions League in the club's history, following Atalanta's draw againstSassuoloon 2 May 2021, Internazionale were confirmed as champions for the first time in eleven years, endingJuventus's run of nine consecutive titles.[98]However, despite securing Serie A glory, Conte left the club by mutual consent on 26 May 2021. The departure was reportedly due to disagreements between Conte and the board over player transfers.[99][100]In June 2021,Simone Inzaghiwas appointed as Conte's replacement.[101]On 6 July 2021Achraf Hakimiwas sold toParis Saint Germainfor €60 million and on 8 August 2021,Romelu Lukakuwas sold toChelseafor €115 million, representing themost expensive association football transfer by an Italian football club ever.[102][103] Inter qualified in theUCL Round of 16for the first time in ten years, but despite the club's first ever win at Anfield Road thanks to a goal fromLautaro Martinez, they were eliminated by Liverpool. On 12 January 2022, Inter won theSupercoppa Italiana, defeatingJuventus2–1 atSan Siro. After conceding a goal to the opponent, Inter equalised with a penalty scored by Lautaro Martínez, and the match finished 1–1 in regulation time. In the last second of the extra-time,Alexis Sánchezscored the winning goal following a defensive error, giving Inter the first trophy of the season, alsoSimone Inzaghi's first trophy as Inter manager.[104]On 11 May 2022, Inter won theCoppa Italia, defeating Juventus 4–2 atStadio Olimpico. After normal time had ended 2–2, withNicolò BarellaandHakan Çalhanoğluscoring Inter's goals,Ivan Perišić's brace in the extra-time gave Inter the win and a second title of the season.[105]The2021–22 Serie Acampaign saw Inter finish in second place, being the most prolific attacking side with 84 goals.[106]On 18 January 2023, Inter won theSupercoppa Italiana, defeatingMilan3−0 atKing Fahd International Stadium, thanks to goals fromFederico Dimarco,Edin Džeko, and Lautaro Martinez.[107] Inter passed again UCL group stage after have eliminatedBarcelona, and then after have defeatedPortoandBenfica, qualified for semifinals of the competition. On 16 May 2023, Inter defeated archrivals Milan in the semi-finals of2022–23 UEFA Champions Leaguewith goals from Dzeko andHenrikh Mkhitaryanin the first leg and a goal from Martinez in the second leg, advanced to theChampions League finalfor the first time since2010. However, they were defeated at theAtatürk Olympic Stadium1−0 byManchester Cityafter a second half goal from midfielderRodri.[108] In January 2024 Inter won its eightSupercoppa Italianaand its third consecutive, in a new format with 4 teams, tying the record set by AC Milan in 90's for consecutive win, after have defeated in RiadLazio3–0 and then in the final matchNapoli1–0, with a late goal by Lautaro Martinez. In July 2023 Inter sold for 50 million € goalkeeperAndre Onanato Manchester United, acquired the prior season for free, likeHakan Calhanogluin 2021,Henrikh Mkhitaryanin 2022 andMarcus Thuramin 2023. In August 2023 Inter added to the squad alsoBenjamin Pavard(30 million €) andYann Sommer(6,9 million €) both from Bayern Munich. On 22 May 2024, Oaktree Capital Management assumed ownership of Inter Milan following the default of Suning Holdings Group on a substantial loan given in May 2021 to the club in order to cover losses incurred during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[111]The firm took control of the club after Suning Holdings Group failed to repay a debt of €395 million ($428 million). This development was confirmed by Oaktree in an emailed statement.[112]As a consequence, the new ownership chose to appoint CEOGiuseppe Marottaas the club's new chairman. One of the founders of Inter, a painter named Giorgio Muggiani, was responsible for the design of the first Inter logo in 1908.[113]The first design incorporated the letters ""FCIM"" in the centre of a series of circles that formed the badge of the club.[113]The basic elements of the design have remained constant even as finer details have been modified over the years. Starting from the1999–2000 season, the original club crest was reduced in size, to create space for the addition of the club's name and foundation year at the upper and lower part of the logo respectively.[2] Since its founding in 1908, Inter have almost always worn black and blue stripes, earning them the nickname . According to the tradition, the colours were adopted to represent the nocturnal sky: in fact, the club was established on the night of 9 March, at 23:30; moreover, blue was chosen by Giorgio Muggiani because he considered it to be the opposite colour to red, worn by the Milan Cricket and Football Club rivals.[116][117] During the 1928–29 season, however, Inter were forced by Fascist regime to abandon their black and blue uniforms. In 1928, Inter's name and philosophy made the ruling Fascist Party uneasy; as a result, during the same year the 20-year-old club was merged with _Unione Sportiva Milanese_ : the new club was named _Società Sportiva Ambrosiana_ after the patron saint of Milan.[118]Theflag of Milan(the red cross on white background) replaced the traditional black and blue.[119]In 1929, the black-and-blue jerseys were restored, and after World War II, when the Fascists had fallen from power, the club reverted to their original name. In 2008, Inter celebrated their centenary with a red cross on their away shirt. The cross is reminiscent of the flag of their city, and they continue to use the pattern on their third kit. In 2014, the club adopted a predominantly black home kit with thin blue pinstripes[120]before returning to a more traditional design the following season. Animals are often used to represent football clubs in Italy – thegrass snake, called , represents Inter.[121][122]The snake is a symbol for the city of Milan, appearing often in Milaneseheraldryas a coiled viper with a man in its jaws. The symbol is present on the coat of arms of theHouse of Sforza(which ruled over Italy from Milan during theRenaissanceperiod), the city of Milan, the historicalDuchy of Milan(a 400-year state of theHoly Roman Empire) andInsubria(a historical region the city of Milan falls within).[121][122]For the2010–11 season, Inter's away kit featured the snake. San Siro during an Inter match The team's stadium is the 75,923 seatSan Siro,[10]officially known as the _Stadio Giuseppe Meazza_ after the former player who represented for 14 seasons Inter and for two Milan. The more commonly used name,_San Siro_ , is the name ofthe district where it is located. San Siro has been the home of Milan since 1926, when it was privately built by funding from Milan's chairman at the time, Piero Pirelli. Construction was performed by 120 workers, and took13+1⁄2months to complete. The stadium was owned by the club until it was sold to the city in 1935, and since 1947 it has been shared with Inter, when they were accepted as joint tenant. The first game played at the stadium was on 19 September 1926, when Inter beat Milan 6–3 in a friendly match. Milan played its first league game in San Siro on 19 September 1926, losing 1–2 toSampierdarenese. From an initial capacity of 35,000 spectators, the stadium has undergone several major renovations. A major structural renovation was made for the2016 UEFA Champions League Finalwhile another one took place in late 2021 to host theUEFA Nations Leaguefinal. The stadium is going to be refurbished again in time forMilano Cortina 2026.[123] Since 2012, various proposals and projects byMassimo Morattihave alternated regarding a possible construction of a new Inter stadium.[124]Between June and July 2019, Inter and Milan announced the agreement for the construction of a new shared stadium in the San Siro area.[125]In the winter of 2021,Giuseppe Sala, the mayor of Milan, gave official permission for the construction of the new stadium next to San Siro, which is expected to be partially demolished and refunctionalised after the 2026 Olympic Games.[126]In early 2022, Inter and Milan revealed a ""plan B"" to relocate the construction of the new Milano stadium in theGreater Milan, away from the San Siro area.[127] Inter is the second most supported club in Italy, according to an August 2024 research by .[128]In the early years (until the First World War), Inter fans from the city of Milan were typicallymiddle class, while Milan fans were typicallyworking class.[117]DuringMassimo Moratti's ownership, Inter fans were considered to be on the moderate left. At the same time, duringSilvio Berlusconi's reign, Milan fans were viewed as belonging to the centre-right. The traditionalultrasgroup of Inter is _Boys San_ ; which are one of the oldest Italian ultras groups, being founded in 1969. Politically, one group (Irriducibili) of Inter Ultras are right-wing and this group has relations with the Lazio ultras. As well as the main group (apolitical) of _Boys San_ , there are five more significant groups:_Viking_(apolitical),_Irriducibili_(right-wing),_Ultras_(apolitical),_Brianza Alcoolica_(apolitical) and _Imbastisci_(left-wing). Inter's most vocal fans gather in the Curva Nord, or north curve of the San Siro. This longstanding tradition has led to the Curva Nord being synonymous with the club's most die-hard supporters, who unfurl banners and wave flags in support of their team. Throughout 2024, the Curva Nord (labelled as the ""Curva Nord Milano"") have collaborated withrapduo¥$(composed ofKanye WestandTy Dolla Sign) on multiple occasions, appearing as a choir on the chart-topping hit song ""Carnival"" (alongside rapping on its chorus) featuringPlayboi CartiandRich the Kidand on the ¥$ remix of ""Like That"" featuring onlyFutureandrecord producerMetro Boomin(Kendrick Lamarwould not appear on the remixed version of the song).[129][130] Inter have several rivalries, two of which are highly significant inItalian football; firstly, they participate in the intracity _Derby della Madonnina_ withMilan; the rivalry has existed ever since Inter splintered off from Milan in 1908.[117]The name of the derby refers to theBlessed Virgin Maryatop theMilan Cathedral. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous (often humorous or offensive) banners unfolded before the match.Flaresare commonly present, but they also led to the abandonment of the second leg of the2004–05 Champions Leaguequarter-final matchup between Milan and Inter on 12 April, after a flare thrown from the crowd by an Inter supporter struck Milan keeperDidaon the shoulder.[131] The other principal rivalry is with Juventus; matches between the two clubs are known as the . Up until the2006 Italian football scandal, which saw Juventus relegated, the two were the only Italian clubs never to have played below Serie A. In the 2000s, Inter developed a rivalry withRoma, who finished as runners-up to Inter in all but one of Inter's five _Scudetto_ -winning seasons between 2005–06 and 2009–10. The two sides have also contested in five Coppa Italia finals and four Supercoppa Italiana finals since 2006. Other clubs, likeAtalantaandNapoli, are also considered among their rivals.[132]Their supporters collectively go by _Interisti_ , or _Nerazzurri._[133] The Inter team which won theIntercontinental Cup in 1965 Main articles:List of Inter Milan seasons,List of Inter Milan honours, andInter Milan in European football Inter have won 37 domestic trophies, including theSerie Atwenty times, theCoppa Italianine times and theSupercoppa Italianaeight times. From 2006 to 2010, the club won five successive league titles, equalling the all-time record before 2017, when Juventus won their sixth successive league title.[8]They have won theUEFA Champions Leaguethree times: two back-to-back in1964and1965and then another in2010; the last completed an unprecedented Italiantreblewith theCoppa Italiaand the _Scudetto_.[9]The club has also won threeUEFA Europa League, twoIntercontinental Cupand oneFIFA Club World Cup. Inter hasnever been relegatedfrom the top flight of Italian football in its entire existence. It is the sole club to have competed inSerie Aand its predecessors in every season since its debut in 1909. Inter honours | European Cup / UEFA Champions League Main article:List of Inter Milan records and statistics Giuseppe Meazzais Inter's all-time top goalscorer, with 284 goals in 408 games.[134]Behind him, in second place, isAlessandro Altobelliwith 209 goals in 466 games, andRoberto Boninsegnain third place, with 171 goals over 281 games. Helenio Herrerahad the longest reign as Inter coach, with nine years (eight consecutive) in charge, and is the most successful coach in Inter history with three _Scudetti_ , two European Cups, and twoIntercontinental Cupwins.José Mourinho, who was appointed on 2 June 2008, completed his first season in Italy by winning theSerie A titleand the Supercoppa Italiana; in hissecond seasonhe won the first ""treble"" in Italian history: theSerie A,Coppa Italiaand theUEFA Champions League. For a list of every Inter player with 100 or more appearances, seeList of Inter Milan players. For a list of every Inter player who has been called up by Italy, seeInter Milan and the Italian national football team. **3** –Giacinto Facchetti,left back, played for Inter 1960–1978 _(posthumous honour)_. The number was retired on 8 September 2006, four days after Facchetti had died from cancer aged 64. The last player to wear the number 3 shirt was Argentinian center backNicolás Burdisso, who took on the number 16 shirt for the rest of the season.[136] **4** –Javier Zanetti,defensive midfielder, played 858 games for Inter between 1995 and his retirement in the summer of 2014. In June 2014, club chairmanErick Thohirconfirmed that Zanetti's number 4 was to be retired out of respect.[137][138] Main article:List of Inter Milan chairmen Below is a list of Inter chairmen from 1908 until the present day.[140] Main article:List of Inter Milan managers Below is a list of Inter coaches from 1909 until the present day.[141] FC Internazionale MilanoS.p.A.was heavily dependent on the financial contribution from the ownerMassimo Moratti.[142][143][144][145]In June 2006, the shirt sponsor and the minority shareholder of the club,Pirelli, sold 15.26% shares of the club to Moratti family, for €13.5 million. The tyre manufacturer retained 4.2%.[146]However, due to several capital increases of Inter, such as a reversed merger with an intermediate holding company, Inter Capital S.r.l. in 2006, which held 89% shares of Inter and €70 million capitals at that time, or issues new shares for €70.8 million in June 2007,[147]€99.9 million in December 2007,[148]€86.6 million in 2008,[149]€70 million in 2009,[150][151]€40 million in 2010 and 2011,[152][153][154][155]€35 million in 2012[71][156]or allowing Thoir subscribed €75 million new shares of Inter in 2013, Pirelli became the third largest shareholders of just 0.5%, as of 31 December 2015.[157]Inter had yet another recapitalization that was reserved forSuning Holdings Groupin 2016. In the prospectus of Pirelli's second IPO in 2017, the company also revealed that the value of the remaining shares of Inter that was owned by Pirelli, was write-off to zero in 2016 financial year. Inter also received direct capital contribution from the shareholders to cover loss which was excluded from issuing shares in the past. (Italian:_versamenti a copertura perdite_) Right before the takeover of Thohir, the consolidated balance sheets of ""Internazionale Holding S.r.l."" showed the whole companies group had a bank debt of €157 million, including the bank debt of a subsidiary ""Inter Brand Srl"", as well as the club itself, toIstituto per il Credito Sportivo(ICS), for €15.674 million on the balance sheet at the end of the 2012–13 financial year.[158]In 2006, Inter sold its brand to the new subsidiary, ""Inter Brand S.r.l."", aspecial purpose entitywith a shares capital of €40 million, for €158 million (the deal made Internazionale make a net loss of just €31 million in a separate financial statement[159][160]). At the same time, the subsidiary secured a €120 million loan fromBanca Antonveneta,[161]which would be repaid in installments until 30 June 2016;[162]described the deal as ""doping"".[163]In September 2011, Inter secured a loan from ICS by factoring the sponsorship ofPirelliof 2012–13 and 2013–14 season, for €24.8 million, in an interest rate of 3 monthsEuribor+ 1.95%spread.[154]In June 2014, new Inter Group secured €230 million loan[164][165][166]fromGoldman SachsandUniCreditat a new interest rate of 3 months Euribor + 5.5% spread, as well as setting up a new subsidiary to be the debt carrier: ""Inter Media and Communication S.r.l."". €200 million of which would be utilized in debt refinancing of the group. The €230million loan, €1 million (plus interests) would be due on 30 June 2015, €45 million (plus interests) would be repaid in 15 installments from 30 September 2015 to 31 March 2019, as well as €184 million (plus interests) would be due on 30 June 2019.[76]In ownership side, the Hong Kong-based International Sports Capital HK Limited, had pledged the shares of Italy-based International Sports Capital S.p.A. (the direct holding company of Inter) toCPPIBCredit Investments for €170 million in 2015, at an interest rate of 8% p.a (due March 2018) to 15% p.a. (due March 2020).[167]ISC repaid the notes on 1 July 2016 after they sold part of the shares of Inter toSuning Holdings Group. However, in the late 2016 the shares of ISC S.p.A. was pledged again by ISC HK to private equity funds of OCP Asia for US$80 million.[168]In December 2017, the club also refinanced its debt of €300 million, by issuing corporate bond to the market, viaGoldman Sachsas the bookkeeper, for an interest rate of 4.875% p.a.[169][170][171] Considering revenue alone, Inter surpassed city rivals inDeloitte Football Money Leaguefor the first time, in the 2008–2009 season, to rank in ninth place, one place behind Juventus in eighth place, with Milan in tenth place.[172]In the 2009–10 season, Inter remained in ninth place, surpassing Juventus (10th) but Milan re-took the leading role as the seventh.[173]Inter became the eighth in 2010–2011,[174]but was still one place behind Milan. Since 2011, Inter fell to 11th in 2011–12, 15th in 2012–13, 17th in 2013–14, 19th in 2014–15[175]and 2015–16 season.[176]In 2016–17 season, Inter was ranked 15th in the _Money League_.[177] In 2010 _Football Money League_(2008–09 season), the normalized revenue of €196.5 million were divided up between matchday (14%, €28.2 million), broadcasting (59%, €115.7 million, +7%, +€8 million) and commercial (27%, €52.6 million, +43%).[178]Kit sponsors Nike and Pirelli contributed €18.1 million and €9.3 million respectively to commercial revenues, while broadcasting revenues were boosted €1.6 million (6%) by Champions League distribution. Deloitte expressed the idea that issues in Italian football, particularly matchday revenue issues, were holding Inter back compared to other big European clubs, and developing their own stadia would result in Serie A clubs being more competitive on the world stage.[178] In the 2009–10 season, the revenue of Inter was boosted by the sales ofIbrahimović, thetrebleand the release clause of coachJosé Mourinho.[179]According to the normalized figures by Deloitte in their 2011 _Football Money League_ , in the 2009–10 season, the revenue had increased €28.3 million (14%) to €224.8 million. The ratio of matchday, broadcasting and commercial in the adjusted figures was 17%:62%:21%.[173] However, combining revenue and cost, in the 2006–07 season they had a net loss of €206 million[148][181](€112 million extraordinary basis, due to the abolition of non-standard accounting practice of thespecial amortization fund), followed by a net loss of €148 million in the 2007–08 season,[149]a net loss of €154 million in 2008–09 season,[150][151]a net loss of €69 million in the 2009–10 season,[153][179]a net loss of €87 million in the 2010–11 season,[152][155][182]a net loss of €77 million in the 2011–12 season,[154]a net loss of €80 million in the 2012–13 season[71]and a net profit of €33 million in 2013–14 season, due to special income from the establishment of subsidiary Inter Media and Communication.[183]All aforementioned figures were in separatefinancial statement. Figures fromconsolidated financial statementwere announced since the 2014–15 season, which were net losses of €140.4 million (2014–15),[184][185]€59.6 million[185][186](2015–16 season, before 2017 restatement)[187]and €24.6 million (2016–17).[187][188] In 2015, Inter and Roma were the only two Italian clubs that were sanctioned by the UEFA due to their breaking ofUEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations,[189]which was followed byAC Milanwhich was once barred from returning to European competition in 2018. As a probation to avoid further sanction, Inter agreed to have a three-year aggregate break-even from 2015 to 2018, with the 2015–16 season being allowed to have a net loss of a maximum of €30 million, followed by break-even in the 2016–17 season and onwards. Inter was also fined €6 million plus an additional €14 million in probation.[189] Inter also made a financial trick in the transfer market in mid-2015, in whichStevan JovetićandMirandawere signed by Inter on temporary deals plus an obligation to sign outright in 2017, making their cost less in the loan period.[190]Moreover, despite heavily investing in new signings, namelyGeoffrey KondogbiaandIvan Perišić, signings which potentially increased the cost in amortization, Inter also soldMateo Kovačićfor €29 million, making a windfall profit.[190]In November 2018, documents fromFootball Leaksfurther revealed that the loan signings such asXherdan Shaqiriin January 2015, was in fact had inevitable conditions to trigger the outright purchase.[191] On 21 April 2017, Inter announced that their net loss (FFP adjusted) of the 2015–16 season was within the allowable limit of €30 million.[192]However, on the same day, UEFA also announced that the reduction of squad size of Inter in European competitions would not be lifted yet, due to partial fulfilment of the targets in the settlement agreement.[193]The same announcement was made by UEFA in June 2018, based on Inter's 2016–17 season financial result.[194] In February 2020, Inter Milan suedMajor League Soccer(MLS) fortrademark infringement, claiming that the term ""Inter"" is synonymous with its club and no one else.[195] | DigitalBits (Matchday 1-32) /Paramount+(Matchday 38 & UEFA Champions League Final)
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