Esporte Clube Internacional

Not to be confused with Sport Club Internacional or Esporte Clube Internacional (SC).

Esporte Clube Internacional, usually known as Inter de Santa Maria, Internacional de Santa Maria, Inter-SM, is a Brazilian football club based in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.

Inter de Santa Maria

Full name	Esporte Clube Internacional
Nickname(s)	Coloradinho Interzinho Alve-Rubro
Founded	May 16, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-05-16)
Ground	Estádio Presidente Vargas
Capacity	12,000
Website	intersm.com.br
Home colors Away colors

History

Founded on May 16, 1928.^[1] The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1982, finishing 21st.^[2] Inter plays its home matches in its own stadium, Estádio Presidente Vargas, which has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people and is also known as Baixada Melancólica.^[3]

Honours

State

• Copa Governador do Estado
  • Winners (2): 1979, 1987
• Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2
  • Winners (2): 1968, 1991
• Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho
  • Winners (1): 1981

City

• Campeonato Citadino de Santa Maria
  • Winners (15): 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974

References

1. "Esporte Clube Internacional" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
2. "Brazil 1982" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
3. "Baixada Melancólica" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved February 15, 2008.