Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira)

The Associação Atlética Internacional, also known as Inter de Limeira, is a football club from Limeira, a 150 km north- west of São Paulo in the interior of the same Brazilian state of town with around a quarter of a million inhabitants.

In 1986 the club won under coach Pepe - as a player one of the great stars of Santos FC of Pelé era - the first team from outside the metropolitan areas of São Paulo and Santos the state championship.

In the finals of the competition Inter beat it the capital club Palmeiras. It was also Inter João Neto Leithardt, nom " Kita " with considerable 24 -goal top scorer of the competition.

So far it was only in 1990 the CA Bragantino, a team from Bragança Paulista, an even smaller town than to win the state title team Province.

In the heyday Internacional in 1986 and 1988, eligible to play nationally and second-rate in the Brazilian Série B. This day is the club, however, even at the state level only second-rate.

Foundation

On 3 October 1913, the players and members of the Workers' Association " Barroquinha " decided to start a professional club and established monthly contributions. Two days later they founded the new club, whose name would, among other things settled by immigrants from Italy, Japan, Germany and Portugal, which reflect the cultural diversity of the city Limeira.

The name of the association was probably also selected based on the then successful, in later years, but risen in São Paulo FC capital club SC Internacional.

Stadium

Internacional plays its home games at Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho urban, generally called Limerão from. The 1977 with a match against the capital club SC Corinthians - guests won 3-2 - Inaugurated sports venue summarizes these days around 40,000 spectators. In the opening match, however, the visit was 44,000 people, which is a record to this day.

Achievements

• State Championship of São Paulo: 1986

• Brazilian football club
• Sport ( State of São Paulo)
• Limeira