U.S. Internazionale Napoli
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Unione Sportiva Internazionale Napoli was an Italian football club from Naples
. They were founded in 1912 and competed until their merger with Naples FBC to form what is today known as S.S.C. Napoli
in 1922.
, when the foreign contingent of the club had a falling out with their Italian team-mates. Mr. Bayon (an English
founding member of Naples FBC) and Mr. Steinnegger thus decided to splinter off from that club to found US Internazionale Napoli.
They played their home games at Bagnoli
in Naples, just off Via di Pozzuoli. Their debut came against Roman FC
from Rome
on 27 October 1912; Internazionale Napoli won the match 3-2.
for the first time in 1912-13. Within the Campania section they competed against Naples FBC over two legs; they lost 5-3 going out of the competition. The same season in the Lipton Challenge Cup
they finished runners-up to Palermo FBC
.
During the following season
they fared better in the Italian Championship, beating Naples 3-2 to qualify for the second round. However, they met a strong Lazio
side and were knocked out of the competition with ease.
Internazionale faced off against their local rivals once more in their third Prima Categoria season, but after defeating them over two legs FIGC ordered that the games be replayed due to irregularities. They competed in the first leg, winning 3-0 but before the second one could be played the competition was called off because of World War I
.
by a single point. In the semi-finals, they competed against Audace Roma
and eventual finalists Livorno
. They failed to gain a single point and went out of the competition.
In 1920-21 they lost they reached the final round of the growing Campania section, but lost out to Naples FBC and Bagnolese
. As the Italian Championship split into FIGC and CCI leagues, Internazionale competed in the CCI variation, however, they lost out on qualification to Puteolana and Savoia
this would prove to be their last season in the league.
This club would become AC Napoli in 1926 and eventually S.S.C. Napoli
, the current club.
Lipton Challenge Cup
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. They were founded in 1912 and competed until their merger with Naples FBC to form what is today known as S.S.C. Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
in 1922.
History
The club split off from Naples FBCS.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
, when the foreign contingent of the club had a falling out with their Italian team-mates. Mr. Bayon (an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
founding member of Naples FBC) and Mr. Steinnegger thus decided to splinter off from that club to found US Internazionale Napoli.
They played their home games at Bagnoli
Bagnoli
Bagnoli is a western seaside district of Naples, Italy, well beyond the confines of the original city. It is beyond Cape Posillipo and, thus, looking on the coast of the Bay of Pozzuoli.- History :...
in Naples, just off Via di Pozzuoli. Their debut came against Roman FC
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
from Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
on 27 October 1912; Internazionale Napoli won the match 3-2.
Prima Categoria Championship
The club competed in the top level footballing competition; the Prima Categoria ChampionshipPrima Categoria
Prima Categoria is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the eighth level in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within the Prima Categoria level progresses to their...
for the first time in 1912-13. Within the Campania section they competed against Naples FBC over two legs; they lost 5-3 going out of the competition. The same season in the Lipton Challenge Cup
Lipton Challenge Cup
The Lipton Challenge Cup also known as Coppa Lipton was a football competition competed between clubs from Southern Italy and Sicily. It was played during the period leading up to World War I when football in the country was still in its infancy....
they finished runners-up to Palermo FBC
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
.
Italian Football Championship 1913-14
The winner was Casale.-Classification:-Results table:* Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.-Classification:-Results table:...
they fared better in the Italian Championship, beating Naples 3-2 to qualify for the second round. However, they met a strong Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
side and were knocked out of the competition with ease.
Internazionale faced off against their local rivals once more in their third Prima Categoria season, but after defeating them over two legs FIGC ordered that the games be replayed due to irregularities. They competed in the first leg, winning 3-0 but before the second one could be played the competition was called off because of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Post-war activity
Unlike many clubs, Internazionale Napoli survived the war. They were placed into the Italian Championship of 1919-20. The Campania group now had five teams competing in it; Internazionale came top of their group beating out PuteolanaF.C. Puteolana 1902
Football Club Puteolana 1902 is an Italian association football club, based in Pozzuoli, Campania. The club was first founded in 1902 as a sports club and has had the football section refounded at various points during its history the most recent of which was in 1992.Puteolana have played in the...
by a single point. In the semi-finals, they competed against Audace Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
and eventual finalists Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
. They failed to gain a single point and went out of the competition.
In 1920-21 they lost they reached the final round of the growing Campania section, but lost out to Naples FBC and Bagnolese
Ilva Bagnolese
Ilva Bagnolese was an Italian football club from the Bagnoli area of Naples. The club is most noted for competing in the early Italian Football Championship competitions during the 1920s, after that period they began to decline spending the 1940s in Serie C....
. As the Italian Championship split into FIGC and CCI leagues, Internazionale competed in the CCI variation, however, they lost out on qualification to Puteolana and Savoia
F.C. Savoia 1908
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Calcio Savoia is an Italian association football club located in Torre Annunziata, Campania. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are all-white....
this would prove to be their last season in the league.
Merger
During 1922 the two rival Neapolitan clubs; Naples FBC and US Internazionale Napoli merged into one due to financial pressures. They first took the name Foot-Ball Club Internazionale-Naples, commonly referred to as FBC Internaples. Internazionale Napoli gave to the club the famous "N" crest and the white shorts; this was coupled with the light blue featured on the Naples FBC shirts.This club would become AC Napoli in 1926 and eventually S.S.C. Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
, the current club.
Honours
Prima CategoriaPrima Categoria
Prima Categoria is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the eighth level in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within the Prima Categoria level progresses to their...
- Southern Semi-finalists: 1919-20
Lipton Challenge Cup
Lipton Challenge Cup
The Lipton Challenge Cup also known as Coppa Lipton was a football competition competed between clubs from Southern Italy and Sicily. It was played during the period leading up to World War I when football in the country was still in its infancy....
- Runners-up: 1913