1908–09 Inter Milan season

Inter Milan
1908–1909 season
Chairman	Giovanni Paramithiotti
Manager	Virgilio Fossati
Federal league	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Gama, Schuler (1); All: Gama, Schuler (1)
	Home colours
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	All statistics correct as of 24 January 1909.

The 1908–09 season was the first competitive season for Internazionale, which was founded in Milan on 9 March 1908.

Season

Internazionale played its first match on 18 October 1908, facing Milan in Switzerland in a friendly in which they lost 2–1.^[2] Its first official match was again a derby - about three months later - valid for the qualifications to the domestic championship:^[2] this resulted in a second loss, with a 3–2 score for the cross-city rivals.^[2] After two weeks, losing also with U.S. Milanese (2–0), the newborn club failed to qualify for the final stage.^[2]

Squad

Source:^[3]

Carlo Cocchi (goalkeeper)
Enrico Du Chene (midfielder)
Virgilio Fossati (midfielder)^[1]
Achille Gama (forward)
Carlo Hopf (forward)
Kappler (defender)
Werner Kummer (midfielder)
Hernst Marktl (defender)
Mario Moretti (defender)
Niedermann (defender)
Ugo Rietmann (midfielder)
Bernard Schuler (forward)
Arnaldo Wolkel (midfielder)

Manager: Virgilio Fossati^[1]

Matches

Lombardy qualifications

January 10, 1909 (1909-01-10) Matchday 1	Milan	3–2	Internazionale	Arena Civica
	Treré Lana 74' Laich 86'		Gama 69' Schuler 88'	Referee: Goodley

January 24, 1909 (1909-01-24) Matchday 2	Internazionale	0–2	U.S. Milanese	Arena Civica
			Pizzi 5', 42'	Referee: Spensley

Statistics

League results


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	0	1	2	3	−1

Last updated: 24 January 1909.
Source: 1908–09 Inter Milan season

Players statistics

Appearances and goals are referred to domestic league.^[3]

Cocchi (2/−6); Du Chene (2); Fossati (2); Hopf (2); Kappler (2); Kummer (2); Marktl (2); Schuler (2/1); Wolkel (2); Gama (1/1); Moretti (1); Niedermann (1); Rietmann (1).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Footballer and manager at the same time.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. p. 4.
^ ^a ^b Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). INTER: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. p. 216.

[fossati-1] Footballer and manager at the same time.

[inter-2] Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. p. 4.

[history-3] Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). INTER: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. p. 216.

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