Two older clubs in Turin existed before this one, they were mixed
sports clubs who competed in football as well as other sports. They were formed respectively in 1887 and 1889, and were called
Torino Football and Cricket Club and
Nobili Torino.). The colours of Nobili Torino were amber and black stripes. The two clubs merged in 1891 to form Internazionale Torino, taking on the colours of Nobili.
Italian Football Championship Along with
Genoa and two other Torinese clubs which had sprung up since Internazionale's founding,
FBC Torinese and Ginnastica Torino; Internazionale Torino competed in the first ever
Italian Football Championship in
1898. The competition was staged at
Velodromo Umberto I in
Turin, they took part in the first ever Italian Championship game when they beat FBC Torinese 1–0. In the final against Genoa, the match ended 1–1 and as thus went into extra time, Genoa scored two more and ended the game 3–1 meaning Internazionale Torino were runners-up. The club returned for a second season, beating
Ginnastica Torino 2–0 at the
Campo Piazza d’Armi in
Turin, to once again qualify for the final against rivals Genoa. The game against Genoa ended in a 3–1 defeat at
Ponte Carrega in
Genoa with Albert Weber scoring for Internazionale. From two seasons in the league, the club ended as runners-up in both. During 1900 the club merged with
Football Club Torinese, and the resulting club kept the Torinese name. == Honours ==