List of Inter Milan records and statistics
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Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian professional association football club based in Milan that currently plays in the Italian Serie A. They were one of the founding members of Serie A in 1929, and are the only club never to have been relegated from the league. They have also been involved in European football, winning the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup three times each. Inter become the first Italian club to win back-to-back European Cups, achieving the feat in 1964 and 1965.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Inter Milan and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Inter Milan players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.
Inter has set various records since its founding. In 2010, Inter became the first Italian club to win the treble consisting of Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League.[1] Between 2005 and 2010, Inter won five consecutive national championships, a record which was broken by Juventus in the 2016–17 season. Inter has also signed several high-profile players, setting the world record in transfer fees on two occasions with the purchase of Ronaldo in 1997 and Christian Vieri in 1999.
The statistics listed below are updated to 13 May 2026.
Honours
Inter Milan have won 39 domestic trophies, including the league 21 times, the Coppa Italia ten times and the Supercoppa Italiana eight times. From 2006 to 2010, the club won five successive league titles, equalling the all-time record in that period. Inter has won the Champions League three times; two back-to-back titles in 1964 and 1965, and then another in 2010. The 2010 title completed an unprecedented Italian treble along with the Coppa Italia and the Scudetto. The club has also won three UEFA Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup.
National titles
- Winners (21): 1909–10, 1919–20, 1929–30, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1988–89, 2005–06,[A] 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2020–21, 2023–24, 2025–26
- Runners-up (17): 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2024–25
International titles
The following titles include only those which are recognised by UEFA and FIFA.
World-wide titles
- Runners-up (1): 1968
- Winners (1): 2010
European titles
European Cup/UEFA Champions League:
- Runners-up (1): 2010
- Runners-up (1): 1933
Youth Team honours
- Champions (11): 1964, 1966, 1969, 1989, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025
- Champions (6): 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2006, 2016
- Champions (2): 2017, 2025
Campionato De Martino / Campionato Under 23:
- Champions (8): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1975
Viareggio World Club Tournament, Carnevale Cup:
- Champions (8): 1962, 1971, 1986, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018
- Champions (1): 1983
Champions Under-18 Challenge::
- Champions (1): 2010
- Champions (1): 2011–12
Under 13 Championship:
- Champions (1): 2018
Under 14 Championship:
- Champions (7): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
Under 15 Championship:
- Champions (10): 1988, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023
Under 16 Championship:
- Champions (1): 2018
Under 17 Championship:
- Champions (8): 1985, 1987, 1991, 1998, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2019
- Champions (6): 1980, 1984, 1991, 2012, 2016, 2017
Under 20 Championship:
- Champions (8): 1975, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2014, 2015, 2017
Supercoppa Under-17:
- Champions (3): 2014, 2017, 2019
Supercoppa Under-15:
- Champions (1): 2018
Filippo De Cecco Tournament:
- Champions (2): 2006, 2008
Club statistics
Divisional movements
| Series | Years | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 94 | 2025–26 | – | never |
| 94 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 | ||||
| Founding member of the Football League's First Division in 1921 | ||||
Serie A
Matches
Firsts
- First league match: Milan 3–2 Inter, Prima Categoria, 10 January 1909[3]
- First Coppa Italia match: Inter 14–0 Acciaierie e Ferriere Novi, 11 November 1926[3]
- First European match: Inter 0–0 Birmingham City, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 16 May 1956.[3]
Wins
- Record win: 16–0 against ACIVI Vicenza, Prima Categoria, 10 January 1915[3]
- Record Serie A win: 9–0 against Casale, 10 September 1933[3]
- Record Coppa Italia win: 7–0 against Mantova, 14 September 1958[3]
- Record win in European competitions: 7–0 against Lyon, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 10 December 1958[3]
- Most wins in a Serie A season: 30 (out of 38 games), during the 2006–07 season[3]
Defeats
- Record Serie A defeat: 1–9 against Juventus, 10 June 1961.[3]
- Record Coppa Italia defeat:[3]
- 0–5 against Milan, 8 January 1998
- Record defeat in European competitions:[3]
- 0–5 against Paris Saint-Germain, UEFA Champions League, 31 May 2025
- Most defeats in a Serie A season: 19 (out of 40 games), during the 1947–48 season[3]
- Fewest defeats in a Serie A season: 1 (out of 38 games), during the 2006–07 season[3]
Points
Player statistics
Most appearances
| Rank | Nationality | Player | Position | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina |
Javier Zanetti | DF | 1995–2014 | 615 | 71 | 159 | 13 | 858 |
| 2 |  Italy |
Giuseppe Bergomi | DF | 1979–1999 | 519 | 120 | 117 | 1 | 756 |
| 3 | Italy |
Giacinto Facchetti | DF | 1960–1978 | 476 | 85 | 68 | 5 | 634 |
| 4 | Italy |
Sandro Mazzola | FW | 1960–1977 | 418 | 80 | 63 | 4 | 565 |
| 5 | Italy |
Giuseppe Baresi | DF | 1977–1992 | 392 | 92 | 74 | 1 | 559 |
| 6 | Italy |
Mario Corso | FW | 1958–1973 | 414 | 41 | 48 | 5 | 503 |
| 7 | Italy |
Walter Zenga | GK | 1982–1994 | 328 | 73 | 71 | 1 | 473 |
| 8 | Italy |
Tarcisio Burgnich | DF | 1962–1974 | 359 | 47 | 57 | 4 | 467 |
| 9 | Italy |
Alessandro Altobelli | FW | 1977–1988 | 317 | 80 | 69 | 0 | 466 |
| 10 |  Colombia |
Iván Córdoba | DF | 2000–2012 | 324 | 34 | 92 | 5 | 455 |
 Slovenia |
Samir Handanović | GK | 2012–2023 | 380 | 22 | 52 | 1 |
- Most appearances made in official competitions: 858 – Javier Zanetti, 1995–2014[4]
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Nationality | Player | Position | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
Giuseppe Meazza | FW | 1927–1940 1946–1947 |
246 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 287 |
| 2 | Italy |
Alessandro Altobelli | FW | 1977–1988 | 128 | 46 | 35 | 0 | 209 |
| 3 | Argentina |
Lautaro Martínez | FW | 2018–present | 132 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 175 |
| 4 | Italy |
Roberto Boninsegna | FW | 1969–1976 | 113 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 171 |
| 5 | Italy |
Sandro Mazzola | FW | 1960–1977 | 116 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 160 |
| 6 | Italy |
Luigi Cevenini | FW | 1912–1915 1919–1921 1922–1927 |
156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| 7 | Italy |
Benito Lorenzi | FW | 1947–1958 | 138 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 143 |
| 8 |  Hungary |
István Nyers | FW | 1948–1954 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| 9 | Argentina |
Mauro Icardi | FW | 2013–2019 | 111 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 124 |
| 10 | Italy |
Christian Vieri | FW | 1999–2005 | 103 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 123 |
- Most goals scored in official competitions: 284 – Giuseppe Meazza, 1927–1940 & 1946–1947[4]
Inter Milan's top flight top goalscorers
This is the top ten of Inter's top league goalscorers in a single season.[5]
- Icardi finished the season as joint top scorer along with Lazio's Ciro Immobile.
Award winners
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- The following players won the FIFA World Player of the Year award whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2002 –
Ronaldo - 1997 – Ronaldo
- 1991 –
Lothar Matthäus
- 2002 –
Ballon d'Or/European Footballer of the Year
- The following players have won the Ballon d'Or award whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 1997 – Ronaldo
- 1990 – Lothar Matthäus
- 1997 –
World Soccer Player of the Year
- The following players have won the World Player of the Year award whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2002 – Ronaldo
- 1997 – Ronaldo
- 1990 – Lothar Matthäus
- 2002 –
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
- The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2009–10 –
Diego Milito - 1997–98 – Ronaldo
- 2009–10 –
Serie A Footballer of the Year
- The following players have won the Serie A Footballer of the Year award whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2024 – Lautaro Martínez
- 2021 –
Romelu Lukaku - 2018 – Mauro Icardi
- 2010 – Diego Milito
- 2009 –
Zlatan Ibrahimović - 2008 – Zlatan Ibrahimović
- 1998 – Ronaldo
- 2024 –
Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year
- The following players have won the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2024 –
Yann Sommer - 2019 –
Samir Handanović - 2013 – Samir Handanović
- 2010 – Júlio César
- 2009 – Júlio César
- 2024 –
- The following players have won the Serie A Award for most valuable player whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2025–26 –
Federico Dimarco - 2023–24 – Lautaro Martínez
- 2020–21 – Romelu Lukaku
- 2025–26 –
- The following players have won the Serie A Award for best defender whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2024–25 – Alessandro Bastoni
- 2023–24 – Alessandro Bastoni
- 2019–20 –
Stefan de Vrij
- 2024–25 –
- The following players have won the Serie A Award for best midfielder whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2023–24 –
Hakan Çalhanoğlu - 2022–23 – Nicolò Barella
- 2021–22 –
Marcelo Brozović - 2020–21 – Nicolò Barella
- 2023–24 –
- The following players have won the Serie A Award for best striker whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2025–26 – Lautaro Martínez
- 2025–26 –
- The following managers have won the Serie A Award for most valuable coach whilst managing Inter Milan:
- 2025–26 –
Cristian Chivu - 2023–24 – Simone Inzaghi
- 2025–26 –
- The following managers have won the Serie A Coach of the Year award whilst managing Inter Milan:
- 2024 – Simone Inzaghi
- 2021 – Antonio Conte
- 2010 –
José Mourinho - 2009 – José Mourinho
- 2024 –
UEFA Europa League Player of the Season
- The following players have won the UEFA Europa League Player of the Season whilst playing for Inter Milan:
- 2019–20 – Romelu Lukaku
- 2019–20 –
Transfers
Highest transfer fees paid
Inter Milan's record signings are Romelu Lukaku and Christian Vieri. Lukaku was signed from Manchester United for a reported fee of €65 million in August 2019.[6] Vieri signed for the club from Lazio, for a fee which according to media reports is €49 million, in June 1999.[7]
| Rank | Player | From | Transfer fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romelu Lukaku |  Manchester United | €80m[a] | August 2019 | [6] |
| 2 | Christian Vieri | Lazio | €49m | June 1999 | [7] |
| 3 | Nicolò Barella | Cagliari | €40.5m | September 2020 | [8] |
| 4 |  Achraf Hakimi |  Real Madrid | €40m | July 2020 | [9] |
 João Mário | Sporting CP | €40m | August 2016 | [10] | |
| 6 | Radja Nainggolan | Roma | €38m | June 2018 | [11] |
| 7 | Hernán Crespo | Lazio | €31.5m[b] | August 2002 | [12] |
| 8 |  Geoffrey Kondogbia | Monaco | €31m | June 2015 | [13] |
| 9 |  Gabriel Barbosa | Santos | €29.5m | August 2016 | [14] |
| 10 | Francesco Toldo | Fiorentina | €28.5m | July 2001 | [15] |
- €10 million of Lukaku's cost was additional bonuses.
- Hernán Crespo was actually purchased for €26 million fee + Bernardo Corradi. Lazio later re-valued Corradi to €5.5 million.
Highest transfer fees received
The club's record sale came on 12 August 2021, when they sold Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea for a fee of €115 million.[16]
| Rank | Player | To | Transfer fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romelu Lukaku | Chelsea | €115m | August 2021 | [16] |
| 2 |  Zlatan Ibrahimović | Barcelona | €69m[a] | July 2009 | [17] |
| 3 | Achraf Hakimi | Paris Saint-Germain | €60m[b] | July 2021 | [18] |
| 4 | Mauro Icardi | Paris Saint-Germain | €58m[c] | May 2020 | [19] |
| 5 |  André Onana | Manchester United | €52.5m[d] | July 2023 | [20] |
| 6 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | €46m | August 2002 | [21] |
| 7 |  Mateo Kovačić | Real Madrid | €29m | August 2015 | [22] |
| 8 | Geoffrey Kondogbia | Valencia | €25m | May 2018 | [23] |
| 9 | Samuel Eto'o |  Anzhi Makhachkala | €21.8m | August 2011 | [24] |
| Mario Balotelli | Manchester City | €21.8m | September 2010 | [25] |
- Initial transfer fee for Ibrahimović is indeterminable. Ibrahimović signed a 5-year contract, for €46 million and the exchange of Eto'o (valued at €20 million) and loan of Alexander Hleb (with an option to buy for a €10 million fee), with a €250 million release clause, making Ibrahimović worth €69 million. However, the Hleb deal collapsed. Eventually Ibrahimović cost Barcelona €69.884 million (£59 million), which included other fees. As per the Inter book the fee was €69.5 million, but part of the Inter fee (about 4.5%) was redistributed to youth clubs as solidarity contribution (except Juventus).
- €11 million of additional bonuses linked to the achievement of certain objectives, reaching a potential €71 million transfer fee.
- €8 million of Icardi's fee was add-ons.
- €5 million of additional bonuses linked to the achievement of certain objectives, reaching a potential €57.5 million transfer fee.
World Cup winning players
The following World Cup winning players played at Inter Milan at some point during their career. Highlighted players played for Inter Milan while winning the World Cup. Relatedly, there has been an Inter Milan player in the FIFA World Cup final for every edition since 1982.[26]
- Luigi Allemandi (Italy 1934)
- Armando Castellazzi (Italy 1934)
- Attilio Demaria (Italy 1934)
- Giovanni Ferrari (Italy 1934)
- Giuseppe Meazza (Italy 1934)
- Carlo Ceresoli (France 1938)
- Giovanni Ferrari (France 1938)
- Pietro Ferraris (France 1938)
- Ugo Locatelli (France 1938)
- Giuseppe Meazza (France 1938)
- Renato Olmi (France 1938)
- Pietro Serantoni (France 1938)
- Jair da Costa (Chile 1962)
- Daniel Passarella (Argentina 1978)
- Alessandro Altobelli (Spain 1982)
- Giuseppe Bergomi (Spain 1982)
- Ivano Bordon (Spain 1982)
- Franco Causio (Spain 1982)
- Giampiero Marini (Spain 1982)
- Gabriele Oriali (Spain 1982)
- Franco Selvaggi (Spain 1982)
- Marco Tardelli (Spain 1982)
- Fulvio Collovati (Spain 1982)
- Daniel Passarella (Mexico 1986)
- Andreas Brehme (Italy 1990)
- Jürgen Klinsmann (Italy 1990)
- Lothar Matthäus (Italy 1990)
- Ronaldo (United States 1994)
Laurent Blanc (France 1998)- Youri Djorkaeff (France 1998)
- Patrick Vieira (France 1998)
- Lúcio (South Korea/Japan 2002)
- Roberto Carlos (South Korea/Japan 2002)
- Ronaldo (South Korea/Japan 2002)
- Vampeta (South Korea/Japan 2002)
- Fabio Cannavaro (Germany 2006)
- Fabio Grosso (Germany 2006)
- Marco Materazzi (Germany 2006)
- Angelo Peruzzi (Germany 2006)
- Andrea Pirlo (Germany 2006)
- Lukas Podolski (Brazil 2014)
- Benjamin Pavard (France 2018)
- Lautaro Martínez (Qatar 2022)
Footnotes
- Title was awarded retrospectively following the Calciopoli scandal.