won by Pro Vercelli). This season was the first victory for Internazionale, who defeated Pro Vercelli in the final by a score of 10–3. Even the Italian title won by Pro Vercelli was later forgotten. National championship A first national competition organized by the Italian Federation of Gymnastics (F.N.G.I.) was played in 1896 and won by the S. Udinese G.S. team from Udine (north east Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region). In 1897, a second national gymnastic-football tournament was staged by the FNGI and was won by S.G. Torinese. In 1898 the Federation Italienne du Football (FIF – FIGC) was finally formed and the first national championship was organized, with regional tournaments and playoffs. This is considered to be the first proper national football championship and was won by Genoa. National teams The Italy national football team, called Azzurri or squadra azzurra for their blue shirts, are the second-most successful national team in the world. During the 1970s to early 1990s Italy became famous for their catenaccio, thus heralding a long line of world class defenders such as Virginio Rosetta, Pietro Rava, Carlo Parola, Giacinto Facchetti, Armando Picchi, Gaetano Scirea, Antonio Cabrini, Claudio Gentile, Franco Baresi, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini A women's team, an under-21 team, an under-20 team, an under-19 team, and an under-17 team also compete. Their honours include: World Champions squads 1934 FIFA World Cup squad 1938 FIFA World Cup squad 1982 FIFA World Cup squad 2006 FIFA World Cup squad European Champions squads UEFA Euro 1968 squad UEFA Euro 2020 squad European competitions for clubs 12 UEFA European Cups/Champions League won in 28 finals (third behind Spain and England) 7 UEFA Cup Winners' Cups won in 11 finals (first is England with 8/13) 9 UEFA Cups won in 15 finals (second behind Spain) 1 UEFA Europa Conference League won in 1 final 9 UEFA Super Cups won in 12 finals (second behind Spain) 9 Intercontinental/Club World Cups (third behind Spain and Brazil) In Total: Italy, 47 cups and 67 finals (second behind Spain) UEFA Champions League The following teams have reached the final of the European Cup / UEFA Champions League. Internazionale (1963–64 – Winners, 1964–65 – Winners, 1966–67 – Runners-up, 1971–72 – Runners-up, 2009–10 – Winners) Fiorentina (1956–57 – Runners-up) Milan (1957–58 – Runners-up, 1962–63 – Winners, 1968–69 – Winners, 1988–89 – Winners, 1989–90 – Winners,