Inter Museum Archive

Verified Timeline

Lore & Background

During the initial two editions in 2018 and 2019, fans used electronic voting to select four shortlisted players, one for each position (goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and forward). Subsequently, winners in each category were determined from three candidates per position through voting from national and international media; players from all of the Inter teams; Inter employees and collaborators; and existing Hall of Famers once they've been elected. Starting from the 2020 edition, the shortlist has been eliminated, and the four winners are now directly chosen through voting by fans, players from all of Inter's teams, club employees, individuals previously inducted into the Hall of Fame, and representatives from major national and international newspapers. Also since the 2020 edition, branded as Timeless Edition to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the treble, former Inter players from the 2009–10 season have become eligible – irrespective of whether they have been retired for at least three years.

In Their Own Story

The heavy steel doors clicked shut, severing the roar of Milan traffic and plunging us into a cool silence that smelled faintly of cured leather, stale tobacco, and polished oak. A single spotlight cut through the dimness to strike a glass case: inside lay a faded blue jersey, the number '3' on the back still bleeding through decades of time. It belonged to Facchetti. I pressed my palm against the cold glass, feeling the phantom weight of a captain who once commanded an entire defense with a single glance. In this sanctuary, the noise of the present vanished, replaced by the ghostly echo of Herrera's voice barking orders in Portuguese and the collective intake of breath from a city holding its soul before a goal. Here, history wasn't read; it vibrated in the marrow.

Reader's Guide

The Hall of Fame inducts one goalkeeper, one defender, one midfielder, and one forward each year. The list of inductees includes players such as Francesco Toldo, Giuseppe Bergomi, Sandro Mazzola, and Giuseppe Meazza, among others.

Did You Know?

• The Hall of Fame was launched in 2018 for the club's 110th anniversary.
• In 2018 and 2019, fans voted to create a shortlist of four players, one per role.
• Since 2020, the shortlist is no longer used; winners are chosen directly by multiple voting groups.
• The 2020 edition was branded as Timeless Edition to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the treble.