This is how in the first days of December 1902, a group of football enthusiasts gathered in a room at the Clube Naval Madeirense, deciding that the "Grupo dos Pinto Basto" would be reorganized and reinforced in order to make it stronger and thus be able to finish up with the power of the Carcavelos Club.

Thus, the definitive name for Club Internacional de Foot-Ball was born, which was immediately liked, even because the acronym was small, suggestive and simple to fix "CIF".

Until then, correspondence was received at the club's treasurer's home and notices addressed to members and players were made through the daily press.

[4] In the following edition in 1913, the same four teams participated and this time both semi-finals were held, with Benfica beating Império again and CIF beating Sporting on 23 February by a score of 3–2, however, CIF decided to not play the final, so at not to lose the prestige won at the Regional Championship of Lisboa,[4] having won the 1910–11 Campeonato de Lisboa.

CIF decided to abandon the official football championships on the grounds that the amateur ideal of the king sport was being distorted with the offer of prizes and other benefits to players.

[3] He did not, however, abandon the practice of football, which would remain open at the club to all who wished to do so, as long as the principles of amateurism and the Olympic ideal were respected.