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TRAU
Full nameTiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club
Nickname(s)The Red Pythons
Founded2 October 1954;70 years ago(1954-10-02)
GroundKhuman Lampak Main Stadium
Capacity35,285
Head coachL. Nandakumar Singh
LeagueI-League
Manipur State League
2022–23I-League,13th of 13 (relegated)
Current season
Departments of TRAU FC
Football
(Men's)
Futsal
(Men's)
Football
(reserves & academy)

TRAU Football Club(known fully asTiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club)[1][2][3]is an Indian professionalfootballclub based inImphal,Manipur.The club competed in theI-League,the second tier ofIndian football league system.[4][5]Nicknamed "The RedPythons",[6]the club was founded in 1954.

TRAU made itsI-League 2nd Divisiondebut in2017–18season.[7]They were promoted to the I-League in 2019, after winning 2nd Division.[8][9]The club also participates in theManipur State League.[10][11][12]

History

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Tiddim Road Athletic Union,which was instituted on 2 October 1954[13]in Kwakeithel, Imphal,[14][15]has been a pioneering organisation in the field of sports activities. They have lifted the title of CC Meet, state league of Manipur[16]six times and finished runners up nine times.[17][18]TRAU was runners up in 1998Bordoloi Trophy,losing 10–1 to Narbakhar FC, club fromUzbekistanin the final.[19][20]They began their journey of I-League 2nd Division in 2018,[21][22][23]and on 8 May, they qualified for the final round in I-League Qualifiers in their debut season.[24]

In2018–19season, they won the I-League 2nd division, their first ever professional league trophy, and gained the promotion to the I-League.[25][26][27]On 25 August 2019, TRAU announced Aciesta Sports Alliance Private Limited as its title sponsor.[28]The deal with Aciesta will help the Manipur-based team finance its first-team and development activities and further expand its presence in the top tier of Indian football.[28]In September 2019, Cypriot managerDimitris Dimitrioujoined the club as head coach.[29]Prior to the announcement, TRAU FC signed an agreement with SportiFan Ventures Limited, a sports business management firm based in theUnited Kingdom,which played a pivotal role in the negotiation process for the aforementioned deal.[30]Later on the club announced Romi Factory as their new kit partner. On 23 October 2019, they roped inDouglas Silvaas new manager,[31][32]and on 1 December, they facedChennai City.Shortly, his tenure ended as they lost the first three matches as the Brazilian was not at all happy with the supervision of the team.[33][34]

Komron Tursunov,club's first ever Tajik recruit with new kit ahead of the2020–21 I-League season.
TRAU players (in red) during a match of2020–21 I-Leagueat theKishore Bharati Krirangan.

In the2020–21 I-Leagueseason, which was their second I-League season, TRAU finished at the 3rd position with 26 points.Bidyashagar Singhwith 12 goals in 15 matches emerged as the top scorer and became the fourth Indian player to win the Golden boot.[35][36][37]In that season, the club took part inShirui Lily Cup.[38]They achieved ninth place in2021–22 I-League.[39]In2022–23 I-League,the club finished on fourth position. In April 2023, TRAU failed to qualify for2023 Indian Super Cup.[40]

Player of TRAU (in white) in action against Gokulam Kerala during an away match in Kozhikode, in the 2023–24 I-League season.

In April 2024, TRAU along with NEROCA, refused to travel to Mizoram to faceAizawlin their away matches – as a result the games were cancelled by the AIFF; Both the teams from Manipur were relegated to I-League 2.[41][42][43]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2017–2018 Nike[44][non-primary source needed] HVS
2018–2019 Vector X[45]
2019–2020 Nivia Aciesta[28]
2020–2021 Romi Factory[46][non-primary source needed] HVS[47]
2021–2022 Ambition sports[48]
2022–present SIX5SIX[49]

Stadium

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Khuman Lampak Main Stadiumin Imphal,[50]is used as the home ground of TRAU for all their home matches in both the domestic and regional leagues.[51][52][53]Opened in 1999,[54]the stadium has a capacity of 35,285 spectators.

Support and rivalry

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Supporters

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A club recognised Imphal fan club by the name "Red Pythons" has been in support since 2017.[55]TheKhuman Lampak Main Stadiumhas witnessed an average attendance of 35,000.[56]

Rivalries

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TRAU FC player (in white) in action against NEROCA during a match of Imphal Derby in I-League in March 2024.

TRAU have participated in the'Imphal Derby'[57]with their city rivalsNEROCA.[58][59][60]The two clubs are the only two fromImphalto have played professional league football.[61][62]The Imphal Derby gained fame in 2022 during the131st editionofDurand Cupwhen competitive football returned to the city afterCOVID-19 pandemic in India.[63][64]TheGovernment of Manipurdeclared a half-holiday for all governmental and educational institutions in build-up to the match on 18 August,[65]in which TRAU was defeated by NEROCA 3–1 in Group-C opener.[66]

The club has also enjoyed a rivalry with anotherNortheast IndianclubAizawl FCat the domestic level.[67][68]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 31 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK IndiaIND Salam Sanaton Singh
2 DF IndiaIND Laishram Chingkheinganba
5 DF IndiaIND Meitankeishangbam Clinton
6 MF IndiaIND Md Fayazuddin
7 FW IndiaIND Liton Shil
8 MF IndiaIND Telen Suranjit
10 MF IndiaIND Khumanthem Arun Singh
12 DF IndiaIND Thounaojam Thomas
13 FW IndiaIND Moirangthem Malemnganba
14 MF IndiaIND Thounaojam Rohit
18 MF IndiaIND Danish Aribam
20 MF IndiaIND TH Hriivei Carlos Pao
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW IndiaIND Soraisam Robinson Singh
22 MF IndiaIND Deepak Singh
24 GK IndiaIND Mithun Samanta
25 FW IndiaIND Premjit Singh
50 GK IndiaIND Aaryan Anjaneya
69 FW IndiaIND Japes Nongthambam
77 MF IndiaIND Bidyananda Singh
99 MF IndiaIND Sapam Bishorjit Meitei

Current technical staff

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Position Name
President IndiaL. Bhagaton Singh
Team manager IndiaDuidang
Head coach IndiaL. Nandakumar Singh
Assistant coach IndiaK. Surmani
Goalkeeping coach IndiaL. Joy
Physio IndiaChingkheinganba
Secretary IndiaT. Phulen Meitei
Media manager IndiaSanjoy Khulakpam

Records and statistics

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Overall records

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As of 6 April 2023
Season Division Teams Position Avg. attendance Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 18 4th 2,560 Did not participate

Did not participate

Did not qualify

Did not qualify

2018–19 16 1st 1,021
2019–20 I-League 11 6th 12,533 Group stage
2020–21 11 3rd 🔒 Closed Doors

Did not participate

2021–22 13 9th
2022–23 12 4th 2,155 Qualifiers Group stage

Season by season

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As of 6 April 2023
Top scorer in division
🇮🇳 Top Indian scorer in division
Season League Finals Top scorer(s)
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 13 7 4 2 28 12 25 4th NigeriaPrincewill Emeka 7
2018–19 16 10 2 4 30 25 32 Champions NigeriaPrincewill Emeka 10 ⭐
2019–20 I-League 17 6 4 7 17 27 22 6th NigeriaOguchi Uche 4
2020–21 15 7 5 3 27 19 26 3rd IndiaBidyashagar Singh 12 ⭐ 🇮🇳
2021–22 17 4 6 7 15 17 18 9th BrazilFernandinho 4
2022–23 22 11 2 9 34 34 35 4th TajikistanKomron Tursunov 8

Managerial record

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As of 6 April 2023
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win% Ref.
Nandakumar Singh India 1 July 2017 17 September 2019 32 17 7 8 59 42 053.13 [69]
Dimitris Dimitriou Cyprus 18 September 2019 23 October 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 ! [70][non-primary source needed]
Douglas Silva Brazil 23 October 2019 21 December 2019 3 0 0 3 1 7 000.00 [71]
Nandakumar Singh(interim) India 22 December 2019 1 January 2020 1 0 1 0 2 2 000.00 [72]
Dimitris Dimitriou Cyprus 2 January 2020 26 January 2020 5 4 1 0 8 3 080.00 [73]
Nandakumar Singh India 27 January 2020 till date 67 25 15 27 86 96 037.31 [69]

Other records

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Notable players

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Past and present internationals

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The foreign players below have senior/youth international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing forTRAU FC.[79]

Honours

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Domestic tournaments

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League

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Cup

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  • Bordoloi Trophy
    • Runners-up (1): 1998[99]
  • Churachand Singh Trophy[100]
    • Winners (6): 1960, 1961, 1974, 1981, 2004, 2009[101]
    • Runners-up (7): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1988, 1989, 2013–14[102]
  • Tiddim Invitational Football Trophy
  • Naorem Bhubon Memorial Trophy
  • Mayanglambam Chittamani Memorial Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2004[105]

Awards

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Other department

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Futsal

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The club has a men'sfutsalsection.[107]The club has competed in the All Manipur Football Association Futsal Cup, which is the highest division of the sport in the state.[108]TRAU took part in the inaugural edition ofAIFF Futsal Club Championship.[109][110][111][112][113]

Honours
  • AMFA Futsal Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2004[108]

See also

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