TRAU FC

Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club, or simply TRAU FC, is an Indian professional football club based in Imphal, Manipur, that competes in the I-League, the first tier of Indian football.[5][6][7][8] The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2017–18 season.[9] It was promoted to the I-League in the 2018–19 season, after winning the 2nd Division.[10][11] The club's futsal section has taken part in the inaugural edition of AIFF Futsal Club Championship.

TRAU FC
Full nameTiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Red Pythons[2]
FoundedOctober 2, 1954 (1954-10-02)
GroundKhuman Lampak Main Stadium
Capacity35,285
Head coachL. Nandakumar Singh[3]
LeagueI-League
2020–21I-League, 3rd of 11
Departments of TRAU FC
Football
(Men's)		 Futsal
(Men's)[4]		 Football
(reserves & academy)

History

Tiddim Road Athletic Union, which was instituted on 2 October 1954[12] in Kwakeithel, Imphal,[13] has been a pioneering organisation in the field of sports activities. They have lifted the title of CC Meet, state league of Manipur twice in 2006 and 2010,[14] six times and finished runners up nine times.[15] TRAU was runners up in 1998 Bordoloi Trophy, losing 10–1 to Narbakhar FC, club from Uzbekistan in the final.[16][17] They began their journey of I-League 2nd Division in 2018,[18][19] and on 8 May, they qualified for the final round in I-League Qualifiers in their debut season.[20]

In 2018–19 season, they won I-League 2nd division, their first ever professional league trophy, and gain the promotion to I-League.[21][22][23]

On 25 August 2019, TRAU announced Aciesta Sports Alliance Private Limited as its title sponsor. 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.[24]

Prior to the announcement, TRAU FC signed an agreement with SportiFan Ventures Limited, a sports business management firm based in the United Kingdom, which played a pivotal role in the negotiation process for the aforementioned deal.[24] Later on the club announced ROMI FACTORY as their new kit partner. On 23 October 2019, they roped in Douglas Silva as new manager,[25][26] and on 1 December, they faced Chennai 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.[27][28]

Komron Tursunov, club's first ever Tajik recruit with new kit ahead of the 2020–21 I-League season.
TRAU players (in red) during a match of 2020–21 I-League at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan.

In the 2020–21 I-League season, which was their second I-League season, TRAU finished at the 3rd position with 26 points. Bidyashagar Singh with 12 goals in 15 matches emerged as the top scorer and became the fourth Indian player to win the Golden boot.[29][30][31]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2017–2018 Nike[32] HVS
2018–2019 Vector X
2019–2020 Nivia Aciesta[33]
2020–2021 Romi Factory[34] HVS[35]
2021–present Ambition sports

Stadium
Main article: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Khuman Lampak Stadium on a matchday

Khuman Lampak Main Stadium in Imphal, Manipur is used as the home ground of TRAU for all their home matches in both the domestic and regional leagues.[36][37][38] Opened in 1999, the stadium has a capacity of 35,285 spectators.

Support and rivalry

Supporters

A club recognised Imphal fan club by the name RED PYTHON has been in support since 2017. The Khuman Lampak Main Stadium has seen an average attendance of 35,000.

Rivalries
See also: Northeast Derby (I-League)

TRAU FC have participated in the Imphal Derby with their city rivals NEROCA FC.[39] The two clubs are the only two from Imphal to have played professional league football.[40][41]

The club has also enjoyed a rivalry with another Northeast Indian club Aizawl FC at the domestic level.[42]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Soram Anganba
4 DF  BRA Helder Lobato
8 MF  IND Shougrakpam Netrajit Singh
12 MF  IND Chongtham Kishan
15 DF  IND MD Abdul Salam
16 MF  IND Sapam Bishorjit
17 FW  IND Robinson
18 FW  IND Bedashwor Singh
19 DF  IND Naresh Singh
20 MF  IND Cleaven Hmar
21 FW  NGA Joseph Olaleye
22 DF  IND James
23 GK  IND H. Prasanjit Singh
24 MF  IND Prikanta Sorokhaibam
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW  IND Tajuddin
26 FW  IND Fayajuddin
— FW  IND Nikhil Kadam
— FW  IND Shilton D'Silva
— FW  IND Ningthoujam Olen
— MF  IND Yuno Richard Thaikho
— MF  IND Laishram Milan Singh
— MF  IND Meitalkeishangbam Roger
— DF  IND Herojit
— MF  IND Bikash singh Sagolshem
— MF  IND Joysana Nongthombam
— DF  IND Roshan Singh
— FW  UZB Akobir Turaev

Current technical staff
As of 3 October 2020.
Position Name
President L. Bhagaton Singh
Team manager Nelson Lourembam
Head coach L. Nandakumar Singh
Assistant coach K. Surmani
Goalkeeping coach L. Joy
Physio Chingkheinganba
Secretary T. Phulen Meitei
Media manager Sanjoy Khulakpam

Team records

Recent seasons
Season League Tier Pos. Average attendance Super Cup Durand Cup
2017–18 2nd Division League 2nd 4th of 18 2,060 DNP –
2018–19 2nd Division League 2nd 1st of 16 1,044 DNP –
2019–20 I-League 1st 6th[lower-alpha 1] of 11 13,260 – Group Stage
2020–21 I-League 1st 3rd of 11 –[lower-alpha 2] – –
  1. The league was concluded after the 69th match due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
  2. Matches were played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Head coaching record

updated on 16 February 2020

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
L.Nandakumar Singh  India 2017 2019 32 17 7 8 59 42 053.13
Dimitris Dimitriou  Cyprus 2019[43] 2019 3 0 1 2 1 5 000.00
Douglas Silva  Brazil 2019[44] 2019 3 0 0 3 1 7 000.00
L.Nandakumar Singh  India 2019 2020 1 0 1 0 2 2 000.00
Dimitris Dimitriou  Cyprus 2020[45] 2020[46] 5 4 1 0 8 3 080.00
L.Nandakumar Singh  India 2020[47] Present 19 7 7 5 29 21 036.84
  • Caretaker Manager

Top scorer
Season Player Goals
2017–18 Princewill Emeka 7
2018–19 Princewill Emeka 10[48]
2019–20 Oguchi Uche 4[49]
2020–21 Bidyashagar Singh 12[50]

Honours

League

Cup
  • Bordoloi Trophy
    • Runners-up (1): 1998[55]
  • Churachand Singh Invitation Trophy
    • Winners (5): 1960, 1961, 1974, 1981, 2004[56]
    • Runners-up (5): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1988, 1989
  • Tiddim Invitation Football Trophy
    • Champions (1): 2007[57]
  • Mayanglambam Chittamani Memorial Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2004[58]

See also

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