TRAU FC
Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club or simply TRAU FC, is an Indian professional association football club based in Imphal, Manipur, that competes in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2017–18 season.[1] It was promoted to the I-League in the 2018–19 season, after winning the 2nd Division.[2]
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| Full name | Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Pythons | ||
| Founded | 2 October 1954 | ||
| Ground | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 35,285 | ||
| League | I-League | ||
| 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division, champions (Promoted) | ||
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History
TRAU, which was instituted on October 2, 1954, has been a pioneering organisation in the field of Sports and other activities and have lifted the title of CC Meet, State League of Manipur, six times and finished runners up nine times.[3] TRAU was runners up in 1998 Bordoloi Trophy, losing 10–1 to Narbakhar FC, club from Uzbekistan in the final.[4] On 8 May 2018 they qualified for final round in I-League 2nd Division in their debut season.[5] In 2018–19 season they won I-League 2nd division, their first ever professional league trophy, and gain the promotion to I-League.[6]
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.[7]
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.[7] Later on the club announced ROMI FACTORY as their new kit partner.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2017—2018 | Nike | HVS |
| 2018—2019 | Vector X | HVS |
| 2019—2020 | Nivia | Aciesta |
| 2020-present | Romi Factory | HVS |
Stadium
Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal, Manipur is used as the home ground of TRAU.
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| Location | Imphal, India |
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| Owner | Manipur Football Federation |
| Capacity | 35,285 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Tenants | |
| Shillong Lajong (2011) NEROCA (Present) TRAU (Present) | |
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
NEROCA have participated in the Imphal Derby with city rivals TRAU. The two clubs are the only two from Imphal to have played professional league football.
Squad
- As of 15 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
- As of 3 October 2020.
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  L.Nandakumar Singh |
| Assistant Coach | KH. Surmani |
| Goalkeeping Coach | L. Joy |
| Team Physio | Chingkheinganba |
| Team Physio | Mahesh |
| Club Secretary | T. Phulen Meitei |
| Club President | L. Bhagaton Singh |
| Team Manager | Nelson Lourembam |
| Team Coordinator | Prasanta Salam |
| Media Manager | Sanjoy Khulakpam |
Team records
Record
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup |
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| 2017–18 | IL2D | 18 | 4th | 2,060 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2018–19 | IL2D | 16 | 1st | 1,044 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2019–20 | IL | 11 | 6th | 13,260 | – | Group Stage | DNP | DNP |
| 2020–21 | IL | 11 | - | – | DNP | DNP | DNP |
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
Head coach's record
updated on 16 February 2020
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| L.Nandakumar Singh | India |
2017 | 2019 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 42 | 53.13 |
| Dimitris Dimitriou |  Cyprus |
2019 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Douglas Silva |  Brazil |
2019 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.00 |
L.Nandakumar Singh |
India |
2019 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Dimitris Dimitriou | Cyprus |
2020 | 2020 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 80.00 |
| L.Nandakumar Singh |
India |
2020 | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.00 |
- Caretaker Manager
Season
- As of 30 May 2018
| Year | Division | League | Federation Cup | |||||||
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| Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
| 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 4th | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 25 | — |
Top scorer
updated on 17 Dec 2020
| Season | Player | Goals |
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| 2017–18 |  Princewill Emeka |
7 |
| 2018–19 | Princewill Emeka |
10 |
| 2019–20 | Oguchi Uche |
4 |
Honours
References
- "Eighteen Teams Will Contest in Second Division League 2017-18". Aiff.com. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "TRAU FC wins Second Division League, qualifies for I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "TRAU to play in Second Division League". Thesangaiexpress.com. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "How Bordoloi Trophy Became Just Another Tournament!". Feverpitch.in. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- "TRAU FC qualify for final round of 2nd Division I-League". KhelNow. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "TRAU FC win 2nd Division League, earn promotion to I-League". Goal. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Newly promoted TRAU FC announces Aciesta Sports as title sponsor". Sportstar. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.