Imphal Derby
I-League 3
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I-League 3
Durand Cup
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The Imphal Derby (Manipuri: ꯏꯝꯐꯥꯜ ꯗꯔꯕꯤ꯫) refers to the football match in Imphal, Manipur between NEROCA and TRAU. Both teams play at the Khuman Lampak Stadium. Amongst the most successful clubs in Manipur, they have won a combined 21 honours, 10 for NEROCA and 11 for TRAU.
The first derby in the I-League was played on 8 January 2020, in which TRAU emerged as the maiden winner by 2–1. The derby had already begun when the two local rivals contested in the Manipur State League. The Imphal Derby gained fame during the 131st edition of the Durand Cup, when competitive football returned to the city after COVID-19 pandemic in India.
In 2022, due to the popularity of the derby, the Government of Manipur declared a half-holiday for all governmental and educational institutions in build-up to the match on 18 August 2022, in which NEROCA emerged victorious with a score of 3–1 in Group C opener. Full Time! Neroca beats TRAU FC with a two-goal margin of victory |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/durand-cup-neroca-fc-vs-trau-fc-live-streaming-score-nfc-vs-tfc-when-where-to-watch-india-telecast-highlights/article65782344.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818145621/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/durand-cup-neroca-fc-vs-trau-fc-live-streaming-score-nfc-vs-tfc-when-where-to-watch-india-telecast-highlights/article65782344.ece |archive-date=18 August 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |publisher=Sportstar |location=Imphal, Manipur}}
Colours
{| border-"0" style="margin:1em auto" | | | |}The official colours of NEROCA are orange and green, giving them the nickname of "The Orange Brigade".
TRAU wear mainly deep red with a touch of yellow and green (sometimes) and thus are called "The Red Python".
Statistics
Trophy counts
Major Honours (National and State) {| class="wikitable"style=white-space:nowrap |+This following table includes only those titlesrecognised and organised by the AIFF and AMFA: !Competition !NEROCA !TRAU !Ref |- |I-League 2 | | |I-League 2nd Division 2018–19 results and table. Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021. |- |Manipur State League | | | |- |Churachand Singh Trophy | | | |- |Tiddim Invitation Football Trophy | | | |- |Naorem Bhubon Memorial Trophy | | | |- |Total |'' |'' | |}
Recent results of Imphal Derby
The records of the meetings between the sides since 2020 have been listed below. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;white-space:nowrap" |- ! Date !! Competition !! Home team !! Result !! Away team !! Stadium |- |28 July 2026||Durand Cup||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |30 July 2025||Durand Cup||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |25 April 2025||I-League 2||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |1 March 2025||I-League 2||NEROCA|| ||TRAU||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |24 March 2024||I-League||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |21 March 2024||I-League||TRAU||||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |21 March 2024||I-League||NEROCA|| ||TRAU||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |3 February 2024||I-League||NEROCA||||TRAU||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |18 January 2023||I-League||NEROCA|| ||TRAU||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |11 December 2022||I-League||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |9 October 2022||Manipur State League||NEROCA|| ||TRAU||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |18 August 2022||Durand Cup||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |7 March 2022||I-League||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |4 January 2022||I-League||TRAU||||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |8 April 2021||Manipur State League||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |15 January 2021||I-League||NEROCA|| ||TRAU||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |8 February 2020||I-League||NEROCA|| ||TRAU||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |- |8 January 2020||I-League||TRAU|| ||NEROCA||Khuman Lampak Main Stadium |}See also
* Northeast Derby * Aizawl Derby * Kolkata Derby * Mini Kolkata Derby