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 20 honours, 10 for NEROCA and 10 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 .[ 1] [ 2]
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,[ 3] in which NEROCA emerged victorious with a score of 3–1 in Group C opener.[ 4]
Major Honours (National and State)
Recent results of Imphal Derby [ edit ]
Season[ 13]
Competition
Date
Home team
Result
Away team
2019–20
I-League
8 January 2020
TRAU
2–1
NEROCA
8 February 2020
NEROCA
5–0
TRAU
2020–21
I-League
15 January 2021
NEROCA
1–1
TRAU
^ Mohamed, Azhar (18 August 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: NEROCA FC vs TRAU FC preview, prediction and more" . www.sportskeeda.com . Imphal, Manipur: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ TAT Correspondent, 5:31 AM (18 August 2022). "Rajnath Singh to attend opening match of Manipur edition of Durand cup today" . assamtribune.com . Imphal, Manipur: The Assam Tribune . Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022 . CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ Leivon, Jimmy (17 August 2022). "Durand Cup: Ahead of Manipur derby between TRAU and Neroca, state government declares half holiday" . indianexpressews.com . Imphal, Manipur: The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ "Highlights Durand Cup, NFC 3-1 TRAU: Neroca beats TRAU FC 3-1 in the Imphal Derby | Full Time! Neroca beats TRAU FC with a two-goal margin of victory" . sportstar.thehindu.com . Imphal, Manipur: Sportstar . 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ "Delightful Neroca Desperate To Break Second Division Jinx" . i-league.org . Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021 .
^ I-League 2nd Division 2018–19 results and table . Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Soccerway.com . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "NEROCA FC crowned champions of 11th MSL" . The Sangai Express . 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017 .
^ "Full Story - Sports News: NISA is winner of 4th Manipur State League" . ifp.co.in . Imphal Free Press. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
^ "Football tournament organised in memory of Manipur's Maharaja" . www.business-standard.com . The Business Standard. 2020-01-20. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022.
^ Chaudhary, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Churachand Singh Invitation Football Trophy" . indianfootball.de . Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Tiddim Invitation Football Trophy: Manipur" . indianfootball.de . Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ Chaudhary, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Tiddim Invitation Football Trophy: Manipur" . indianfootball.de . Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ LiveScore, SofaScore com. "Neroca FC TRAU FC live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore" . www.sofascore.com . Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-15 .