Location | Northeast India |
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Teams | |
First meeting | United Sikkim 0-0 Shillong Lajong (8 December 2012) |
Latest meeting | TRAU 1-0 Aizawl (9 February 2021) |
Stadiums | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | Total: 36 Competitive: 34 |
Most wins | Shillong Lajong FC (10 wins) |
All-time series (I-League only) | Shillong Lajong: 6 NEROCA: 6 Aizawl: 4 TRAU: 3 Royal Wahingdoh: 1 Rangdajied United: 0 United Sikkim: 0 Drawn: 10 |
Largest victory | NEROCA 5-0 TRAU (I-League, 8 February 2020) Royal Wahingdoh 0-5 Shillong Lajong (Shillong Premier League, 26 September 2017) |
Northeast Derby or North-East Derby is the name given to the football matches played among the northeastern ISL, I-League, I-League 2, and I-League 3 teams. It mainly includes NEUFC, Shillong Lajong, Aizawl,[1] TRAU[2] and NEROCA.[3][4]
The first match of a northeast derby in I-League was played between Shillong Lajong of Meghalaya and United Sikkim of Sikkim in Paljor Stadium, Gangtok on 8 December 2012 which ended in a goalless draw. United Sikkim got relegated at the end of the season while Shillong Lajong got relegated in 2018-19. Aizawl from Mizoram got promoted in 2015-16 but again got relegated at the end. They were promoted once again in the next season due to some reasons and became the champions. 2017-18 season saw the promotion of another northeastern team NEROCA from Manipur.
From 2013 to 2015 there were consecutive promotions and relegations of Meghalayan teams Rangdajied United (2013-14) and Royal Wahingdoh (2014-15). During this short tenure the two teams played against Shillong Lajong respectively in the Shillong Derby. The first match of the derby in I-League to be played was on 22 November 2013 between Shillong Lajong and Rangdajied United that ended in a 1–1 draw. The next season the derby was played between Shillong Lajong and Royal Wahingdoh, with the first meeting in I-League on 18 January 2015 that ended with Royal Wahingdoh as the winner by 1–2. Both the rivalries continued thereafter in Shillong Premier League for a brief period until the teams were dissolved.
In 2019–20, another Manipuri team, TRAU got promoted, thus the beginning of Imphal Derby.[5] The derby is contested between NEROCA and TRAU, and was first played on 8 January 2020, in which TRAU emerged as the maiden winner of the derby by the scoreline of 2–1. The derby had already begun even before the inclusion of TRAU in I-League, when the two local rivals contested against each other in Manipur State League. The Imphal Derby gained fame in 2022 during the 131st edition of Durand Cup when competitive football returned to the city after COVID-19 pandemic in India.[6][7] The Government of Manipur declared a half-holiday for all governmental and educational institutions in build-up to the match on 18 August,[8] in which TRAU was defeated by NEROCA 3–1 in Group-C opener.[9]
Team | City | State | Home Stadium | Capacity | Seasons |
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Aizawl | Aizawl | Mizoram | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 20,000 | 2015–present |
NEROCA | Imphal | Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 30,000 | 2017–present |
TRAU | 2019–present | ||||
Shillong Lajong | Shillong | Meghalaya | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 | 2009–10, 2011–19, 2023–present |
NEUFC | Guwahati | Assam | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 | 2023–present |
Team | City | State | Home Stadium | Capacity | Seasons |
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United Sikkim | Gangtok | Sikkim | Paljor Stadium | 30,000 | 2012–13 |
Rangdajied United | Shillong | Meghalaya | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 | 2013–14 |
Royal Wahingdoh | 2014–15 |
Updated on 11 March 2021
Competition | Aizawl wins | Draw | NEROCA wins |
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I-League | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Season | Competition | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
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2016–17 | Other | 3 September 2016 | Aizawl | 0–1 | NEROCA |
2017–18 | I-League | 20 January 2018 | Aizawl | 1–2 | NEROCA |
10 February 2018 | NEROCA | 0–0 | Aizawl | ||
2018–19 | I-League | 7 November 2018 | Aizawl | 0–0 | NEROCA |
27 January 2019 | NEROCA | 0–0 | Aizawl | ||
2019–20 | I-League | 6 December 2019 | NEROCA | 1–0 | Aizawl |
2020–21 | I-League | 30 January 2021 | NEROCA | 1–2 | Aizawl |
11 March 2021 | NEROCA | 0–1 | Aizawl |
Competition | TRAU wins | Draw | NEROCA wins |
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I-League | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Season | Competition | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
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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 |
Competition | TRAU wins | Draw | AIZAWL wins |
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I-League | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Competition | Shillong Lajong wins | Draw | Aizawl wins |
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I-League | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Competition | Shillong Lajong wins | Draw | NEROCA wins |
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I-League | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Other teams include the teams which played in I-League in the past, until they were either dissolved or relegated to lower leagues.
Competition | Shillong Lajong wins | Draw | United Sikkim wins |
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I-League | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Competition | Shillong Lajong wins | Draw | Royal Wahingdoh wins |
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I-League | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Federation Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Shillong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Competition | Shillong Lajong wins | Draw | Rangdajied United wins |
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I-League | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Shillong Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 0 |
US - United Sikkim; RW - Royal Wahingdoh; RU - Rangdajied United; SL - Shillong Lajong; AZ - Aizawl; NR - NEROCA; TR - TRAU
R/S | I-League season | ||||||||||
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09-10 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 13-14 | 14-15 | 15-16 | 16-17 | 17-18 | 18-19 | 19-20 | 20-21[a] | |
1 | AZ | ||||||||||
2 | NR | ||||||||||
3 | RW | TR | |||||||||
4 | |||||||||||
5 | SL | AZ | |||||||||
6 | SL | SL | SL | NR | TR | ||||||
7 | AZ | ||||||||||
8 | |||||||||||
9 | SL | NR | |||||||||
10 | SL | AZ | |||||||||
11 | SL | SL | |||||||||
12 | |||||||||||
13 | RU | ||||||||||
14 | SL | US |
Date | Venue | Home team | Result | Away team | Competition | Attendance |
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6 December 2019 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | NEROCA | 1-0 | Aizawl | I League | 17,362 |
8 January 2020 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | TRAU | 2-1 | NEROCA | I League | 23,682 |
25 January 2020 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | TRAU | 2-1 | Aizawl | I League | 7,564 |
8 February 2020 | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | NEROCA | 5-0 | TRAU | I League | 34,971 |
11 February 2020 | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | Aizawl | – | TRAU | I League | – |
21 March 2020 | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | Aizawl | – | NEROCA | I League | – |
Date | Venue | Home team | Result | Away team | Competition | Attendance |
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15 January 2021 | Kalyani Stadium | NEROCA | 1-1 | TRAU | I League | – |
30 January 2021 | Mohun Bagan Ground | NEROCA | 1-2 | Aizawl | I League | – |
9 February 2021 | Kalyani Stadium | TRAU | 1-0 | Aizawl | I League | – |
11 March 2021 | Kishore Bharati Krirangan | NEROCA | 0-1 | Aizawl | I League | – |
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