Imphal Derby

Imphal Derby or Manipur Derby

Location| Imphal, Manipur, India
Teams|

* NEROCA
* TRAU
* KLASA FC

Stadiums| Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal

The Imphal Derby or Manipur Derby (Manipuri: ꯏꯝꯐꯥꯜ ꯗꯔꯕꯤ꯫) refers to the football match in Imphal, Manipur between NEROCA and TRAU and KLASA FC. Three teams play at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal. Amongst the most successful clubs in Manipur, they have won a combined 20 honours: 10 for NEROCA and 10 for TRAU.

The first match of the derby in I-League was played on 8 January 2020, in which TRAU emerged as the maiden winner of the derby by the 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.[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]

## Colours

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NEROCA

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TRAU

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## Statistics

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### Trophy counts

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Major Honours (National and State)

This following table includes only those titles recognised and organised by the AIFF and AMFA:  Competition  | NEROCA | TRAU

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I-League 2 | 1[5] | 1[6]
Manipur State League | 2[7] | 2[8]
Churachand Singh Trophy | 6[9] | 6[10]
Tiddim Invitation Football Trophy | 1[11] | 1[12]
Total | 10 | 10

### Recent results of Imphal Derby

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Season[13] | 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

## See also

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* Northeast Derby
* Kolkata Derby
* South Indian Derby

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "Delightful Neroca Desperate To Break Second Division Jinx". i-league.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
6. ^ I-League 2nd Division 2018–19 results and table. Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ 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.