Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club, or simply TRAU FC, is an Indian professional

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club based in

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Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

, that competes in the

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. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2017–18 season. They promoted to the I-League in 2019, after winning the 2nd Division. The club's

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section has taken part in the inaugural edition of

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. TRAU also competes in the

Manipur State League The Manipur State League, also known as Manipur Premier League, has been organised since 2006 by the All Manipur Football Association under the Vision India program with guidance from the AFC and the AIFF. It is the highest state-level footba ...

History

''Tiddim Road Athletic Union'', which was instituted on 2 October 1954 in Kwakeithel, Imphal, has been a pioneering organisation in the field of sports activities. They have lifted the title of CC Meet, state league of Manipur six times and finished runners up nine times. TRAU was runners up in 1998

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, losing 10–1 to Narbakhar FC, club from

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in the final. They began their journey of I-League 2nd Division in 2018, and on 8 May, they qualified for the final round in I-League Qualifiers in their debut season. In 2018–19 season, they won the I-League 2nd division, their first ever professional league trophy, and gained the promotion to the I-League. 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. Prior to the announcement, TRAU FC signed an agreement with SportiFan Ventures Limited, a sports business management firm based in the

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, which played a pivotal role in the negotiation process for the aforementioned deal. Later on the club announced Romi Factory as their new kit partner. On 23 October 2019, they roped in

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as new manager, and on 1 December, they faced Chennai City. Shortly, his tenure ended as they lost the first three matches as the Brazilian was not at all happy with the supervision of the team. Komron_Tursunov

In the

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season, which was their second I-League season, TRAU finished at the 3rd position with 26 points.

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with 12 goals in 15 matches emerged as the top scorer and became the fourth Indian player to win the Golden boot.I-League 2020–21 season statistics
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Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Stadium

Khuman Lampak Main Stadium The Khuman Lampak Main Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Imphal, Manipur, India. It is used mostly for football and athletics, and host matches of Manipur State League. The stadium holds 35,285 people and was built in 1999. This stadium ...

is used as the home ground of TRAU for all their home matches in both the domestic and regional leagues. Opened in 1999, the stadium has a capacity of 35,285 spectators.

Support and rivalry

Supporters

A club recognised Imphal fan club by the name "RED PYTHON" has been in support since 2017. The

has seen an average attendance of 35,000.

Rivalries

TRAU FC have participated in the Imphal Derby with their city rivals

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. The two clubs are the only two from

to have played professional league football. 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. The

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declared a half-holiday for all governmental and educational institutions in build-up to the match on 18 August, in which TRAU was defeated by NEROCA 3–1 in Group-C opener. The club has also enjoyed a rivalry with another

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at the domestic level.

Players

First-team squad

Current technical staff

Team records

Recent seasons

Head coaching record

updated on 16 February 2020 * Caretaker Manager

Top scorer

Past and present internationals

The players below have senior or youth international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for ''TRAU FC''. *

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* Petru Leucă * Gerard Williams *

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Honours

Domestic tournaments

League

**Third place (1):

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* I-League 2nd Division **Champions (1): 2018–19 *

**Champions (2): 2006, 2010 **Runners-up (2): 2011

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Cup

**Runners-up (1): 1998 *

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**Winners (6): 1960, 1961, 1974, 1981, 2004, 2009 **Runners-up (7): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1988, 1989, 2013–14 * Tiddim Invitation Football Trophy **Champions (1): 2007 * Mayanglambam Chittamani Memorial Cup **Runners-up (1): 2004

References

External links

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