TRAU Football Club (known fully as Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club)[1][2][3] is an Indian professional football club based in Imphal, Manipur. The club competed in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system.[4][5] Nicknamed "The Red Pythons",[6] the club was founded in 1954.
TRAU made its I-League 2nd Division debut in 2017–18 season.[7] They were promoted to the I-League in 2019, after winning 2nd Division.[8][9] The club also participates in the Manipur State League.[10][11][12]
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times and finished runners up nine times. TRAU was runners up in 1998 Bordoloi Trophy, losing 10–1 to Narbakhar FC, club from Uzbekistan in the final. They...
against NEROCA FC at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. They clinched the league title that season. In 2020, he moved to another I-League side TRAU on a one-year...
"Highlights Durand Cup, NFC 3–1 TRAU: Neroca beats TRAUFC 3–1 in the Imphal Derby | Full Time! Neroca beats TRAUFC with a two-goal margin of victory"...
23 February 2021. "Ozone FC". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021. "TRAUFC win Hero I-League 2nd Division...
season 2017-18 he moved to rivals of NEROCA FC in Manipur state league, TRAUFC. He has represented TRAU in 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division with impressive...
winger for Indian Super League club Punjab FC. Singh started his career with I-League 2nd Division side TRAU in 2018.[citation needed] On 25 June 2021...
CM Biren Singh has asked the AIFF to exempt both TRAU and NEROCA from relegation to I-League 2. Vels FC, a team from Tamil Nadu is also claiming to be joining...
"Gokulam Kerala FC Stage Sensational Comeback To Win Maiden I-League Title vs TRAU". Outlook India. Retrieved 27 March 2021. "RoundGlass Punjab FC wins I-League...
attendance of 20,000. Aizawl FC has rivalries with its fellow northeastern clubs in the I-League including NEROCA, and TRAUFC. They also share rivalry with...
Bagan 2–1 in Kolkata. Gokulam Kerala won the 2020–21 I-League by defeating TRAUFC in the final game. With 29 points from 15 games, they qualified for the...
feature for the club on that season. Sandeep signed for the I-League club TRAUFC for the 2019-20 season. He played his debut match for the club on 11 December...
Kashmir vs. TRAUFC Football Match Summary". ESPN. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2021. "TRAUFC register...
managed to kept a clean-sheet in a 1-0 win over Aizawl FC. Gope extended his contract with TRAU ahead of the 2021–22 season. He played in nine matches...
Retrieved 27 March 2021. "I-League 2020–21: List of Award Winners as TRAUFC Win Maximum Accolades". News18. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original...
Singh, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TRAUFC. Born in Kakching, Manipur, Singh started his career representing his state...
forward for I-League outfit TRAUFC. On 16 February 2016, Sunday was signed by the newly promoted I-League team Aizawl F.C. He was top scorer for the team...
"Highlights Durand Cup, NFC 3-1 TRAU: Neroca beats TRAUFC 3-1 in the Imphal Derby | Full Time! Neroca beats TRAUFC with a two-goal margin of victory"...
Singh started his career with I-League 2nd Division side TRAU in 2018. I-League side NEROCA FC have announced the signing of defender Takhellambam Deepak...
on 1 March 2020, by coming as a seventy ninth minute substitute against TRAUFC in a 3–1 win. Following the merger of ATK and Mohun Bagan in 2020 to become...