NEROCA FC

NEROCA
Full nameNorth Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)Orange Brigade
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
GroundKhuman Lampak Main Stadium
Capacity35,285
OwnerNorth Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association (NEROCA)
ChairmanArunkumar Thangjam
Head coachGyan Moyon
LeagueI-League
Manipur State League
2023–24I-League, 12th of 13 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
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Current season

NEROCA Football Club (known fully as North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association Football Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Imphal, Manipur, that competed in I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system.[2][3][4] Founded in 1965, and nicknamed "Orange Brigade",[5] the club made their I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2015–16 season.[6] Winning the 2016–17 league, they secured promotion to the I-League.[7]

NEROCA is the only club from Northeast India to reach the final of the coveted Durand Cup. The club also competes in Manipur State League.[8][9][10][11]

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  3. ^ NEROCA Football Club : I-League. Archived 8 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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  5. ^ All India Football Federation, Media Team (24 December 2021). "Neroca FC seek to be competitive again after a number of quality arrivals". i-league.org. I-League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ^ "I-League Core Committee Meets at AIFF Headquarters". I-League.org. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Club Nomination For 2nd Div I-League 2017-18 Starts". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ Huelyen News Service (19 August 2010). "Big win for TRAU in state league". kanglaonline.com. Kangla Online. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  9. ^ Huelyen News Service (3 February 2011). "TRAU clinches state league trophy while defending champ NISA finishes at runners-up". kanglaonline.com. Kangla Online. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ "17 teams in fray for 14th Manipur State League". www.thesangaiexpress.com. The Sangai Express. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  11. ^ Bhattacharya, Atrayo (30 May 2020). "Scouting Report — Chanso Horam: NEROCA's latest gem". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.