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| Full name | Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Pythons | ||
| Founded | 2 October 1954 | ||
| Ground | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 35,285 | ||
| Head coach | L. Nandakumar Singh | ||
| League | I-League Manipur State League | ||
| 2022–23 | I-League, 13th of 13 (relegated) | ||
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Futsal (Men's) |
Football (reserves & academy) |
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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- ^ "TRAU FC wins Second Division League, qualifies for I-League". Sportstar. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "TRAU FC win Hero I-League 2nd Division and qualify for Hero I-League". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ News Service, Huelyen (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.
- ^ "Manipur State League 2021: Sagolband United win, TRAU and SSU share points". ifp.co.in. Imphal Free Press. 17 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "17 teams in fray for 14th Manipur State League". thesangaiexpress.com. The Sangai Express. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.