NEROCA F.C.

Full name North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association Football Club
Nickname(s) Orange Brigade or Orange Army
Founded 1965 (1965)
Ground Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Capacity 30,000
Owner NEROCA Football Club Pvt. Ltd. under North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association (NEROCA)
President Arunkumar Thangjam
Head Coach Manuel Retamero Fraile
League I-League
2017-18 2nd
Website Club website

NEROCA Football Club (ꯅꯦꯔꯣꯀꯥ ꯐꯨꯠꯕꯣꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯕ) is an Indian professional association football club based in Imphal, Manipur, India. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2015-16 season.[1] The club won the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division and secured promotion to the I-League. NEROCA is the only club from Northeast India to reach the final of the coveted Durand Cup.

Stadium

Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal, Manipur is used as the home ground of NEROCA FC. Their first home match in the I-League was played on 15th December, 2017 against Chennai City F.C.

Colours

The official colour of NEROCA is orange. The home jersey is orange and they use the white jersey for away matches.

Supporters & Rivalry

Neroca F.C. fans club is also known as the Orange Brigade. It was formed by a group of supporters.

Northeast India Derby

Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses
NEROCA 4211
Aizawl 7124
Shillong Lajong 7412
Total 64251722

Players

As of 25 may 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Mauro Boerchio
2 India DF Rojen Meitei
3 India DF Moirangthem Dhananjoy Singh
4 Equatorial Guinea DF Eduardo Ferreira
5 Liberia DF Varney Kallon (Vice captain)
6 India DF Moirangmayum Ashok Singh
7 India MF Ronald Singh
8 India MF Naorem Tondomba Singh
9 India FW Jerry Pulamte
10 Japan FW Katsumi Yusa
11 Nigeria FW Felix Chidi Odili
12 India MF Subhash Singh
13 India GK Lalit Thapa (captain)
14 India MF Malemngamba Meitei
15 India FW Surjakanta Tongbram
No. Position Player
16 India DF Sebastian Thangmuansang
17 India MF Sushil Meitei
18 India DF Naocha Huidrom
19 India DF Denechandra Meitei
20 India MF Thokchom Johnson Singh
21 India GK Loitongbam Bishorjit Singh
22 India DF Mohammad Abdul Salam
23 India FW Ngangom Ronald Singh
24 India MF Thangjam Singh
25 India DF Chingakham Roshan Singh
26 India FW Gunajit Singh
27 India FW Manglem Meitei
28 Australia MF Aryn Williams
29 India MF Biaklian Paite
30 India GK Golmei Dihempu Rongmei

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2015−16 Glory Sports Classic Group of Hotels
2016−17 BEE ATHLETIC
2017−18 Vector X
2018-19 SQAD GEAR

Current technical staff

{updated|7 june 2018}}

Position Name
Head Coach SpainManuel Retamero Fraile
Assistant Coach India Wangkheirakpam Shyamjai Meitei
Fitness Coach India Cherish Salam
Team Manager India Gamjin Diamei
Club Physio India Bikram Kumar Singh
Office Secretary IndiaYumnam Robinson Singh
Kit Manager India Angam Zimik

Management

Position Name
President India Arunkumar Thangjam
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) India Naoba Thangjam

Team records


Record

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2015–16 I-League 2nd 10 3 – DNP DNP DNP DNP
2016–17 I-League 2nd 12 1 8,438 DNP Runners-up DNP DNP
2017-18 I-League 10 2 21,382 Quarter-finals DNP DNP DNP
2018-19 I-League 10 – – – DNP DNP DNP
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Overall records

updated on 28 May 2017

Season Domestic Asia
Division P W D L GF GA P W D L GF GA
2015–16 2 18 8 5 5 20 16 Not qualified
2016–17 2 16 12 3 1 28 7 Not qualified
2017–18 1 18 9 5 4 20 13 Not qualified
2018–19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Top scorer

updated on 28 May 2017

Season Player Goals
2015–16 Nigeria Ejiogu Chinedu Emmanuel 3
2016–17 Nigeria Felix Chidi Odili 9
2017–18 Nigeria Felix Chidi Odili 7

Past and present internationals

Names in bold indicate players who had international appearances for their countries while playing for NEROCA.

Head coach's record

updated on 28 May 2017

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Gift Raikhan  India 2015 2018 34 20 8 6 48 23 058.82

Manuel Retamero Fraile

  Spain 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Honours

National

Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Winners (1): 2016–17
Runners-up (1): 2016 Durand Cup[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "I-League Core Committee Meets At AIFF Headquarters". I-League.org. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Army Green beat Neroca FC to win Durand Cup". Times of India. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Durand Cup Football: Army Green Crowned Champions After Shoot-Out". NDTV. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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