NEROCA FC
Indian association football club based in Imphal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Full name | North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association Football Club[1] | ||
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Nickname(s) | Orange Brigade | ||
Founded | 1965; 59 years ago (1965) | ||
Ground | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | ||
Capacity | 35,285 | ||
Owner | North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association (NEROCA) | ||
Chairman | Arunkumar Thangjam | ||
Head coach | Gyan Moyon | ||
League | I-League Manipur State League | ||
2023–24 | I-League, 12th of 13 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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]