Wikipedia - TRAU FC

TRAU Football Club (known fully as Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club) 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. Nicknamed "The Red Pythons", the club was founded in 1954.

TRAU made its I-League 2nd Division debut in 2017–18 season. They were promoted to the I-League in 2019, after winning 2nd Division. The club also participates in the Manipur State League.

History

Tiddim Road Athletic Union, which was instituted on 2 October 1954 in Kwakeithel, Imphal, has been a pioneering organisation in the field of sports activities. They have lifted the title of CC Meet, state league of Manipur six 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 began their journey of I-League 2nd Division in 2018, and on 8 May, they qualified for the final round in I-League Qualifiers in their debut season.

In 2018–19 season, they won the I-League 2nd division, their first ever professional league trophy, and gained the promotion to the I-League. On 25 August 2019, TRAU announced Aciesta Sports Alliance Private Limited as its title sponsor. The deal with Aciesta will help the Manipur-based team finance its first-team and development activities and further expand its presence in the top tier of Indian football. In September 2019, Cypriot manager Dimitris Dimitriou joined the club as head coach. Prior to the announcement, TRAU FC signed an agreement with SportiFan Ventures Limited, a sports business management firm based in the United Kingdom, which played a pivotal role in the negotiation process for the aforementioned deal. Later on the club announced Romi Factory as their new kit partner. On 23 October 2019, they roped in Douglas Silva as new manager, and on 1 December, they faced Chennai City. Shortly, his tenure ended as they lost the first three matches as the Brazilian was not at all happy with the supervision of the team.

Komron Tursunov, club's first ever Tajik recruit with new kit ahead of the 2020–21 I-League season.
TRAU players (in red) during a match of 2020–21 I-League at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan.

In the 2020–21 I-League season, which was their second I-League season, TRAU finished at the 3rd position with 26 points. Bidyashagar Singh with 12 goals in 15 matches emerged as the top scorer and became the fourth Indian player to win the Golden boot. In that season, the club took part in Shirui Lily Cup. They achieved ninth place in 2021–22 I-League. In 2022–23 I-League, the club finished on fourth position. In April 2023, TRAU failed to qualify for 2023 Indian Super Cup.

Player of TRAU (in white) in action against Gokulam Kerala during an away match in Kozhikode, in the 2023–24 I-League season.

In April 2024, TRAU along with NEROCA, refused to travel to Mizoram to face Aizawl in their away matches – as a result the games were cancelled by the AIFF; Both the teams from Manipur were relegated to I-League 2.

아시에스타 트라우 축구클럽은 인도 푸네를 연고로 하는 프로축구 클럽이다. 현재 인도 슈퍼리그(ISL)에 참가하고 있다. 클럽은 2014년에 창단되었으며, 2015년부터 ISL에 참가하기 시작했다. 아시에스타 트라우는 ISL에서 한 번 우승한 경력이 있으며, 2017년 스타컵에서 준우승을 차지했다. 클럽의 홈 경기장은 풀네 경기장이다.

아시에스타 트라우는 인도의 대표적인 축구 클럽 중 하나이다. 클럽은 ISL에서 활약하는 유일한 서인도 팀이며, 많은 인도 국가대표 선수들을 배출했다. 아시에스타 트라는 또한 인도에서 가장 많은 팬을 보유한 클럽 중 하나이다. 클럽의 팬들은 '아시에스타 트라우 군대'라고 불리며, 홈 경기일에는 경기장을 가득 채운다.

아시에스타 트라우는 인도 축구의 발전에 큰 기여를 하고 있다. 클럽은 ISL에서의 활약을 통해 인도 축구의 수준을 높였으며, 많은 인도 선수들의 성장을 도왔다. 또한, 아시에스타 트라우는 인도에서 가장 인기 있는 축구 클럽 중 하나로, 인도 축구의 대중화에 기여하고 있다.