Neroca FC
| Indien - I-league | 03/01 08:30 | 20 |
[12] Sudeva Delhi FC
v
Neroca FC
[10] 
|
D | 3-3 | |
| Indien - I-league | 02/23 11:00 | 19 |
[8] Neroca FC
v
Rajasthan
[10] |
L | 0-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 02/20 13:30 | 18 |
[8] Neroca FC
v
Roundglass Punjab FC
[2] 
|
L | 0-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 02/11 08:30 | 17 |
[7] Real Kashmir FC
v
Neroca FC
[8]
|
D | 2-2 | |
| Indien - I-league | 02/08 11:00 | 16 |
[10] Neroca FC
v
Kenkre FC
[11] |
W | 1-0 | |
| Indien - I-league | 02/05 11:00 | 15 |
[10] Neroca FC
v
Gokulam FC
[3] 
|
W | 2-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 01/29 08:30 | 14 |
[2] Sreenidi Deccan
v
Neroca FC
[10]
|
L | 3-2 | |
| Indien - I-league | 01/21 11:00 | 13 |
[10] Neroca FC
v
Aizawl FC
[7] 
|
W | 2-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 01/18 11:00 | 12 |
[11] Neroca FC
v
Trau FC
[3] |
W | 3-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 01/12 11:00 | 11 |
[8] Churchill Brothers SC
v
Neroca FC
[11]
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Indien - I-league | 01/08 08:30 | 10 |
[2] Roundglass Punjab FC
v
Neroca FC
[11]
|
L | 3-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 12/21 11:00 | 9 |
[10] Neroca FC
v
Sreenidi Deccan
[1] |
L | 0-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 12/15 11:00 | 8 |
[3] Gokulam FC
v
Neroca FC
[11]
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Indien - I-league | 12/11 11:00 | 7 |
[8] Trau FC
v
Neroca FC
[11]
|
L | 2-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 12/08 08:30 | 6 |
[9] Aizawl FC
v
Neroca FC
[7]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Indien - I-league | 12/03 08:30 | 5 |
[4] Rajasthan
v
Neroca FC
[7]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Indien - I-league | 11/29 13:30 | 4 |
[9] Kenkre FC
v
Neroca FC
[10]
|
W | 0-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 11/23 13:30 | 3 |
[11] Mohammedan SC
v
Neroca FC
[8]
|
L | 3-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 11/18 11:00 | 2 |
[11] Neroca FC
v
Sudeva FC
[8] |
W | 1-0 | |
| Indien - Manipur State League | 11/16 06:40 | - |
NACO
v
Neroca FC
|
L | 3-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 11/13 11:00 | 1 |
[2] Neroca FC
v
Real Kashmir FC
[2]
|
L | 0-1 | |
| Indien - Manipur State League | 11/12 08:50 | - |
DMRAO
v
Neroca FC
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Indien - Manipur State League | 10/23 06:40 | - |
Neroca FC
v
Ssu Singjamei
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Indien - Manipur State League | 10/09 09:15 | - |
Neroca FC
v
Trau FC
|
W | 3-0 | |
| Indien - Durand Cup | 08/30 12:30 | - |
Neroca FC
v
Hyderabad FC
|
L | 0-3 | |
| Indien - Durand Cup | 08/18 12:42 | - |
Neroca FC
v
Trau FC
|
W | 3-1 | |
| Indien - I-league | 05/13 11:30 | 7 |
[5] Punjab FC
v
Neroca FC
[7]
|
D | 3-3 | |
| Indien - I-league | 05/09 14:30 | 6 |
[7] Neroca FC
v
Churchill Brothers SC
[4]
|
L | 1-3 | |
| Indien - I-league | 05/03 14:30 | 4 |
[1] Gokulam Kerala FC
v
Neroca FC
[7]
|
L | 4-0 | |
| Indien - I-league | 04/30 14:30 | 3 |
[2] Mohammedan SC
v
Neroca FC
[7]
|
L | 2-0 |
Wikipedia - NEROCA FC
NEROCA Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Imphal, Manipur, that competes in I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. Founded in 1965, and nicknamed "Orange Brigade", the club made their I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2015–16 season. Winning the 2016–17 league, they secured promotion to the I-League.
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.
History
Formation and early years
North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association (NEROCA) was established in 1965 with the hope of improving quality in the field of cultural activities and sports in the Indian state of Manipur. It was registered under the Manipur State co-operative Society Registration Act bearing registration No. 1016 of 1972. NEROCA is a registered football club of Imphal East District Football Association, and affiliated with All Manipur Football Association (AMFA). NEROCA has participated in the Manipur State League (MSL), since its inception and finished second-placed in the MSL 2007.
2014–present
In the 9th season of Manipur State League (2014), NEROCA won championship trophy. The club as per norms of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), changed the nomenclature from "NEROCA" to "NEROCA Football Club Imphal", aiming to join I-League 2nd Division. NEROCA then went on to compete in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division seasons. They emerged as champions of the 2016–17 season with 26 points in 10 matches from the final round, and qualified for the 2017–18 season of the I-League. They also clinched the title of Manipur State League in 2016.
The biggest achievement of NEROCA is emerging as the runners-up in the 2017–18 I-League. Under the coaching of Gift Raikhan, they finished campaign with 32 points from 18 matches. In that season, NEROCA brought Vector X as their official shirt sponsor. In the 2020–21 I-League, NEROCA finished bottom of the Relegation Stage and got formally relegated, but were reinstated by AIFF after viewing the situation of COVID-19 pandemic.
On 4 July 2021, NEROCA signed Khogen Singh as their head coach for the 2021–22 I-League season, and began the league journey with a 3–2 win against Sreenidi Deccan on 27 December 2021. They achieved seventh position in league table. They later participated in 2022 Durand Cup. In 2022–23 I-League, NEROCA they finished on tenth position, and later, failed to qualify for the 2023 Indian Super Cup. In October, the club roped in Malaysian manager Jacob Joseph as head coach for 2023–24 league season.
Neroca FC har vundet to trofæer i sin historie: Federation Cup i 2017/18 og Manipur State League i 2016/17. Klubben har også deltaget i AFC Cup, hvor de nåede gruppespillet i 2018.
Neroca FC's hjemmebane er Khuman Lampak Main Stadium i Imphal, som har en kapacitet på 25.000 tilskuere. Klubbens farver er orange og sort.
Klubbens nuværende træner er Gift Raikhan, og den nuværende anfører er Varney Kallon. Nogle af de mest bemærkelsesværdige spillere, der har spillet for Neroca FC, omfatter Felix Chidi, Mapuia Lalpekhlua og Subhash Singh.
Neroca FC er kendt for sin angribende spillestil og har scoret en række mål i deres kampe. Klubben har en stor fanskare i Manipur og betragtes som en af de mest succesfulde klubber i regionen.