Indian association football club
Football club
North Imphal Sporting Association , commonly known as NISA Manipur ,
[3]
[4] is an Indian professional
football club based in
Thangmeiband ,
Manipur . NISA is five-time champions of the
Manipur State League ,
[5]
[6] which is a project under the Vision Asia program by the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
[7]
[8] They have also participated in the
I-League 2nd Division , then second tier of
Indian football league system .
[9]
History
Formation and journey
North Imphal Sporting Association was originally founded during the 1950s and was revived in 2006.
[10]
[11] The club is affiliated with the
All Manipur Football Association (AMFA).
[12] NISA has been participating in the prestigious
Manipur State Football League since its inauguration in 2006 and lifted the trophy on three occasions.
[13]
[14]
[15] After winning the state league in the 2009–10 season,
[16] they qualified for the
2nd Division of the
I-League , then top flight of
Football in India .
[1]
NISA lifted prestigious
Churachand Singh Invitation Trophy
[17] in 2007, defeating AMOFA Moirang, 2–0. They are also two time runners-up in the tournament during its 1969 and 1994 edition.
In the
2010 I-League 2nd Division , NISA started by winning four of six matches and secured a berth to the I-League qualification playoffs with 15 points.
[18] However, they failed to qualify for the
2010–11 I-League after a heartbreaking bottom finish without a single win.
[19]
2011 season
The team again participated in the
I-League 2nd Division of the 2011 season. They were in group A with
United Sikkim FC ,
Gauhati Town Club ,
Southern Samity ,
Langsning FC ,
Simla Youngs FC , and
Golden Threads FC .
[20]
NISA opened the 2011 I-League 2nd Division with a 3–1 win over Golden Threads FC. NabaChnadra scored 2 goals and N Rakesh scored one.
[21] NISA beat Shimla Youngs 3–0.
[22] They finished their group A qualifying with 9 points and didn't qualify for final round. Their striker L. Nabachandra emerged as top scorer for the club with three goals.
[23]
The defending champion North Imphal Sporting Association Thangmeiband retained themselves as the champions in the prestigious
Manipur State League in its sixth edition.
[24]
[25]
Later years
NISA again lifted Manipur State League title in 2013, defeating SSU Singjamei through penalty-shootout.
[26] The club also participated in Kohima Royal Gold Cup in Nagaland.
[27]
In 2019, NISA participated in
Bodousa Cup in Assam and finished on third place. In that competition, they were given Fair Play Award.
[28]
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in India pandemic, Manipur State League was cancelled in 2020 and again in April 2021,
[29] but came back in October, in which NISA was in Group B but failed to reach the knock-out stages.
[30]
[31]
[32]
Home grounds
Current venue
NISA Manipur is currently using
Thangmeiband Athletic Union Ground (commonly known as THAU Ground ) as their home stadium. Built in 2006, the ground is located in
Thangmeiband ,
Imphal , and has a capacity of 5000 spectators.
[33]
[34]
Former venue
Khuman Lampak Main Stadium in
Imphal ,
[35]
Manipur , was used as the home ground of NISA for their home matches in both the domestic and regional leagues.
[36]
[37] Opened in 1999, the stadium is owned by
All Manipur Football Association and has a capacity of 35,285 spectators.
[38]
Rivalry
NISA has a strong rivalry with its fellow Manipuri clubs
NEROCA FC and
TRAU FC .
[39] This rivalry is visible highly during the
Manipur State League every season. Until 2018, NISA has enjoyed the taste of these rivalries in the
I-League 2nd Division .
Past internationals
The player(s) below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for NISA Manipur .
Marcus Julien (2011–2013)
[nb 1]
[40]
Honours
Domestic tournaments
League
Cup
Churachand Singh Trophy
[45]
Champions (1): 2007
[46]
Runners-up (2): 1969, 1994
Mayanglambam Chittamani Memorial Winners Cup
Runners-up (1): 2002
[47]
Jiri Invitational Cup
Runners-up (1): 2015–16
[48]
Awards
See also
Notes
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^
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ISBN
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Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009).
Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football .
Routledge .
ISBN
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the original on 2 July 2022.
Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001).
Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora .
London , United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. p. 33.
ISBN
978-0-7146-8170-2 . Archived from
the original on 25 July 2022.
Nath, Nirmal (2011).
History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10 . Readers Service.
ISBN
9788187891963 . Archived from
the original on 22 July 2022.
Sharma, Nikhil Paramjit; Gupta, Shantanu (4 February 2019).
India's Football Dream . SAGE Publications India.
ISBN
9789353283063 . Archived from
the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022 .
Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006).
A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score .
Routledge .
ISBN
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the original on 29 June 2021.
Other sources
External links
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