Northeast Derby (India)

North-East Derby
The North East
LocationNortheast India
Teams
First meetingUnited Sikkim 0-0 Shillong Lajong
(8 December 2012)
Latest meetingTRAU 1-0 Aizawl
(9 February 2021)
StadiumsRajiv Gandhi Stadium
Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Statistics
Meetings totalTotal: 36
Competitive: 34
Most winsShillong Lajong FC
(10 wins)
All-time series (I-League only)Shillong Lajong: 6
NEROCA: 6
Aizawl: 4
TRAU: 3
Royal Wahingdoh: 1
Rangdajied United: 0
United Sikkim: 0
Drawn: 10
Largest victoryNEROCA 5-0 TRAU
(I-League, 8 February 2020)
Royal Wahingdoh 0-5 Shillong Lajong
(Shillong Premier League, 26 September 2017)

Northeast Derby or North-East Derby is the name given to the football matches played among the northeastern ISL, I-League, I-League 2, and I-League 3 teams. It mainly includes NEUFC, Shillong Lajong, Aizawl,[1] TRAU[2] and NEROCA.[3][4]

History

The first match of a northeast derby in I-League was played between Shillong Lajong of Meghalaya and United Sikkim of Sikkim in Paljor Stadium, Gangtok on 8 December 2012 which ended in a goalless draw. United Sikkim got relegated at the end of the season while Shillong Lajong got relegated in 2018-19. Aizawl from Mizoram got promoted in 2015-16 but again got relegated at the end. They were promoted once again in the next season due to some reasons and became the champions. 2017-18 season saw the promotion of another northeastern team NEROCA from Manipur.

Shillong Derby

From 2013 to 2015 there were consecutive promotions and relegations of Meghalayan teams Rangdajied United (2013-14) and Royal Wahingdoh (2014-15). During this short tenure the two teams played against Shillong Lajong respectively in the Shillong Derby. The first match of the derby in I-League to be played was on 22 November 2013 between Shillong Lajong and Rangdajied United that ended in a 1–1 draw. The next season the derby was played between Shillong Lajong and Royal Wahingdoh, with the first meeting in I-League on 18 January 2015 that ended with Royal Wahingdoh as the winner by 1–2. Both the rivalries continued thereafter in Shillong Premier League for a brief period until the teams were dissolved.

Imphal Derby

An Imphal Derby match between TRAU and NEROCA in I-League in March 2024.

In 2019–20, another Manipuri team, TRAU got promoted, thus the beginning of Imphal Derby.[5] The derby is contested between NEROCA and TRAU, and was first played on 8 January 2020, in which TRAU emerged as the maiden winner of the derby by the scoreline of 2–1. The derby had already begun even before the inclusion of TRAU in I-League, when the two local rivals contested against each other in Manipur State League. The Imphal Derby gained fame in 2022 during the 131st edition of Durand Cup when competitive football returned to the city after COVID-19 pandemic in India.[6][7] The Government of Manipur declared a half-holiday for all governmental and educational institutions in build-up to the match on 18 August,[8] in which TRAU was defeated by NEROCA 3–1 in Group-C opener.[9]

Teams

Current Teams
Team City State Home Stadium Capacity Seasons
Aizawl Aizawl Mizoram Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000 2015–present
NEROCA Imphal Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 30,000 2017–present
TRAU 2019–present
Shillong Lajong Shillong Meghalaya Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 30,000 2009–10, 2011–19, 2023–present
NEUFC Guwahati Assam Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 30,000 2023–present


Former Teams
Team City State Home Stadium Capacity Seasons
United Sikkim Gangtok Sikkim Paljor Stadium 30,000 2012–13
Rangdajied United Shillong Meghalaya Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 30,000 2013–14
Royal Wahingdoh 2014–15

Statistics

Current Teams

Updated on 11 March 2021

Aizawl vs NEROCA[10]

Competition Aizawl wins Draw NEROCA wins
I-League 2 3 2
Other 0 0 1
Total 2 3 3
Matches
Season Competition Date Home team Result Away team
2016–17 Other 3 September 2016 Aizawl 0–1 NEROCA
2017–18 I-League 20 January 2018 Aizawl 1–2 NEROCA
10 February 2018 NEROCA 0–0 Aizawl
2018–19 I-League 7 November 2018 Aizawl 0–0 NEROCA
27 January 2019 NEROCA 0–0 Aizawl
2019–20 I-League 6 December 2019 NEROCA 1–0 Aizawl
2020–21 I-League 30 January 2021 NEROCA 1–2 Aizawl
11 March 2021 NEROCA 0–1 Aizawl

TRAU vs NEROCA (Imphal Derby)[11]

Competition TRAU wins Draw NEROCA wins
I-League 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1
Matches
Season Competition Date Home team Result Away team
2019–20 I-League 8 January 2020 TRAU 2–1 NEROCA
8 February 2020 NEROCA 5–0 TRAU
2020–21 I-League 15 January 2021 NEROCA 1–1 TRAU


TRAU vs Aizawl[12]

Competition TRAU wins Draw AIZAWL wins
I-League 2 0 1
Super Cup 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total 2 0 1

Shillong Lajong vs Aizawl[13]

Competition Shillong Lajong wins Draw Aizawl wins
I-League 4 2 2
Friendlies 0 0 1
Total 4 2 3

Shillong Lajong vs NEROCA[14]

Competition Shillong Lajong wins Draw NEROCA wins
I-League 1 0 3
Total 1 0 3

Former Teams

Other teams include the teams which played in I-League in the past, until they were either dissolved or relegated to lower leagues.

Shillong Lajong vs United Sikkim[15]

Competition Shillong Lajong wins Draw United Sikkim wins
I-League 1 1 0
Total 1 1 0

Shillong Lajong vs Royal Wahingdoh (Shillong Derby)[16][17]

Competition Shillong Lajong wins Draw Royal Wahingdoh wins
I-League 0 1 1
Federation Cup 1 0 0
Shillong Premier League 1 0 0
Total 2 1 1

Shillong Lajong vs Rangdajied United (Shillong Derby)[18][19]

Competition Shillong Lajong wins Draw Rangdajied United wins
I-League 0 2 0
Shillong Premier League 2 1 0
Total 2 3 0

Head-to-head ranking in I-League (2009-present)

 US  - United Sikkim;  RW  - Royal Wahingdoh;  RU  - Rangdajied United;  SL  - Shillong Lajong;  AZ  - Aizawl;  NR  - NEROCA;  TR  - TRAU

R/S I-League season
09-10 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21[a]
1 AZ
2 NR
3 RW TR
4
5 SL AZ
6 SL SL SL NR TR
7 AZ
8
9 SL NR
10 SL AZ
11 SL SL
12
13 RU
14 SL US

Notes

  1. ^ Only the ranks in the Championship Stage (Group A) is taken account of; NEROCA and Aizawl couldn't qualify hence they played in the Relegation Stage (Group B) and NEROCA eventually got relegated after finishing at the bottom of the group. NEROCA were later reinstated by AIFF after viewing the situation of COVID-19 pandemic.
  • In 2010-11 season, there were no clubs from Northeast India

Recent meetings (I-League)

2019–20 season

Main article: 2019–20 I-League
Date Venue Home team Result Away team Competition Attendance
6 December 2019 Khuman Lampak Main Stadium NEROCA 1-0 Aizawl I League 17,362
8 January 2020 Khuman Lampak Main Stadium TRAU 2-1 NEROCA I League 23,682
25 January 2020 Khuman Lampak Main Stadium TRAU 2-1 Aizawl I League 7,564
8 February 2020 Khuman Lampak Main Stadium NEROCA 5-0 TRAU I League 34,971
11 February 2020 Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Aizawl –

a

TRAU I League –
21 March 2020 Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Aizawl –

a

NEROCA I League –
a.^ ^ Due to COVID-19 pandemic, match was cancelled.

2020–21 season

Main article: 2020–21 I-League
Date Venue Home team Result Away team Competition Attendance
15 January 2021 Kalyani Stadium

c

NEROCA 1-1 TRAU I League –

b

30 January 2021 Mohun Bagan Ground

c

NEROCA 1-2 Aizawl I League –

b

9 February 2021 Kalyani Stadium

c

TRAU 1-0 Aizawl I League –

b

11 March 2021 Kishore Bharati Krirangan

c

NEROCA 0-1 Aizawl I League –

b

b.^ ^ ^ ^ Due to COVID-19 pandemic, matches were played behind closed doors.
c.^ ^ ^ ^ Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all I League matches were played in West Bengal.

Honours

See also

References

Cited sources

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