Stats

 TotalHomeAway
Matches played 1 1 1
Wins 0 0 0
Draws 0 0 0
Losses 1 1 1
Goals for 1 1 1
Goals against 10 3 10
Clean sheets 0 0 0
Failed to score 0 0 0

North Imphal Sporting Association, commonly known as NISA Manipur, is an Indian professional football club based in Thangmeiband, Manipur. NISA is five-time champions of the Manipur State League, which is a project under the Vision Asia program by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). They have also participated in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of Indian football league system.

History

Formation and journey

North Imphal Sporting Association was originally founded during the 1950s and was revived in 2006. The club is affiliated with the All Manipur Football Association (AMFA). NISA has been participating in the prestigious Manipur State Football League since its inauguration in 2006 and lifted the trophy on three occasions. After winning the state league in the 2009–10 season, they qualified for the 2nd Division of the I-League, then top flight of Football in India.

NISA lifted prestigious Churachand Singh Invitation Trophy 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. However, they failed to qualify for the 2010–11 I-League after a heartbreaking bottom finish without a single win.

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.

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. NISA beat Shimla Youngs 3–0. 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.

The defending champion North Imphal Sporting Association Thangmeiband retained themselves as the champions in the prestigious Manipur State League in its sixth edition.

Later years

NISA again lifted Manipur State League title in 2013, defeating SSU Singjamei through penalty-shootout. The club also participated in Kohima Royal Gold Cup in Nagaland.

In 2019, NISA participated in Bodousa Cup in Assam and finished on third place. In that competition, they were given Fair Play Award.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India pandemic, Manipur State League was cancelled in 2020 and again in April 2021, but came back in October, in which NISA was in Group B but failed to reach the knock-out stages.

NISA는 인도의 프로 축구 리그인 실업자 축구 협회(NISA)에서 뛰는 축구 팀입니다. 리그는 2009년에 시작되었으며 현재 12개 팀으로 구성되어 있습니다. NISA는 인도에서 가장 높은 수준의 축구 리그이며 인도 슈퍼 리그(ISL)에 이어 두 번째로 중요한 리그입니다.

NISA는 10팀으로 구성되며 리그는 홈 앤 어웨이 방식으로 진행됩니다. 각 팀은 다른 팀과 두 번씩 경기를 하며 총 18경기를 치릅니다. 리그 순위는 승점을 기준으로 결정되며 승점이 같은 경우 골득실차, 다득점 등의 순서로 결정됩니다. 리그를 우승한 팀은 ISL로 승격하고 리그 최하위 팀은 I-리그 2부로 강등됩니다.

NISA는 인도에서 가장 인기 있는 스포츠인 크리켓에 비해 상대적으로 인기가 낮은 스포츠입니다. 그러나 리그는 점차 인기를 얻고 있으며 매년 더 많은 팬들이 리그를 관람하고 있습니다. NISA는 인도에서 축구의 인기를 높이는 데 중요한 역할을 하고 있습니다.

NISA에서 가장 성공적인 팀은 3회 우승을 기록한 뭄바이 시티 FC입니다. 다른 우승 팀으로는 ATK, 델리 다이너모스, 벵갈루루 FC 등이 있습니다.

NISA는 인도 축구의 미래를 밝게 할 잠재력을 가지고 있습니다. 리그는 점차 인기를 얻고 있으며 매년 더 많은 팬들이 리그를 관람하고 있습니다. NISA는 인도에서 축구의 인기를 높이는 데 중요한 역할을 하고 있으며 향후 몇 년 안에 더욱 성장할 것으로 예상됩니다.