North Imphal Sporting Association

North Imphal Sporting Association, commonly known as NISA Manipur, is an Indian semi-professional football club based in Thangmeiband, Manipur. NISA is the champion in the Manipur State League which is a project under the "Vision Asia" Program by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
History.
North Imphal Sporting Association was founded in 2006 and the club is affiliated with the All Manipur Football Association. NISA won the Manipur State Football League three times since its inauguration. 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.
In the 2010, NISA started by winning four of five matches and secured a berth to the I-league qualification playoffs. However, they failed to qualify for the I-League 2010-11.
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.
"North Imphal Sporting Association" 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.
The defending champion North Imphal Sporting Association Thangmeiband retained themselves as the champions in the prestigious 6th Manipur State League.
Rivalry.
NISA has a strong rivalry with its fellow Manipuri clubs NEROCA FC and TRAU FC. 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.