2013 Hwaebul Cup

2013 Hwaebul Cup

Country	North Korea
Dates	15–28 August 2013
Teams	11
Defending champions	None
Champions	April 25 (1st title)
Runners-up	Sŏnbong
Semi-finalists	Amrokkang Hwaebul
Matches played	28
Goals scored	95 (3.39 per match)
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The 2013 Hwaebul Cup was the inaugural edition of the Hwaebul Cup (홰불, Torch) celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held between 15 and 28 August 2013, with all matches played at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in P'yŏngyang. The competition was arranged in two phases, a group stage followed by a single-elimination play-off semi-finals, and a single-game final.^[1]

Round and dates[]

Round	Match date	Number of fixtures	Teams	New entries this round
Group stage	15 August 2013–24 August 2013	25	11 → 4	11
Semi-finals	26 August 2013	2	4 → 2	none
Final	28 August 2013	1	2 → 1	none

Group stage[]

Eleven teams took part in the group stage, drawn into two groups, with five teams in Group A and six in Group B.^[1]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	April 25	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9	Advance to semi-finals
2	Hwaebul	4	2	2	0	9	5	+4	8
3	P'yŏngyang City	4	1	2	1	8	9	−1	5
4	Myohyangsan	4	1	0	3	5	9	−4	3
5	Man'gyŏngbong	4	0	2	2	3	5	−2	2

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sŏnbong	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6	12	Advance to semi-finals[a]
2	Amrokkang	5	4	0	1	8	3	+5	12
3	Rimyŏngsu	5	3	1	1	11	8	+3	10
4	Kyŏnggong'ŏp	5	2	1	2	11	9	+2	7
5	Kigwanch'a	5	1	0	4	6	11	−5	3
6	Wŏlmido	5	0	0	5	4	15	−11	0

Starting 11s:

• Kigwancha: 18 (gk); 15 , 25 , 3 Kang Kuk-chol, 6 , 5 Ri Tong-il , 7 Kim Yong-il, 17 , 11 , 9 Jang Ok-chol, 19 ; manager: Ko Jong-nam
• Wolmido: 1 (gk); 11 , 4 , 17 , 22 , 15 , 18 , 14 , 8 Ri Kum-chol^{[disambiguation needed]}, 7 , 16 Ri Kum-song; manager:

Starting 11s:

• Sŏnbong: 1 (gk); 18 , 3 , 4 , 14 , 7 , 6 Ri Un-chol, 17 , 8 , 28 , 15 ; manager: ; 19 , 11
• Rimyŏngsu: 1 (gk); 3 , 16 , 20 Ro Hak-su, 2 , 9 Pak Song-chol, 12 , 13 , 8 , 11 Pak Chol-min, 7 Kim Kyong-il; manager:

Semi-finals[]

The semi-final matches were both held on the same day, probably 26 August 2013.^[1] The result of the Sŏnbong–Hwaebul match is unknown; in the other match, April 25 defeated Amrokkang 3-1 on penalties after finishing level at 2-2 after extra time.^[1]

Final[]

The final was held on 28 August 2013 at Kim Il-sung Stadium. The score was even at 2-2 after extra time, and Sŏnbong won 6-5 on penalties. However, a few days after the match, Sŏnbong was deemed to have fielded an ineligible player,^[2] and April 25 were awarded the victory.^[1] In addition to being stripped of the title, Sŏnbong were suspended from all competitions for six months.^[2]

April 25

Sŏnbong

2013 Hwaebul Cup April 25 1st Title

External links[]

The final between April 25 and Sŏnbong

References[]