2018–19 DPR Korea Premier Football League
Season | 2018–19 |
---|---|
Champions | April 25 (19th title) |
Relegated | |
Matches played | 152 |
Goals scored | 410 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rim Chŏl-min (21) |
Best goalkeeper | An Tae-sŏng (11 clean sheets) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 DPR Korea Premier Football League was the second season of the reformed DPR Korea Premier Football League, the top North Korean association football league, to use a home-and-away format.
The league started on 1 December 2018 and continued until October 2019.
April 25 are the defending champions.
Teams[]
There was no promotion or relegation from the previous season. A total of 13 teams participate:
Club | Location | Stadium | Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|
Amrokkang | P'yŏngyang | Yanggakdo Stadium | Ministry of People's Security |
April 25 | P'yŏngyang | Yanggakdo Stadium | Korean People's Army |
Hwaebul | Pochŏn | Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League | |
Jebi | P'yŏngyang | Korean People's Army Air Force | |
Kigwancha | P'yŏngyang | Yanggakdo Stadium | Korean State Railway |
Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong | P'yŏngyang | Ministry of Light Industry | |
P'yŏngyang | P'yŏngyang | Kim Il-sung Stadium | Korean Workers Party |
Rimyŏngsu | Sariwŏn | Sariwŏn Youth Stadium | Ministry of People's Security |
Ryŏmyŏng | P'yŏngyang | Kim Il-sung Stadium | Korean People's Army |
Sobaeksu | P'yŏngyang | Yanggakdo Stadium | Korean People's Army |
Sŏnbong | Rasŏn | Worker-Peasant Red Guards | |
Wŏlmido | Kimch'aek | Kimch'aek Municipal Stadium |
League table[]
Note: The following table is compiled from known results reported in the news media, and may not align with the official table.
Status of remaining 4 games is unknown, they could have been cancelled or played, but not reported.
After the end of the season, official media from DPRK stated that Kigwancha finished second, although according to previously reported results, they could only finish in 4th place (given that they played their last game and won). Also, despite Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong finishing bottom of the table, they remained in the top flight, while the second-to-last were relegated for unknown reasons.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | April 25 (C) | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 14 | +50 | 59 | |
2 | Ryŏmyŏng | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 46 | |
3 | Sŏbaeksu | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 45 | |
4 | Amnokgang | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 37 | |
5 | Kigwancha | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 36 | |
6 | P'yŏngyang | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 30 | |
7 | Hwaebul | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 30 | |
8 | Rimyŏngsu | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 29 | |
9 | Sŏnbong | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 26 | |
10 | Jebi | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 22 | |
11 | Wŏlmido | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 22 | |
12 | (R) | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 18 | Relegated to |
13 | Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Awards[]
2018–19 Awards were given at 23 November 2019[1]
- Most Valuable Player : O Hyŏk-chŏl (April 25)
- Top scorer : Rim Chŏl-min (April 25)
- Best goalkeeper : An Tae-sŏng (April 25)
References[]
- ^ "2018–2019 DPRK Premier Football League Closes". KCNA. 23 November 2019.
See also[]
External links[]
- DPR Korea Football
- North Korea 2018/19, RSSSF.com
- DPR Korea Football League seasons
- 2018 in North Korean football
- 2019 in North Korean football
- 2018–19 in Asian association football leagues