Kyonggongopsong Sports Club

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Kyŏnggongopsong Sports Club
Kyonggongop Sports Group.svg
Ground, P'yŏngyang
ManagerKim Yong-chol
LeagueDPR Korea Premier Football League
2018–1913th
Kyonggongopsong Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGyeonggongeopseong cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerKyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng ch'eyuktan

Kyŏnggongopsong Sports Club (Kyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng, lit. Ministry of Light Industry Sports Club) is a North Korean football club affiliated with the North Korean  [ko], playing in the DPR Korea Premier Football League at the 10,000 capacity in P'yŏngyang.[1]

History[]

Their best known finish in the National Championships thus far is 8th, in the 2006 season,[1] however they have had other successes, including winning the Republican Championship in , having defeated Amrokkang 1–0 in the final,[2] and a second-place finish in the of the Osandŏk Prize.[3]

Current squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK North Korea PRK
20 DF North Korea PRK
17 DF North Korea PRK
29 DF North Korea PRK
9 DF North Korea PRK
27 DF North Korea PRK Ri Kwang-hyok
12 MF North Korea PRK
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF North Korea PRK
15 MF North Korea PRK
25 MF North Korea PRK Kim Kyong-hun
11 MF North Korea PRK
10 FW North Korea PRK
8 FW North Korea PRK Kim Kwang-hyok

Notable former players[]

Managers[]

  • North Korea Kim Yong-chol

Achievements[]

  • Republican Championship: 1
1st place, gold medalist(s)
SF 2015, 2016
  • Osandŏk Prize: 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • Paektusan Prize: 1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Эпштейн, Арнольд. Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
  2. ^ North Korea 2009
  3. ^ Results of Premier League in DPRK
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