Sobaeksu Sports Club

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Sobaeksu
소백수
Sobaeksu Sports Group.svg
Full nameSobaeksu Sports Club
소백수 체육단'
GroundHome stadium is unclear
Based in Pyongyang
ManagerNorth Korea Kim Jong-hun (2011–)
LeagueDPR Korea Premier Football League
2018/193rd
Sobaeksu Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSobaeksu cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerSobaeksu ch'eyuktan

Sobaeksu Sports Club (Korean: 소백수체육단, Sobaeksu Ch'eyuktang) is a North Korean multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, best known for its men's and football teams playing at Yanggakdo Stadium. Sobaeksu is the first tributary of the Amnok river.[1]

History[]

Rivalries[]

Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Sobaeksu has a rivalry with Kigwancha.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 2017/18 Season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK North Korea PRK
18 GK North Korea PRK Ri Kwang-il
2 DF North Korea PRK Kim Chol-bom
4 DF North Korea PRK
12 DF North Korea PRK Ri Jun-il
24 DF North Korea PRK
25 MF North Korea PRK Pak Sung-hyok
27 MF North Korea PRK
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF North Korea PRK Ri Il-jin
13 MF North Korea PRK So Kyong-jin
28 MF North Korea PRK
7 FW North Korea PRK
8 FW North Korea PRK Ri Myong-jun
9 FW North Korea PRK
16 North Korea PRK
22 North Korea PRK

Notable players[]

Sobaeksu player was listed third on North Korea's list of top ten athletes of 2016,[2] and forward led all players in scoring in the of the Paektusan Prize football competition, with a total of seven goals.[3]

Sobaeksu has several players with experience in foreign leagues, notably goalkeeper Ri Kwang-il, who played for FK Radnički 1923[4] and FK Erdoglija Kragujevac in Serbia, and striker Ri Myong-jun, who played with Dinaburg FC and FC Daugava in Latvia,[5] FC Vestsjælland in Denmark,[6] and Singhtarua FC in Thailand. Ri Jun-il is one of several Sobaeksu players who play or have played for the North Korea national football team.

Managers[]

  • North Korea Kim Jong-hun (2011–)[citation needed]

Achievements[]

Domestic Cups[]

  • Paektusan Prize: 1
    • Runners-up:
  • Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 1
    • Runners-up:

Other sports[]

In addition to football, they play basketball, volleyball,[7] and ice hockey.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.cybernk.net/infoMedia/InfoMultiAnimationList.aspx?mc=HM0303&mt=1&aid=A22000000248
  2. ^ ２０１６년 조선민주주의인민공화국 １０대최우수선수, 감독 선정 1-1-2017, accessed 19 Feb 2018
  3. ^ http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=23955
  4. ^ Korejanci na Čika Dači at FK Radnički 1923 official website, 31 August 2009, retrieved 24 January 2013 (in Serbian)
  5. ^ Ri Myong-jun - UEFA.com - Union of European Football Associations
  6. ^ Nordkoreanere på plads i FCV
  7. ^ Yang Ryon Hui (2 November 2017). "National Championships close". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  8. ^ http://naenara.com.kp/en/society/?sport+1+1819

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