Kyŏnggongopsong Sports Club
GroundCity Stadium, 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 Ministry of Light Industry, playing in the DPR Korea Premier Football League at the 10,000 capacity City Stadium 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 2009, having defeated Amrokkang 1–0 in the final,[2] and a second-place finish in the 2015 edition 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 Jang Yong-guk
20 DF North Korea PRK Jo Kum-chol
17 DF North Korea PRK Kim Chol-nam
29 DF North Korea PRK Kim Un-sik
9 DF North Korea PRK Ra Yong-hak
27 DF North Korea PRK Ri Kwang-hyok
12 MF North Korea PRK Ri Kyong-man
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF North Korea PRK Sin Chol-jin
15 MF North Korea PRK Kim Jin-hyok
25 MF North Korea PRK Kim Kyong-hun
11 MF North Korea PRK Kim Hyok-song
10 FW North Korea PRK Jon Il-yong
8 FW North Korea PRK Kim Kwang-hyok

Notable former players

Managers

  • North Korea Kim Yong-chol

Achievements

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2009
SF 2015, 2016
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2015
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2007
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2013

References

  1. 1 2 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". Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
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