Kyonggongopsong Sports Club

North Korean football club
Football club
Kyŏnggongopsong Sports Club
GroundCity Stadium, P'yŏngyang
ManagerKim Yong-chol
LeagueDPR Korea Premier Football League
Home colours
Away colours
Kyonggongopsong Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl
경공업성체육단
Hancha
輕工業省體育團
Revised RomanizationGyeonggongeopseong cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerKyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng ch'eyuktan

Kyŏnggongopsong Sports Club (Kyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng, lit. Ministry of Light Industry Sports Club) is a North Korean professional football club affiliated with the North Korean Ministry of Light Industry [ko], 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]

Notable former players

  • North Korea Choe Myong-ho, wore number 8; former Visakha FC player in the Cambodian League.

Managers

  • North Korea Kim Yong-chol

Achievements

  • Republican Championship: 1
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2009
  • Hwaebul Cup: 2
SF 2015, 2016
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2015
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2007
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2013

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