2014 Hwaebul Cup

2014 Hwaebul Cup
Country North Korea
Dates 10–28 August 2014
Teams 13
Defending champions April 25
Champions April 25 (2nd title)
Runners-up Hwaebul
Semi-finalists
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The 2014 Hwaebul Cup was the second edition of the Hwaebul Cup (홰불, Torch) celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held between 10 and 28 August 2013, with all matches played at the Yanggakdo Stadium in P'yŏngyang. The competition was arranged in two phases, a group stage followed by a single-elimination play-off semi-finals, and a single-game final.[1]

Group Stage

Thirteen teams took part in the group stage, with seven in Group A and six in Group B.

Group A

Group A was made up of Hwaebul, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, Kwanmobong, Wŏlmido, April 25, Amrokkang, and Ryong'aksan. The group stage opened with a match between Hwaebul and Kyŏnggong'ŏp on 10 August. Hwaebul, considered heavy favourites at the start of the tournament, won with a convincing 3-0 score, going on to win their next three matches against Kwanmobong (5-0), Wŏlmido and April 25 (1-0).[1] April 25 had started out the competition by winning their first four matches, 4-1 against Amrokkang, 3-1 against Kyŏnggong'ŏp, 3-0 against Ryong'aksan, and 3-0 against Kwanmobong.[2] Ryong'aksan had started off with a 3-2 win over Kwanmobong, whilst Wŏlmido and Amrokkang drew 1-1 in their opening match.[3] Hwaebul and April 25 went on to advance to the semi-finals.[1]

Table based on known results.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hwaebul 5 5 0 0 11 1 +10 15 Advance to semi-finals
2 April 25 6 5 0 1 18 4 +14 15
3 Amrokkang 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 4
4 Wŏlmido 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
5 Ryong'aksan 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
6 Kyŏnggong'ŏp 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
7 Kwanmobong 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2014. Source: See matches

Known results

Group B

Group B included Sobaeksu, P'yŏngyang City, Myohyangsan, Ponghwasan, Rimyŏngsu, and one other club. Rimyŏngsu had been tipped as favourites, but the opening match of the group, that they played against Sobaeksu, surprised observers with a 3-2 result in favour of Sobaeksu on 15 August. The group was topped by Sobaeksu and P'yŏngyang City,[1] both of which had had two wins and two draws in their first four matches.[2]

Table based on known results.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sobaeksu 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6 11 Advance to semi-finals
2 P'yŏngyang City 5 2 2 1 3 2 +1 8
3 Rimyŏngsu 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 Myohyangsan 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
5 Ponghwasan 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
6 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2014. Source: See matches

Known results

Semi-finals

Hwaebul and April 25 qualified for the semi-finals from Group A, and Sobaeksu and P'yŏngyang City from Group B; the first place finisher of each group played the second-place team from the other group. April 25 and Hwaebul won their matches to advance to the final.[4]

Final

Hwaebul and April 25 advanced to the final, which was played at Yanggakdo Stadium on 28 August, with April 25 emerging victorious with a 1-0 score.[5]

April 25
Hwaebul
2014 Hwaebul Cup

April 25
2nd Title

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=18754 Hwaeppul tipped to win namesake tournament]
  2. 1 2 Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Goes on in DPRK
  3. ↑ Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Begins
  4. ↑ 4.25-Sobaeksu 1:0, Pyongyang City-Hwaebul 0:2
  5. ↑ Final Game of Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Held
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