Kyonggongop Sports Club

Kyŏnggong'ŏp Sports Club
Ground City Stadium, P'yŏngyang
Manager Kim Yong-chol
League DPR Korea Premier Football League
Kyonggongop Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl 경공업성체육단
Hancha 輕工業省體育團
Revised Romanization Gyeonggongeopseong cheyukdan
McCune–Reischauer Kyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng ch'eyuktan

Kyŏnggong'ŏp Sports Club (literally "Light Industry Sports Club"; in full Kyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng, literally "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]

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. Position Player
21 North Korea GK Jang Yong-guk
20 North Korea DF Jo Kum-chol
17 North Korea DF Kim Chol-nam
29 North Korea DF Kim Un-sik
9 North Korea DF Ra Yong-hak
27 North Korea DF Ri Kwang-hyok
12 North Korea MF Ri Kyong-man
No. Position Player
6 North Korea MF Sin Chol-jin
15 North Korea MF Kim Jin-hyok
25 North Korea MF Kim Kyong-hun
11 North Korea MF Kim Hyok-song
10 North Korea FW Jon Il-yong
8 North Korea FW Kim Kwang-hyok

Notable former players

Managers

  • North Korea Kim Yong-chol

Achievements

1st, gold medalist(s) 2009
SF 2015, 2016
  • Osandŏk Prize: 1
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2015
  • Paektusan Prize: 1
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2007
  • Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 1
2nd, 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
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