Pyongyang City Sports Club
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Full name |
Pyongyang City Sports Club 평양시체육단 | ||
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Nickname(s) | Chollima | ||
Founded | 30 April 1956 | ||
Ground | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang | ||
Capacity | 50,000 | ||
Chairman | Rim Sung-chan | ||
Manager | Ri Jong-man | ||
League | DPR Korea Premier League | ||
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Pyongyang City Sports Club | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 평양시체육단 |
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Hancha | 平壤市體育團 |
Revised Romanization | Pyeongyangsi cheyukdan |
McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngyang-si ch'eyuktan |
Pyongyang City Sports Club (Korean: 평양시체육단) is a North Korean organization of physical education specialty with several departments.[1] This organization is based in Pyongyang and plays at the Kim Il-sung Stadium. As the sports club of the Korean Workers Party and Pyongyang City Hall, it is the largest sports club not affiliated with a state ministry.
Football is the most popular department in this organization. The men are presently playing in the DPRK Korea Premier Football League, the highest football league in North Korea. The club's nickname is Chollima. Although in the rest of the world Chollima is used to refer to the North Korean national team, references to Chollima or "the Chollima football team" in North Korean sports reporting usually refers to Pyongyang City's football team.[2]
History
This organization was founded by Kim Il-sung on 30 April 1956.[1] In October 1971, the Moranbong and Rodongja Sports Clubs were absorbed by this organization.[1]
Rivalries
Pyongyang City's primary rival is April 25 - known as "the Pyongyang Derby".[3]
Current players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Achievements
Domestic
- Paektusan Prize: 2
2007 2016
- Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 4
2015 2010 2005 - SF 2014
2004
International
- IFA Shield: 1
1973[6]
Notable players
Other sports
The club has branches in several other sports, including ice hockey.