Wolmido Sports Club

Wŏlmido
Full name Wŏlmido Sports Club
Ground Kimchaek Municipal Stadium, Kimch'aek
Capacity 30,000
Manager Kim Tong-il
League DPRK Premier Football League
Wolmido Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl 월미도체육단
Hancha 月尾島體育團
Revised Romanization Wolmido cheyukdan
McCune–Reischauer Wŏlmido ch'eyuktan

The Wŏlmido Sports Club is a North Korean football club affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of North Korea,[1] based in Kimchaek; their home ground is Kimchaek Municipal Stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000. The men's team plays in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, whilst the women's team plays in the DPR Korea Women's League.

The club is named after Wŏlmido Island near Inch'ŏn. During the war the U.S. Army bombed the island for five days starting on 10 September 1950, killing several hundred civilians with napalm bombs.[2]

Squad

As of November 2013[3]

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 Wi Kuk-chol
4 North Korea DF Kang Hyon-su
11 North Korea DF Im Yong-chol
14 North Korea DF Kim Hyong-chol
22 North Korea DF Ja Sam-chol
5 North Korea DF Ri Kong-hyok
15 North Korea MF Yun Yong-il
13 North Korea MF Ri Nam-jun
No. Position Player
9 North Korea MF Kang Jon-jin
18 North Korea MF Ro Myong-il
17 North Korea MF Choe Song-il
8 North Korea MF Ri Kum-chol
20 North Korea MF Ri Nam-chol
10 North Korea FW Sung Chol-min
19 North Korea FW Jang Myong-il
7 North Korea FW Hyon Jin-hyok

Manager

  • North Korea Kim Tong-il

Achievements

SF 2015
  • Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 1
SF 2015

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Wolmido residents demand joint investigation into Korean War massacre". The Hankyoreh. September 16, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Additional Archive.org archive on March 25, 2012
  3. ↑ Other Football (5 November 2013). "North Korea football men's championship. Wolmido - 25 April (1:1)" – via YouTube.
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