2018–19 DPR Korea Premier Football League

The 2018–19 DPR Korea Premier Football League was the second season of the reformed DPR Korea Premier Football League, the top North Korean association football league, to use a home-and-away format.
The league started on 1 December 2018 and continued until October 2019.

DPR Korea Premier League
Season2018–19
ChampionsApril 25
(19th title)
RelegatedKalmaegi
Matches played152
Goals scored410 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerRim Chŏl-min (21)
Best goalkeeperAn Tae-sŏng
(11 clean sheets)

April 25 are the defending champions.

Teams

There was no promotion or relegation from the previous season. A total of 13 teams participate:

Club Location Stadium Affiliation
Amrokkang P'yŏngyang Yanggakdo Stadium Ministry of People's Security
April 25 P'yŏngyang Yanggakdo Stadium Korean People's Army
Hwaebul Pochŏn Hwaebul Stadium Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League
Jebi P'yŏngyang P'yŏngyang City Stadium Korean People's Army Air Force
Kalmaegi
Kigwancha P'yŏngyang Yanggakdo Stadium Korean State Railway
Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong P'yŏngyang P'yŏngyang City Stadium Ministry of Light Industry
P'yŏngyang P'yŏngyang Kim Il-sung Stadium Korean Workers Party
Rimyŏngsu Sariwŏn Sariwŏn Youth Stadium Ministry of People's Security
Ryŏmyŏng P'yŏngyang Kim Il-sung Stadium Korean People's Army
Sobaeksu P'yŏngyang Yanggakdo Stadium Korean People's Army
Sŏnbong Rasŏn Rajin Stadium Worker-Peasant Red Guards
Wŏlmido Kimch'aek Kimch'aek Municipal Stadium Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts

League table

Note: The following table is compiled from known results reported in the news media, and may not align with the official table.

Remaining 4 matches apparently not played due to irrelevance

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 April 25 (C) 21 19 2 0 64 14 +50 59
2 Ryŏmyŏng 22 14 4 4 55 22 +33 46
3 Sŏbaeksu 24 13 6 5 34 20 +14 45
4 Amnokgang 24 11 4 9 31 28 +3 37
5 Kigwancha 23 10 6 7 36 31 +5 36
6 P'yŏngyang 24 7 9 8 34 32 +2 30
7 Hwaebul 24 7 9 8 25 31 −6 30
8 Rimyŏngsu 23 7 8 8 20 24 −4 29
9 Sŏnbong 23 6 8 9 25 34 −9 26
10 Jebi 24 5 7 12 20 40 −20 22
11 Wŏlmido 24 6 4 14 22 45 −23 22
12 Kalmaegi (R) 24 4 6 14 22 40 −18 18 Relegated to DPR Korea Football League 2
13 Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong 24 3 7 14 22 49 −27 16
Source: Oball.ru
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results
Round 1 (1 December 2018)[1]
  • Ryomyong vs Rimyongsu 1:2
  • Sobaeksu vs Amnokgang 1:0
  • Jebi vs Ministry of Light Industry 0:2
  • Pyongyang vs Wolmido 0:1
  • Kalmaegi vs Sonbong 0:1
Round 2 (8 December 2018)[2]
  • April 25 vs Amnokgang 2:0
  • Ryomyong vs Ministry of Light Industry 1:1
  • Sobaeksu vs Wolmido 2:2
  • Jebi vs Sonbong 1:1
  • Kalmaegi vs Hwaebul 1:2
Round 3 (15–16 December 2018)[3]
  • Rimyongsu vs Ministry of Light Industry 2:2
  • April 25 vs Wolmido 3:0
  • Ryomyong vs Sonbong 2:1
  • Jebi vs Hwaebul 1:2
  • Pyongyang vs Kalmaegi 2:3
Round 4 (22–23 December 2018)[4]
  • Amnokgang vs Wolmido 0:1
  • Rimyongsu vs Sonbong 0:1
  • April 25 vs Kigwancha 2:1
  • Ryomyong vs Hwaebul 1:0
  • Sobaeksu vs Kalmaegi 2:1
  • Jebi vs Pyongyang 2:3
Round 5 (3 March 2019)[5]
  • Ministry of Light Industry vs Sonbong 1:2
  • Amnokgang vs Kigwancha 3:4
  • Rimyongsu vs Hwaebul 1:2
  • Sobaeksu vs Jebi 1:0
Rounds 6–8 (8–24 March 2019)[6]
  • Wolmido vs Kigwancha 0:3
  • Ministry of Light Industry vs Hwaebul 0:0
  • Amnokgang vs Kalmaegi 1:0
  • Rimyongsu vs Pyongyang 1:1
  • April 25 vs Jebi 4:0
  • Sonbong vs Hwaebul 2:2
  • Wolmido vs Kalmaegi 1:1
  • Ministry of Light Industry vs Pyongyang 1:4
  • Amnokgang vs Jebi 1:0
  • Rimyongsu vs Sobaeksu 0:4
  • April 25 vs Kalmaegi 7:2
  • Pyongyang vs Kigwancha 2:2
  • Ministry of Light Industry vs Sobaeksu 0:1
  • Kigwancha vs Kalmaegi 3:1
  • Sonbong vs Pyongyang 2:0
  • Wolmido vs Jebi 2:3
  • Amnokgang vs Ryomyong 2:3
  • Rimyongsu vs April 25 0:3
Re-scheduled match (31 March 2019)[7]
  • Hwaebul: Kigwancha 0:1 (Round 1)
Round 9 (5 May 2019)[8]
  • Hwaebul vs Pyongyang 2:2
  • Kigwancha vs Jebi 2:0
  • Sonbong vs Sobaeksu 0:0
  • Wolmido vs Ryomyong 1:5
  • Amnokgang vs Rimyongsu 2:0
Round 10 (12 May 2019)[9]
  • Kalmaegi vs Jebi 0:0
  • Hwaebul vs Sobaeksu 1:1
  • Kigwancha vs Ryomyong 0:3
  • Wolmido vs Rimyongsu 0:0
  • Amnokgang vs Ministry of Light Industry 1:0
Round 11 (19 May 2019)[10]
  • Pyongyang: Sobaeksu 0:1
  • Kalmaegi: Ryomyong 0:2
  • Hwaebul: April 25 0:2
  • Kigwancha: Rimyongsu 1:1
  • Sonbong: Amnokgang 0:2
  • Wolmido: Ministry of Light Industry 1:0
Round 12 and re-scheduled matches (22, 26 and 29 May 2019)[11]
  • Ryomyong 0-3 Sobaeksu
  • Pyongyang 2–2 April 25
  • Kalmaegi 0-1 Rimyongsu
  • Amnokgang 5-1 Hwaebul
  • Jebi 0-4 Ryomyong
  • Kigwancha 3-0 Ministry of Light Industry
  • Sonbong 1-2 Wolmido
  • Sobaeksu 1-2 Kigwancha
  • Ryomyong 2-2 Pyongyang
  • Ministry of Light Industry 0–5 April 25
Round 13 (2 June 2019)[12]
  • April 25: Sobaeksu 2:1
  • Rimyongsu: Jebi 2:2
  • Amnokgang: Pyongyang 2:1
  • Ministry of Light Industry: Kalmaegi 1:1
  • Wolmido: Hwaebul 1:3
  • Sonbong: Kigwancha 1:0
Round 14 (9 June 2019)[13]
  • Sonbong 2-1 Kalmaegi
  • Kigwancha 2-0 Hwaebul
  • Rimyongsu 0-1 Ryomyong
  • Ministry of Light Industry 1-1 Jebi
  • Amnokgang 0-1 Sobaeksu
  • Wolmido 3-2 Pyongyang
Round 15 and re-scheduled matches (12 and 16 June 2019)[14]
  • April 25: Ryomyong 4:1
  • Ministry of Light Industry: Ryomyong 0:5
  • Wolmido: Sobaeksu 0:1
  • Sonbong: Jebi 0:1
  • Kigwancha: Pyongyang 1:1
  • Hwaebul: Kalmaegi 3:1
Round 16 (23 June 2019)[15]
  • Ministry of Light Industry 0-2 Rimyongsu
  • Sonbong 1-6 Ryomyong
  • Kigwancha 2-2 Sobaeksu
  • Hwaebul 1-1 Jebi
  • Kalmaegi 1-2 Pyongyang
Round 17 (26 and 30 June 2019)[16]
  • Hwaebul: Ryomyong 0:2
  • Wolmido: Amnokgang 0:1
  • Sonbong: Rimyongsu 0:2
  • Kalmaegi: Sobaeksu 0:1
  • Pyongyang: Jebi 1:1
Round 18 (11 September 2019)[17]
  • Sonbong: Ministry of Light Industry 4:4
  • Kigwancha: Amnokgang 0:3
  • Hwaebul: Rimyongsu 0:0
  • Kalmaegi: April 25 0:3
  • Jebi: Sobaeksu 3:1
  • Pyongyang: Ryomyong 0:0
Round 19 (15 September 2019)[18]
  • Kigwancha: Wolmido 2:1
  • Hwaebul: Ministry of Light Industry 3:1
  • Kalmaegi: Amnokgang 1:0
  • Pyongyang: Rimyongsu 1:0
  • April 25: Jebi 4:0
  • Sobaeksu: Ryomyong 2:1
Round 20 (18 and 22 September 2019)[19]
  • Wolmido 1–5 April 25
  • Hwaebul 0-0 Sonbong
  • Pyongyang 3-0 Ministry of Light Industry
  • Kalmaegi 2-0 Wolmido
  • Jebi 1-2 Amnokgang
  • Rimyongsu 0-0 Sobaeksu
Round 21 and re-scheduled match (26 and 29 September 2019)[20]
  • Ryomyong: Kalmaegi 1:1
  • Kalmaegi: Kigwancha 2:2
  • Pyongyang: Sonbong 2:0
  • Ryomyong: Jebi 3:0
  • Sobaeksu: Ministry of Light Industry 3:0
Round 22 and re-scheduled match (2 and 6 October 2019)[21]
  • Ryomyong: Amnokgang 6:1
  • Pyongyang: Hwaebul 0:1
  • Rimyongsu: Amnokgang 0:2
  • Jebi: Kigwancha 1:0
  • Sobaeksu: Sonbong 3:2
  • Ryomyong: Wolmido 5:1
  • April 25: Ministry of Light Industry 1:0
Rounds 23–24 (10 and 13 October 2019)[22]
  • Jebi: Kalmaegi 0:0
  • Sobaeksu: Hwaebul 0:0
  • April 25: Sonbong 3:3
  • Rimyongsu: Wolmido 2:0
  • Ministry of Light Industry: Amnokgang 1:1
  • Sobaeksu: Pyongyang 1:2
  • April 25: Hwaebul 2:0
  • Rimyongsu: Kigwancha 0:0
  • Amnokgang: Sonbong 0:0
  • Ministry of Light Industry: Wolmido 2:1
Round 25 and re-scheduled match (16 and 20 October 2019)[23]
  • April 25　3 - 0　Amnokgang
  • April 25　3 - 1　Pyongyang
  • Rimyongsu　2 - 1　Kalmaegi
  • Amnokgang　2 - 2　Hwaebul
  • Ministry of Light Industry　4 - 2　Kigwancha
  • Wolmido　0 - 0　Sonbong
Round 26 and re-scheduled matches (23 and 27 October 2019)[24]
  • April 25: Kigwancha 2:1
  • Wolmido: Jebi 1:2
  • April 25: Sobaeksu 2:1
  • Rimyongsu: Jebi 2:0
  • Amnokgang: Pyongyang 0:0
  • Ministry of Light Industry: Kalmaegi 1:2
  • Wolmido: Hwaebul 2:0
  • Sonbong: Kigwancha 1:2
Remaining matches[25]
  • April 25 vs Sonbong (Round 10)
  • Ryomyong vs April 25 (Round 20)
  • April 25 vs Rimyongsu (Round 21)
  • Ryomyong vs Kigwancha (Round 23)

Awards

2018-19 Awards were given at 23 November 2019[26]

References
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  16. "Results of 2018-2019 DPRK Premier Football League (16)". KCNA. 1 July 2019.
  17. "Results of 2018-2019 DPRK Premier Football League (17)". KCNA. 12 September 2019.
  18. "Results of 2018-2019 DPRK Premier Football League (18)". KCNA. 16 September 2019.
  19. "Results of 2018-2019 DPRK Premier Football League (19)". KCNA. 23 September 2019.
  20. "Results of 2018-2019 DPRK Premier Football League (20)". KCNA. 30 September 2019.
  21. "Results of 2018-2019 DPRK Premier Football League (21)". KCNA. 7 October 2019.
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  26. "2018-2019 DPRK Premier Football League Closes". KCNA. 23 November 2019.

See also
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