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2017 Hwaebul Cup
The 2017 Hwaebul Cup was the fifth edition of the Hwaebul Cup (홰불, ''Torch'') celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held between 27 July and 28 August 2017, with all matches played at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang. The competition was arranged in two phases, a group stage followed by a single-elimination tournament, single-elimination play-off semi-finals, and a single-game final. Sobaeksu Sports Club won the competition for the first time, as the defending champion, April 25 Sports Club, April 25, were not entered into the competition due to their taking part in the 2017 AFC Cup. Ryŏmyŏng finished second, whilst Hwaebul and Kigwancha placed third and fourth respectively. Round and dates Group stage Twelve teams took part in the group stage: Hwaebul Sports Club, Hwaebul, Jebi Sports Club, Jebi, Kalmaegi Sports Club, Kalmaegi, Kyonggongop Sports Club, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, Ryomyong Sports Club, Ryŏmyŏng, and Sonbong Sports Club, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwaebul Cup
The Hwaebul Cup (홰불, ''Torch'') is an annual association football competition in men's domestic football in North Korea, organised by the DPR Korea Football Association. The competition is held for Youth Day, 28 August, one of North Korea's major holidays. Competition format Beginning in July or August, the competition proceeds in two stages. The first stage consists of the teams divided into two groups playing in a single round-robin basis, with the winner and second-place team of each group advancing to the knockout stage consisting of two semi-final matches and a final, which is played on 28 August of each year. Venues All matches are played at one stadium in Pyongyang, which varies year to year. In 2013 the matches were held at the Kim Il-sung Stadium, in 2014 at Yanggakdo Stadium, in 2015 at Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, in 2016 at Sŏsan Stadium, and in 2017 once again at Rungrado Stadium. List of champions *2013: April 25 *2014: April 25 * 2015: April 25 *2016: Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |