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2017–18 DPR Korea Premier Football League
The 2017–18 DPR Korea Premier Football League was the first 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 2017 and will continue until 28 October 2018. Matches will be played on Saturdays and Sundays only. April 25 are the defending champions. Teams A total of 13 teams will participate: Standings Results Awards 2017–18 Awards were given at 31 October 2018 *Most Valuable Player : Kim Yu-sŏng (April 25) *Top scorer : An Il-bŏm (April 25) *Best goalkeeper : An Tae-sŏng (April 25) References See alsoDPRK Premier League at its height [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DPR Korea Premier Football League
The DPR Korea Premier Football League is a North Korean association football league that serves as the top-tier of the North Korean football league system. As of the 2017–18 season, featuring thirteen teams that play a full season of home-and-away matches. The 2018-2019 season started on 1 December 2018 and was scheduled to end October 2019. April 25 leads all clubs in titles, with 19. Overview Initially, all sports in North Korea were on an amateur basis, with competitions called Technical Innovation Contests (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기술혁신경기대회; Hanja: 技術革新競技大會) being held several times a year since 1960s. In 1977, sport in the country was reformed, creating professional teams with paid players for each sport. Since then, an annual championship, called the National Championship, has been held September through each year, together with several other competitions each year. These include the Man'gyŏndae Prize held since at least 2002 in March through Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwaebul Stadium
Hwaebul Sports Club is an association football club from Pochon, North Korea, founded in 2013. It is the sports club of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League and is based at the 5,000 capacity Hwaebul Stadium. They are presently playing in the DPR Korea League, DPR Korea Premier Football League. History The team was given its name by Kim Jong-un when it was founded, in the hopes that the club would be a guiding light for football in North Korea, as "Hwaebul" means "torch" in Korean. Despite its newness, the club has already achieved considerable success, finishing third in their inaugural season, winning the Highest Class Football League in the second season, along with securing several wins in the Paektusan Prize, the Pochonbo Torch Prize, Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize, and other competitions. The club made its competitive debut in the 2013 Pochonbo Torch Prize, 2013 competition of the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize, in which forward Kim Yong-gwang was top scorer with twelve goals, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimyongsu Sports Club
Rimyŏngsu Sports Club () is a North Korean football club, based in Sariwŏn. Despite never winning the DPR Korea League, Rimyŏngsu supplied four players to the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and five players to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, more than any other North Korean club. Like the Amrokkang Sports Club, Rimyŏngsu is affiliated with the Ministry of People's Security. It was named after General Ri Myŏng-su. Forward Kang Kuk-chol was one of the top scorers in the 2015 edition of the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize.http://naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/index.php?page=Sports&no=20482 Current squad Managers * Jo Tong-sam (2013) * Ri Myong-ho (current) Achievements Domestic *DPR Korea League: 3 **1995, 1996, 2002 **2012 * Man'gyŏngdae Prize: 4 **2000, 2001, 2010, 2013 **2015 *Paektusan Prize: 2 **2010, 2011 **2012 *Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 2 **2006, 2012 **2015 International *AFC President's Cup: 1 **2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Party Of Korea
The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea. Founded in 1949 from the merger of the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party of South Korea, the WPK is the oldest active party in Korea. It also controls the Korean People's Army, North Korea's armed forces. The WPK is the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly and coexists with two other legal parties making up the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea. However, these minor parties are completely subservient to the WPK and must accept the WPK's "Vanguard party, leading role" as a condition of their existence. The WPK is banned in South Korea (Republic of Korea) under the National Security Act (South Korea), National Security Act and is sanctioned by the United Nations, the European Union, Australia, and the United States. Officially, the WPK is a communist party guided by Kimilsungism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Il-sung Stadium
Kim Il-sung Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. The stadium is used primarily for association football matches. History Kim Il-sung Stadium was originally named the Girimri Stadium (기림리공설운동장) in 1926. This stadium held the annual Kyungsung FC–Pyongyang FC rivalry, Kyung-Pyong Football Match between Kyungsung FC and Pyongyang FC during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. After the division of Korea, it was used as a venue for speeches by politicians. On 14 October 1945, it was the site of Kim Il-sung's victory speech after the liberation of Pyongyang, called "Every Effort for the Building of a New Democratic Korea." Most of the stadium was destroyed during the 1950-1953 Korean War, mostly by U.S. aerial bombing of the capital city during those years. Rebuilt in 1969, it was then called Moranbong Stadium, but in April 1982 it was renovated and renamed in honour of Kim Il-sung. It is used mainly for football (soccer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongyang Sports Club
Pyongyang Sports Club () is a North Korean organization of education specialty with several departments.http://www.korea-np.co.jp/news/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=21687 This organization is based in Pyongyang and plays at the Kim Il-sung Stadium. As the sports club of the Workers' Party of Korea and Government of Pyongyang, Pyongyang SC 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 DPR 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's football team. History This organization was founded by Kim Il-sung on 30 April 1956. Rivalries Pyongyang's primary rival is April 25 - known as "th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Light Industry
The Ministry of Light Industry (russian: Министерство лёгкой промышленности), also known as Minlegprom, was a government ministry in the Soviet Union which was responsible for consumer goods production. History The People's Commissariat of Light Industry (NKIP SSSR) was established by decree of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars USSR on 5 January 1932. It was reorganized by the Stalin Constitution of 1936 into a union-republic commissariat. The Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars USSR confirmed the formation of union-republic commissariats of light industry in the RSFSR and the Ukraine on 19 September 1936. People's Commissariats of Light Industry (NKLP) were set up in the remaining union republics by the government decrees of 22 December 1936 and 3, 8, 10, and ll January 1937. On 2 January 1939 the NKIP SSSR was divided into the NKTP SSSR ( People's Commissariat of Textile Industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyonggongopsong Sports Club
Kyŏnggongopsong Sports Club (''Kyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng'', lit. Ministry of Light Industry Sports Club) is a North Korean football club affiliated with the North Korean , playing in the DPR Korea Premier Football League at the 10,000 capacity City Stadium in P'yŏngyang. History Their best known finish in the National Championships thus far is 8th, in the 2006 season, however they have had other successes, including winning the Republican Championship in 2009, having defeated Amrokkang 1–0 in the final, and a second-place finish in the 2015 edition of the Osandŏk Prize. Current squad Notable former players * Choe Myong-ho, wore number 8; former Visakha FC player in the Cambodian League. Managers * Kim Yong-chol (footballer), Kim Yong-chol Achievements * Republican Championship: 1 :: 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–1953: Liberation, Partition, and the Korean War The railway lines of North Korea were originally built during the Japanese occupation of Korea by the Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu''), the South Manchuria Railway (''Mantetsu'') and various privately owned railway companies such as the Chosen Railway (''Chōtetsu''). At the end of the Pacific War, in the territory of today's North Korea Sentetsu owned of railway, of which was standard gauge, and was narrow gauge; in the same territory, privately owned railway companies owned of rail lines, of which was standard gauge and was narrow gauge. At the same time, in September 1945 in the future territory of the DPRK there were 678 locomotives (124 steam tank, 446 tender, 99 narrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kigwancha Sports Club
Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (; ), known as Sinuiju Locomotive Sports Club is a North Korean multi-sports club belonging to the Korean State Railway and based in Sinuiju. It was established on 11 January 1956, and has been awarded the Order of Kim Il-sung and the Order of the National Flag (First Class). The club is best known for its men's and women's football teams. Kigwancha's men presently play in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and won several championships in the late 1990s. The club finished third in 2006 season. They have taken part in continental competition once, finishing second in its group in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Cup. Current squad Known players (including former players) * Li Chan-myung * Pak Chol-ryong * Pak Kwang-ryong Managers * Ku Jong-nam (before 2014) * Han Won-chol (since 2014) Continental history Achievements *DPR Korea League: 9 :: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2016 :: 1995, 2006, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean People's Army Air Force
The Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force (KPAAF; ; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 航空 및 反航空軍 ) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People's Army comprising an estimated 110,000 members.North Korea Country Study , pp. 18-19 It possesses around 950 aircraft of different types, mostly of decades-old Soviet and Chinese origin. Its primary task is to defend North Korean airspace. History Early years (1945–1949) The Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force began as the "Korean Aviation Society(조선 항공대)" in 1945. It was organized along the lines of flying clubs in the |
