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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] |
DPR Korea Football Association
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea Football Association (PRKFA, ) is the governing body of football in North Korea. The association was founded in 1945 and it joined FIFA in June 1958 and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in September 1974. Organization PRKFA is "notoriously hard to contact". The association used to have a single fax number, and nowadays hosts a single email address. FIFA executive Jérôme Champagne remembers: "You sent a fax. Sometimes you got a reply", while football journalist James Piotr Montague's emails for "the best part of a decade" were always left unanswered. Even FIFA does not know for certain what the league system overseen by the PRKFA is like and what teams play in it. League structure The DPR Korea Football League is structured as follows (from highest to lowest): #DPR Korea Premier Football League #DPR Korea League 2 #Amateur DPR Korea League 3 Senior management , FIFA's website and the Asian Football Confederation, AFC's website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, which can be written with Hanja, and (, ) refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is also sometimes used to encompass both concepts. Because Hanja never underwent any major reforms, they are mostly resemble to ''kyūjitai'' and traditional Chinese characters, although the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters and as well as and . Only a small number of Hanja characters were modified or are unique to Korean, with the rest being identical to the traditional Chinese characters. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters. In Japan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988–89 Asian Club Championship
The 1988–89 Asian Club Championship was the 8th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Al-Sadd of Qatar won the final and became Asian champions for the first time. Qualifying Group round Group 1 ''All matches were played in Doha, Qatar.'' Group 2 ''All matches were played in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.'' Playoff for 1st place 1 Group 2 was also the Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament. 2 Fanja played only in the GCC Tournament. Group 3 ''All matches were played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta, India.'' Group 4 ''All match were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.'' Group 5 ''All match were played in Bangkok, Thailand.'' Group 6 ''All matches were played in Guangzhou, China PR.'' Semi Final Group round Group A ''All match were played in Guangzhou, China PR.'' Group B ''All match were played in Kuantan, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Asian Club Championship
The 1987 Asian Club Championship was the 7th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1987. Yomiuri FC (Japan) became the second Japanese club to win the Asian Championship. Qualifying round Group 1 ''All matches were played in Kuwait.'' Group 2 ''All matches were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.'' Group 3 ''All matches were played in Malé, Maldives.'' Group 4 ''All matches were played in Bandung, Indonesia.'' Group 5 ''All matches were played in Dalian, China PR.'' Group 6 ''All matches were played home & away.'' Group stage Group A ''All matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.'' Group B ''All matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.'' Final The final was scratched and Yomiuri FC were awarded the championship as Al-Hilal were unable to field a team due to nine of their starting players being chosen for the Saudi national team's pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Asian Club Championship
The 1986 Asian Club Championship was the 6th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1986. The final round was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in December 1986. Furukawa Electric FC (JPN) became the first Japanese club to win the Asian Championship. First round Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Qualification from the 1986 GCC Champions League held in Riyadh. *Participants: Al-Hilal, Al Arabi, Dhofar, Al-Arabi, Al-Wasl. * Al-Hilal & Al-Arabi qualified Group 4 Participants: Malavan F.C., Saunders SC, HBL FC, Victory SC. Known results: Malavan F.C. and Saunders SC qualified. Group 5 Note: both matches were played in Kuala Lumpur. Group 6 (Played in Brunei) *Participants: Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, Philippine Air Force, Daerah Brunei. * Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian qualified Group 7 ---- Group 8 Tournament played in Hong Kong Lucky-Goldstar Hwangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985–86 Asian Club Championship
The 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was the fifth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the Asian Football Confederation, and was the first such tournament in 14 years. Several clubs played in the qualifying round in the fall of 1985, with he final tournament being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 19 to 29 January 1986. Daewoo Royals (KOR) won their first Asian Club Championship. Qualifying Tournament West Asia 1 Round 1 Note: Al-Ahli Sana'a and Al-Shorta Aden both withdrew before the draw, while the Lebanese FA did not send a team. Round 2 West Asia 2 Qualification from the 1985 GCC Champions League. Participants * Al-Muharraq * Al-Arabi * Fanja * Al-Rayyan * Al-Ahli Jeddah * Al Ain Final * Al-Ahli Jeddah and Al-Arabi qualified for the final tournament, but Al-Arabi later withdrew. Central Asia (Coca-Cola Cup) Played in Sri Lanka. The tournament was called the ''Coca-Cola Cup''. East Bengal FC defender Tarun Dey was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korean Championship (ice Hockey)
The North Korean Championship is the national ice hockey championship in North Korea. It was first staged in 1956. Champions *2017: ''unknown'' *2016: Taesongsan *2015: ''unknown'' *2014: Champions: Taesongsan, runners-up: Jangjasan, third place: Sobaeksu *2013: Pyongchol Pyongyang *2012: ''unknown'' *2011: Pyongchol Pyongyang *2010: Pyongchol Pyongyangiihf.com2010 North Korean Championship *2009: Pyongyang City *2008: Pyongyang City *2007: Pyongchol Pyongyang *2006: Pyongchol Pyongyang *2005: Pyongyang *2004: Pyongchol Pyongyang *2003: Pyongchol Pyongyang *2002: ''unknown'' *2001: Pyongchol Pyongyang *2000: ''unknown'' *1999: Susan Pyongyang *1998: Pyongchol Pyongyang *1997: Pyongchol Pyongyang *1996: Amrokkang *1995: Amrokkang *1994: Amrokkang *1993: Pyongyang City *1992: Pyongyang City *1991: Pyongyang City *1990: Pyongyang City *1989: April 25 *1988: Pyongyang City *1987: Pyongyang City *1986: Pyongyang City *1985: Pyongyang City *1984: Amrokkang *1983: Amrokkang *1982: Amr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jong-suk
Kim Jong-suk (; 24 December 1917Suh Dae-sook. Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988. – 22 September 1949) was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, a Communist activist, North Korean leader Kim Il-sung's first wife, former leader Kim Jong-il's mother, and current leader Kim Jong-un's grandmother. Biography Kim Jong-suk was born on Christmas Eve 1917 in Hoeryong County, North Hamgyong Province, Japanese Korea. Lintner, Bertil. Great Leader, Dear Leader: Demystifying North Korea under the Kim Clan. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books, 2005. Suh Dae-sook writes that she was "the elder of two daughters of a poor farmer." However, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), states that she had a younger brother, Kim Ki-song (김기송), who was born 9 February 1921. Kim Jong-suk followed her mother to Manchuria to look for her father, but they discovered that he had already died there. Soon after that, her mother died and she became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osandok Prize
Football at the Osandok Prize Sports Games is an association football competition held for professional teams in the Multi-sport events - Osandok Prize Sports Games in North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T .... It is held and overseen by the DPR Korea Football Association and was founded in 2015. Osandok is a dong in hoeryeong :fr:Hoeryong Results Performance by club References The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football? {{NorthKorea-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Pochonbo
The was an event which occurred in northern Korea on 4 June 1937 ( Juche 26), when Korean and Chinese guerrillas commanded by Kim Il-sung (or possibly Choe Hyon) attacked and defeated a Japanese detachment during the anti-Japanese armed struggle in Korea. The battle holds an important place in North Korean narratives of history. Battle According to the Korean Friendship Association, the battle was in retaliation to the brutality of the Japanese occupation of Korea at a time when "the Japanese imperialists perpetrated unheard-of fascist tyranny against the Korean people". According to the official North Korean version of the events, a small unit of about 150–200 guerrillas of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army's Sixth Division under Kim Il-sung crossed the Amnok River and arrived at the Konjang Hill on 3 June 1937. At 22:00, Kim Il-sung fired a shot into the sky, and the battle started. During the battle, the Japanese-occupied police station, post office, foresters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pochonbo Torch Prize
Football at the Pochonbo Torch Prize Sports Games is an annual association football men's competition in Multi-sport event – Pochonbo Torch Prize Sports Games in North Korea, organised by the DPR Korea Football Association The Democratic People's Republic of Korea Football Association (PRKFA, ) is the governing body of football in North Korea. The association was founded in 1945 and it joined FIFA in June 1958 and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Septem .... Results Performance by club References The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football? {{Football in North Korea 2005 establishments in North Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim Il-sung, the first Supreme Leader, until his own death in 2011, when he was succeeded by his son, Kim Jong-un. In the early 1980s, Kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and assumed important posts in the party and army organs. Kim succeeded his father and DPRK founder Kim Il-sung, following the elder Kim's death in 1994. Kim was the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), WPK Presidium, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of North Korea and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the fourth-largest standing army in the world. Kim ruled North Korea as a repressive and totalitarian dictatorship. Kim assumed leadership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
