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Korea DPR National Football Team
The North Korea national football team ( Munhwaŏ ko, 조선민주주의인민공화국 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in men's international football and it is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for Football in North Korea. The team represents both FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC). In their 1966 World Cup debut, North Korea reached the quarter-finals and beat Italy in the group stage becoming the first men's Asian team in history to make it past the group stage. During the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers, controversy arose when the team's supporters rioted, interfering with the opponents' safe egress from the stadium, because of North Korea's failure to qualify. In 2009, the team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the second World Cup appearance in their history. North Korea has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup five times; in 1980, when they finished fourth, in 1992, 2011, in 2015, and in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qianlima
The ''qianlima'' (; also ''chollima'', ''cheollima'', and ''senrima''; ) is a mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology. The winged horse is said to be too swift and elegant to be mounted by any mortal man and is named after its ability to travel one thousand li in a single day. Since the 3rd century BCE, the ''qianlima'' was used as a metaphor for exceptionally talented people and animals, such as Red Hare. The ''chollima'' is an important symbol in North Korea and is the namesake of the Chollima Movement. China Beginning around the 3rd century BCE, Chinese classics mention Bole, a mythological horse-tamer, as an exemplar of horse judging. Bole is frequently associated with the fabled ''qianlima'' () "thousand-''miles'' horse", which was supposedly able to gallop one thousand '' li'' (approximately 400 km) in a single day (e.g. Red Hare, sweats blood horse). ''Qianlima'' was a literary Chinese word for peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Challenge Cup
The AFC Challenge Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries that was categorized as "emerging countries" in the "Vision Asia" programme. "Vision Asia", created by former AFC president, Mohammed Bin Hammam, is the AFC's plan for a continent wide programme to raise the standards of Asian football at all levels. The AFC Challenge Cup, which reflected the philosophy of Vision Asia, was created for teams to experience playing in a continental competition with the possibility to win an AFC trophy and to potentially discover new talent. The inaugural tournament was hosted by Bangladesh in 2006 and was held biennially. An amendment to men's national team competitions in July 2006, meant that starting with the 2008 and 2010 editions of the AFC Challenge Cup, the winners automatically qualify for the AFC Asian Cup. In the 2011 and 2015 AFC Asian Cup tournaments, two qualification spots have been allocated to the two most recent A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 AFC Challenge Cup Squads
Below are the squads for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup in Sri Lanka, that took place between 16 February and 27 February 2010. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (16 February 2010). Group A Tajikistan Coach: Pulod Kodirov Bangladesh Coach: Saiful Bari Titu Myanmar Coach: Tin Myint Aung Sri Lanka Coach: Mohamed Amanulla Group B India Coach: Sukhwinder Singh (football coach), Sukhvinder Singh *''The All India Football Federation, AIFF sent the India national under-23 football team, India U-23 team for this tournament, therefore no caps at any level are displayed.'' Kyrgyzstan Coach: Anarbek Ormonbekov North Korea Coach: Jo Tong-Sop Turkmenistan Coach: Ýazguly Hojageldiýew References External links2010 AFC Challenge Cup Squads {{AFC Challenge Cup AFC Challe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 AFC Challenge Cup Squads
Below are the squads for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in Nepal, that took place between 8 and 19 March 2012. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (8 March 2012). Group A Turkmenistan Coach: Ýazguly Hojageldiýew Maldives Coach: István Urbányi Nepal Coach: Graham Roberts Palestine Coach: Jamal Mahmoud Group B North Korea Coach: Yun Jong-Su Philippines Coach: Michael Weiß (football manager), Michael Weiß India Coach: Savio Medeira Tajikistan Coach: Kemal Alispahić References {{AFC Challenge Cup AFC Challenge Cup squads 2012 AFC Challenge Cup, Squads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1990 Asian Games – Squads
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, Kick (football), kicking a Football (ball), ball to score a Goal (sport), goal. Unqualified, Football (word), the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to English public school football games, the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1990 Asian Games
Football (soccer), Football at the 1990 Asian Games was held in Beijing, China from 23 September to 6 October 1990. Medalists Medal table Draw Men The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the Football at the 1986 Asian Games, 1986 Asian Games. ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * * The OCA expelled Iraq from the Games, India, Qatar and Indonesia withdrew. The revised draw took place few days before the competition. ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * Women ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * Thailand and the Philippines withdrew, the remaining teams played in a round robin competition. Squads Final standing Men Women References External links RSSSF {{1990 in Japanese football Football at the 1990 Asian Games, 1990 Asian Games events Football at the Asian Games, 1990 1990 in Asian football, Asia Games International ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1978 Asian Games – Squads
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
