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So Hyon-uk
So Hyon-uk (born 17 April 1992) is a North Korean international footballer who plays as a forward for the North Korea national football team. Club career He played with April 25 Sports Club in North Korea before moving abroad in 2017 to play in Bosnia and Herzegovina first with HŠK Zrinjski Mostar and then on loan at NK GOŠK Gabela, both playing in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.So Hyon-uk profile at Soccerway After one year in Herzegovina he left with technical staff of both clubs indicating that despite his great performances, his spell in Herzegovina was not more successful because of communication difficulties since he did not speak any English. However, his performances did not pass unnoticed in neighbouring Serbia with a top-league club, |
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 Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen River, Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like South Korea, its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of North Korea, adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korean Empire, Korea was Korea under Japanese rule, annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Surrender of Japan, Japanese surrender at the End of World War II in Asia, end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs. Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda. It was officially declared as the country's capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence from being a British protectorate. As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is considered a beta-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Doha accommodates Education City, an area devoted to research and education, and Hamad Medical City, an administrative area of medical care. It also includes Doha Sports City, or Aspire Zone, an international sports dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Hwaebul Cup
The 2013 Hwaebul Cup was the inaugural edition of the Hwaebul Cup (홰불, ''Torch'') celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held between 15 and 28 August 2013, with all matches played at the Kim Il-sung 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. Round and dates Group stage Eleven teams took part in the group stage, drawn into two groups, with five teams in Group A and six in Group B. Group A Group B Starting 11s: * Kigwancha: 18 Kim Il-gwang (gk); 15 Pang Tae-gun, 25 Ryu Kum-chol, 3 Kang Kuk-chol (footballer, born 1988), Kang Kuk-chol, 6 U Il-gang, 5 Ri Tong-il , 7 Kim Yong-il, 17 Choe Kwang-hyok, 11 Kim Ji-song, 9 Jang Ok-chol, 19 Han Tae-hyok; manager: Ko Jong-nam * Wolmido: 1 Pyo Kuk-chol (gk); 11 Im Yong-chol, 4 Kang Hyon-su, 17 Rim Hyok-ju, 22 Cha Sang-chol, 15 Un Yong-il, 18 ... [...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] |
2017 DPR Korea League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2017 season. Overview 2017 was the last season in which the Highest Class Football League was played; April 25 became national champions, and Hwaebul were runners-up. Cup competitions Hwaebul Cup The 2017 instalment of the Hwaebul Cup was the first time that April 25 was not the winner. In the final played on 28 August, Sobaeksu defeated Ryŏmyŏng 2–1 in extra time to win the cup for the first time. Hwaebul finished third, and Kigwanch'a finished fourth. Man'gyŏngdae Prize April 25 won the 2017 edition of the Man'gyŏngdae Prize after defeating February 8 in the final by a score of 2–0, whilst Hwaebul secured third place with a 1–0 victory over Sŏnbong in the bronze medal match. Paektusan Prize The 2017 edition of the Paektusan Prize was won by April 25. February 8 were runners up, and Hwaebul finished in third place, out of fifteen participating teams – two more than in the previous year. Sobaeksu striker Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 DPR Korea League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2015 season. Overview Twelve teams took part in the 2015 Highest Class Football League, with the tournament held as a simple round-robin tournament.http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/en/?page=Sports&no=20909 The participating teams were April 25, Hwaebul, Kigwancha, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, Ponghwasan, Sobaeksu, P'yŏngyang City, Rimyŏngsu, Myohyangsan, Chobyŏng, Amrokkang, and Sŏnbong. Chobyŏng had earned promotion to the top flight for the first time after winning the second division, but they finished last in 2015 and were once again relegated. Play began on 20 September, and the final was played in late October, with all matches played at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in P'yŏngyang. The 2015 champions of the Highest Class Football League were April 25. Cup competitions Hwaebul Cup The final of the 2015 edition of the Hwaebul Cup was held at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in P'yŏngyang. April 25 defeated Kigwanch'a by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 DPR Korea League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2013 season. Overview The Highest Class Football League was played as a single round robin in October, with ten teams taking part. April 25 won the championship, finishing with 18 points (5 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss) in the nine matches played; Man'gyŏnbong were runners-up, and Hwaebul – a new addition to the competition established in May 2013 – finished in third place. Table Clubs * Although all clubs have a home stadium, all matches of the Highest Class Football League tournament were played at Kim Il-sung Stadium in P'yŏngyang. Results Round 1 ---- Round 2 ---- Round 3 ---- Round 4 ---- Round 5 ---- Round 6 ---- Round 7 ---- Round 8 ---- Round 9 Cup competitions Hwaebul Cup The Hwaebul Cup competition was held for the first time in 2013, with all matches played at Kim Il-sung Stadium in P'yŏngyang. The first stage was made up of two groups, with the first and second place fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 DPR Korea League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2012 season: Overview Group stage Seventeen teams took part in the 2012 national championships; in the first stage, they were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of April 25, Sobaeksu, Man'gyŏngbong, Wangjaesan, Sŏnbong, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, Wŏlmido, and Ryongnamsan, whilst Group B was made up of Ponghwasan, Myohyangsan, Maebong, Hwangryongsan, Amrokkang, Rimyŏngsu, P'yŏngyang City, Kigwanch'a, and Taeryŏnggang. April 25 and Sŏnbong finished first and second in Group A, whilst Maebong and Rimyŏngsu finished first and second in Group B. Group A :Known results Group B :Known results Semi-finals The top two finishers in each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the first-placed team of each group playing the second-placed team of the other group, the two match-ups being Maebong–Sŏnbong and April 25–Rimyŏngsu. Sŏnbong and April 25 advanced to the final, after Sŏnbong de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DPR Korea League
The DPR Korea Football League (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 리그) is North Korea's association football league. It has a first division DPR Korea Premier Football League, a second division DPR Korea Football League 2, and a third division DPR Korea Football League 3. History Including football, 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 In football, First Technical Innovation Contests was held In 1960. The league was the subject of the 1978 sport drama called ''Centre Forward''. The movie was directed by Kil-in Kim and Chong-song Pak and starred In-son Cha. In 2010, football's National Championship was renamed Top Class Football League or Highest Class Football League (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최상급축구련맹전; Hanja: 最上級蹴球聯盟戰). October 2017, after which Highest Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
The 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the 7th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in Japan in December 2017. Through the agreement between EAFF and ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the winner of the tournament will qualified for the AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy. The winner of the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, South Korea, qualified for the 2019 AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy to meet the winner of 2018 AFF Championship of Vietnam. Team allocation Based on their previous edition's results in 2015, the ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. Each winner of the Preliminary Round progressed to the next stage. Venues First preliminary round The first preliminary round was held in Guam. Table Matches *All times are local (UTC+10). ---- ---- Awards Second preliminary round The second preliminary round was held in Hong Kong. Table Matches *All times are local (UTC+8). ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mong Kok
Mong Kok (also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. Mong Kok is one of the major shopping areas in Hong Kong. The area is characterised by a mixture of old and new multi-story buildings, with shops and restaurants at street level, and commercial or residential units above. Major industries in Mong Kok are retail, restaurants (including fast food) and entertainment. It has been described and portrayed in films as an area in which triads run bars, nightclubs, and massage parlours. With its extremely high population density of , Mong Kok was described as the busiest district in the world by the ''Guinness World Records''. Name Until 1930, the area was called Mong Kok Tsui (芒角嘴). The current English name is a transliteration of its older Chinese name 望角 (; ), or 芒角 (; ), which is named for its plentiful supply of ferns in the past when it was a coastal region. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
