February 8 Sports Club () is a

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History

Being established in 1959, the club belongs to the

Ministry of People's Armed Forces The Ministry of Defence (, formerly 인민무력성/人民武力省 or Ministry of the People's Armed Forces) is the government agency tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Korean People's Army (KPA). Prior to 1992, ...

. The club name originated from the

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's (KPA)

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, which was formed in 8 February 1948. (Until 1977, the original KPA's official date of establishment was 8 February 1948. However, in 1978, it was changed to 25 April 1932, due to

Kim Il Sung Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...

's anti-Japanese guerilla army – the , considered the predecessor of the KPA – being formed on 25 April 1932. This change was reverted in 2018).

Confusion with April 25 Sports Club

February 8 Sports Club and

April 25 Sports Club April 25 Sports Club (, ''Sa i o ch'eyuktan''), or 4.25 SC for short, or sometimes April 25 National Defence Sports Club (4.25'국방체육단', ''Sa i o ch'eyuktan "Kukpang ch'eyuktan"''), is a multi-sports club based in P'yŏngyang, North Ko ...

have many similarities. In conclusion, the North Korean

operates both sports clubs separately. The 2017 editions of the

Paektusan Prize The Football at the Paektusan Prize Sports Games is an annual association football men's competition in Multi-sport event - Paektusan Prize Sports Games in North Korea, organised by the DPR Korea Football Association The Democratic People's Re ...

and the Mangyongdae Prize were won by

, with February 8 Sports Club finishing in second place.Hulott, David (13 June 2017)
"The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football?
. ''World Football Index''. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

Achievements

Domestic tournaments

* Man'gyŏngdae Prize **Silver medal (1): 2017 *

**Silver medal (1): 2017

References

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History

Confusion with April 25 Sports Club

Achievements

Domestic tournaments

See also

References