Kyŏnggongopsong Sports Club (''Kyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng'', lit. Ministry of Light Industry Sports Club) is a

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, Y ...

n football club affiliated with the North Korean , playing in the

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-an ...

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 DPR Korea Championship (Democratic People's Republic of Korea Championship, Chosŏn'gŭl: 공화국선수권대회; Hanja: 共和國選手權大會) is a multi-sport event in North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Rep ...

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, 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 Choe Myong-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최명호, born 3 July 1988) is a North Korean footballer who currently plays for Visakha in the Cambodian Premier League. Career Born in Pyongyang, Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club ab ...

, wore number 8; former

Visakha FC Visakha Football Club ( km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់វិសាខា, ) is a Cambodian professional football club based in Phnom Penh. Founded in 2016, it currently competes in the Cambodian Premier League. The club won the 2 ...

player in the Cambodian League.

Managers

Kim Yong-chol Kim Yong-chol (; born 1946) is a North Korean general and politician who currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea for South Korean affairs and head of the United Front Department. From February ...

Achievements

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* Hwaebul Cup: 2 ::SF

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* Osandŏk Prize: 1 ::

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 ...

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Poch'ŏnbo 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 North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Ko ...

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References

{{DPR Korea League Football clubs in North Korea Works association football clubs in North Korea