Football at the Pochonbo Torch Prize Sports Games is an annual
association football
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men's competition in
Multi-sport event
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Pochonbo Torch Prize Sports Games
Pochŏn-ŭp is a town located in Pochon County, Ryanggang Province, North Korea. The Battle of Poch'ŏnbo took place there in June, 1937, during the Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese occupation.
The Pochonbo Museum of the Revolution, related t ...
in
North Korea
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, 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 Septe ...
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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