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Sobaeksu
Sobaeksu Sports Club ( ko, 소백수체육단, ''Sobaeksu Ch'eyuktang'') is a North Korean multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, best known for its men's and women's football teams playing at Yanggakdo Stadium. Sobaeksu is the first tributary of the Amnok river. History Rivalries Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Sobaeksu has a rivalry with Kigwancha. Players Current squad Notable players Sobaeksu player Kim Su-hyŏng was listed third on North Korea's list of top ten athletes of 2016, and forward Cho Kwang led all players in scoring in the 2017 edition of the Paektusan Prize football competition, with a total of seven goals. Sobaeksu has several players with experience in foreign leagues, notably goalkeeper Ri Kwang-il, who played for FK Radnički 1923 and FK Erdoglija Kragujevac in Serbia, and striker Ri Myong-jun, who played with Dinaburg FC and FC Daugava in Latvia, FC Vestsjælland in Denmark, and Singhtarua FC in Thailand. Ri Jun-i ...
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Sobaeksu Sports Club (women)
Sobaeksu Sports Club ( ko, 소백수체육단, ''Sobaeksu Ch'eyuktang'') is a North Korean multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, best known for its men's and women's football teams playing at Yanggakdo Stadium. Sobaeksu is the first tributary of the Amnok river. History Rivalries Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Sobaeksu has a rivalry with Kigwancha. Players Current squad Notable players Sobaeksu player Kim Su-hyŏng was listed third on North Korea's list of top ten athletes of 2016, and forward Cho Kwang led all players in scoring in the 2017 edition of the Paektusan Prize football competition, with a total of seven goals. Sobaeksu has several players with experience in foreign leagues, notably goalkeeper Ri Kwang-il, who played for FK Radnički 1923 and FK Erdoglija Kragujevac in Serbia, and striker Ri Myong-jun, who played with Dinaburg FC and FC Daugava in Latvia, FC Vestsjælland in Denmark, and Singhtarua FC in Thailand. Ri Jun-i ...
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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-and-away matches. The 2018-2019 season started on 1 December 2018 and was scheduled to end October 2019. April 25 leads all clubs in titles, with 19. Overview Initially, 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 since 1960s. In 1977, sport in the country was reformed, creating professional teams with paid players for each sport. Since then, an annual championship, called the National Championship, has been held September through each year, together with several other competitions each year. These include the Man'gyŏndae Prize held since at least 2002 in March through ...
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Ri Myong-jun
Ri Myong-jun (hanja: 李明俊; born August 16, 1990 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean professional footballer who currently plays for Singhtarua in Thai Premier League. Career Ri represented his country North Korea at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. Ri began his career for Sobaeksu Sports Group and signed in July 2009 for FC Dinaburg. After the club's elimination from Virsliga in 2009 he became an unrestricted free agent and joined FC Daugava. In August 2010 he left Daugava. On 7 May 2011, he signed for FC Vestsjælland who plays in the Danish 1st Division. In 2012, he signed for Muangthong United but was loan to Singhtarua F.C. and he was one of the main players in the team. In December 2012 he was called up for the North Korea national football team For the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup The 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup was the 5th edition of this regional competition, the football championship of East Asia. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2012. Mon ...
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Ri Jun-il
Ri Jun-Il (Hanja: 李俊一, ko, 리준일, born 24 August 1987) is a North Korean professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Sobaeksu in DPR Korea League. Club career Since 2008, Ri Jun-Il plays for Sobaeksu in the DPR Korea League. International career Ri has been a part of the National team since 2008, and has won 36 caps, scoring no goal. He is also part of the Korean defence that qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He played an integral part of the North Korea team that qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References *Ri Jun-ilat DPRKFootball 1987 births Living people Footballers from Pyongyang North Korean men's footballers North Korea men's international ...
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Pak Sung-hyok
Pak Sung-hyok (; born 30 May 1990) is a North Korean international football player. He plays for Sobaeksu in the DPR Korea League. He has played on three occasions for the North Korean national team. He was named to the 23-man North Korean squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup , image = 2010 FIFA World Cup.svg , size = 200px , caption = ''Ke Nako. (Tswana and Sotho for "It's time") Celebrate Africa's Humanity'It's time. Celebrate Africa's Humanity'' (English)''Dis tyd. Vier Afrika se mensd .... References External links *Pak Sung-hyokat DPRKFootball 1990 births Living people North Korean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders North Korea men's international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players {{NorthKorea-footy-bio-stub ...
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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 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 .... Results Performance by club References The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football? {{Football in North Korea ...
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Kim Jong-hun (footballer, Born 1956)
Kim Jong-hun (; born September 1, 1956) is a retired North Korean footballer and football manager. He served as head coach of the North Korea national team, and managed them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Biography As a player, Kim Jong-hun has spent his career at April 25 Sports Club. He was capped four times for North Korea during the qualifications for the 1974 and 1986 FIFA World Cups. After ending his player career, Kim became a manager. He managed April 25 Sports Team until 2007, when he became the manager of North Korea national team. In 2009, he led the team as it qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, their first since 1966. After a disappointing showing at the World Cup, Kim faced harsh criticism upon his return to North Korea. Radio Free Asia reported that he was publicly shamed and condemned for hours in front of 400 people, including the North Korean sports minister. At the same event, the team members were commanded to individually criticize the ...
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Kim Chol-bom
Kim Chol-bom (; born 16 July 1994) is a North Korean footballer who plays as a defender for April 25 and the North Korea national team. Career Kim was included in North Korea's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 ... in the United Arab Emirates. Career statistics International References External links * * * Kim Chol-bomat WorldFootball.comKim Chol-bomat DPRKFootball 1994 births Living people People from Nampo North Korean men's footballers North Korea men's international footballers North Korea men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Sobaeksu Sports Club players April 25 Sports Club players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Footballers at the 2 ...
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Jo Kwang
Jo Kwang (born 5 August 1994) is a North Korean footballer. He represented North Korea on at least three occasions between 2013 and 2014, scoring once. Career statistics International International goals :''Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal.'' References External links * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Pyongyang North Korean men's footballers North Korea men's youth international footballers North Korea men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Sobaeksu Sports Club players {{NorthKorea-footy-bio-stub ...
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So Kyong-jin
So Kyong-jin (born 8 January 1994) is a North Korean international football player. Career Club So played for April 25 in their 2017 AFC Cup group match against Erchim on 14 March 2017. Career statistics International goals :''Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.'' Honours Winners ;North Korea U20 * AFC U-19 Championship: 2010 ;North Korea U-23 Runners-up * Asian Games: 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... References External links * So Kyong-jinat DPRKFootball 1994 births Living people North Korean men's footballers North Korea men's international footballers Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Medal ...
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Ri Il-jin
Ri Il-jin (리일진; born 20 August 1993) is a North Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... References Living people 1993 births 2019 AFC Asian Cup players North Korean footballers North Korea international footballers Association football midfielders {{NorthKorea-footy-bio-stub ...
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Yon Jun-hyok
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