February 8 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 borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
n professional
multi-sports club
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
.
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 under the State Affairs Commission tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Kor ...
.
The club name originated from the
Korean People's Army
The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Korean People's Army Ground Force, Ground Force, the Ko ...
's (KPA)
date of establishment, which was formed on 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 led as its first Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader from North Korea#Founding, its establishm ...
'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 io ch'eyuktan''), shortly 4.25 SC, also known as April 25 National Defence Sports Club (4.25'국방체육단', ''Sa io "Kukpang ch'eyuktan"''), is a multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, North Korea, primarily known ...
have many similarities.
In conclusion, the North Korean
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 under the State Affairs Commission tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Kor ...
operates both sports clubs separately. The 2017 editions of the
Paektusan Prize and the
Mangyongdae Prize were won by
April 25 Sports Club
April 25 Sports Club (, ''Sa io ch'eyuktan''), shortly 4.25 SC, also known as April 25 National Defence Sports Club (4.25'국방체육단', ''Sa io "Kukpang ch'eyuktan"''), is a multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, North Korea, primarily known ...
, with February 8 Sports Club finishing in second place.
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"The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football?
. ''World Football Index''. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Achievements
Domestic tournaments
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Man'gyŏngdae Prize
The Football at the Mangyongdae Prize is an association football competition held for professional teams in Multi-sport event - Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games in North Korea. The competition is named after the Mangyongdae settlement, where Kim Hy ...
**Silver medal (1): 2017
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Paektusan Prize
**Silver medal (1): 2017
See also
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April 25 Sports Club
April 25 Sports Club (, ''Sa io ch'eyuktan''), shortly 4.25 SC, also known as April 25 National Defence Sports Club (4.25'국방체육단', ''Sa io "Kukpang ch'eyuktan"''), is a multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, North Korea, primarily known ...
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Military Foundation Day
Military Foundation Day () is an annual public holiday in North Korea falling on 8 February.
Background
North Korean historiography has two competing dates for the founding of the modern Korean People's Army (KPA): 25 April 1932 and 8 Februa ...
References
{{DPR Korea Football League
Association football clubs established in 1959
Football clubs in North Korea
Multi-sport clubs in North Korea
1959 establishments in North Korea
Military association football clubs in North Korea
Military of North Korea