Hwaebul Cup Explained

Number Of Teams:12
Region:North Korea
Confed Cup:AFC Challenge League
Current Champions:Rimyongsu (1st title)
Most Successful Club:April 25 (4 titles)
Current:2022 Hwaebul Cup

The Hwaebul Cup (홰불, Torch) is an annual association football competition in men's domestic football in North Korea. It is organised by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body of football in North Korea. The competition is held for Youth Day, 28 August, one of North Korea's major holidays.[1]

Competition format

Beginning in July or August, the competition proceeds in two stages. The first stage consists of the teams divided into two groups playing in a single round-robin basis,[2] with the winner and second-place team of each group advancing to the knockout stage consisting of two semi-final matches and a final, which is played on 28 August of each year.[1]

Venues

All matches are played at one stadium in Pyongyang, which varies year to year. In 2013 the matches were held at the Kim Il-sung Stadium,[3] in 2014 at Yanggakdo Stadium,[4] in 2015 at Rungrado 1st of May Stadium,[5] in 2016 at Sŏsan Stadium,[6] and in 2017 once again at Rungrado Stadium.[7]

List of champions

April 25[3]

April 25[4]

April 25[5]

April 25[6]

Sobaeksu[7]

Ryomyong[8]

Ryomyong[9]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hwaeppul tipped to win namesake tournament . 2018-03-06 . 2018-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228100726/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=18754 . dead .
  2. Web site: First-division Hwaeppul Cup goes on . 2018-03-06 . 2018-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161457/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=20745 . dead .
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor2013.html North Korea 2013
  4. Web site: Final Game of Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Held | North Korea Aggregator . 2018-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161616/https://nkaggregator.com/2014/08/28/final-game-of-soccer-tournament-for-torch-cup-held/ . 2018-02-28 . dead .
  5. Web site: Hwaeppul Cup premier league finals draw to a close . 2018-03-06 . 2018-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228100642/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=20800 . dead .
  6. Web site: Hwaeppul Cup men's premier soccer tournament ends . 2018-03-06 . 2017-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170228134024/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports . dead .
  7. Web site: Sobaeksu lifts Hwaeppul Cup . 2018-03-06 . 2017-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171009093613/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports . dead .
  8. Web site: Men's Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup. Korean Central News Agency. 6 August 2019. 3 September 2019. 23 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191123232655/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2019/201908/news06/20190806-10ee.html. dead.
  9. Web site: Ryomyong Team Wins Torch Cup. Korean Central News Agency. 30 August 2019. 3 September 2019. 23 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191123234845/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2019/201908/news30/20190830-04ee.html. dead.
  10. News: Men's Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Closes . 27 November 2022 . . 2022-08-29.

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