Football at the DPR Korea Championships explained

Football at the DPR Korea Championships (Chosŏn'gŭl: 공화국선수권대회 축구; Hanja: 共和國選手權大會 蹴球) is a football knockout cup competition in North Korea. The competition is a part of the multi-sport event – DPR Korea Championship. This competition is commonly known as a Republic Championship.

History

The championship was launched in October, 1972. This championship was held from September through October.^[1] Initially held every autumn, after 2007 it was held only every other year.^[2]

Champions

Men

• 1972–2000: unknown
• 2001: April 25 (P'yŏngyang)^[3]
• 2002–03: unknown
• 2004:Pyongyang (P'yŏngyang)^[4]
• 2005: unknown
• 2006: April 25^{[5] [6]}
• 2007: Amnokgang^{[7] [8]}
• 2009: Kyonggongopsong (Ministry of Light Industry) (P'yŏngyang)^[9]
• 2011: April 25^[10]
• 2013:
• 2015:
• 2017:
• 2019: Ryomyong^[11]

Women

• 2019: My Hometown Girl WFC(내고향녀자축구선수단)^[11]

External links

• North Korea – List of Champions at RSSSF

Notes and References

1. http://www.dprksearch.net/bbs/view.php?id=job&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=47&PHPSESSID=07572a9c075c3c84045c11d700df0c5c 북한의직업
2. Web site: <北 축구 '명가'는 '4·25체육단'…전국대회 또 제패> - 연합뉴스. www.yonhapnews.co.kr.
3. http://www.kcna.co.jp/item2/2001/200111/news11/01.htm past news
4. http://www.kcna.co.jp/calendar/2004/11/11-12/2004-11-12-008.html 종목별 청년선수권대회 진행
5. http://www.kcna.co.jp/calendar/2006/11/11-15/2006-1115-004.html 공화국선수권대회 진행
6. http://www.korea-np.co.jp/news/ArticlePrint.aspx?ArticleID=24038 조선신보사
7. http://www.kcna.co.jp/calendar/2007/11/11-05/2007-1103-012.html 나라의 체육기술발전을 추동한 공화국선수권대회
8. http://www.korea-np.co.jp/news/ArticlePrint.aspx?ArticleID=29047 조선신보사
9. http://www.kcna.co.jp/calendar/2009/11/11-02/2009-1102-010.html 공화국선수권대회 축구결승 진행
10. Web site: http://www.kcna.co.jp/calendar/2011/11/11-08/2011-1108-037.html . ko:4.25남,녀가 우승-공화국선수권 축구최상급. 8 November 2011. KCNA . 2014-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221080312/http://www.kcna.co.jp/calendar/2011/11/11-08/2011-1108-037.html . 2014-02-21 .
11. http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=130335 북 공화국선수권대회 폐막, 역도‧사격‧육상서 신기록