List of North Korean football champions explained

The North Korean football champions are the winners of the highest league in North Korean football, which is currently the DPR Korea Premier Football League.

Also listed here are the winners of North Korea's cup competitions (the Republican Championship, from 1972 to 2011, and the Hwaebul Cup from 2013 on), and the other annual league-like "Prize" competitions that North Korea's football clubs take part in (the Man'gyŏngdae Prize, the Osandŏk Prize, the Paektusan Prize, and the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize), which were used prior to the 2017–18 season to determine which teams played for the National Championship.

Technical Innovation Contests & National Championship

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
1960–1984Unknown
1985[1] April 25
1986April 25
1987April 25
1988April 25
1989Ch'andongja
1990April 25
1991P'yŏngyang
1992April 25
1993April 25
1994April 25
1995[2] April 25RimyŏngsuKigwanch'a
1996[3] Kigwanch'aRimyŏngsuApril 25
1997Kigwanch'a
1998Kigwanch'a
1999Kigwanch'a
2000Kigwanch'a
2001Amnokgang
2002[4] April 25RimyŏngsuAmnokgang
2003April 25
2004[5] P'yŏngyang
2005P'yŏngyang
2006AmnokgangKigwanch'a
2007P'yŏngyang
2008Amnokgang
2009P'yŏngyang

DPR Korea Football League (Round-robin tournament competitions)

Highest Class Football League

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
2010[6] April 25SobaeksuAmnokgang
2011[7] April 25SobaeksuAmnokgang
2012[8] April 25SŏnbongRimyŏngsu
2013[9] April 25Man'gyŏngbongHwaebul
2014[10] HwaebulApril 25Amnokgang
2015[11] April 25Hwaebul
2016[12] KigwanchaApril 25Amnokgang
2017[13] April 25Hwaebul

DPR Korea Premier Football League

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
2017–18April 25RyŏmyŏngKigwancha
2018–19In progress

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Third place Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Third place seasons
April 2517 211985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 20172014, 20161996
6 21996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 20161995, 2006
5 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
Amnokgang3 52001, 2006, 20082002, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016
1 2120142015, 20172013
Ch'andongja 11989
Rimyŏngsu311995, 1996, 20022012
Sobaeksu22010, 2011
Sŏnbong12012
Man'gyŏngbong12013

DPR Korea Football League (Elimination tournament competitions)

DPR Korea Championship

Held 1972–2011.

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeFinal score
1972–2000Unknown
2001April 25
2002–2003Unknown
2004P'yŏngyang
2005Unknown
2006April 25
2007Amnokgang
2009[14] Kyŏnggong'ŏpsongAmnokgang1-0
2011April 25SobaeksuAmnokgangplayed as simple round robin[15]

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Third place Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Third place seasons
April 2532001, 2006, 2011
Amnokgang111200720092011
P'yŏngyang12004
Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong12009
Sobaeksu12011

Hwaebul Cup

Played since 2013, evidently as a replacement for the Republican Championship in men's football.

SeasonChampionRunner-upSemi-finalistsFinalNotes
2013April 25SŏnbongAmnokgang, Hwaebul2-2 a.e.t (7-8 p)
Kim Il-sung Stadium		Sŏnbong won, but match awarded to April 25 after it was deemed Sŏnbong had fielded an ineligible player.[16]
2014[17] April 25Hwaebul?1-0
Yanggakdo Stadium		Semi-finalists not known
2015[18] April 25KigwanchaKyŏnggong'ŏpsong, Wŏlmido5-1
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
2016[19] April 25HwaebulKyŏnggong'ŏpsong, ?2-2 (3-2 a.e.t)
Sŏsan Stadium		Only one of two semi-finalists known
2017[20] SobaeksuRyŏmyŏngHwaebul, Kigwancha1-1 (2-1 a.e.t)
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium		Hwaebul finished 3rd, Kigwancha 4th.

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Semi-finalist seasons
April 254—2013, 2014, 2015, 2016—
Sobaeksu1—2017—
Hwaebul—22—2014, 20162013, 2017
Kigwancha—11—20152017
Sŏnbong—1—2013
Ryŏmyŏng—1—2017
Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong——2——2015, 2016
Amnokgang——1——2013
Wŏlmido——1——2015

Mangyongdae Prize|Man'gyŏngdae Prize

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth placeFinal
2000[21] Rimyŏngsu
2001Rimyŏngsu
2002April 25
2004[22] Kigwancha
2005Kigwancha
2006Unknown
2007[23] Amnokgang
2008[24] Amnokgang
2009April 25
2010RimyŏngsuSobaeksu
2011Unknown
2012[25] April 25
2013RimyŏngsuAmnokgang2-1
Kim Il-sung Stadium
2014April 25AmnokgangKigwanchaSobaeksu1-0
Kim Il-sung Stadium
2015[26] April 25KigwanchaRimyŏngsuSobaeksu1-0
Kim Il-sung Stadium
2016[27] April 25KigwanchaRyŏmyŏng1-0
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
2017[28] April 25February 8HwaebulSŏnbong2-0
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Third place seasons Fourth place seasons
April 2572002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Rimyŏngsu412000, 2001, 2010, 20132015
Kigwancha2212004, 20052015, 20162014
Amnokgang222007, 20082013, 2014
February 8—12017
Ryŏmyŏng——12016
Hwaebul——12017
Sobaeksu32010, 2014, 2015
Sŏnbong12017

Osandok Prize|Osandŏk Prize

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
2015[29] HwaebulKyŏnggong'ŏpsongSobaeksu
2016[30] [31] HwaebulFebruary 8
2017[32] Hwaebul

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Third place Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Third place seasons
Hwaebul3——2015, 2016, 2017
Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong—1—2015
Sobaeksu—1—2015
February 8—1—2016

Paektusan Prize

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeFinal
2007P'yŏngyangAmnokgangKyŏnggong'ŏpsong
2008Unknown
2009Unknown
2010Rimyŏngsu
2011Rimyŏngsu
2012[33] AmnokgangRimyŏngsuKigwancha
2013Unknown
2014Unknown
2015[34] April 25
2016[35] HwaebulSobaeksuP'yŏngyang1-0
Sŏsan Stadium
2017[36] April 25February 8Hwaebul1-0
Sŏsan Stadium

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Third place Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Third place seasons
Rimyŏngsu212010, 20112012
Amnokgang1120122007
P'yŏngyang1120072016
Hwaebul1120162017
April 251120172015
Sobaeksu12016
February 812017
Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong12007
Kigwancha12016

Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeFinal
2005April 25AmnokgangP'yŏngyang
2006[37] Rimyŏngsu?
Hyesan Stadium[38]
2007[39] Kigwanch'a
2008Unknown
2009Unknown
2010SobaeksuP'yŏngyangKigwancha?
Kim Il-sung Stadium
2011April 25
2012Rimyŏngsu
2013HwaebulKyŏnggong'ŏpsongRimyŏngsu2-1 a.e.t[40]
2014April 25HwaebulSobaeksu
or
P'yŏngyang1-0
2015[41] P'yŏngyangRimyŏngsuWŏlmido
or
?		2-1
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
2016AmnokgangSobaeksuKigwancha2-1
Sŏsan Stadium
2017UnknownKim Il-sung Stadium

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Third place* Winning seasons Runners-up seasons Third place seasons
April 2532005, 2011, 2014
Rimyŏngsu2112006, 201220152013
P'yŏngyang111 (+1)201520102005, (2014)
Sobaeksu11(1)20102016(2014)
Amnokgang1120162005
Hwaebul1120132014
Kigwancha1320072010, 2016
Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong12013
Wŏlmido(1)(2015)
  • - Brackets indicate the club reached the semi-finals, but result of third-place match is unknown

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkorchamp.html North Korea - List of Champions
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor95.html North Korea 1995
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 1996
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2002
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2004
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2010
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2011
  8. http://chosonsinbo.com/2012/10/pyongyang_121011/ 제12차 인민체육대회 축구남자경기 개막
  9. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2013
  10. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2014
  11. Web site: Premier League Football Matches End . 27 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161717/https://nkaggregator.com/2015/10/30/premier-league-football-matches-end/ . dead .
  12. Web site: The year of zeal for sports . 27 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041404/http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/en/?page=Sports&no=23403 . dead .
  13. http://naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/index.php?page=Sports&no=25372 National Championships top annual sporting calendar off with new records
  14. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2009
  15. Web site: 4.25남,녀가 우승-공화국선수권 축구최상급 . 27 February 2018 . 11 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141011222921/http://www.kcna.co.jp/calendar/2011/11/11-08/2011-1108-037.html . dead .
  16. Web site: The Chosun Jorn: Can Jorn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football?. 13 June 2017.
  17. Web site: Final Game of Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Held . 2018-02-27 . 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 .
  18. Web site: Hwaeppul Cup premier league finals draw to a close . 27 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228100642/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=20800 . dead .
  19. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2016
  20. Web site: Sobaeksu lifts Hwaeppul Cup . 27 February 2018 . 9 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171009093613/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports . dead .
  21. http://chosonsinbo.com/2015/05/py_150504-4/ 리명수, 국내축구련맹전에서 5번째 우승
  22. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2005
  23. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2007
  24. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2008
  25. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor96.html North Korea 2012
  26. http://naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/index.php?page=Sports&no=20296 Premier league soccer tournament concludes
  27. Web site: Premier League Football Matches in DPRK . 27 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161618/https://nkaggregator.com/2016/04/07/premier-league-football-matches-in-dprk/ . dead .
  28. http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=24172 "The April 25 retains its edge"
  29. Web site: Results of Premier League in DPRK . 28 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223131/https://nkaggregator.com/2015/12/26/results-of-premier-league-in-dprk-2/ . dead .
  30. Web site: High-profile Hwaeppul Football Team . 27 February 2018 . 19 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181019121907/http://naenara.com.kp/en/society/?sport+1+4172 . dead .
  31. http://naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/index.php?page=Sports&no=23911 First-division soccer tournament goes on for two months
  32. Web site: Premier league at its height . 27 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041347/http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/en/?page=Sports&no=23859 . dead .
  33. Web site: Football Tournament Finished in DPRK . 27 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161750/https://nkaggregator.com/2012/03/20/football-tournament-finished-in-dprk/ . dead .
  34. http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=20345 Premier soccer league showcases technical improvement
  35. http://naenara.com.kp/en/society/?sport+1+2629 Premier League Football Matches End
  36. http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=23955 Premier league soccer tournament comes to end
  37. Web site: Sports Meet for "Pochonbo Torch Cup" Closes . 28 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228162445/https://nkaggregator.com/2006/06/19/sports-meet-for-pochonbo-torch-cup-closes/ . dead .
  38. Web site: Sports Tournament for "Pochonbo Torch Cup" Opens . 28 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228162632/https://nkaggregator.com/2006/06/06/sports-tournament-for-pochonbo-torch-cup-opens/ . dead .
  39. Web site: Sports Contest for Pochonbo Torch Cup Closed . 28 February 2018 . 28 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228162339/https://nkaggregator.com/2007/07/05/sports-contest-for-pochonbo-torch-cup-closed/ . dead .
  40. http://chosonsinbo.com/2013/07/py_130712-2/ 남자 홰불팀, 2련승으로 종합순위 1위／보천보홰불상체육경기대회 1급축구경기
  41. http://naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/index.php?page=Sports&no=20482 Soccer matches see untoward results

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