Pyongyang City Sports Club

"Pyongyang City" redirects here. For the capital city, see Pyongyang.
For the defunct football club, see Pyongyang FC.
Pyongyang Sports Club
평양시체육단
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Full namePyongyang Sports Club
평양시체육단
Nickname(s)Chollima
Founded30 April 1956; 67 years ago (30 April 1956)
GroundKim Il Sung Stadium
Pyongyang
Capacity50,000
ChairmanRim Sung-chan
ManagerRi Jong-man
LeagueDPR Korea Premier Football League
2018/196th
Pyongyang Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationPyeongyangsi cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngyang-si ch'eyuktan

Pyongyang Sports Club (Korean: 평양시체육단) is a North Korean organization of education specialty with several departments.[1] This organization is based in Pyongyang and plays at the Kim Il Sung Stadium. As the sports club of the Workers' Party of Korea and Government of Pyongyang, Pyongyang SC is the largest sports club not affiliated with a state ministry.

Football is the most popular department in this organization. The men are presently playing in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, the highest football league in North Korea. The club's nickname is Chollima. Although in the rest of the world Chollima is used to refer to the North Korean national team, references to Chollima or "the Chollima football team" in North Korean sports reporting usually refers to Pyongyang's football team.[2]

History

This organization was founded by Kim Il Sung on 30 April 1956.[3]

Rivalries

Pyongyang's primary rival is April 25 - known as "the Pyongyang Derby".[citation needed]

Current players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managers

Achievements

Domestic

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1991, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2007
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2016
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2015
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2010
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2005
SF 2014
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2004

International

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1973[6]

Other sports

The club has branches in several other sports, including ice hockey.

Notes

  1. ^ Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.

References

  1. ^ http://www.korea-np.co.jp/news/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=21687[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "최상급축구련맹전". Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ^ 평양시체육단 창립 50돌.."국내외서 큰 활약"
  4. ^ "Talented Football Coach". Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. ^ Hwaebul vs Pyongyang City
  6. ^ East Bengal FC 3-1 Pyongyang (North Korea) 1973 IFA Shield Final