Kyonggongopsong Sports Club

Kyŏnggongopsong Sports Club (Kyŏnggong'ŏpsŏng, lit. Ministry of Light Industry Sports Club) is a North Korean professional football club affiliated with the North Korean Ministry of Light Industry, playing in the DPR Korea Premier Football League at the 10,000 capacity City Stadium in P'yŏngyang.

History

Their best known finish in the National Championships thus far is 8th, in the 2006 season, however they have had other successes, including winning the Republican Championship in 2009, having defeated Amrokkang 1–0 in the final, and a second-place finish in the 2015 edition of the Osandŏk Prize.

Current squad

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

Notable former players

• Choe Myong-ho, wore number 8; former Visakha FC player in the Cambodian League.

Managers

• Kim Yong-chol

Achievements

• Republican Championship: 1

2009

• Hwaebul Cup: 2

SF 2015, 2016

• Osandŏk Prize: 1

2015

• Paektusan Prize: 1

2007

• Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 1

2013

References

1. 2023–24 DPR Korea Premier Football League
2. Ri Kwang-hyok
3. Kim Hyok-son
4. Choe Myong-ho
5. List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
6. Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's team squads