Hwaebul Cup

































Hwaebul Cup
Organising body DPR Korea Football Association
Founded 2013; 5 years ago (2013)
Region North Korea
Number of teams 12 (2017)
Current champions
Sobaeksu (1st title)
Most successful club(s)
April 25 (4 titles)

2018 Hwaebul Cup

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




Contents






  • 1 Competition format


  • 2 Venues


  • 3 List of Champions


  • 4 References





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




  • 2013: April 25[3]


  • 2014: April 25[4]


  • 2015: April 25[5]


  • 2016: April 25[6]


  • 2017: Sobaeksu[7]



References





  1. ^ ab Hwaeppul tipped to win namesake tournament


  2. ^ First-division Hwaeppul Cup goes on


  3. ^ ab North Korea 2013


  4. ^ ab https://nkaggregator.com/2014/08/28/final-game-of-soccer-tournament-for-torch-cup-held/


  5. ^ ab Hwaeppul Cup premier league finals draw to a close


  6. ^ ab Hwaeppul Cup men’s premier soccer tournament ends


  7. ^ ab Sobaeksu lifts Hwaeppul Cup












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