Hwaebul Sports Club
Full name | Hwaebul Sports Club | ||
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Founded | 2013 (2013)[1] | ||
Ground | Hwaebul Stadium | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Chairman | Kim Jong-min | ||
Manager | Il Mun-ho | ||
League | DPR Korea League | ||
2017 | 2nd | ||
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Hwaebul | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 홰불 체육단 |
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Revised Romanization | Hwaetbul cheyukdan (횃불) |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwaebul ch'eyuktan |
Hwaebul Sports Club is an association football club from P'yŏngyang, North Korea, founded in 2013.[2] It is the sports club of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League[3] and is based at the 5,000 capacity Hwaebul Stadium. They are presently playing in the DPR Korea Premier Football League.
The team was given its name by Kim Jong-un when it was founded, in the hopes that the club would be a guiding light for football in North Korea, as "Hwaebul" means "torch" in Korean.[2] Despite its newness, the club has already achieved considerable success, finishing third in their inaugural season,[4], winning the Highest Class Football League in the second season, along with securing several wins in the Paektusan Prize, the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize, and other competitions.[2]
The club made its competitive debut in the 2013 competition of the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize,[3], in which forward Kim Yong-gwang was top scorer with twelve goals, seven scored in the first round and five in the second round.[5]
After having finished second in the Highest Class in 2017, Hwaebul are currently taking part in their first continental competition, the 2018 AFC Cup.[6] They defeated Erchim FC of Mongolia with a 7–0 aggregate score in the qualifying play-offs,[7][8] and have advanced to the group stage, where they will play matches against April 25 of North Korea, Hang Yuen of Taiwan, and Benfica of Macau to try to qualify for the knockout stage.[6]
Contents
1 Current squad
2 Managers
3 Continental record
4 Achievements
4.1 Domestic
5 References
6 External links
Current squad
- As of 20 February 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Jo In-chol (first)
Il Mun-ho (current)
Continental record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Position |
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2018 | AFC Cup | Qualifying Play-off Round | Erchim FC | 3–0 | 0–4 | 7–0 |
Group I | April 25 | 0-2 | 1–0 | 3rd | ||
Benfica de Macau | 2–3 | 3-0 | ||||
Hang Yuen | 6–1 | 0-1 |
Achievements
Domestic
- DPR Korea League: 3
- Champions: 2014
- Third place: 2013
- Champions: 2014
- Hwaebul Cup: 2
- Runners-up: 2014, 2016
- Runners-up: 2014, 2016
- Osandŏk Prize: 3
- Champions: 2015, 2016, 2017
- Champions: 2015, 2016, 2017
- Paektusan Prize: 1
- Champions: 2016
- Champions: 2016
- Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 3
- Champions: 2013, 2017
- Runners-up: 2014
- Champions: 2013, 2017
References
^ Grimm, Justin (6 January 2018). "AFC Cup Preview: Erchim FC versus Hwaebul SC". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 6 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc "High-profile Hwaeppul Football Team". Naenara. 29 August 2017.
^ ab "Hwaebul Team, Football Champion of DPRK – North Korea Aggregator". nkaggregator.com. KCNA. 3 December 2014.
^ 축구강팀으로 등장한 홰불팀. The Choson Sinbo (in Korean). 27 January 2014.
^ 남자 홰불팀, 2련승으로 종합순위 1위/보천보홰불상체육경기대회 1급축구경기. The Choson Sinbo (in Korean). 12 July 2013.
^ ab "AFC Cup – AFC". AFC.
^ "Play-offs: Results & Reports". AFC. 13 February 2018.
^ "Play-off East: Hwaepul SC 3–0 FC Erchim". AFC. 20 February 2018.
External links
Team's profile – Soccerway.com
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