Kigwancha Sports Club



































Kigwancha
Full name Kigwancha Sports Club
Founded January 11, 1956; 62 years ago (1956-01-11)[1]
Ground
Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang
Capacity 30,000
Manager Han Won-chol
League DPR Korea League


















Home colours














Away colours














Third colours
























Kigwancha Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl
기관차체육단
Hancha
機關車體育團
Revised Romanization Gigwancha cheyukdan
McCune–Reischauer Kigwanch'a ch'eyuktan

lit. Locomotive Sports Club

Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (Korean: 기관차체육단; Korean for locomotive) is a North Korean multi-sports club belonging to the Korean State Railway and based in Pyongyang.[1] It was established on 11 January 1956, and has been awarded the Order of Kim Il-sung and the Order of the National Flag (First Class).[2] The club is best known for its men's and women's football teams.


Kigwancha's men presently play in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and won several championships in the late 1990s. The club finished third in 2006 season.[3] They have taken part in continental competition once, finishing second in its group in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Cup.[4]




Contents






  • 1 Rivalries


  • 2 Current squad


  • 3 Known players (including former players)


  • 4 Managers


  • 5 Continental history


  • 6 AFC clubs ranking


  • 7 Achievements


  • 8 Other Sports


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





Rivalries


Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Kigwancha have a rivalry with Sobaeksu.



Current squad


As of 4 April 2017

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




























































































No.

Position
Player
1

North Korea

GK

Ju Kwang-min
3

North Korea

DF

Kang Kuk-chol
5

North Korea

DF

Ri Tong-il
6

North Korea

DF

U Il-gang
7

North Korea

FW

Kim Yong-il
8

North Korea

FW

Han Tae-hyok
9

North Korea

FW

Jang Ok-chol
10

North Korea

FW

Kang Ji-Song
11

North Korea

MF

Kang Rok
12

North Korea

MF

An Jun-sok
13

North Korea

MF

Ri Chung-gyu
14

North Korea

MF

An Kuk-hyon
15

North Korea

DF

Hong In-song
























































































No.

Position
Player
16

North Korea

MF

Kim Chong
17

North Korea

DF

Song Jin-yong
18

North Korea

DF

Han Kwang-song
20

North Korea

DF

Kim Chang-su
21

North Korea

DF

Choe Ok-chol
22

North Korea

MF

Pak Chung-il
24

North Korea

FW

Rim Kwang-hyok
25

North Korea

DF

Jong Song-bom
26

North Korea

DF

Pak Kun-Hyok
27

North Korea

MF

Ri Un-il
28

North Korea

DF

Ri Kwang-il
31

North Korea

GK

Sin Hyok
32

North Korea

GK

Kim Il-gwang



Known players (including former players)




  • North Korea Lee Kwan-Myong


  • North Korea Pak Chol-Ryong


  • North Korea Pak Kwang-ryong



Managers




  • North Korea Ku Jong-nam (before 2014)


  • North Korea Han Won-chol (since 2014)



Continental history


























Season[4]
Competition
Round
Club
Home
Away
Position

2017

AFC Cup

Group I

Mongolia Erchim
7–0
0–3
2nd

North Korea April 25
2–2
1–1


AFC clubs ranking



As of 4 December 2017.[5]


























Current Rank Team
133
Oman Saham Club
134
State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel
135
North Korea Kigwancha
136
Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor
137
State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes


Achievements


  • DPR Korea League: 9



1st, gold medalist(s) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2016


3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1995, 2006, 2012


  • Hwaebul Cup: 2



2nd, silver medalist(s) 2015


4th 2017


  • Man'gyŏngdae Prize: 5



1st, gold medalist(s) 2004, 2005


2nd, silver medalist(s) 2015, 2016


3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2014


  • Paektusan Prize: 1


3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2012

  • Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 3



1st, gold medalist(s) 2007


3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2010, 2016



Other Sports


The club also has basketball and volleyball teams.[6][7] Athletes representing the club also play tennis.[8]



References





  1. ^ ab "Kigwancha Sports Team Successful in 2013". web.archive.org. KCNA. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015..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}


  2. ^ "Anniversary of Kigwancha Sports Team Marked in DPRK". Rodong Sinmun. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.


  3. ^ Эпштейн, Арнольд. Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 2006-10-29.


  4. ^ ab "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 25 January 2012.


  5. ^ "AFC Club Ranking (2nd July 2017 )". globalfootballranks.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 July 2017.


  6. ^ Yang Ryon Hui (2 November 2017). "National Championships close". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 3 December 2017.


  7. ^ Jong Tang Song (12 October 2017). "National Championships go on". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 3 December 2017.


  8. ^ Ri Sung Ik (2 November 2017). "National Championships top annual sporting calendar off with new records". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 3 December 2017.




External links


Documentary on YouTube (in Korean)









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