April 25 SC

April 25
Full nameApril 25 Sports Club
FoundedMarch 1947; 78 years ago (1947-03) or July 1949; 75 years ago (1949-07)
as Central Sports Training School Sports Club
GroundRungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang
ChairmanRi Mun-sŏng
ManagerO Yun-son
LeagueDPR Korea Premier Football League
2018–19Champions
April 25 SC
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSa io cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerSa io ch'eyuktan

April 25 Sports Club (Korean: 4.25체육단, Sa i o ch'eyuktan), or 4.25 SC is a multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, North Korea. They are commonly known as a football team. They also have a basketball team, an ice hockey team, and a volleyball team.[1]

Current squad

As of February 20, 2018[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK North Korea North Korea Ri Kwang-Il
2 DF North Korea North Korea Jang Kum-nam
3 DF North Korea North Korea Ri Hyong-mu
4 MF North Korea North Korea Sim Hyon-jin
5 DF North Korea North Korea Pak Jin-myong
6 DF North Korea North Korea Kwon Chung-hyok
7 MF North Korea North Korea O Hyok-chol
8 MF North Korea North Korea Han Song-hyok
9 MF North Korea North Korea Kim Jong-chol
10 FW North Korea North Korea An Il-bom
11 FW North Korea North Korea Om Chol-song
12 DF North Korea North Korea Kim Chol-bom
13 FW North Korea North Korea Rim Chol-min
14 DF North Korea North Korea Son Pyong-il
15 MF North Korea North Korea Won Song
16 MF North Korea North Korea Yun Il-gwang
17 FW North Korea North Korea Kim Ju-song
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW North Korea North Korea Kim Yu-song
19 MF North Korea North Korea So Hyon-uk
20 MF North Korea North Korea So Kyong-jin
21 FW North Korea North Korea Jang Hyok
22 MF North Korea North Korea Ri Hyong-jin
23 GK North Korea North Korea An Tae-song
24 MF North Korea North Korea Choe Jong-hyok
26 DF North Korea North Korea Pak Myong-song
27 MF North Korea North Korea Myong Cha-hyon
28 MF North Korea North Korea Kim Kuk-bom
29 DF North Korea North Korea Pak Song-rok
30 DF North Korea North Korea An Song-il
31 DF North Korea North Korea Kim Kwang-jin
32 GK North Korea North Korea Chol-Ryong Son
33 MF North Korea North Korea Jong Chung-son
36 GK North Korea North Korea Ha Jin-myong

Continental history

Season[3] Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1985–86[4] Asian Club Championship Qualifying TournamentEast Asia 1 Hong Kong Seiko 4–1 1–2 2nd
China Liaoning 3–1 0–0
1986[5] Asian Club Championship First Round Group 7 China Liaoning 0–0 0–1 0–1
1987[6] Asian Club Championship Qualifying RoundGroup 5 China August 1 0–2 3rd
Macau Hap Kuan 2–1
1988–89[7] Asian Club Championship Qualifying RoundGroup 6 Hong Kong South China 3–0 1st
Macau Wa Seng 4–0
China Guangdong Wanbao 1–0
Japan Yamaha Motors 3–1
Semi Final LeagueGroup B Bangladesh Mohammedan 0–1 3rd
Qatar Al-Sadd 1–2
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1–1
Malaysia Pahang FA 2–0
1990–91[8] Asian Club Championship Qualifying RoundGroup 7 Japan Nissan Yokohama 1–0 1st
China Liaoning 1–0
Group B Iran Esteghlal Tehran 1–2 2nd
Bangladesh Mohammedan 0–0
Thailand Bangkok Bank 4–3
Semi Final China Liaoning 0–3 —
Third Place Indonesia Pelita Jaya 2–2 (6–7 pen.) Fourth Place
1991[9] Asian Club Championship Group B Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0–2 3rd
Iran Esteghlal Tehran 1–1
2017[10] AFC Cup Group I Mongolia Erchim 6–0 5–0 1st
North Korea Kigwancha 2–2 1–1
Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final India Bengaluru FC 0–0 0–3 0–3
2018 AFC Cup Group I North Korea Hwaebul SC 1–0 2–0 1st
Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 5–1 5–1
Macau Benfica de Macau 8–0 2–0
Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final Singapore Home United 9–1 2–0 11–1
Inter-Zone Play-off Final Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2019 AFC Cup Group I Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 5–0 0–3 1st
Hong Kong Kitchee 2–0 1–0
Hong Kong Tai Po 4–0 1–3
Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani 2–0 3–4 5–4
Inter-Zone Play-off Final Vietnam Hà Nội 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
Final Lebanon Al-Ahed 0–1

Honours

Domestic

  • DPR Korea Premier Football League
    • Winners (19): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2017–18, 2018-19
    • Runners-up (2): 2014, 2016
  • Hwaebul Cup
    • Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Man'gyŏngdae Prize
    • Winners (7): 2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Paektusan Prize
    • Winners (1): 2017
  • Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize
    • Winners (3): 2005, 2011, 2014
  • DPR Korea Championship
    • Winners (3): 2001, 2006, 2011

Continental

AFC clubs ranking

As of December 4, 2017.[11]
Rank Team
127 Singapore Warriors FC
128 Kyrgyzstan FC Dordoi
129 North Korea April 25
130 Vietnam Than Quảng Ninh
131 Lebanon Salam Zgharta

References

  1. ↑ Watts, Jonathan (June 20, 2010). "World Cup 2010: Why North Korea are in a league of their own". The Guardian. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The AFC". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1985/86". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1985/86". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1987/88". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1988/89". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1990/91". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1991/92". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2017". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ "AFC Club Ranking (2nd July 2017 )". globalfootballranks.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

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