1. Football League of the Football Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
| 1. Football League of the Football Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
| Association | DPRKFA |
| First edition | 1960 |
| Teams | 16 |
| master | April 25 SC |
| Record champions | April 25 SC (15) |
| Current season | 2017/18 |
| Qualification for | AFC Cup |
| region | East asia |
The 1st Football League of the Football Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( Korean 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 ) is the top division in North Korean professional football. The first place qualified from 2014 to 2016 for the continental AFC President's Cup , from 2017 for the AFC Cup . Due to the embargoes against the North Korean government, international transfers of North Korean players playing in North Korea are very rare.
League and cup system
League system
In North Korea there are about 130 (men's) football clubs, which are divided into three classes: the upper class with about 15 teams, the second class with about 30 teams and the third class with about 80 teams.
Cup system
→ Main article North Korean Cup season
Since 2010, the clubs of the first soccer league of the Football Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have met about six times a year for 3-4 weeks to determine the cup winner in a tournament (in which everyone competes against everyone else). Until then, the individual tournaments were played in a knockout system.
Qualification International Cup
The reigning champions of the 1st football league of the Football Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have automatically qualified for the AFC Presidents Cup that will take place in the following season since 2014 . The best cup result of a North Korean club was reaching the final of the sports group Rimyongsu 2014. This was also the first participation of a North Korean club in an international tournament.
master
- 1960–1984: not known
- 1985 - April 25th SC
- 1986 - April 25th SC
- 1987 - April 25th SC
- 1988 - April 25th SC
- 1989 - Chandongja SC
- 1990 - April 25 SC
- 1991 - Pyongyang SC
- 1992 - April 25th SC
- 1993 - April 25th SC
- 1994 - April 25th SC
- 1995 - April 25th SC
- 1996 - Kigwancha SC
- 1997 - Kigwancha SC
- 1998 - Kigwancha SC
- 1999 - Kigwancha SC
- 2000 - Kigwancha SC
- 2001 - Amrokgang SC
- 2002 - April 25th SC
- 2003 - April 25th SC
- 2004 - Pyongyang SC
- 2005 - Pyongyang SC
- 2006 - Pyongyang SC
- 2007 - Pyongyang SC
- 2008 - Pyongyang SC
- 2009 - Pyongyang SC
- 2010 - April 25th SC
- 2011 - April 25th SC
- 2012 - unknown
- 2013 - April 25th SC
- 2014 - Hwaebul Sports Club
- 2015 - April 25th SC
- 2016 - Hwaebul Sports Club
- 2017 - April 25th SC
- 2017/18 - April 25 SC
- 2018/19 - April 25 SC
literature
- Hardy Greens : Global Game: North Korea. In: Zeitspiel . # 04, II / 2016, ISSN 2365-3175 , pp. 70-79.
Web links
- Match report from the North Korean TV station KNCA about the game Pyongyang SC against Amrokgang SC in 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ myfootballfacts.com: World Leagues North Korea retrieved December 20, 2016
- ↑ RSSSF (May 13, 2015): North Korea - List of Champions , accessed December 20, 2016