:Pyongyang Sports Club

{{short description|North Korean sports club}}

{{Redirect|Pyongyang City|the capital city|Pyongyang}}

{{For|the defunct football club|Pyongyang FC}}

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평양시체육단

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| fullname = Pyongyang Sports Club
평양시체육단

| nickname = Chollima

| founded = {{Start date and age|30 April 1956}}

| ground = Kim Il Sung Stadium
Pyongyang

| capacity = 50,000

| chairman = Rim Sung-chan

| manager = Ri Jong-man

| league = DPR Korea Premier Football League

| season = 2018/19

| position = 6th

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{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 평양시체육단

| hanja = 平壤市體育團

| rr = Pyeongyang-si cheyukdan

| mr = P'yŏngyang-si ch'eyuktan

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Pyongyang Sports Club ({{Langx|ko|평양시체육단}}) is a North Korean organization of education specialty with several departments.http://www.korea-np.co.jp/news/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=21687{{Dead link|date=August 2015|fix-attempted=yes}} This organization is based in Pyongyang and plays at the Kim Il Sung Stadium. As the sports club of the Workers' Party of Korea and Government of Pyongyang, Pyongyang SC is the largest sports club not affiliated with a state ministry.

Football is the most popular department in this organization. The men are presently playing in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, the highest football league in North Korea.

History

This organization was founded by Kim Il Sung on 30 April 1956.[http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=64843 평양시체육단 창립 50돌.."국내외서 큰 활약"]

Rivalries

Pyongyang's primary rival is April 25 - known as "the Pyongyang Derby".{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Managers

  • {{flagicon|North Korea}} Ri Chang-hun (2011–2012){{Cite web |url=https://nkaggregator.com/2011/05/12/talented-football-coach/ |title=Talented Football Coach |access-date=2018-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161614/https://nkaggregator.com/2011/05/12/talented-football-coach/ |archive-date=2018-02-28 |url-status=dead }}
  • {{flagicon|North Korea}} Choi Yong-son (2012–2013)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ksgYCc-Q9Q Hwaebul vs Pyongyang City]
  • {{flagicon|North Korea}} Ri Jong-man (2013–)

Achievements

=Domestic=

::{{gold1}} 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009

::{{gold1}} 2007

::{{bronze3}} 2016

::{{gold1}} 2015

::{{silver2}} 2010

::{{bronze3}} 2005

::SF 2014

::{{gold1}} 2004

=International=

::{{silver2}} 1973[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30DUvdz8KNw East Bengal FC 3-1 Pyongyang (North Korea) 1973 IFA Shield Final]

Other sports

The club has branches in several other sports, including ice hockey.

Notes

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References