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2018–19 DPR Korea Premier Football League

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = DPR Korea Premier League

|season = 2018–19

|winners = April 25
(19th title)

|relegated = Kalmaegi

|continentalcup1 = AFC Cup

|continentalcup1 qualifiers =

|league topscorer = Rim Chŏl-min (21)

|best goalkeeper = An Tae-sŏng
(11 clean sheets)

|biggest home win =

|biggest away win =

|highest scoring =

|matches = 152

|total goals = 410

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest winless =

|longest losses =

|highest attendance =

|prevseason = 2017–18

|nextseason = 2019–20

}}

The 2018–19 DPR Korea Premier Football League was the second season of the reformed DPR Korea Premier Football League, the top North Korean association football league, to use a home-and-away format.
The league started on 1 December 2018 and continued until October 2019.

April 25 are the defending champions. The winner, April 25, qualified for the 2020 AFC Cup.{{cite web |title=2018년-2019년 조선민주주의인민공화국 1부류축구련맹전 결속|url=https://dprktoday.com/news/42604 |website=조선의 오늘 |access-date=23 May 2022}}

Teams

There was no promotion or relegation from the previous season. A total of 13 teams participate:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

! Club

! Location

! Stadium

! Affiliation

style="text-align:left;" | Amrokkang

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" | Yanggakdo Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Ministry of People's Security

style="text-align:left;" | April 25

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" | Yanggakdo Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Korean People's Army

style="text-align:left;" | Hwaebul

| style="text-align:left;" | Pochŏn

| style="text-align:left;" | Hwaebul Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League

style="text-align:left;" | Jebi

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" |P'yŏngyang City Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Korean People's Army Air Force

style="text-align:left;" | Kalmaegi

| style="text-align:left;" |

| style="text-align:left;" |

| style="text-align:left;" |

style="text-align:left;" | Kigwancha

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" | Yanggakdo Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Korean State Railway

style="text-align:left;" | Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang City Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Ministry of Light Industry

style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" | Kim Il-sung Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Workers' Party of Korea

style="text-align:left;" | Rimyŏngsu

| style="text-align:left;" | Sariwŏn

| style="text-align:left;" | Sariwŏn Youth Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Ministry of People's Security

style="text-align:left;" | Ryŏmyŏng

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" | Kim Il-sung Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Korean People's Army

style="text-align:left;" | Sobaeksu

| style="text-align:left;" | P'yŏngyang

| style="text-align:left;" | Yanggakdo Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Korean People's Army

style="text-align:left;" | Sŏnbong

| style="text-align:left;" | Rasŏn

| style="text-align:left;" | Rajin Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Worker-Peasant Red Guards

style="text-align:left;" | Wŏlmido

| style="text-align:left;" | Kimch'aek

| style="text-align:left;" | Kimch'aek Municipal Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" | Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts

League table

Note: The following table is compiled from known results reported in the news media, and may not align with the official table.

Status of remaining 4 games is unknown, they could have been cancelled or played, but not reported.

After the end of the season, official media from DPRK stated that Kigwancha finished second, although according to previously reported results, they could only finish in 4th place (given that they played their last game and won). Also, despite Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong finishing bottom of the table, they remained in the top flight, while the second-to-last Kalmaegi were relegated for unknown reasons.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=League table

|source=[https://oball.ru/en/t/170585 Oball.ru]

|team1=APR |team2=RYO |team3=SOB |team4=AMR |team5=KIG |team6=PYO |team7=HWA |team8=RIM |team9=SON |team10=JEB |team11=WOL |team12=KAL |team13=KYO

|update=complete

|win_AMR=11 |draw_AMR=4 |loss_AMR=9 |gf_AMR=31 |ga_AMR=28 |status_AMR=

|win_APR=19 |draw_APR=2 |loss_APR=0 |gf_APR=64 |ga_APR=14 |status_APR=C

|win_HWA=7 |draw_HWA=9 |loss_HWA=8 |gf_HWA=25 |ga_HWA=31 |status_HWA=

|win_JEB=5 |draw_JEB=7 |loss_JEB=12 |gf_JEB=20 |ga_JEB=40 |status_JEB=

|win_KAL=4 |draw_KAL=6 |loss_KAL=14 |gf_KAL=22 |ga_KAL=40 |status_KAL=R

|win_KIG=10 |draw_KIG=6 |loss_KIG=7 |gf_KIG=36 |ga_KIG=31 |status_KIG=

|win_KYO=3 |draw_KYO=7 |loss_KYO=14 |gf_KYO=22 |ga_KYO=49 |status_KYO=

|win_PYO=7 |draw_PYO=9 |loss_PYO=8 |gf_PYO=34 |ga_PYO=32 |status_PYO=

|win_RIM=7 |draw_RIM=8 |loss_RIM=8 |gf_RIM=20 |ga_RIM=24 |status_RIM=

|win_RYO=14 |draw_RYO=4 |loss_RYO=4 |gf_RYO=55 |ga_RYO=22 |status_RYO=

|win_SOB=13 |draw_SOB=6 |loss_SOB=5 |gf_SOB=34 |ga_SOB=20 |status_SOB=

|win_SON=6 |draw_SON=8 |loss_SON=9 |gf_SON=25 |ga_SON=34 |status_SON=

|win_WOL=6 |draw_WOL=4 |loss_WOL=14 |gf_WOL=22 |ga_WOL=45 |status_WOL=

|result12=REL

|name_AMR=Amnokgang

|name_APR=April 25

|name_HWA=Hwaebul

|name_JEB=Jebi

|name_KAL=Kalmaegi

|name_KIG=Kigwancha

|name_KYO=Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong

|name_PYO=P'yŏngyang

|name_RIM=Rimyŏngsu

|name_RYO=Ryŏmyŏng

|name_SOB=Sŏbaeksu

|name_SON=Sŏnbong

|name_WOL=Wŏlmido

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to DPR Korea Football League 2

}}

Awards

2018–19 Awards were given at 23 November 2019{{cite web|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2019/201911/news23/20191123-06ee.html|title=2018–2019 DPRK Premier Football League Closes|publisher=Korean Central News Agency|date=23 November 2019}}

  • Most Valuable Player : O Hyŏk-chŏl (April 25)
  • Top scorer : Rim Chŏl-min (April 25)
  • Best goalkeeper : An Tae-sŏng (April 25)

References

{{reflist}}

See also

External links

  • [https://www.facebook.com/dprkfootball/ DPR Korea Football]
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor2019.html North Korea 2018/19], RSSSF.com

{{DPR Korea Football League seasons}}

{{2018 in Asian football (AFC)}}

{{2019 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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