Pyongyang Sports Club
평양시체육단

Full name	Pyongyang Sports Club 평양시체육단
Nickname(s)	Chollima
Founded	30 April 1956; 68 years ago (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
2018/19	6th
Home colours Away colours

Pyongyang Sports Club ( Korean: 평양시체육단) is a North Korean organization of education specialty with several departments. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

Rivalries

Pyongyang's primary rival is April 25 - known as "the Pyongyang Derby".^{[ citation needed]}

Current players

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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   PRK Pak Kwang-yong 41 GK   PRK Ri Myong-dok 31 GK   PRK Ri Pyong-chol 21 GK   PRK Ri Myong-guk 7 DF   PRK Mun Song-ho 6 DF   PRK Choe Nam-il 11 DF   PRK Kim Kuk-chin 16 DF   PRK Song Tae-il 12 DF   PRK So Hyok-chol 4 DF   PRK Han Sun-il 27 DF   PRK Hwang Myong-chol

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF   PRK Kim Song-hak 18 DF   PRK Yang Pu 5 MF   PRK Kim Kwang-song 8 MF   PRK Ja Hyok-chol 15 MF   PRK Jong Ho-byon 3 MF   PRK Jang Chol 19 MF   PRK Ri Yong-gwang 28 MF   PRK Ri Chol-myong 2 FW   PRK Pak Song-il 25 FW   PRK Yu Ju-hak 17 FW   PRK So Tae-jong 14 FW   PRK An Hyok-il

Managers

• Ri Chang-hun (2011–2012) ^[3]
• Choi Yong-son (2012–2013) ^[4]
• Ri Jong-man (2013–)

Achievements

Domestic

• DPR Korea Premier Football League: 5

1991, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

• Paektusan Prize: 2

2007

2016

• Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 4

2015

2010

2005

SF 2014

• DPR Korea Championship: 1

2004

International

• IFA Shield: 1 ^{[note 1]}

1973 ^[5]

Other sports

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

Notes

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