April 25 SC

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]

April 25
Full nameApril 25 Sports Club
FoundedMarch 1947; 79 years ago (1947-03) or July 1949; 76 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
Home colours
Away colours
April 25 SC
Chosŏn'gŭl4.25체육
Hancha4.25體育
McCune–ReischauerSa io ch'eyuktan
Revised RomanizationSa io cheyukdan

Current squad

As of February 20, 2018[2]
No. Position Player
1 GK North Korea Korea DPR Ri Kwang-Il


2 DF North Korea Korea DPR Jang Kum-nam


3 DF North Korea Korea DPR Ri Hyong-mu


4 MF North Korea Korea DPR Sim Hyon-jin


5 DF North Korea Korea DPR Pak Jin-myong


6 DF North Korea Korea DPR Kwon Chung-hyok


7 MF North Korea Korea DPR O Hyok-chol


8 MF North Korea Korea DPR Han Song-hyok


9 MF North Korea Korea DPR Kim Jong-chol


10 FW North Korea Korea DPR An Il-bom


11 FW North Korea Korea DPR Om Chol-song


12 DF North Korea Korea DPR Kim Chol-bom


13 FW North Korea Korea DPR Rim Chol-min


14 DF North Korea Korea DPR Son Pyong-il


15 MF North Korea Korea DPR Won Song


16 MF North Korea Korea DPR Yun Il-gwang


17 FW North Korea Korea DPR Kim Ju-song
No. Position Player
18 FW North Korea Korea DPR Kim Yu-song


19 MF North Korea Korea DPR So Hyon-uk


20 MF North Korea Korea DPR So Kyong-jin


21 FW North Korea Korea DPR Jang Hyok


22 MF North Korea Korea DPR Ri Hyong-jin


23 GK North Korea Korea DPR An Tae-song


24 MF North Korea Korea DPR Choe Jong-hyok


26 DF North Korea Korea DPR Pak Myong-song


27 MF North Korea Korea DPR Myong Cha-hyon


28 MF North Korea Korea DPR Kim Kuk-bom


29 DF North Korea Korea DPR Pak Song-rok


30 DF North Korea Korea DPR An Song-il


31 DF North Korea Korea DPR Kim Kwang-jin


32 GK North Korea Korea DPR Chol-Ryong Son


33 MF North Korea Korea DPR Jong Chung-son


36 GK North Korea Korea DPR Ha Jin-myong

Continental history

Season[3] Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1985–86[4] Asian Club Championship Qualifying Tournament
East 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 Round
Group 5
China August 1 0–2 3rd
Macau Hap Kuan 2–1
1988–89[7] Asian Club Championship Qualifying Round
Group 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 League
Group 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 Round
Group 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

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

April 25 SC Media

References

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  2. The AFC. www.the-afc.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions. The-AFC.comAsian Football Confederation. 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.comAsian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

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