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; 77 years ago (1947-03) or July 1949; 74 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
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Current squad

As of February 20, 2018[2]
No. Position Player
1   GK Ri Kwang-Il
2   DF Jang Kum-nam
3   DF Ri Hyong-mu
4   MF Sim Hyon-jin
5   DF Pak Jin-myong
6   DF Kwon Chung-hyok
7   MF O Hyok-chol
8   MF Han Song-hyok
9   MF Kim Jong-chol
10   FW An Il-bom
11   FW Om Chol-song
12   DF Kim Chol-bom
13   FW Rim Chol-min
14   DF Son Pyong-il
15   MF Won Song
16   MF Yun Il-gwang
17   FW Kim Ju-song
No. Position Player
18   FW Kim Yu-song
19   MF So Hyon-uk
20   MF So Kyong-jin
21   FW Jang Hyok
22   MF Ri Hyong-jin
23   GK An Tae-song
24   MF Choe Jong-hyok
26   DF Pak Myong-song
27   MF Myong Cha-hyon
28   MF Kim Kuk-bom
29   DF Pak Song-rok
30   DF An Song-il
31   DF Kim Kwang-jin
32   GK Chol-Ryong Son
33   MF Jong Chung-son
36   GK Ha Jin-myong

Continental history

Season[3] Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1985–86[4] Asian Club Championship Qualifying Tournament
East Asia 1
  Seiko 4–1 1–2 2nd
  Liaoning 3–1 0–0
1986[5] Asian Club Championship First Round Group 7   Liaoning 0–0 0–1 0–1
1987[6] Asian Club Championship Qualifying Round
Group 5
  August 1 0–2 3rd
  Hap Kuan 2–1
1988–89[7] Asian Club Championship Qualifying Round
Group 6
  South China 3–0 1st
  Wa Seng 4–0
  Guangdong Wanbao 1–0
  Yamaha Motors 3–1
Semi Final League
Group B
  Mohammedan 0–1 3rd
  Al-Sadd 1–2
  Al-Ettifaq 1–1
  Pahang FA 2–0
1990–91[8] Asian Club Championship Qualifying Round
Group 7
  Nissan Yokohama 1–0 1st
  Liaoning 1–0
Group B   Esteghlal Tehran 1–2 2nd
  Mohammedan 0–0
  Bangkok Bank 4–3
Semi Final   Liaoning 0–3
Third Place   Pelita Jaya 2–2 (6–7 pen.) Fourth Place
1991[9] Asian Club Championship Group B   Al-Hilal 0–2 3rd
  Esteghlal Tehran 1–1
2017[10] AFC Cup Group I   Erchim 6–0 5–0 1st
  Kigwancha 2–2 1–1
Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final   Bengaluru FC 0–0 0–3 0–3
2018 AFC Cup Group I   Hwaebul SC 1–0 2–0 1st
  Hang Yuen 5–1 5–1
  Benfica de Macau 8–0 2–0
Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final   Home United 9–1 2–0 11–1
Inter-Zone Play-off Final   Altyn Asyr 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2019 AFC Cup Group I   Hang Yuen 5–0 0–3 1st
  Kitchee 2–0 1–0
  Tai Po 4–0 1–3
Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final   Dhaka Abahani 2–0 3–4 5–4
Inter-Zone Play-off Final   Hà Nội 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
Final   Al-Ahed 0–1

Honours

Domestic

Continental

AFC clubs ranking

As of December 4, 2017.[11]
Rank Team
127   Warriors FC
128   FC Dordoi
129   April 25
130   Than Quảng Ninh
131   Salam Zgharta

April 25 SC Media

References

  1. Watts, Jonathan (June 20, 2010). "World Cup 2010: Why North Korea are in a league of their own". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/20/north-korea-world-cup-army. Retrieved June 24, 2015. 
  2. "The AFC". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2018. 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.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

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