April 25 SC

North Korean sports club

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
April 25 SC
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSa io cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerSa io ch'eyuktan

Current squad change

As of February 20, 2018[2]

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

Continental history change

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 change

Domestic change

Continental change

AFC clubs ranking change

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

References change

  1. Watts, Jonathan (June 20, 2010). "World Cup 2010: Why North Korea are in a league of their own". The Guardian. 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.

Other websites change