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Hwaebul Sports Club is an association football club from Pochon, North Korea, founded in 2013.[2] It is the sports club of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League[3] and is based at the 5,000 capacity Hwaebul Stadium. They are presently playing in the DPR Korea Premier Football League.

Hwaebul SC

Full name	Hwaebul Sports Club
Founded	2013; 9 years ago (2013)[1]
Ground	Hwaebul Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Kim Jong-min
Manager	Il Mun-ho
League	DPR Korea Premier Football League
2019/20	7th
Home colours Away colours

Hwaebul
Chosŏn'gŭl	홰불 체육단
Revised Romanization	Hwaetbul cheyukdan (횃불)
McCune–Reischauer	Hwaebul ch'eyuktan

History

The team was given its name by Kim Jong-un when it was founded, in the hopes that the club would be a guiding light for football in North Korea, as "Hwaebul" means "torch" in Korean.[2] Despite its newness, the club has already achieved considerable success, finishing third in their inaugural season,[4] winning the Highest Class Football League in the second season, along with securing several wins in the Paektusan Prize, the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize, and other competitions.[2]

The club made its competitive debut in the 2013 competition of the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize,[3] in which forward Kim Yong-gwang was top scorer with twelve goals, seven scored in the first round and five in the second round.[5]

After having finished second in the Highest Class in 2017, Hwaebul are currently taking part in their first continental competition, the 2018 AFC Cup.[6] They defeated Erchim FC of Mongolia with a 7–0 aggregate score in the qualifying play-offs,[7][8] and have advanced to the group stage, where they will play matches against April 25 of North Korea, Hang Yuen of Taiwan, and Benfica of Macau to try to qualify for the knockout stage.[6]

Current squad

As of 20 February 2018

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 Song Tae 18 GK  PRK Kang Ju-hyok 21 GK  PRK Mun Jong-hyok 3 DF  PRK Jang Kuk-chol 11 DF  PRK Ri Chang-ho 26 DF  PRK Jong Chol-hyok 20 DF  PRK O Jin-hyok — DF  PRK Kim Kwang-hun 23 DF  PRK Kim Kuk-chol 12 DF  PRK Pak Chol-lyong — DF  PRK Ri Jong-min — MF  PRK Jon Chung-il 27 MF  PRK Kim Chol-jin

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  PRK Kim Ju-won — MF  PRK Ri Song — MF  PRK Hyon Chol-bom — MF  PRK Ri Yong-gwon 2 MF  PRK Kim Kwang-jin 8 MF  PRK Song Jong-hyok 9 MF  PRK Ri Jon-hyok — FW  PRK Choe Kwang-jin 7 FW  PRK Pak Chol-song — FW  PRK Ri Il-san 10 FW  PRK Kim Yong-gwang 6 FW  PRK Choe Won 22 FW  PRK Kim Jin-hyok

Managers

• Jo In-chol (first)
• Il Mun-ho (current)

Continental record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2018	AFC Cup	Qualifying Play-off Round	Erchim	3–0	4–0	7–0
		Group I	April 25	0–2	0–1	3rd
			Benfica de Macau	2–3	0–3
			Hang Yuen	6–1	1–0

Achievements

Domestic

• DPR Korea League: 3
  • Champions: 2014
  • Third place: 2013

• Hwaebul Cup: 2
  • Runners-up: 2014, 2016

• Osandŏk Prize: 3
  • Champions: 2015, 2016, 2017

• Paektusan Prize: 1
  • Champions: 2016

• Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 3
  • Champions: 2013, 2017
  • Runners-up: 2014

References

External links

• Team's profile – Soccerway.com

На других языках

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[de] Hwaebul Sports Club

Hwaebul Sports Club ist ein nordkoreanischer Sportverein aus Pjöngjang, der im Mai 2013 von Kim Jong-un gegründet wurde.[1] Der Verein spielte in der Gruppe des Zentralkomitees der Sozialistischen Jugendliga, die von Kim Il-Sung organisiert wurde. Die Fußballabteilung spielt in der höchsten Fußballliga Nordkoreas. Sponsor des Vereins ist Adidas. Das Staatsfernsehen produzierte über den Club eine Dokumentation, in der alle Abteilungen des Clubs vorgestellt wurden.

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- [en] Hwaebul Sports Club

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[es] Hwaebul SC

El Hwaebul SC es un equipo de fútbol de Corea del Norte que juega en la Liga de fútbol de Corea del Norte, la primera división de fútbol en el país.

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