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Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (Korean: 기관차체육단; Korean for 'locomotive'), known as Sinuiju Locomotive Sports Club is a North Korean multi-sports club belonging to the Korean State Railway and based in Sinuiju. It was established on 11 January 1956, and has been awarded the Order of Kim Il-sung and the Order of the National Flag (First Class).[2] The club is best known for its men's and women's football teams.

Kigwancha

Full name	Kigwancha Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Sinŭiju Locomotive Sports Club
Founded	11 January 1956; 66 years ago (1956-01-11)[1]
Ground	Sinuiju Stadium
Manager	Han Won-chol
League	DPR Korea Premier Football League
2018/19	5th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Kigwancha Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl	기관차체육단
Hancha	機關車體育團
Revised Romanization	Gigwancha cheyukdan
McCune–Reischauer	Kigwanch'a ch'eyuktan
lit. Locomotive Sports Club

Kigwancha's men presently play in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and won several championships in the late 1990s. The club finished third in 2006 season.[3] They have taken part in continental competition once, finishing second in its group in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Cup.[4]

Rivalries

Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Kigwancha have a rivalry with Sobaeksu.^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

As of 4 April 2017

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 Ju Kwang-min 3 DF  PRK Kang Kuk-chol 5 DF  PRK Ri Tong-il 6 DF  PRK U Il-gang 7 FW  PRK Kim Yong-il 8 FW  PRK Han Thae-hyok 9 FW  PRK Jang Ok-chol 10 FW  PRK Kang Ji-song 11 MF  PRK Kang Rok 12 MF  PRK An Jun-sok 13 MF  PRK Ri Chung-gyu 14 MF  PRK An Kuk-hyon 15 DF  PRK Hong In-song

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  PRK Kim Chong 17 DF  PRK Song Jin-yong 18 DF  PRK Han Kwang-song 20 DF  PRK Kim Chang-su 21 GK  PRK Kim Il-gwang 22 MF  PRK Pak Chung-il 23 DF  PRK Choe Ok-chol 24 FW  PRK Rim Kwang-hyok 25 DF  PRK Jong Song-bom 26 DF  PRK Pak Kun-hyok 27 MF  PRK Ri Un-il 28 DF  PRK Ri Kwang-il 31 GK  PRK Sin Hyok

Known players (including former players)

• Lee Chang-myung
• Pak Chol-ryong
• Pak Kwang-ryong

Managers

• Ku Jong-nam (before 2014)
• Han Won-chol (since 2014)

Continental history

Season[4]	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Position
2017	AFC Cup	Group I	Erchim	7–0	3–0	2nd
			April 25	2–2	1–1

Achievements

• DPR Korea League: 9

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2016

1995, 2006, 2012

• Hwaebul Cup: 2

2015

4th 2017

• Man'gyŏngdae Prize: 5

2004, 2005

2015, 2016

2014

• Paektusan Prize: 1

2012

• Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 3

2007

2010, 2016

Other Sports

The club also has basketball and volleyball teams.[5][6] Athletes representing the club also play tennis.[7]

References

External links

Documentary on YouTube (in Korean)

На других языках

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[de] Kigwancha SC

Der Kigwancha Sports Club bzw. Kigwancha Sports Team (기관차체육단), meistens jedoch einfach Lokomotive Sinŭiju genannt, ist ein Fußballverein aus der Stadt Sinŭiju, welche sich in der nordkoreanischen Provinz P’yŏngan-pukto in unmittelbarer Nähe zur chinesischen Grenze befindet.

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- [en] Kigwancha Sports Club

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[es] Kigwancha Sports Club

El Kigwancha SC (en coreano, 기관차체육단), conocido también como Sinŭiju Locomotive, es un equipo de fútbol de Corea del Norte que juega en la Liga de fútbol de Corea del Norte, el campeonato de fútbol más importante del país.

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[ru] Локомотив (футбольный клуб, Синыйджу)

«Локомотив» (хангыль: 기관차체육단; ханча: 機關車體育團; Kigwancha) — футбольный клуб из Корейской Народно-Демократической Республики, базирующийся в городе Синыйджу. Выступает в Северокорейской футбольной лиге.

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