The DPR Korea Football League (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 리그) is North Korea's association football league. It has a first division DPR Korea Premier Football League, a second division DPR Korea Football League 2, and a third division DPR Korea Football League 3.
| Founded | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Country | North Korea |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Divisions | DPR Korea Premier Football League (1st Division) DPR Korea Football League 2 (2nd Division) DPR Korea Football League 3 (3rd Division) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Hwaebul Cup DPR Korea Championship Mangyongdae Prize Paektusan Prize Pochonbo Torch Prize Osandok Prize |
History
editIncluding football, all sports in North Korea were on an amateur basis, with competitions called Technical Innovation Contests[1] (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기술혁신경기대회; Hanja: 技術革新競技大會) being held several times a year In football, First Technical Innovation Contests was held In 1960.
The league was the subject of the 1978 sport drama called Centre Forward. The movie was directed by Kil-in Kim and Chong-song Pak and starred In-son Cha.
In 2010, football's National Championship was renamed Top Class Football League or Highest Class Football League[2] (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최상급축구련맹전; Hanja: 最上級蹴球聯盟戰).[3][4]
October 2017, after which Highest Class Football League was replaced by the DPR Korea Premier Football League (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국 1부류축구련맹전; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 一部流蹴球聯盟戰) held in the home-and-away round-robin system used in most other countries.
Structure
editIn 1990 and 1991, South Korean Newspaper reported, DPR Korea Football League had 3 divisions and promotion and relegation system[5][6]
In October 2016, South Korean Newspaper reported, AFC said "In 2017, North Korea have a plan to create a new football league system which operates 3 divisions."[7][8]
Note: North Korea is a reclusive and closed country so it is difficult to obtain the information about whole changes or detailed league system information.
- Round-robin tournament competitions
- First Division: DPR Korea Premier Football League
- Second Division: DPR Korea balls League 2 (uncertain)
- Third Division: DPR Korea Football League 3 (uncertain)
DPR Korea Premier Football League clubs
editDPR Korea Football League 2 clubs
editDPR Korea Football League 3 clubs
editReferences
edit- ^ It is not an official English name, it is a direct translations from the Korean official name '기술혁신경기대회'
- ^ Theses are not official English names, Theses are direct translations from the Korean official name '최상급축구련맹전'
- ^ 관심속에 벌어지는 최상급축구련맹전 1차경기
- ^ 4.25팀이 남녀경기에서 우승, 국내 최상급축구 5차련맹전
- ^ 北韓(북한)성인축구팀 42개…1.2·3部(부)로 운영
- ^ 북한축구 1급리그는 독일식 운영
- ^ 북한축구, 2017년 새 리그 출범 예정…AFC컵 출전 추진
- ^ 'AFC컵 출전 목표' 북한축구, 내년에 자국리그 출범