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DPR Korea League
FoundedOctober 1972; 51 years ago (1972-10)
CountryNorth Korea
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toDPR K-League 2
Domestic cup(s)Republican Championship
International cup(s)AFC Cup
Current championsApril 25 Sports Club
(2015)
Most championshipsApril 25 Sports Club (15)
TV partnersKorean Central Television[1]
Current: 2015 DPR Korea League

Highest Class Football League (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최상급축구련맹전; Hanja: 最上級蹴球聯盟戰) is the football league-system championship in North Korea.[2] The competition was founded in 2010.

Technical Innovation Contests (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기술혁신경기; Hanja: 技術革新競技) is also the football league-system championship in North Korea.[3] This championship is held in February, May and June.

Each North Korean football clubs are classified as 1st class (1급; 1級), 2nd class (2급; 2級) and 3rd class (3급; 3級).[4]

Because of this and the general unwillingness of the North Korean football system to follow general world player transfer rules due to the political system of the country, the DPR Korea League winners are generally not eligible for any Asian Football Confederation club competition. Were they eligible they would be ranked for entry into the AFC President's Cup, to which, in 2014, North Korean teams were invited for the first time.

Clubs (2014)

Source: myfootballfacts.com[5]

The League history

Technical Innovation Contests

Highest Class Football League

Source: myfootballfacts.com[5]

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning seasons
April 25 Sports Club 15 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
Kigwancha Sports Club 5 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Pyongyang City Sports Club 5 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
Amrokgang Sports Club 3 2001, 2006, 2008
Hwaebul Sports Club 2 2014, 2016
Chandongja Sports Club 1 1989
Unknown 26 1960–84, 2012

External links

Footnotes

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ 관심속에 벌어지는 최상급축구련맹전 1차경기. KOREA NEWS SERVICE(KNS). Retrieved on 2010-10-29.
  3. ^ 이용웅교수의 북한문예산책. Nkculture.ac.kr. Retrieved on 2010-10-21.
  4. ^ 북한의직업. Dprksearch.net. Retrieved on 2010-10-21.
  5. ^ a b World Leagues: North Korea Football Stats Myfootballfacts.com .
  6. ^ [2]
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