April 25 SC

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 (1947-03) or July 1949 (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
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
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

Domestic
  • DPR Korea Premier Football League
    • Winners (19): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2017–18, 2018-19
    • Runners-up (2): 2014, 2016
  • Hwaebul Cup
    • Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Man'gyŏngdae Prize
    • Winners (7): 2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Paektusan Prize
    • Winners (1): 2017
  • Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize
    • Winners (3): 2005, 2011, 2014
  • DPR Korea Championship
    • Winners (3): 2001, 2006, 2011

Continental

AFC clubs ranking
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
  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.

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