Sobaeksu Sports Club (Korean: 소백수체육단, Sobaeksu Ch'eyuktang) is a North Korean multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, best known for its men's and women's football teams playing at Yanggakdo Stadium. Sobaeksu is the first tributary of the Amnok river.[1]
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| Full name | Sobaeksu Sports Club 소백수 체육단' | ||
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| Ground | Home stadium is unclear Based in Pyongyang | ||
| Manager |  Kim Jong-hun (2011–) | ||
| League | DPR Korea Premier Football League | ||
| 2018–19 | 3rd | ||
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| Sobaeksu Sports Club | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 소백수체육단 |
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| Hancha | 小白水體育團 |
| Revised Romanization | Sobaeksu cheyukdan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sobaeksu ch'eyuktan |
History edit
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Rivalries edit
Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Sobaeksu has a rivalry with Kigwancha.[citation needed]
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 2017/18 Season
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Notable players edit
Sobaeksu player Kim Su-hyŏng was listed third on North Korea's list of top ten athletes of 2016,[2] and forward Cho Kwang led all players in scoring in the 2017 edition of the Paektusan Prize football competition, with a total of seven goals.[3]
Sobaeksu has several players with experience in foreign leagues, notably goalkeeper Ri Kwang-il, who played for FK Radnički 1923[4] and FK Erdoglija Kragujevac in Serbia, and striker Ri Myong-jun, who played with Dinaburg FC and FC Daugava in Latvia,[5] FC Vestsjælland in Denmark,[6] and Singhtarua FC in Thailand. Ri Jun-il is one of several Sobaeksu players who play or have played for the North Korea national football team.
Managers edit
Kim Jong-hun (2011–)[citation needed]
Achievements edit
Domestic Cups edit
- Paektusan Prize: 1
- Runners-up: 2016
- Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 1
- Runners-up: 2016
- Hwaebul Cup: 1
- Champions: 2017
Other sports edit
In addition to football, they play basketball, volleyball,[7] and ice hockey.[8]
References edit
- ^ "북한지역정보넷". Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "２０１６년 조선민주주의인민공화국 １０대최우수선수, 감독 선정 1-1-2017, accessed 19 Feb 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "The Pyongyang Times - Sports". www.naenara.com.kp. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25.
- ^ Korejanci na Čika Dači Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički 1923 official website, 31 August 2009, retrieved 24 January 2013 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Ri Myong-jun - UEFA.com - Union of European Football Associations". Archived from the original on 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Nordkoreanere på plads i FCV". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ Yang Ryon Hui (2 November 2017). "National Championships close". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Naenara Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Naenara. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25.