April 25 SC
| Full name | April 25 Sports Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | March 1947 or July 1949 as Central Sports Training School Sports Club | ||
| Ground | Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang | ||
| Chairman | Ri Mun-sŏng | ||
| Manager | O Yun-son | ||
| League | DPR Korea Premier Football League | ||
| 2018–19 | Champions | ||
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| April 25 SC | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
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| Hancha | |
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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]
Current squad[change]
- 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.
Continental history[change]
| Season[3] | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86[4] | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying Tournament East Asia 1 |
Hong Kong Seiko | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2nd |
| China Liaoning | 3–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| 1986[5] | Asian Club Championship | First Round Group 7 | China Liaoning | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1987[6] | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying Round Group 5 |
China August 1 | 0–2 | 3rd | |
| Macau Hap Kuan | 2–1 | |||||
| 1988–89[7] | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying Round Group 6 |
Hong Kong South China | 3–0 | 1st | |
| Macau Wa Seng | 4–0 | |||||
| China Guangdong Wanbao | 1–0 | |||||
| Japan Yamaha Motors | 3–1 | |||||
| Semi Final League Group B |
Bangladesh Mohammedan | 0–1 | 3rd | |||
| Qatar Al-Sadd | 1–2 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq | 1–1 | |||||
| Malaysia Pahang FA | 2–0 | |||||
| 1990–91[8] | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying Round Group 7 |
Japan Nissan Yokohama | 1–0 | 1st | |
| China Liaoning | 1–0 | |||||
| Group B | Iran Esteghlal Tehran | 1–2 | 2nd | |||
| Bangladesh Mohammedan | 0–0 | |||||
| Thailand Bangkok Bank | 4–3 | |||||
| Semi Final | China Liaoning | 0–3 | — | |||
| Third Place | Indonesia Pelita Jaya | 2–2 (6–7 pen.) | Fourth Place | |||
| 1991[9] | Asian Club Championship | Group B | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 0–2 | 3rd | |
| Iran Esteghlal Tehran | 1–1 | |||||
| 2017[10] | AFC Cup | Group I | Mongolia Erchim | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1st |
| North Korea Kigwancha | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final | India Bengaluru FC | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | ||
| 2018 | AFC Cup | Group I | North Korea Hwaebul SC | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1st |
| Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen | 5–1 | 5–1 | ||||
| Macau Benfica de Macau | 8–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final | Singapore Home United | 9–1 | 2–0 | 11–1 | ||
| Inter-Zone Play-off Final | Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 (a) | ||
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group I | Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen | 5–0 | 0–3 | 1st |
| Hong Kong Kitchee | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Hong Kong Tai Po | 4–0 | 1–3 | ||||
| Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final | Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani | 2–0 | 3–4 | 5–4 | ||
| Inter-Zone Play-off Final | Vietnam Hà Nội | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| Final | Lebanon Al-Ahed | 0–1 | ||||
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Honours[change]
Domestic[change]
- Paektusan Prize
- Winners (1): 2017
Continental[change]
AFC clubs ranking[change]
- As of December 4, 2017.[11]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 127 | Singapore Warriors FC |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan FC Dordoi |
| 129 | North Korea April 25 |
| 130 | Vietnam Than Quảng Ninh |
| 131 | Lebanon Salam Zgharta |
References[change]
- ↑ Watts, Jonathan (June 20, 2010). "World Cup 2010: Why North Korea are in a league of their own". The Guardian. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ↑ "The AFC". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1985/86". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1985/86". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1987/88". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1988/89". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1990/91". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1991/92". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2017". rsssf.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "AFC Club Ranking (2nd July 2017 )". globalfootballranks.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved July 2, 2017.