{{Short description|North Korean sports club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = April 25 | image = 425SG.svg | image_size = 165px | fullname = April 25 Sports Club | founded = {{ubl|{{Start date and age|1947|03}}|{{Start date and age|1949|07}} (as ''Central Sports Training School Sports Club'')}} | stadium = Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang | capacity = 50,000 | owner = Ministry of People's Armed Forces | chairman = Ri Mun-song | manager = O Yun-son | league = DPR Korea Premier Football League | season = 2023–24 | position = 1st of 12 (Champions) | pattern_la1 = _425SportsClub19h | pattern_b1 = _425SportsClub19h | pattern_ra1 = _425SportsClub19h | pattern_sh1 = _425SportsClub19h | pattern_so1 = _425SportsClub19h | leftarm1 = F80000 | body1 = F80000 | rightarm1 = F80000 | shorts1 = F80000 | socks1 = F80000 | pattern_la2 = _425SportsClub19a | pattern_b2 = _425SportsClub19a | pattern_ra2 = _425SportsClub19a | pattern_sh2 = _425SportsClub19a | pattern_so2 = _425SportsClub19a | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF | website = }} {{Infobox Korean name | hangul = 4.25체육단 | hanja = 4.25體育團 | rr = Sa io cheyukdan | mr = Sa io ch'eyuktan | koreanipa = | context = north | image = | caption = }}
'''April 25 Sports Club''' ({{Langx|ko|4.25체육단}}, ''Sa io ch'eyuktan''), shortly '''4.25 SC''', also known as '''April 25 National Defence Sports Club''' (4.25'국방체육단', ''Sa io "Kukpang ch'eyuktan"''), is a multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, North Korea, primarily known for its men's and women's football teams. The club belongs to the Ministry of People's Armed Forces;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Watts|first1=Jonathan|title=World Cup 2010: Why North Korea are in a league of their own|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/20/north-korea-world-cup-army|access-date=June 24, 2015|work=The Guardian|date=June 20, 2010|archive-date=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919233908/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/20/north-korea-world-cup-army|url-status=live}}</ref> all members of the professional teams (male and female) are considered officers of the Army.
==History== The club was established in March 1947<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0074284 |title=사이오체육단(四二五體育團) |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915074349/http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0074284 |url-status=live }}</ref> or July 1949<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nk.chosun.com/bbs/list.html?table=bbs_27&idxno=3330&page=9&total=214&sc_area=&sc_word= |title=체육선수단 |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915021329/http://nk.chosun.com/bbs/list.html?table=bbs_27&idxno=3330&page=9&total=214&sc_area=&sc_word= |url-status=live }}</ref> as the '''Central Sports Training School Sports Club''' (중앙체육강습소체육단, ''Chung'ang ch'eyukkangsŭpso ch'eyukdan'').
On 25 June 1971<ref>[Most South Korean press reported that On 25 June 1971, club name was changed to April 25 Sports Club</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1993022200329121007&editNo=15&printCount=1&publishDate=1993-02-22&officeId=00032&pageNo=21&printNo=14680&publishType=00010 |title=4.25체육단 |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425060328/https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1993022200329121007&editNo=15&printCount=1&publishDate=1993-02-22&officeId=00032&pageNo=21&printNo=14680&publishType=00010 |url-status=live }}</ref> or 26 June 1972,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.korea-dpr.com/lib/Kim%20Jong%20Il%20-%202/ON%20THE%20TASKS%20FACING%20THEAPRIL%2025%20SPORTS%20TEAM.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316100633/http://www.korea-dpr.com/lib/Kim%20Jong%20Il%20-%202/ON%20THE%20TASKS%20FACING%20THEAPRIL%2025%20SPORTS%20TEAM.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2015|title=On the Tasks Facing the April 25 Sports Team|website=korea-dpr.com|access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref> the club's name was changed to its current name; Kim Il Sung's anti-Japanese guerilla army – Joseon People's Revolutionary Army, considered the predecessor of the Korean People's Army, was formed on 25 April 1932.<ref name="38north">{{cite web|url=https://www.38north.org/2018/02/rcarlin020118/|title=A Few Facts on North Korea's Army Day|date=February 1, 2018|website=38 North|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=9 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109212924/https://www.38north.org/2018/02/rcarlin020118/|url-status=live}}</ref> (Until 1977, the original KPA's official date of establishment was 8 February 1948. However, in 1978, it was changed to 25 April 1932. This change was reverted in 2018.)<ref>[https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1990051100209212001&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1990-05-11&officeId=00020&pageNo=12&printNo=21114&publishType=00020 金正日(김정일)권력승계 큰 變數(변수) 「軍部(군부)장악」유난히 강조]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailynk.com/%eb%b6%81%ed%95%9c-%ec%96%b4%ec%a0%9c%ec%99%80-%ec%98%a4%eb%8a%98-%ea%b1%b4%ea%b5%b0%ec%a0%88-%eb%b3%80%ec%b2%9c%ec%82%ac%ec%99%80-%ea%b9%80%ec%a0%95%ec%9d%80%ec%9d%98-%ea%b3%a0%eb%87%8c/ |title=건군절 변천사와 김정은의 고뇌 |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902192029/https://www.dailynk.com/%EB%B6%81%ED%95%9C-%EC%96%B4%EC%A0%9C%EC%99%80-%EC%98%A4%EB%8A%98-%EA%B1%B4%EA%B5%B0%EC%A0%88-%EB%B3%80%EC%B2%9C%EC%82%AC%EC%99%80-%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80%EC%9D%98-%EA%B3%A0%EB%87%8C/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The men's football team plays in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and is the most successful club side in the country, having won 22 national championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkorchamp.html|title=North Korea – List of Champions|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502193347/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nkorchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> April 25's home stadium is the Yanggakdo Stadium. In international club competition, home matches are usually played at the Kim Il Sung Stadium. In 2015, April 25 achieved an uncommon feat, when both the men's and women's clubs won their respective national championships.<ref name="kcnawatch">{{cite web|url=https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/1451904168-357901124/premier-league-football-matches-end/|title=Newstream – KCNA Watch|website=KCNA Watch.co|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=26 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032627/https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/1451904168-357901124/premier-league-football-matches-end/|url-status=live}}</ref>
4.25 reached the final of the 2019 AFC Cup. They lost the final against Al-Ahed from Lebanon. The final took place in Kuala Lumpur. 4.25 reached the final after a goalless draw against Hanoi FC from Vietnam. The 2019 AFC Cup knockout stage game took place at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang in front of a crowd of 5,500. 4.25 SC usually play home games in front of thousands of spectators. The club drew an average home attendance of 4,050 in their four home games at the 2019 AFC Cup.
== Confusion with February 8 Sports Club== February 8 Sports Club and April 25 Sports Club have many similarities, but the North Korean Ministry of People's Armed Forces operates both sports clubs separately.<ref>[https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1988122400329210001&editNo=3&printCount=1&publishDate=1988-12-24&officeId=00032&pageNo=10&printNo=13309&publishType=00020「키크기운동」국가기준치 미달때 北韓(북한)에선 大學(대학)입학·軍(군)입대 보류]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=001&aid=0003739954 |title=<北韓의 實相>...(39) 체육 |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207130143/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0003739954?sid=100 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2017 editions of the Paektusan Prize and the Mangyongdae Prize were won by April 25 Sports Club, with February 8 Sports Club finishing in second place.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldfootballindex.com/2017/06/north-korea-football-jorn-andersenn/ |title=The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football? |date=13 June 2017 |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423100141/https://worldfootballindex.com/2017/06/north-korea-football-jorn-andersenn/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Rivalries== April 25's primary rival is Amnokgang. Amnokgang belongs to the Ministry of People's Security, and the professional rivalry between the Military and the Police carries over onto the sports field. There is also a strong rivalry with Pyongyang, known as "the Pyongyang Derby".
==Continental history== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season<ref name="afc1128">{{cite web|title=Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717012947/http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation|format=PDF |access-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref> ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |rowspan="2"|1985–86<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup86.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1985/86|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=7 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007003106/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup86.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|Asian Club Championship |rowspan="2"|Qualifying Tournament<br>East Asia 1 |{{flagicon|HKG|1959}} Seiko | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" rowspan=2 align="center"| '''2nd''' |- |{{flagicon|China}} Liaoning | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 |- |1986<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup86.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1985/86|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=7 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007003106/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup86.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |Asian Club Championship |First round group 7 |{{flagicon|China}} Liaoning | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–1''' |- |rowspan="2"|1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup88.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1987/88|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=27 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027141156/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup88.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|Asian Club Championship |rowspan="2"|Qualifying Round<br>Group 5 |{{flagicon|CHN}} August 1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 0–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" rowspan=2 align="center"| '''3rd''' |- |{{flagicon|MAC|colonial}} Hap Kuan | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 2–1 |- |rowspan="8"|1988–89<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup89.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1988/89|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=27 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027141149/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup89.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |rowspan="8"|Asian Club Championship |rowspan="4"|Qualifying Round<br>Group 6 |{{flagicon|HKG|1959}} South China | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 3–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" rowspan=4 align="center"| '''1st''' |- |{{flagicon|MAC|colonial}} Wa Seng | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 4–0 |- |{{flagicon|China}} Guangdong Wanbao | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 1–0 |- |{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Yamaha Motors | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 3–1 |- |rowspan="4"|Semi Final League<br>Group B |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Mohammedan | bgcolor="#ffdddd" colspan=2 align="center"| 0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" rowspan=4 align="center"| '''3rd''' |- |{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al-Sadd | bgcolor="#ffdddd" colspan=2 align="center"| 1–2 |- |{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al-Ettifaq | bgcolor="#ffffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 1–1 |- |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Pahang FA | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 2–0 |- |rowspan="7"|1990–91<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup91.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1990/91|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=14 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214034806/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup91.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |rowspan="7"|Asian Club Championship |rowspan="2"|Qualifying Round<br>Group 7 |{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Nissan Yokohama | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 1–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" rowspan=2 align="center"| '''1st''' |- |{{flagicon|China}} Liaoning | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 1–0 |- |rowspan="3"|Group B |{{flagicon|Iran}} Esteghlal Tehran | bgcolor="#ffdddd" colspan=2 align="center"| 1–2 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" rowspan=3 align="center"| '''2nd''' |- |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Mohammedan | bgcolor="#ffffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 0–0 |- |{{flagicon|Thailand}} Bangkok Bank | bgcolor="#ddffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 4–3 |- |Semi Final |{{flagicon|China}} Liaoning | bgcolor="#ffdddd" colspan=2 align="center"| 0–3 | style="text-align:center;"|'''—''' |- |Third Place |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Pelita Jaya | bgcolor="#ffdddd" colspan=2 align="center"| 2–2 (6–7 pen.) | bgcolor="#ffdddd" align="center"| '''Fourth Place''' |- |rowspan="2"|1991<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup92.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1991/92|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233851/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup92.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|Asian Club Championship |rowspan="2"|Group B |{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al-Hilal | bgcolor="#ffdddd" colspan=2 align="center"| 0–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" rowspan=2 align="center"| '''3rd''' |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Esteghlal Tehran | bgcolor="#ffffdd" colspan=2 align="center"| 1–1 |- | rowspan="3"| 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup2017.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 2017|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206145851/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup2017.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| AFC Cup | rowspan=2| Group I | {{flagicon|MNG}} Erchim | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" rowspan=2 align="center"| '''1st''' |- |{{flagicon|PRK}} Kigwancha | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 |- | Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final |{{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–3''' |- |rowspan=5|2018 |rowspan=5|AFC Cup | rowspan=3| Group I | {{flagicon|PRK}} Hwaebul SC | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" rowspan=3 align="center"| '''1st''' |- | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hang Yuen | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 |- | {{flagicon|MAC}} Benfica de Macau | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 8–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 |- | Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final | {{flagicon|SIN}} Home United | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 9–1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''11–1''' |- | Inter-Zone Play-off Final | {{flagicon|TKM}} Altyn Asyr | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–3''' (a) |- | rowspan="6" |2019 | rowspan="6" |AFC Cup |rowspan=3| Group I | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hang Yuen | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" rowspan=3 align="center"| '''1st''' |- | {{flagicon|HKG}} Kitchee | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 |- | {{flagicon|HKG}} Tai Po | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 |- | Inter-Zone Play-off Semi Final | {{flagicon|BAN}} Dhaka Abahani | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–4 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''5–4''' |- | Inter-Zone Play-off Final | {{flagicon|VIE}} Hà Nội | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–2''' (a) |- | Final | {{Flagicon|Lebanon}} Al-Ahed | colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–1''' |- |2026–27 |AFC Challenge League | | | style="text-align: center;" | | style="text-align: center;" | | style="text-align: center;" | |}
==Honours== ===Domestic=== *'''DPR Korea Premier Football League''' ** '''Winners (23):''' 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 ** ''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 Cup''' ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2019 * '''Asian Club Championship''' ** Fourth place (1): 1990–91
===Invitational=== *'''DCM Trophy''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 1972<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dcmtrophy.html List of winners and runners-ups of the DCM Trophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023183736/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dcmtrophy.html |date=23 October 2020 }} ''www.rsssf.com''. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Majumdar|last=Raunak|title=The DCM Trophy- Oldest Indian Tournament with International Exposure|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/DCM-Trophy-in-India/819|date=31 May 2019|access-date=4 December 2021|website=chaseyoursport.com|publisher=Chase Your Sport|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131553/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/DCM-Trophy-in-India/819|archive-date=3 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Women's football== [[File:Female Football 2007 Military World Games.jpg|thumb|Jang Il-ok playing in April 25 Sports Club attire at the 2007 Military World Games]] April 25's women's football team is one of the strongest women's football teams in North Korea; they have become national champions at least six times, in 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2015.<ref name="kcnawatch"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor-womchamp.html|title=North Korea – List of Women Champions|website=RSSSF|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206004149/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nkor-womchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Other sports== In addition to football, April 25 participates in dozens of different sports, including athletics, ice hockey, basketball, volleyball, and handball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/?page=Sports&no=25372|work=The Pyongyang Times|date=November 2, 2017|access-date=December 3, 2017|title=National Championships top annual sporting calendar off with new records|author=Ri Sung Ik|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114543/http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/?page=Sports&no=25372|archive-date=December 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Basketball=== April 25 has fielded a basketball team. In May 2015, they came to Mongolia to assist in training the Mongolian national team as preparation of the latter's campaign at the 2013 East Asian Basketball Championship.<ref>{{cite news|title=North Korean "April 25" Basketball Team to assist Mongolia's national team|url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/5959/North%20Korean%20%22April%2025%E2%80%9D%20Basketball%20Team%20to%20assist%20Mongolia%E2%80%99s%20National%20Team|access-date=June 24, 2015|publisher=infoMongolia.com|date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311130824/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/5959/North%20Korean%20%22April%2025%E2%80%9D%20Basketball%20Team%20to%20assist%20Mongolia%E2%80%99s%20National%20Team|archive-date=March 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Ice hockey=== April 25's ice hockey team won the national championship in 1989.<ref name="IIHE19042005">{{cite book |last=Müller |first=Stephan |title=International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904–2005 |year=2005 |publisher=Books on Demand |location=Germany |pages=485}}</ref>
===Volleyball=== April 25 has both women's and men's volleyball teams.<ref name="Vol"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Winners of "Spring Best" Open Volleyball Tournament|url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/5806|access-date=June 24, 2015|publisher=infoMongolia.com|date=March 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311130826/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/5806|archive-date=March 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> April 25 participated at the 2015 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup, an invitational tournament in Vietnam. The North Korean club won the bronze medal defeating Vietnamese side, VTV Bình Điền Long An. Their player, Jong Jin Sim was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.<ref name="Vol">{{cite news|author1=Hoang Quynh|title=North Korea's 4.25 dethrones Lien Viet at volleyball championship|url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/north-koreas-425-dethrones-lien-viet-at-volleyball-championship-40496.html|access-date=June 24, 2015|publisher=Thanh Nien News|date=March 31, 2015|archive-date=11 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411143356/http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/north-koreas-425-dethrones-lien-viet-at-volleyball-championship-40496.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Achievements==== *'''VTV Bình Điền Cup: 1''' :: '''Champions:''' 2015
*'''VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup: 2''' :: '''Champions:''' 2008 :: '''Third place:''' 2015
== See also == {{Portal bar|North Korea|Association football}} * February 8 Sports Club
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{cite web|author=Kim Jong-il|year=1972|url=http://www.korea-dpr.com/lib/Kim%20Jong%20Il%20-%202/ON%20THE%20TASKS%20FACING%20THEAPRIL%2025%20SPORTS%20TEAM.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316100633/http://www.korea-dpr.com/lib/Kim%20Jong%20Il%20-%202/ON%20THE%20TASKS%20FACING%20THEAPRIL%2025%20SPORTS%20TEAM.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2015|title=On the Tasks Facing the April 25 Sports Team|work=KFA}}
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