DPR Korea Football Association

{{Short description|North Korean football governing body}} {{Distinguish|Korea Football Association}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{infobox football association | | Logo = | Founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1945}} | FIFA affiliation = 1958 | Region = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] | Region affiliation = 1974 | Subregion = [[East Asian Football Federation|EAFF]] | Subregion affiliation = 2002 | Headquarters = Kumsongdong, Kwangbok Street, [[Pyongyang]] | President = Yun Jong Ho<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=7622536|script-title=ko:북한 신임 축구협회위원장에 '외화 담당' 윤정호 대외경제상|website=kbsnews|date=2023-03-09}}</ref> | Coach = }} {{Infobox Korean name/auto|hangul=^조선_민주주의_인민_공화국 축구 협회|hanja=朝鮮民主主義人民共和國蹴球協會}} The '''Democratic People's Republic of Korea Football Association''' ('''PRKFA''', {{Korean|hangul=조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 협회}}) is the governing body of [[football in North Korea]].

The association was founded in 1945 and it joined [[FIFA]] in June 1958 and the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) in September 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://naenara.com.kp/en/society/?sport+9+3805|work=[[Naenara]]|date=6 April 2017|title=Korean Football Association|access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19740916-1.1.28.aspx|title=AFC BARS ISRAEL FROM ALL ITS COMPETITIONS|date=16 September 1974|agency=[[Reuters]]|publisher=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref>

==Organization== PRKFA is "notoriously hard to contact". The association used to have a single fax number, and nowadays hosts a single email address. [[FIFA]] executive [[Jérôme Champagne]] remembers: "You sent a fax. Sometimes you got a reply", while football journalist [[James Piotr Montague]]'s emails for "the best part of a decade" were always left unanswered. Even FIFA does not know for certain what the league system overseen by the PRKFA is like and what teams play in it.<ref name="Montague2017">{{Cite web | title = Inside the Secret World of Football in North Korea | last = Montague | first = James | work = Bleacher Report | date = 12 December 2017 | access-date = 3 January 2018 | url = https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2746418-inside-the-secret-world-of-football-in-north-korea }}</ref>

===League structure=== The [[DPR Korea Football League]] is structured as follows (from highest to lowest): #[[DPR Korea Premier Football League]] #[[DPR Korea League 2]] #[[Amateur DPR Korea League 3]]

==Senior management== {{As of|2010}}, [[FIFA]]'s website and the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]'s website listed [[Mun Jae-chol]] ({{lang|ko|문재철}}) as the association's president;{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} he is also mentioned as such in a report published in November 2008.

Earlier presidents apparently include [[Choe Nam-gyun]] ({{lang|ko|최남균}}), listed on the FIFA website from July 2007 until at least July 2008, and in an {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103339/http://www.dprksearch.net/bbs/view.php?id=bbs&no=1 overview]}} of leading positions in the state (as of 2009?) on the website ''DPRK Search'', with "September 2006" in brackets next to his name, and [[Rim Kyong-man]] ({{lang|ko|림경만}}), listed as president on FIFA's website until June 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/prk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417163156/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/prk/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2019|title=Member Association - Korea DPR|website=FIFA.com}}</ref>

The Secretary General is [[Kim Jang-san]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paektusan Prize Games open in celebration of Day of Shining Star |agency=[[Korean Central News Agency]] |work=[[The Pyongyang Times]] |date=2 February 2019 |access-date=19 February 2019 |url= http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/?bbs=28976 }}</ref> [[Ri Ryong-nam]] was president until some time around 2022.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Member Association - Korea DPR - Association Information |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/prk/about |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111555/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/prk/about |archive-date=6 March 2019 |website=FIFA.com}}</ref><ref name="the-afc.com">{{Cite web |title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation |url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/dpr-korea/dpr-korea-football-association/ |access-date=2 November 2020 |website=The AFC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Former referee coordinator was [[Song Hye-yong]].<ref name="auto"/>

{|class="wikitable" !Name !Position !Source |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} Yun Jong Ho |President | |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} An Song-il |Vice President |<ref name="auto"/> |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Han Un-gyong]] |2nd Vice President |<ref name="auto"/><ref name="the-afc.com"/> |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Mun Jang-hong]] |3rd Vice President |<ref name="the-afc.com"/> |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Pang Kwang-su]] |4th Vice President |<ref name="the-afc.com"/> |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Kim Jang-san]] |General Secretary |<ref name="auto"/><ref name="the-afc.com"/> |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Kim Chol-ung]] |Technical Director |<ref name="auto"/><ref name="the-afc.com"/>

|- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Yun Jong-su]] |Men's Team Coach |<ref name="auto"/> |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Jo Song-ok]] |Women's Team Coach |<ref name="auto"/> |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Kim Yong-chol]] |Media/Communications Manager |<ref name="auto"/> |- |{{flagicon|North Korea}} Jang Myong Ho |Referee Coordinator |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/PRK|title=DPR KOREA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION|website=fifa}}</ref> |}

== Honours == {{col-begin|width=100%}} {{Col-2}}

=== Men's === '''[[AFC Challenge Cup]]'''

* {{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]], [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]] * {{Bronze3}} Third place: [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]

'''[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]'''

* {{Gold1}} '''Gold medal''': [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]] * {{Silver2}} Silver medal: [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]

'''[[EAFF E-1 Football Championship]]''' * {{Bronze3}} Third place: [[2005 East Asian Football Championship|2005]], [[2015 EAFF East Asian Cup|2015]]

=== [[North Korea national under-20 football team|Men's under-20]] === '''[[AFC U-20 Asian Cup]]'''

* {{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[1976 AFC Youth Championship|1976]], [[2006 AFC Youth Championship|2006]], [[2010 AFC U-19 Championship|2010]] * {{Silver2}} Runners-up: [[1990 AFC Youth Championship|1990]], [[2014 AFC U-19 Championship|2014]] * {{Bronze3}} Third place: [[1975 AFC Youth Championship|1975]], [[1978 AFC Youth Championship|1978]], [[1986 AFC Youth Championship|1986]]

=== [[North Korea national under-17 football team|Men's under-17]] === '''[[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]'''

* {{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[2010 AFC U-16 Championship|2010]], [[2014 AFC U-16 Championship|2014]] * {{Silver2}} Runners-up: [[2004 AFC U-17 Championship|2004]], [[2006 AFC U-17 Championship|2006]] * {{Bronze3}} Semifinals: [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship|2016]] {{Col-2}}

=== [[North Korea women's national football team|Women's]] === '''[[AFC Women's Asian Cup]]'''

* {{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[2001 AFC Women's Championship|2001]], [[2003 AFC Women's Championship|2003]], [[2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2008]] * {{Silver2}} Runners-up: [[1993 AFC Women's Championship|1993]], [[1997 AFC Women's Championship|1997]] * {{Bronze3}} Third place: [[1999 AFC Women's Championship|1999]], [[2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2006]]

'''[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]'''

*{{Gold1}} '''Gold medal''': [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games#Women|2002]], [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games#Women|2006]] * {{Silver2}} Silver medal: [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games#Women|2010]], [[Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2022]] * {{Bronze3}} Bronze medal: [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games#Women|1990]]

'''[[EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)]]''' * {{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup|2013]], [[2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup|2015]], [[2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)|2017]] * {{Silver2}} Runners-up: [[2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship|2005]], [[2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship|2008]]

=== [[North Korea women's national under-20 football team|Women's under-20]] === '''[[FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]'''

*{{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship|2006]], [[2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|2016]], [[2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|2024]] * {{Silver2}} Runners-up: [[2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|2008]]

'''[[AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup]]'''

* {{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[2007 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2007]], [[2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup|2024]] * {{Silver2}} Runners-up: [[2006 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2006]], [[2011 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2011]], [[2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2013]], [[2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2015]], [[2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2017]], [[2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2019]], [[2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup|2026]] * {{Bronze3}} Third place: [[2004 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2004]], [[2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2009]]

=== [[North Korea women's national under-17 football team|Women's under-17]] === '''[[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]'''

*{{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2008]], [[2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2016]], [[2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2024]], [[2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2025]] * {{Silver2}} Runners-up: [[2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2012]]

'''[[AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup]]'''

*{{Gold1}} '''Champions''': [[2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship|2007]], [[2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship|2015]], [[2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship|2017]], [[2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup|2024]], [[2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup|2026]] * {{Silver2}} Runners-up: [[2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship|2009]], [[2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship|2011]], [[2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship|2013]], [[2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship|2019]] {{Col-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070611121240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=prk/index.html North Korea] at the FIFA website. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130428212848/http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-associations/east/dpr-korea-football-assoc.html North Korea] at the AFC website.

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