# DPR Korea Football Association

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North Korean football governing body

Not to be confused with [Korea Football Association](/source/Korea_Football_Association).

DPR Korea Football Association AFC Founded 1945; 81 years ago (1945) Headquarters Kumsongdong, Kwangbok Street, Pyongyang FIFA affiliation 1958 AFC affiliation 1974 EAFF affiliation 2002 President Yun Jong Ho[1]

DPR Korea Football Association Hangul 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 협회 Hanja 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國蹴球協會 RR Joseon minjujuui inmin gonghwaguk chukgu hyeophoe MR Chosŏn minjujuŭi inmin konghwaguk ch'ukku hyŏphoe

The **Democratic People's Republic of Korea Football Association** (**PRKFA**, [Korean](/source/Korean_language): 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 협회) is the governing body of [football in North Korea](/source/Football_in_North_Korea).

The association was founded in 1945 and it joined [FIFA](/source/FIFA) in June 1958 and the [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) (AFC) in September 1974.[2][3]

## Organization

PRKFA is "notoriously hard to contact". The association used to have a single fax number, and nowadays hosts a single email address. [FIFA](/source/FIFA) executive [Jérôme Champagne](/source/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Champagne) remembers: "You sent a fax. Sometimes you got a reply", while football journalist [James Piotr Montague](/source/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.[4]

### League structure

The [DPR Korea Football League](/source/DPR_Korea_Football_League) is structured as follows (from highest to lowest):

1. [DPR Korea Premier Football League](/source/DPR_Korea_Premier_Football_League)

1. [DPR Korea League 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DPR_Korea_League_2&action=edit&redlink=1)

1. [Amateur DPR Korea League 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amateur_DPR_Korea_League_3&action=edit&redlink=1)

## Senior management

As of 2010[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DPR_Korea_Football_Association&action=edit), [FIFA](/source/FIFA)'s website and the [AFC](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation)'s website listed [Mun Jae-chol](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mun_Jae-chol&action=edit&redlink=1) (문재철) as the association's president;[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] he is also mentioned as such in a report published in November 2008.

Earlier presidents apparently include [Choe Nam-gyun](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Choe_Nam-gyun&action=edit&redlink=1) (최남균), listed on the FIFA website from July 2007 until at least July 2008, and in an [overview](https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103339/http://www.dprksearch.net/bbs/view.php?id=bbs&no=1) 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rim_Kyong-man&action=edit&redlink=1) (림경만), listed as president on FIFA's website until June 2007.[5]

The Secretary General is [Kim Jang-san](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kim_Jang-san&action=edit&redlink=1).[6] [Ri Ryong-nam](/source/Ri_Ryong-nam) was president until some time around 2022.[7][8] Former referee coordinator was [Song Hye-yong](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Song_Hye-yong&action=edit&redlink=1).[7]

Name Position Source Yun Jong Ho President An Song-il Vice President [7] Han Un-gyong 2nd Vice President [7][8] Mun Jang-hong 3rd Vice President [8] Pang Kwang-su 4th Vice President [8] Kim Jang-san General Secretary [7][8] Kim Chol-ung Technical Director [7][8] Yun Jong-su Men's Team Coach [7] Jo Song-ok Women's Team Coach [7] Kim Yong-chol Media/Communications Manager [7] Jang Myong Ho Referee Coordinator [9]

## Honours

Men's AFC Challenge Cup Champions: 2010, 2012 Third place: 2008 Asian Games Gold medal: 1978 Silver medal: 1990 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Third place: 2005, 2015 Men's under-20 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Champions: 1976, 2006, 2010 Runners-up: 1990, 2014 Third place: 1975, 1978, 1986 Men's under-17 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Champions: 2010, 2014 Runners-up: 2004, 2006 Semifinals: 2016 Women's AFC Women's Asian Cup Champions: 2001, 2003, 2008 Runners-up: 1993, 1997 Third place: 1999, 2006 Asian Games Gold medal: 2002, 2006 Silver medal: 2010, 2022 Bronze medal: 1990 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) Champions: 2013, 2015, 2017 Runners-up: 2005, 2008 Women's under-20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Champions: 2006, 2016, 2024 Runners-up: 2008 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Champions: 2007, 2024 Runners-up: 2006, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2026 Third place: 2004, 2009 Women's under-17 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Champions: 2008, 2016, 2024, 2025 Runners-up: 2012 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Champions: 2007, 2015, 2017, 2024, 2026 Runners-up: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [북한 신임 축구협회위원장에 '외화 담당' 윤정호 대외경제상](https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=7622536). *kbsnews*. 9 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Korean Football Association"](http://naenara.com.kp/en/society/?sport+9+3805). *[Naenara](/source/Naenara)*. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["AFC BARS ISRAEL FROM ALL ITS COMPETITIONS"](http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19740916-1.1.28.aspx). [The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times). [Reuters](/source/Reuters). 16 September 1974.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Montague2017_4-0)** Montague, James (12 December 2017). ["Inside the Secret World of Football in North Korea"](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2746418-inside-the-secret-world-of-football-in-north-korea). *Bleacher Report*. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Member Association - Korea DPR"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190417163156/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/prk/). *FIFA.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/prk/) on 17 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Paektusan Prize Games open in celebration of Day of Shining Star"](http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/?bbs=28976). *[The Pyongyang Times](/source/The_Pyongyang_Times)*. [Korean Central News Agency](/source/Korean_Central_News_Agency). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-auto_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-auto_7-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-auto_7-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-auto_7-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-auto_7-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-auto_7-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-auto_7-8) ["Member Association - Korea DPR - Association Information"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111555/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/prk/about). *FIFA.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/prk/about) on 6 March 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-the-afc.com_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-the-afc.com_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-the-afc.com_8-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-the-afc.com_8-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-the-afc.com_8-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-the-afc.com_8-5) ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/dpr-korea/dpr-korea-football-association/). *The AFC*. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["DPR KOREA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION"](https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/PRK). *fifa*.

## External links

- [North Korea](https://web.archive.org/web/20070611121240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=prk/index.html) at the FIFA website.

- [North Korea](https://web.archive.org/web/20130428212848/http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-associations/east/dpr-korea-football-assoc.html) at the AFC website.

v t e Football in North Korea DPR Korea Football Association National teams Men Men's Men's U-23 Men's U-20 Men's U-17 Women Women's Women's U-20 Women's U-17 League system Men DPR Korea Premier League DPR Korea Football League 2 DPR Korea Football League 3 Women DPR Korea W-Premier League Cups Hwaebul Cup DPR Korea Championship Mangyongdae Prize Paektusan Prize Pochonbo Torch Prize Osandok Prize Venues, (cap) List of clubs Champions History Youth Soccer

v t e National football associations of Asia (AFC) West Asia (WAFF) Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen Central Asia (CAFA) Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan South Asia (SAFF) Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka East Asia (EAFF) China Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands† North Korea South Korea Chinese Taipei Southeast Asia (AFF) Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Defunct South Vietnam South Yemen † denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member

v t e East Asian Football Federation Competitions E-1 Football Championship Men Women U-15 Championship Men Women AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy Member associations China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands† North Korea South Korea †AFC member only

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