# Pyongyang Sports Club

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{{short description|North Korean sports club}}
{{For|the defunct football club|Pyongyang FC}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Pyongyang Sports Club <br /> 평양시체육단
| image = 250px|Logo
| fullname = Pyongyang Sports Club <br />평양시체육단
| nickname = [Chollima](/source/Chollima)
| founded = {{Start date and age|30 April 1956}}
| ground = [Kim Il Sung Stadium](/source/Kim_Il_Sung_Stadium) <br> [Pyongyang](/source/Pyongyang)
| capacity = 50,000
| chairman = Rim Sung-chan
| manager = [Ri Jong-man](/source/Ri_Jong-man)
| league = [DPR Korea Premier Football League](/source/DPR_Korea_Premier_Football_League)
| season = 2018/19
| position = 6th
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{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul    = 평양시체육단
| hanja     = 平壤市體育團
| rr        = Pyeongyang-si cheyukdan
| mr        = P'yŏngyang-si ch'eyuktan
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'''Pyongyang Sports Club''' ({{Langx|ko|평양시체육단}}) is a [North Korea](/source/North_Korea)n organization of education specialty with several departments.<ref name=korea-np>http://www.korea-np.co.jp/news/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=21687{{Dead link|date=August 2015|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>  This organization is based in [Pyongyang](/source/Pyongyang) and plays at the [Kim Il Sung Stadium](/source/Kim_Il_Sung_Stadium). As the sports club of the [Workers' Party of Korea](/source/Workers'_Party_of_Korea) and Government of Pyongyang, Pyongyang SC is the largest sports club not affiliated with a state ministry.

[Football](/source/football_(soccer)) is the most popular department in this organization. The men are presently playing in the [DPR Korea Premier Football League](/source/DPR_Korea_Premier_Football_League), the highest football league in [North Korea](/source/North_Korea).

==History==
This organization was founded by [Kim Il Sung](/source/Kim_Il_Sung) on 30 April 1956.<ref>[http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=64843 평양시체육단 창립 50돌.."국내외서 큰 활약"]</ref>

==Rivalries==
Pyongyang's primary rival is [April 25](/source/April_25_Sports_Club) - known as "the Pyongyang Derby".{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Managers==
*{{flagicon|North Korea}} [Ri Chang-hun](/source/Ri_Chang-hun) (2011–2012)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nkaggregator.com/2011/05/12/talented-football-coach/ |title=Talented Football Coach |access-date=2018-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161614/https://nkaggregator.com/2011/05/12/talented-football-coach/ |archive-date=2018-02-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|North Korea}} [Choi Yong-son](/source/Choi_Yong-son) (2012–2013)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ksgYCc-Q9Q Hwaebul vs Pyongyang City]</ref>
*{{flagicon|North Korea}} [Ri Jong-man](/source/Ri_Jong-man) (2013–)

==Achievements==
===Domestic===
*'''[DPR Korea Premier Football League](/source/DPR_Korea_Premier_Football_League): 5'''
::{{gold1}} [1991](/source/1991_DPR_Korea_League), [2004](/source/2004_DPR_Korea_League), [2005](/source/2005_DPR_Korea_League), [2007](/source/2007_DPR_Korea_Football_League), [2009](/source/2009_DPR_Korea_League)

*'''[Paektusan Prize](/source/Paektusan_Prize): 2'''
::{{gold1}} [2007](/source/2007_Paektusan_Prize)
::{{bronze3}} [2016](/source/2016_Paektusan_Prize)

*'''[Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize](/source/Pochonbo_Torch_Prize): 4'''
::{{gold1}} [2015](/source/2015_Pochonbo_Torch_Prize)
::{{silver2}} [2010](/source/2010_Pochonbo_Torch_Prize)
::{{bronze3}} [2005](/source/2005_Pochonbo_Torch_Prize)
::'''SF''' [2014](/source/2014_Pochonbo_Torch_Prize)

*'''[DPR Korea Championship](/source/DPR_Korea_Championship): 1'''
::{{gold1}} [2004](/source/2004_Republican_Championship)

===International===
*'''[IFA Shield](/source/IFA_Shield): 1'''<ref group="note">[Fourth oldest football tournament](/source/List_of_oldest_football_competitions), organized by the [IFA](/source/Indian_Football_Association) ([W.B.](/source/West_Bengal)), and played between the local clubs of [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal) and other invited ones.</ref>
::{{silver2}} 1973<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30DUvdz8KNw East Bengal FC 3-1 Pyongyang (North Korea) 1973 IFA Shield Final]</ref>

==Other sports==
The club has branches in several other sports, including [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey).

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{DPR Korea League}}

Category:Pyongyang Sports Club
Category:Football clubs in North Korea
Category:Association football clubs established in 1956
Category:Football clubs in Pyongyang
Category:Multi-sport clubs in North Korea
Category:1956 establishments in North Korea

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