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Football club
Kigwancha
File:Kigwancha Sports Club logo.png
Full nameKigwancha Sports Club
Nickname(s)Sinŭiju Locomotive Sports Club
Founded11 January 1956; 68 years ago (1956-01-11)
GroundSinuiju Stadium
ManagerHan Won-chol
LeagueDPR Korea Premier Football League
2018/195th
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Kigwancha Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl기관차체육단
Hancha機關車體育團
Revised RomanizationGigwancha cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerKigwanch'a ch'eyuktan
lit. Locomotive Sports Club

Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (Template:Lang-ko; Error: {{language with name/for}}: missing language tag or language name (help)), known as Sinuiju Locomotive Sports Club is a North Korean multi-sports club belonging to the Korean State Railway and based in Sinuiju. It was established on 11 January 1956, and has been awarded the Order of Kim Il-sung and the Order of the National Flag (First Class). The club is best known for its men's and women's football teams.

Kigwancha's men presently play in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and won several championships in the late 1990s. The club finished third in 2006 season. They have taken part in continental competition once, finishing second in its group in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Cup.

Rivalries

Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Kigwancha have a rivalry with Sobaeksu.

Current squad

As of 4 April 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK North Korea PRK Ju Kwang-min
3 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Fahman Mohd Fairoze
5 DF North Korea PRK Ri Tong-il
6 DF North Korea PRK U Il-gang
7 FW North Korea PRK Kim Yong-il
8 FW North Korea PRK Han Tae-hyok
9 FW North Korea PRK Jang Ok-chol
10 FW North Korea PRK Kang Ji-song
11 MF North Korea PRK Kang Rok
12 MF North Korea PRK An Jun-sok
13 MF North Korea PRK Ri Chung-gyu
14 MF North Korea PRK An Kuk-hyon
15 DF North Korea PRK Hong In-song
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF North Korea PRK Kim Chong
17 DF North Korea PRK Song Jin-yong
18 DF North Korea PRK Han Kwang-song
20 DF North Korea PRK Kim Chang-su
21 DF North Korea PRK Choe Ok-chol
22 MF North Korea PRK Pak Chung-il
24 FW North Korea PRK Rim Kwang-hyok
25 DF North Korea PRK Jong Song-bom
26 DF North Korea PRK Pak Kun-hyok
27 MF North Korea PRK Ri Un-il
28 DF North Korea PRK Ri Kwang-il
31 GK North Korea PRK Sin Hyok
32 GK North Korea PRK Kim Il-gwang

Known players (including former players)

Managers

Continental history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2017 AFC Cup Group I Mongolia Erchim 7–0 3–0 2nd
North Korea April 25 2–2 1–1

AFC clubs ranking

As of 4 December 2017.
Current Rank Team
133 Oman Saham Club
134 Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel
135 North Korea Kigwancha
136 Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor
137 Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes

Achievements

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2016
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1995, 2006, 2012
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2015
4th 2017
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2004, 2005
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2015, 2016
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2014
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2012
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2007
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2010, 2016

Other Sports

The club also has basketball and volleyball teams. Athletes representing the club also play tennis.

References

  1. "Kigwancha Sports Team Successful in 2013". web.archive.org. KCNA. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. "Anniversary of Kigwancha Sports Team Marked in DPRK". Rodong Sinmun. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. Эпштейн, Арнольд. Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  4. ^ "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  5. "AFC Club Ranking (2nd July 2017 )". globalfootballranks.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  6. Yang Ryon Hui (2 November 2017). "National Championships close". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. Jong Tang Song (12 October 2017). "National Championships go on". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  8. Ri Sung Ik (2 November 2017). "National Championships top annual sporting calendar off with new records". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

External links

Documentary on YouTube (in Korean)

DPR Korea Football League clubs
DPR Korea Premier Football League (as of 2018–19 season)
North Korea
DPR Korea Football League 2 and DPR Korea Football League 3
North Korea
College and university-affiliated clubs
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