Rimyongsu Sports Club

Football club
Rimyŏngsu
리명수
Full nameRimyŏngsu Sports Club
리명수체육단
GroundSariwŏn Youth Stadium, Sariwon
Capacity35,000
ManagerRi Myong-ho
LeagueDPR Korea Premier Football League
2018/198th
Home colours
Away colours
Rimyongsu Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl
리명수체육단
Hancha
李明洙體育團
Revised RomanizationRimyeongsu Cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerRimyŏngsu Ch'eyuktan

Rimyŏngsu Sports Club (Korean: 리명수체육단) is a North Korean professional football club based in Sariwŏn. Despite never winning the DPR Korea League, Rimyŏngsu supplied four players to the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and five players to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, more than any other North Korean club. Like the Amrokkang Sports Club, Rimyŏngsu is affiliated with the Ministry of People's Security.[1] It was named after General Ri Myŏng-su.

Forward Kang Kuk-chol was one of the top scorers in the 2015 edition of the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize.[2]

In 2022, Rimyongsu won their first Hwaebul Cup after defeating 4.25 SC 2–1 with a goal from Jong Il-gwan in the second half.[3]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK North Korea PRK Ri Chol-jin
3 DF North Korea PRK Ri Myong-hak
5 DF North Korea PRK Jon Kum-dong
2 DF North Korea PRK Jang Kwang-hyok
19 DF North Korea PRK Kim Chol
13 DF North Korea PRK Ri Song-hyok
20 DF North Korea PRK Ro Hak-su
12 MF North Korea PRK Jo Jong-chol
13 MF Rwanda RWA David Alumbo
16 MF North Korea PRK Kim Ju-hyok
14 MF North Korea PRK Kim Chol-myong
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF North Korea PRK Kim Kyong-il
— MF North Korea PRK Ri Jin-hyok
4 FW North Korea PRK Song Kum-il
27 FW North Korea PRK Pak Chol-jun
11 FW North Korea PRK Jong Chol-min
— FW North Korea PRK An Chol-hyok
8 FW North Korea PRK Ri Hyok-chol
30 FW North Korea PRK Jong Il-gwan
18 DF North Korea PRK Kim Kum-chol
22 DF North Korea PRK Ri Kwang-hyok
25 Iran IRN Kamran Najafi
26 North Korea PRK Song Kum-song
— DF North Korea PRK Kang Kuk-chol

Managers

  • North Korea Jo Tong-sam (2013)
  • North Korea Ri Myong-ho (current)

Achievements

Domestic

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1995, 1996, 2002
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2012
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2022[4]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2000, 2001, 2010, 2013
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2015
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2010, 2011
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2012
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2006, 2012
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2015

International

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2014

Continental record

Season Competition Round Club Score Position
2014 AFC President's Cup Group Stage (B) Philippines Ceres F.C. 2–2 2nd
Turkmenistan FC HTTU 1–1
Chinese Taipei Tatung F.C. 5–0
Final Stage (B) Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC 4–0 1st
Mongolia Erchim 5–0
Final Turkmenistan FC HTTU 1–2 Runners-up

References

  1. ^ "- 북한백과". office.kbs.co.kr. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ http://naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/index.php?page=Sports&no=20482 [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Hwaeppul Cup comes to close". Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Hwaeppul Cup comes to close". Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

External links

  • North Korea 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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