Sobaeksu Sports Club

Sobaeksu Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl	소백수체육단
Hancha	小白水體育團
Revised Romanization	Sobaeksu cheyukdan
McCune–Reischauer	Sobaeksu ch'eyuktan

Sobaeksu
소백수
Full name	Sobaeksu Sports Club; 소백수 체육단'
Ground	Home stadium is unclear; Based in Pyongyang
Manager	Kim Jong-hun (2011–)
League	DPR Korea Premier Football League
2018–19	3rd
Home colours	Away colours

Sobaeksu Sports Club (Korean: 소백수체육단, Sobaeksu Ch'eyuktang) is a North Korean multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, best known for its men's and women's football teams playing at Yanggakdo Stadium. Sobaeksu is the first tributary of the Amnok river.^[1]

History

Rivalries

Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Sobaeksu has a rivalry with Kigwancha.^{[citation needed]}

Players

Notable players

Sobaeksu player Kim Su-hyŏng was listed third on North Korea's list of top ten athletes of 2016,^[2] and forward Cho Kwang led all players in scoring in the 2017 edition of the Paektusan Prize football competition, with a total of seven goals.^[3]

Sobaeksu has several players with experience in foreign leagues, notably goalkeeper Ri Kwang-il, who played for FK Radnički 1923^[4] and FK Erdoglija Kragujevac in Serbia, and striker Ri Myong-jun, who played with Dinaburg FC and FC Daugava in Latvia,^[5] FC Vestsjælland in Denmark,^[6] and Singhtarua FC in Thailand. Ri Jun-il is one of several Sobaeksu players who play or have played for the North Korea national football team.

Managers

Kim Jong-hun (2011–)^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

Domestic Cups

Paektusan Prize: 1
- Runners-up: 2016
Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 1
- Runners-up: 2016
Hwaebul Cup: 1
- Champions: 2017

Other sports

In addition to football, they play basketball, volleyball,^[7] and ice hockey.^[8]

References

^ "북한지역정보넷". Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
^ "２０１６년 조선민주주의인민공화국 １０대최우수선수, 감독 선정 1-1-2017, accessed 19 Feb 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "The Pyongyang Times - Sports". www.naenara.com.kp. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25.
^ Korejanci na Čika Dači Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički 1923 official website, 31 August 2009, retrieved 24 January 2013 (in Serbian)
^ "Ri Myong-jun - UEFA.com - Union of European Football Associations". Archived from the original on 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Nordkoreanere på plads i FCV". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ Yang Ryon Hui (2 November 2017). "National Championships close". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
^ "Naenara Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Naenara. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25.

External links

North Korea 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad (archived 8 August 2007)

[1] "북한지역정보넷". Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-27.

[toptens-2] "２０１６년 조선민주주의인민공화국 １０대최우수선수, 감독 선정 1-1-2017, accessed 19 Feb 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[3] "The Pyongyang Times - Sports". www.naenara.com.kp. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25.

[4] Korejanci na Čika Dači Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički 1923 official website, 31 August 2009, retrieved 24 January 2013 (in Serbian)

[5] "Ri Myong-jun - UEFA.com - Union of European Football Associations". Archived from the original on 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[6] "Nordkoreanere på plads i FCV". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[7] Yang Ryon Hui (2 November 2017). "National Championships close". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[8] "Naenara Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Naenara. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25.

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