DPR Korea Football League

The DPR Korea Football League (Hangul: K리그) (Korea Professional Football League) is North Korea's association football league. It has a first division DPR Korea Premier Football League, a second division DPR Korea Football League 2, and a third division DPR Korea Football League 3. See DPR Korea Premier Football League for more info.

DPR Korea Football League
Founded1960
CountryNorth Korea
ConfederationAFC
DivisionsDPR Korea Premier Football League (1st Division)
DPR Korea Football League 2 (2nd Division)
DPR Korea Football League 3 (3rd Division)
Domestic cup(s)Hwaebul Cup
DPR Korea Championship
Mangyongdae Prize
Paektusan Prize
Pochonbo Torch Prize
Osandok Prize

History

Including football, all sports in North Korea were on an amateur basis, with competitions called Technical Innovation Contests[1] (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기술혁신경기대회; Hanja: 技術革新競技大會) being held several times a year In football, First Technical Innovation Contests was held In 1960.

In 2010, football's National Championship was renamed Top Class Football League or Highest Class Football League[2] (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최상급축구련맹전; Hanja: 最上級蹴球聯盟戰).[3][4]

October 2017, after which Highest Class Football League was replaced by the DPR Korea Premier Football League (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국 1부류축구련맹전; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 一部流蹴球聯盟戰) held in the home-and-away round-robin system used in most other countries.

Structure

In 1990 and 1991, South Korean Newspaper reported, DPR Korea Football League had 3 divisions and promotion and relegation system[5][6]

In October 2016, South Korean Newspaper reported, AFC said "In 2017, North Korea have a plan to create a new football league system which operates 3 divisions."[7][8]

Note: North Korea is reclusive and closed country so it is difficult to obtain the information about whole changes and current detailed league system information.

Clubs

DPR Korea Premier Football League clubs
Further information: DPR Korea Premier Football League

References
  1. It is not an official English name, it is a direct translations from the Korean official name '기술혁신경기대회'
  2. Theses are not official English names, Theses are direct translations from the Korean official name '최상급축구련맹전'
  3. 관심속에 벌어지는 최상급축구련맹전 1차경기
  4. 4.25팀이 남녀경기에서 우승, 국내 최상급축구 5차련맹전
  5. 北韓(북한)성인축구팀 42개…1.2·3部(부)로 운영
  6. 북한축구 1급리그는 독일식 운영
  7. 북한축구, 2017년 새 리그 출범 예정…AFC컵 출전 추진
  8. 'AFC컵 출전 목표' 북한축구, 내년에 자국리그 출범
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