April 25 Sports Club
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| Full name |
April 25 Sports Club 4.25체육단 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 425 (사이오), 4.25 (사점이오) | ||
| Founded | July 1949 | ||
| Ground | Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| League | DPR RI 2013 | ||
| 2011 | 1st | ||
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April 25 Sports Club (Chosŏn'gŭl: 4.25체육단; Hanja: 4.25體育團) or April 25 Sports Team, known as 4.25 or April Twenty-Five is a multi-sports club in North Korea.
April 25 Sports Club has one of the most successful football clubs in the country with over 10 wins in the DPR Korea League Cup. The club's name of April 25 comes from Military Foundation Day and the club belongs to the Korean People's Army.[1]
April 25 Sports Club's rival is Pyongyang City Sports Club. Both teams' Pyongyang Derby football match is very popular in North Korea.
Football
Achievements
- DPR Korea League: 15
- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013 ,2015
- 2001, 2006, 2011
Performance in AFC competitions
Asian Club Championship
- 1986 – Qualifying stage
- 1987 – Qualifying stage
- 1988 – Qualifying stage
- 1989 – Group stage
- 1991 – Fourth place
- 1992 – Group stage
Asia record
| April 25 Asia tournament record | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home/Neutral | Away | Aggregate | ||||||||
| 1986/87 | Asian Club Championship | 1QR |  |
Liaoning F.C. | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| 1987/88 | Asian Club Championship | QR Group 5 | |
August 1st | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| QR Group 5 |  |
Hap Kuan | 2–1 | ||||||||||||
| 1988/89 | Asian Club Championship | QR Group 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
South China AA | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| QR Group 6 | |
Wa Seng | 4–0 | ||||||||||||
| QR Group 6 | |
Guangdong Wanbao | 1–0 | ||||||||||||
| QR Group 6 |  |
Yamaha Motors | 3–1 | ||||||||||||
| 1/2 Group B |  |
Mohammedan SC | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| 1/2 Group B |  |
Al-Sadd | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| 1/2 Group B |  |
Al-Ittifaq | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
| 1/2 Group B |  |
Pahang FA | 2–0 | ||||||||||||
| 1990/91 | Asian Club Championship | QR Group 7 | |
Nissan Yokohama | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| QR Group 7 | |
Liaoning FC | 1–0 | ||||||||||||
| GS Group B |  |
Esteghlal F.C. | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| GS Group B | |
Mohammedan SC | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| GS Group B |  |
Bangkok Bank FC | 4–3 | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Final | |
Liaoning FC | 0–3 | ||||||||||||
| Third Place |  |
Pelita Jaya | 2–2 (6–7 PSO) | ||||||||||||
| 1991/92 | Asian Club Championship | 1QR | |
Liaoning FC | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||||||||
| GS Group B | |
Al-Hilal FC | 2–0 | ||||||||||||
| GS Group B | |
Esteghlal F.C. | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
Current squad
As of 9 December 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other sports
Basketball
April 25 has fielded a basketball team. In May 2015, they came to Mongolia to assist in training the Mongolian national team as preparation of the latter's campaign at the 2013 East Asian Basketball Championship.[2]
Volleyball
April 25 is also known to organize a women's volleyball team. April 25 participated at the 2015 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup, an invitational tournament in Vietnam. The North Korean club won the bronze medal defeating Vietnamese side, VTV Bình Điền Long An. Their player, Jong Jin Sim was named Most Value Player of the tournament.[3]April 25 also has a men's volleyball team.[4]
Acchievements
- VTV Bình Điền Cup: 1
- 2015
References
- ↑ Watts, Jonathan (20 June 2010). "World Cup 2010: Why North Korea are in a league of their own". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "North Korean "April 25" Basketball Team to assist Mongolia's national team". infoMongolia.com. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Hoang Quynh (31 March 2015). "North Korea's 4.25 dethrones Lien Viet at volleyball championship". Thanh Nien News. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Winners of "Spring Best" Open Volleyball Tournament". infoMongolia.com. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
External links
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