Kigwancha Sports Club

Kigwancha Sports Club
기관차체육단
Full name Kigwancha Sports Club
기관차체육단
Founded January 1956 (1956-01)[1]
Ground Kim Il-sung Stadium
Ground Capacity 17,500
League DPR Korea League

Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기관차체육단; Hancha: 機關車體育團; MR: Kigwancha; Korean for locomotive), known as is a North Korean multi-sports club based on Pyongyang[1] Kigwancha means locomotive.

The club is known for its football team that plays in the city of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It plays in the DPR Korea League. It won several championships in the late 1990s. The team plays at the Kim Il-sung Stadium. The club finished third in 2006 season.[2]

Achievements

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Current squad

As of 4 April 2017

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

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

Known players (including former players)

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Эпштейн, Арнольд. Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 2006-10-29.

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