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Highest Class Football League (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최상급축구련맹전; Hanja
: 最上級蹴球聯盟戰) is the football league-system championship in North Korea
. The competition was founded in 2010.
Technical Innovation Contests (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기술혁신경기; Hanja
: 技術革新競技) is also the football league-system championship in North Korea
. This championship is held in February, May and June.
Each North Korean football clubs are classified as 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class (Chosŏn'gŭl; Hanja
: 1급; 1級: 2급; 2級: 3급; 3級).
Because of this and the general unwillingness of the North Korean football system to follow general world player transfer rules due to the political system of the country, the DPR Korea League winners are generally not eligible for any Asian Football Confederation
club competition. Were they eligible they would be ranked for entry into the AFC President's Cup
.
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
: 最上級蹴球聯盟戰) is the football league-system championship in North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. The competition was founded in 2010.
Technical Innovation Contests (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기술혁신경기; Hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
: 技術革新競技) is also the football league-system championship in North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. This championship is held in February, May and June.
Each North Korean football clubs are classified as 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class (Chosŏn'gŭl; Hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
: 1급; 1級: 2급; 2級: 3급; 3級).
Because of this and the general unwillingness of the North Korean football system to follow general world player transfer rules due to the political system of the country, the DPR Korea League winners are generally not eligible for any Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
club competition. Were they eligible they would be ranked for entry into the AFC President's Cup
AFC President's Cup
The AFC President's Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation .-Competition format:...
.
DPR Korea League 2011
- April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- Amrokgang Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
) - Bonghwasan Sports Club
- Kyonggongop Sports Club
- Kigwancha Sports Club (SinuijuSinuijuSinŭiju is a city in North Korea, neighboring with Dandong City, China via international border and is the capital of North P'yŏngan Province...
) - Mangyongbong Sports Club
- Pyongyang City Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
) - Rimyongsu Sports Club (SariwonSariwonSariwŏn is the capital of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The city's population is estimated to be 310,100 people.-Healthcare:Sariwon has the only pediatric hospital in the entire region; it serves 16 districts and 500,000 children and teens annually....
) - Ryongnamsan Sports Club
- Sobaeksu Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
)
DPR Korea League 2010
- April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- Amrokgang Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
) - Bonghwasan Sports Club
- Chilbosan Sports Club
- Kyonggongop Sports Club
- Kigwancha Sports Club (SinuijuSinuijuSinŭiju is a city in North Korea, neighboring with Dandong City, China via international border and is the capital of North P'yŏngan Province...
) - Mangyongbong Sports Club
- Pyongyang City Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
) - Rimyongsu Sports Club (SariwonSariwonSariwŏn is the capital of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The city's population is estimated to be 310,100 people.-Healthcare:Sariwon has the only pediatric hospital in the entire region; it serves 16 districts and 500,000 children and teens annually....
) - Sobaeksu Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
)
DPR Korea League 2009
- April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- Amrokgang Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
) - Chilbosan Sports Club
- Jadongcha Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
) - Kigwancha Sports Club (SinuijuSinuijuSinŭiju is a city in North Korea, neighboring with Dandong City, China via international border and is the capital of North P'yŏngan Province...
) - Pyongyang City Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
) - Rimyongsu Sports Club (SariwonSariwonSariwŏn is the capital of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The city's population is estimated to be 310,100 people.-Healthcare:Sariwon has the only pediatric hospital in the entire region; it serves 16 districts and 500,000 children and teens annually....
) - Sobaeksu Sports Club (PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
) - Wolmido Sports Club (KimchaekKimchaekKimch'aek, formerly Sŏngjin , is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It has a population of 196,000...
)
Technical Innovation Contests
- 1960-84: unknown
- 1985: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1986: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1987: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1988: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1989: Chandongja Sports Club (ChongjinChongjinCh'ŏngjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyŏng Province and the country's third largest city. From 1960 to 1967 and again from 1977 to 1985, Ch'ŏngjin was administered separately from North Hamgyŏng as a Directly Governed City...
) - 1990: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1991: Pyongyang City Sports Club
- 1992: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1993: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1994: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1995: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 1996: Kigwancha Sports Club (SinuijuSinuijuSinŭiju is a city in North Korea, neighboring with Dandong City, China via international border and is the capital of North P'yŏngan Province...
) - 1997: Kigwancha Sports Club (Sinuiju)
- 1998: Kigwancha Sports Club (Sinuiju)
- 1999: Kigwancha Sports Club (Sinuiju)
- 2000: Kigwancha Sports Club (Sinuiju)
- 2001: Amrokgang Sports Club
- 2002: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 2003: April 25 Sports Club (Nampho)
- 2004: Pyongyang City Sports Club
- 2005: Pyongyang City Sports Club
- 2006: Amrokgang Sports Club
- 2007: Pyongyang City Sports Club
- 2008: Amrokgang Sports Club
- 2009: Pyongyang City Sports Club