Gyeongseong FC–Pyongyang FC rivalry

The Gyeongseong FC–Pyongyang FC rivalry was a football rivalry in the early 20th century between Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

and Pyongyang

Pyongyang

Pyongyang 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...

which are two big cities in Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

. The term Gyeongseong used instead of Seoul

Seoul

during the period of Japanese rule

Korea under Japanese rule

Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....

History

Seoul

has been the capital of Korea from the Joseon Dynasty

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

and Pyongyang

Pyongyang

has been the second city in Korea. There also was discrimination against to the people in Pyongan

Pyongan

P'yŏngan was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. P'yŏngan was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was P'yŏngyang.-History:P'yŏngan Province was formed in 1413...

province where Pyongyang city placed. Those historical backgrounds made two cities as a rival.

Many football clubs and school teams were made in 1910s in Korea along the football booming, and many football cups like All Korea Football Tournament (FA Cup

Korean FA Cup

The Korean FA Cup is a national cup knockout competition involving K-League, National League, and various amateur and university-level clubs which is held by KFA....

now) was held in 1920th. In these tounaments, clubs based on Seoul like Bulgyo Cheongnyeonhoe (불교청년회, Young Men's Buddhist Association), Geongang Gurakbu (건강구락부, Sports Club) and Joseon Football Club (조선축구단) had match against the club in Pyongyang like Muo Football Club (무오축구단).

The official Seoul-Pyongyang annual football match was held in 1929 at first by The Chosun Ilbo

The Chosun Ilbo

The Chosun Ilbo is one of the major newspapers in South Korea. With a daily circulation of over 2,200,000, the Chosun Ilbo has undertaken annual inspections since Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993...

in Seoul participated by the united teams in each city. It was very popular that most of the shops closed at the match day. The title match, however, was often stopped because of the riot between excited fans, and at last the annual match was all folded after 1930. In 1933, Pyongyang FC
Pyongyang FC
Pyongyang Football Club was the Korean football club based in the city of Pyongyang.- Honours :* All Korea Football Tournament** Winner : 1934...

was founded in Pyongyang and Gyeongseong FC was also founded in Seoul which was named for Seoul's old name, Gyeongseong, and the annual match was reopened. It was continued until 1935, but after 1936, it was substituted by other cup matches which many clubs from other cities joined. Despite of the end of the title match, two clubs had met each other in many tournaments and leagues until the division of Korea, north and south.

History

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