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2018–19 DPR Korea Premier Football League

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DPR Korea Premier League
Season2018–19
ChampionsApril 25
(19th title)
RelegatedKalmaegi
Matches played152
Goals scored410 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerRim Chŏl-min (21)
Best goalkeeperAn Tae-sŏng
(11 clean sheets)

The 2018–19 DPR Korea Premier Football League was the second season of the reformed DPR Korea Premier Football League, the top North Korean association football league, to use a home-and-away format.
The league started on 1 December 2018 and continued until October 2019.

April 25 are the defending champions. The winner, April 25, qualified for the 2020 AFC Cup.[1]

Teams

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There was no promotion or relegation from the previous season. A total of 13 teams participate:

Club Location Stadium Affiliation
Amrokkang P'yŏngyang Yanggakdo Stadium Ministry of People's Security
April 25 P'yŏngyang Yanggakdo Stadium Korean People's Army
Hwaebul Pochŏn Hwaebul Stadium Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League
Jebi P'yŏngyang P'yŏngyang City Stadium Korean People's Army Air Force
Kalmaegi
Kigwancha P'yŏngyang Yanggakdo Stadium Korean State Railway
Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong P'yŏngyang P'yŏngyang City Stadium Ministry of Light Industry
P'yŏngyang P'yŏngyang Kim Il-sung Stadium Workers' Party of Korea
Rimyŏngsu Sariwŏn Sariwŏn Youth Stadium Ministry of People's Security
Ryŏmyŏng P'yŏngyang Kim Il-sung Stadium Korean People's Army
Sobaeksu P'yŏngyang Yanggakdo Stadium Korean People's Army
Sŏnbong Rasŏn Rajin Stadium Worker-Peasant Red Guards
Wŏlmido Kimch'aek Kimch'aek Municipal Stadium Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts

League table

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Note: The following table is compiled from known results reported in the news media, and may not align with the official table.

Status of remaining 4 games is unknown, they could have been cancelled or played, but not reported.

After the end of the season, official media from DPRK stated that Kigwancha finished second, although according to previously reported results, they could only finish in 4th place (given that they played their last game and won). Also, despite Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong finishing bottom of the table, they remained in the top flight, while the second-to-last Kalmaegi were relegated for unknown reasons.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 April 25 (C) 21 19 2 0 64 14 +50 59
2 Ryŏmyŏng 22 14 4 4 55 22 +33 46
3 Sŏbaeksu 24 13 6 5 34 20 +14 45
4 Amnokgang 24 11 4 9 31 28 +3 37
5 Kigwancha 23 10 6 7 36 31 +5 36
6 P'yŏngyang 24 7 9 8 34 32 +2 30
7 Hwaebul 24 7 9 8 25 31 −6 30
8 Rimyŏngsu 23 7 8 8 20 24 −4 29
9 Sŏnbong 23 6 8 9 25 34 −9 26
10 Jebi 24 5 7 12 20 40 −20 22
11 Wŏlmido 24 6 4 14 22 45 −23 22
12 Kalmaegi (R) 24 4 6 14 22 40 −18 18 Relegated to DPR Korea Football League 2
13 Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong 24 3 7 14 22 49 −27 16
Source: Oball.ru
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Awards

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2018–19 Awards were given at 23 November 2019[2]

  • Most Valuable Player : O Hyŏk-chŏl (April 25)
  • Top scorer : Rim Chŏl-min (April 25)
  • Best goalkeeper : An Tae-sŏng (April 25)

References

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  1. ^ "2018년-2019년 조선민주주의인민공화국 1부류축구련맹전 결속". 조선의 오늘. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "2018–2019 DPRK Premier Football League Closes". Korean Central News Agency. 23 November 2019.

See also

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