2017–18 DPR Korea Premier Football League

DPR Korea Premier League
Season2017–18
ChampionsApril 25[1]
(18th title)
2019 AFC CupApril 25
Ryŏmyŏng[2]
Matches played156
Goals scored382 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerAn Il-bŏm (19)
Best goalkeeperAn Tae-sŏng
(13 cleen sheets)
← 2017

The 2017–18 DPR Korea Premier Football League was the first 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 2017 and will continue until 28 October 2018.[3] Matches will be played on Saturdays and Sundays only.[4]

April 25 are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 13 teams will 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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 April 25 (C) 24 19 3 2 57 19 +38 60 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
2 Ryŏmyŏng 24 17 6 1 46 20 +26 57 Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round[a]
3 Kigwancha 24 13 7 4 30 18 +12 46
4 Hwaebul 24 14 3 7 37 22 +15 45
5 Rimyŏngsu 24 12 5 7 31 21 +10 41
6 Amrokkang 24 11 7 6 30 18 +12 40
7 Pyongyang City 24 7 8 9 23 26 −3 29
8 Sŏbaeksu 24 7 4 13 24 28 −4 25
9 Sŏnbong 24 5 7 12 28 35 −7 22
10 Kalmaegi 24 6 4 14 18 36 −18 22
11 Wŏlmido 24 6 2 16 25 46 −21 20
12 Kyŏnggong'ŏpsong 24 3 7 14 18 46 −28 16
13 Jebi 24 2 5 17 15 48 −33 11
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2018. Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nkor2018.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Ryŏmyŏng qualified for AFC Cup preliminary round as Hwaebul Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away 4.25 AMR HWA JEB KAL KIG KYO PYC RIM RYO SOB SON WOL
April 25 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 6–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 6–0
Amrokkang 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1
Hwaebul 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–4 2–2 1–0
Jebi 1–2 0–2 1–4 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2
Kalmaegi 0–1 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–0
Kigwancha 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0
Kyonggongop 0–2 1–1 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2
Pyongyang City 0–4 0–1 1–3 3–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
Rimyongsu 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1
Ryomyong 5–4 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Sobaeksu 1–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–2
Sonbong 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–3
Wolmido 2–4 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–5 1–2 1–2 1–3 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2018. Source: See Matches
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

2017–18 Awards were given at 31 October 2018

References

  1. ^ 로므니아,네팔정계인사들 새해에 조선인민이 성과를 거두기를 축원 Archived 7 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Results of 2017–2018 DPRK Premier Football League
  3. ^ "DPRK Premier Football League to Be Held". nkaggregator.com. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Result of 2017–2018 DPRK Premier Football League (1)". kcna.co.jp. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019.

See also