 A North Korean football logo, appeared on enamel pins in the 1990s and 2000s. The Korean tagline says "조선" (Chosŏn). | |
| Founded | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) |
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| Country | North Korea |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Divisions | DPR Korea Premier Football League (1st division) DPR Korea Football League 2 (2nd division) DPR Korea Football League 3 (3rd division) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Hwaebul Cup DPR Korea Championship Mangyongdae Prize Paektusan Prize Pochonbo Torch Prize Osandok Prize |
TheDPR Korea Football League (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 리그) isNorth Korea'sassociation football league. It has a first divisionDPR Korea Premier Football League, a second divisionDPR Korea Football League 2, and a third divisionDPR Korea Football League 3.
Including football, all sports in North Korea were on an amateur basis, with competitions calledTechnical Innovation Contests[1] (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기술혁신경기대회;Hanja: 技術革新競技大會) being held several times a year In football, First Technical Innovation Contests was held In 1960.
The league was the subject of the 1978 sport drama calledCentre Forward. The movie was directed by Kil-in Kim and Chong-song Pak and starred In-son Cha.
In 2010, football's National Championship was renamedTop Class Football League orHighest Class Football League[2] (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최상급축구련맹전;Hanja: 最上級蹴球聯盟戰).[3][4]
In October 2017, the Highest Class Football League was replaced by theDPR Korea Premier Football League, (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국 1부류축구련맹전;Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 一部流蹴球聯盟戰) held in the home-and-away round-robin system used in most other countries.
In 1990 and 1991, South Korean Newspaper reported, DPR Korea Football League had 3 divisions andpromotion and relegation system[5][6]
In October 2016, South Korean Newspaper reported,AFC said "In 2017, North Korea have a plan to create a new football league system which operates 3 divisions."[7][8]
Note:North Korea is a reclusive and closed country so it is difficult to obtain the information about whole changes or detailed league system information.
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