April 25 Sports Club

April 25
Full nameApril 25 Sports Club
Founded
  • March 1947; 77 years ago (1947-03)
  • July 1949; 75 years ago (1949-07) (as Central Sports Training School Sports Club)
GroundRungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang
Capacity114,000
OwnerMinistry of People's Armed Forces
ChairmanRi Mun-song
ManagerO Yun-son
LeagueDPR Korea Premier Football League
2023–241st of 12 (Champions)
April 25 Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSa io cheyukdan
McCune–ReischauerSa io ch'eyuktan

April 25 Sports Club (Korean: 4.25체육단, Sa io ch'eyuktan), shortly 4.25 SC, also known as April 25 National Defence Sports Club (4.25'국방체육단', Sa io ch'eyuktan "Kukpang ch'eyuktan"), is a multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, North Korea, primarily known for its men's and women's football teams. The club belongs to the Ministry of People's Armed Forces;[1] all members of the professional teams (male and female) are considered officers of the Army.

  1. ^ Watts, Jonathan (20 June 2010). "World Cup 2010: Why North Korea are in a league of their own". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2015.