April 25 Sports Club

4.25

Full name	April 25 Sports Club 4.25체육단
Nickname(s)	425 (사이오), 4.25 (사점이오)
Founded	July 1949 (1949-07)
Ground	Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang
Capacity	30,000
League	DPR RI 2013
2011	1st
Home colours Away colours

April 25 Sports Club (Chosŏn'gŭl: 4.25체육단; Hanja: 4.25體育團) or April 25 Sports Team, known as 4.25 or April Twenty-Five is a multi-sports club in North Korea.

April 25 Sports Club has one of the most successful football clubs in the country with over 10 wins in the DPR Korea League Cup. The club's name of April 25 comes from Military Foundation Day and the club belongs to the Korean People's Army.

April 25 Sports Club's rival is Pyongyang City Sports Club.

Football

Jang Il-ok playing in April 25 Sports Club attire at the 2007 Military World Games

Achievements

• DPR Korea League: 15

1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015

• Republican Championship: 3

2001, 2006, 2011

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship

• 1987 – Qualifying stage
• 1988 – Qualifying stage
• 1989 – Group stage
• 1991 – Fourth place
• 1992 – Group stage

Asia record

April 25 Asia tournament record
Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home/Neutral	Away	Aggregate
1986	Asian Club Championship	1QR		Liaoning	0–0	0–1	0–1
1987	Asian Club Championship	QR Group 5		August 1st	2–0
		QR Group 5		Hap Kuan	2–1
1988–89	Asian Club Championship	QR Group 6		South China	3–0
		QR Group 6		Wa Seng	4–0
		QR Group 6		Guangdong Wanbao	1–0
		QR Group 6		Yamaha Motors	3–1
		1/2 Group B		Mohammedan	0–1
		1/2 Group B		Al-Sadd	1–2
		1/2 Group B		Al-Ettifaq	1–1
		1/2 Group B		Pahang FA	2–0
1990–91	Asian Club Championship	QR Group 7		Nissan Yokohama	1–0
		QR Group 7		Liaoning	1–0
		GS Group B		Esteghlal Tehran	1–2
		GS Group B		Mohammedan	0–0
		GS Group B		Bangkok Bank	4–3
		Semi-Final		Liaoning	0–3
		Third Place		Pelita Jaya	2–2 (6–7 PSO)
1991	Asian Club Championship	1QR		Liaoning	3–1	1–0	4–1
		GS Group B		Al-Hilal	2–0
		GS Group B		Esteghlal Tehran	1–1

Current squad

As of 9 December 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	PRK	Ri Kwang-Il
—	GK	PRK	Son Chol-Ryong
—	DF	PRK	Han Song-Chol
—	DF	PRK	Nam Song-Chol
—	DF	PRK	Kang Il-Nam
—	DF	PRK	Ri Pae-Hun
—	DF	PRK	Min Hyo-Song
—	DF	PRK	Jang Kum-Nam
—	DF	PRK	Kim Yong-Saeng
—	DF	PRK	Ri Myong-Sam
—	DF	PRK	Ji Yun-Nam
—	MF	PRK	Sim Hyon-Jin
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Delmondo
—	MF	PRK	O Hyok-Chol
—	MF	PRK	Han Song-Hyok

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	PRK	Ri Hyong-Jin
—	MF	PRK	Jo Kwang-Myong
—	MF	PRK	Ji Yun-Nam
—	MF	PRK	Mun In-Guk
—	MF	PRK	Hong Yong-Jo
—	FW	PRK	Kim Kwang-Hyok
—	FW	PRK	Pak Chol-Min
—	FW	PRK	Kim Kum-Il
—	FW	PRK	Kye Song-Hyok
—	FW	PRK	Om Chol-Song
—	FW	PRK	Choe Chol-Man
—	FW	PRK	So Jong-Hyok
—	FW	PRK	Pak Song-chol
—	FW	PRK	Kim Yu-Song
—	FW	PRK	Kim Chol-Jae
—	FW	PRK	Hong Kum-Song

Other sports

Basketball

April 25 has fielded a basketball team. In May 2015, they came to Mongolia to assist in training the Mongolian national team as preparation of the latter's campaign at the 2013 East Asian Basketball Championship.

Volleyball

April 25 is also known to organize a women's volleyball team. April 25 participated at the 2015 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup, an invitational tournament in Vietnam. The North Korean club won the bronze medal defeating Vietnamese side, VTV Bình Điền Long An. Their player, Jong Jin Sim was named Most Value Player of the tournament.April 25 also has a men's volleyball team.

Achievements

• VTV Bình Điền Cup: 1

Champions - 2015

• VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup: 2

Champions - 2008

Third place - 2015

External links

• Kim Jong-il (1972): "On the Tasks Facing the April 25 Sports Team". KFA.