National Tournament
1947 Inmingun (People's Army)
1948 Naemusung (Ministry of the Interior)
1949 Naemusung (Ministry of the Interior)
1950 Pyongyangdae
Kukki League Championship
1955 Powisung (Army)
First Class League
1956 Pyongyangsi [first tournament]
Powisung (Army) [second tournament]
Powisung (Army) [third tournament]
1957 Powisung (Army)
1958 Kigwancha [spring]
Powisung (Army) [summer]
First Class League Cup
1959 February 8th (Army)
First Class Championship
1960 February 8th (Army)
Technical Innovation Contest
1960-84 unknown
1985 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1986 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1987 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1988 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1989 Chandongcha (Chöngjin)
1990 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1991 Pyongyang Club
1992 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1993 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1994 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1995 April 25 (Pyongyang)
1996 Kigwancha (Sinuiju)
1997 Kigwancha (Sinuiju)
1998 Kigwancha (Sinuiju)
1999 Kigwancha (Sinuiju)
2000 Kigwancha (Sinuiju)
2001 Amnokgang Sports Group
2002 April 25 (Pyongyang)
2003 April 25 (Pyongyang)
2004 Pyongyang City Sports Group
2005 Pyongyang City Sports Group
2006 Amnokgang Sports Group
2007 Pyongyang City Sports Group
2008 Amnokgang Sports Group
2009 Pyongyang City Sports Group
Premier Soccer League
Year Champions Runners-Up Third
2010 April 25 (Pyongyang) Sobaeksu Amnokgang
2011 April 25 (Pyongyang) Sobaeksu Amnokgang
2012 April 25 (Pyongyang) Sonbong Rimyongsu
2013 April 25 (Pyongyang) Mangyongbong Hwaebul
2014 Hwaebul April 25 (Pyongyang) Amnokgang
2015 April 25 (Pyongyang) Hwaebul
2016 Kigwancha April 25 (Pyongyang) Amnokgang
DPRK Premier League
2017/18 April 25 (Pyongyang) Ryomyong Kigwancha
2018/19 April 25 (Pyongyang) Ryomyong Sobaeksu
2019/20 abandoned
2020/21 apparently not contested
2021/22 April 25 (Pyongyang) Ryomyong Amnokgang
2022/23 April 25 (Pyongyang) Ryomyong Kigwancha
2023/24 Ryomyong April 25 (Pyongyang) Sobaeksu
2024/25
Number of Titles (37)
20 April 25 (Pyongyang)
6 Kigwancha (Sinuiju)
5 Pyongyang City Sports Group [includes Pyongyang Club]
3 Amnokgang Sports Group
1 Chandongcha (Chöngjin)
Hwaebul (Pochon)
Ryomyong
NB: Amnokgang apparently won various championships in the 1960s;
Kigwancha aka Locomotive
Republic Championship
NB: also considered domestic cup tournament
1972-00 unknown
2001 April 25 (Pyongyang)
2002-03 unknown
2004 Pyongyang City Sports Group [*1]
2005 unknown
2006 April 25 (Pyongyang)
2007 Amnokgang Sports Group
2008 Amnokgang Sports Group
2009 Ministry of Light Industry [*2]
2010 not played
2011 April 25 (Pyongyang)
2012-23 unknown
2024 Ryomyong (Pyongyang)
[*1] other sources: Rimyongsu Sports Group
[*2] Ministry of Light Industry aka Kyonggongop Sports Group
FA Cup
NB: between top-6 of league season
2024 Ryomyong 1-1 Amnokgang [aet, 4-1 pen]
Hwaebul Cup
2013 April 25 awd Sonbong [*]
2014 April 25 2-0 Hwaebul
2015 April 25 5-1 Kigwancha
2016 April 25 3-2 Hwaebul [aet]
2017 Sobaeksu 2-1 Ryomyong [aet]
2018 Ryomyong (?)
2019 Ryomyong 4-1 Pyongyang
2020-21 not played
2022 Rimyongsu 2-1 April 25
2023 Amnokgang 3-2 April 25
2024 April 25
[*] the match finished 2-2 aet, Sonbong winning 8-7 on penalties, but they
had fielded an ineligible player
With thanks to Ken Kinght, Hans Schöggl, Erlan Manaschev, wikipedia and wapedia
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