2012 DPR Korea Football League

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DPR Korea Football League
Season2012
Champions April 25
Biggest home winRimyŏngsu–Hwangryongsan 6–0
Highest scoringMaebong–Rimyŏngsu 2–5
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Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2012 season:

Contents

Overview

Group stage

Seventeen teams took part in the 2012 national championships; in the first stage, they were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of April 25, Sobaeksu, Man'gyŏngbong, Wangjaesan, Sŏnbong, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, Wŏlmido, and Ryongnamsan, whilst Group B was made up of Ponghwasan, Myohyangsan, Maebong, Hwangryongsan, Amrokkang, Rimyŏngsu, P'yŏngyang City, Kigwanch'a, and Taeryŏnggang. [1] April 25 and Sŏnbong finished first and second in Group A, whilst Maebong and Rimyŏngsu finished first and second in Group B.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 April 25 7610141+1319Advance to semi-finals
2 Sŏnbong 7511175+1216
3 Sobaeksu 201102−21
4 Ryongnamsan 201138−51
5 Man'gyŏngbong 200224−20
6 Kyŏnggong'ŏp 200203−30
7 Wŏlmido 200206−60
8 Wangjaesan 200207−70
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2012. Source: KCTV
Known results

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Maebong 8611124+819Advance to semi-finals
2 Rimyŏngsu 8602136+718
3 Amrokkang 330060+69
4 P'yŏngyang City 201112−11
5 Myohyangsan 200226−40
6 Kigwancha 200214−30
7 Taeryŏnggang 200205−50
8 Ponghwasan 200206−60
9 Hwangryongsan 3003113−120
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2012. Source: KCTV
Known results

Semi-finals

The top two finishers in each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the first-placed team of each group playing the second-placed team of the other group, the two match-ups being Maebong–Sŏnbong [2] and April 25–Rimyŏngsu. [3] Sŏnbong and April 25 advanced to the final, after Sŏnbong defeated Maebong 1–0 on a drenched pitch in heavy rain, and April 25 won their match against Rimyŏngsu 2–1.

Sŏnbong 1–0 Maebong
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Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
April 25 2–1 Rimyŏngsu
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Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Third-place match

The losing teams in the semi-finals played for third place. Both teams had been in the same group in the first stage of the competition, with Maebong having finished first in the group and Rimyŏngsu second; in the third place match, Rimyŏngsu handed Maebong a heavy 5–2 defeat in a match which saw Rimyŏngsu dominate from start to finish – making up for having lost 0–2 to Maebong in the group stage.

Maebong 2–5 Rimyŏngsu
Highlights
Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Final

The final featured a rematch between April 25 and Sŏnbong, who had finished first and second respectively in Group A in the first stage of the competition. Like in the group stage, April 25 won by one goal.

Sŏnbong 1–2 April 25
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Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
Referee: Jang Myong-ho
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Sŏnbong
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April 25
GK1 Flag of North Korea.svg Om Jin-ho
DF12 Flag of North Korea.svg Yu Song-gun
DF18 Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Yong-ha
DF28 Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Song-hak
DF3 Flag of North Korea.svg Song Chil-un
MF7 Flag of North Korea.svg Yun Hyok-chil
MF17 Flag of North Korea.svg Kang In-su Sub off.svg 50'
MF6 Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Un-chol
MF8 Flag of North Korea.svg Pae Myong-jin
MF9 Flag of North Korea.svg Paek Chol-jin
CF15 Flag of North Korea.svg Ho Myong-chil
Substitutes:
MF11 Flag of North Korea.svg Sin Myong-il Sub on.svg 50'
Manager:
Flag of North Korea.svg O Tae-song
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GK21 Flag of North Korea.svg An Tae-song
DF25 Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Pae-hun
DF17 Flag of North Korea.svg Nam Song-chol
DF22 Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Song
DF19 Flag of North Korea.svg Kang Il-nam
MF15 Flag of North Korea.svg Sin Jae-hyon
MF20 Flag of North Korea.svg So Hyon-uk
MF7 Flag of North Korea.svg O Hyok-cholYellow card.svg 35'
MF6 Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Hyong-jin
FW4 Flag of North Korea.svg Pak Nam-chol Yellow card.svg 33'
FW11 Flag of North Korea.svg Myong Song-chol
Substitutes:
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Manager:
Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Yong-chol

Assistant referees:
Jang Chol-jin
Kim Chol-jun

Cup competitions

April 25 won the Man'gyŏngdae Prize, and Rimyŏngsu won the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize. [4]

Rimyŏngsu also won a Technical Innovation Contest held in P'yŏngyang in June and July, with eleven wins, one draw and two losses for 25 points, with 19 goals for; April 25 finished second, equal in points with Rimyŏngsu but with one goal less, and Kigwancha finished third with 20 points. Twelve teams took part in the competition: April 25, Rimyŏngsu, Sobaeksu, Amrokkang, Maebong, Man'gyŏngbong, Ponghwasan, Myohyangsan, P'yŏngyang City, Kigwancha, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, and Ryongnamsan. [5]

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