Kigwancha Sports Club
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Kigwancha Sports Club 기관차체육단 | ||
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| Founded | January 1956[1] | ||
| Ground | Sinuiju Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 17,500 | ||
| League | DPR Korea League | ||
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Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (Chosŏn'gŭl: 기관차체육단; Hancha: 機關車體育團; MR: Kigwancha; Korean for locomotive), known as Sinŭiju Locomotive is a North Korean multi-sports club.[1] Kigwancha means train.
The club is known for its football team that plays in the city of Sinŭiju, the capital of the area P'yŏngan-Bukto. It plays in the DPR Korea League. It won several championships in the late 1990s. The team plays at the Sinuiju Stadium. The club finished third in 2006 season.[2]
Achievements
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Known players (including former players)
Lee Kwan-Myong- Pak Chol-Ryong
References
- 1 2 "Kigwancha Sports Team Successful in 2013". web.archive.org. KCNA. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Эпштейн, Арнольд. Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
External links
Documentary on YouTube (Korean)
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