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Kigwancha Sports Club

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clubname	Kigwancha
fullname	Kigwancha Sports Club
nickname	Sinŭiju Locomotive Sports Club
founded
ground	Sinuiju Stadium
capacity	17,500
manager	Han Won-chol
league	DPR Korea Premier Football League
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Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (; ), known as the Sinuiju Locomotive Sports Club is a North Korean multi-sports club belonging to the Korean State Railway and based in Sinuiju. It was established on 11 January 1956, and has been awarded the Order of Kim Il-sung and the Order of the National Flag (First Class). The club is best known for its men's and women's football teams.

Kigwancha's men presently play in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and won several championships in the late 1990s. The club finished third in the 2006 season. They have taken part in continental competition once, finishing second in their group in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Cup.

Known players (including former players)

North Korea Li Chan-myung
North Korea Pak Chol-ryong
North Korea Pak Kwang-ryong

Managers

North Korea Ku Jong-nam (before 2014)
North Korea Han Won-chol (since 2014)

Continental history

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Position
2017	AFC Cup	Group I	MNG Erchim	7–0	3–0	2nd
PRK April 25	2–2	1–1

Achievements

DPR Korea League: 9 :: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2016 :: 1995, 2006, 2012
Hwaebul Cup: 2 :: 2015 ::4th 2017
Man'gyŏngdae Prize: 5 :: 2004, 2005 :: 2015, 2016 :: 2014
Paektusan Prize: 1 :: 2012
Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 3 :: 2007 :: 2010, 2016

Other sports

The club also has basketball and volleyball teams. Athletes representing the club also play tennis.

References

(25 February 2014). "Kigwancha Sports Team Successful in 2013". [[Korean Central News Agency]].
(11 January 2016). "Anniversary of Kigwancha Sports Team Marked in DPRK". [[Rodong Sinmun]].
link. Спорт-Экспресс. Эпштейн. Арнольд
"Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions". Asian Football Confederation.
Yang Ryon Hui. (2 November 2017). "National Championships close". [[The Pyongyang Times]].
Jong Tang Song. (12 October 2017). "National Championships go on". [[The Pyongyang Times]].
Ri Sung Ik. (2 November 2017). "National Championships top annual sporting calendar off with new records". [[The Pyongyang Times]].

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