Kigwancha Sports Club

Kigwancha Sports Club
기관차체육단
Full name Kigwancha Sports Club
기관차체육단
Founded January 1956 (1956-01)[1]
Ground Sinuiju Stadium
Ground Capacity 17,500
League DPR Korea League

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]

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)

References

  1. 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.
  2. Эпштейн, Арнольд. Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
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