February 8 Sports Club

February 8 Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl	2.8체육단
Hancha	2.8體育團
Revised Romanization	2.8Cheyukdan
McCune–Reischauer	2.8Ch'eyuktan

February 8 Sports Club
Full name	February 8 Sports Club
Founded	1959; 66 years ago

February 8 Sports Club (2.8체육단; Ip'al ch'eyuktan) is a North Korean professional multi-sports club.

History

Being established in 1959,^[1] the club belongs to the Ministry of People's Armed Forces.

The club name originated from the Korean People's Army's (KPA) date of establishment, which was formed on 8 February 1948. (Until 1977, the original KPA's official date of establishment was 8 February 1948. However, in 1978, it was changed to 25 April 1932, due to Kim Il Sung's anti-Japanese guerilla army – the Korean People's Revolutionary Army [ko], considered the predecessor of the KPA – being formed on 25 April 1932. This change was reverted in 2018).^[2]^[3]

Confusion with April 25 Sports Club

February 8 Sports Club and April 25 Sports Club have many similarities.

In conclusion, the North Korean Ministry of People's Armed Forces operates both sports clubs separately.^[4]^[5] The 2017 editions of the Paektusan Prize and the Mangyongdae Prize were won by April 25 Sports Club, with February 8 Sports Club finishing in second place.^[6]

Achievements

Domestic tournaments

Man'gyŏngdae Prize
- Silver medal (1): 2017
Paektusan Prize
- Silver medal (1): 2017

References

^ 체육선수단. 29 October 2013
^ 金正日(김정일)권력승계 큰 變數(변수) 「軍部(군부)장악」유난히 강조. 11 May 1990
^ 건군절 변천사와 김정은의 고뇌. 2019.02.11
^ 미달때 北韓(북한)에선 大學(대학)입학·軍(군)입대 보류
^ <北韓의 實相>...(39) 체육 1993.05.12
^ Hulott, David (13 June 2017). "The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football?". World Football Index. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[1] 체육선수단. 29 October 2013

[2] 金正日(김정일)권력승계 큰 變數(변수) 「軍部(군부)장악」유난히 강조. 11 May 1990

[3] 건군절 변천사와 김정은의 고뇌. 2019.02.11

[4] 미달때 北韓(북한)에선 大學(대학)입학·軍(군)입대 보류

[5] <北韓의 實相>...(39) 체육 1993.05.12

[6] Hulott, David (13 June 2017). "The Chosun Jørn: Can Jørn Andersen Make Sense of North Korean Football?". World Football Index. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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