2013 Hwaebul Cup

The 2013 Hwaebul Cup was the inaugural edition of the Hwaebul Cup (홰불, Torch) football competition celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held between 15 and 28 August 2013, with all matches played at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in P'yŏngyang. The competition was arranged in two phases, a group stage followed by a single-elimination play-off semi-finals, and a single-game final.^[1]

2013 Hwaebul Cup

Tournament details
Country	North Korea
Dates	15–28 August 2013
Teams	11
Defending champions	None
Final positions
Champions	April 25 (1st title)
Runners-up	Sŏnbong
Semifinalists	Amrokkang Hwaebul
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	95 (3.39 per match)
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Round and dates

Round	Match date	Number of fixtures	Teams	New entries this round
Group stage	15–24 August 2013	25	11 → 4	11
Semi-finals	26 August 2013	2	4 → 2	none
Final	28 August 2013	1	2 → 1	none

Group stage

Eleven teams took part in the group stage, drawn into two groups, with five teams in Group A and six in Group B.^[1]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	April 25	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9	Advance to semi-finals
2	Hwaebul	4	2	2	0	9	5	+4	8
3	P'yŏngyang City	4	1	2	1	8	9	−1	5
4	Myohyangsan	4	1	0	3	5	9	−4	3
5	Man'gyŏngbong	4	0	2	2	3	5	−2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2013. Source: RSSSF North Korea 2013

April 25 v P'yŏngyang City

15 August 2013	April 25	2–0	P'yŏngyang City	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
	(1st half) (2nd half)	Highlights

Hwaebul v Man'gyŏngbong

15 August 2013	Hwaebul	1–1	Man'gyŏngbong	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

17 August 2013

Hwaebul	4–4	P'yŏngyang City
11' (1–0) 24' (2–1) ?' (3–3) ?' (4–4)	Highlights	1x' (1–1) 3x' (2–2) ?' (2–3) ?' (3–4)

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Myohyangsan v Man'gyŏngbong

17 August 2013	Myohyangsan	1–0	Man'gyŏngbong	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

April 25 v Man'gyŏngbong

19 August 2013	April 25	2–1	Man'gyŏngbong	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

Hwaebul v Myohyangsan

19 August 2013	Hwaebul	3–0	Myohyangsan	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Highlights

21 August 2013

P'yŏngyang City	3–2	Myohyangsan
So Tae-jong 31', 78' ? 53'	Highlights	#12 6x' (2–1) #14 8x' (pen.)

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Hwaebul v April 25

21 August 2013	Hwaebul	1–0	April 25	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

23 August 2013

April 25	3–2	Myohyangsan
? 23' An Il-bom 1st h' (2–1) Rim Chol-min 76' (3–2)	Highlights	? 1st h' (1–1) ? 58' (2–2)

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

P'yŏngyang City v Man'gyŏngbong

23 August 2013	P'yŏngyang City	1–1	Man'gyŏngbong	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sŏnbong	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6	12	Advance to semi-finals[a]
2	Amrokkang	5	4	0	1	8	3	+5	12
3	Rimyŏngsu	5	3	1	1	11	8	+3	10
4	Kyŏnggong'ŏp	5	2	1	2	11	9	+2	7
5	Kigwanch'a	5	1	0	4	6	11	−5	3
6	Wŏlmido	5	0	0	5	4	15	−11	0

Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2013. Source: RSSSF North Korea 2013
Notes:

1. Unknown why Sŏnbong were ranked first.

Rimyŏngsu v Kyŏnggong'ŏp

16 August 2013	Rimyŏngsu	2–2	Kyŏnggong'ŏp	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

16 August 2013

Sŏnbong	2–0	Wŏlmido
Pak Myong-jin 13' (1–0) Ho Myong-chol ?' (2–0)	Highlights

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Amrokkang v Kigwanch'a

16 August 2013	Amrokkang	1–0	Kigwanch'a	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

Wŏlmido v Kyŏnggong'ŏp

18 August 2013	Wŏlmido	2–4	Kyŏnggong'ŏp	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

18 August 2013

Rimyŏngsu	2–1	Amrokkang
? 11' ? 33'	Highlights	59'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Sŏnbong v Kigwanch'a

18 August 2013	Sŏnbong	2–0	Kigwanch'a	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

20 August 2013

Kigwanch'a	3–1	Wŏlmido
Han Tae-hyok 31' Kim Yong-il 35' Rim Kwang-hyok  ?' Rim Kwang-hyok 79'	Highlights	Ri Kum-song  34' Ri Nam-jun  34' Im Yong-chol 45'+1'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Starting 11s:

• Kigwancha: 18 Kim Il-gwang (gk); 15 Pang Tae-gun, 25 Ryu Kum-chol, 3 Kang Kuk-chol, 6 U Il-gang, 5 Ri Tong-il, 7 Kim Yong-il, 17 Choe Kwang-hyok, 11 Kim Ji-song, 9 Jang Ok-chol, 19 Han Tae-hyok; manager: Ko Jong-nam
• Wolmido: 1 Pyo Kuk-chol (gk); 11 Im Yong-chol, 4 Kang Hyon-su, 17 Rim Hyok-ju, 22 Cha Sang-chol, 15 Un Yong-il, 18 Ro Myong-il, 14 Kim Kyong-hol, 8 Ri Kum-chol, 7 Hyon Jin-hyok, 16 Ri Kum-song; manager: Pak Jong-chol

20 August 2013

Amrokkang	1–1	Kyŏnggong'ŏp
Ki Chol-min ?' (2nd half)	Highlights	? 37'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

20 August 2013

Sŏnbong	3–1	Rimyŏngsu
Ho Myong-chol 13' Ri Un-chol 74' Jang Ok-il 84'	Highlights	Pak Chol-min 82'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Starting 11s:

• Sŏnbong: 1 Om Jin-ho (gk); 18 Ri Yong-ha, 3 Song Chol-un, 4 Rim Song, 14 Kim Song-hak, 7 Yun Hyok-chol , 6 Ri Un-chol, 17 Kang In-su, 8 Pae Myong-jin, 28 Paek Chol-jin, 15 Ho Myong-chol; manager: O Tae-song; 19 Choe Jin-hyok, 11 Jang Ok-il
• Rimyŏngsu: 1 Ri Chol-jin (gk); 3 Ri Myong-hak, 16 Kim Ju-hyok, 20 Ro Hak-su, 2 Jang Kwang-hyok, 9 Pak Song-chol, 12 Jo Jong-chol, 13 Yang Jun-hyok, 8 Ri Hyok, 11 Pak Chol-min, 7 Kim Kyong-il; manager: Kim Myong-song

Kigwanch'a v Kyŏnggong'ŏp

22 August 2013	Kigwanch'a	2–3	Kyŏnggong'ŏp	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

Amrokkang v Sŏnbong

22 August 2013	Amrokkang	1–0	Sŏnbong	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

Rimyŏngsu v Wŏlmido

22 August 2013	Rimyŏngsu	2–1	Wŏlmido	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

24 August 2013

Sŏnbong	2–1	Kyŏnggong'ŏp
Ho Myong-chol 51' Kang In-su >60'	Highlights	Jon Il-yong 10'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Amrokkang v Wŏlmido

24 August 2013	Amrokkang	4–0	Wŏlmido	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

24 August 2013

Kigwanch'a	1–4	Rimyŏngsu
Kim Yong-il 10' (pen.)	Highlights	Kim Kyong-il 12', 21' (pen.), 3x' Pak Chol-min 90'+'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were both held on the same day, probably 26 August 2013.^[1] The result of the Sŏnbong–Hwaebul match is unknown; in the other match, April 25 defeated Amrokkang 3–1 on penalties after finishing level at 2–2 after extra time.^[1]

Sŏnbong v Hwaebul

26 August 2013	Sŏnbong	def	Hwaebul	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
		Report

April 25 v Amrokkang

26 August 2013	April 25	2–2 (3–1 p)	Amrokkang	Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang
	Unknown 1–2', 2–2'	Highlights	Unknown 1–0', 2–1'

Final

The final was held on 28 August 2013 at Kim Il-sung Stadium. The score was even at 2–2 after extra time, and Sŏnbong won 6–5 on penalties. However, a few days after the match, Sŏnbong was deemed to have fielded an ineligible player,^[2] and April 25 were awarded the victory.^[1] In addition to being stripped of the title, Sŏnbong were suspended from all competitions for six months.^[2]

28 August 2013

April 25	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Sŏnbong
Myong Song-chol 66' Ho Kwang-il 90'+2' Ji Kwang-hyok  92' #22 Ri ?  1xx' An Song-il  1xx'	Full match	Yun Hyok-chol 47' Rim Song-son  71' Sin Myong-il  71' Ho Myong-chol 76' Kang In-su  89' Yun Hyok-chol  92' Ri Kwang  92' Kang In-su  101' Choe Jin-hyok  101'
Penalties
So Hyon-uk #12 Ji Kwang-hyok #4 Myong Song-chol Jong Chun-song Rim Chol-min An Song-il	5–6	Ho Myong-chol Ri Un-hol Song Chol-un Ri Yong-ha Jang Ok-il Choe Jin-hyok Kim Song-hak Pae Myong-jin

Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang

April 25

Sŏnbong

2013 Hwaebul Cup April 25 1st title

External links

• The final between April 25 and Sŏnbong