Sobaeksu Sports Club (, Sobaeksu Ch'eyuktang) is a North Korean multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, best known for its men's and women's football teams, playing at Yanggakdo Stadium. Sobaeksu is the first tributary of the Amnok river.
History
Rivalries Sharing the Yanggakdo Stadium with them, Sobaeksu has a rivalry with Kigwancha.
Players Season 2025/26 The following players were included in the 2026 Hwaebul Cup match against Hwaebul Sports Club.
Notable players Sobaeksu player Kim Su-hyŏng was listed third on North Korea's list of top ten athletes of 2016, and forward Cho Kwang led all players in scoring in the 2017 edition of the Paektusan Prize football competition, with a total of seven goals.
Sobaeksu has several players with experience in foreign leagues, notably goalkeeper Ri Kwang-il, who played for FK Radnički 1923Korejanci na Čika Dači at FK Radnički 1923 official website, 31 August 2009, retrieved 24 January 2013 and FK Erdoglija Kragujevac in Serbia, and striker Ri Myong-jun, who played with Dinaburg FC and FC Daugava in Latvia, FC Vestsjælland in Denmark, and Singhtarua FC in Thailand. Ri Jun-il is one of several Sobaeksu players who play or have played for the North Korea national football team.
Managers Kim Jong-hun (2011–)
Achievements Domestic Cups Paektusan Prize: 1 Runners-up: 2016 Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize: 1 Runners-up: 2016 Hwaebul Cup: 1 Champions: 2017
Other sports In addition to football, they play basketball, volleyball, and ice hockey.
References
External links North Korea 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad (archived 8 August 2007)