February 8 Sports Club

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

February 8 Sports Club
Full nameFebruary 8 Sports Club
Founded1959 (1959)
February 8 Sports Club
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised Romanization2.8Cheyukdan
McCune–Reischauer2.8Ch'eyuktan

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, 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

See also

References
  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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