DPR Korea Football Association

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea Football Association or DPR Korea Football Association (PRKFA) (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구협회; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國蹴球協會) is the governing body of football in North Korea.

Not to be confused with Korea Football Association.
DPR Korea Football Association
AFC
Founded1945 (1945)
HeadquartersKumsongdong, Kwangbok Street, Pyongyang
FIFA affiliation1958
AFC affiliation1974
EAFF affiliation2002
PresidentRi Ryong-nam
DPR Korea Football Association
Chosŏn'gŭl
조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 협회
Hancha
朝鮮民主主義人民共和國蹴球協會
Revised RomanizationJoseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Chukgu Hyeophoe
McCune–ReischauerChosǒn Minjujuǔi Mingonghwaguk Ch'ukgu Hyǒphoe

The association was founded in 1945 and it joined FIFA in June 1958 and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in September 1974.[1][2]

Organization

PRKFA is "notoriously hard to contact". The association used to have a single fax number, and nowadays hosts a single email address. FIFA executive Jérôme Champagne remembers: "You sent a fax. Sometimes you got a reply", while football journalist James Piotr Montague's emails for "the best part of a decade" were always left unanswered. Even FIFA does not know for certain what the league system overseen by the PRKFA is like and what teams play in it.[3]

League structure
  1. DPR Korea League
  2. DPR Korea League 2
  3. Amateur DPR Korea League 3

Presidents

As of 2010, FIFA's website and the AFC's website list Mun Jae-chol (문재철) as the association's president; he is also mentioned as such in a report published in November 2008.

Earlier presidents apparently include Choe Nam-gyun (최남균), listed on the FIFA website from July 2007 until at least July 2008, and in an overview of leading positions in the state (as of ?2009) on the website DPRK Search, with “September 2006” in brackets behind his name, and Rim Kyong-man (림경만), listed as president on FIFA's website until June 2007.[4]

The Secretary General is Kim Jang-san.[5]


Name Position Source
Ri Ryong-nam President [6]
An Song-il Vice President [6]
Han Un-gyong 2nd Vice President [6]
Kim Jang-san General Secretary [6]
n/a Treasurer
Jang Pong-yong Technical Director [6]
Kim Yong-jun Team Coach (Men's) [6]
Jo Song-ok Team Coach (Women's) [6]
Kim Yong-chol Media/Communications Manager [6]
n/a Futsal Coordinator
Song Hye-yong Referee Coordinator [6]
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References
  1. "Korean Football Association". Naenara. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "AFC BARS ISRAEL FROM ALL ITS COMPETITIONS". Reuters. The Straits Times. 16 September 1974.
  3. Montague, James (12 December 2017). "Inside the Secret World of Football in North Korea". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. "Member Association - Korea DPR". FIFA.com.
  5. "Paektusan Prize Games open in celebration of Day of Shining Star". The Pyongyang Times. KCNA. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "Member Association - Korea DPR - Association Information". FIFA.com.


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