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Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2012 season:
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | April 25 |
| Biggest home win | Rimyŏngsu 6–0 Hwangryongsan |
| Highest scoring | Maebong 2–5 Rimyŏngsu |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Group stage
Seventeen teams took part in the 2012 national championships; in the first stage, they were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of April 25, Sobaeksu, Man'gyŏngbong, Wangjaesan, Sŏnbong, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, Wŏlmido, and Ryongnamsan, whilst Group B was made up of Ponghwasan, Myohyangsan, Maebong, Hwangryongsan, Amrokkang, Rimyŏngsu, P'yŏngyang City, Kigwanch'a, and Taeryŏnggang.[1] April 25 and Sŏnbong finished first and second in Group A, whilst Maebong and Rimyŏngsu finished first and second in Group B.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 19 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Sŏnbong | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 16 | |
| 3 | Sobaeksu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ryongnamsan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
| 5 | Man'gyŏngbong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
| 6 | Kyŏnggong'ŏp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
| 7 | Wŏlmido | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Wangjaesan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2012. Source: KCTV
- Known results
| ? October 2012 | Sŏnbong | 0–1 | April 25 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| None | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Sŏnbong | 2–1 | Man'gyŏngbong | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Sŏnbong | 2–0 | Kyŏnggong'ŏp | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Sŏnbong | 4–0 | Wŏlmido | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Sŏnbong | 3–3 | Ryongnamsan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Sŏnbong | 4–0 | Wangjaesan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Sŏnbong | 2–0 | Sobaeksu | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | April 25 | 2–1 | Man'gyŏngbong | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | April 25 | 1–0 | Kyŏnggong'ŏp | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | April 25 | 2–0 | Wŏlmido | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | April 25 | 5–0 | Ryongnamsan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | April 25 | 3–0 | Wangjaesan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | April 25 | 0–0 | Sobaeksu | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| None | Report | None |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maebong | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 19 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Rimyŏngsu | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 18 | |
| 3 | Amrokkang | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | P'yŏngyang City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Myohyangsan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |
| 6 | Kigwancha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| 7 | Taeryŏnggang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ponghwasan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hwangryongsan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2012. Source: KCTV
- Known results
| 8 October 2012 | Amrokkang | 3–0 | Hwangryongsan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Maebong | 0–2 | Amrokkang | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| None | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Maebong | 0–0 | P'yŏngyang City | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| None | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Maebong | 2–0 | Kigwancha | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Maebong | 2–0 | Rimyŏngsu | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Maebong | 2–1 | Myohyangsan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Maebong | 5–0 | Ponghwasan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Maebong | 4–1 | Hwangryongsan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Maebong | 2–0 | Taeryŏnggang | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Rimyŏngsu | 0–1 | Amrokkang | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| None | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Rimyŏngsu | 2–1 | P'yŏngyang City | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Rimyŏngsu | 2–1 | Kigwancha | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Rimyŏngsu | 4–1 | Myohyangsan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | Unknown |
| ? October 2012 | Rimyŏngsu | 1–0 | Ponghwasan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Rimyŏngsu | 6–0 | Hwangryongsan | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
| ? October 2012 | Rimyŏngsu | 3–0 | Taeryŏnggang | Kim Il-sung Stadium, P'yŏngyang |
| Unknown | Report | None |
Semi-finals
The top two finishers in each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the first-placed team of each group playing the second-placed team of the other group, the two match-ups being Maebong–Sŏnbong[2] and April 25–Rimyŏngsu.[3] Sŏnbong and April 25 advanced to the final, after Sŏnbong defeated Maebong 1–0 on a drenched pitch in heavy rain, and April 25 won their match against Rimyŏngsu 2–1.
| Sŏnbong | 1–0 | Maebong |
|---|---|---|
Ri Un-chol  50' |
Highlights | None |
| April 25 | 2–1 | Rimyŏngsu |
|---|---|---|
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Highlights | Jong Il-gwan 2' |
Third-place match
The losing teams in the semi-finals played for third place. Both teams had been in the same group in the first stage of the competition, with Maebong having finished first in the group and Rimyŏngsu second; in the third place match, Rimyŏngsu handed Maebong a heavy 5–2 defeat in a match which saw Rimyŏngsu dominate from start to finish – making up for having lost 0–2 to Maebong in the group stage.
| Maebong | 2–5 | Rimyŏngsu |
|---|---|---|
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Highlights |
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Final
The final featured a rematch between April 25 and Sŏnbong, who had finished first and second respectively in Group A in the first stage of the competition. Like in the group stage, April 25 won by one goal.
Referee: Jang Myong-ho
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April 25 won the Man'gyŏngdae Prize, and Rimyŏngsu won the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize. [4]
Rimyŏngsu also won a Technical Innovation Contest held in P'yŏngyang in June and July, with eleven wins, one draw and two losses for 25 points, with 19 goals for; April 25 finished second, equal in points with Rimyŏngsu but with one goal less, and Kigwancha finished third with 20 points. Twelve teams took part in the competition: April 25, Rimyŏngsu, Sobaeksu, Amrokkang, Maebong, Man'gyŏngbong, Ponghwasan, Myohyangsan, P'yŏngyang City, Kigwancha, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, and Ryongnamsan.[5]
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