2015 Hwaebul Cup

Hwaebul Cup 2015 27 July – 28 August North Korea 14 April 25 (3rd title) Kigwancha Kyŏnggong'ŏp Wŏlmido 50 160 2014 2016 The 2015 Hwaebul Cup was the third edition of the Hwaebul Cup (홰불, Torch) celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held from 27 July to 28 August 2013, with all matches played at the Rungrado 1st of May 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.http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=20745 First-division Hwaeppul Cup goes on 2018-02-28 2018-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161457/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=20745 dead Group stage The fourteen teams that took part in the tournament were divided into two groups. Group A included Amrokkang, April 25, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, Myohyangsan, Sŏnbong and two other clubs, whilst Group B included Hwaebul, Kigwancha, Ponghwasan, Wŏlmido and three other clubs. Group A Table based on known results. The first- and second-placed teams advanced to the semi-finals. Kyŏnggong'ŏp and April 25 advanced to the semi-finals.http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=20800 Hwaeppul Cup premier league finals draw to a close 2018-02-28 2018-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180228100642/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=20800 dead main WDL 25 August 2015 P'yŏngyang Times KGO 425 ARK MHS SON ?1 ?2 SF SF 4 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 April 25 Kyŏnggong'ŏp Amrokkang Myohyangsan Sŏnbong ? ? Q green1 Advance to semi-finals Known results ? Sŏnbong 1–4 Report Kyŏnggong'ŏp Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? April 25 7–2 Report Myohyangsan Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, P'yŏngyang Group B Table based on known results. The first- and second-placed teams advanced to the semi-finals. Wŏlmido and Kigwancha advanced to the semi-finals. main WDL 25 August 2015 P'yŏngyang Times WMD KGC HWA PHS SBS ?2 ?3 SF SF 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 Wŏlmido Kigwancha Hwaebul Ponghwasan Sobaeksu ? ? Q green1 Advance to semi-finals Known results ? Hwaebul 5–0 Report Ponghwasan Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, P'yŏngyang 7 August 2015 Sobaeksu 2–0 Highlights Ponghwasan Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, P'yŏngyang Knock-out stage Semi-finals Kyŏnggong'ŏp and April 25 qualified for the semi-finals from Group A, and Wŏlmido and Kigwancha from Group B; the first-place finisher of each group played the second-place team from the other group. Kigwancha held out for a 3–2 win over Kyŏnggong'ŏp to advance to the final, whilst April 25 earned a solid 2–0 victory over Wŏlmido to earn their spot in the final. 25 August 2015 Kigwancha 3–2 Report Kyŏnggong'ŏp Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, P'yŏngyang 25 August 2015 April 25 2–0 Report Wŏlmido Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, P'yŏngyang Third-place match Kyŏnggong'ŏp defeated Wŏlmido to secure third place, but the match score is unknown. 28 August 2015 Kyŏnggong'ŏp ? Report Wŏlmido Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, P'yŏngyang Final Kigwancha and April 25 advanced to the final, which was played at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium on 28 August. Kigwancha fought hard early on to try to gain the initiative and took an early 1–0 lead, but April 25 soon asserted their dominance, and overwhelmed Kigwancha to win their third straight Hwaebul Cup title with a 5–1 score. 28 August 2015 April 25 5–1 Highlights Kigwancha Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, P'yŏngyang _whiteshoulders _whitesleevelinesandsides _whiteshoulders E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E April 25 _bluecollar FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Kigwancha 2015 Hwaebul Cup100px April 253rd title References Category:Hwaebul Cup seasons 1 Korea Korea