2014 Hwaebul Cup

Hwaebul Cup 2014 10–28 August 2014 North Korea 13 April 25 (2nd title) Hwaebul Sobaeksu P'yŏngyang City 2013 2015 The 2014 Hwaebul Cup was the second edition of the Hwaebul Cup (홰불, Torch) celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held from 10 to 28 August 2013, with all matches played at the Yanggakdo 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=18754 https://web.archive.org/web/20180228100726/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=18754 2018-02-28 Hwaeppul tipped to win namesake tournament] Group stage Thirteen teams took part in the group stage, with seven in Group A and six in Group B. Group A Group A was made up of Hwaebul, Kyŏnggong'ŏp, Kwanmobong, Wŏlmido, April 25, Amrokkang, and Ryong'aksan. The group stage opened with a match between Hwaebul and Kyŏnggong'ŏp on 10 August. Hwaebul, considered heavy favourites at the start of the tournament, won with a convincing 3–0 score, going on to win their next three matches against Kwanmobong (5–0), Wŏlmido and April 25 (1–0). April 25 had started out the competition by winning their first four matches, 4–1 against Amrokkang, 3–1 against Kyŏnggong'ŏp, 3–0 against Ryong'aksan, and 3–0 against Kwanmobong.https://nkaggregator.com/2014/08/20/soccer-tournament-for-torch-cup-goes-on-in-dprk/ Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Goes on in DPRK 2018-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180228162247/https://nkaggregator.com/2014/08/20/soccer-tournament-for-torch-cup-goes-on-in-dprk/ 2018-02-28 dead Ryong'aksan had started off with a 3–2 win over Kwanmobong, whilst Wŏlmido and Amrokkang drew 1–1 in their opening match.https://nkaggregator.com/2014/08/11/soccer-tournament-for-torch-cup-begins/ Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Begins 2018-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223103/https://nkaggregator.com/2014/08/11/soccer-tournament-for-torch-cup-begins/ 2018-02-28 dead Hwaebul and April 25 went on to advance to the semi-finals. Table based on known results. main WDL 28 August 2014 See matches HWA 425 ARK WMD RAS KGO KMB SF SF 5 0 0 11 1 5 0 1 18 4 1 1 2 9 7 1 1 2 5 8 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 3 3 9 0 0 4 2 17 April 25 Hwaebul Amrokkang Wŏlmido Ryong'aksan Kyŏnggong'ŏp Kwanmobong Q green1 Advance to semi-finals Known results 10 August 2014 Hwaebul 3–0 Report Kyŏnggong'ŏp Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Kwanmobong 0–5 Highlights Hwaebul Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Hwaebul def Report Wŏlmido Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 April 25 0–1 Highlights Hwaebul Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Kwanmobong 0–6 Highlights Amrokkang Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 April 25 5–1 Highlights Wŏlmido Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Hwaebul 2–1 Highlights Amrokkang Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 April 25 4–1 Highlights Amrokkang Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Kyŏnggong'ŏp 2–3 Highlights Wŏlmido Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Kyŏnggong'ŏp 1–3 Report April 25 Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Kwanmobong 0–3 Report April 25 Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Kwanmobong 2–3 Report Ryong'aksan Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 April 25 3–0 Report Ryong'aksan Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang Group B Group B included Sobaeksu, P'yŏngyang City, Myohyangsan, Ponghwasan, Rimyŏngsu, and one other club. Rimyŏngsu had been tipped as favourites, but the opening match of the group, that they played against Sobaeksu, surprised observers with a 3–2 result in favour of Sobaeksu on 15 August. The group was topped by Sobaeksu and P'yŏngyang City, both of which had had two wins and two draws in their first four matches. Table based on known results. main WDL 28 August 2014 See matches SBS PYC RMS MHS PHS ??? SF SF 3 2 0 8 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 Sobaeksu P'yŏngyang City Rimyŏngsu Myohyangsan Ponghwasan ? Q green1 Advance to semi-finals Known results 15 August 2014 Rimyŏngsu 2–3 Highlights Sobaeksu Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Sobaeksu 1–0 Highlights Myohyangsan Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 P'yŏngyang City 0–2 Highlights Rimyŏngsu Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Sobaeksu 4–0 Highlights Ponghwasan Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 Rimyŏngsu 0–0 Highlights Myohyangsan Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang ? August 2014 P'yŏngyang City 3–0 Highlights Ponghwasan Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang Semi-finals Hwaebul and April 25 qualified for the semi-finals from Group A, and Sobaeksu and P'yŏngyang City from Group B; the first-place finisher of each group played the second-place team from the other group. April 25 and Hwaebul won their matches to advance to the final.4.25-Sobaeksu 1:0, Pyongyang City-Hwaebul 0:2 26 August 2014 April 25 1–0 Highlights Sobaeksu Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang 26 August 2014 P'yŏngyang City 0–2 Highlights Hwaebul Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang Final Hwaebul and April 25 advanced to the final, which was played at Yanggakdo Stadium on 28 August, with April 25 emerging victorious with a 1–0 score.https://nkaggregator.com/2014/08/28/final-game-of-soccer-tournament-for-torch-cup-held/ Final Game of Soccer Tournament for Torch Cup Held 2018-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161616/https://nkaggregator.com/2014/08/28/final-game-of-soccer-tournament-for-torch-cup-held/ 2018-02-28 dead 28 August 2014 April 25 1–0 Highlights Hwaebul Yanggakdo Stadium, P'yŏngyang _redcollar FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF April 25 _whiteborder _whiteborder EF1010 EF1010 EF1010 EF1010 EF1010 Hwaebul 2014 Hwaebul Cup100px April 252nd title References Category:Hwaebul Cup seasons 1 Korea Korea