April 25 Sports Club

The club was established in March 1947 or July 1949 as the Central Sports Training School Sports Club (중앙체육강습소체육단, Chung'ang ch'eyukkangsŭpso ch'eyukdan). On 25 June 1971 or 26 June 1972, the club's name was changed to its current name; Kim Il Sung's anti-Japanese guerilla army – Joseon People's Revolutionary Army, considered the predecessor of the Korean People's Army, was formed on 25 April 1932. (Until 1977, the original KPA's official date of establishment was 8 February 1948. However, in 1978, it was changed to 25 April 1932. This change was reverted in 2018.) The men's football team plays in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and is the most successful club side in the country, having won 22 national championships. April 25's home stadium is the Yanggakdo Stadium. In international club competition, home matches are usually played at the Kim Il Sung Stadium. In 2015, April 25 achieved an uncommon feat, when both the men's and women's clubs won their respective national championships. 4.25 reached the final of the 2019 AFC Cup. They lost the final against Al-Ahed from Lebanon. The final took place in Kuala Lumpur. 4.25 reached the final after a goalless draw against Hanoi FC from Vietnam. The 2019 AFC Cup knockout stage game took place at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang in front of a crowd of 5,500. 4.25 SC usually play home games in front of thousands of spectators. The club drew an average home attendance of 4,050 in their four home games at the 2019 AFC Cup.

Domestic

DPR Korea Premier Football League Winners (23): 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 Runners-up (2): 2014, 2016 Hwaebul Cup Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Man'gyŏngdae Prize Winners (7): 2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Paektusan Prize Winners (1): 2017 Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize Winners (3): 2005, 2011, 2014 DPR Korea Championship Winners (3): 2001, 2006, 2011

Continental

AFC Cup Runners-up (1): 2019 Asian Club Championship Fourth place (1): 1990–91 AFC Challenge League

Invitational

DCM Trophy Winners (1): 1972