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.[1]

2015 Hwaebul Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorth Korea
Dates27 July – 28 August
Teams14
Defending championsApril 25
Final positions
ChampionsApril 25 (3rd title)
Runner-upKigwancha
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored160 (3.2 per match)
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Group stage

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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.[1]

Group A

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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.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kyŏnggong'ŏp 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 13 Advance to semi-finals
2 April 25 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 12
3 Amrokkang 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
4 Sŏnbong 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
5 Myohyangsan 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
6 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2015. Source: P'yŏngyang Times

Known results

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Group B

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Table based on known results. The first- and second-placed teams advanced to the semi-finals. Wŏlmido and Kigwancha advanced to the semi-finals.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wŏlmido 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 12 Advance to semi-finals
2 Kigwancha 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 11
3 Hwaebul 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3
4 Sobaeksu 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
5 Ponghwasan 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
6 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2015. Source: P'yŏngyang Times

Known results

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Knock-out stage

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Semi-finals

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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.[2]

Third-place match

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Kyŏnggong'ŏp defeated Wŏlmido to secure third place,[2] but the match score is unknown.

Final

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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.[2]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 25
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kigwancha
2015 Hwaebul Cup
 
April 25
3rd title

References

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  1. ^ a b "First-division Hwaeppul Cup goes on". Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hwaeppul Cup premier league finals draw to a close". Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-02-28.