Rimyongsu Sports Club

Rimyŏngsu
리명수
Full name	Rimyŏngsu Sports Club ; 리명수체육단
Ground	Sariwŏn Youth Stadium, Sariwon
Capacity	35,000
Manager	Ri Myong-ho
League	DPR Korea Premier Football League
Home colours	Away colours

Rimyŏngsu Sports Club (Korean: 리명수체육단) is a North Korean professional football club based in Sariwŏn. Despite never winning the DPR Korea League, Rimyŏngsu supplied four players to the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and five players to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, more than any other North Korean club. Like the Amrokkang Sports Club, Rimyŏngsu is affiliated with the Ministry of People's Security.^[1] It was named after General Ri Myŏng-su.

In 2014, Rimyongsu got to the final of the AFC President's Cup, but lost to HTTU Aşgabat of Turkmenistan 2-1.^[2]

Forward Kang Kuk-chol was one of the top scorers in the 2015 edition of the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize.^[3]

In 2022, Rimyongsu won their first Hwaebul Cup after defeating 4.25 SC 2–1 with a goal from Jong Il-gwan in the second half.^[4]

Managers

2022^[5]

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score	Position
2014	AFC President's Cup	Group Stage (B)	Ceres F.C.	2–2	2nd
			FC HTTU	1–1
			Tatung F.C.	5–0
		Final Stage (B)	Sheikh Russel KC	4–0	1st
		Final Stage (B)	Erchim	5–0	1st
		Final	FC HTTU	1–2	Runners-up

^ "- 북한백과". office.kbs.co.kr. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
^ "FC HTTU win last-ever AFC President's Cup". AFC. 26 September 2014.
^ http://naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/index.php?page=Sports&no=20482 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Hwaeppul Cup comes to close". Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ "Hwaeppul Cup comes to close". Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.