Korea - List of Joseon Tournament Winners

The first official match in Korea was played on Jun 10, 1905, between Hwangseong YMSA and Korea Sports Club. An "All Pyongyang Village Football Championship" was first held in 1937 ([Lee 16]).

The All Joseon Football Championship was held in Seoul on 21 occasions prior to World War II, usually as part of a multi-sports event, and with various age categories, and open to (school) teams from all of Korea.

Palmares

Ed. Year  Winners                           Runners-Up
 1  1921    tournament abandoned due to fighting
 2  1922  Muo FC (Pyongyang)            3-0 Bulgyo Cheongnyeonhoe FC
 3  1922  Bulgyo Cheongnyeonhoe FC      2-0 Geongang Gurakbu
 4  1923  Bulgyo Cheongnyeonhoe FC      3-1 Imsul FC         
 5  1924  Geongang Gurakbu              6-3 Suyang Gurakbu
 6  1925  Joseon FC                     3-2 Goryeo Gurakbu
 7  1926  Muo FC (Pyongyang)            3-2 Joseon FC    
 8  1927  Yonhi College                 7-0 Joseon FC    
 9  1928  Yonhi College                 3-0 Bosung College
10  1929  Bosung College                3-1 Yeonu Gurakbu
11  1930  Yonhi College                 3-2 Bosung College                [aet]
12  1931  Soongsil College (Pyongyang)  3-2 Yonhi College     
13  1932  Chongjin FC (Chongjin)            Gyerim FC (Gunsan)            [league format]
14  1933  Joseon FC                     2-1 Kyungsung FC
15  1934  Pyongyang FC (Pyongyang)      3-1 Joseon FC    
16  1935  Chongjin FC (Chongjin)        3-0 National Railroad FC
17  1936  Kyungsung FC                  4-2 Suncheon FC (Suncheon)
18  1937  Seoul FC                      2-0 Dongbang FC
19  1938  Hamhung FC (Hamhung)          4-0 Kyungsung FC
20  1939  National Railroad FC          3-2 Kyungsung FC                  [aet]
21  1940  Majang FC                     1-0 Seonil FC

Number of Wins (20; runners-up finishes between square brackets)

 3 [ 1] Yonhi College 

 2 [ 3] Joseon FC   
 2 [ 3] Kyungsung FC [includes Seoul FC]
 2 [ 1] Bulgyo Cheongnyeonhoe FC ["Buddhist Youth Club"]
 2      Chongjin FC (Chongjin) 
 2      Muo FC (Pyongyang) 

 1 [ 2] Bosung College
 1 [ 1] Geongang Gurakbu ["Health Club"]
 1 [ 1] National Railroad FC
 1      Hamhung FC (Hamhung) 
 1      Majang FC   
 1      Pyongyang FC (Pyongyang) 
 1      Soongsil College (Pyongyang) 

   [ 1] Dongbang FC
   [ 1] Goryeo Gurakbu
   [ 1] Gyerim FC (Gunsan)
   [ 1] Imsul FC
   [ 1] Seonil FC
   [ 1] Suncheon FC (Suncheon)
   [ 1] Suyang Gurakbu
   [ 1] Yeonu Gurakbu

NB: Pyongyang, Hamhung and Chongjin are currently in North Korea;
    all other cities are in South Korea;
    clubs with no city name given were based in Seoul;
    Kyungsung FC won (as Seoul Shukyu-dan) the 1935 Emperor's Cup in Japan;
    Bosung College (Poseung College) were 1936 losing finalists in the Emperor's Cup

list of north korean champions

list of south korean champions

list of south korean cup finals

About this document

Source: wikipedia

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 18 Feb 2021