2025–26 DPR Korea Premier Football League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 December 2025 – Late 2026 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 DPR Korea Premier Football League is the 66th season of the DPR Korea Premier Football League, the top-flight football competition in North Korea and the fourth season since the 2022–23 league restructuring. The season began on 1 December 2025.[1]
The defending champions are April 25, who won the 2024–25 season.
As in previous editions, the competition is divided into three stages.[1]
Teams
The nine of the total twelve teams confirmed to be participating are:[1][2][3]
- April 25 (Pyongyang)
- Ryomyong (Pyongyang)
- Sobaeksu (Pyongyang)
- Rimyongsu (Sariwon)
- Hwaebul (Pochon County)
- Amrokkang (Pyongyang)
- Kigwancha (Sinuiju)
- Jebi (Pyongyang)
- Wolmido (Kimch’aek)
Results
First round
The opening matches of the first stage were held on 1 December 2025 at Kim Il Sung Stadium, beginning the 2025–26 men's Premier League season.[1][2]
| 1 December 2025 First round | Sobaeksu | 1–3 | Hwaebul | Pyongyang |
| Stadium: Kim Il Sung Stadium |
| 1 December 2025 First round | Ryomyong | 3–0 | Rimyongsu | Pyongyang |
| Stadium: Kim Il Sung Stadium |
| 5 December 2025 First round | Jebi | 2–1 | Wolmido | Pyongyang |
| Stadium: Kim Il Sung Stadium |
Standings
No official or reported standings are yet available.
Standings will be added once match results are released through DPRK state media, KCNA Watch, Pyongyang Times, or verified independent sources.
References
- ^ a b c d "2025–2026 DPRK Men's and Women's Premier Football Leagues begin". Voice of Korea (EN). 3 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Iniciadas competições masculina e feminina da Primeira Divisão de Futebol da RPDC 2025–2026". Facebook – Futebol na Coreia do Norte (in Portuguese). Futebol na Coreia do Norte. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ a b "As ligas principais masculina e feminina de futebol da RPDC de 2025-2026 começaram". Facebook (in Portuguese). Pyongyang Times. December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.