The Kyungsung FC–Pyongyang FC rivalry, commonly known as the Kyung-Pyong Football Series, was a football rivalry in the early 20th century between Seoul (called Gyeongseong/Kyungsung or Keijō at the time) and Pyongyang (Heijō) which are currently capital of South Korea and North Korea. The clash between Korea's two biggest cities was considered as the biggest rivalry in Korea. Seoul and Pyongyang developed historical rivalry for over a century, and their football teams were no exception.

History

In the Joseon era of Korea, Hanyang (currently Seoul) was the capital, and Pyongyang was the second largest city. By the way, Joseon government created the discriminative atmosphere against Pyongan Province including Pyongyang, and there was also profound conflict between the two largest cities.[citation needed] They developed a rivalry due to Korean historical backgrounds.

Many football clubs and school teams were made in 1910s in Korea along the booming of football, and the All Joseon Football Tournament (predecessor of the Korean FA Cup) was held in 1921. In this tournament, clubs based on Seoul such as Joseon FC[ko], Youth Buddhist Club[ko], and Health Club[ko] had matches against the clubs in Pyongyang like Muo FC[ko].

The first Kyung-Pyong Football Series was held by the Chosun Ilbo in Seoul in 1929, and the united team in each city participated. It was so popular as most of the shops closed at the match days. However, the series was often stopped because of the riot between excited fans, and at last it was all folded after 1930. In 1933, Pyongyang FC and Kyungsung FC were officially founded, and the annual series was reopened. After 1936, however, it was substituted by other cup matches which many clubs from other cities joined. Despite the end of the series, the two clubs occasionally met each other in several competitions until the division of South and North Korea.

Series

No.DateCompetitionHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)VenueRef.
18 October 19291st Chosun Ilbo Kyung-Pyong Football SeriesKyungsung XI1–1Pyongyang XIChoi Seong-son 16'Kim Jeong-sik 62'Whimoon High School, Kyungsung
29 October 1929Kyungsung XI3–4Pyongyang XIGeo Bok-jun 62' Choi Seong-son 69', 88'Lee Jeong-sik 42', 54', 65' Park Ui-hyeon 83'
310 October 1929Kyungsung XI2–4Pyongyang XIJeong Won-soon 60' (o.g.) Choi Seong-son 70'Lee Jeong-sik 10', 30' Kang Gi-dae 11' ? 88'
428 November 19302nd Chosun Ilbo Kyung-Pyong Football SeriesKyungsung XI3–2Pyongyang XILee Young-min 40', 41' Choi Seong-son 79'Kim Jae-shin 28' Han Young-taek 36'Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung
529 November 1930Kyungsung XI3–5Pyongyang XILee Jeong-woo 60', 80' Choi Seong-son 62' (pen.)Han Young-taek 27' Park Young-chul 36' Kim Jae-shin 61', 63' Ko Jeong-han 75'
61 December 1930Kyungsung XI5–1Pyongyang XIKim Won-gyeom 19' Choi Seong-son 31', 80' Lee Young-min 53', 87'Han Young-taek ?'
76 April 1933Kyungsung vs Pyongyang Football SeriesPyongyang FC2–3Kyungsung FC? ?' (pen.) Kim Sung-gan 35'Park Young-hwan 40' Kang Yeong-pil 44', 64'Girimri Stadium, Pyongyang
88 April 1933Pyongyang FC2–2Kyungsung FCPark Ui-hyeon 70' Kim Young-geun 75'Kang Gi-soon 25' Choi Seong-son 40'
910 April 1933Pyongyang FC3–0Kyungsung FCLee Jeong-sik 52' Lee Jeong-hyeon 65', 85'—
1020 September 1933Joseon Sports Council Kyung-Pyong Football SeriesKyungsung FC3–2Pyongyang FCBae Jong-ho 42', 70' Kang Yeong-pil 75'Kim Young-geun 41' Lee Chi-soon 85'Paichai High School, Kyungsung
1121 September 1933Kyungsung FC2–3Pyongyang FCKang Yeong-pil 37' Chae Geum-seok 65'Han Young-taek 26', ?', 87'
1222 September 1933Kyungsung FC1–1Pyongyang FCKim Il-bae 50'Lee Jeong-sik 53'
1323 October 19331st Kyung-Pyong Regular Football SeriesPyongyang FC1–1Kyungsung FCUnknownGirimri Stadium, Pyongyang
1424 October 1933Pyongyang FC1–1Kyungsung FCPark Young-hwan 71'Kang Young-pil 80'
1525 October 1933Pyongyang FC2–1Kyungsung FCLee Jeong-sik 14' (pen.) Park Young-hwan 54'Choi Seong-son 87'
166 April 19342st Kyung-Pyong Regular Football SeriesKyungsung FC1–2Pyongyang FCChoi Seong-son 65'Park Ui-hyeon 55' Lee Jeong-sik 59'Paichai High School, Kyungsung
177 April 1934Kyungsung FC2–2Pyongyang FCHan Gab-seok 35' Choi Seong-son 60'Kim Sung-gan 64' Lee Jeong-sik 80'
1813 April 19353rd Kyung-Pyong Regular Football SeriesKyungsung FC0–0Pyongyang FC——Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung
1915 April 1935Kyungsung FC0–1Pyongyang FC—Han Young-taek 46'
2025 March 1946Jayu Shinmun Kyung-Pyong Football SeriesSeoul FC2–1Pyongyang FCUnknownDongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
2127 March 1946Seoul FC1–3Pyongyang FCUnknown

Other matches

DateCompetitionHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)VenueRef.
14 May 1935Joseon FA ChampionshipKyungsung FC1–0Pyongyang FCBae Jong-ho 65'—Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung
10 November 1939Joseon FA Three Regions LeagueKyungsung FC5–0Pyongyang FCKim Sung-gan 30', 87' Hwang Jeong-ha 33', 44' Kim Yong-sik 52' (pen.)—Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung
12 November 1939Kyungsung FC1–3Pyongyang FCSong Chang-yeop 9'Yang Won-bo 55', 75' Hyeon Hyo-seop 87'
13 November 1939Kyungsung FC3–1Pyongyang FCKim Sung-gan 9', 59' Kim In-mo 20'Yang Won-bo 23'

Statistics

TeamSeriesMatches
PldWDLPldWDLGFGAGD
Kyungsung FC813425871047470
Pyongyang FC843125107847470

See also

Further reading

  • 大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, 1986.
  • 윤경헌, 최창신『축구 = 1 : 國技축구 그 찬란한 아침 』국민체육진흥공단, 1997.

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