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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets and encourages players and coaches after an exhibition match between North Korea's national team, winner of the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, and Naegohyang Women's FC, winner of the 2025-26 AFC Women's Champions League, at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party's Central Cadres Training School on June 1, as reported by the North's Rodong Sinmun the following day. [NEWS1]

Stone-faced no longer: North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC burst into tears upon meeting Kim Jong-un

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC players remained poker-faced during their visit to South Korea. But back home, the footballers were visibly emotional when they met their leader, Kim Jong-un, bursting into tears of joy.

2026.6.3

Naegohyang Women's FC players arrive at Incheon International Airport on May 24. South Korean supporters are seen in the back. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

North Korean women's football team leaves South Korea, quiet on chants to 'see them again'

On the first floor of Terminal 1 at Incheon International Airport at around 2 p.m. on Sunday, the automatic doors opened, and members of the North Korean women’s club football team, Naegohyang Women’s FC, emerged.

2026.5.24

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Naegohyang's Pak Hyon-jong attempts a header that is blocked by Suwon goalkeeper Kim Kyeong-hee during the AFC Women's Champions League semifinal between Suwon FC Women and North Korea's Naegohyang Women's Football Club at Suwon Sports Complex in Jangan District, Suwon, on May 20. [NEWS1]

Lee congratulates North Korean team for winning top Asian women's football title

President Lee Jae Myung congratulated North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC on Saturday for winning the top Asian women's football title on South Korean soil.

2026.5.24

Naegohyang Women's FC head coach Ri Yu-il in Suwon on May 23. [YONHAP]

Manager of North's football club thanks party after winning Asian women's title

After guiding his North Korean club Naegohyang Women's FC to the summit of Asian women's football Saturday, head coach Ri Yu-il thanked the communist regime's ruling party for its support.

2026.5.24

Naegohyang Women's FC captain Kim Kyong-yong holds the championship trophy on the podium with teammates after the club's victory over Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the AFC Women's Champions League final at Suwon Sports Complex on May 23. [YONHAP]

North reports women's football win without mentioning venue in South

North Korean state media reported Sunday that a North Korean women's football club won Asia's top tournament, while avoiding any mention that the final was held in South Korea.

2026.5.24

Naegohyang Women's FC players celebrate after beating Tokyo Verdy Beleza to win the Asian Football Confederation Women's Champions League title at Suwon Stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on May 23. [NEWS1]

North Korea claims AFC Women's Champions League crown in South, but prize money in doubt

A North Korean football club has won the Asian women's club championship on South Korean soil, with questions already emerging over whether the team will be able to collect its prize money under existing international sanctions.

2026.5.23

Naegohyang WFC players celebrate a goal during the AFC Women's Champions League match between Naegohyang WFC and ISPE FC in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 15, 2025. [EPA/YONHAP]

KFA submits formal request to allow North Korean women's football team to visit South

The Korea Football Association (KFA) submitted a formal request asking the government to allow a North Korean women's football team to visit South Korea for an international match, officials said Monday.

2026.5.11

The starting eleven of the Naegohyang WFC team pose for a photograph ahead of the AFC Women's Champions League match between Naegohyang WFC and ISPE FC in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 15, 2025. [EPA/YONHAP]

North Korea's women's football club to play in Suwon this month, first cross-border sports visit since 2018

A rare inter-Korean match is coming to South Korea, with North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s Football Club set to visit Suwon this month. This is the first trip by a North Korean sports team to the South since 2018.

2026.5.4

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Naegohyang

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Stone-faced no longer: North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC burst into tears upon meeting Kim Jong-un

North Korean women's football team leaves South Korea, quiet on chants to 'see them again'

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