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”’Kigwancha Sports Club”’ or ”’Kigwancha Sports Team”’ ({{Langx|ko|기관차체육단}}; {{gloss|locomotive}}), known as ”’Sinuiju Locomotive Sports Club”’ is a [[North Korea]]n [[sports club|multi-sports club]] belonging to the [[Korean State Railway]] and based in [[Sinuiju]]. It was established on 11 January 1956, and has been awarded the [[Order of Kim Il-sung]] and the [[Order of the National Flag]] (First Class).<ref>{{Cite web | title = Anniversary of Kigwancha Sports Team Marked in DPRK | work=[[Rodong Sinmun]] | date = 11 January 2016 | access-date = 23 February 2018 | url = http://rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2016-01-11-0009 | archive-date = 21 October 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232321/http://rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2016-01-11-0009 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The club is best known for its men’s and women’s [[association football|football]] teams.

Kigwancha’s men presently play in the [[DPR Korea League|DPR Korea Premier Football League]], and won several championships in the late 1990s. The club finished third in the 2006 season.<ref name=spex>{{cite web |url=http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/prntxt.cgi?20060830,1,1,,6323-6324,6323-6324 |script-title=ru:Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины |access-date=2006-10-29 |language=ru |publisher=Спорт-Экспресс |last=Эпштейн |first=Арнольд |archive-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621211507/http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/prntxt.cgi?20060830,1,1,,6323-6324,6323-6324 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They have taken part in continental competition once, finishing second in ~~its~~ group in the [[2017 AFC Cup#Group I|group stage]] of the [[2017 AFC Cup]].<ref name=”afc1128″>{{cite web |title=Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |format=PDF |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717012947/http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download |archive-date=2018-07-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Kigwancha’s men presently play in the [[DPR Korea League|DPR Korea Premier Football League]], and won several championships in the late 1990s. The club finished third in the 2006 season.<ref name=spex>{{cite web |url=http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/prntxt.cgi?20060830,1,1,,6323-6324,6323-6324 |script-title=ru:Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины |access-date=2006-10-29 |language=ru |publisher=Спорт-Экспресс |last=Эпштейн |first=Арнольд |archive-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621211507/http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/prntxt.cgi?20060830,1,1,,6323-6324,6323-6324 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They have taken part in continental competition once, finishing second in group in the [[2017 AFC Cup#Group I|group stage]] of the [[2017 AFC Cup]].<ref name=”afc1128″>{{cite web |title=Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |format=PDF |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717012947/http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download |archive-date=2018-07-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Known players (including former players)==

Football club

Kigwancha Sports Club or Kigwancha Sports Team (Korean: 기관차체육단; ‘locomotive‘), known as the Sinuiju Locomotive Sports Club is a North Korean multi-sports club belonging to the Korean State Railway and based in Sinuiju. It was established on 11 January 1956, and has been awarded the Order of Kim Il-sung and the Order of the National Flag (First Class).^[2] The club is best known for its men’s and women’s football teams.

Kigwancha’s men presently play in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, and won several championships in the late 1990s. The club finished third in the 2006 season.^[3] They have taken part in continental competition once, finishing second in their group in the group stage of the 2017 AFC Cup.^[4]