# Kyungsung FC–Pyongyang FC rivalry

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 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. 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. | Date | Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue |
| 1 | 8 October 1929 | 1st Chosun Ilbo Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung XI | 1–1 | Pyongyang XI | Choi Seong-son 16' | Kim Jeong-sik 62' | Whimoon High School, Kyungsung |
| 2 | 9 October 1929 | 1st Chosun Ilbo Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung XI | 3–4 | Pyongyang XI | Geo Bok-jun 62' Choi Seong-son 69', 88' | Lee Jeong-sik 42', 54', 65' Park Ui-hyeon 83' | Whimoon High School, Kyungsung |
| 3 | 10 October 1929 | 1st Chosun Ilbo Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung XI | 2–4 | Pyongyang XI | Jeong Won-soon 60' (o.g.) Choi Seong-son 70' | Lee Jeong-sik 10', 30' Kang Gi-dae 11' ? 88' | Whimoon High School, Kyungsung |
| 4 | 28 November 1930 | 2nd Chosun Ilbo Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung XI | 3–2 | Pyongyang XI | Lee Young-min 40', 41' Choi Seong-son 79' | Kim Jae-shin 28' Han Young-taek 36' | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |
| 5 | 29 November 1930 | 2nd Chosun Ilbo Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung XI | 3–5 | Pyongyang XI | Lee 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' | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |
| 6 | 1 December 1930 | 2nd Chosun Ilbo Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung XI | 5–1 | Pyongyang XI | Kim Won-gyeom 19' Choi Seong-son 31', 80' Lee Young-min 53', 87' | Han Young-taek ?' | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |
| 7 | 6 April 1933 | Kyungsung vs Pyongyang Football Series | Pyongyang FC | 2–3 | Kyungsung FC | ? ?' (pen.) Kim Sung-gan 35' | Park Young-hwan 40' Kang Yeong-pil 44', 64' | Girimri Stadium, Pyongyang |
| 8 | 8 April 1933 | Kyungsung vs Pyongyang Football Series | Pyongyang FC | 2–2 | Kyungsung FC | Park Ui-hyeon 70' Kim Young-geun 75' | Kang Gi-soon 25' Choi Seong-son 40' | Girimri Stadium, Pyongyang |
| 9 | 10 April 1933 | Kyungsung vs Pyongyang Football Series | Pyongyang FC | 3–0 | Kyungsung FC | Lee Jeong-sik 52' Lee Jeong-hyeon 65', 85' | — | Girimri Stadium, Pyongyang |
| 10 | 20 September 1933 | Joseon Sports Council Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung FC | 3–2 | Pyongyang FC | Bae Jong-ho 42', 70' Kang Yeong-pil 75' | Kim Young-geun 41' Lee Chi-soon 85' | Paichai High School, Kyungsung |
| 11 | 21 September 1933 | Joseon Sports Council Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung FC | 2–3 | Pyongyang FC | Kang Yeong-pil 37' Chae Geum-seok 65' | Han Young-taek 26', ?', 87' | Paichai High School, Kyungsung |
| 12 | 22 September 1933 | Joseon Sports Council Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Kyungsung FC | 1–1 | Pyongyang FC | Kim Il-bae 50' | Lee Jeong-sik 53' | Paichai High School, Kyungsung |
| 13 | 23 October 1933 | 1st Kyung-Pyong Regular Football Series | Pyongyang FC | 1–1 | Kyungsung FC | Unknown | Unknown | Girimri Stadium, Pyongyang |
| 14 | 24 October 1933 | 1st Kyung-Pyong Regular Football Series | Pyongyang FC | 1–1 | Kyungsung FC | Park Young-hwan 71' | Kang Young-pil 80' | Girimri Stadium, Pyongyang |
| 15 | 25 October 1933 | 1st Kyung-Pyong Regular Football Series | Pyongyang FC | 2–1 | Kyungsung FC | Lee Jeong-sik 14' (pen.) Park Young-hwan 54' | Choi Seong-son 87' | Girimri Stadium, Pyongyang |
| 16 | 6 April 1934 | 2st Kyung-Pyong Regular Football Series | Kyungsung FC | 1–2 | Pyongyang FC | Choi Seong-son 65' | Park Ui-hyeon 55' Lee Jeong-sik 59' | Paichai High School, Kyungsung |
| 17 | 7 April 1934 | 2st Kyung-Pyong Regular Football Series | Kyungsung FC | 2–2 | Pyongyang FC | Han Gab-seok 35' Choi Seong-son 60' | Kim Sung-gan 64' Lee Jeong-sik 80' | Paichai High School, Kyungsung |
| 18 | 13 April 1935 | 3rd Kyung-Pyong Regular Football Series | Kyungsung FC | 0–0 | Pyongyang FC | — | — | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |
| 19 | 15 April 1935 | 3rd Kyung-Pyong Regular Football Series | Kyungsung FC | 0–1 | Pyongyang FC | — | Han Young-taek 46' | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |
| 20 | 25 March 1946 | Jayu Shinmun Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Seoul FC | 2–1 | Pyongyang FC | Unknown | Unknown | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul |
| 21 | 27 March 1946 | Jayu Shinmun Kyung-Pyong Football Series | Seoul FC | 1–3 | Pyongyang FC | Unknown | Unknown | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul |

## Other matches

| Date | Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Venue |
| 14 May 1935 | Joseon FA Championship | Kyungsung FC | 1–0 | Pyongyang FC | Bae Jong-ho 65' | — | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |
| 10 November 1939 | Joseon FA Three Regions League | Kyungsung FC | 5–0 | Pyongyang FC | Kim Sung-gan 30', 87' Hwang Jeong-ha 33', 44' Kim Yong-sik 52' (pen.) | — | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |
| 12 November 1939 | Joseon FA Three Regions League | Kyungsung FC | 1–3 | Pyongyang FC | Song Chang-yeop 9' | Yang Won-bo 55', 75' Hyeon Hyo-seop 87' | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |
| 13 November 1939 | Joseon FA Three Regions League | Kyungsung FC | 3–1 | Pyongyang FC | Kim Sung-gan 9', 59' Kim In-mo 20' | Yang Won-bo 23' | Kyungsung Stadium, Kyungsung |

## Statistics

| Team | Series | Series | Series | Series | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Kyungsung FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
| Pyongyang FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 47 | 0 |