A North Korean women's football team celebrated their historic AFC Women's Champions League victory with an emotional on-field visit from leader Kim Jong Un, marking the first North Korean club to win Asia's top women's tournament and the first North Korean athletic delegation to visit the South in eight years.
Members of a North Korea n women's football team erupted in jubilation as their leader, Kim Jong Un , joined them on the pitch to celebrate their historic victory in the AFC Women's Champions League.
The footage captured the North Korean leader smiling as he congratulated the players of Naegohyang Women's FC, who were visibly emotional, jumping, cheering, and wiping tears from their eyes during his walk down the field. This triumph marks the first time a North Korean club has won Asia's premier women's football tournament. Naegohyang secured a 1-0 win over Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the final held last month in Seoul, with forward Kim Kyong-Yong scoring the decisive goal.
The team's presence in South Korea is also notable, as these athletes are the first North Koreans to visit the South in eight years-a rare occurrence given the recent hostile rhetoric between the two nations, with North Korea having labeled the South its 'most hostile state' and ruled out reunification after the Korean War. The inaugural 2024-25 season of the Asian Women's Champions League awarded $1 million to the champions.
Naegohyang captain Kim was named the tournament's MVP, stating, 'I'm very honoured to win the MVP. However, this result does not belong to me alone. It belongs to the team and the coaching staff. We just kept pushing ourselves until the end.
' The victory grants the team qualification for next year's FIFA Women's Champions Cup and the inaugural Women's Club World Cup in 2028, both featuring global competition. North Korea has a strong legacy in women's football, having won three Women's Asian Cup titles in the 2000s.
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung also extended congratulations on social media, praising the team and the 'mature cheering culture' of South Korean fans, and saying, 'The ball is round, and we will meet again. We will cheer you on vigorously for your next challenge!
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