 The club was established in March 1947or July 1949 as the Central Sports Training School Sports Club (중앙체육강습소체육단, "Chung'ang ch'eyukkangsŭpso ch'eyukdan").On June 25, 1971or June 26, 1972, the club name was changed to its current name; Kim Il-sung's anti-Japanese guerilla army - Joseon People's Revolutionary Army, considered the predecessor of the Korean People's Army, was formed on April 25, 1932.