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Naegohyang Women's Football Club (Korean: 내고향 여자축구단) is a North Korean women's football club team based in Naegohyang. The team was founded in 2012 and competes in the DPR Korea Women's Premier League, the top division of women's football in North Korea. Naegohyang was founded in 2012 and won its first championship in the 2021–22 season, ten years after its establishment. The team won its second title in the 2023–24 season, which qualified them for the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League as direct entrants to the group stage; however, the club withdrew before the draw. In the following edition, the club returned to the competition and became the first North Korean team to participate in an Asian Football Confederation tournament, entering the preliminary round of the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League. Their first international appearance resulted in an 11–0 victory over Laos's Master FC. The team is currently coached by Ri Yu-il, who has also coached the North Korea women's national football team.