Kim Il-sung Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. The stadium is used primarily for association football matches. Kim Il-sung Stadium was originally built by the Japanese as the Girimri Stadium in 1926 and held the annual Kyung-Pyong Football Match between Kyungsung FC and Pyongyang FC from the 1920s t…Kim Il-sung Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. The stadium is used primarily for association football matches. Kim Il-sung Stadium was originally built by the Japanese as the Girimri Stadium in 1926 and held the annual Kyung-Pyong Football Match between Kyungsung FC and Pyongyang FC from the 1920s to the 1940s.