South Korea national football team

The South Korea national football team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has developed and emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 80s and is historically the most successful Asian football team, having participated in nine consecutive and ten overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also recorded five titles and seven-time runners-up in the AFC Asian Cup and the senior Asian Games.[2] The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils.[3]

Korea Republic

Nickname(s)	태극전사 (Taegeuk Warriors) 아시아의 호랑이 (Tigers of Asia)
Association	Korea Football Association (KFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Paulo Bento
Captain	Son Heung-min
Most caps	Cha Bum-kun Hong Myung-bo (136)
Top scorer	Cha Bum-kun (58)
FIFA code	KOR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	38 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest	17 (December 1998)
Lowest	69 (November 2014 – January 2015)
First international
South Korea 5–3 Mexico  (London, England; 2 August 1948)
Biggest win
South Korea 16–0 Nepal    (Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003)
Biggest defeat
South Korea 0–12 Sweden  (London, England; 5 August 1948)
World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1954)
Best result	Fourth place (2002)
Asian Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1956)
Best result	Champions (1956, 1960)
EAFF Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2001)
Best result	Group stage (2001)
Medal record Men's football AFC Asian Cup 1956 Hong Kong Team 1960 South Korea Team 1972 Thailand Team 1980 Kuwait Team 1988 Qatar Team 2015 Australia Team 1964 Israel Team 2000 Lebanon Team 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia /Thailand/Vietnam Team 2011 Qatar Team Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Team 1978 Bangkok Team 1986 Seoul Team 1954 Manila Team 1958 Tokyo Team 1962 Jakarta Team 1990 Beijing Team EAFF Championship 2003 Japan Team 2008 China Team 2015 China Team 2017 Japan Team 2019 South Korea Team 2010 Japan Team 2013 South Korea Team

South Korea national football team
Hangul	대한민국 축구 국가대표팀
Hanja	大韓民國 蹴球 國家代表팀
Revised Romanization	Daehan Min'guk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Tim
McCune–Reischauer	Taehan Min'guk Ch'ukku Kukka Taep'yo T'im

History

Early history

Korea (Joseon) was not introduced to the sport of association football until the late 19th century; it is often said that football in Korea dates to 1882, when British sailors from HMS Flying Fish played a game while their vessel was visiting the Incheon Port.[4] Korea became a Japanese colony in 1905 and was annexed into it outright in 1910.

In 1921, the first All Joseon Football Tournament was held, and in 1928, the Joseon Football Association was organized, which created a foundation to disseminate and develop football in Korea.[5] Korean teams participated in competitions with Japanese teams from around 1926; Joseon Football Club became a de facto national team for Koreans, and won the 1935 Emperor's Cup.[4] Koreans also played on the Japanese national team, most notably Kim Yong-sik who played for Japan at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[6]

The Joseon FA was reorganized in 1945 as Japanese occupation ended with the end of World War II.[4][7] Following the establishment of the South Korean state in the late 1940s, a new Korea Football Association (KFA) was founded in 1948 and joined FIFA, the international football governing body. The same year, the South Korean national team made its international debut and won 5–3 against Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[4]

First World Cup team (1954)

In 1954, South Korea entered FIFA World Cup qualification for the first time, and qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup by beating Japan 7–3 on aggregate.[8] South Korea were only the second Asian team to compete at a World Cup after the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), and the first fully-independent Asian nation to do so. South Korea lost their only two games by heavy margins: 0–9 against Hungary (the joint-heaviest defeat in World Cup history) and 0–7 against Turkey. Their third scheduled game, against West Germany, was never played because neither were seeded in their group, as per that tournament's rules.[9] It would take thirty-two years before South Korea was able to participate at the World Cup finals again.

Despite this poor performance, South Korea successfully rallied by winning the inaugural AFC Asian Cup in 1956.[10] They hosted the next edition in 1960 and successfully retained the title, beating South Vietnam, Israel, and Republic of China in the process.[11] However, the South Korean players received fake medals, instead of the gold medals they had been promised, and returned them to the KFA.[12] The KFA promised to give them real medals, but this did not occur until 2019. South Korea have not won the AFC Asian Cup since 1960, something that has thus been attributed to the "Curse of the Fake Medals."[13]

Foundation of Yangzee (1967)

In 1965, the South Korean government was hesitant to play football matches against North Korea and thus withdrew from the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification to avoid possibly playing the northern neighbors. Kim Yong-sik, the KFA vice-president at that time, had evaluated North Korea as a world class team.[14] This would be proven true, as the North Koreans advanced to the quarter-finals at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In March 1967, the South Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) founded Yangzee FC, collecting famous footballers in South Korea to train them intensively.[15] Yangzee players received benefits like exemption from military service, long-term overseas training and high salaries in return for intensive training.[15] At the 1968 Summer Olympics qualification, South Korea was eliminated by goal difference although their points were tied with Japan, the group winners.[16] They also participated in the 1969 Asian Club Championship, finishing as runners-up.[17] However, South Korea failed to qualify for the 1970 FIFA World Cup despite governmental support, and Yangzee was losing support as Kim Hyong-uk, the director of KCIA and supporter of the club, was dismissed from his post, and tensions between South and North Korea were beginning to subside.[15] Yangzee was eventually dissolved in March 1970 without ever having played against North Korea, but players achieved a good result by winning the 1970 Asian Games.[18]

Golden generation (1986)

Oh
Yun-kyo

Cho
Young-jeung

Chung
Yong-hwan

Park
Kyung-hoon

Huh
Jung-moo

Park
Chang-sun

Cho
Kwang-rae

Byun
Byung-joo

Kim
Joo-sung

Cha
Bum-kun

Choi
Soon-ho

South Korean starting line-up against Italy at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[19][20]

In 1986, South Korea won the East Asian tournament of the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification including two victories against Japan in the final round, and was able to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1954. After one of the greatest forwards of German Bundesliga at that time, Cha Bum-kun,[21][22] joined the existing winning team, the South Korean squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup was evaluated as the golden generation in their country.[23] South Korea lost 1–3 to the eventual champion Argentina but Park Chang-sun scored the first South Korean goal of the World Cup in the first group match. They drew 1–1 with Bulgaria and faced the defending champion Italy in the crucial last match. They conceded Alessandro Altobelli's opening goal, but Choi Soon-ho scored the equalizer outside the penalty area. However, Altobelli's second goal was followed by Cho Kwang-rae's fatal own goal, and South Korea lost 2–3 in the match although Huh Jung-moo pulled one back. Afterwards, South Korean newscasts and journalists criticized the referee David Socha, claiming that his judgements about situations of the game were poor including the decision to award a penalty to Italy.[24][25] South Korea redeemed their failure of World Cup success with a gold at the 1986 Asian Games.[26]

Tragedy of Marseille (1998)

In 1997, Cha Bum-kun became the head coach going into the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. South Korea consecutively won four early qualifiers against Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Japan and United Arab Emirates, and quickly solidified their position as first place of the group. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, they lost their first match against Mexico 1–3. Ha Seok-ju scored a deflected free kick for the opening goal, but was then sent off only three minutes after for an ill-advised tackle.[27] South Korea was then thoroughly outclassed by the Netherlands, managed by Guus Hiddink, losing 0–5 in Marseille. Cha was sacked in the middle of the group stage after the loss to the Netherlands. The only South Korean player to be praised from the match was the goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji,[28] who conceded five of the Netherlands' 17 shots on target.[29] The team then managed a 1–1 draw against Belgium.

Hiddink's magic (2002)

On 18 December 2000, the KFA named Dutch coach Guus Hiddink as the manager of the team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted in South Korea.[30] The KFA promised him to ensure long-term training camps and authority about management of coaching staff.[31] At the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, they lost 0–5 against France, the eventual champions, and failed to advance to the semi-finals although defeating Australia and Mexico. South Korean journalists criticized Hiddnk and gave him a nickname "Oh-dae-ppang", which means five to nothing in Korean, when South Korea lost 0–5 again at the friendly match against Czech Republic after the Confederations Cup.[32] At the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, South Korea finished in fourth place with two draws and three losses without a win. However, their results improved at three friendly matches prior to the World Cup against Scotland,[33] England and France.[34][35]

Seoul Plaza during the 2002 World Cup

South Korea co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament with Japan. They had never won a game in the World Cup previously but the South Korean team achieved their first ever victory in a World Cup with a 2–0 victory against Poland when the tournament began. Their next game was against the United States and earned a 1–1 draw, with striker Ahn Jung-hwan scoring a late game equalizer. Their last game was against the favored Portuguese side. Portugal earned two red cards in the match, reducing them to nine men and Park Ji-sung scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory, allowing the South Korean team to qualify for the second round for the first time in their history. The team's success led to widespread euphoria from the South Korean public, with many people joining the Red Devils, which gained widespread attention with their passionate support of the team.[36]

South Korea's second round opponents were Italy, who they defeated 2–1. The South Korean team was awarded an early penalty but Ahn Jung-hwan's effort was saved by Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon. Christian Vieri then scored to put Italy ahead but Seol Ki-hyeon scored an equalizer in the 88th minute, allowing the game to go through to extra time. Francesco Totti was controversially sent off for an alleged dive and Ahn redeemed his missed penalty by scoring the winner with a headed golden goal, allowing them to advance to the quarter-final. South Korea faced Spain in the quarter-finals. Spain managed to score twice in this match, but both goals were disallowed by the referees.[37][38] The game then went to the penalty shoot-out where South Korea won 5–3, thus becoming the first Asian team to reach the final four.[39] The South Korean team's run was halted by a 0–1 loss to Germany in the semi-finals. They lost to Turkey 2–3 in the third-place match and finished the tournament in fourth place.

Team captain Hong Myung-bo received the Bronze Ball as the World Cup's third best player, the first Asian footballer to be awarded this. In addition Hong was selected for the team of tournament alongside teammate Yoo Sang-chul, the first and only time Asian footballers have been named. This level of success was unprecedented for a country that had never before won a game in the World Cup. They had gone further than any Asian team and upset several established European teams in the process, leading to an increase in the popularity of football in the country. Hiddink became a national hero in South Korea, becoming the first person to be granted honorary citizenship as well as being given a private villa.

Captain Park era (2008)

South Korea playing against Argentina at the FIFA World Cup, in June 2010.

In 2008, South Korea chose Huh Jung-moo as their manager again, and Park Ji-sung as the next captain. Under Huh and Park, the South Korean team was undefeated for 27 consecutive games in 2009.[40] At the fourth round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, they recorded four wins and four draws without a loss against North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran and United Arab Emirates.

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, they won their first game against Greece 2–0, with goals from Lee Jung-soo and Park Ji-sung. They then faced Argentina and suffered a large loss 1–4, including an own goal by forward Park Chu-young. They then obtained a 2–2 draw in a match against Nigeria, with Lee Jung-Soo scoring in the tournament once more and Park Chu-young redeeming his own goal from the previous game by scoring from a free kick. This allowed them to make it to the second round for the first time on foreign soil. In the knockout stage they met Uruguay, who took an early lead with a goal from Luis Suárez. South Korea equalized in the second half after Lee Chung-yong scored his second goal of the tournament but South Korea conceded another goal by Suárez in the 80th minute. Despite maintaining the majority of the possession in the second half, South Korea was unable to equalize again and were eliminated from the tournament.

Miracle of Kazan (2018)

For the combined qualification matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, South Korea won all seven matches without conceding a goal in the second round but following a series of poor results in the third round of qualifiers, including losses to China and Qatar, the former manager Uli Stielike was sacked and was replaced by under-23 coach Shin Tae-yong for the remainder of the qualifying round.[41] Under Shin Tae-yong, the team managed to qualify as the second-placed team in their group following two goalless draws against Iran and Uzbekistan, sending South Korea to the World Cup for the ninth consecutive time.[42]

South Korea national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

At the 2018 World Cup, they lost their first game against Sweden 0–1 after conceding a penalty kick. They then faced Mexico and lost 1–2 after conceding another penalty kick. However, despite their two consecutive losses, South Korea was not eliminated just yet. To have any chance of advancing, South Korea would have to win their final group stage match against the defending champions Germany by at least two goals and Mexico would have to defeat Sweden in its last group stage game.[43] South Korea for its part did what it had to do to stay in contention and won 2–0 against Germany with goals from Kim Young-gwon and Son Heung-min, causing them to be eliminated in the first round for the first time in 80 years. Germany had 28 shots with 6 on target, but the South Korea's defense, led by keeper Jo Hyeon-woo, did not concede once.[44] However, Mexico lost to Sweden that same day and thus South Korea ultimately finished third in the group. As a result, South Korea saved Mexico from being eliminated and Mexican fans heavily praised the Koreans and celebrated their victory in front of the South Korean embassy.[45] The match is also called the "Miracle of Kazan" in South Korea although they dropped out of the tournament.[46] This is further emphasized by the fact that the victory over Germany was a turning point for a declining South Korea team, who have since been recognised as a powerhouse on the rise in Asia.

Team image

Kits and crest

Red is the traditional shirt color of the South Korean national team, who are consequently nicknamed the "Reds", while the fans are called the "Red Devils". The away shirt has varied between white and blue. In 1994, the home shirt shifted from red to white, but in October 1995, red returned as home color, paired with black shorts.

South Korea used to wear the South Korean flag as their shirt badge until 2001, when their tiger crest was unveiled.[47] On 5 February 2020, the KFA announced a new, more simplistic logo.[48] The emblem retained the tiger, albeit in a more minimalist design, enclosed in a rectangular frame.[48] Red, blue and white, South Korea's traditional colors, have been maintained in the new logo.[48]

Kit suppliers

Period	1977–1985	1985–1988	1988–1995	1996–present
Kit supplier	Adidas[lower-alpha 1] Asics Kolon Sports Prospecs Weekend	Weekend[lower-alpha 2]	Rapido[lower-alpha 3]	Nike[52]

1. Adidas was South Korea's first official kit sponsor,[49] but South Korea used several brands for the same period.
2. Sportswear brand of the Samsung C&T Corporation[50]
3. Weekend was renamed Rapido in January 1988.[51]

Kit deals

Kit supplier	Period	Contract date	Contract duration	Total	Per year	Ref.
Nike	1996–present	December 1995	1996–1997	$3 million	$1.5 million
		16 December 1997	1998–2002	$38 million	$7.6 million	[53]
		9 January 2003	2003–2007	$50 million	$10.0 million	[54]
		23 October 2007	2008–2011	$49 million	$12.3 million	[55]
		13 January 2012	2012–2019	$120 million	$15.0 million	[56]
		20 January 2020	2020–2031	$204 million	$17.0 million	[57]

Home stadium

The South Korea national football team played their first home match at the Dongdaemun Stadium on 21 April 1956. The match was a qualifier of the 1956 AFC Asian Cup against the Philippines.[58] They currently play their home matches at several stadiums which K League clubs also use.

Notable rivalries

South Korea’s greatest rival is Japan. This rivalry is an extension of a competitive rivalry between the two nations that goes beyond football. Some matches in the past have been tainted with controversy. South Korea leads the all-time series with 42 wins, 23 draws and 14 losses.[59]

A rivalry has also developed with Iran.[60] The two nations have played against each other officially since 1958, totalling 31 matches as of June 2019, including nine World Cup qualifiers. South Korea and Iran were among the strongest Asian national teams during the 1960s and 1970s. Although the teams only had one chance to play against each other in the final match of the AFC Asian Cup, in 1972, they have faced each other five consecutive times in the quarter-finals between 1996 and 2011, with each team recording two wins, two losses, and a draw. Iran leads the all-time series with 13 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses.[59]

Another major rival is Australia, and is also one of the most followed rivalries in Asia. South Korea trails behind Australia with 8 wins, 11 draws and 9 defeats. South Korea is frequently unlucky when facing Australia in major competitions, winning only two official matches. South Korea lost to Australia in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final.[61]

South Korea has had great success against China, with China failing to defeat them in 28 competitive matches before finally winning a game in 2010. They also possess a strong rivalry with North Korea, though matches are infrequent due to diplomatic and security reasons.

Head-to-head records

As of 17 November 2020[59][62]

Opponent	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Details
Japan	79	42	23	14	123	70	+53	053.16	Matches
Iran	31	9	9	13	33	33	+0	029.03	Matches
Australia	28	8	11	9	28	28	+0	028.57	Matches
China PR	35	20	13	2	49	26	+23	057.14	Matches
North Korea	17	7	9	1	14	6	+8	041.18	Matches
All nations	932	500	230	202	1,664	858	+806	053.65	List

Supporters

The official supporter group of the national team, the Red Devils, were founded in 1995. Known for their passionate support, they are commonly referred to as the 12th man.[36] Their most common chant is "Dae~han Minguk" (Korean: "대~한민국"; meaning: Republic of Korea or mighty Korea), followed by five claps. The FIFA Fan Fest was introduced at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea.

Results and fixtures

All-time matches

As of 17 November 2020[63]

Year	GP	W	D	L	Win %
1948–1949	4	2	1	1	050.00
1950–1959	44	26	8	10	059.09
1960–1969	90	52	15	23	057.78
1970–1979	186	117	44	25	062.90
1980–1989	130	75	30	25	057.69
1990–1999	151	70	45	36	046.36
2000–2009	171	76	56	39	044.44
2010–2019	154	81	31	42	052.60
2020–present	2	1	0	1	050.00
Total	932	500	230	202	053.65

Recent results

• The following matches include the most recent results and future fixtures.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixtures

9 October 2020 Unofficial friendly	South Korea	2–2	South Korea U23	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Ju-yong  14' Lee Jeong-hyeop  89'	Report	Song Min-kyu  51' Kwon Kyung-won  59' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

12 October 2020 Unofficial friendly	South Korea U23	0–3 (5–2 agg.)	South Korea	Goyang, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report	Lee Dong-gyeong  55' Lee Ju-yong  89' Lee Yeong-jae  90+2'	Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 2,075 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

14 November 2020 Friendly	Mexico	3–2	South Korea	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
21:00 UTC+1	Jiménez  67' Antuna  69' Salcedo  70'	Report	Hwang Ui-jo  20' Kwon Kyung-won  87'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

17 November 2020 Friendly	South Korea	2–1	Qatar	Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
14:00 UTC+1	Hwang Hee-chan  1' Hwang Ui-jo  36'	Report	Ali  9'	Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

March 2021 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification	South Korea	v	Turkmenistan	Cheonan, South Korea
		Report		Stadium: Cheonan Stadium

March 2021 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification	Sri Lanka	v	South Korea	Colombo, Sri Lanka
		Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

June 2021 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification	South Korea	v	North Korea	South Korea
		Report

June 2021 World Cup & Asian Cup qualification	South Korea	v	Lebanon	South Korea
		Report

Coaching staff

Paulo Bento became the team's manager in 2018.

Guus Hiddink is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time in South Korea.

Current coaches

As of 24 March 2020[64]

Position	Name
Manager	Paulo Bento
Assistant coach(es)
	Sérgio Costa
	Filipe Coelho
	Michael Kim
	Choi Tae-uk
Fitness coach	Pedro Pereira
Goalkeeping coach	Vítor Silvestre

All-time managers

Record holders

• Lee Young-min is the first manager who managed South Korea at an international competition by participating in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He also led South Korea to their first ever victory in an international competition by winning the first round of the tournament against Mexico.[65]
• Kim Jung-nam is the only manager who managed the South Korea national team at four different major competitions: 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1980 AFC Asian Cup and 1986 Asian Games.[66] Under his leadership, South Korea won the gold medal at the 1986 Asian Games. (Huh Jung-moo also managed South Korea at the four competitions, but he participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics with under-23 team.)
• Guus Hiddink led South Korea to their first World Cup win against Poland at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He became the first manager to lead an Asian nation into the semi-finals of the World Cup.[67]
• Huh Jung-moo managed South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup where they succeeded in reaching the knockout stage for the first time on foreign soil.[68]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Mexico and Qatar on 14 and 17 November 2020.[69][70]
Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2020, after the match against Qatar.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Gu Sung-yun	27 June 1994	4	0	Daegu FC
12	GK	Lee Chang-keun	30 August 1993	1	0	Gimcheon Sangmu
20	DF	Kwon Kyung-won	31 January 1992	16	2	Gimcheon Sangmu
2	DF	Kim Tae-hwan	24 July 1989	10	0	Ulsan Hyundai
14	DF	Jung Seung-hyun	3 April 1994	8	0	Ulsan Hyundai
3	DF	Lee Ju-yong	26 September 1992	5	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
18	DF	Won Du-jae	18 November 1997	2	0	Ulsan Hyundai
25	DF	Yoon Jong-gyu	20 March 1998	1	0	FC Seoul
26	DF	Jeong Tae-wook	16 May 1997	0	0	Daegu FC
10	MF	Lee Jae-sung	10 August 1992	51	8	Holstein Kiel
5	MF	Jung Woo-young	14 December 1989	51	3	Al-Sadd
8	MF	Nam Tae-hee	3 July 1991	48	6	Al-Sadd
23	MF	Ju Se-jong	30 October 1990	28	1	Gamba Osaka
13	MF	Son Jun-ho	12 May 1992	8	0	Shandong Taishan
7	FW	Son Heung-min (captain)	8 July 1992	89	26	Tottenham Hotspur
16	FW	Hwang Ui-jo	28 August 1992	34	12	Bordeaux
11	FW	Hwang Hee-chan	26 January 1996	34	5	RB Leipzig
19	FW	Lee Kang-in	19 February 2001	5	0	Valencia
17	FW	Um Won-sang	6 January 1999	1	0	Gwangju FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the South Korea squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jo Hyeon-woo	25 September 1991	16	0	Ulsan Hyundai	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^COV
DF	Kim Moon-hwan	1 August 1995	11	0	Los Angeles	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^COV
DF	Kim Min-jae	15 November 1996	30	3	Beijing Guoan	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^WD
DF	Park Ji-soo	13 June 1994	3	0	Suwon FC	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^WD
DF	Hong Chul	17 September 1990	30	0	Ulsan Hyundai	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^INJ
DF	Kim Jin-su	13 June 1992	46	1	Al-Nassr	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^COV
DF	Kim Young-bin	20 September 1991	0	0	Gangwon FC	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
DF	Sim Sang-min	21 May 1993	0	0	Gimcheon Sangmu	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
MF	Kwon Chang-hoon	30 June 1994	23	5	SC Freiburg	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^COV
MF	Hwang In-beom	20 September 1996	23	3	Rubin Kazan	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^COV
MF	Yoon Bit-garam	7 May 1990	15	3	Ulsan Hyundai	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
MF	Kim In-sung	9 September 1989	2	0	Ulsan Hyundai	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
MF	Lee Dong-gyeong	20 September 1997	2	0	Ulsan Hyundai	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
MF	Lee Yeong-jae	13 September 1994	2	0	Suwon FC	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
MF	Han Seung-gyu	28 September 1996	0	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
MF	Lee Hyeon-sik	21 March 1996	0	0	Daejeon Hana Citizen	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
MF	Lee Chung-yong	2 July 1988	89	9	Ulsan Hyundai	v.  South Korea U23, 9 October 2020 ^INJ
FW	Na Sang-ho	12 August 1996	13	2	FC Seoul	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^COV
FW	Lee Dong-jun	1 February 1997	0	0	Ulsan Hyundai	v.  Mexico, 14 November 2020 ^COV
FW	Lee Jeong-hyeop	24 June 1991	24	5	Gyeongnam FC	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020
FW	Kim Ji-hyeon	22 July 1996	0	0	Ulsan Hyundai	v.  South Korea U23, 12 October 2020

^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
^COV Player withdrew due to COVID-19
^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Notable players

The following players were inducted into the Korean Football Hall of Fame,[71] or were selected for the Korean Football All-time Best XI in one or more surveys.[72][73]
Players in bold are regarded as some of the greatest South Korean footballers of all time.[74][75]

Goalkeepers Hong Deok-young (1948–1954) Lee Se-yeon (1966–1973) Lee Woon-jae (1994–2010) Midfielders Kim Yong-sik (1948–1950) Huh Jung-moo (1974–1986) Lee Young-moo (1975–1981) Cho Kwang-rae (1977–1986) Park Chang-sun (1979–1986) Park Ji-sung (2000–2011)

Defenders Kim Jung-nam (1964–1973) Kim Ho (1966–1972) Hong Myung-bo (1990–2002) Lee Young-pyo (1999–2011) Forwards Lee Hoe-taik (1966–1977) Cha Bum-kun (1972–1986) Choi Soon-ho (1980–1991) Kim Joo-sung (1985–1996) Son Heung-min (2010–present)

Players' records

As of 7 January 2019

Statistics below are from matches considered official by the KFA.[76]

Most capped players # Player Career Caps Goals 1 Cha Bum-kun 1972–1986 136 58 Hong Myung-bo 1990–2002 136 10 3 Lee Woon-jae 1994–2010 133 0 4 Lee Young-pyo 1999–2011 127 5 5 Kim Ho-kon 1971–1979 124 5 Yoo Sang-chul 1994–2005 124 18 7 Cho Young-jeung 1975–1986 113 1 8 Ki Sung-yueng 2008–2019 110 10 9 Park Sung-hwa 1975–1984 107 26 10 Kim Tae-young 1992–2004 105 3 Lee Dong-gook 1998–2017 105 33

Top goalscorers # Player Career Goals Caps Average 1 Cha Bum-kun 1972–1986 58 136 0.43 2 Hwang Sun-hong 1988–2002 50 103 0.49 3 Park Lee-chun 1969–1974 36 88 0.41 4 Kim Jae-han 1972–1979 33 58 0.57 Lee Dong-gook 1998–2017 33 105 0.31 6 Kim Do-hoon 1994–2003 30 72 0.42 Choi Soon-ho 1980–1991 30 96 0.31 Huh Jung-moo 1974–1986 30 103 0.29 9 Choi Yong-soo 1995–2003 27 69 0.39 Lee Young-moo 1975–1981 27 85 0.32 Kim Jin-kook 1972–1977 27 97 0.28

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1950	Did not enter
1954	Group stage	16th	2	0	0	2	0	16	Squad		2	1	1	0	7	3
1958	Preliminary competition entry denied[77]
1962	Did not qualify										4	2	0	2	6	9
1966	Did not enter
1970	Did not qualify										4	1	2	1	6	5
1974											8	3	4	1	10	4
1978											12	5	6	1	16	9
1982											3	2	0	1	7	4
1986	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	4	7	Squad		8	7	0	1	17	3
1990		22nd	3	0	0	3	1	6	Squad		11	9	2	0	30	1
1994		20th	3	0	2	1	4	5	Squad		13	9	3	1	32	5
1998		30th	3	0	1	2	2	9	Squad		12	9	2	1	28	8
2002	Fourth place	4th	7	3	2	2	8	6	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2006	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	3	4	Squad		12	7	3	2	18	7
2010	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	6	8	Squad		14	7	7	0	22	7
2014	Group stage	27th	3	0	1	2	3	6	Squad		14	8	3	3	27	11
2018		19th	3	1	0	2	3	3	Squad		18	12	3	3	38	10
2022	To be determined										4	2	2	0	10	0
2026	To be determined
Total	Fourth place	10/18[lower-alpha 1]	34	6	9	19	34	70			139	84	38	17	274	86

1. Statistics since 1948, when South Korea became a member of FIFA

Olympic Games

Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

Summer Olympics record											Qualification record[78]
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1948	Quarter-finals	8th	2	1	0	1	5	15	Squad		Directly qualified
1952	Did not enter
1956	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	2
1960											4	2	0	2	4	4
1964	Group stage	14th	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	2	1	16	Squad		4	2	1	1	7	4
1968	Did not qualify										5	4	1	0	17	5
1972											4	3	0	1	16	2
1976											6	3	2	1	10	5
1980											6	4	0	2	16	6
1984											11	5	3	3	19	11
1988	Group stage	11th	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0	0	0	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1992–present	See South Korea national under-23 football team
Total	Quarter-finals	3/11[lower-alpha 3]	5	1	1	3	6	31			42	24	7	11	91	39

1. Does not include one unofficial match against Brazil U23.
2. Does not include two unofficial matches against Soviet Union Olympic and Argentina Olympic.
3. Statistics since 1948, when South Korea became a member of FIFA

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	9	6	Squad		4	4	0	0	9	1
1960	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	9	1	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1964[lower-alpha 1]	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad		Walkover
1968	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	9	4
1972	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	2	2	7	6	Squad		Walkover
1976	Did not qualify										4	2	0	2	3	3
1980	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	6	Squad		3	3	0	0	10	1
1984	Group stage	9th	4	0	2	2	1	3	Squad		4	3	1	0	13	0
1988	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	11	3	Squad		See B team
1992	Did not qualify										See B team
1996	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	7	11	Squad		3	3	0	0	17	0
2000	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	9	6	Squad		3	3	0	0	19	0
2004	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	9	4	Squad		6	4	0	2	30	4
2007	Third place	3rd	6	1	4	1	3	3	Squad		6	3	2	1	15	5
2011	Third place	3rd	6	4	2	0	13	7	Squad		Directly qualified
2015	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	8	2	Squad		Directly qualified
2019	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	6	2	Squad		8	8	0	0	27	0
2023	To be determined										0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2 titles	14/17	67	36	16	15	106	64			45	34	4	7	152	18

1. South Korea participated in 1964 AFC Asian Cup as B team, but Korea Football Association recognized its matches as International A Matches.[79]

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951	Did not enter
1954	Silver medal	2nd	4	1	2	1	15	12	Squad
1958	Silver medal	2nd	5	4	0	1	15	6	Squad
1962	Silver medal	2nd	5	4	0	1	9	5	Squad
1966	Round 1	11th	2	0	0	2	0	4	Squad
1970	Gold medal	1st	6	3	2	1	5	3	Squad
1974	Round 2	8th	5	1	1	3	4	10	Squad
1978	Gold medal	1st	7	6	1	0	15	3	Squad
1982	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	4	3	Squad
1986	Gold medal	1st	6	4	2	0	14	3	Squad
1990	Bronze medal	3rd	6	5	0	1	18	1	Squad
1994	Fourth place	4th	6	3	0	3	17	7	Squad
1998	Quarter-finals	6th	6	4	0	2	12	6	Squad
2002–present	See South Korea national under-23 football team
Total	3 titles	12/13	61	36	8	17	128	63

EAFF Championship

EAFF Championship record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2003	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	4	1	Squad
2005	Fourth place	4th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
2008	Champions	1st	3	1	2	0	5	4	Squad
2010	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	8	4	Squad
2013	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
2015	Champions	1st	3	1	2	0	3	1	Squad
2017	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	7	3	Squad
2019	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	4	0	Squad
Total	5 titles	8/8	24	11	10	3	33	17

Other competitions

Year	Competition	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2000	CONCACAF Gold Cup	Group stage	9th	2	0	2	0	2	2	Squad
2001	FIFA Confederations Cup	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	3	6	Squad
2002	CONCACAF Gold Cup	Fourth place	4th	5	0	2	3	3	7	Squad

Honours

• FIFA World Cup

Fourth place: 2002

• AFC Asian Cup

Winners: 1956, 1960

Runners-up: 1972, 1980, 1988, 2015

Third place: 1964, 2000, 2007, 2011

• Asian Games

Gold medal: 1970, 1978, 1986

Silver medal: 1954, 1958, 1962

Bronze medal: 1990

Fourth place: 1994

• CONCACAF Gold Cup

Fourth place: 2002

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Winners: 1987

• EAFF Championship

Winners: 2003, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019

Runners-up: 2010

Third place: 2013

Fourth place: 2005

• Minor competitions

Korea Cup: 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1997

Pestabola Merdeka: 1960, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978

King's Cup: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1998

Jakarta Anniversary Tournament: 1981

Dynasty Cup: 1990

LG Cup: 2000, 2001, 2006

• Other awards

FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team: 2002

AFC National Team of the Year: 2002, 2009

EAFF Championship Fair Play Award: 2008

AFC Asian Cup Fair Play Award: 2011

See also

• Football in South Korea
• Korea Football Association
• South Korea national football B team
• South Korea national under-23 football team
• South Korea national under-20 football team
• South Korea national under-17 football team
• South Korea women's national football team
• Korea Cup

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External links

• Official website, KFA.or.kr (in English)
• Korea Republic – FIFA