North Korea national under-23 football team
National association football team
Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
---|---|---|---|
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Sin Yong-nam | ||
Home stadium | Rungnado May Day Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PRK | ||
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Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | ![]() |
The North Korea national under-23 football team represents North Korea at football in the Asian Games as well as other under-23 international football tournaments including the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. It is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.
Results and fixtures
Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
North Korea
v
Chinese Taipei
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_%28Olympics%3B_1986%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png)
19 September 2022 Asian Games GS | North Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Jinhua, China |
16:00 (UTC+8) |
| Report | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq) |
Kyrgyzstan
v
North Korea
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png)
21 September 2022 Asian Games GS | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Jinhua, China |
19:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Kim Kuk-jin ![]() | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
North Korea
v
Indonesia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png)
23 September 2022 Asian Games GS | North Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Jinhua, China |
16:00 (UTC+8) | Kim Yu-song ![]() | Report | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 7,288 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia) |
North Korea
v
Bahrain
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png)
27 September 2022 Asian Games Round of 16 | North Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Jinhua, China |
16:30 (UTC+8) |
| Report | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
Japan
v
North Korea
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png)
1 October 2022 Asian Games Quarter-finals | Japan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 (UTC+8) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,476 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.[1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Kang Ju-Hyok* | (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 (age 27) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | 1GK | Sin Tae-song | (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | 1GK | Yu Kwang-jun | (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Jang Kuk-chol* | (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) | 17 | 4 | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Kim Kyong-sok | (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | 2DF | Pak Kwang-chon | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 2DF | Kye Tam | (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 2DF | Chae Yu-song | (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | |
15 | 2DF | Jang Un-gwang | (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | |
16 | 2DF | Kim Yu-song | (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | |
17 | 2DF | Kang Kuk-chol | (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | 2DF | Ri Thae-ha | (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | 3MF | Kim Pom-hyok | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | 3MF | Kim Hyon | (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | |
12 | 3MF | Kim Ji-song | (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | 3MF | Chon Tae-ryong | (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | |
20 | 3MF | Paek Chung-song | (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | 3MF | Kim Kuk-bom* | (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 4FW | Hwang Chan-jun | (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Ri Jo-guk | (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 4FW | Ri Il-song | (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | 4FW | Kim Kuk-jin | (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
* Over-aged player.
Previous squads
Competitive record
Olympic Games
From 1992 Summer Olympics, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||
2000 to 2020 | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||
Total | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2022 to 2024 | Withdrew | ||||||
![]() | To be determined | ||||||
Total | 4/7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
Asian Games
- From 2002 Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.
Asian Games record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
Total | 6/6 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 22 |
East Asian Games
From 2001 East Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.
East Asian Games record | |||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() | did not enter | ||||||
![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
![]() | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
![]() | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
Total | 3/4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 10 |
References
- ^ "Football Men's - Team Roster - (PRK) Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (PDF). Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 24 September 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
External links
- Soccerway - Profile (in Spanish)