South Korea women's national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Taegeuk Nangja (Taegeuk Ladies) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Korea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Park Youn-jeong | ||
| FIFA code | KOR | ||
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| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2010) | ||
| AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2004, 2013) | ||
South Korea women's national under-20 football team (recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in women's international youth football competitions.
Team image
Nicknames
The South Korea women's national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Taegeuk Nangja (Taegeuk Ladies)".
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
| 3 March 2024 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group A | 1–2 | Australia | Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent | |
| 13:00 | Jeon Yu-gyeong 25' | Report | Attendance: 40 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) |
| 6 March 2024 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group A | Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent | |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 55 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India) |
| 9 March 2024 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group A | Uzbekistan | 0–13 | JAR Stadium, Tashkent | |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 60 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China) |
| 13 March 2024 AFC U-20 Asian Cup SF | North Korea | 3–0 | Do'stlik Stadium, Tashkent | |
| 13:00 | Choe Il-son 45' Jong Kum 51' Hwang Yu-yong 78' |
Report | Attendance: 78 Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam) |
| 16 March 2024 AFC U-20 Asian Cup 3/4 match | Australia | 1–0 | JAR Stadium, Tashkent | |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) |
| 1 September 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group D | Nigeria | 1–0 | Estadio El Techo, Bogotá | |
| 18:00 | Sabastine 86' | Report | Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico) |
| 4 September 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group D | 0–0 | Venezuela | Estadio El Techo, Bogotá | |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad & Tobago) |
| 7 September 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group D | 1–0 | Germany | Estadio El Techo, Bogotá | |
| 15:00 | Park Soo-jeong 22' | Report | Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay) |
| 11 September 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup R16 | Colombia | 1–0 | Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali | |
| 20:00 | Caicedo 64' | Report | Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Hwang In-soo |
| Coach | Go Hyeon-bok |
| Coach | Park Youn-jeong |
| Goalkeeping coach | Cho Min |
| Fitness coach | Su Hwang-bo |
Players
Current squad
The following 21 players represented South Korea on the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Colombia in August 2024.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Woo Seo-bin | 13 April 2004 (aged 20) | Uiduk University | ||
| 2 | DF | Jung You-jin | 10 October 2005 (aged 18) | Uiduk University | ||
| 3 | DF | Yang Da-min | 18 September 2005 (aged 18) | Ulsan College | ||
| 4 | DF | Eom Min-kyoung | 24 November 2004 (aged 19) | Uiduk University | ||
| 5 | DF | Nam Seung-eun | 10 January 2006 (aged 18) | Osan Information High School | ||
| 6 | MF | Kim Shin-ji | 3 May 2004 (aged 20) | Uiduk University | ||
| 7 | FW | Jeon Yu-gyeong (captain) | 20 January 2004 (aged 20) | Uiduk University | ||
| 8 | MF | Kim Ji-hyeon | 27 July 2004 (aged 20) | Daedeok University | ||
| 9 | FW | Park Soo-jeong | 3 November 2004 (aged 19) | Ulsan College | ||
| 10 | MF | Bae Ye-bin | 7 December 2004 (aged 19) | Uiduk University | ||
| 11 | FW | Cho Hye-young | 18 February 2006 (aged 18) | Gwangyang Girls' High School | ||
| 12 | GK | Cho Eo-jin | 20 March 2005 (aged 19) | Ulsan College | ||
| 13 | MF | Choi Han-bin | 2 March 2004 (aged 20) | Korea University | ||
| 14 | FW | Cheon Se-hwa | 11 November 2004 (aged 19) | Ulsan College | ||
| 15 | DF | Choi Eun-hyoung | 25 May 2005 (aged 19) | Korea University | ||
| 16 | DF | Kim Kyu-yeon | 23 June 2005 (aged 19) | Ulsan College | ||
| 17 | MF | Hong Chae-bin | 11 February 2004 (aged 20) | Korea University | ||
| 18 | MF | Kang Eun-young | 5 December 2004 (aged 19) | Daedeok University | ||
| 19 | FW | Jeong Da-bin | 5 September 2005 (aged 18) | Korea University | ||
| 20 | DF | Chang Seo-yoon | 30 October 2004 (aged 19) | Yale Bulldogs | ||
| 21 | GK | Jeong Da-hee | 13 November 2006 (aged 17) | Chungnam Internet High School |
(Players are listed within position group by order of seniority, kit number, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | Squad |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
| 2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
| 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 7/12 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 31 | |
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
| AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2002 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | Not held | ||||||
| 2004 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||||||
| 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | Directly qualified | ||||||
| 2007 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 2009 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Directly qualified | ||||||
| 2013 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||||||
| 2015 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | |||||||
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| 2019 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | Directly qualified | ||||||
| Total | 11/11 | 50 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 158 | 54 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 | |
Head-to-head record
The following table shows South Korea's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 50.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 33.33 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 66.67 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 31 | +0 | 40.74 |
See also
- Football in South Korea
- South Korea women's national football team
- South Korea women's national under-17 football team
- South Korea national under-20 football team
References
- ^ 여자 U-20 월드컵 참가 21명 엔트리 발표 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- News at Korea Women's Football Federation (in Korean)