North Korea national under-23 football team
| Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Sin Yong-nam | ||
| Home stadium | Rungnado May Day Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PRK | ||
| |||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Silver: (2014) | ||
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
| 19 September 2022 Asian Games GS | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei | Jinhua, China | |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) |
|
Report | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq) |
| 21 September 2022 Asian Games GS | Kyrgyzstan | 0–1 | Jinhua, China | |
| 19:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Kim Kuk-jin 20' | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
| 23 September 2022 Asian Games GS | 1–0 | Indonesia | Jinhua, China | |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) | Kim Yu-song 40' | Report | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 7,288 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 27 September 2022 Asian Games Round of 16 | 2–0 | Bahrain | Jinhua, China | |
| 16:30 (UTC+8) |
|
Report | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kang Ju-Hyok* | 31 May 1997 | 5 | 0 | Hwaebul SC |
| 18 | GK | Sin Tae-song | 30 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 SC |
| 21 | GK | Yu Kwang-jun | 5 November 2000 | 0 | 0 | Ryomyong SC |
| 3 | DF | Jang Kuk-chol* | 16 February 1994 | 17 | 4 | Hwaebul SC |
| 5 | DF | Kim Kyong-sok | 19 February 2000 | 2 | 0 | Sonbong SC |
| 6 | DF | Pak Kwang-chon | 12 January 1999 | 3 | 0 | Ryomyong SC |
| 8 | DF | Kye Tam | 6 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | Ryomyong SC |
| 13 | DF | Chae Yu-song | 15 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Jang Un-gwang | 28 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Kim Yu-song | 18 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Kang Kuk-chol | 29 September 1999 | 5 | 0 | Rimyongsu SC |
| 19 | DF | Ri Thae-ha | 16 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Korean University |
| 4 | MF | Kim Pom-hyok | 15 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | Ryomyong SC |
| 7 | MF | Kim Hyon | 6 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Kim Ji-song | 19 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | Ryomyong SC |
| 14 | MF | Chon Tae-ryong | 17 August 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Paek Chung-song | 25 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | Ryomyong SC |
| 22 | MF | Kim Kuk-bom* | 19 February 1995 | 8 | 0 | Ryomyong SC |
| 2 | FW | Hwang Chan-jun | 5 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | Korean University |
| 9 | FW | Ri Jo-guk | 9 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Ri Il-song | 14 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 SC |
| 11 | FW | Kim Kuk-jin | 11 October 2000 | 6 | 0 | Kigwancha SC |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1996 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2000 to 2020 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2024 | Withdrew | ||||||
| Total | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2013 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 to 2024 | Withdrew | ||||||
| 2026 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 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 |
| 2002 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022 | 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2001 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2005 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| 2009 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 2013 | 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)