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 Korea DPR
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Chollima(천리마)
AssociationDPR Korea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachYun Jong-Su
CaptainRi Myong-Guk
Home stadiumKim Il-sung Stadium, Yanggakdo Stadium
FIFA codePRK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current137 Decrease -4
Highest57 (November 1993)
Lowest181 (November 1998)
First international
North Korea North Korea 1–0 China 
(Beijing, China; October 7, 1956)[1]
Biggest win
North Korea North Korea 21–0 Guam 
(Taipei, Taiwan; March 11, 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 7–0 North Korea North Korea
(Cape Town, South Africa; June 21, 2010)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1966)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 1966
Asian Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best resultFourth place; 1980

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea national football team (recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA and known colloquially and in the media as North Korea[2]) represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for football in North Korea.

North Korea surprised with a good showing at their World Cup debut, reaching the quarter-finals in 1966, beating Italy in the group stage. Controversy arose during the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers, when the team's supporters caused problems because of the team's failure to qualify. In 2009, the team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the second World Cup appearance in their history. North Korea has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup four times; in 1980, when they finished fourth, in 1992, 2011 and in 2015. The current team is composed of both native North Koreans and Chongryon-affiliated Koreans born in Japan.

Competitive history

1966 World Cup

North Korea's most notable result in international play came in the 1966 World Cup at Middlesbrough F.C. home Ayresome Park, when the team caused an upset, beating Italy 1–0 to gain a spot in the quarter-finals. There, they lost 5–3 to Portugal despite taking a 3–0 lead after thirty minutes. The North Korea team was the first Asian team to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup finals.[3] In a 1999 documentary featuring interviews with surviving members of the team,[4] they describe themselves as having been welcomed home as national heroes.

1976 Olympic football tournament

The North Korea football team finished second in their group in the 1976 Summer Olympics, although lost 5–0 to Poland in the quarter-finals.[5]

2006 World Cup qualifying stage controversy

In March 2005, the North Korean team entered a match with Iran with limited chances of qualifying for the World Cup finals due to poor performance in early fixtures. During the match hosted in Pyongyang, North Korean fans became enraged when the referee failed to award North Korea a penalty kick after a controversial play near the end of the match. Demanding a penalty, they rushed Syrian referee Mohamed Kousa, who instead gave a North Korean player a red card. Bottles, stones and chairs were thrown onto the field following the play. After the match was over, North Korean fans refused to let the Iranian team leave the stadium on their team bus. The violence was so severe that riot police forced back the crowd.[6] Following this incident, North Korea lost its right to host the subsequent home match with Japan and the game was instead played behind closed doors to an empty stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[7]

2010 World Cup

Qualification

See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

The North Korea football team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after finishing 2nd place in Group B of Asian qualifying.[8] Their finishing place was not decided until the day of the last fixture of the group, in which they needed not only to avoid defeat in a match against Saudi Arabia, but also rely on Iran not winning in a match against South Korea. In the end, after possessing the same number of points as Saudi Arabia, North Korea qualified through goal difference.[9][10] With a final pre-tournament FIFA ranking of 105th in the world, North Korea were the lowest-ranked team to qualify for the World Cup since the rankings began in 1993.

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Group B

Finals

The North Korean and Brazilian teams in 2010
North Korea playing against Brazil in the 2010 World Cup

2010 was North Korea's first appearance at the World Cup since 1966.[11] The draw placed North Korea in Group G. They played their first match against five-time winners Brazil on 15 June, with Brazil winning 2–1 in a game where North Korea was well organised defensively and showed resilience, frustrating the Brazilians. Despite their best efforts, they were nevertheless outmatched and eventually broken down. Maicon's relief was visible after his goal to finally put Brazil ahead.

In their next game against Portugal on 21 June, they were defeated 0–7. Despite starting well (as against Brazil), with a defensive, well organised approach, once Portugal scored their first, the Koreans' defense unravelled and the rest followed with relative ease. The final match against Côte d'Ivoire on 25 June was lost 0-3. Having lost all three group matches, they were knocked out, finishing at the bottom of Group G. It was reported that the small contingency of apparent North Korean football fans were actually Chinese, to whom North Korea administration sold their share of tickets.[12] North Korea subsequently denied the report, claiming that a small number were permitted to travel to the World Cup.[13]

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Brazil 2 – 1 North Korea
Maicon 55'
Elano 72'		 (Report) Ji Yun-Nam 89'
Attendance: 54,331
Portugal 7 – 0 North Korea
Meireles 29'
Simão 53'
Almeida 56'
Tiago 60', 89'
Liédson 81'
Ronaldo 87'		 Report
Attendance: 63,644
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)


North Korea 0 – 3 Ivory Coast
Report Yaya Touré 14'
Romaric 20'
Kalou 82'
Attendance: 34,763

Recent and Upcoming Games

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
9 March 2012 Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  Philippines 2–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
11 March 2012 Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  Tajikistan 2–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
13 March 2012 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  India 4–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
16 March 2012 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  Palestine 2–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
19 March 2012 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  Turkmenistan 2–1 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
10 September 2012 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 2–0 Friendly
1 December 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 6–1 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Semi-final Round
3 December 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Guam 5-0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Semi-final Round
5 December 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Australia 1-1 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Semi-final Round
9 December 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 4-0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Semi-final Round
23 January 2013 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand  Sweden 1-1 2013 King's Cup
26 January 2013 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand  Thailand 2-2 2013 King's Cup
6 February 2013 Tuodong Stadium, Kun Ming, China PR  Laos 1-0 Friendly
11 June 2013 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 0-0 Friendly
6 September 2013 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kuwait 1–2 Friendly
21 February 2014 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Iraq 0–2 Friendly

Competitive records

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Bangladesh 2006
Did not enter
India 2008
Third Place
3
1
1
1
6
2
Sri Lanka 2010
Champions
5
3
2
0
14
2
Nepal 2012
Champions
5
5
0
0
12
1
Total
Best: Champions
11
7
4
2
19
7

East Asian Cup

Further information: East Asian Cup
  • 2003 – Withdrew
  • 2005 – Third place in Final Tournament
  • 2008 – Fourth Place in Final Tournament
  • 2010 – Did not qualify
  • 2013 – Did not qualify

Nehru Cup

Players

Current squad

Match Date: 5 September and 9 September 2013
Opposition:  Kuwait and  Bahrain
Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2013.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ri Myong-Guk (1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 26) 48 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
18 1GK Kim Myong-Gil (1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 28) 16 0 North Korea Amrokgang
21 1GK Ju Kwang-Min (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 22) 14 0 North Korea Kigwancha
2 2DF Cha Jong-Hyok (1985-09-25)25 September 1985 (aged 27) 45 1 Switzerland Wil 1900
3 2DF Kim Song-Gi (1988-10-23)23 October 1988 (aged 24) 5 0 Japan Vissel Kobe
5 2DF Ri Kwang-Chon (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 27) 63 1 Thailand Muangthong United
6 2DF Ri Jun-Il (1987-08-24)24 August 1987 (aged 25) 36 0 North Korea Sobaeksu
12 2DF Jon Kwang-Ik (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 24) 30 2 North Korea Amrokgang
13 2DF Pak Chol-Jin (1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 27) 37 0 North Korea Amrokgang
14 2DF Pak Nam-Chol (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 24) 30 0 North Korea Amrokgang
20 2DF Ri Kwang-Hyok (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 25) 30 1 North Korea Kyonggongop
23 2DF Jang Song-Hyok (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 21) 10 2 North Korea Rimyongsu
4 3MF Pak Nam-Chol (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 27) 65 14 Thailand Sisaket FC
7 3MF Pak Song-Chol (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 25) 28 8 North Korea Rimyongsu
8 3MF Ri Chol-Myong (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 24) 26 4 North Korea Pyongyang City
11 3MF Mun In-Guk (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 34) 44 7 North Korea April 25
16 3MF Jang Myong-Il (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 26) 7 0 North Korea Amrokgang
17 3MF An Yong-Hak (1978-10-25)25 October 1978 (aged 34) 36 2 Japan Yokohama
19 3MF Jang Kuk-Chol (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 18) 0 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
9 4FW Jong Tae-Se (1984-03-02)2 March 1984 (aged 28) 34 16 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
10 4FW Hong Yong-Jo (Captain) (1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 30) 69 22 North Korea April 25
15 4FW Choe Kum-Chol (1987-02-09)9 February 1987 (aged 25) 19 9 Thailand Nakhonnayok
22 4FW Pak Kwang-Ryong (1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 20) 12 3 Liechtenstein Vaduz

Kit providers

North Korea's official kit provider is currently produced by Italian company Legea, Also sponsoring the team are Koryolink a telecommunication company from Pyongyang.

Period Kit Provider
1948–1992 United Kingdom Admiral
1992–2002 Italy Fila
2002–2003 Italy Lotto
2003–2006 Germany Adidas
2006–2007 United Kingdom Umbro
2007–2008 Denmark Hummel
2008–2010 China ERKE
2010–present Italy Legea

See also

References

  1. ^ North Korea matches, ratings and points exchanged
  2. ^ "World Cup 2010 team guide: North Korea". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ^ "When Middlesbrough hosted the 1966 World Cup Koreans". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  4. ^ "The Game of their Lives". BBC News.
  5. ^ "XXI. Olympiad Montreal 1976 Football Tournament". rsssf.com. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. ^ "N Korea football violence erupts". BBC News. March 30, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  7. ^ Peck, Grant (15 June 2010). "No fans allowed at Japan, North Korea qualifying match". USA Today. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  8. ^ "North Korea qualify for World Cup". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  9. ^ "World Cup guide – North Korea". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Groups and Standings". FIFA. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  11. ^ "North Korea revive World Cup memories". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  12. ^ Holton, Kate (15 June 2010). "Chinese 'volunteer army' arrive to back North Korea". Reuters. Pretoria, South Africa. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Indicating only that Chinese supporters of North Korea were present, but not necessarily excluding North Korean fans.
  13. ^ Frayer, Lauren (16 June 2010). "Diplomats: North Korean Soccer Fans Are Genuine". Aol News. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

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