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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see North Korea women's national football team.

Korea DPR
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Chollima[1]
AssociationDPR Korea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachYun Jong-su
CaptainRi Myong-guk
Most capsRi Myong-guk (105)
Top scorerJong Il-gwan (21)
Home stadiumKim Il-sung Stadium
FIFA codePRK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 111 Steady (24 October 2024)[2]
Highest57 (November 1993)
Lowest181 (October – November 1998)
First international
North Korea North Korea 1–0 China 
(Beijing, China; 7 October 1956)[3]
Biggest win
North Korea North Korea 21–0 Guam 
(Taipei, Taiwan; 11 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 7–0 North Korea North Korea
(Cape Town, South Africa; 21 June 2010)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1966)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 1966
Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1980)
Best resultFourth place, 1980
North Korea national football team
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationJoseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Tim
McCune–ReischauerChosǒn Minjujuǔi Mingonghwaguk Ch'ukgu Kukka Taep'yo T'im
Munhwaŏ
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationJoseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Gukga Daepyo Tim
McCune–ReischauerChosǒn Minjujuǔi Mingonghwaguk Kukka Taep'yo T'im

The North Korea national football team (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 국가대표팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA)[6] 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, being the first Asian team in history to make it past the group stage. During the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers, controversy arose when the team's supporters rioted, interfering with the opponents' safe egress from the stadium, because of North Korea'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 five times; in 1980, when they finished fourth, in 1992, 2011, in 2015, and in 2019. The current team is composed of both native North Koreans and Chongryon-affiliated Koreans born in Japan.

History

1966 World Cup

Qualification

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  North Korea 2 2 0 0 9 2 7 4
2  Australia 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
—  South Africa banned
—  South Korea withdrew

Finals

In the 1966 World Cup, North Korea played their matches at Middlesbrough's home ground 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 team from outside Europe or the Americas to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup finals.[7] In a 1999 documentary featuring interviews with surviving members of the team,[8] they describe themselves as having been welcomed home as national heroes.

Soviet Union 3–0 North Korea
Malofeyev 31', 88'
Banishevskiy 33'		 Report
Attendance: 23,006
Chile 1–1 North Korea
Marcos 26' (pen.) Report Pak Seung-zin 88'
Attendance: 13,792
North Korea 1–0 Italy
Pak Doo-ik 42' Report
Attendance: 17,829
Portugal 5–3 North Korea
Eusébio 27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.)
José Augusto 80'		 Report Pak Seung-zin 1'
Li Dong-woon 22'
Yang Seung-Kook 25'
Attendance: 40,248

1976 Olympic football tournament

The North Korea football team finished second in their group in the 1976 Summer Olympics, but lost 5–0 to Poland in the quarter-finals.[9]

2006 World Cup qualifying stage controversy

In March 2005, the North Korean team was playing Iran in Pyongyang when 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, the North Korean footballers 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.[10] 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 in Bangkok, Thailand.[11]

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.[12] 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 relied on Iran losing to South Korea. After the Koreans scored the same number of points as Saudi Arabia, North Korea qualified through goal difference.[13][14] With a final pre-tournament FIFA ranking of 105th in the world, North Korea was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for the World Cup since the rankings began in 1993.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 8 4 4 0 12 4 +8 16 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup
2  North Korea 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 12
3  Saudi Arabia 8 3 3 2 8 8 0 12 Advance to fifth round
4  Iran 8 2 5 1 8 7 +1 11
5  United Arab Emirates 8 0 1 7 6 17 −11 1
Source: [15]

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.[16] The draw placed North Korea in Group G. They played their first match against five-time winners Brazil on 15 June. Despite their best efforts, they were nevertheless outmatched and lost 1-2. In their next game against Portugal on 21 June, they were defeated 0–7. Despite starting well (as against Brazil), their defensive and well organised approach unravelled after Portugal scored on them. The Koreans lost their final match against Ivory Coast 0–3 on 25 June. 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 people who bought tickets reserved for North Korean government officials.[17] North Korea subsequently denied the report, and claimed instead that the Chinese were small in number, and that the regime had permitted their travel. There were also reports that the North Korean government punished the coach and players for losing the matches by sending them on a hard labour in mines. However, FIFA's investigators could not confirm that.[18] Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group G

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 Y. Touré 14'
Romaric 20'
Kalou 82'
Attendance: 34,763

Recent results and fixtures

Main article: North Korea national football team results
13 October 2018 Friendly Uzbekistan  2–0  North Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UZT Bikmaev 37', 90+1' Report Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
11 November 2018 2019 EAFF 2nd prelim rd North Korea  4–1  Mongolia Taipei, Taiwan
14:10 NST
Report
Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
13 November 2018 2019 EAFF 2nd prelim rd Hong Kong  0–0  North Korea Taipei, Taiwan
15:10 NST Report Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 228
Referee: Dwi Purba Adi Wicaksana (Indonesia)
16 November 2018 2019 EAFF 2nd prelim rd Chinese Taipei  0–2  North Korea Taipei, Taiwan
19:10 NST Report
Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
25 December 2018 Friendly Vietnam  1–1  North Korea Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 NST
Report
Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
29 December 2018 Friendly Bahrain  4–0  North Korea Isa Town, Bahrain
20:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Referee: Omar Al Yaqoubi (Oman)
8 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia  4–0  North Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 GST
Report Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 5,075
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
13 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup North Korea  0–6  Qatar Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
15:00 GST Report
Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 452
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
17 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup Lebanon  4–1  North Korea Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
20:00 GST
Report
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
7 June 2019 Friendly Uzbekistan  4–0  North Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21:00 UTC+6
Report Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)
8 July 2019 Intercontinental Cup Syria  5–2  North Korea Ahmedabad, India
Stadium: TransStadia Arena
13 July 2019 Intercontinental Cup India  v  North Korea Ahmedabad, India
Stadium: TransStadia Arena
15 July 2019 Intercontinental Cup North Korea  v  Tajikistan Ahmedabad, India
Stadium: TransStadia Arena
5 September 2019 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round  North Korea v Pyongyang
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
10 September 2019 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round v  North Korea
15 October 2019 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round  North Korea v Pyongyang
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
14 November 2019 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round v  North Korea
19 November 2019 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round v  North Korea

2020

26 March 2020 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round  North Korea v Pyongyang
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium
4 June 2020 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round v  North Korea
9 June 2020 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round  North Korea v Pyongyang
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium

Competitive record

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
See also: North Korea national under-23 football team
Asian Games record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
India 1951 Did not enter
Philippines 1954
Japan 1958
Indonesia 1962
Thailand 1966
Thailand 1970
Iran 1974 Fourth place 7 3 1 3 11 8
Thailand 1978 Champions 6 4 2 0 12 3
India 1982 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 9 8
South Korea 1986 Did not enter
China 1990 Runners-up 5 1 3 1 2 2
Japan 1994 Did not enter
Thailand 1998 13th place 4 1 2 1 6 8
2002–present See North Korea national under-23 football team
Total 5/13 28 11 10 7 40 29

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup Finals
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Did not enter
India 2008 Third place 5 4 0 1 9 1
Sri Lanka 2010 Champions 5 3 2 0 14 2
Nepal 2012 Champions 5 5 0 0 12 1
Maldives 2014 Did not enter
Total Best: Champions 15 12 2 1 35 4

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
  • 2015 – Third place in Final Tournament
  • 2017 – Fourth place in Final Tournament
  • 2019 – Did not qualify

Dynasty Cup

Dynasty Cup[19]

Nehru Cup

Coaching staff

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Yun Jong-su  North Korean
Assistant coach Kim Yong-jun  North Korean
Goalkeeper coach Baek Nam-chol  North Korean
Technical director Kim Jong-yong  North Korean

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ri Myong-guk (captain) (1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 32) 105 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
2 2DF Kim Chol-bom (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 (aged 24) 8 0 North Korea April 25
3 2DF Jang Kuk-chol (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 24) 39 5 North Korea Hwaebul
4 2DF Kim Song-gi (1988-10-23)23 October 1988 (aged 30) 6 0 Japan Fujieda MYFC
5 2DF An Song-il (1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 26) 5 0 North Korea April 25
6 2DF Ri Thong-il (1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 26) 1 0 North Korea Kigwancha
7 4FW Han Kwang-song (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 20) 2 0 Italy Perugia
8 4FW Ri Hyok-chol (1991-01-27)27 January 1991 (aged 27) 19 8 North Korea Rimyongsu
9 3MF Kim Yong-il (1994-07-06)6 July 1994 (aged 24) 10 1 North Korea Kigwancha
10 4FW Pak Kwang-ryong (1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 26) 34 13 Austria St. Pölten
11 4FW Jong Il-gwan (1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 26) 63 21 Unattached
12 3MF Kim Kyong-hun (1990-08-11)11 August 1990 (aged 28) 2 0 North Korea Kyonggongop
13 2DF Sim Hyon-jin (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 28) 30 5 North Korea April 25
14 3MF Kang Kuk-chol (1999-09-29)29 September 1999 (aged 19) 8 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
15 3MF Ri Un-chol (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 23) 12 0 North Korea Sonbong
16 3MF Ri Yong-jik (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 27) 14 3 Japan Tokyo Verdy
17 2DF Ri Chang-ho (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 29) 5 0 North Korea Hwaebul
18 1GK Sin Hyok (1992-07-03)3 July 1992 (aged 26) 1 0 North Korea Kigwancha
19 4FW Rim Kwang-hyok (1992-08-05)5 August 1992 (aged 26) 6 3 North Korea Kigwancha
20 3MF Choe Song-hyok (1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 Italy Arezzo
21 1GK Kang Ju-hyok (1997-05-31)31 May 1997 (aged 21) 1 0 North Korea Hwaebul
22 3MF Ri Kum-chol (1991-12-09)9 December 1991 (aged 27) 6 0 North Korea Wolmido
23 2DF Ri Il-jin (1993-08-20)20 August 1993 (aged 25) 5 0 North Korea Sobaeksu

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the North Korea squad within the last twelve months.[citation needed]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ri Kwang-il (1988-04-13)13 April 1988 (aged 29) 6 0 North Korea Sobaeksu
2DF Pak Myong-song (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 23) 18 0 North Korea April 25
2DF Kim Song-min (1997-12-03)3 December 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 North Korea Sobaeksu
2DF Kim Song-gi (1988-10-23)23 October 1988 (aged 29) 8 0 Japan Machida Zelvia
2DF Kang Kuk-chol (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 27) 20 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
2DF Ri Yong-chol (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 26) 35 0 North Korea Hwaebul
2DF Song Kum-il (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 23) 7 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
2DF U Il-gang (1993-08-26)26 August 1993 (aged 24) 0 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
3MF Pak Song-chol (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 30) 57 14 North Korea Rimyongsu
3MF Kang Kuk-chol (1999-09-29)29 September 1999 (aged 18) 5 0 North Korea Ryomyong
3MF Ri Yong-jik (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 26) 13 1 Japan Kamatamare Sanuki
3MF Jo Kwang-Myong (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 20) 0 0 North Korea April 25
3MF Kim Kuk-bom (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 (aged 21) 3 0 North Korea April 25
3MF Myong Cha-hyon (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 27) 15 3 North Korea April 25
3MF Choe Ju-song (1996-01-27)27 January 1996 (aged 21) 5 0 North Korea Amrokkang
3MF Yun Il-gwang (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (aged 24) 6 0 North Korea April 25
4FW An Byong-jun (1990-05-22)22 May 1990 (aged 27) 10 0 Japan Roasso Kumamoto
4FW Jang Ok-chol (1994-01-14)14 January 1994 (aged 23) 3 0 North Korea Kigwancha
4FW Pak Kwang-ryong (1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 25) 36 13 Austria SKN St. Pölten
4FW Kim Yu-song (1995-01-24)24 January 1995 (aged 22) 14 8 North Korea April 25
4FW Han Thae-hyok (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (aged 28) 2 0 North Korea Kigwancha
4FW An Il-bom (1990-08-05)5 August 1990 (aged 26) 11 4 North Korea April 25

Records

As of 7 June 2019. Players in bold are still active at international level.

Kit providers

Since 2014, North Korea's official kit provider is currently produced by the North Korean sports company Choeusu.[21]

Period Kit Provider
1948–1992 United Kingdom Admiral
1992–2002 Italy Fila
2002–2003 Italy Lotto
2003–2005 Germany Adidas
2005–2006 United Kingdom Umbro
2006–2008 Denmark Hummel
2008–2010 China ERKE
2010–2014 Italy Legea
2014–present North Korea Choeusu

See also

References

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  20. ^ Bobrowsky, Josef; King, Ian (1 January 2006). "Nehru Cup 1993". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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