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Korea Republic U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Taegeuk Warriors
The Red Devils
Tigers of Asia
AssociationKorea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachKim Hak-bum
CaptainSon Heung-min
Most capsLee Ki-hyung
Kim Do-heon (40)
Top scorerLee Dong-gook (19)
FIFA codeKOR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 South Korea 5–0 Indonesia 
(Masan, South Korea; 24 March 1991)[1]
Biggest win
 South Korea 10–0 Philippines 
(Seoul, South Korea; 18 May 1991)
 South Korea 10–0 Macau 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 19 July 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 3–0 South Korea 
(Sweden; 7 November 1995)
 Japan 4–1 South Korea 
(Tokyo, Japan; 7 September 1999)
 Spain 3–0 South Korea 
(Adelaide, Australia; 14 September 2000)
 Italy 3–0 South Korea 
(Qinhuangdao, China; 10 August 2008)
 Brazil 3–0 South Korea 
(Manchester, United Kingdom; 7 August 2012)
 Uzbekistan 4–1 South Korea 
(Kunshan, China; 23 January 2018)
Olympic Games
Appearances7 (first in 1992)
Best result Bronze Medal (2012)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best result Gold Medal (2014, 2018)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2013)
Best resultRunners-up (2016)

Korea Republic national under-23 football team represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. This team mostly includes under-22 and under-21 squads.

The bronze medal winning team of 2012 Summer Olympics and the gold medal winning teams of 2014 and 2018 Asian Games were granted exemptions from mandatory military service.[2][3]

Tournament records

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
19481988 See South Korean national team
Spain 1992 Group Stage 3 0 3 0 2 2
United States 1996 3 1 1 1 2 2
Australia 2000 3 2 0 1 2 3
Greece 2004 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 8 8
China 2008 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 2 4
United Kingdom 2012 Third Place 6 2 3 1 5 5
Brazil 2016 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 12 4
Japan 2020 To be determined
France 2024
United States 2028
Total Third Place 7 / 7 26 9 11 6 33 28

Asian Games

From 2002 Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
South Korea 2002  Bronze 6 5 1 0 17 2
Qatar 2006 Fourth place 6 4 0 2 9 2
China 2010  Bronze 7 5 0 2 18 5
South Korea 2014  Gold 7 7 0 0 13 0
Indonesia 2018  Gold 7 6 0 1 19 7
Total 5/5 33 27 1 5 76 16

AFC U-23 Championship

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Oman 2013 Fourth place 6 3 2 1 8 3
Qatar 2016 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 14 6
China 2018 Fourth place 6 3 1 2 8 9
Total 3/3 18 10 4 4 30 18
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2017

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) 2018 AFC U23 Qual. South Korea  10–0  Macau Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Cho Young-wook 10', 14', 25', 55'
Hwang In-beom 29'
Doo Hyeon-seok 48'
Park Seong-bu 53' (pen.), 78'
Jo Sung-wook 64'
Park Jae-woo 90+3'
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
21 July 2017 (2017-07-21) 2018 AFC U23 Qual. East Timor  0–0  South Korea Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
23 July 2017 (2017-07-23) 2018 AFC U23 Qual. South Korea  2–1  Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7) Lee Sang-heon 19'
Hwang In-beom 41'
Report Phượng 33' Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

2018

11 January 2018 (2018-01-11) 2018 AFC U23 GS South Korea  2–1  Vietnam Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Cho Young-wook 29'
Lee Keun-ho 73'
Report Hải 17' Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 766
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
14 January 2018 (2018-01-14) 2018 AFC U23 GS Syria  0–0  South Korea Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 685
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) 2018 AFC U23 GS South Korea  3–2  Australia Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Lee Keun-ho 18', 65'
Han Seung-gyu 44'
Report Cowburn 72'
Buhagiar 76'
Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 678
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 2018 AFC U23 QF South Korea  2–1  Malaysia Kunshan, China
16:00 (UTC+8) Cho Jae-wan 1'
Han Seung-gyu 85'
Report Thanabalan 67' Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 738
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
23 January 2018 (2018-01-23) 2018 AFC U23 SF Uzbekistan  4–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Urinboev 33'
Ganiev 99'
Yakhshiboev 110'
Komilov 120+1'
Report Hwang Hyun-soo 58' Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 367
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) 2018 AFC U23 Third Place Match Qatar  1–0  South Korea Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8) Afif 39' Report Stadium: Kunshan Stadium
Attendance: 168
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) 2018 AG GS South Korea  6–0  Bahrain Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7) Hwang Ui-jo 17', 36', 43'
Kim Jin-ya 23'
Na Sang-ho 41'
Hwang Hee-chan 90+3'
Report Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 2018 AG GS Malaysia  2–1  South Korea Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7) Safawi 5', 45+1' Report Hwang Ui-jo 87' Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) 2018 AG GS South Korea  1–0  Kyrgyzstan Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7) Son Heung-min 63' Report Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)
23 August 2018 (2018-08-23) 2018 AG R16 Iran  0–2  South Korea Cikarang, Indonesia
19:30 (UTC+7) Report Hwang Ui-jo 40'
Lee Seung-woo 55'
Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2018 AG QF Uzbekistan  3–4 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7) Masharipov 17'
Alibaev 53'
Hwang Hyun-soo 55' (o.g.)
Report Hwang Ui-jo 4', 34', 75'
Hwang Hee-chan 118' (pen.)
Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) 2018 AG SF Vietnam  1–3  South Korea Cibinong, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7) Vương 70' Report Lee Seung-woo 7', 55'
Hwang Ui-jo 28'
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2018 AG F South Korea  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Japan Cibinong, Indonesia
18:30 (UTC+7) Lee Seung-woo 93'
Hwang Hee-chan 101'
Report Ueda 115' Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Team

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Song Bum-keun (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
18 1GK Jo Hyeon-woo (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 32) South Korea Daegu FC WC

2 2DF Hwang Hyun-soo (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 29) South Korea FC Seoul
3 2DF Kim Min-jae (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
4 2DF Kim Jin-ya (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26) South Korea Incheon United
5 2DF Jeong Tae-wook (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 27) South Korea Jeju United
6 2DF Kim Moon-hwan (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 29) South Korea Busan IPark
12 2DF Lee Si-young (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27) South Korea Seongnam FC

8 3MF Lee Jin-hyun (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 26) South Korea Pohang Steelers
10 3MF Hwang In-beom (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27) South Korea Asan Mugunghwa
13 3MF Cho Yu-min (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 27) South Korea Suwon FC
14 3MF Jang Yun-ho (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 27) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
15 3MF Lee Seung-mo (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 26) South Korea Gwangju FC
19 3MF Kim Geon-ung (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 26) South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
20 3MF Kim Jung-min (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 24) Austria FC Liefering

7 4FW Son Heung-min (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) England Tottenham Hotspur WC
9 4FW Hwang Hee-chan (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) Germany Hamburger SV
11 4FW Na Sang-ho (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 28) South Korea Gwangju FC
16 4FW Hwang Ui-jo (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 31) Japan Gamba Osaka WC
17 4FW Lee Seung-woo (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26) Italy Hellas Verona

WC Wild Card.

Previous squads

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager South Korea Kim Hak-bum
Assistant Manager South Korea Lee Min-sung
Coach South Korea Kim Eun-jung
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Cha Sang-kwang

Former managers

Year Name Win Draw Lose Notes
1991–1992 South Korea Kim Sam-Rak 20 6 13 Germany Dettmar Cramer was technical advisor (1991–1992)
1994–1996 Russia Anatoliy Byshovets 17 13 9
1998–2000 South Korea Huh Jung-Moo 24 2 3
2002 South Korea Park Hang-Seo 6 1 0
2002–2004 South Korea Kim Ho-Gon 17 5 6
2006–2007 Netherlands Pim Verbeek 5 0 1
2007–2008 South Korea Park Seong-Hwa 7 5 1
2009–2012 South Korea Hong Myung-Bo 14 8 3
2013–2015 South Korea Lee Kwang-jong 12 5 3
2015 South Korea Choi Moon-sik 2 1 0
2015–2016 South Korea Shin Tae-yong 11 5 1

Statistics

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Footballer to Be Spared Military Service Despite IOC Probe". Chosun Ilbo. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Medal instead of military service". The Hankyoreh Media Company. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. ^ Kelvin Leong (16 July 2018). "Malaysia to face Son Heung-min as South Korea announce Asian Games squad". Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Team Squad for Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang". kfa.or.kr. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.