North Korea women's national football team

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

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team (Munhwaŏ Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 녀자 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in international women's football.^[3][4]

Korea DPR

Nickname(s)	Eastern Azaleas
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Ri Yu-il^[1]
Most caps	Ri Kum-suk (123)
Top scorer	Ri Kum-suk (40)
Home stadium	Rungnado Stadium Kim Il-Sung Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium
FIFA code	PRK
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	11 2 (15 March 2024)^[2]
Highest	5 (December 2006 – June 2007; September 2008 – March 2010)
Lowest	12 (July 2011)
First international
China 4–1 North Korea  (Hong Kong; 21 December 1989)
Biggest win
North Korea 24–0 Singapore  (Hong Kong; 21 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
France 5–0 North Korea  (Glasgow, Scotland; 28 July 2012)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1999)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2008)
Best result	Group stage (2008, 2012)
Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1989)
Best result	Winners (2001, 2003, 2008)
Medal record Women's football Asian Games 2002 Busan Team 2006 Doha Team 2014 Incheon Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 1990 Beijing Team

North Korea won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001 (scoring 53 goals in 6 matches, a record that still stands), 2003, and 2008, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[5]

History

1980s

According to data from the Korean Central News Agency, women's football in the country began to take shape in the year 1985. The first football team was formed in the Society of Provincial Sports of South Pyongan Province (Korean: 평안남도체육선수단), and soon after, other women's football teams started emerging. On May 19, 1986, the first exhibition match of women's football teams was played at the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.^[6]

The first international match of the North Korean national team was held on December 21, 1989, against the Chinese national team as part of the 1989 AFC Women's Championship. The match, which took place in Hong Kong, ended with a defeat for the Koreans, with a score of 1–4. Later in the same tournament, the national team played two more matches, losing 1–3 to the Chinese Taipei national team and winning 4–0 against the Thai national team, thus finishing third in their group.^[7] In the following year, in 1990, the North Korean national team won their first international medal, securing bronze medals at the Women's Football Tournament of the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. They only suffered one loss to the Chinese team during the tournament and achieved a 7–0 victory against the South Korean national team.

The 1991 AFC Women's Championship in Japan, in addition to its primary purpose, served as a qualification stage for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top three Asian teams earning a spot in the World Cup. The North Korean national team had a successful start in the tournament, finishing second in their subgroup, which qualified them for the semi-finals. In the semi-final match, the Koreans were defeated by the Chinese team with a score of 0–1. In the match for third place, they faced the Chinese Taipei national team. The regular and extra time of the match ended in a goalless draw, and the winner was determined in a penalty shootout, in which the North Korean national team lost 4–5,^[8] finishing fourth in the tournament and failing to qualify for the World Cup. The 1993 AFC Women's Championship brought silver medals to the North Korean team, as they only lost the final match to the Chinese team with a score of 3–0.^[9] the North Korean team missed the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament as they were absent from 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima, which served as a parallel qualification for the World Cup. The North Korean national team was also absent from the 1995 AFC Women's Championship.

For the first time in their History, the Korean women's team secured a spot in the World Cup. after finishing as runners-up in the 1997 AFC Women's Championship. In the semi-finals, they defeated the Japanese national team with a score of 1–0. In the final match, they faced the Chinese team once more and were defeated 0–2.^[10] At the 1998 Asian Games, the North Korean national team reached the final again but lost to its Chinese counterparts with a score of 0–1. In their first World Cup, the North Korean team was placed in a group with the national teams of Nigeria, Denmark, and the tournament hosts, the United States. They lost their first match against Nigeria with a score of 1–2, but the North Korean team bounced back in the second match, as they defeated the Danish team with a score of 3–0. a 0–3 loss to the USA national team in the final group-stage match left the North Korean team in third place in the group, preventing them from reaching the tournament's knockout stage.^[11]

Disqualification for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

During the team's participation at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, on 7 July 2011, FIFA announced that two of its players, Song Jong-Sun and Jong Pok-Sim, had failed doping tests during the tournament and were provisionally suspended prior to their team's match against Colombia.^[12] On 16 July, FIFA announced that three additional players from North Korea tested positive following target testing of the whole team.^[13] On 25 August 2011, the North Korean team was fined US$ 400,000 which is equal to the prize it received by finishing 13th in the 2011 tournament, and was excluded from participation at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, including its qualification round.^[14]

2020s

After it won the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup in March 2019, the team was inactive until the 2022 Asian Games (played in September 2023) partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic;^[15] during this time, the team became unranked due to a lack of FIFA-recognized play.^[16] The team's ranking has since been restored.^[17] As of the March 2023 FIFA rankings, the team is ranked 11th in the world.^[18]

Results and fixtures

Main article: North Korea women's national football team results

See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2023

North Korea   v   Singapore

24 September 2022 Asian Games	North Korea	7–0	Singapore	Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8	Hong Song-ok   11' Ri Kum-hyang   14' Myong Yu-jong   51' Ju Hyo-sim   54' Ri Hak   58' Kim Kyong-yong   62' Sung Hyang-sim   90+3'	Report		Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 5,320 Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan) Assistant referees: Heba Saadieh (Palestine) Islam Al-Abadi (Jordan) Fourth official: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

Singapore   v   North Korea

27 September 2022 Asian Games	Singapore	0–10	North Korea	Wenzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8		Report	Kim Kyong-yong   3', 19' (pen.), 36', 45+1', 90+7' An Myong-song   15', 60' Ri Myong-gum   17' Myong Yu-jong   42' Pong Song-ae   71'	Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon) Assistant referees: Unurjargal Battsetseg (Mongolia) Islam Al-Abadi (Jordan) Fourth official: Haneen Murad (Jordan)

South Korea   v   North Korea

30 September 2022 Asian Games QF	South Korea	1–4	North Korea	Wenzhou, China
16:30 UTC+8	An Myong-song   11' (o.g.)	Report	Ri Hak   20', 90' An Myong-song   81' Kim Kyong-yong   90+5'	Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 6,171 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Uzbekistan   v   North Korea

3 October 2022 Asian Games SF	Uzbekistan	0–8	North Korea	Hangzhou, China
18:00 UTC+8		Report	Hong Song-ok   9' Kim Kyong-yong   18' (pen.), 46', 63', 83' An Myong-Song   45+2' Ri Hak   50' Kim Hye-yong   90+1'	Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 10,402 Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam)

Japan   v   North Korea

6 October 2022 Asian Games F	Japan	4–1	North Korea	Hangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8	Nakashima   10' Osawa   65' Tanikawa   69' Chiba   72'	Report	Kim Kyong-yong   38'	Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 37,166 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

China   v   North Korea

26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	China	1–2	North Korea	Xiamen, China
19:35 UTC+8	Yan Jinjin   51'	Report	Sung Hyang-sim   5' Han Jin-hong   76'	Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

North Korea   v   South Korea

29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	North Korea	0–0	South Korea	Xiamen, China
15:30 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 7,582 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

Thailand   v   North Korea

1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Thailand	0–7	North Korea	Xiamen, China
15:30 UTC+8		Report	Kim Kyong-yong   22', 27', 59' Sung Hyang-sim   24' Kim Jong-sim   80' Ri Hak   86' Ju Hyo-sim   89'	Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 869 Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia)

Hong Kong   v   North Korea

30 November 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR	Hong Kong	0–11	North Korea	Zhuhai, China
16:00 UTC+8		Report	Sung Hyang-sim   5', 16' Choe Kum-ok   13', 29' Kim Kyong-yong   32' Chung Pui Ki   45' (o.g.) Ri Su-jong   50' Hong Song-ok   67' Kim Jong-sim   73' Ri Hak   90+1' Han Jin-hong   90+2'	Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China PR)

North Korea   v   Mongolia

2 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR	North Korea	19–0	Mongolia	Zhuhai, China
16:00 UTC+8	Kim Chung-mi   4', 26', 83' Hong Song-ok   6', 19', 75' Han Jin-hong   9' Kim Jong-sim   12', 53' Song Chun-sim   14' Pong Song-ae   16', 90' Ju Hyo-sim   51' (pen.) Kim Hye-yong   55', 65' Ri Su-jong   69', 85', 87' Myong Yu-jong   80'	Report		Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2 Referee: Tien Jin (China)

Northern Mariana Islands   v   North Korea

4 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR	Northern Mariana Islands	0–17	North Korea	Zhuhai, China
10:00 UTC+8		Report	Han Jin-hong   4', 59', 61' Kim Jong-sim   19' Kim Hye-yong   30', 46', 49' Ri Su-jong   35', 71' Kim Chung-mi   41' Song Chun-sim   43' Pong Song-ae   55' Ri Kum-hyang   64' (pen.) Choe Kum-ok   66' Hong Song-ok   73' Sung Hyang-sim   86' Kim Kyong-yong   90'	Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

North Korea   v   Chinese Taipei

7 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR Final	North Korea	5–0	Chinese Taipei	Taipa, Macau
20:00 UTC+8	Choe Kum-ok   26' Ri Hak   35', 40', 64' Song Chun-sim   55'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo

2024

North Korea   v   Japan

24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	North Korea	0–0	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:04 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium^[19] Attendance: 100 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

Japan   v   North Korea

28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	Japan	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
18:34 UTC+9	Takahashi   26' Fujino   76'	Report	Kim Hye-yong   81'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 45,787 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 30 September 2023.

Role	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Ri Yu Il	^[20]
Team Manager	Kim Myong Chol
Assistant coach	Pak Song Jin
GK coach	Kim Myong Gil
Fitness coach	Ri Jong Sim
Team Doctor	Pak Kyong Hui

Manager history

•   Myong Dong-chan (명동찬) (1989–1999)
•   Ri Song-gun (리성근) (1999–2003)
•   Sin Ui-gun (신의근) (2012)
•   Kim Kwang-min (김광민) (2004–2011, 2013–2019)
•   Jo Song-ok (조성옥) (2016)^[21]
•   Ri Yu Il (리유일) (2023–present)

Name	Period	Tournament
Myong Dong-chan	1989–1999	1989 AFC Women's Championship: Group Stage 1991 AFC Women's Championship: Fourth place 1993 AFC Women's Championship:   Second place 1997 AFC Women's Championship:   Second place 1998 Asian Games:   Silver medal Winners 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group stage
Ri Song-gun	1999–2003	1999 AFC Women's Championship:   Third Place 2001 AFC Women's Championship:   Champions 2002 Albena Cup:   Champions 2002 Asian Games:   Gold medal Winners 2003 AFC Women's Championship:   Champions 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group stage
Sin Ui-gun	2012	2012 Four Nations Tournament:   Champions 2012 Summer Olympics: Group stage
Kim Kwang-min	2004–2011 2013–2019	2004 Australia Cup:   Champions 2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship:   Second place 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup:   Third Place 2006 Asian Games:   Gold medal Winners 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Quarter-finalists 2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship:   Second place 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup:   Champions 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup:   Second place 2010 Asian Games   Silver medal Winners 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Group stage 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup:   Champions 2014 Four Nations Tournament:   Second place 2014 Algarve Cup: Eighth place 2014 Asian Games:   Gold medal Winners 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup:   Champions 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup:   Third Place 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament:   Second Place 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship:   Champions 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup:   Third Place 2018 Asian Games: Quarter-finalists 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup:   Champions
Ri Yu Il	2023–present	2022 Asian Games:   Silver medal Winners

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Third round.

• Match dates: 24 and 28 February 2024
• Opposition:   Japan
• Caps and goals correct as of: 28 February 2024, after the match against   Japan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Pak Ju-mi	(2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Naekohyang Sport Club
18	1GK	Yu Son-gum	(2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Sobaeksu Sports Club
21	1GK	Kim Jong-sun	(2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Sobaeksu Sports Club
2	2DF	Ri Myong-gum (리명금)	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)	11	1	Naekohyang Sport Club
3	2DF	Ri Kum-hyang (리금향)	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 22)	13	2	Naekohyang Sport Club
4	2DF	Pong Song-ae (봉성애)	(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 22)	5	4	Naekohyang Sport Club
5	2DF	Song Chun-sim	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 21)	3	3	Pyongyang Sports Club
6	2DF	Myong Yu-jong (명유정)	(2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 20)	14	3	April 25 Sports Club
16	2DF	Pak Sin-Jong	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26)	3	0	Amnokgang Sports Club
19	2DF	Ri Jong-gum	(2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 21)	5	0	April 25 Sports Club
20	2DF	Ri Hye-gyong	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 24)	12	0	Amnokgang Sports Club
8	3MF	Ri Su-jong	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21)	10	6	Naekohyang Sport Club
9	3MF	Ju Hyo-sim (주효심)	(1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 25)	10	3	April 25 Sports Club
12	3MF	Choe Kum-ok	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22)	12	4	Naekohyang Sport Club
15	3MF	Wi Jong-sim (위정심) (captain)	(1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 26)	7	0	April 25 Sports Club
7	4FW	Sung Hyang-sim (승향심)	(1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24)	11	6	Pyongyang Sports Club
10	4FW	Ri Hak (리학)	(2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21)	11	9	April 25 Sports Club
11	4FW	Han Jin-hong	(2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22)	7	6	April 25 Sports Club
13	4FW	Kim Chung-mi	(2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 20)	10	4	April 25 Sports Club
14	4FW	Hong Song-ok (홍성옥)	(2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 20)	13	7	Amnokgang Sports Club
17	4FW	Kim Kyong-yong (김경영)	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)	13	17	Naekohyang Sport Club
22	4FW	Kim Hye-yong (김혜영)	(2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 21)	9	7	Naekohyang Sport Club

Recent call ups

• The following players have been called up to a North Korea squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kim Un-hui	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Amnokgang Sports Club	2024 Olympic Qualifying
DF	Son Ok-ju	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Rimyongsu Sports Club	2024 Olympic Qualifying
DF	Ri Pom-Hyang	(1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)	0	0	April 25 Sports Club	2022 Asian Games
MF	Kim Jong-sim	(1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 24)	7	5		2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary round
FW	An Myong-song	(2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 22)	5	4	Amnokgang Sports Club	2022 Asian Games

Honours

Continental

• AFC Women's Asian Cup

  Champions: 2001, 2003, 2008

  Runners-up: 1993, 1997, 2010

• Asian Games

  Champions: 2002, 2006, 2014

  Runners-up: 1998, 2010, 2022

  Bronze Medalists: 1990

Regional

• EAFF E-1 Football Championship

  Champions: 2013, 2015, 2017

  Runners-up: 2005, 2008

Other invitational tournaments

• Albena Cup

  Champions: 2002

• Australia Cup

  Champions: 2004^[22]

• Cyprus Women's Cup

  Champions: 2019

• Four Nations Tournament

  Champions: 2012

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

 

The team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: North Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Did not enter
1999	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2
2003		3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
2007	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2
2011	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3
2015	Banned
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Did not enter
2027	TBD
Total	4/9	13	3	2	8	12	20	−8

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1999	Group stage	20 June	Nigeria	L 1–2	Rose Bowl, Pasadena
		24 June	Denmark	W 3–1	Civic Stadium, Portland
		27 June	United States	L 0–3	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
2003	Group stage	20 September	Nigeria	W 3–0	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
		25 September	Sweden	L 0–1
		28 September	United States	L 0–3	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
2007	Group stage	11 September	United States	D 2–2	Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
		14 September	Nigeria	W 2–0
		18 September	Sweden	L 1–2	Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
	Quarter-finals	22 September	Germany	L 0–3	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
2011	Group stage	28 June	United States	L 0–2	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
		2 July	Sweden	L 0–1	Impuls Arena, Augsburg
		6 July	Colombia	D 0–0	Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	3	–1
2012		3	1	0	2	2	6	–4
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Withdrew
2024	Did not qualify
Total	2/7	6	2	0	4	4	9	-5

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1975	Did not participate
1977
1980
1981
1983
1986
1989	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1
1991	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	25	2	+23
1993	Runner-up	5	3	1	1	18	4	+14
1995	Did not participate
1997	Runner-up	5	3	0	2	24	6	+18
1999	Third place	6	4	1	1	28	8	+20
2001	Winners	6	6	0	0	53	1	+52
2003		6	5	1	0	50	3	+47
2006	Third place	6	4	1	1	16	3	+13
2008	Winners	5	5	0	0	14	1	+13
2010	Runner-up	5	3	1	1	7	2	+5
2014	Banned (see above)
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Withdrew
Total	10/19	53	37	6	10	241	37	+204

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
China 1990	Third place	5	2	2	1	19	3	+16
Japan 1994	Did not enter
Thailand 1998	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	26	4	+22
South Korea 2002	Winners	5	4	1	0	8	0	+8
Qatar 2006		5	4	1	0	16	2	+14
China 2010	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	5	2	+3
South Korea 2014	Winners	5	5	0	0	16	2	+14
Indonesia 2018	6th place	4	2	0	2	25	4	+21
China 2022	Runners-up	4	4	0	1	30	5	+25
Japan 2026	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	7/8	31	22	6	5	115	17	+98

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
South Korea 2005	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1
China 2008		3	1	1	1	6	3	+3
Japan 2010	Withdrew
South Korea 2013	Winners	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
China 2015		3	3	0	0	9	4	+5
Japan 2017		3	3	0	0	5	0	+5
South Korea 2019	Withdrew
Japan 2022	Did not enter
South Korea 2024
Total	5/9	15	11	2	2	25	9	+16

Algarve Cup

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2014	8th place	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2
Total	1/27	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2

Cyprus Women's Cup

Cyprus Women's Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2017	Third place	4	3	0	1	9	2	+7
2018	Third place	4	3	1	0	5	1	+4
2019	Champions	4	3	1	0	12	6	+6
Total	3/13	12	9	2	1	26	9	+17

Four Nations Tournament

Four Nations Tournament record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2012	Champions	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2
2014	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2
Total	2/18	6	4	1	1	5	1	+4

See also

•  North Korea portal
•  Sports portal
•  Games portal
•  Association football portal
•  Women's association football portal

• Sport in North Korea
  • Football in North Korea
    • Women's football in North Korea
• North Korea women's national under-20 football team
• North Korea women's national under-17 football team
• North Korea men's national football team
• North Korea–South Korea football rivalry

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22. Australia Cup

Further reading

• Lewis, Samantha (18 February 2024). "Deer musk glands, fake fans, and forbidden friends — inside the North Korean women's national soccer team". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 18 February 2024.

External links

•   Media related to North Korea women's national football team at Wikimedia Commons

Sporting positions
Preceded by 1999 China	AFC Women's Champions 2001 (First title) 2003 (Second title)	Succeeded by 2006 China
Preceded by 2006 China	AFC Women's Champions 2008 (Third title)	Succeeded by 2010 Australia