South Korea national under-17 football team

The South Korea national under-17 football team (Korean: 대한민국 17세 이하 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international under-17 football competitions, and also can be managed as under-15 or under-16 team if necessary.

Korea Republic U-17

Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils The Reds
Association	Korea Football Association (KFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Byun Sung-hwan
FIFA code	KOR
First colours Second colours
First international
South Korea 1–0 Bahrain  (Doha, Qatar; 15 September 1984)
Biggest win
South Korea 23–0 Northern Mariana Islands  (Qingdao, China; 3 September 2023)
Biggest defeat
South Korea 1–6 Saudi Arabia  (Bangkok, Thailand; 7 November 1988)  South Korea 1–6 United States  (Lahti, Finland; 14 August 2003)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1987)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1987, 2009, 2019)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1986)
Best result	Champions (1986, 2002)

Recent results and fixtures

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

  Win0   Draw0   Loss0   Fixture

2023

South Korea   v   Thailand

17 May Friendly	South Korea	3–0	Thailand	Pathum Thani, Thailand
	Kim Myung-jun   39' Lee Jae-hwan   46', 73'			Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart

South Korea   v   Qatar

16 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group B)	South Korea	6–1	Qatar	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Kim Myung-jun   12' (pen.), 46', 60' Baek In-woo   20', 55' Yun Do-young   31'	Report	Babiker   15'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 111 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Afghanistan   v   South Korea

19 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group B)	Afghanistan	0–4	South Korea	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Lim Hyun-sub   13' Noorzai   24' (o.g.) Yun Do-young   34', 54'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

South Korea   v   Iran

22 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group B)	South Korea	0–2	Iran	Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7		Report	Andarz   18' Sadeghi   19'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Thailand   v   South Korea

25 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Quarter-finals)	Thailand	1–4	South Korea	Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7	Dutsadee   16'	Report	Kang Min-woo   4' Kim Myung-jun   36' Yun Do-young   69' Kim Hyun-min   84'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 5,840 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

South Korea   v   Uzbekistan

29 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Semi-finals)	South Korea	1–0	Uzbekistan	Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7	Baek In-woo   31'	Report		Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 496 Referee: Banerjee Pranjal (India)

South Korea   v   Japan

2 July 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Final)	South Korea	0–3	Japan	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Nawata   45+1', 66' Michiwaki   90+6'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 2,660 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

South Korea   v   United States

12 November 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group E)	South Korea	1–3	United States	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

France   v   South Korea

15 November 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group E)	France	1–0	South Korea	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

Burkina Faso   v   South Korea

18 November 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group E)	Burkina Faso	2–1	South Korea	Bandung, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium

All-time results

See also: South Korea national football team results

  Win0   Draw0   Loss

Competition	Round	Team scorer(s)	Score	Opponent	Ref.
1986 AFC U-16 Championship	Group B		5–0	Burma
	Group B		0–0	Bahrain
	Group B		0–0	North Korea
	Semi-finals		1–0	Saudi Arabia
	Final		0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Qatar
1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship	Group B	Shin Tae-yong   53'	1–1	Ivory Coast
	Group B	—	0–1	Ecuador
	Group B	Noh Jung-yoon   25' Shin Tae-yong   50' Lee Tae-hong   65' Kim In-wan   72'	4–2	United States
	Quarter-finals	—	0–2	Italy
1988 AFC U-16 Championship	Group A		2–1	Thailand
	Group A		0–1	Bahrain
	Group A		1–6	Saudi Arabia
	Group A		7–1	Indonesia
1990 AFC U-16 Championship	Group B		1–1	Indonesia
	Group B		0–3	Qatar
1994 AFC U-17 Championship	Group B		1–0	Iraq
	Group B		0–2	Bahrain
	Group B		0–3	Japan
	Group B		1–1	United Arab Emirates
1996 AFC U-17 Championship	Group A		3–1	Kuwait
	Group A		2–3	Japan
	Group A		1–3	Oman
	Group A		1–1	Uzbekistan
1998 AFC U-17 Championship	Group B		2–1	Japan
	Group B		1–0	Oman
	Group B		2–1	Bangladesh
	Group B		3–4	Bahrain
	Semi-finals		1–2	Qatar
	Third place match		1–5	Bahrain
2002 AFC U-17 Championship	Group B		3–0	Pakistan
	Group B		2–2	Yemen
	Group B		4–1	Vietnam
	Quarter-finals		3–1	India
	Semi-finals		4–0	Uzbekistan
	Final		1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Yemen
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship	Group D	Owens   11' (o.g.)	1–6	United States
	Group D	Yang Dong-hyen   45' Sánchez   59' (o.g.)	2–3	Spain
	Group D	Han Dong-won   28' Yang Dong-hyen   74' Lee Yong-rae   78'	3–2	Sierra Leone
2004 AFC U-17 Championship	Group B	Choi Kyung-bok   3' Lee Chung-yong   48', 77'	3–0	Oman
	Group B	Lee Chung-yong   31' Koh Myong-jin   57', 65' Lim Se-hean   62' Park Jung-hoon   75', 78' Lim Seong-taek   85', 88'	8–0	Laos
	Group B	Koh Myong-jin   71'	1–0	Vietnam
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	North Korea
2006 AFC U-17 Championship	Group A	Choi Jin-soo   35' Kim Jung-hyun   66' Gu Ja-myeong   88'	3–1	Singapore
	Group A	Seol Jae-moon   45' Joo Sung-hwan   81'	2–0	Nepal
	Group A	Joo Sung-hwan   59', 74'	2–3	Japan
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	Tajikistan
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group A	—	0–1	Peru
	Group A	—	0–2	Costa Rica
	Group A	Seol Jae-moon   45+1' Yoon Bit-garam   80'	2–1	Togo
2008 AFC U-16 Championship	Group B	Kim Dong-jin   3' Lee Gang   49', 61' Rim Chang-woo   52' Son Heung-min   72'	5–2	India
	Group B	Lee Dong-nyeok   2' Kim Jin-su   5' Rim Chang-woo   15' Lee Jong-ho   29', 80', 90+1' Son Heung-min   65', 75' Kim Dong-min   86'	9–0	Indonesia
	Group B	Rim Chang-woo   80'	1–1	Syria
	Quarter-finals	Kim Dong-jin   12' Son Heung-min   54' Lee Gang   72'	3–0	Uzbekistan
	Semi-finals	Kim Dong-jin   4' Lee Dong-nyeok   26'	2–1	Japan
	Final	Lee Gang   90+3'	1–2	Iran
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group F	Nam Seung-woo   13' Son Heung-min   62' Lee Jong-ho   90'	3–1	Uruguay
	Group F	Kim Jin-su   30' (pen.)	1–2	Italy
	Group F	Lee Jong-ho   12' Son Heung-min   22'	2–0	Algeria
	Round of 16	Kim Dong-jin   90+2'	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Mexico
	Quarter-finals	Son Heung-min   40'	1–3	Nigeria
2012 AFC U-16 Championship	Group C	Hwang Hee-chan   18', 58', 67'	3–0	North Korea
	Group C	Hwang Hee-chan   13' Choi Ju-yong   42' Ko Min-hyuk   89'	3–1	Japan
	Group C	Jeong Hoon-woo   62'	1–0	Saudi Arabia
	Quarter-finals	Hwang Hee-chan   90+4'	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Uzbekistan
2014 AFC U-16 Championship	Group A	Kim Jung-min   22' Yoo Seung-min   86' You Ju-an   90'	3–1	Oman
	Group A	Lee Seung-woo   15'	1–0	Malaysia
	Group A	Lee Seung-woo   45+1' Hwang Tae-hyeon   62'	2–0	Thailand
	Quarter-finals	Lee Seung-woo   42', 47'	2–0	Japan
	Semi-finals	Jang Gyeol-hee   6', 49' Lee Seung-woo   47' (pen.) Jang Jae-won   52' Park Sang-hyeok   57' Lee Sang-heon   60' Lee Sang-min   62'	7–1	Syria
	Final	Choi Jae-young   34'	1–2	North Korea
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group B	Jang Jae-won   79'	1–0	Brazil
	Group B	Oh Se-hun   90+2'	1–0	Guinea
	Group B	—	0–0	England
	Round of 16	—	0–2	Belgium
2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Group C	Jeong Chan-young   43'	1–2	Iraq
	Group C	—	0–0	Oman
	Group C	Park Jeong-in   4' Cheon Seong-hoon   14' (pen.) Ko Jun-hee   84'	3–0	Malaysia
2018 AFC U-16 Championship	Group D	Choi Min-seo   43', 68' Hong Yun-sang   51'	3–0	Australia
	Group D	Ahn Gi-hun   22', 35' Kazimi   45' (o.g.) Paik Sang-hoon   46' Jeong Sang-bin   59', 63' Hong Yun-sang   67'	7–0	Afghanistan
	Group D	Moon Jun-ho   45', 48'	2–0	Iraq
	Quarter-finals	Jeong Sang-bin   68'	1–0	India
	Semi-finals	Yoon Suk-ju   39'	1–1 (6–7 p)	Tajikistan
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group C	Eom Ji-sung   26' Choi Min-seo   41'	2–1	Haiti
	Group C	Jeong Sang-bin   89'	1–3	France
	Group C	Paik Sang-hoon   1' Hong Sung-wook   30'	2–1	Chile
	Round of 16	Choi Min-seo   33'	1–0	Angola
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	Mexico

Coaching staff

Position	Coach
Manager	Byun Sung-hwan
Coach	Kim Do-yong
	Son Seung-jun
Goalkeeping coach	Yang Young-min
Fitness coach	Oh Sung-hwan

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 14 February 2023, after the match against Denmark.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Joo Seung-min	(2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Jeju United
21	1GK	Yoon Jae-hoon	(2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Ulsan Hyundai
23	1GK	Hong Seong-min	(2006-09-29) 29 September 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Pohang Steelers
2	2DF	Lee Soo-ro	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
3	2DF	Lee Chang-woo	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Seoul Boin High School
4	2DF	Kang Min-woo	(2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 18)	6	1	Ulsan Hyundai
5	2DF	Yoo Min-jun	(2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Seongnam FC
12	2DF	Hwang Ji-sung	(2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 17)	2	1	Incheon United
13	2DF	Kim Yu-geon	(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18)	1	0	FC Seoul
15	2DF	Seo Jeong-hyeok	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
20	2DF	Ko Jong-hyun	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)	5	1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
6	3MF	Cha Je-hoon	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Seoul Jungkyung High School
7	3MF	Yun Do-young	(2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 17)	5	2	Daejeon Hana Citizen
8	3MF	Baek In-woo	(2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 17)	6	0	Yongin Football Center
10	3MF	Jin Tae-ho	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11	3MF	Yang Min-hyuk	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Gangwon FC
16	3MF	Lim Hyun-sub	(2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
19	3MF	Kim Seong-ju	(2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 17)	3	1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
22	3MF	Park Hyun-min	(2007-04-02) 2 April 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
9	4FW	Kim Myung-jun	(2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 (age 18)	5	1	Pohang Steelers
14	4FW	Kim Hyun-min	(2006-07-30) 30 July 2006 (age 17)	4	0	Yeongdeungpo Technical High School
17	4FW	Park Seung-soo	(2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
18	4FW	Lee Jae-hwan	(2006-12-15) 15 December 2006 (age 17)	1	2	Incheon United

Competitive record

  Champions0   Runners-up0   Third place0   Tournament played on home soil

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	11	Squad
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
2009	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	8	7	Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	2	2	Squad
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	6	6	Squad
2023	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	Squad
2025	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	27	10	3	14	31	42	7/20

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record									Qualification record^[2]
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	2	6
1986	Champions	5	2	3	0	6	0		2	2	0	0	4	0
1988	Group stage	4	2	0	2	10	9		3	2	1	0	19	2
1990	Group stage	2	0	1	1	1	4		3	2	1	0	5	2
1992	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	2	7
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	2	6		2	1	1	0	13	2
1996	Group stage	4	1	1	2	7	8		3	3	0	0	15	2
1998	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	10	13		2	1	1	0	6	0
2000	Did not qualify								3	2	1	0	30	2
2002	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	5		3	3	0	0	25	1
2004	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	12	1		2	2	0	0	28	0
2006	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	5		3	2	1	0	16	1
2008	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	21	6		4	3	0	1	28	5
2010	Did not qualify								5	1	3	1	17	7
2012	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	8	2		5	3	2	0	23	3
2014	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	16	4		4	3	0	1	26	3
2016	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2		3	3	0	0	27	0
2018	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	14	1		3	3	0	0	13	0
2020	Cancelled								3	3	0	0	13	0
2023	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	15	7		2	1	0	1	12	3
Total	2 titles	69	39	12	18	150	73		61	41	12	8	324	46

Other competitions

Competition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Silver medalists	4	2	1	1	16	3
2018 EAFF U-15 Championship	—	5	5	0	0	42	0
2023 EAFF U-15 Championship	Third place	6	4	1	1	43	5

See also

•  Asia portal
•  South Korea portal
•  Sports portal
•  Association football portal

• Football in South Korea
• Korea Football Association
• South Korea national football team
• South Korea national football B team
• South Korea national under-23 football team
• South Korea national under-20 football team
• South Korea women's national under-17 football team

References

1. "U-17 아시안컵 참가 명단 발표 --- 16일 카타르와 첫 경기" (in Korean). 대한축구협회. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
2. "Asian U-16/U-17 Championships". RSSSF. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

External links

• Official website, KFA.or.kr (in English)