South Korea national football team

Korea Republic
Nickname(s) Taegeuk Warriors
(태극전사 / 太極戰士),
The Red Devils
Association Korea Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Choi Kang-Hee
Captain Park Chu-Young
Most caps Hong Myung-Bo (135)
Top scorer Cha Bum-Kun (55)
Home stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium
FIFA code KOR
FIFA ranking 32
Highest FIFA ranking 17 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 62 (February 1996)
Elo ranking 19
Highest Elo ranking 15 (Sep 1980, Jun 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking 82 (August 1967)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 South Korea 5–3 Mexico 
(London, England; August 2, 1948)
Biggest win
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal 
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 0–12 Sweden 
(London, England; August 5, 1948)
World Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1954)
Best result 4th Place, 2002
Asian Cup
Appearances 12 (First in 1956)
Best result Champions, 1956 and 1960
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 2000)
Best result 4th, 2002
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2001)
Best result First Round, 2001

The Korea Republic national football team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀, Daehanminguk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Team) represents Korea Republic (South Korea) in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments, which is the most amount of appearances for an Asian country. Korea Republic became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages, at the 2002 tournament, and also won the first two editions of the AFC Asian Cup.

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History

South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, including the first two Asian Cup tournaments. The South Korean national team has also played in seven consecutive World Cup finals (from 1986), making a total of eight World Cup finals in all.

In their first World Cup finals tournament, the 1954 World Cup as the second Asian team to ever enter the World Cup after the Dutch East Indies, South Korea played games against Hungary and Turkey, losing 9–0 and 7–0 respectively. It took 32 years before South Korea were able to participate in the World Cup finals again, when they qualified for the 1986 World Cup held in Mexico City.

They lost 3–1 to Argentina, drew 1–1 with Bulgaria, and lost 3–2 to Italy.

This difficult streak held until the 2002 FIFA World Cup (which it co-hosted with Japan), in which the South Korean national team earned many wins and finished fourth place overall.

2002 World Cup

South Korea was one of the host nations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament, along with Japan. Led by Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, and assistant coach Pim Verbeek, South Korean team achieved their first ever victory in the first stage (2–0, against Poland), and after a 1–1 draw with the USA, and a further 1–0 victory against heavily-favored Portugal, the South Korean team qualified for the second round.

The USA's shock 3-2 win over Portugal, together with a draw against South Korea was enough to send them through, even though they lost 1-3 against Poland. Portugal were eliminated with one win and two losses, including one against South Korea. Poland were also eliminated, despite beating the USA in their final game.

Their second round opponents were Italy, who were defeated 2–1 after extra time. The South Korea public then began to dream of a semi-final berth, which was attained on defeating Spain on penalties. They surpassed the record of their North Korean counterparts 36 years before.

The South Korean team's run was halted by a 1-0 loss to Germany in the semi-finals, and a 3–2 defeat to Turkey in the third-place playoff.

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 United States 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
 Poland 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
South Korea  2 – 0  Poland Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
South Korea  1 – 1  United States Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
Portugal  0 – 1  South Korea Munhak Stadium, Incheon
Round of 16
South Korea  2 – 1  Italy Purple Arena, Daejeon
Quarter-finals
Spain  0 – 0  South Korea Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju
Semi-finals
Germany  1 – 0  South Korea Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Third place match
South Korea  2 – 3  Turkey Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

2006 World Cup

During the 2006 World Cup, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside Asia by beating Togo 2–1. They then drew 1–1 against eventual finalists France, but lost 2–0 to Switzerland, which knocked them out of the tournament.

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 France 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Togo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
South Korea  2 – 1  Togo FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
France  1 – 1  South Korea Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Switzerland  2 – 0  South Korea FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover

2010 World Cup

South Korea won the 2010 World Cup AFC qualification with 16 points – 7 wins and 7 draws in total – making them the only team unbeaten throughout the whole campaign. They then qualified for the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup Group B with 4 points, winning 2–0 against Greece, losing 4–1 to Argentina and drawing 2–2 with Nigeria. At the knockout stage they met Uruguay, which ended in a 2-1 loss for South Korea, eliminating them from the tournament.

Group B

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
 Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
South Korea  2 – 0  Greece Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Argentina  4 – 1  South Korea Soccer City, Johannesburg
Nigeria  2 – 2  South Korea Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Round of 16
Uruguay  2 – 1  South Korea Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Recent results

For more details on this topic, see 2011 South Korea national football team season.

      Win       Draw       Loss

2011 Asian Cup

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Friendly Matches

2014 World Cup Qualifiers

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Coaching staff

South Korea national football team
Hangul 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀
Hanja 大韓民國 蹴球 國家代表
Revised Romanization Daehan Minguk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Tim
McCune–Reischauer Taehan Minkuk Ch'ukku Kukka Taep'yo T'im
Position Name Notes
Head Coach Choi Kang-Hee
Assistant Coach Vacant
Fitness Coach Vacant
Coach Vacant
Goalkeeping Coach Kim Hyun-Tae

Players

Current squad

The following squad has been called up for 2014 World Cup qualification matches against United Arab Emirates on 11 November 2011 and Lebanon on 15 November 2011. (Caps and goals updated as of 15 November 2011)[1]

# Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Caps Goals Debut
Goalkeepers
1
 Jung Sung-Ryong 4 January 1985 (1985-01-04) (age 27) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
40
0
 v.  Chile, 30 January 2008
21
 Kim Young-Kwang 28 June 1983 (1983-06-28) (age 28) Ulsan Hyundai
14
0
 v.  Oman, 14 February 2004
30
 Kim Jin-Hyun 6 July 1987 (1987-07-06) (age 24) Cerezo Osaka
0
0
 N/A
Defenders
2
 Kim Chang-Soo 12 September 1985 (1985-09-12) (age 26) Busan I'Park
2
0
 v.  Syria, 1 February 2009
3
 Lee Jae-Seong 5 July 1988 (1988-07-05) (age 23) Ulsan Hyundai
1
0
 v.  Japan, 10 August 2011
5
 Hong Jeong-Ho 12 August 1989 (1989-08-12) (age 22) Jeju United
14
0
 v.  Nigeria, 11 August 2010
12
 Hong Chul 17 September 1990 (1990-09-17) (age 21) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
4
0
 v.  Turkey, 9 February 2011
14
 Lee Jung-Soo 8 January 1980 (1980-01-08) (age 32) Al-Sadd
47
5
 v.  North Korea, 26 March 2008
19
 Kwak Tae-Hwi 8 July 1981 (1981-07-08) (age 30) Ulsan Hyundai
21
4
 v.  Chile, 30 January 2008
20
 Cho Byung-Kuk 1 July 1981 (1981-07-01) (age 30) Vegalta Sendai
11
1
 v.  Colombia, 29 March 2003
22
 Cha Du-Ri 25 July 1980 (1980-07-25) (age 31) Celtic
65
4
 v.  Senegal, 8 November 2001
26
 Kim Young-Kwon 27 February 1990 (1990-02-27) (age 21) Omiya Ardija
7
1
 v.  Nigeria, 11 August 2010
Midfielders
4
 Lee Seung-Ki 2 June 1988 (1988-06-02) (age 23) Gwangju FC
2
0
 v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 November 2011
6
 Lee Yong-Rae 17 April 1986 (1986-04-17) (age 25) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
17
0
 v.  Syria, 30 December 2010
7
 Seo Jung-Jin 6 September 1989 (1989-09-06) (age 22) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
3
0
 v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2011
13
 Koo Ja-Cheol 27 February 1989 (1989-02-27) (age 22) VfL Wolfsburg
25
9
 v.  China PR, 17 February 2008
23
 Nam Tae-Hee 3 July 1991 (1991-07-03) (age 20) Lekhwiya SC
7
0
 v.  Turkey, 9 February 2011
24
 Yoon Bit-Garam 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) (age 21) Gyeongnam FC
13
2
 v.  Nigeria, 11 August 2010
Forwards
8
 Park Chu-Young (Captain) 10 July 1985 (1985-07-10) (age 26) Arsenal
58
25
 v.  Uzbekistan, 3 June 2005
9
 Ji Dong-Won 28 May 1991 (1991-05-28) (age 20) Sunderland
15
8
 v.  Syria, 30 December 2010
11
 Son Heung-Min 8 July 1992 (1992-07-08) (age 19) Hamburger SV
8
1
 v.  Syria, 30 December 2010
17
 Lee Keun-Ho 11 April 1985 (1985-04-11) (age 26) Gamba Osaka
39
10
 v.  Iraq, 29 June 2007

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the South Korea squad within last 12 months. Retired Players are not listed.

# Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Caps Goals Last Call-Up
Goalkeepers
Kim Yong-Dae 11 October 1979 (1979-10-11) (age 32) FC Seoul
21
0
 v.  Uzbekistan, 28 January 2011
Ha Kang-Jin 30 January 1989 (1989-01-30) (age 23) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0
0
 v.  Honduras, 25 March 2011
Defenders
Cho Yong-Hyung 3 November 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 28) Al-Rayyan
41
0
 v.  Uzbekistan, 28 January 2011
Yoon Suk-Young 13 February 1990 (1990-02-13) (age 22) Chunnam Dragons
0
0
 v.  Turkey, 9 February 2011
Kim Tae-Hwan 24 July 1989 (1989-07-24) (age 22) FC Seoul
0
0
 v.  Honduras, 25 March 2011
Hwang Jae-Won 13 April 1981 (1981-04-13) (age 30) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
11
1
 v.  Ghana, 7 June 2011
Park Joo-Ho 16 January 1987 (1987-01-16) (age 25) Basel
7
0
 v.  Japan, 10 August 2011
Park Won-Jae 28 May 1984 (1984-05-28) (age 27) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
7
0
 v.  Japan, 10 August 2011
Choi Hyo-Jin 18 August 1983 (1983-08-18) (age 28) Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
14
1
 v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2011
Midfielders
Cho Chan-Ho 10 April 1986 (1986-04-10) (age 25) Pohang Steelers
1
0
 v.  Honduras, 25 March 2011
Kim Sung-Hwan 15 December 1986 (1986-12-15) (age 25) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0
0
 v.  Honduras, 25 March 2011
Ko Chang-Hyun 15 September 1983 (1983-09-15) (age 28) Ulsan Hyundai
0
0
 v.  Honduras, 25 March 2011
Lee Chung-Yong 2 July 1988 (1988-07-02) (age 23) Bolton Wanderers
40
5
 v.  Ghana, 7 June 2011
Ko Myong-Jin 9 January 1988 (1988-01-09) (age 24) FC Seoul
0
0
 v.  Ghana, 7 June 2011
Lee Seung-Hyun 25 July 1985 (1985-07-25) (age 26) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
4
0
 v.  Ghana, 7 June 2011
Shin Hyung-Min 18 July 1986 (1986-07-18) (age 25) Pohang Steelers
7
0
 v.  Ghana, 7 June 2011
Kim Jung-Woo 9 May 1982 (1982-05-09) (age 29) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
66
6
 v.  Kuwait, 6 September 2011
Yeom Ki-Hun 30 March 1983 (1983-03-30) (age 28) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
43
3
 v.  Kuwait, 6 September 2011
Kim Jae-Sung 3 October 1983 (1983-10-03) (age 28) Pohang Steelers
13
2
 v.  Kuwait, 6 September 2011
Kim Bo-Kyung 6 October 1989 (1989-10-06) (age 22) Cerezo Osaka
11
0
 v.  Kuwait, 6 September 2011
Cho Young-Cheol 31 May 1989 (1989-05-31) (age 22) Omiya Ardija
3
0
 v.  Kuwait, 6 September 2011
Park Hyun-Beom 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 24) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1
0
 v.  Kuwait, 6 September 2011
Ki Sung-Yueng 24 January 1989 (1989-01-24) (age 23) Celtic
44
5
 v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2011
Lee Hyun-Seung 14 December 1988 (1988-12-14) (age 23) Chunnam Dragons
0
0
 v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2011
Forwards
Yoo Byung-Soo 26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) (age 23) Al-Hilal
3
0
 v.  Uzbekistan, 28 January 2011
Lee Seung-Yeoul 6 March 1989 (1989-03-06) (age 22) FC Seoul
10
3
 v.  Honduras, 25 March 2011
Kim Shin-Wook 14 April 1988 (1988-04-14) (age 23) Ulsan Hyundai
6
0
 v.  Japan, 10 August 2011
Jung Jo-Gook 23 April 1984 (1984-04-23) (age 27) Nancy
13
4
 v.  Kuwait, 6 September 2011
Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 (1979-04-29) (age 32) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
86
25
 v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2011

Records

World Cup Captains
# Player FIFA World Cup Caps
1 Park Kyu-Jong Switzerland 1954 unknown
2 Park Chang-Seon Mexico 1986 32
3 Chung Yong-Hwan Italy 1990 71
4 Choi In-Young USA 1994 48
5 Choi Young-Il France 1998 55
6 Hong Myung-Bo Korea/Japan 2002 135
7 Lee Woon-Jae Germany 2006 132
8 Park Ji-Sung South Africa 2010 100
Most Caps
# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Hong Myung-Bo 1990–2002 136 10
2 Lee Woon-Jae 1994–2010 132 0
3 Lee Young-Pyo 1999–2011 127 5
4 Yoo Sang-Chul 1994–2006 122 18
5 Cha Bum-Kun 1972–1986 121 55
6 Kim Tae-Young 1992–2004 104 3
7 Hwang Sun-Hong 1988–2002 103 50
8 Park Ji-Sung 2000–2011 100 13
9 Kim Nam-Il 2000– 96 2
10 Choi Soon-Ho 1980–1991 95 30
10 Ha Seok-Ju 1991–2001 95 23
Top Goalscorers
# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Cha Bum-Kun 1972–1986 121 55
2 Hwang Sun-Hong 1988–2002 103 50
3 Park Yi-Cheon 1969–1974  ? 36
4 Kim Jae-Han 1972–1979  ? 33
5 Choi Soon-Ho 1980–1991 95 30
6 Huh Jung-Moo 1974–1986 84 29
6 Kim Do-Hoon 1994–2003 72 29
8 Choi Yong-Soo 1995–2003 67 27
8 Lee Tae-Ho 1980–1991 72 27
10 Lee Dong-Gook 1998– 86 25

Squads

FIFA World Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup
East Asian Football Championship
AFC Asian Cup
Olympic Games
CONCACAF Gold Cup

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA World Cup

Main article: South Korea at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup Finals Record
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA
1930 Did Not Enter
1934
1938
1950
1954 Group Stage 16th 2 0 0 2 0 16
1958 Entry not accepted[2]
1962 Did Not Qualify
1966 Did Not Enter
1970 Did Not Qualify
1974
1978
1982
1986 Group Stage 20th 3 0 1 2 4 7
1990 Group Stage 22nd 3 0 0 3 1 6
1994 Group Stage 20th 3 0 2 1 4 5
1998 Group Stage 30th 3 0 1 2 2 9
2002 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 8 6
2006 Group Stage 17th 3 1 1 1 3 4
2010 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 6 8
2014 To Be Determined
2018
2022
Total Fourth place 8/19 28 5 8 15 28 61

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1956 Champions 3 2 1 0 9 6
1960 Champions 3 3 0 0 9 1
1964 Third Place 3 1 0 2 2 4
1968 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1972 Runners-Up 5 1 2 2 7 6
1976 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1980 Runners-Up 6 4 1 1 12 6
1984 Group stage 4 0 2 2 1 3
1988 Runners-Up 6 5 1 0 11 3
1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1996 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 7 11
2000 Third Place 6 3 1 2 9 6
2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 4
2007 Third Place 6 1 4 1 3 3
2011 Third Place 6 4 2 0 13 7
2015 Qualified
Total 12/15 56 27 16 13 92 60

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1992 to 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - -
2001 Round 1 3 2 0 1 3 6
2003 to 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 1/8 3 2 0 1 3 6

East Asian Football Championship

East Asian Football Championship Record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
1990 Champions 3 3 0 0 4 0
1992 Runners-Up 3 1 2 0 3 1
1995 Runners-Up 3 1 2 0 4 1
1998 Third Place 3 2 0 1 4 2
2003 Champions 3 2 1 0 4 1
2005 Fourth Place 3 0 2 1 1 2
2008 Champions 3 1 2 0 5 4
2010 Runners-Up 3 2 0 1 8 4
Total 24 12 9 3 33 15

Olympics Games

See also: South Korea national under-23 football team
Summer Olympic Games Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1948 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 5 15
1964 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 20
1988 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 2
1992 Round 1 3 0 3 0 2 2
1996 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 2
2000 Round 1 3 2 0 1 2 3
2004 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 8 8
2008 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 4
2012
2016
Total 8/16 24 6 9 9 23 56

Asian Games

See also: South Korea national under-23 football team
Asian Games Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1951 Did not enter
1954  Silver 4 1 2 1 15 12
1958  Silver 5 4 0 1 15 6
1962  Silver 5 4 0 1 9 5
1966 Did not qualify
1970  Gold 6 3 2 1 5 3
1974 Did not qualify
1978  Gold 7 6 1 0 15 3
1982 Did not qualify
1986  Gold 6 4 2 0 14 3
1990  Bronze 6 5 0 1 18 1
1994 4th 6 3 0 3 17 7
1998 Quarter-finals 6 4 0 2 12 6
2002  Bronze 6 5 1 0 17 2
2006 4th 6 4 0 2 9 2
2010  Bronze 7 5 0 2 18 5
2014
Total 12/16 70 48 8 14 164 55

Managers

Main article: South Korea national football team manager
Name W L D Winning rate Tenure
Choi Kang-Hee 21 Dec 2011–
Cho Kwang-Rae 12 3 6 60.0% 21 Jul 2010–07 Dec 2011
Huh Jung-Moo 21 7 15 52.5% 07 Dec 2007–30 Jun 2010
Pim Verbeek 8 6 3 47.1% 01 Jul 2006–03 Aug 2007
Dick Advocaat 9 5 5 47.3% 01 Oct 2005–30 Jun 2006
Jo Bonfrere 11 6 8 44.0% 24 Jun 2004–23 Aug 2005
Park Sung-Hwa (tem.) 1 1 2 25.0% 20 Apr 2004–15 Jun 2004
Humberto Coelho 9 6 3 50.0% 03 Feb 2003–19 Apr 2004
Kim Ho-Gon (tem.) 0 0 1 00.0% 18 Nov 2002–20 Nov 2002
Guus Hiddink 16 11 11 42.1% 01 Jan 2001–30 Jun 2002
Huh Jung-Moo 18 11 5 52.9% 14 Oct 1998–13 Nov 2000
Kim Pyung-Seok (tem.) 0 0 1 00.0% 22 Jun 1998–25 Jun 1998
Cha Bum-Kun 22 11 8 53.7% 08 Jan 1997–21 Jun 1998
Park Jong-Hwan 8 3 5 50.0% 15 Feb 1996–07 Jan 1997
Ko Jae-Wook 0 1 0 00.0% 20 Oct 1995–30 Oct 1995
Jeong Byeong-Tak 0 0 0 00.0% 16 Sep 1995–30 Sep 1995
Huh Jung-Moo 0 0 1 00.0% 01 Aug 1995–12 Aug 1995
Park Jong-Hwan 1 0 1 50.0% 26 Apr 1995–31 Jul 1995
Anatoliy Byshovets 8 4 4 50.0% 24 Jul 1994–26 Feb 1995
Kim Ho 14 16 8 36.8% 08 Jul 1992–23 Jul 1994
Ko Jae-Wook 3 3 0 50.0% 22 May 1991–27 Jul 1991
Park Jong-Hwan 8 0 2 80.0% 09 Aug 1990–23 Oct 1991
Lee Cha-Man 3 1 0 75.0% 03 Jul 1990–08 Aug 1990
Lee Hoe-Taik 19 6 5 63.3% 06 Oct 1988–02 Jul 1990
Kim Jung-Nam 2 0 0 100.0% 06 Jul 1988–05 Oct 1988
Park Jong-Hwan 4 4 1 44.4% 20 Nov 1986–05 Jul 1988
Kim Jung-Nam 15 4 7 57.7% 19 Mar 1985–19 Nov 1986
Mun Jeong-Sik 4 3 3 40.0% 03 Jul 1984–11 Jan 1985
Park Jong-Hwan 1 0 1 50.0% 23 Aug 1983–02 Jul 1984
Cho Yoon-Ohk 4 2 0 66.7% 29 Jan 1983–22 Aug 1983
Kim Jung-Nam 1 0 2 33.3% 31 Oct 1982–28 Jan 1983
Choi Eun-Taek 0 0 0 00.0% 19 Jun 1982–30 Oct 1982
Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) 23 8 4 65.7% 4 May 1980–18 Jun 1982
Jang Kyung-Hwan 7 0 1 87.5% 29 March 1979–3 May 1980
Name W L D Winning rate Tenure
Ham Heung-Chul 18 2 1 85.7% 02 Mar 1978–28 Mar 1979
Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) 2 3 0 40.0% 17 Sep 1977–18 Dec 1977
Choi Jung-Min 14 6 1 66.7% 01 Jan 1977–16 Sep 1977
Mun Jeong-Sik 8 4 2 57.1% 14 May 1976–31 Dec 1976
Ham Heung-Chul 22 2 5 75.9% 17 Nov 1974–13 May 1976
Choi Young-Keun 3 1 5 33.3% Jan 1974–17 Nov 1974
Min Byung-Dae 10 5 2 58.8% 21 Dec 1972–20 Nov 1973
Ham Heung-Chul 11 5 3 57.9% 16 Jun 1972–20 Dec 1972
Park Byung-Seok 1 2 2 20.0% 07 Dec 1971–15 Jun 1972
Hong Deok-Young 1 3 0 25.0% Nov 1971
Han Hong-Ki 17 8 2 63.0% 13 Feb 1970–06 Oct 1971
Kang Jun-Young 4 1 0 80.0% Nov 1969–Dec 1969
Kim Yong-Sik 1 2 1 25.0% Jan 1969–Oct 1969
Park Il-Gap 4 0 2 66.7% Aug 1968–Dec 1968
Jang Kyung-Hwan 10 2 3 66.7% Jul 1967–Nov 1967
Min Byung-Dae 5 0 3 62.5% Jun 1966–Dec 1966
Hong Keon-Pyo 3 2 1 50.0% Aug 1965
Jeong Kook-Jin 0 0 0 00.0% Sep 1964
Min Byung-Dae Mar 1962
Lee Jong-Gap Oct 1961
Lee Yoo-Hyung Mar 1961
Wi Hye-Deok Oct 1960
Kim Yong-Sik Mar 1960
Jeong Kook-Jin Jul 1959
Kim Keun-Chan Apr 1958
Lee Yoo-Hyung Aug 1956
Park Jung-Hwi Dec 1955
Kim Yong-Sik Jun 1954
Lee Yoo-Hyung Mar 1954
Kim Hwa-Jip Apr 1952–Feb 1954
Park Jung-Hwi Dec 1948–Apr 1950
Lee Young-Min Jun 1948
Park Jung-Hwi May 1948

Honours

Fourth place (1): 2002
Winners (2): 1956, 1960
Runner-Up (3): 1972, 1980, 1988
Third place (4) : 1964, 2000, 2007, 2011
Gold medal (3): 1970, 1978, 1986
Silver medal (3): 1954, 1958, 1962
Bronze medal (1): 1990
Winners (2): 2003, 2008
Runner-Up (1): 2010
Winners (1): 1990
Runner-Up (2): 1992, 1995
Third place (1) : 1998

Other awards

Holders: 31 January 1995 - 4 February 1995
Winners (1): 2002

National team record

Further information: South Korea national football team records

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include Nike, KT, Hana Bank, Hyundai, Daum, Kyobo Life, Asiana Airlines, E1 Corp., Samsung, Sportstoto, Hite, and Samil-Pharm.

Kits

Period Sponsors Notes
1977–1986 Adidas, Pro-Specs, Weekend etc.[3] Adidas was South Korea's first official kit sponsor
1986–1988 Weekend[4] Sports Fashion Brand of Samsung C&T Corporation
1988–1995 Rapido[5] Weekend was renamed Rapido in 1988
1995–present Nike[6]
1948-54 Home
1955-68 Home
1972-76 Home
1977-78 Home
1954 World Cup Home
 ROK Weekend (1986-1988)
World Cup 1986 Home
World Cup 1986 Away
 ROK Rapido (1988-1995)
World Cup 1990 Home
World Cup 1990 Away
Barcelona 1992 Home
1993 World Cup Qualifiers Kit
World Cup 1994 Home
World Cup 1994 Away
1994-95 Home
1994-95 Away
1995 Home
1995 Away
 USA Nike (1995-current)
1995-96 Home1
1995-96 Away1
1996-98 Home
1996-98 Away
World Cup 1998/Asian Cup 2000 Home
World Cup 1998/Asian Cup 2000 원정
World Cup 2002 Home
World Cup 2002 Away
Asian Cup 2004 Home
World Cup 2004 Away
2006-08 Home
2006-08 Away
2008-10 Home
2008-10 Away
2010-12 Home
2010-12 Away

See also

Notes

References

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Preceded by
Inaugural Champion		 Asian Champions
1956 (First title)
1960 (Second title)		 Succeeded by
1964 Israel 
Preceded by
1964 Myanmar 		 Asian Games Champions
1970 (First title)		 Succeeded by
1974 Iran 
Preceded by
1974 Iran 		 Asian Games Champions
1978 (Second title)		 Succeeded by
1982 Iraq 
Preceded by
1982 Iraq 		 Asian Games Champions
1986 (Third title)		 Succeeded by
1990 Iran 
Preceded by
Inaugural Champion		 EAFF Champions
2003 (First title)		 Succeeded by
2005 China PR 
Preceded by
2005 China PR 		 EAFF Champions
2008 (Second title)		 Succeeded by
2010 China PR 
Preceded by
2001 China PR 		 AFC Men's Team of the Year
2002		 Succeeded by
2003 Iraq 
Preceded by
2008 Japan 		 AFC Men's Team of the Year
2009		 Succeeded by
2010 Japan 
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Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) · New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966) · Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002).

1 Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

2FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.
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* FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.
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