South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup

This is a record of South Korea's results at the AFC Asian Cup. South Korea have appeared in the finals of the AFC Asian Cup on twelve occasions in 1956 to 1964, 1972, 1980 to 1988 and 1996 to 2011. Their best ever performance is a champions in the 1956 and 1960 tournament held in Hong Kong and South Korea, respectively.

Contents

Records

Hosts/Year Result Position 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 9 4 0 2 2 1 3
1988 Runners-Up 6 5 1 0 11 3
1992 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
1996 Quarter-finals 7 4 1 1 2 7 11
2000 Third Place 6 3 1 2 9 6
2004 Quarter-finals 6 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 13/16 56 27 16 13 92 60
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

Hong Kong 1956

South Korea squad – 1956 AFC Asian Cup Winners (1st Title)
• GK: Ham Heung-Cheol • Park Sang-Hoon • FP: Seok Jin-Doo • Cha Tae-Sung • Kim Hong-Bok • Kim Ji-Sung • Kim Jin-Woo • Choi Chung-Min • Woo Sang-Kwon • Kim Dong-Keun • Kim Young-Jin • Sung Nak-Woon • Choi Kwang-Seok • Lee Soo-Nam • Park Kyung-Ho • Park Jae-Seung • coach: Lee Yoo-Hyung
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 5
 Israel 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
 Hong Kong 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
 South Vietnam 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
6 September 1956
19:00
 South Korea  2 – 2  Hong Kong Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 30,000
Kim Ji-Sung  45'
Choi Kwang-Seok  62'		 Tang Yee Kit  10'
Ko Po Keung  39'
8 September 1956
19:00
 Israel  1 – 2  South Korea Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Trương Văn Ky (South Vietnam)
Stelmach  71' Woo Sang-Kwon  52'
Sung Nak-Woon  64'
15 September 1956
19:00
 South Korea  5 – 3  South Vietnam Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Sung Nak-Woon  5'
Woo Sang-Kwon  41' (pen.), 58'
Choi Chung-Min  57', 66'		 Trải Văn Đào  20'
Lê Hữu Đức  51', 63'

South Korea 1960

South Korea squad – 1960 AFC Asian Cup Winners (2nd Title)
• GK: Ham Heung-Cheol • Park Sang-Hoon • FP: Kim Hong-Bok • Lee Eung-Sung • Cha Tae-Sung • Kim Chan-Ki • Kim Sun-Hwi • Son Myung-Seop • Yoo Kwang-Jun • Chung Soon-Cheon • Moon Jung-Sik • Choi Chung-Min • Lee Soon-Myung • Cho Yoon-Ok • Woo Sang-Kwon • Yoo Pan-Soon • Park Kyung-Hwa • Um Kyung-Jin • coach: Wi Hye-Deok
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
 Israel 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
 Republic of China 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
 South Vietnam 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
14 October 1960
15:15
 South Korea  5 – 1  South Vietnam Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 30,000
Cho Yoon-Ok  15', 71'
Woo Sang-Kwon  27'
Choi Chung-Min  47'
Moon Jung-Sik  56'		 Nguyễn Văn Tu  70'
17 October 1960
15:00
 South Korea  3 – 0  Israel Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)
Cho Yoon-Ok  17', 60'
Woo Sang-Kwon  30'
21 October 1960
15:00
 South Korea  1 – 0  Republic of China Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
Moon Jung-Sik  54'

Israel 1964

South Korea squad – 1964 AFC Asian Cup Third Place
• GK: Yang Woo-Sik • Oh In-Bok • DF: Kim Jung-Seok • Cho Nam-Soo • Seo Sung-Oh • Park Seung-Ok • Lee Eung-Sung • Kim Doo-Seon • Kim Young-Yeol • FW: Chung Byung-Tak • Chung Soon-Cheon • Jang Ji-Eon • Choi Myung-Gon • Huh Yoon-Jeong • Lee Soon-Myung • Jang Seok-Woo • Bae Keum-Soo • coach: Lee Yoo-Hyung
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 India 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
27 May 1964
16:30
 South Korea  0 – 2  India Municipal Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Davoud Nassiri (Iran)
Appalaraju  2'
I. Singh  57'
31 May 1964
16:30
 South Korea  1 – 0  Hong Kong Hebrew University Stadium, Jerusalem
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Pisit Ngarampanich (Thailand)
Bae Keum-Soo  74'
3 June 1964
16:00
 South Korea  1 – 2  Israel Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Davoud Nassiri (Iran)
Huh Yoon-Jung  79' Leon  20'
Tish  38'

Thailand 1972

South Korea squad – 1972 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up
• GK: Lee Se-Yeon • Kwon Yi-Woon • HB: Kim Ho • Kim Ho-Gon • Han Sang-Ki • Kim Kyung-Jung • Noh Heung-Seop • Ko Jae-Wook • Lee Cha-Man • Park Young-Tae • Hwang Jae-Man • FW: Park Yi-Cheon • Park Su-Deok • Choi Sang-Chul • Lim Tae-Joo • Chung Ho-Seon • Kim In-Kwon • Kim Jin-Kook • Lee Hoe-Taik • Cha Bum-Kun • coach: Park Byung-Seok

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
 Khmer Republic 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2
 Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 2
10 May 1972
 South Korea  4 – 1  Khmer Republic National Stadium, Bangkok
Park Su-Deok
Lee Hoi-Taek
Cha Bum-Kun
Park Ee-Chon		 Sukhom
12 May 1972
 South Korea  1 – 2  Kuwait National Stadium, Bangkok
Park Ee-Chon Sultan
Duraiham

Semifinal

17 May 1972
 South Korea  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Thailand National Stadium, Bangkok
Park Ee-Chon Tantiyanon  97'
  Penalties  
2 – 1

Final

19 May 1972
 Iran  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Jabbari  48'
Kalani  108'		 Park Ee-Chon  65'

Kuwait 1980

1 Kim Hwang-Ho • 2 Kim Jong-Pil • 3 Hong Sung-Ho • 4 Cho Kwang-Rae • 5 Kwon Oh-Son • 6 Park Sung-Hwa • 8 Cho Young-Jeung • 9 Lee Young-Moo • 10 Shin Hyun-Ho • 11 Lee Jung-Il • 12 Choi Jong-Duk • 13 Chang Woe-Ryong • 14 Lee Tae-Yeop • 15 Lee Kang-Jo • 16 Chung Hae-Won • 18 Hwang Seok-Keun • 19 Yoon In-Sun • 20 Lee Tae-Ho • 21 Cho Byung-Deuk • 22 Choi Soon-Ho • Coach: Kim Jung-Nam

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 7 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8
 Kuwait 5 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3
 Malaysia 4 4 1 2 1 5 5 0
 Qatar 3 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5
 United Arab Emirates 1 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6
1980-09-16
18:30
 Malaysia  1 – 1  South Korea Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 5,000
Abdul Ali  90' Choi Soon-Ho  68'
1980-09-19
18:30
 Qatar  0 – 2  South Korea Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Lee Jung-Il  4'
Choi Soon-Ho  21'
1980-09-21
16:30
 South Korea  3 – 0  Kuwait Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Hwang Seok-Keun  47'
Choi Soon-Ho  71', 78'
1980-09-24
18:30
 South Korea  4 – 1  United Arab Emirates Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Choi Soon-Ho  26', 53', 78' (pen.)
Jung Hae-Won  84'		 Chombi  79'

Semifinal

1980-09-28
19:30
 South Korea  2 – 1  North Korea Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Jung Hae-Won  80', 89' Park Jong-Hon  19' (pen.)

Final

1980-09-30
18:30
 Kuwait  3 – 0  South Korea Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Al-Houti  7'
Al-Dakhil  30', 67'

Singapore 1984

1 Choi In-Young • 2 Park Kyung-Hoon • 3 Chung Jong-Soo • 4 Kim Pyung-Seok • 5 Chung Yong-Hwan • 6 Park Sung-Hwa • 7 Jang Jung • 8 Lee Tae-Ho • 9 Huh Jung-Moo • 10 Park Chang-Sun • 11 Lee Kang-Jo • 12 Lee Boo-Yeol • 13 Choi Jin-Han • 14 Byun Byung-Joo • 15 Yoo Byung-Ohk • 16 Kim Seok-Won • 17 Choi Sang-Kook • 18 Choi Kwang-Ji • 20 Wang Sun-Jae • 21 Chung Gi-Dong •  Cho Young-Jeung •  Choi Gi-Bong • Coach: Moon Jung-Sik

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2
 Kuwait 5 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2
 Qatar 4 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
 Syria 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2
 South Korea 2 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2
1984-12-02
19:00
 South Korea  1 – 1  Saudi Arabia National Stadium, Singapore
Lee Tae-Ho  51' Abdullah  90'
1984-12-05
19:00
 Kuwait  0 – 0  South Korea National Stadium, Singapore
1984-12-07
21:00
 South Korea  0 – 1  Syria National Stadium, Singapore
Hassan  13'
1984-12-10
21:00
 Qatar  1 – 0  South Korea National Stadium, Singapore
Salman  69'

Qatar 1988

1 Cho Byung-Deuk • 2 Park Kyung-Hoon • 3 Choi Kang-Hee • 4 Cho Min-Kook • 5 Chung Yong-Hwan • 6 Lee Tae-Ho • 7 Noh Soo-Jin • 8 Chung Hae-Won • 9 Hwangbo Kwan • 10 Ham Hyun-Gi • 11 Byun Byung-Joo • 12 Kim Bong-Gil • 13 Cho Yoon-Hwan • 14 Hwang Sun-Hong • 15 Son Hyung-Sun • 16 Kim Joo-Sung • 17 Gu Sang-Bum • 18 Kang Tae-Sik • 19 Yeo Bum-Kyu • 20 Kim Bong-Soo • Coach: Lee Hoe-Taik

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 8 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7
 Iran 5 4 2 1 1 3 3 0
 Qatar 4 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1
 United Arab Emirates 2 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2
 Japan 1 4 0 1 3 0 6 −6
1988-12-03
15:00
 United Arab Emirates  0 – 1  South Korea Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Report Lee Tae-Ho  8' (pen.)
1988-12-06
15:00
 South Korea  2 – 0  Japan Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Salah Mohammed (Iraq)
Hwang Sun-Hong  13'
Kim Joo-Sung  35'		 Report
1988-12-09
17:00
 Qatar  2 – 3  South Korea Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Salman  47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report Chung Hae-Won  10', 72'
Kim Joo-Sung  34'
1988-12-11
17:00
 South Korea  3 – 0  Iran Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Byun Byung-Joo  26', 57'
Hwang Sun-Hong  42'		 Report

Semifinal

1988-12-14
16:00
 South Korea  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  China PR Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Lee Tae-Ho  93', 103' Report Mai Chao  100'

Final

1988-12-18
16:00
 South Korea  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Saudi Arabia Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Report
  Penalties  
Cho Min-Kook
Lee Tae-Ho
Byun Byung-Joo
Kim Joo-Sung
Cho Yoon-Hwan		 3 – 4 Al-Naima
Al-Jawad
Abdullah
Al-Mutlaq
Al-Bishi

United Arab Emirates 1996

1 Kim Byung-Ji • 2 Kim Pan-Keun • 3 Park Kwang-Hyun • 4 Kang Chul • 5 Huh Ki-Tae • 6 Shin Hong-Gi • 7 Shin Tae-Yong • 8 Roh Sang-Rae • 9 Kim Do-Hoon • 11 Ko Jeong-Woon • 12 Lee Ki-Hyung • 13 Park Nam-Yeol • 17 Ha Seok-Ju • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Seo Jung-Won • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Kim Bong-Soo • 22 Lee Young-Jin • 23 Yoo Sang-Chul • 24 Kim Joo-Sung • Coach: Park Jong-Hwan

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United Arab Emirates 7 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3
 Kuwait 4 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1
 South Korea 4 3 1 1 1 5 5 0
 Indonesia 1 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4
1996-12-04
16:45
 United Arab Emirates  1 – 1  South Korea Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
K. Saad  40' Report Hwang Sun-Hong  9'
1996-12-07
19:00
 South Korea  4 - 2  Indonesia Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Kim Do-Hoon  5'
Hwang Sun-Hong  7', 15'
Ko Jeong-Woon  55'		 Report Wabia  58'
Putro  65'
1996-12-10
19:00
 Kuwait  2 – 0  South Korea Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Al-Huwaidi  60'
Bashar Abdullah  87'		 Report

Quarterfinal

1996-12-16
16:45
 South Korea  2 – 6  Iran Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Kim Do-Hoon  11'
Shin Tae-Yong  35'		 Report Bagheri  31'
Azizi  52'
Daei  66', 76', 83', 89' (pen.)

Lebanon 2000

1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Kang Chul • 3 Ha Seok-Ju • 4 Park Jin-Seop • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7  Kim Tae-Young • 8 Yoon Jung-Hwan • 9 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 10 Noh Jung-Yoon • 11 Lee Dong-Gook • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Kim Sang-Sik • 17 Choi Sung-Yong • 18 Kim Yong-Dae • 19 Lee Chun-Soo • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Kim Hae-Woon • 23 Park Ji-Sung • 24 Park Jae-Hong • 28 Choi Chul-Woo • 30 Sim Jae-Won • Coach: Huh Jung-Moo

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 5 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4
 Kuwait 5 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1
 South Korea 4 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2
 Indonesia 1 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7
2000-10-13
17:05
 South Korea  2 – 2  China PR International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
Lee Young-Pyo  30'
Noh Jung-Yoon  58'		 Report Su Maozhen  36'
Fan Zhiyi  66' (pen.)
2000-10-16
19:45
 South Korea  0 – 1  Kuwait International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)
Report Al-Huwaidi  43'
2000-10-19
19:35
 South Korea  3 – 0  Indonesia Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 500
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Lee Dong-Gook  30', 76', 90+1' Report

Quarterfinal

23 October 2000
16:45
 Iran  1 – 2 (a.e.t.)  South Korea International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Bagheri  71' Report Kim Sang-Sik  90'
Lee Dong-Gook  99'

Semifinal

26 October 2000
16:45
 South Korea  1 – 2  Saudi Arabia Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Lee Dong-Gook  90+1' Report Al-Meshal  76', 80'

Third place play-off

29 October 2000
17:05
 South Korea  1 – 0  China PR Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
Lee Dong-Gook  76' Report

China 2004

1 Lee Woon-Jae (c) • 2 Park Jin-Seop • 3 Park Jae-Hong • 4 Choi Jin-Cheul • 5 Kim Nam-Il • 7  Kim Tae-Young • 9 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 10 Hyun Young-Min • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 13 Lee Eul-Yong • 14 Chung Kyung-Ho • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Cha Du-Ri • 17 Kim Jung-Kyum • 18 Kim Eun-Jung • 19 Ahn Jung-Hwan • 20 Lee Dong-Gook • 21 Park Ji-Sung • 23 Kim Yong-Dae • 25 Park Yo-Seb • 28 Kim Jin-Kyu • 30 Cha Gi-Suk • Coach: Bonfrere

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 7 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6
 Jordan 5 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2
 Kuwait 3 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4
 United Arab Emirates 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4
19 July 2004
18:30
 South Korea  0 – 0  Jordan Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Report
23 July 2004
21:00
 United Arab Emirates  0 – 2  South Korea Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Report Lee Dong-Gook  41'
Ahn Jung-Hwan  90+1'
27 July 2004
19:00
 South Korea  4 – 0  Kuwait Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Lee Dong-Gook  25', 41'
Cha Du-Ri  45+1'
Ahn Jung-Hwan  75'		 Report

Quarterfinal

31 July 2004
21:00
 South Korea  3 – 4  Iran Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Seol Ki-Hyeon  16'
Lee Dong-Gook  25'
Kim Nam-Il  68'		 Report Karimi  10', 20', 77'
Park Jin-Seop  51' (o.g.)

Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007

1 Lee Woon‑Jae (c) • 2 Song Chong‑Gug • 3 Kim Jin‑Kyu • 4 Kim Dong‑Jin • 6 Lee Ho • 7 Choi Sung‑Kuk • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Cho Jae‑Jin • 10 Lee Chun‑Soo • 11 Lee Keun‑Ho • 12 Lee Dong‑Gook • 13 Kim Chi‑Gon • 14 Kim Sang‑Sik • 15 Kim Chi‑Woo • 16 Oh Beom‑Seok • 17 Kim Jung‑Woo • 18 Woo Sung‑Yong • 19 Yeom Ki‑Hun • 20 Son Dae‑Ho • 21 Kim Yong‑Dae • 22 Kang Min‑Soo • 23 Jung Sung‑Ryong • 27 Oh Jang‑Eun • Coach: Verbeek

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5
 South Korea 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
 Indonesia 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1
 Bahrain 3 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4
11 July 2007
19:35 UTC+7
 South Korea  1 – 1  Saudi Arabia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Choi Sung-Kuk  66' Report Y. Al-Qahtani  77' (pen.)
15 July 2007
19:35 UTC+7
 Bahrain  2 – 1  South Korea Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Isa  43'
Abdullatif  85'		 Report Kim Do-Heon  4'
18 July 2007
17:20 UTC+7
 Indonesia  0 – 1  South Korea Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 88,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Report Kim Jung-Woo  34'

Quarterfinal

22 July 2007
18:20 UTC+8
 Iran  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 8,629
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Report
  Penalties  
Zandi
Mahdavikia
Enayati
Khatibi		 2 – 4 Lee Chun-Soo
Kim Sang-Sik
Kim Do-Heon
Cho Jae-Jin
Kim Jung-Woo

Semifinal

25 July 2007
18:20 UTC+8
 Iraq  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Report
  Penalties  
Hawar Mohammed
Qusay Munir
Haidar Abdul-Amir
Ahmad Mnajed		 4 – 3 Lee Chun-Soo
Lee Dong-Gook
Cho Jae-Jin
Yeom Ki-Hun
Kim Jung-Woo

Third place play-off

28 July 2007
19:35 UTC+8
 South Korea  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Japan Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Report
  Penalties  
Cho Jae-Jin
Oh Beom-Seok
Lee Chun-Soo
Lee Ho
Kim Jin-Kyu
Kim Chi-Woo		 6 – 5 S. Nakamura
Endo
Abe
Komano
Nakazawa
Hanyu

Qatar 2011

1 Jung Sung-Ryong • 2 Choi Hyo-Jin • 3 Hwang Jae-Won • 4 Cho Yong-Hyung • 5 Kwak Tae-Hwi • 6 Lee Yong-Rae • 7 Park Ji-Sung (c) • 8 Yoon Bit-Garam • 9 Yoo Byung-Soo • 10 Ji Dong-Won • 11 Son Heung-Min • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 13 Koo Ja-Cheol • 14 Lee Jung-Soo • 15 Hong Jeong-Ho • 16 Ki Sung-Yueng • 17 Lee Chung-Yong • 18 Kim Bo-Kyung • 19 Yeom Ki-Hun • 20 Kim Shin-Wook • 21 Kim Yong-Dae • 22 Cha Du-Ri • 23 Kim Jin-Hyun • Coach: Cho Kwang-Rae

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
 Bahrain 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
 India 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
10 January 2011
19:15
 South Korea  2 – 1  Bahrain Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,669
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Koo Ja-Cheol  40', 52' Report Aaish  85' (pen.)
14 January 2011
16:15
 Australia  1 – 1  South Korea Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Abdulrahman Mohammed (Qatar)
Jedinak  62' Report Koo Ja-Cheol  24'
18 January 2011
16:15
 South Korea  4 – 1  India Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 11,366
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Ji Dong-Won  6', 23'
Koo Ja-Cheol  9'
Son Heung-Min  81'		 Report Chhetri  12' (pen.)

Quarterfinal

22 January 2011
19:25
 Iran  0 – 1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,111
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Report Yoon Bit-Garam  105'

Semifinal

25 January 2011
16:25
 Japan  2 – 2 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 16,171
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Maeda  36'
Hosogai  97'		 Report Ki Sung-Yueng  23' (pen.)
Hwang Jae-Won  120'
  Penalties  
K. Honda
Okazaki
Nagatomo
Konno		 3 – 0 Koo Ja-Cheol
Lee Yong-Rae
Hong Jeong-Ho

Third place playoff

28 January 2011
18:00
 Uzbekistan  2 – 3  South Korea Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 8,199
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
Geynrikh  45' (pen.), 53' Report Koo Ja-Cheol  18'
Ji Dong-Won  28', 39'

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