North Korea women's national football team

North Korea Korea DPR
Nickname(s) Chollima
Association DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach Kim Gwang-min
Home stadium Rungnado Stadium
Kim Il-Sung Stadium
Yanggakdo Stadium
FIFA code PRK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 10 Steady (23 June 2017)
Highest 5 (December 1999)
Lowest 12 (July 2011)
First international
 China PR 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
Women's Asian Cup
Appearances 9 (first in 1989)
Best result Winners, 2001, 2003, 2008

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team represents North Korea in international women's football.[1][2] North Korea won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001 (scoring 51 goals in 6 matches, a standing record), 2003, and 2008.

Record

World Cup

World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991Did Not Qualify
Sweden 1995Did Not Enter
United States 1999Group Stage310246−2
United States 2003Group Stage310234−1
China 2007Quarter Finals411257−2
Germany 2011Group Stage301203−3
Canada 2015Banned
France 2019Did not qualify
Total4/7133281220−8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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, failing doping tests during the tournament and were provisionally suspended prior to their team’s match against Colombia.[3] On 16 July, FIFA announced that three additional players from North Korea tested positive following target testing of the whole team.[4] 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.[5]

AFC Asian Cup

Olympic Games

Asian Games

Women's East Asian Cup

Algarve Cup

Other invitational tournaments

Current squad

Squad for the 2014 Algarve Cup.

Head coach: Kim Gwang-min

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hong Myong-Hui (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
3 2DF Paek Sol-gum (1990-03-20) March 20, 1990 North Korea Ponghwasan Sports Club
4 2DF Jo Jong-sim (1993-06-28) June 28, 1993 North Korea Rimyongsu Sports Club
6 2DF Kim Un-Hyang (1993-08-26) August 26, 1993 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
7 3MF Kim Su-gyong (1995-01-04) January 4, 1995 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
8 3MF Kim Un-ju (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
9 3MF Jong Yu-ri (1992-06-21) June 21, 1992 North Korea Sobaeksu Sports Club
10 4FW Ho Un-byol (1992-01-19) January 19, 1992 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
11 4FW Ra Un-sim (c) (1988-07-02) July 2, 1988 North Korea Amrokgang Sports Club
12 3MF Kim Yun-Mi (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
13 3MF Ri Yong-mi (1993-05-08) May 8, 1993 North Korea Amrokgang Sports Club
15 2DF Kim Nam-hui (1993-03-04) March 4, 1993 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
16 2DF Kim Un-ha (1993-03-23) March 23, 1993 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
18 1GK Kim Su-jong (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 North Korea April 25 Sports Club
19 2DF Yun Song-mi (1992-01-28) January 28, 1992 North Korea Pyongyang Sports Club
21 3MF Cha Un-ju (1994-06-07) June 7, 1994 North Korea Sobaeksu Sports Club

See also

References

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