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South Korea national under-23 football team
National football team in South Korea
National football team in South Korea
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Korea Republic U-23 |
| Badge | Flag of South Korea.svg |
| Badge_size | 180px |
| FIFA Trigramme | KOR |
| Nickname | Taegeuk Warriors |
| Tigers of Asia | |
| Association | Korea Football Association (KFA) |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) |
| Coach | Lee Min-sung |
| Most caps | Lee Ki-hyung (48) |
| Top scorer | Choi Yong-soo (25) |
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| First game | 5–0 |
| (Masan, South Korea; 24 March 1991) | |
| Largest win | 10–0 |
| (Seoul, South Korea; 18 May 1991) | |
| 10–0 | |
| (Yangon, Myanmar; 30 June 2012) | |
| 10–0 | |
| (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 19 July 2017) | |
| Largest loss | 4–0 |
| (Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; 10 October 2025) | |
| Regional name | Olympic Games |
| Regional cup apps | 8 |
| Regional cup first | 1992 |
| Regional cup best | Bronze medalists (2012) |
| 2ndRegional name | Asian Games |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 6 |
| 2ndRegional cup first | 2002 |
| 2ndRegional cup best | Gold medalists (2014, 2018, 2022) |
| 3rdRegional name | AFC U-23 Asian Cup |
| 3rdRegional cup apps | 7 |
| 3rdRegional cup first | 2013 |
| 3rdRegional cup best | Champions (2020) |
Tigers of Asia | Sub-confederation = EAFF (East Asia) (Masan, South Korea; 24 March 1991) (Seoul, South Korea; 18 May 1991) 10–0 (Yangon, Myanmar; 30 June 2012) 10–0 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 19 July 2017) (Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; 10 October 2025) The South Korea national under-23 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA, and Republic of Korea by IOC) represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. It was founded when the Olympic football was changed to an under-23 competition. It also can be managed as an under-21 or under-22 team if necessary.
History
Main article: History of the South Korea national football team
Recent results and fixtures
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2020–present)
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
Lee Seung-won
Moon Min-seo
Alessandro Lopane
Park Seung-ho
Kang Seong-jin
Seo Jae-min
Lee Kyu-dong
Cho Sang-hyeok
Park Seung-ho
Hwang Do-yun
Al Julaydan A.
Al Subiani F.
Abdullah M. Kim Myung-jun
2026
- Shahin
- El Fadl
- Lee Hyun-yong
- Jeong Jae-sang
- Kang Seong-jin
- Kim Tae-won
- Karimov
- Saidnurullaev
- Jovanovic
- Baek Ga-on
- Shin Min-ha
- Koizumi
- Nguyễn Quốc Việt
- Nguyễn Đình Bắc
- Kim Tae-won
- Shin Min-ha
- Khuất Văn Khang
- Phạm Minh Phúc
- Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường
- Nguyễn Ngọc Mỹ
- Nguyễn Nhật Minh
- Nguyễn Xuân Bắc
- Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn
- Kim Tae-won
- Kang Seong-jin
- Lee Chan-wook
- Kim Yong-hak
- Lee Hyun-yong
- Jang Seok-hwan
- Bae Hyun-seo
All-time results
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results
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Coaching staff
Current personnel
| No. | Manager | Year | Pld | W | D | L | Win % | Competition(s) | Total | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOR Kim Sam-rak | 1991–1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics group stage | |||||||
| 2 | RUS Anatoliy Byshovets | 1994–1996 | 1996 Summer Olympics group stage | |||||||
| 3 | KOR Huh Jung-moo | 1998–2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics group stage | |||||||
| 4 | KOR Park Hang-seo | 2002 | 2002 Asian Games bronze medal | |||||||
| 5 | KOR Kim Ho-kon | 2003–2004 | 2004 Summer Olympics quarter-finals | |||||||
| 6 | NED Pim Verbeek | 2006–2007 | 2006 Asian Games fourth place | |||||||
| 7 | KOR Park Sung-hwa | 2007–2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics group stage | |||||||
| 8 | KOR Hong Myung-bo | 2009–2012 | 2010 Asian Games bronze medal | |||||||
| 2012 Summer Olympics bronze medal | ||||||||||
| — | KOR Kim Tae-young | 2012 | — | |||||||
| — | KOR Chung Jung-yong | 2012 | — | |||||||
| 9 | KOR Lee Kwang-jong | 2013–2015 | 2013 AFC U-22 Championship fourth place | |||||||
| 2014 Asian Games gold medal | ||||||||||
| — | KOR Choi Moon-sik | 2015 | — | |||||||
| 10 | KOR Shin Tae-yong | 2015–2016 | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship runner-up | |||||||
| 2016 Summer Olympics quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| — | KOR Chung Jung-yong | 2017 | — | |||||||
| 11 | KOR Kim Bong-gil | 2017–2018 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship fourth place | |||||||
| 12 | KOR Kim Hak-bum | 2018–2021 | 2018 Asian Games gold medal | |||||||
| 2020 AFC U-23 Championship champion | ||||||||||
| 2020 Summer Olympics quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 13 | KOR Hwang Sun-hong | 2021–2024 | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup quarter-finals | |||||||
| 2022 Asian Games gold medal | ||||||||||
| 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| — | KOR Myung Jae-yong | 2024 | 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship champion | |||||||
| — | KOR Choi Jae-young | 2024 | — | |||||||
| — | KOR Lee Chang-hyun | 2025 | — | |||||||
| 14 | KOR Lee Min-sung | 2025–present | 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup fourth place |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in January 2026.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to a South Korea under-23 squad within the last 12 months.
INJ Withdrew due to injury. WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. A Call up to A team. Overage player.
Overage players
Football at the Summer Olympics and the Asian Games have required that under-23 players enter the competitions, but they have allowed three overage players can be included in one squad. These three players are called the "Wild cards" in South Korea. According to South Korean laws, Olympic medalists and Asian Games gold medalists can be exempted from the military service, and so top-level players also compete for wild cards.
| Olympics | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Games | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Lim-saeng (DF) | |||||||
| Lee Kyung-chun (DF) | Ha Seok-ju (MF) | Hwang Sun-hong (FW) | |||||
| Kang Chul (DF) | Kim Sang-sik (DF) | Kim Do-hoon (FW) | |||||
| Yoo Sang-chul (MF) | Chung Kyung-ho (FW) | — | |||||
| Kim Dong-jin (DF) | Kim Jung-woo (MF) | — | |||||
| Jung Sung-ryong (GK) | Kim Chang-soo (DF) | Park Chu-young (FW) | |||||
| Jang Hyun-soo (DF) | Suk Hyun-jun (FW) | Son Heung-min (FW) | |||||
| Park Ji-soo (DF) | Kwon Chang-hoon (MF) | Hwang Ui-jo (FW) | |||||
| Lee Woon-jae (GK) | Kim Young-chul (DF) | Lee Young-pyo (DF) | |||||
| Kim Dong-jin (DF) | Kim Do-heon (MF) | Lee Chun-soo (FW) | |||||
| Kim Jung-woo (MF) | Park Chu-young (FW) | — | |||||
| Kim Seung-gyu (GK) | Park Joo-ho (DF) | Kim Shin-wook (FW) | |||||
| Jo Hyeon-woo (GK) | Son Heung-min (FW) | Hwang Ui-jo (FW) | |||||
| Park Jin-seob (DF) | Seol Young-woo (DF) | Paik Seung-ho (MF) |
Records
Statistics below are from matches which the KFA consider as official including non-international matches (against clubs, regional teams, and other KFA teams).
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Ki-hyung | 48 | 10 | 1994–1996 | title=Lee Ki-hyung | url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EC%9D%B4%EA%B8%B0%ED%98%95 | access-date=2021-05-19 | publisher=KFA | language=ko}} |
| 2 | Choi Sung-yong | 44 | 0 | 1994–1996 | |||||
| 3 | Kim Do-heon | 43 | 3 | 2002–2006 | |||||
| Kim Dong-jin | 43 | 6 | 2002–2008 | ||||||
| 5 | Choi Yong-soo | 41 | 25 | 1994–1996 | title=Choi Yong-soo | url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EC%B5%9C%EC%9A%A9%EC%88%98 | access-date=2021-05-19 | publisher=KFA | language=ko}} |
| 6 | Choi Sung-kuk | 40 | 3 | 2001–2006 | |||||
| Kim Jung-woo | 40 | 3 | 2003–2010 | ||||||
| 8 | Choi Tae-uk | 39 | 14 | 2000–2004 | title=Choi Tae-uk | url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EC%B5%9C%ED%83%9C%EC%9A%B1 | access-date=2021-05-19 | publisher=KFA | language=ko}} |
| 9 | Lee Woo-young | 37 | 9 | 1994–1996 | title=Lee Woo-young | url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EC%9D%B4%EC%9A%B0%EC%98%81 | access-date=2021-05-19 | publisher=KFA | language=ko}} |
| Seo Dong-myung | 37 | 0 | 1994–1996 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Yong-soo | 25 | 41 | 1994–1996 | ||
| 2 | Lee Dong-gook | 20 | 29 | 1999–2002 | ||
| 3 | Hwang Ui-jo | 18 | 28 | 2012–2021 | ||
| 4 | Moon Chang-jin | 16 | 31 | 2013–2016 | ||
| 5 | Cho Young-wook | 14 | 33 | 2017–2023 | ||
| Choi Tae-uk | 14 | 39 | 2000–2004 | |||
| 7 | Park Chu-young | 12 | 30 | 2006–2012 | ||
| 8 | Jeong Woo-yeong | 11 | 20 | 2019–2023 | ||
| Kwon Chang-hoon | 11 | 25 | 2015–2021 | |||
| Cho Jae-jin | 11 | 28 | 2003–2004 | |||
| Lee Chun-soo | 11 | 28 | 1999–2006 |
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played on home soil
Summer Olympics
:Football at the Summer Olympics was a senior tournament until 1988.
| Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | Third place | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 8/9 | 57 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 123 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–1988 | Entered with the senior team | Entered with the senior team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA 1996 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| UK 2012 | Third place | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | Squad | Via AFC U-23 Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | Squad | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 | Did not qualify |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1 title | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 36 | 7/7 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA 2013 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| QAT 2016 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2018 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| THA 2020 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UZB 2022 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| QAT 2024 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| KSA 2026 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Asian Games
:Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.
| Asian Games record | Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Total | 3 titles | 40 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 102 | 20 | 6/6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1998 | Entered with the senior team | |||||||||||||||||
| KOR 2002 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | Squad | ||||||||||
| QAT 2006 | Fourth place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | Squad | ||||||||||
| CHN 2010 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | Squad | ||||||||||
| KOR 2014 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Squad | ||||||||||
| IDN 2018 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | Squad | ||||||||||
| CHN 2022 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | Squad | ||||||||||
| JPN 2026 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| QAT 2030 | ||||||||||||||||||
| KSA 2034 |
Other competitions
| Competition | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSA 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Squad |
Head-to-head record
The following table shows South Korea under-23s' head-to-head record against each foreign national team, as of 23 January 2026.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Denmark XI | |||||||||
| Japan Japan Universiade | |||||||||
| Paraguay Paraguay XI |
Honours
Intercontinental
- Summer Olympics : [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medalists: 2012
Continental
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AFC U-23 Asian Cup : [[File:Med 1.png]] Champions: 2020 : [[File:Med 2.png]] Runners-up: 2016
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Asian Games : [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold medalists: 2014, 2018, 2022 : [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze medalists: 2002, 2010
Regional
- WAFF U-23 Championship : [[File:Med 1.png]] Champions: 2024
Friendly competitions
- Dunhill Cup Vietnam: 1999
- Four Nations Tournament: 2000 (Australia), 2003 (South Africa)
- Qatar International Friendship Tournament: 2005, 2023
- King's Cup: 2012, 2015
- Panda Cup: 2025
Awards
Notes
References
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