South Korea national under-23 football team

South Korea Korea Republic U-23
Nickname(s) Taegeuk Warriors
The Red Devils
Tigers of Asia
Association Korea Football Association
Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach South Korea Shin Tae-yong
Most caps Lee Ki-hyung
Kim Do-heon (40)
Top scorer Lee Dong-gook (19)
FIFA code KOR
First colours
Second colours
First international
South Korea South Korea 5-0  Indonesia
(Masan, South Korea; March 24, 1991)
Biggest win
South Korea South Korea 10–0  Philippines
(Seoul, South Korea; May 18, 1991)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 3–0 South Korea South Korea
(Sweden; November 7, 1995)
 Japan 4–1 South Korea South Korea
(Tokyo, Japan; September 7, 1999)
 Spain 3–0 South Korea South Korea
(Adelaide, Australia; September 14, 2000)
 Italy 3–0 South Korea South Korea
(Qinhuangdao, China; August 10, 2008)
 Brazil 3–0 South Korea South Korea
(Manchester, United Kingdom; August 7, 2012)
Olympic Games
Appearances 7 (First in 1988)
Best result Bronze Medal (2012)
Asian Games
Appearances 4 (First in 2002)
Best result Gold Medal (2014)
AFC U-22 Championship
Appearances 1 (First in 2013)
Best result Fourth Place (2013)

Korea Republic national under-23 football team represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. This team mostly includes under-22 and under-21 squads.

The bronze medal winning team of 2012 Summer Olympics and the gold medal winning team of 2014 Asian Games were granted exemptions from mandatory military service.[1][2]

Tournament records

Olympic Games

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
South Korea 1988Group Stage302112
From 1992 Summer Olympics, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.
Spain 1992Group Stage303022
United States 1996Group Stage311122
Australia 2000Group Stage320123
Greece 2004Quarter-Finals412188
China 2008Group Stage311124
United Kingdom 2012Third Place623155
Brazil 2016Qualified
Total7/72571262226

Asian Games

From 2002 Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
South Korea 2002 Bronze6510172
Qatar 20064th640292
China 2010 Bronze7502185
South Korea 2014 Gold7700130
Total4/4262114579

AFC U-22 Championship

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Oman 20134th632183
Qatar 20162nd6411146
Total2/212732229
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Name Caps Goals Year
1
Lee Dong-Gook
27
19
1999–2002
2
Choi Yong-Soo
34
18
1994–1996
3
Seo Jung-Won
22
12
1991–1992
4
Lee Chun-Soo
27
12
1999–2006
5
Choi Tae-Uk
34
12
2000–2004
6
Lee Woo-Young
30
11
1994–1996
7
Cho Jae-Jin
25
10
2003–2004
8
Park Chu-Young
21
8
2006–2012
9
Seol Ki-Hyeon
22
8
1999–2000
10
No Jung-Yoon
28
8
1991–1992

Most caps

Rank Name Caps Goals Year
1
Lee Ki-Hyung
40
7
1994–1996
Kim Do-Heon
40
3
2002–2006
3
Kim Dong-Jin
39
6
2002–2008
4
Choi Sung-Yong
37
0
1994–1996
5
Kim Jung-Woo
36
2
2003–2010
6
Choi Yong-Soo
34
18
1994–1996
Choi Tae-Uk
34
12
2000–2004
Choi Sung-Kuk
34
2
2002–2006
9
Park Dong-Hyuk
31
4
1999–2002
Seo Dong-Myung
31
0
1994–1996

Recent results

For more details on this topic, see South Korea national under-23 football team results.

      Win       Draw       Loss

2015

2016

Coaching staff

Position Name Notes
Manager South Korea Shin Tae-yong
Assistant Manager South Korea Kim Gi-dong
Coach South Korea Jeon Kyung-jun
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Lee Woon-jae

Players

Current squad

Players called for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kim Dong-jun (1994-12-19) December 19, 1994 South Korea Yonsei University
21 1GK Lee Chang-keun (1993-08-30) August 30, 1993 South Korea Busan IPark
23 1GK Gu Sung-yun (1994-06-27) June 27, 1994 Japan Consadole Sapporo
2 2DF Sim Sang-min (1993-05-21) May 21, 1993 South Korea FC Seoul
3 2DF Lee Seul-chan (1993-08-15) August 15, 1993 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
4 2DF Song Ju-hun (1994-01-13) January 13, 1994 Japan Mito Hollyhock
5 2DF Yeon Jei-min (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
12 2DF Ku Hyun-jun (1993-12-13) December 13, 1993 South Korea Busan IPark
13 2DF Park Dong-jin (1994-12-10) December 10, 1994 South Korea Hannam University
15 2DF Jeong Seung-hyun (1994-04-03) April 3, 1994 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
16 2DF Hwang Ki-wook (1996-06-10) June 10, 1996 South Korea Yonsei University
6 3MF Park Yong-woo (1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 South Korea FC Seoul
7 3MF Moon Chang-jin (1993-07-12) July 12, 1993 South Korea Pohang Steelers
8 3MF Lee Chang-min (1994-01-20) January 20, 1994 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons
10 3MF Ryu Seung-woo (1993-12-17) December 17, 1993 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
14 3MF Lee Yeong-jae (1994-09-13) September 13, 1994 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
22 3MF Kwon Chang-hoon (1994-06-30) June 30, 1994 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
9 4FW Kim Hyun (1993-05-03) May 3, 1993 South Korea Jeju United
11 4FW Kim Seung-jun (1994-09-10) September 10, 1994 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
17 4FW Yu In-soo (1994-12-28) December 28, 1994 South Korea Kwangwoon University
18 4FW Jin Sung-wook (1993-01-01) January 1, 1993 South Korea Incheon United
19 4FW Kang Sang-woo (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 South Korea Pohang Steelers
20 4FW Hwang Hee-chan (1996-01-26) January 26, 1996 Austria Red Bull Salzburg

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the South Korea under-23 squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Choi Pil-soo (1991-06-20) June 20, 1991 South Korea FC Anyang 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
GK Kim Jin-young (1992-03-02) March 2, 1992 South Korea Pohang Steelers 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
GK Cho Hyun-woo (1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 South Korea Daegu FC v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
GK Kim Kyung-min (1991-11-01) November 1, 1991 South Korea Jeju United v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
DF Park Sun-ju (1992-03-26) March 26, 1992 South Korea Pohang Steelers 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
DF Koo Ja-ryong (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 South Korea Suwon Bluewings 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
DF Lee Jae-myung (1991-07-25) July 25, 1991 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
DF Hwang Do-yeon (1991-02-27) February 27, 1991 South Korea Jeju United v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
DF Park Joon-gang (1991-06-06) June 6, 1991 South Korea Busan IPark v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
DF Lee Hak-min (1991-03-11) March 11, 1991 South Korea Gyeongnam FC v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
DF Min Sang-gi (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 South Korea Suwon Bluewings v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
DF Jung Heon-sik (1991-05-03) May 3, 1991 South Korea Gangwon FC v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
MF Kim Sun-min (1991-12-12) December 12, 1991 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
MF Lee Min-soo (1992-01-11) January 11, 1992 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
MF Han Sung-gyu (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 South Korea Kwangwoon University 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
MF Kim Sun-woo (1993-04-19) April 19, 1993 South Korea Ulsan University 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
MF Kim Kyung-jung (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 Japan Tokushima Vortis v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
MF Kwon Kyung-won (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
MF Hong Dong-hyun (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 South Korea Busan IPark v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
MF Song Soo-young (1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 South Korea Gyeongnam FC v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
MF Park Yong-ji (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
MF Seo Myeong-won (1995-04-19) April 19, 1995 South Korea Daejeon Citizen v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014
FW Jung Seung-yong (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 South Korea FC Seoul 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
FW Kim Dae-kyung (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 South Korea Suwon Bluewings 2013 AFC U-22 Championship preliminary squad
FW Hwang Ui-jo (1992-08-28) August 28, 1992 South Korea Seongnam FC v.  Kuwait, 1 June 2014

Former managers

Year Name Win Draw Lose Notes
1991. 1. ~ 1992. 7. South Korea Kim Sam-Rak 20 6 13 Germany Dettmar Cramer was technical advisor (1991. 1. ~ 1992. 2.)
1994. 8. ~ 1996. 7. Russia Anatoliy Byshovets 17 13 9
1998. 8. ~ 2000. 9. South Korea Huh Jung-Moo 24 2 3
2002. 9. ~ 2002. 10. South Korea Park Hang-Seo 6 1 0
2002.11. ~ 2004. 8. South Korea Kim Ho-Gon 17 5 6
2006. 7. ~ 2007. 8. Netherlands Pim Verbeek 5 0 1
2007. 8. ~ 2008. 8. South Korea Park Seong-Hwa 7 5 1
2009. 12. ~ 2012. 8. South Korea Hong Myung-Bo 14 8 3
2013. 12. ~ 2015. 2. South Korea Lee Kwang-jong 12 5 3
2015. 2. South Korea Choi Moon-sik 2 1 0
2015. 2. ~ South Korea Shin Tae-yong 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Footballer to Be Spared Military Service Despite IOC Probe". Chosun Ilbo. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Medal instead of military service". The Hankyoreh Media Company. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

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