North Korea national under-23 football team

National association football team

North KoreaAssociation| DPR Korea Football Association

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Confederation| AFC (Asia)
Head coach| Sin Yong-nam
Home stadium| Rungnado May Day Stadium
FIFA code| PRK

First colours

Second colours

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Asian Games
Appearances| 4 (first in 2002)
Best result|  Silver: (2014)

The North Korea national under-23 football team represents North Korea at football in the Asian Games as well as other under-23 international football tournaments including the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. It is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.

## Results and fixtures

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Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

### 2023

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North Korea v  Chinese Taipei 19 September 2022 Asian Games GS|  North Korea | 2–0|  Chinese Taipei | Jinhua, China

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16:00 (UTC+8) |

* Ri Jo-guk  7'
* Kim Kuk-jin 12'

| Report |  | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

Kyrgyzstan v  North Korea 21 September 2022 Asian Games GS|  Kyrgyzstan | 0–1|  North Korea | Jinhua, China

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19:30 (UTC+8) |  | Report | Kim Kuk-jin 20' | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

North Korea v  Indonesia 23 September 2022 Asian Games GS|  North Korea | 1–0|  Indonesia | Jinhua, China

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16:00 (UTC+8) | Kim Yu-song  40' | Report |  | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

North Korea v  Bahrain 27 September 2022 Asian Games Round of 16|  North Korea | 2–0|  Bahrain | Jinhua, China

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16:30 (UTC+8) |

* Kang kuk-chol 45+1'
* Kim Kuk-Bom  62'

| Report |  | Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Japan v  North Korea 1 October 2022 Asian Games Quarter-finals|  Japan | 2–1|  North Korea | Hangzhou, China

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19:30 (UTC+8) |

* Uchino 50'
* Matsumura 80' (pen.)

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* Kim Kuk-bom  74'

| Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 7,476
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

## Players

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### Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.[1]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Kang Ju-Hyok*  |  (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 (age 27) | 5  | 0  |  Hwaebul SC
18  | 1GK | Sin Tae-song  |  (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  4.25 SC
21  | 1GK | Yu Kwang-jun  |  (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  Ryomyong SC

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3  | 2DF | Jang Kuk-chol*  |  (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 31) | 17  | 4  |  Hwaebul SC
5  | 2DF | Kim Kyong-sok |  (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 25) | 2  | 0  |  Sonbong SC
6  | 2DF | Pak Kwang-chon |  (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 26) | 3  | 0  |  Ryomyong SC
8  | 2DF | Kye Tam |  (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  Ryomyong SC
13  | 2DF | Chae Yu-song |  (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |
15  | 2DF | Jang Un-gwang |  (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |
16  | 2DF | Kim Yu-song  |  (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |
17  | 2DF | Kang Kuk-chol  |  (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 25) | 5  | 0  |  Rimyongsu SC
19  | 2DF | Ri Thae-ha |  (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |  Korean University

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4  | 3MF | Kim Pom-hyok |  (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 23) | 0  | 0  |  Ryomyong SC
7  | 3MF | Kim Hyon |  (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 25) | 0  | 0  |
12  | 3MF | Kim Ji-song |  (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 26) | 0  | 0  |  Ryomyong SC
14  | 3MF | Chon Tae-ryong |  (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |
20  | 3MF | Paek Chung-song |  (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 25) | 0  | 0  |  Ryomyong SC
22  | 3MF | Kim Kuk-bom*  |  (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 30) | 8  | 0  |  Ryomyong SC

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2  | 4FW | Hwang Chan-jun |  (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |  Korean University
9  | 4FW | Ri Jo-guk  |  (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) | 0  | 0  |
10  | 4FW | Ri Il-song |  (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  4.25 SC
11  | 4FW | Kim Kuk-jin |  (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 24) | 6  | 0  |  Kigwancha SC

* Over-aged player.

### Previous squads

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AFC U-23 Asian Cup

* 2013 AFC U-22 Championship squads – North Korea
* 2016 AFC U-23 Championship squads – North Korea
* 2018 AFC U-23 Championship squads – North Korea
* 2020 AFC U-23 Championship squads – North Korea

Asian Games

* Football at the 2002 Asian Games squads – North Korea
* Football at the 2006 Asian Games squads – North Korea
* Football at the 2010 Asian Games squads – North Korea
* Football at the 2014 Asian Games squads – North Korea
* Football at the 2018 Asian Games squads – North Korea
* Football at the 2022 Asian Games squads – North Korea

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## Competitive record

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### Olympic Games

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From 1992 Summer Olympics, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.

Year  | Round  | GP  | W  | D*  | L  | GS  | GA

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1992 | Did not qualify
1996 | Did not enter
2000 to 2020 | Did not qualify
2024 | Withdrew
Total | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | –

### AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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AFC U-23 Asian Cup record

Hosts / Year  | Result  | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA
2013 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2
2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8
2018 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4
2020 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5
2022 to 2024 | Withdrew
2026 | Did not enter
Total | 4/7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19

### Asian Games

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From 2002 Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.
Asian Games record

Hosts / Year  | Result  | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA
2002 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4
2006 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4
2010 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0
2014 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2
2018 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6
2022 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6
Total | 6/6 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 22

### East Asian Games

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From 2001 East Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.

East Asian Games record

Hosts / Year  | Result  | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA
2001 | did not enter
2005 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2
2009 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3
2013 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5
Total | 3/4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 10

## References

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1. ^ "Football Men's - Team Roster - (PRK) Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (PDF). Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 24 September 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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