North Korea national under-17 football team

North Korea Under-17
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
FIFA code	PRK
First colours	Second colours
First international
	North Korea 3–3 Bahrain
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 2005)
Best result	Quarterfinals: 2005
Asian Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1986)
Best result	Winners: 2010, 2014

The North Korea national under-17 football team, represents North Korea in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for football in North Korea.

Competition history[edit]

2010 AFC Under-16 Football Championship[edit]

In 2010, North Korea won the AFC U-16 Championship for the first time in their history. The team's first match was a 1–1 draw to Syria on 24 October 2010 with Ri Kwang-Il scoring the goal for North Korea.^[1] North Korea then finished the group stage with a 2–0 victory over Iran and a 2–1 victory over Oman to top the group. North Korea then won the quarter-final match against Jordan on 1 November 2010 4–0.^[2] North Korea then secured their spot in the final on 4 November 2010 by defeating Japan 2–1.^[3] North Korea then defeated hosts Uzbekistan in the final on 7 November 2010 to secure their first-ever championship.^[4]

Competition Records[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	did not enter
1987	did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	did not enter
2003	did not qualify
2005	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	7	7
2007	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	10
2009	Disqualified
2011	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	5
2013	did not qualify
2015	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	7
2017	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	5
2019	did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	did not participate
2025	to be determined
Total	5/20	18	3	5	10	16	34

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2005	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 United States	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Ivory Coast	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Italy	Draw
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–3 Brazil	Loss
2007	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 England	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–6 Brazil	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–0 New Zealand	Win
	Round of 16	North Korea 0–3 Spain	Loss
2011	Round 1	North Korea 1–3 Mexico	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Netherlands	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Congo	Draw
2015	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Russia	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 South Africa	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Costa Rica	Win
	Round of 16	North Korea 0–3 Mali	Loss
2017	Round 1	North Korea 0–1 Niger	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Brazil	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Spain	Loss

AFC U-16 Championship record[edit]

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not enter
1986	Fourth Place	5	0	3	2	4	7
1988	Round 1	4	0	1	3	4	10
1990	did not qualify
1992	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	7	4
1994	did not qualify
1996	did not qualify
1998	Round 1	4	2	0	2	5	6
2000	did not enter
2002	did not qualify
2004	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	6	4
2006	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	14	9
2008	Disqualified
2010	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	3
2012	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	7
2014	Champions	6	3	2	1	12	6
2016	Semifinals	5	2	2	1	9	6
2018	Quarterfinals	4	2	2*	0	7	4
2023	did not enter
Total	11/19	53	22	14*	17	83	66

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

AFC U-16 Championship History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1986	Round 1	North Korea 3–3 Bahrain	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Myanmar	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 South Korea	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 0–1 Qatar	Loss
	Third Place	North Korea 0–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1988	Round 1	North Korea 0–1 Qatar	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–2 China	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Japan	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–4 Iraq	Loss
1992	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Bangladesh	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 Saudi Arabia	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Bahrain	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–2 Qatar	Loss
	Third Place	North Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1998	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 Iraq	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Qatar	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–0 Iran	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Thailand	Win
2004	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 Japan	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–2 China	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Thailand	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–0 South Korea	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 0–0 Qatar	Draw
	Final	North Korea 0–1 China	Loss
2006	Round 1	North Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 6–2 Myanmar	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 2–1 China	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 3–0 Tajikistan	Win
	Final	North Korea 2–4 Japan	Loss
2010	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Syria	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Iran	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Oman	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 4–0 Jordan	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 2–1 Japan	Win
	Final	North Korea 2–0 Uzbekistan	Win
2012	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 Japan	Loss
2014	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Kuwait	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Nepal	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 0–0 Iran	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–1 Australia	Draw
	Final	North Korea 2–1 South Korea	Win
2016	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Yemen	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Thailand	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 1–3 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–1 Oman	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–1 Iran	Draw

Current squad[edit]

The following players were selected to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Head coach: Kim Yong-su

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Sin Tae-song	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 23)	Pyongyang International Football School
18	1GK	Jong Ryong-hun	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 24)	Ryomyong
21	1GK	Kim Chol-jin	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23)	Ryomyong

2	2DF	Ri Hyok-sin	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 23)	Ryomyong
3	2DF	Kim Kyong-sok	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)	Sonbong
5	2DF	Sin Kwang-sok	(2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 23)	Ryomyong
6	2DF	Han Kyong-hun	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24)	Pyongyang International Football School
13	2DF	Ri Hyon-il	(2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24)	Ryomyong
15	2DF	Cha Kwang	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	Pyongyang International Football School

4	3MF	Kye Tam	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23)	Pyongyang International Football School
8	3MF	Kim Ju-song	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 22)	Ryongnamsan
9	3MF	Kim Chung-jin	(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23)	Pyongyang International Football School
10	3MF	Kim Pom-hyok	(2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24)	Pyongyang International Football School
11	3MF	Kung Jin-song	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)	Ryomyong
14	3MF	Han Jin-bom	(2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 23)	Ryomyong
16	3MF	Ri Il-ju	(2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 23)	Ryomyong
17	3MF	Yun Min	(2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 23)	Ryomyong
20	3MF	Paek Kwang-min	(2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 23)	Ryomyong

7	4FW	Kim Hwi-hwang	(2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24)	Pyongyang International Football School
12	4FW	Ri Kang-guk	(2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 23)	Ryomyong
19	4FW	Kwon Nam-hyok	(2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 23)	Pyongyang International Football School

References[edit]

^ [1] Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
^ "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
^ "Official Home of Asian Football". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[1] [1] Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-08.

[3] "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.

[4] "Official Home of Asian Football". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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AFC U-17 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
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