North Korea national under-23 football team

North Korea
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Sin Yong-nam
Home stadium	Rungnado May Day Stadium
FIFA code	PRK
First colours	Second colours
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[edit]

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

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2023[edit]

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

21 September 2022 Asian Games GS	Kyrgyzstan	0–1	North Korea	Jinhua, China
19:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Kim Kuk-jin 20'	Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

23 September 2022 Asian Games GS	North Korea	1–0	Indonesia	Jinhua, China
16:00 (UTC+8)	Kim Yu-song 40'	Report		Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 7,288 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

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

1 October 2022 Asian Games Quarter-finals	Japan	2–1	North Korea	Hangzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Uchino 50' Matsumura 80' (pen.)	Report	Kim Kuk-bom 74'	Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,476 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kang Ju-Hyok*	(1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 (age 26)	5	0	Hwaebul SC
18	1GK	Sin Tae-song	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 23)	0	0	4.25 SC
21	1GK	Yu Kwang-jun	(2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Ryomyong SC

3	2DF	Jang Kuk-chol*	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30)	17	4	Hwaebul SC
5	2DF	Kim Kyong-sok	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Sonbong SC
6	2DF	Pak Kwang-chon	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Ryomyong SC
8	2DF	Kye Tam	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Ryomyong SC
13	2DF	Chae Yu-song	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 21)	0	0
15	2DF	Jang Un-gwang	(2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0
16	2DF	Kim Yu-song	(2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0
17	2DF	Kang Kuk-chol	(1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 24)	5	0	Rimyongsu SC
19	2DF	Ri Thae-ha	(2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Korean University

4	3MF	Kim Pom-hyok	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Ryomyong SC
7	3MF	Kim Hyon	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0
12	3MF	Kim Ji-song	(1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Ryomyong SC
14	3MF	Chon Tae-ryong	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 23)	0	0
20	3MF	Paek Chung-song	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ryomyong SC
22	3MF	Kim Kuk-bom*	(1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29)	8	0	Ryomyong SC

2	4FW	Hwang Chan-jun	(2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Korean University
9	4FW	Ri Jo-guk	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 21)	0	0
10	4FW	Ri Il-song	(2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	4.25 SC
11	4FW	Kim Kuk-jin	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 23)	6	0	Kigwancha SC

* Over-aged player.

Previous squads[edit]

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Asian Games

Competitive record[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

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

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not enter
2000 to 2020	Did not qualify
2024	Withdrew
Total	0/7	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC U-23 Asian Cup[edit]

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	To be determined
Total	4/7	13	3	4	6	15	19

Asian Games[edit]

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	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	7	6
Total	6/6	29	19	4	6	45	22

East Asian Games[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Soccerway - Profile (in Spanish)

[1] "Football Men's - Team Roster - (PRK) Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (PDF). Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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