South Korea national football team records and statistics

This list of South Korea national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the South Korea national football team, its players, and its managers. The team represents the nation of South Korea in international football. It is governed by the Korea Football Association and competes as a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Player records

As of 19 November 2024^[1]

Players in bold are still active with South Korea.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Cha Bum-kun	136	58	1972–1986
1	Hong Myung-bo	136	10	1990–2002
3	Lee Woon-jae	133	0	1994–2010
4	Son Heung-min	131	51	2010–present
5	Lee Young-pyo	127	5	1999–2011
6	Kim Ho-kon	124	5	1971–1979
7	Yoo Sang-chul	122	18	1994–2005
8	Cho Young-jeung	113	1	1975–1986
9	Kim Young-gwon	112	7	2010–present
10	Ki Sung-yueng	110	10	2008–2019

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Cha Bum-kun	58	136	0.43	1972–1986
2	Son Heung-min	51	131	0.39	2010–present
3	Hwang Sun-hong	50	103	0.49	1988–2002
4	Park Lee-chun	36	89	0.4	1969–1974
5	Kim Jae-han	33	57	0.58	1972–1979
5	Lee Dong-gook	33	105	0.31	1998–2017
7	Choi Soon-ho	30	103	0.29	1980–1991
8	Kim Do-hoon	29	72	0.4	1994–2003
8	Huh Jung-moo	29	84	0.35	1974–1986
10	Choi Yong-soo	27	67	0.4	1995–2003
	Lee Tae-ho	27	72	0.38	1980–1991
	Kim Jin-kook	27	94	0.29	1972–1978

Other records

Youngest player: 17 years and 241 days, Kim Pan-keun, vs. Thailand, 1 November 1983
Youngest goalscorer: 18 years and 87 days, Ko Jong-soo, vs. New Zealand, 25 January 1997
Oldest player: 39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
Oldest goalscorer: 39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
Longest career: 19 years and 112 days, Lee Dong-gook, from 16 May 1998 to 5 September 2017
Most goals in a calendar year: 16, Park Lee-chun (1972) and Hwang Sun-hong (1994)
Most consecutive matches scored in: 6, Ha Seok-ju (1993)
Fastest goal from kick-off: 16 seconds, Hwang Hee-chan, vs. Qatar, 17 November 2020
Most hat-tricks: 3, Cha Bum-kun and Park Sung-hwa

Manager records

Most matches managed: 78, Huh Jung-moo
Most matches managed (unofficial)^[2]: 126, Kim Jung-nam
Most matches won: 54, Ham Heung-chul
Most matches won in an appointment: 35, Paulo Bento
Longest career in an appointment: 4 years and 106 days, Paulo Bento, from 22 August 2018 to 6 December 2022
Most appointments: 5, Kim Yong-sik, Min Byung-dae and Park Jong-hwan

Team records

Biggest victory: 16–0 vs. Nepal, 29 September 2003 (2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Highest scoring draw: 4–4 vs. Malaysia, 11 September 1976 (1976 Korea Cup)
Heaviest defeat: 0–12 vs. Sweden, 5 August 1948 (1948 Summer Olympics)
Most consecutive victories: 11, from 29 July 1975 (3–1 vs. Malaysia) to 21 December 1975 (3–1 vs. Burma)
Most consecutive matches without defeat: 29, from 20 September 1986 (3–0 vs. India) to 26 June 1989 (0–0 vs. Czechoslovakia)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows South Korea's head-to-head record, correct as of 19 November 2024.^[3]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	8	2	+6	100.00
Algeria	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Angola	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Argentina	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	000.00
Australia (list)	29	9	11	9	30	29	+1	031.03
Bahrain	17	12	4	1	40	12	+28	070.59
Bangladesh	2	2	0	0	13	0	+13	100.00
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Belgium	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4	000.00
Bolivia	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	033.33
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Brazil	8	1	0	7	6	20	−14	012.50
Brunei	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Bulgaria	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Cambodia	7	6	0	1	22	4	+18	085.71
Cameroon	5	3	2	0	10	3	+7	060.00
Canada	5	2	1	2	5	4	+1	040.00
Chile	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	033.33
China (list)	38	23	13	2	56	26	+30	060.53
Chinese Taipei	21	14	1	6	50	19	+31	066.67
Colombia	8	4	3	1	14	9	+5	050.00
Costa Rica	10	4	3	3	13	12	+1	040.00
Croatia	7	2	2	3	7	11	−4	028.57
Cuba	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Czech Republic^[a]	5	1	2	2	5	14	−9	020.00
Denmark	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Ecuador	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Egypt	18	6	7	5	18	21	−3	033.33
El Salvador	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
England	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Finland	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
France	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	000.00
Georgia	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Germany	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	050.00
Ghana	7	3	0	4	10	14	−4	042.86
Greece	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	075.00
Guam	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Guatemala	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	033.33
Haiti	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Honduras	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Hong Kong	29	22	5	2	69	21	+48	075.86
Hungary	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	000.00
Iceland	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
India	19	14	2	3	48	12	+36	073.68
Indonesia	36	30	4	2	84	19	+65	083.33
Iran	33	10	10	13	36	34	+2	030.30
Iraq	24	10	12	2	30	16	+14	041.67
Israel	11	5	4	2	17	12	+5	045.45
Italy	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Jamaica	4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	050.00
Japan (list)	81	42	23	16	124	76	+48	051.85
Jordan	8	4	3	1	9	6	+3	050.00
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	050.00
Kuwait	25	13	4	8	33	21	+12	052.00
Kyrgyzstan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Laos	5	5	0	0	28	0	+28	100.00
Latvia	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Lebanon	16	12	3	1	28	5	+23	075.00
Libya	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Macau	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	100.00
Malaysia	47	26	13	8	81	45	+36	055.32
Maldives	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	050.00
Mali	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Malta	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
Mexico	14	4	2	8	18	29	−11	028.57
Moldova	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Morocco	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Myanmar	27	15	7	5	42	15	+27	055.56
Nepal	7	7	0	0	53	0	+53	100.00
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	000.00
New Zealand	7	6	1	0	10	1	+9	085.71
Nigeria	5	3	2	0	9	6	+3	060.00
North Korea (list)	17	7	9	1	14	6	+8	041.18
North Macedonia	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	050.00
Northern Ireland	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Norway	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	025.00
Oman	6	5	0	1	13	5	+8	083.33
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	13	0	+13	100.00
Palestine	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Panama	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Paraguay	7	2	4	1	8	7	+1	028.57
Peru	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	000.00
Philippines	8	8	0	0	37	0	+37	100.00
Poland	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Portugal	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Qatar	11	6	2	3	19	13	+6	054.55
Romania	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Russia	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	000.00
Saudi Arabia	19	5	9	5	20	18	+2	026.32
Scotland	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Senegal	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	025.00
Serbia	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
Serbia and Montenegro^[4]	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Singapore	28	23	3	2	97	19	+78	082.14
Slovakia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
South Yemen	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Spain	6	0	2	4	5	16	−11	000.00
Sri Lanka	3	3	0	0	19	0	+19	100.00
Sudan	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00
Sweden	5	0	2	3	3	18	−15	000.00
Switzerland	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Syria	10	6	3	1	12	5	+7	060.00
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Thailand	47	31	8	8	96	37	+59	065.96
Togo	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Tunisia	3	1	1	1	4	1	+3	033.33
Turkey	7	1	2	4	4	13	−9	014.29
Turkmenistan	5	4	0	1	16	4	+12	080.00
Ukraine	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
United Arab Emirates	21	13	5	3	38	14	+24	061.90
United States	11	5	3	3	10	8	+2	045.45
Uruguay	10	1	2	7	7	15	−8	010.00
Uzbekistan	16	11	4	1	34	14	+20	068.75
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Vietnam^[b]	25	17	6	2	66	21	+45	068.00
Wales	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Yemen^[c]	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Yugoslavia^[d]	7	0	3	4	4	13	−9	000.00
Zambia	4	2	0	2	10	8	+2	050.00
Total	988	534	243	211	1,782	909	+873	054.05

^ Including Czechoslovakia.
^ Including South Vietnam.
^ Including North Yemen.
^ Including SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.

References

^ Mamrud, Roberto. "South Korea – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
^ "KFA Archives" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 1 August 2018.
^ "Head-to-head record" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
^ "Match results – 2005" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

External links

Korea Football Association official website (in English and Korean)

[4] Including Czechoslovakia.

[6] Including South Vietnam.

[7] Including North Yemen.

[8] Including SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.

[RSSSF-1] Mamrud, Roberto. "South Korea – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[Archives-2] "KFA Archives" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 1 August 2018.

[3] "Head-to-head record" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

[5] "Match results – 2005" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

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