North Korea national under-17 football team

The North Korea national under-17 football team represents North Korea in youth international football completions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-16 Championship. They have been to the tournament five times with its best finish being quarter-finalists in 2005.

North Korea Under-17
AssociationDPR Korea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
FIFA codePRK
First colours
Second colours
First international
North Korea North Korea 3–3 Bahrain Bahrain
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 2005)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2005)
Asian Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1986)
Best resultWinners (2010, 2014)

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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   Korea DPR 2–3   United States Loss
Round 1   Korea DPR 3–0   Côte d'Ivoire Win
Round 1   Korea DPR 1–1 [[File:{{{flag alias-2003}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Italy Draw
Quarterfinals   Korea DPR 1–3   Brazil Loss
2007 Round 1   Korea DPR 1–1   England Draw
Round 1   Korea DPR 1–6   Brazil Loss
Round 1   Korea DPR 1–0   New Zealand Win
Round of 16   Korea DPR 0–3   Spain Loss
2011 Round 1   Korea DPR 1–3   Mexico Loss
Round 1   Korea DPR 1–1   Netherlands Draw
Round 1   Korea DPR 1–1   Congo Draw
2015 Round 1   Korea DPR 0–2   Russia Loss
Round 1   Korea DPR 1–1   South Africa Draw
Round 1   Korea DPR 2–1   Costa Rica Win
Round of 16   Korea DPR 0–3   Mali Loss
2017 Round 1   Korea DPR 0–1   Niger Loss
Round 1   Korea DPR 0–2   Brazil Loss
Round 1   Korea DPR 0–2   Spain Loss

AFC U-16 Championship record

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
  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 Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 3–3   Bahrain Draw
Round 1 Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 1–1   Myanmar Draw
Round 1 Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 0–0   Korea Republic Draw
Semifinals Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 0–1   Qatar Loss
Third Place Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 0–2   Saudi Arabia Loss
1988 Round 1 Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 0–1   Qatar Loss
Round 1 Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 2–2   China PR Draw
Round 1 Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 2–3 [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan Loss
Round 1 Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] 0–4   Iraq Loss
1992 Round 1 Korea DPR   3–0   Bangladesh Win
Round 1 Korea DPR   0–0   Saudi Arabia Draw
Round 1 Korea DPR   2–0   Bahrain Win
Semifinals Korea DPR   1–2   Qatar Loss
Third Place Korea DPR   1–2   Saudi Arabia Loss
1998 Round 1 Korea DPR   0–3   Iraq Loss
Round 1 Korea DPR   2–3   Qatar Loss
Round 1 Korea DPR   1–0   Iran Win
Round 1 Korea DPR   2–0   Thailand Win
2004 Round 1 Korea DPR   0–0   Japan Draw
Round 1 Korea DPR   1–2   China PR Loss
Round 1 Korea DPR   4–1   Thailand Win
Quarterfinals Korea DPR   1–0   Korea Republic Win
Semifinals Korea DPR   0–0   Qatar Draw
Final Korea DPR   0–1   China PR Loss
2006 Round 1 Korea DPR   1–2   Saudi Arabia Loss
Round 1 Korea DPR   6–2   Myanmar Win
Quarterfinals Korea DPR   2–1   China PR Win
Semifinals Korea DPR   3–0   Tajikistan Win
Final Korea DPR   2–4   Japan Loss
2010 Round 1 Korea DPR   1–1   Syria Draw
Round 1 Korea DPR   2–0   Iran Win
Round 1 Korea DPR   2–1   Oman Win
Quarterfinals Korea DPR   4–0   Jordan Win
Semifinals Korea DPR   2–1   Japan Win
Final Korea DPR   2–0   Uzbekistan Win
2012 Round 1 Korea DPR   0–3   Korea Republic Loss
Round 1 Korea DPR   2–1   Saudi Arabia Win
Round 1 Korea DPR   0–3   Japan Loss
2014 Round 1 Korea DPR   3–0   Kuwait Win
Round 1 Korea DPR   2–3   Uzbekistan Loss
Round 1 Korea DPR   4–1   Nepal Win
Quarterfinals Korea DPR   0–0   Iran Draw
Semifinals Korea DPR   1–1   Australia Draw
Final Korea DPR   2–1   Korea Republic Win
2016 Round 1 Korea DPR   2–0   Yemen Win
Round 1 Korea DPR   4–1   Thailand Win
Round 1 Korea DPR   1–3   Uzbekistan Loss
Quarterfinals Korea DPR   1–1   Oman Draw
Semifinals Korea DPR   1–1   Iran Draw

References