South Korea national under-20 football team
The South Korea national under-20 football team represents South Korea in the under-20 international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and their best result is runners-up at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. They hosted the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. They have won the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 12 times.
| Nickname(s) | Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils Tiger of Asia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Korea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Kim Eun-jung | ||
| FIFA code | KOR | ||
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| First international | |||
 Korea Republic 2–0 Thailand  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 19 April 1959) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Korea Republic 28–0 Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 6 November 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 10–3 Korea Republic (Kuching, Malaysia; 22 June 1997) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2019) | ||
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 38 (first in 1959) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012) | ||
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Template:Legend-inlineTournament played on home soil
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad |
 1977 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1979 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
 1981 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
 1983 |
Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
 1985 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1987
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 1989
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 1991 |
Quarter-finals | 4[a] | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad |
| 1993 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Squad |
 1995 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1997 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | Squad |
 1999 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad |
 2001 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2003 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
 2005 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
 2007 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
 2009 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
 2011 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
 2013 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
 2015 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2017 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Squad |
 2019 |
Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Squad |
| 2023 |
Fourth place | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squad |
| 2025 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 67 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 85 | 104 | 16/23 |
- ↑ Played as Korean unified team.
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup record | Qualification record[1] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1959 |
Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Not held | ||||||
| 1960 |
Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |||||||
 1961 |
Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
| 1962 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |||||||
| 1963 |
Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |||||||
 1964 |
Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
| 1965 |
Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
 1966 |
Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| 1967 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
| 1968 |
Third place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||||||
| 1969 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |||||||
| 1970 |
Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||||
| 1971 |
Runners-up | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |||||||
| 1972 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||
 1973 |
Third place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 1974 |
Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||||||
 1975 |
Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1976 |
Third place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |||||||
| 1977 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
 1978 |
Champions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||||||
| 1980 |
Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| 1982 |
Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 9 | |
| 1985 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
| 1986 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1988 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
 1990 |
Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 1992 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 |
Group stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1996 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| 1998 |
Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
 2000 |
Group stage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2002 |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2004 |
Champions | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
 2006 |
Third place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2008 |
Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
 2010 |
Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2012 |
Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
 2014 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
 2016 |
Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2018 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
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Cancelled | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
| 2023 |
Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 titles | 190 | 112 | 46 | 32 | 375 | 151 | 72 | 63 | 3 | 6 | 395 | 40 | |
Other competitions
| Competition | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
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Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
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Third place | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
References
- ↑ Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; Jönsson, Mikael; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (22 November 2018). "Asian U-19/U-20 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.