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North Korea national under-17 football team

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North Korea Under-17
AssociationDPR Korea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachRim Chol-Min
FIFA codePRK
First colours
Second colours
First international
Bahrain Bahrain 3–3 North Korea North Korea
(Doha, Qatar; 16 November 1986)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2005)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2005)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1986)
Best resultWinners (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

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2010 AFC Under-16 Football Championship

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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

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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Recent results and fixtures

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2024

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19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ North Korea  8–2  Hong Kong Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ North Korea  2–1  Syria Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3 Report Khalaf 71' Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ Iran  1–4  North Korea Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ Jordan  0–3  North Korea Zarqa, Jordan
17:00 Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
Referee: Hussain Al-Showaikh (Bahrain)

Current squad

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The following players were selected to compete in the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

Head coach: North Korea Rim Chol-Min

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jong Hyon-Ju North Korea
18 1GK Min Chol-Gyon North Korea
21 1GK Jon Yong-Un North Korea

3 2DF Choe Chung-Hyok North Korea
5 2DF Choe Song-Hun North Korea
12 2DF Oh Won-Mu North Korea
15 2DF Kim Se-Ung North Korea
20 2DF Ri Kang-Song North Korea
23 2DF Yu Kuk-Thae North Korea

2 3MF Kang Myong-Bom North Korea
4 3MF Kim Il-Gwon North Korea
6 3MF An Jin-Sok North Korea
8 3MF Ri Ro-Gwon North Korea
9 3MF Pak Kwang-Song North Korea
13 3MF Ri Tae-Myong North Korea
14 3MF Kwak Tong-Myong North Korea
16 3MF Paek Jin-Gwang North Korea
17 3MF Kim Tae-Guk North Korea

22 3MF Han Il-Bok North Korea
7 4FW Ri Kyong-Bong North Korea
10 4FW Kim Yu-Jin North Korea
11 4FW Ri Kang-Rim North Korea
19 4FW Pak Ju-Won North Korea

References

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  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.

Head-to-head record

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The following table shows North Korea's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.