South Korea national football team
men's national association football team representing South Korea
The South Korea national football team is the national men's football team of South Korea.
| Nickname(s) | 태극전사 (Taegeuk Warriors) 아시아의 호랑이 (Tigers of Asia) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Korea Football Association (KFA) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Paulo Bento | ||
| Captain | Son Heung-min | ||
| Most caps | Cha Bum-kun (136) Hong Myung-Bo (136) | ||
| Top scorer | Cha Bum-kun (58) | ||
| Home stadium | Seoul World Cup Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | KOR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 25  3 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 17 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 69 (November 2014 – January 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
Non-FIFA international South Korea 5–1 Hong Kong  (Hong Kong; 6 July 1948)[2] FIFA international South Korea 5–3 Mexico  (London, United Kingdom; 2 August 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal  (Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
South Korea 0–12 Sweden  (London, United Kingdom; 5 August 1948) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Fourth Place (2002) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1956) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1956, 1960) | ||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Fourth Place (2002) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2001) | ||
Notable achievements
changeKorea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in ten World Cup tournaments, which is the most amount of appearances for any Asian country. Korea Republic became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages, at the 2002 tournament (Where it achieved 4th place), and also won the first two editions of the AFC Asian Cup.
Most appearances
change| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Hong Myung-Bo | 136 | 10 | 1990-2002 |
| 2 | Lee Woon-Jae | 132 | 0 | 1994-2010 |
| 3 | Lee Young-Pyo | 127 | 5 | 1999-2011 |
| 4 | Yoo Sang-Chul | 123 | 18 | 1994-2005 |
| 5 | Cha Bum-Kun | 121 | 55 | 1972-1986 |
| 6 | Kim Tae-Young | 104 | 3 | 1992-2004 |
| 7 | Hwang Seon-Hong | 103 | 50 | 1903-2002 |
| 8 | Choi Soon-Hoo | 95 | 30 | 1980-1991 |
| 8 | Ha Seok-Joo | 95 | 23 | 1991-2001 |
| 10 | Cho Young-Jeung | 92 | 2 | 1975-1986 |
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Cha Bum-Kun | 55 | 121 | 1972-1986 |
| 2 | Hwang Seon-Hong | 50 | 103 | 1993-2002 |
| 3 | Choi Soon-Hoo | 30 | 95 | 1980-1991 |
| 4 | Huh Jung-Moo | 29 | 1974-1986 | |
| 4 | Kim Do-Hoon | 29 | 1994-2003 | |
| 6 | Choi Yong-Soo | 27 | 1995-2003 | |
| 6 | Lee Tae-Hoo | 27 | 1980-1991 | |
| 8 | Lee Young-Moo | 24 | 1974-1982 | |
| 8 | Park Sung-Hwa | 24 | 1974-1984 | |
| 10 | Ha Seok-Joo | 23 | 95 | 1991-2001 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "첫 A 매치 골 주인공은 故정남식·정국진씨" (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 5 August 2007.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
