South Korea national under-17 football team

Korea Republic U-17

Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils The Reds
Association	Korea Football Association (KFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Kim Jung-soo
FIFA code	KOR
First colours Second colours
First international
South Korea 1–0 Bahrain  (Doha, Qatar; 15 September 1984)
Biggest win
South Korea 18–0 Guam  (Paju, South Korea; 15 October 2003)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1987)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1987, 2009, 2019)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1986)
Best result	Champions (1986, 2002)

The South Korea national under-17 football team (Korean: 대한민국 17세 이하 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international under-17 football competitions, and is also managed as under-15 or under-16 team. It is controlled by the Korea Football Association.

Competitive record[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	11	Squad
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
2009	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	8	7	Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	2	2	Squad
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	6	6	Squad
2021	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	24	10	3	11	29	36

AFC U-17 Asian Cup[]

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record									Qualification record[1]
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	2	6
1986	Champions	5	2	3	0	6	0		2	2	0	0	4	0
1988	Group stage	4	2	0	2	10	9		3	2	1	0	19	2
1990	Group stage	2	0	1	1	1	4		3	2	1	0	5	2
1992	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	2	7
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	2	6		2	1	1	0	13	2
1996	Group stage	4	1	1	2	7	8		3	3	0	0	15	2
1998	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	10	13		2	1	1	0	6	0
2000	Did not qualify								3	2	1	0	30	2
2002	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	5		3	3	0	0	25	1
2004	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	12	1		2	2	0	0	28	0
2006	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	5		3	2	1	0	16	1
2008	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	21	6		4	3	0	1	28	5
2010	Did not qualify								5	1	3	1	17	7
2012	Quarterfinals	4	3	1	0	8	2		5	3	2	0	23	3
2014	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	16	4		4	3	0	1	26	3
2016	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2		3	3	0	0	27	0
2018	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	14	1		3	3	0	0	13	0
2020	Qualified								3	3	0	0	13	0
Total	2 titles	62	35	12	16	135	66		59	40	12	7	312	43

Youth Olympic Games[]

The South Korean under-15 team qualified for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games after the won the 2013 Asian Youth Games.

Youth Olympic Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2010	Did not enter
2014	Silver medal	4	2	1	1	16	3
Total	Silver medal	4	2	1	1	16	3

All-time results[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup[] Round Opponent Score 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Group stage  Ivory Coast 1–1 Group stage  Ecuador 0–1 Group stage  United States 4–2 Quarter-finals  Italy 0–2 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship Group stage  United States 1–6 Group stage  Spain 2–3 Group stage  Sierra Leone 3–2 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group stage  Peru 0–1 Group stage  Costa Rica 0–2 Group stage  Togo 2–1 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group stage  Uruguay 3–1 Group stage  Italy 1–2 Group stage  Algeria 2–0 Round of 16  Mexico 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) Quarter-finals  Nigeria 1–3 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group stage  Brazil 1–0 Group stage  Guinea 1–0 Group stage  England 0–0 Round of 16  Belgium 0–2 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group stage  Haiti 2–1 Group stage  France 1–3 Group stage  Chile 2–1 Round of 16  Angola 1–0 Quarter-finals  Mexico 0–1

AFC U-17 Asian Cup[] Round Opponent Score 1986 AFC U-16 Championship Group stage  Burma 5–0 Group stage  Bahrain 0–0 Group stage  North Korea 0–0 Semi-finals  Saudi Arabia 1–0 Final  Qatar 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) 1988 AFC U-16 Championship Group stage  Thailand 2–1 Group stage  Bahrain 0–1 Group stage  Saudi Arabia 1–6 Group stage  Indonesia 7–1 1990 AFC U-16 Championship Group stage  Indonesia 1–1 Group stage  Qatar 0–3 1994 AFC U-17 Championship Group stage  Iraq 1–0 Group stage  Bahrain 0–2 Group stage  Japan 0–3 Group stage  United Arab Emirates 1–1 1996 AFC U-17 Championship Group stage  Kuwait 3–1 Group stage  Japan 2–3 Group stage  Oman 1–3 Group stage  Uzbekistan 1–1 1998 AFC U-17 Championship Group stage  Japan 2–1 Group stage  Oman 1–0 Group stage  Bangladesh 2–1 Group stage  Bahrain 3–4 Semi-finals  Qatar 1–2 Third place match  Bahrain 1–5 2002 AFC U-17 Championship Group stage  Pakistan 3–0 Group stage  Yemen 2–2 Group stage  Vietnam 4–1 Quarter-finals  India 3–1 Semi-finals  Uzbekistan 4–0 Final  Yemen 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) 2004 AFC U-17 Championship Group stage  Oman 3–0 Group stage  Laos 8–0 Group stage  Vietnam 1–0 Quarter-finals  North Korea 0–1 2006 AFC U-17 Championship Group stage  Singapore 3–1 Group stage    Nepal 2–0 Group stage  Japan 2–3 Quarter-finals  Tajikistan 0–1 2008 AFC U-16 Championship Group stage  India 5–2 Group stage  Indonesia 9–0 Group stage  Syria 1–1 Quarter-finals  Uzbekistan 3–0 Semi-finals  Japan 2–1 Final  Iran 1–2 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Group stage  North Korea 3–0 Group stage  Japan 3–1 Group stage  Saudi Arabia 1–0 Quarter-finals  Uzbekistan 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) 2014 AFC U-16 Championship Group stage  Oman 3–1 Group stage  Malaysia 1–0 Group stage  Thailand 2–0 Quarter-finals  Japan 2–0 Semi-finals  Syria 7–1 Final  North Korea 1–2 2016 AFC U-16 Championship Group stage  Iraq 1–2 Group stage  Oman 0–0 Group stage  Malaysia 3–0 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Group stage   3–0 Group stage  Afghanistan 7–0 Group stage  Iraq 2–0 Quarter-finals  India 1–0 Semi-finals  Tajikistan 1–1 (6–7 p)

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Head coach	Kim Jung-soo
Assistant coach	Choi Chul-woo
Coach	Back Young-chul
Goalkeeping coach	Seo Dong-myung
Fitness coach

Players[]

Current squad[]

Squad for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Shin Song-hoon	(2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 19)		Gwangju FC
20	1GK	Lee Seung-hwan	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 18)		Pohang Steelers FC
21	1GK	Kim Joon-hong	(2003-06-03) 3 June 2003 (age 18)		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC
2	2DF	Lee Tae-seok	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 19)		FC Seoul
3	2DF	Son Ho-jun	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 19)		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4	2DF	Lee Han-beom	(2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 19)		Boin High School
5	2DF	Hong Sung-wook	(2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 19)		Pukyong National High School
12	2DF	Yu Seung-hyeon	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 18)		Singal High School
13	2DF	Kim Ryun-seong	(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 19)		Pohang Steelers FC
14	2DF	Lee Jun-suk	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 19)		Singal High School
15	2DF	Bang Woo-jin	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 19)		FC Seoul
6	3MF	Yoon Suk-ju	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 19)		Pohang Steelers FC
8	3MF	Oh Jae-hyeok	(2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 19)		Pohang Steelers FC
16	3MF	Eom Ji-sung	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 19)		Gwangju FC
19	3MF	Paik Sang-hoon	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 20)		FC Seoul
7	4FW	Kim Yong-hak	(2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 18)		Al-Ahli (Amman)
9	4FW	Choi Min-seo	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 19)		Pohang Steelers FC
10	3MF	Hong Yun-sang	(2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 19)		Pohang Steelers FC
11	4FW	Jeong Seong-been	(2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 19)		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
17	4FW	Lee Jong-hun	(2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 19)		Daegu FC
18	4FW	Moon Jun-ho	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 19)		Daejeon Citizen FC

See also[]

• Football in South Korea
• Korea Football Association
• South Korea national football team
• South Korea national football B team
• South Korea national under-23 football team
• South Korea national under-20 football team
• South Korea women's national under-17 football team

References[]

External links[]

• Official website, KFA.or.kr (in English)