South Korea national under-17 football team

The Korea Republic national under-17 football team represents South Korea in international under 17 football competitions and is controlled by the Korea Football Association.

Korea Republic U-17

Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils The Reds
Association	Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Kim Jung-soo
FIFA code	KOR
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1987)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1987, 2009 and 2019
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1986)
Best result	Champions, 1986 and 2002

Tournament Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA 1985 Did not qualify 1987 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 5 6 1989 to 2001 Did not qualify 2003 Round 1 3 1 0 2 6 11 2005 Did not qualify 2007 Round 1 3 1 0 2 2 4 2009 Quarterfinals 5 2 1 2 8 7 2011 to 2013 Did not qualify 2015 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 2 2 2017 Did not qualify 2019 Quarterfinals 5 3 0 2 6 6 2021 To be determined Total 6/18 24 10 3 11 29 36

FIFA U-17 World Cup History Year Round Score Result 1987 Round 1 South Korea  1–1  Ivory Coast Draw Round 1 South Korea  0–1  Ecuador Lost Round 1 South Korea  4–2  United States Won Quarterfinals South Korea  0–2  Italy Lost 2003 Round 1 South Korea  1–6  United States Lost Round 1 South Korea  2–3  Spain Lost Round 1 South Korea  3–2  Sierra Leone Won 2007 Round 1 South Korea  0–1  Peru Lost Round 1 South Korea  0–2  Costa Rica Lost Round 1 South Korea  2–1  Togo Won 2009 Round 1 South Korea  3–1  Uruguay Won Round 1 South Korea  1–2  Italy Lost Round 1 South Korea  2–0  Algeria Won Round of 16 South Korea  1–1  Mexico Draw Quarterfinals South Korea  1–3  Nigeria Lost 2015 Round 1 South Korea  1–0  Brazil Won Round 1 South Korea  1–0  Guinea Won Round 1 South Korea  0–0  England Draw Round of 16 South Korea  0–2  Belgium Lost 2019 Round 1 South Korea  2–1  Haiti Won Round 1 South Korea  1–3  France Lost Round 1 South Korea  2–1  Chile Won Round of 16 South Korea  1–0  Angola Won Quarterfinals South Korea  0–1  Mexico Lost

AFC U-16 Championship

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA 1985 Did not qualify 1986 Champions 5 2 3* 0 6 0 1988 Group stage 4 2 0 2 10 9 1990 Group stage 2 0 1 1 1 4 1992 Did not qualify 1994 Group stage 4 1 1 2 2 6 1996 Group stage 4 1 1 2 7 8 1998 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 10 13 2000 Did not qualify 2002 Champions 6 4 2* 0 17 5 2004 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 12 1 2006 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 7 5 2008 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 21 6 2010 Did not qualify 2012 Quarterfinals 4 3 1* 0 8 2 2014 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 16 4 2016 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 2 2018 Semifinals 5 4 1* 0 14 1 2020 Qualified Total 14/18 62 35 12* 16 135 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 Group stage  South Korea 5–0  Myanmar Win Group stage  South Korea 0–0  Bahrain Draw Group stage  South Korea 0–0  North Korea Draw Semifinals  South Korea 1–0  Saudi Arabia Win Final  South Korea 0–0  Qatar Draw 1988 Group stage  South Korea 2–1  Thailand Win Group stage  South Korea 0–1  Bahrain Loss Group stage  South Korea 1–6  Saudi Arabia Loss Group stage  South Korea 7–1  Indonesia Win 1990 Group stage  South Korea 1–1  Indonesia Draw Group stage  South Korea 0–3  Qatar Loss 1994 Group stage  South Korea 1–0  Iraq Win Group stage  South Korea 0–2  Bahrain Loss Group stage  South Korea 0–3  Japan Loss Group stage  South Korea 1–1  United Arab Emirates Draw 1996 Group stage  South Korea 3–1  Kuwait Win Group stage  South Korea 2–3  Japan Loss Group stage  South Korea 1–3  Oman Loss Group stage  South Korea 1–1  Uzbekistan Draw 1998 Group stage  South Korea 2–1  Japan Win Group stage  South Korea 1–0  Oman Win Group stage  South Korea 2–1  Bangladesh Win Group stage  South Korea 3–4  Bahrain Loss Semifinals  South Korea 1–2  Qatar Loss Third Place  South Korea 1–5  Bahrain Loss 2002 Group stage  South Korea 3–0  Pakistan Win Group stage  South Korea 2–2  Yemen Draw Group stage  South Korea 4–1  Vietnam Win Quarterfinals  South Korea 3–1  India Win Semifinals  South Korea 4–0  Uzbekistan Win Final  South Korea 1–1  Yemen Draw 2004 Group stage  South Korea 3–0  Oman Win Group stage  South Korea 8–0  Laos Win Group stage  South Korea 1–0  Vietnam Win Quarterfinals  South Korea 0–1  North Korea Loss 2006 Group stage  South Korea 3–1  Singapore Win Group stage  South Korea 2–0    Nepal Win Group stage  South Korea 2–3  Japan Loss Quarterfinals  South Korea 0–1  Tajikistan Loss 2008 Group stage  South Korea 5–2  India Win Group stage  South Korea 9–0  Indonesia Win Group stage  South Korea 1–1  Syria Draw Quarterfinals  South Korea 3–0  Uzbekistan Win Semifinals  South Korea 2–1  Japan Win Final  South Korea 1–2  Iran Loss 2012 Group stage  South Korea 3–0  North Korea Win Group stage  South Korea 3–1  Japan Win Group stage  South Korea 1–0  Saudi Arabia Win Quarterfinals  South Korea 1–1  Uzbekistan Draw 2014 Group stage  South Korea 3–1  Oman Win Group stage  South Korea 1–0  Malaysia Win Group stage  South Korea 2–0  Thailand Win Quarterfinals  South Korea 2–0  Japan Win Semifinals  South Korea 7–1  Syria Win Final  South Korea 1–2  North Korea Loss 2016 Group stage  South Korea 1–2  Iraq Loss Group stage  South Korea 0–0  Oman Draw Group stage  South Korea 3–0  Malaysia Win 2018 Group stage  South Korea 3–0  Australia Win Group stage  South Korea 7–0  Afghanistan Win Group stage  South Korea 2–0  Iraq Win Quarterfinals  South Korea 1–0  India Win Semifinals  South Korea 1–1  Tajikistan Draw

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	Woo Jeong-ha

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		Gwangju FC
20	1GK	Lee Seung-hwan	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003		Pohang Steelers FC
21	1GK	Kim Joon-hong	(2003-06-03) 3 June 2003		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC
2	2DF	Lee Tae-seok	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002		FC Seoul
3	2DF	Son Ho-jun	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4	2DF	Lee Han-beom	(2002-06-17) 17 June 2002		Boin High School
5	2DF	Hong Sung-wook	(2002-09-17) 17 September 2002		Pukyong National High School
12	2DF	Yu Seung-hyeon	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003		Singal High School
13	2DF	Kim Ryun-seong	(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002		Pohang Steelers FC
14	2DF	Lee Jun-suk	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002		Singal High School
15	2DF	Bang Woo-jin	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002		FC Seoul
6	3MF	Yoon Suk-ju	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002		Pohang Steelers FC
8	3MF	Oh Jae-hyeok	(2002-06-21) 21 June 2002		Pohang Steelers FC
16	3MF	Eom Ji-sung	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002		Gwangju FC
19	3MF	Paik Sang-hoon	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002		FC Seoul
7	4FW	Kim Yong-hak	(2003-05-20) 20 May 2003		Pohang Steelers FC
9	4FW	Choi Min-seo	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002		Pohang Steelers FC
10	3MF	Hong Yun-sang	(2002-03-19) 19 March 2002		Pohang Steelers FC
11	4FW	Jeong Seong-been	(2002-04-01) 1 April 2002		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
17	4FW	Lee Jong-hun	(2002-03-21) 21 March 2002		Daegu FC
18	4FW	Moon Jun-ho	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003		Daejeon Citizen FC

See also

• 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 football team
• South Korea women's national under-20 football team
• South Korea women's national under-17 football team

External links

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