North Korea women's national under-20 football team explained

Korea DPR
Badge:North Korea FA.png
Association:DPR Korea Football Association
Sub-Confederation:EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Song Sung-gwon
Fifa Trigramme:PRK
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Regional Name:FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:8
Regional Cup First:2006
Regional Cup Best:Winner (2006, 2016)
2Ndregional Name:AFC U-19 Women's Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:10
2Ndregional Cup First:2002
2Ndregional Cup Best:Winner (2007, 2024)
Type:women
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The North Korea women's national under-20 football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, and other under-20 women's international football tournaments. The team is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.

They have won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup twice, in 2006 and 2016. Upon the former triumph, they became the first Asian team to win a FIFA women's tournament and the first Asian football team to win any FIFA tournaments since Saudi Arabia's victory in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

They have also won the AFC U-19 Women's Championship twice, in 2007 and again in 2024.

Competition History

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
did not qualify
2004
Champions6 6 0 0 18 1
Runners-up 6 4 0 2 15 10
Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 5 6
Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 16 5
Fourth Place 6 2 1 3 10 12
Champions6 6 0 0 21 7
Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 5 6
Cancelled
Withdrew from final tournament
Qualified
to be determined
Total8/1236251109047

Record by opponent

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent
210090+9
5401106+4
2101220
110050+5
1000000
100113–2
110021+1
530297+2
2101220
110030+3
110021+1
3300112+9
1000000
110021+1
100126–4
220074+3
110071+6
110032+1
210143+1
110040+4
411256–1
Total39251109047

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

AFC U-19 Women's Championship record
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
2002Fourth place5311205
2004Third place6510511
2006Runners-up5302207
2007Champions5500133
2009Third place5401141
2011Runners-up5401133
2013Runners-up5311104
2015Runners-up5410170
2017Runners-up5401161
2019Runners-up5401155
2024Champions5410132
Total11/1156435820232

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup in Uzbekistan.[1]

See also

References

  1. Web site: AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 squads – Korea DPR. 2 March 2024. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2024.

Further reading

External links