| South Korea | |
| Association: | Korea Hockey Association |
| Confederation: | AHF (Asia) |
| Coach: | Sin Seok-gyo |
| Assistant: | Shin Dong-yun |
| Manager: | Kim Byung-hoon |
| Captain: | Jang Jong-hyun |
| Max Rank: | 4 |
| Max Date: | 2003 |
| Min Rank: | 17 |
| Min Date: | December 2018 – January 2019 |
| Olympic Apps: | 6 |
| Olympic First: | 1988 |
| Olympic Best: | 2nd (2000) |
| World Cup Apps: | 7 |
| World Cup First: | 1994 |
| World Cup Best: | 4th (2002, 2006) |
| Regional Name: | Asian Games |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 14 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1958 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 1st (1986, 1994, 2002, 2006) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | Asia Cup |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 10 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 1985 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | 1st (1993, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2022) |
The South Korea men's national field hockey team represents South Korea in international field hockey competitions.[1]
Their best result in the global stage was a silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. South Korea is consistently ranked as one of the best teams in Asia.
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Squad | |||||||
| 1908 to 1984 | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 10th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | Squad | |
| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States | 5th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | Squad | |
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2004 |  Athens, Greece | 8th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | Squad | |
| 2008 |  Beijing, China | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | Squad | |
| 2012 | London, Great Britain | 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | Squad | |
| 2016 to 2024 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2028 | Los Angeles, United States | to be determined | ||||||||
| 2032 | Brisbane, Australia | |||||||||
| Total | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 89 | 85 | ||||
| World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Squad | |||||||
| 1971 to 1990 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1994 | Sydney, Australia | 8th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 1998 |  Utrecht, Netherlands | 7th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | Squad | |
| 2002 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | Squad | |
| 2006 |  Mönchengladbach, Germany | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | Squad | |
| 2010 |  New Delhi, India | 6th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2014 | The Hague, Netherlands | 10th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | Squad | |
| 2018 | Bhubaneswar, India | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023 | Odisha, India | 8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | Squad | |
| 2026 |  Wavre, BelgiumAmstelveen, Netherlands | to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 47 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 92 | 112 | ||||
| Asian Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Squad | |||||||
| 1958 |  Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | Squad | |
| 1962 |  Jakarta, Indonesia | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | rowspan=2 | |
| 1966 | align=left rowspan=2 |  Bangkok, Thailand | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1970 | Withdrew | |||||||||
| 1974 | Tehran, Iran | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | |||||||||
| 1982 | New Delhi, India | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | Squad | |
| 1990 | Beijing, China | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | Squad | |
| 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2002 | Busan, South Korea | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | Squad | |
| 2006 |  Doha, Qatar | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | Squad | |
| 2010 | Guangzhou, China | 4th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 8 | Squad | |
| 2022 | Huangzhou, China | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 14 | Squad | |
| 2026 | Nagoya, Japan | to be determined | ||||||||
| 2030 | Doha, Qatar | |||||||||
| 2034 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||||||||
| Total | 76 | 48 | 7 | 21 | 317 | 116 | ||||
| Asia Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | |||||||
| 1982 |  Karachi, Pakistan | did not participate | |||||||
| 1985 |  Dhaka, Bangladesh | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | |
| 1989 | New Delhi, India | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |
| 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | |
| 2003 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Chennai, India | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 16 | |
| 2009 | Kuantan, Malaysia | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2017 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 4th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | |
| 2022 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | |
| 2025 | Rajgir, India | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 59 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 228 | 107 | |||
| Asian Champions Trophy record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | |||||||
| 2011 | Ordos City, China | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | |
| 2012 | Doha, Qatar | did not participate | |||||||
| 2013 | Kakamigahara, Japan | ||||||||
| 2016 | Kuantan, Malaysia | 4th | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | |
| 2018 |  Muscat, Oman | 5th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |
| 2021 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 18 | |
| 2023 | Chennai, India | 4th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | |
| 2024 | Hulunbuir, China | 4th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 24 | |
| Total | 39 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 108 | 105 | |||
| FIH Hockey Nations Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | |||||||
| 2022 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 |  Gniezno, Poland | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 17 | |||
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | |
| 1987 | 5th | |
| 1991 | 6th | |
| 1994 | 5th | |
| 1996 | 1st | |
| 1998 | 3rd | |
| 1999 | 2nd | |
| 2000 | 2nd | |
| 2001 | 2nd | |
| 2003 | 4th | |
| 2004 | 3rd | |
| 2005 | 2nd | |
| 2006 | 6th | |
| 2007 | 4th | |
| 2010 | 1st | |
| 2011 | 5th | |
| 2012 | 5th | |
| 2013 | 3rd | |
| 2014 | 3rd | |
| 2015 | 4th | |
| 2019 | 1st | |
| 2020 | Cancelled | |
| 2022 | 2nd | |
| 2024 | 5th | |
| Best result: 1st place | ||
| Champions Trophy record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | |||||||
| 1978 to 1996 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1997 | Adelaide, Australia | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| 1998 | Lahore, Pakistan | 4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |
| 1999 | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| 2000 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2001 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | |
| 2002 | Cologne, Germany | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2003 to 2006 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 2007 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | |
| 2008 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | |
| 2009 | Melbourne, Australia | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | |
| 2010 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | did not participate | |||||||
| 2011 |  Auckland, New Zealand | 8th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 26 | |
| 2012 | Melbourne, Australia | did not participate | |||||||
| 2014 | Bhubaneswar, India | ||||||||
| 2016 | London, Great Britain | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | |
| 2018 | Breda, Netherlands | did not participate | |||||||
| Total | 68 | 18 | 11 | 39 | 143 | 185 | |||
| Champions Challenge I record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | |||||||
| 2001 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | did not participate | |||||||
| 2003 |  Johannesburg, South Africa | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | |
| 2005 |  Alexandria, Egypt | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | |
| 2007 to 2011 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 2012 |  Quilmes, Argentina | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | |
| 2014 | Kuantan, Malaysia | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | |
| Total | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 52 | |||
| Hockey World League and FIH Series record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Position | Round | |||||||
| 2012–13 | 9th | Semifinal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
| 2014–15 | 13th | Semifinal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | |
| 2016–17 | 17th | Semifinal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | |
| 2018–19 | Finals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Total | Best: 9th | Semifinal | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 65 | |
The following players were named in the squad for the 2022 Asian Games.[2]
Caps and goals current as of 24 September 2023, following the game against Indonesia.
Head coach: Sin Seok-gyo