South Korea national football team records and statistics explained
Records and statistics of the South Korea national football team are as follows.
Player records
Other records
- Youngest player: 17 years and 241 days, Kim Pan-keun, vs. Thailand, 1 November 1983
Youngest goalscorer: 18 years and 87 days, Ko Jong-soo, vs. New Zealand, 25 January 1997
Oldest player: 39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
Oldest goalscorer: 39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
Longest career: 19 years and 112 days, Lee Dong-gook, from 16 May 1998 to 5 September 2017
Most goals in a calendar year: 16, Park Lee-chun (1972) and Hwang Sun-hong (1994)
Most consecutive matches scored in: 6, Ha Seok-ju (1993)
Fastest goal from kick-off: 16 seconds, Hwang Hee-chan, vs. Qatar, 17 November 2020
Most hat-tricks: 3, Cha Bum-kun and Park Sung-hwa
Manager records
See also: List of South Korea national football team managers.
Team records
See main article: South Korea national football team results.
- Biggest victory: 16–0 vs. Nepal, 29 September 2003 (2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Highest scoring draw: 4–4 vs. Malaysia, 11 September 1976 (1976 Korea Cup)
Heaviest defeat: 0–12 vs. Sweden, 5 August 1948 (1948 Summer Olympics)
Most consecutive victories: 11, from 29 July 1975 (3–1 vs. Malaysia) to 21 December 1975 (3–1 vs. Burma)
Most consecutive matches without defeat: 29, from 20 September 1986 (3–0 vs. India) to 26 June 1989 (0–0 vs. Czechoslovakia)
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