South Korea men's national volleyball team explained

South Korea
Federation:Korea Volleyball Association (KVA)
Confederation:AVC
Coach: Issanayê Ramires
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Olympic Apps:8
Olympic First:1964
Olympic Best:5th (1984)
World Champs Apps:9
World Champs First:1956
World Champs Best:4th (1978)
World Cup Apps:8
World Cup First:1977
World Cup Best:5th (1991)
Regional Name:Asian Championship
Regional Cup Apps:21
Regional Cup First:1975
Regional Cup Best: (1989, 1993, 2001, 2003)
Website:www.kva.or.kr
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The South Korea men's national volleyball team (Korean: 대한민국 남자 배구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 28th in the FIVB World Rankings.

Results

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
1964Round robin10th place909927
1968did not qualify
19725th–8th places7th place7341013
19765th–8th places6th place6241014
1980did not enter
due to US-led boycott
19845th–8th places5th place651158
19889th–12th places11th place7251017
19929th–10th places9th place624613
1996Preliminary round9th place514312
2000Preliminary round9th place514814
2004did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028Future events
2032
Total8/1651163571118

World Championship

Fourth place

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
1949did not enter
1952
195611th–20th places18th place11381628
1960did not enter
1962
1966did not qualify
1970did not enter
197413th–18th places13th place1192278
1978Semifinals4th place9541916
19825th–8th places8th place9451416
1986did not qualify
199013th–16th places14th place624912
1994Quarterfinals8th place7251018
1998Second round13th place10371224
2002bgcolor=#efefef colspan=8qualified
but later withdrew due to clash of dates with 2002 Asian Games
2006First round17th place514713
2010did not qualify
2014First round17th place514613
2018did not qualify
2022
Total9/20733043120148

World Cup

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
1965did not qualify
1969
19775th–8th places7th place826918
1981did not qualify
1985Round robin7th place725817
1989Round robin7th place725817
1991Final round5th place10461923
1995Round robin8th place11381224
1999Round robin7th place11651821
2003Round robin6th place11562020
2007Round robin11th place1129931
2011did not qualify
2015
2019
2023
Total8/15762650103171

World Grand Champions Cup

Fourth place

World Grand Champions Cup record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
1993Round robin6th place505315
1997did not qualify
2001Round robin4th place523710
2005did not qualify
2009
2013
2017
Total2/710281025

World League

World League record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
1990did not enter
1991Intercontinental round9th place164121938
1992Intercontinental round8th place12571925
1993Intercontinental round10th place205151849
1994Intercontinental round9th place122101730
1995Final round6th place166102336
1996did not enter
1997Intercontinental round11th place12210832
1998Intercontinental round11th place122101230
1999did not enter
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006Intercontinental round10th place12481528
2007Intercontinental round9th place12391728
2008Intercontinental round13th place121111734
2009Intercontinental round14th place12391831
2010Intercontinental round16th place12012536
2011Intercontinental round13th place12391429
2012Intercontinental round14th place121111635
2013Intercontinental round15th place10461622
2014G2 Intercontinental round19th place12392029
2015G2 Intercontinental round18th place122101431
2016G2 Intercontinental round23rd place9271422
2017G2 Intercontinental round18th place9541820
Total19/2823657179300585

Nations League

Nations League record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
2018Preliminary round16th place151141142
2019did not qualify
2021
2022
2023
Total1/5151141142

Challenger Cup

Third place  

Challenger Cup record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
2018did not enter
(Participated in Nations League)
2019did not enter
2022Semifinals 3rd place32167
2023did not qualify
2024
Total1/532167

Asian Championship

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Asian Championship record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
1975Round Robin Runners up651165
1979Round Robin Runners up651155
1983Round Robin 3rd place862219
1987Semifinals 3rd place64216
1989Final Champions880242
1991Round Robin Runners up761205
1993Final Champions761194
1995Round Robin 3rd place
1997Round Robin5th place5329
1999Round Robin 3rd place752177
2001Final Champions660182
2003Round Robin Champions761207
2005Semifinals 3rd place752186
2007Round Robin 3rd place532138
2009Semifinals 3rd place8622010
2011Semifinals 3rd place8622111
2013Final Runners up752168
2015Quarterfinals7th place862219
2017Semifinals 3rd place871237
2019Semifinals4th place862209
2021Classification round8th place725815
2023Classification round5th place541137
Total4 Titles22/22

Asian Games

Champions   Runners up   Third place  

Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
1958bgcolor=#efefef colspan=8did not enter
1962Round robin5th place7341114
1966Round robin Runners up871214
1970Round robin Runners up651
1974Final Runners up541134
1978Round Robin Champions862236
1982Round Robin 3rd place532126
1986Round Robin Runners up871223
1990Final Runners up541133
1994Semifinals 3rd place43193
1998Final Runners up651164
2002Final Champions660180
2006Final Champions33093
2010Semifinals 3rd place871234
2014Semifinals 3rd place862208
2018Final Runners up651157
2022Classification round7th place6421410
Total3 Titles16/17997821

Asian Cup

Champions   Runners up   Fourth place

Asian Cup record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
2008Final Runners up651177
2010Quarterfinals6th place6331314
2012Final Round5th place642147
2014Final Champions660183
2016Final Round8th place624714
2018Quarterfinals8th place624814
2022Semifinals4th place6331313
Total1 Title7/74225179072

Asian Challenge Cup

Third place  

Asian Challenge Cup record
YearRoundPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30Squad
2018did not enter
2022
2023Semifinals 3rd place541124
2024Semifinals 3rd place541138
Total2/4

Team

Current squad

The following is the South Korea roster for the 2024 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup.

Head coach: Issanayê Ramires

No.NameDate of birthPos.HeightWeightSpikeBlock2023–24 club
16 May 20051.960NaN087kg (192lb)345cm (136inches)325cm (128inches) Vero Volley Monza
12 November 19961.910NaN087kg (192lb)330cm (130inches)330cm (130inches) Sangmu
5 June 19991.70NaN065kg (143lb)260cm (100inches)260cm (100inches) Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
18 October 20001.740NaN076kg (168lb)260cm (100inches)260cm (100inches) Seoul Woori Card Woori Won
9 May 199620NaN094kg (207lb)340cm (130inches)310cm (120inches) Ansan OK Financial Group Okman
11 January 19991.950NaN092kg (203lb)330cm (130inches)330cm (130inches) Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
17 April 19941.930NaN090kg (200lb)335cm (132inches)315cm (124inches) Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
24 April 20001.950NaN088kg (194lb)330cm (130inches)330cm (130inches) Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs
5 April 20041.820NaN077kg (170lb)310cm (120inches)310cm (120inches) Seoul Woori Card WooriWON
31 July 20011.940NaN092kg (203lb)330cm (130inches)330cm (130inches) Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
25 March 20042.030NaN095kg (209lb)340cm (130inches)340cm (130inches) Inha University
7 April 199920NaN098kg (216lb)340cm (130inches)335cm (132inches) Seoul Woori Card WooriWON
26 February 20011.860NaN088kg (194lb)320cm (130inches)300cm (100inches) Ansan OK Financial Group Okman
16 September 19991.950NaN095kg (209lb)330cm (130inches)320cm (130inches) Seoul Woori Card WooriWON

Former squads

Volleyball at the Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Hwang Taek-eui, Han Sun-soo, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Shin Yung-suk (c), Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon.

World Cup

Ko Hee-jin, Chang Kwang-kyun, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong (c), Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Kim Young-rae, Suk Jin-wook, Lee Hyung-doo, Shin Young-soo and Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: Cha Joo-hyun.

Challenger Cup

Im Dong-hyeok, Han Sun-soo (c), Hwang Kyung-min, Jeong Min-su, Park Kyeong-min, Hwang Taek-eui, Park Jin-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Kwak Seung-suk, Na Gyeong-bok, Choi Min-ho, Lim Sung-jin, Heo Su-bong, Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Im Do-heon.

Asian Championship

Choi Tae-woong, Kim Kyung-hoon, Kim Sang-woo, Shin Sun-ho, Bang Shin-bong, Kim Se-jin, Chang Byung-chul, Shin Jin-sik, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Lee Ho. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.

Choi Tae-woong, Kwon Young-min, Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Park Jae-han, Son Seok-beom, Shin Young-soo, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, Gu Sang-yoon, Lee Hyung-Doo, Yeo Oh-hyun. Head coach: Cha Joo-hyun.

Jang Young-gi, Song In-seok, Park Chul-woo, Kwon Young-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Sang-gi, Shin Sun-ho, Ha Hyun-yong, Lee Kyung-soo, Lee Hyung-doo, Lee Sun-kyu, Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: Gong Jeong-bae.

Kwon Young-min, You Kwang-woo, Ha Hyun-yong, Yun Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Moon Sung-min, Yang Sung-man, Lee Kyung-soo, Song In-seok, Park Joon-bum, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Bu-sik. Head coach: Yoo Joong-tak.

Han Sun-soo, Hwang Dong-il, Yun Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Yo-han, Kang Dong-jin, Lim Si-hyoung, Park Joon-bum, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Cha Sang-hyun.

Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Shin Yung-suk, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Yo-han, Kang Dong-jin, Lee Kyung-soo, Jeon Kwang-in, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Park Ki-won.

Han Sun-soo, Park Sang-ha, Jin Sang-heon, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Jeong-hwan, Shim Kyung-seop, Kwak Seung-suk, Jeon Kwang-in, Song Myung-geun, Ahn Joon-chan, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Park Ki-won.

Kwon Young-min, Lee Min-gyu, Moon Sung-min, Seo Jae-duck, Song Hee-chae, Choi Hong-suk, Kwak Seung-suk, Choi Min-ho, Shin Yung-suk, Ji Tae-hwan, Jeong Min-su, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan.

Lee Min-gyu, No Jae-wook, Moon Sung-min, Jung Ji-seok, Song Hee-chae, Park Joo-hyeong, Lee Si-woo, Choi Hong-suk, Lee Kang-won, Kim Jae-hwi, Shin Yung-suk, Jin Sang-heon, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan.

Hwang Taek-eui, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jin Seong-tae, Jo Jae-sung, Im Dong-hyeok, Kwak Myoung-woo, Shin Yung-suk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon.

Asian Games

Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Hak-min, Kim Yo-han, Ko Hee-jin, Park Chul-woo, Suk Jin-wook (c), Ha Hyun-yong and Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.

Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo (c), Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck and Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won.

Asian Cup

Chang Kwang-kyun, Park Chul-woo, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Hyun-yong, Shin Young-soo, Ko Hee-jin, Kim Yo-han, Hwang Dong-il, Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.

Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Kim Hak-min, Suk Jin-wook, Ko Hee-jin, Choi Hong-suk, Park Jun-bum, Ha Kyoung-mim, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.

Jeon Kwang-in, Park Jin-woo, Lee Min-gyu, Oh Jae-seong, Lee Kang-won, Son Hyun-jong, Song Hee-chae, Jin Seong-tae, Hwang Dong-il, Gu Do-hyeon, Sim Kyoung-sub, Song Myung-geun. Head coach: Park Ki-won.

Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo, Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck, Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won.

Lee Sang-uk, Cha Ji-hwan, Son Ju-hyeong, Lee Seung-won, Han Sung-jeong, Kim In-hyeok, Hwang Kyung-min, Jo Jae-sung, Hwang Taek-eui, Im Dong-hyeok, Jung Jun-heuk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Kim Nam-sung.

Kwak Myoung-woo, Gim Myeong-gwan, Heo Su-bong, Han Sung-jeong, Park Joo-hyeong, Hong Sang-hyeok, Jeong Seong-gyu, Lee Jeong-jun, Jeon Jin-seon, Lee Sang-hyeon, Han Kuk-min, Jung Sung-min. Head coach: Park Hee-sang.

Asian Challenge Cup

Hwang Taek-eui, Gim Myeong-gwan, Park Kyeong-min, Oh Jae-seong, Heo Su-bong, Jung Ji-seok, Lim Sung-jin, Kim Min-jae, Hwang Kyung-min, Jeong Han-yong, Im Dong-hyeok, Jo Jae-young, Lee Sang-hyeon, Park Jun-hyeok. Head coach: Im Do-heon.

Lee Woo-jin, Hwang Taek-eui, Park Kyeong-min, Kim Young-jun, Cha ji-hwan, Lim Sung-jin, Cha Young-seok, Kim Joon-woo, Han Tae-jun, Jeong Han-yong, Choi Jun-hyeok, Lee Sang-hyeon, Shin Ho-jin, Kim Ji-han. Head coach: Issanayê Ramires.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the South Korea national volleyball team.

PeriodKit provider
2000–2021Asics
2022–Puma

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shinhan Bank.

Head-to-head record

This page shows South Korea men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup, AVC Men's Challenge Cup, Men's Asian Volleyball Cup.

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11030
624915
9632116
11030
31238
11032
11471526
716819
11030
642138
8531713
10103
808824
11032
716720
21133
33090
21134
32163
20206
10113
11030
10123
422107
22060
413610
10123
615515
14772633
7431411
11030
11030
22061
505415
10113
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42288
10113
11030
21135
413510
505215
11030
10103
30339
606018
20226
31268
52399
761204
21135
8351119
11030
33091
Total19482112323399

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Korea vs. Czech Republic P-2 Match Result . 7 August 2022 . 31 July 2022.