South Korea national under-17 football team explained

Korea Republic U-17
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Fifa Trigramme:	KOR
Nickname:	Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils The Reds
Association:	Korea Football Association (KFA)
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Sub-Confederation:	EAFF (East Asia)
Coach:	Byun Sung-hwan
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First Game:	1–0 (Doha, Qatar; 15 September 1984)
Largest Loss:	1–6 (Bangkok, Thailand; 7 November 1988) 1–6 (Lahti, Finland; 14 August 2003)
Regional Name:	FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	7
Regional Cup First:	1987
Regional Cup Best:	Quarter-finals (1987, 2009, 2019)
2Ndregional Name:	AFC U-17 Asian Cup
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	15
2Ndregional Cup First:	1986
2Ndregional Cup Best:	Champions (1986, 2002)

The South Korea national under-17 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international under-17 football competitions, and also can be managed as under-15 or under-16 team if necessary.

Recent results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2023

All-time results

See also: South Korea national football team results.

Competition	Round	Team scorer(s)	Score	Opponent	Ref.
	Group B		5–0
	Group B		0–0
	Group B		0–0
	Semi-finals		1–0
	Final		0–0
	Group B		1 - 1
	Group B	—	0 - 1
	Group B		4 - 2
	Quarter-finals	—	0 - 2
	Group A		2–1
	Group A		0–1
	Group A		1–6
	Group A		7–1
	Group B		1–1
	Group B		0–3
	Group B		1–0
	Group B		0–2
	Group B		0–3
	Group B		1–1
	Group A		3–1
	Group A		2–3
	Group A		1–3
	Group A		1–1
	Group B		2–1
	Group B		1–0
	Group B		2–1
	Group B		3–4
	Semi-finals		1–2
	Third place match		1–5
	Group B		3–0
	Group B		2–2
	Group B		4–1
	Quarter-finals		3–1
	Semi-finals		4–0
	Final		1–1
	Group D		1 - 6
	Group D		2 - 3
	Group D		3 - 2
	Group B		3–0
	Group B		8–0
	Group B		1–0
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1
	Group A		3–1
	Group A		2–0
	Group A		2–3
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1
	Group A	—	0 - 1
	Group A	—	0 - 2
	Group A		2 - 1
	Group B		5–2
	Group B		9–0
	Group B		1–1
	Quarter-finals		3–0
	Semi-finals		2–1
	Final		1–2
	Group F		3 - 1
	Group F		1 - 2
	Group F		2 - 0
	Round of 16		1 - 1
	Quarter-finals		1 - 3
	Group C		3–0
	Group C		3–1
	Group C		1–0
	Quarter-finals		1–1
	Group A		3–1
	Group A		1–0
	Group A		2–0
	Quarter-finals		2–0
	Semi-finals		7–1
	Final		1–2
	Group B		1 - 0
	Group B		1 - 0
	Group B	—	0 - 0
	Round of 16	—	0 - 2
	Group C		1–2
	Group C	—	0–0
	Group C		3–0
	Group D		3–0
	Group D		7–0
	Group D		2–0
	Quarter-finals		1–0
	Semi-finals		1–1
	Group C		2 - 1
	Group C		1 - 3
	Group C		2 - 1
	Round of 16		1 - 0
	Quarter-finals	—	0 - 1

Coaching staff

Position	Coach
Manager	Byun Sung-hwan
Coach	Kim Do-yong
	Son Seung-jun
Goalkeeping coach	Yang Young-min
Fitness coach	Oh Sung-hwan

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 14 February 2023, after the match against Denmark.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played on home soil

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
	Did not qualify
	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad
	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	11	Squad
	Did not qualify
	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	8	7	Squad
	Did not qualify
2013
	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	2	2	Squad
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	6	6	Squad
2023	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	Squad
2025	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	27	10	3	14	31	42	7/20

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record									Qualification record^[2]
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	2	6
1986	Champions	5	2	3	0	6	0		2	2	0	0	4	0
	Group stage	4	2	0	2	10	9		3	2	1	0	19	2
	Group stage	2	0	1	1	1	4		3	2	1	0	5	2
	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	2	7
	Group stage	4	1	1	2	2	6		2	1	1	0	13	2
	Group stage	4	1	1	2	7	8		3	3	0	0	15	2
1998	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	10	13		2	1	1	0	6	0
	Did not qualify								3	2	1	0	30	2
2002	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	5		3	3	0	0	25	1
	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	12	1		2	2	0	0	28	0
	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	5		3	2	1	0	16	1
2008	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	21	6		4	3	0	1	28	5
	Did not qualify								5	1	3	1	17	7
	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	8	2		5	3	2	0	23	3
2014	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	16	4		4	3	0	1	26	3
	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2		3	3	0	0	27	0
2018	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	14	1		3	3	0	0	13	0
2020	Cancelled								3	3	0	0	13	0
2023	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	15	7		2	1	0	1	12	3
Total	2 titles	69	39	12	18	150	73		61	41	12	8	324	46

Other competitions

Competition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Silver medalists	4	2	1	1	16	3
2018 EAFF U-15 Championship	—	5	5	0	0	42	0
2023 EAFF U-15 Championship	Third place	6	4	1	1	43	5

Head-to-head record

The following table shows South Korea's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

See also

• Football in South Korea
• Korea Football Association
• 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 under-17 football team

External links

• Official website, KFA.or.kr

Notes and References

1. News: U-17 아시안컵 참가 명단 발표 --- 16일 카타르와 첫 경기 . 15 June 2023 . 대한축구협회 . 31 May 2023 . Korean.
2. Web site: Asian U-16/U-17 Championships . 2018-10-11 . . 2021-01-31.