South Korea national under-17 football team

Korea Republic U-17
Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors ; The Red Devils ; The Reds
Association	Korea Football Association (KFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Byun Sung-hwan
FIFA code	KOR
First colours	Second colours
First international
	South Korea 1–0 Bahrain ; (Doha, Qatar; 15 September 1984)
Biggest win
	South Korea 23–0 Northern Mariana Islands ; (Qingdao, China; 3 September 2023)
Biggest defeat
	South Korea 1–6 Saudi Arabia ; (Bangkok, Thailand; 7 November 1988); South Korea 1–6 United States ; (Lahti, Finland; 14 August 2003)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1987)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1987, 2009, 2019)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1986)
Best result	Champions (1986, 2002)

The South Korea national under-17 football team (Korean: 대한민국 17세 이하 축구 국가대표팀; 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.

Win0 Draw0 Loss0 Fixture

2023

17 May Friendly	South Korea	3–0	Thailand	Pathum Thani, Thailand
	Kim Myung-jun 39' Lee Jae-hwan 46', 73'			Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart

16 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group B)	South Korea	6–1	Qatar	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Kim Myung-jun 12' (pen.), 46', 60' Baek In-woo 20', 55' Yun Do-young 31'	Report	Babiker 15'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 111 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

19 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group B)	Afghanistan	0–4	South Korea	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Lim Hyun-sub 13' Noorzai 24' (o.g.) Yun Do-young 34', 54'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

22 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group B)	South Korea	0–2	Iran	Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7		Report	Andarz 18' Sadeghi 19'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

25 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Quarter-finals)	Thailand	1–4	South Korea	Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7	Dutsadee 16'	Report	Kang Min-woo 4' Kim Myung-jun 36' Yun Do-young 69' Kim Hyun-min 84'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 5,840 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

29 June 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Semi-finals)	South Korea	1–0	Uzbekistan	Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7	Baek In-woo 31'	Report		Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 496 Referee: Banerjee Pranjal (India)

2 July 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Final)	South Korea	0–3	Japan	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Nawata 45+1', 66' Michiwaki 90+6'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 2,660 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

12 November 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group E)	South Korea	1–3	United States	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

15 November 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group E)	France	1–0	South Korea	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

18 November 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group E)	Burkina Faso	2–1	South Korea	Bandung, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium

All-time results

Win0 Draw0 Loss

Competition	Round	Team scorer(s)	Score	Opponent
1986 AFC U-16 Championship	Group B		5–0	Burma
	Group B		0–0	Bahrain
	Group B		0–0	North Korea
	Semi-finals		1–0	Saudi Arabia
	Final		0–0 ( a.e.t.) (5–4 p )	Qatar
1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship	Group B	Shin Tae-yong 53'	1–1	Ivory Coast
	Group B	—	0–1	Ecuador
	Group B	Noh Jung-yoon 25' Shin Tae-yong 50' Lee Tae-hong 65' Kim In-wan 72'	4–2	United States
	Quarter-finals	—	0–2	Italy
1988 AFC U-16 Championship	Group A		2–1	Thailand
	Group A		0–1	Bahrain
	Group A		1–6	Saudi Arabia
	Group A		7–1	Indonesia
1990 AFC U-16 Championship	Group B		1–1	Indonesia
1990 AFC U-16 Championship	Group B		0–3	Qatar
1994 AFC U-17 Championship	Group B		1–0	Iraq
	Group B		0–2	Bahrain
	Group B		0–3	Japan
	Group B		1–1	United Arab Emirates
1996 AFC U-17 Championship	Group A		3–1	Kuwait
	Group A		2–3	Japan
	Group A		1–3	Oman
	Group A		1–1	Uzbekistan
1998 AFC U-17 Championship	Group B		2–1	Japan
	Group B		1–0	Oman
	Group B		2–1	Bangladesh
	Group B		3–4	Bahrain
	Semi-finals		1–2	Qatar
	Third place match		1–5	Bahrain
2002 AFC U-17 Championship	Group B		3–0	Pakistan
	Group B		2–2	Yemen
	Group B		4–1	Vietnam
	Quarter-finals		3–1	India
	Semi-finals		4–0	Uzbekistan
	Final		1–1 ( a.e.t.) (5–3 p )	Yemen
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship	Group D	Owens 11' (o.g.)	1–6	United States
	Group D	Yang Dong-hyen 45' Sánchez 59' (o.g.)	2–3	Spain
	Group D	Han Dong-won 28' Yang Dong-hyen 74' Lee Yong-rae 78'	3–2	Sierra Leone
2004 AFC U-17 Championship	Group B	Choi Kyung-bok 3' Lee Chung-yong 48', 77'	3–0	Oman
	Group B	Lee Chung-yong 31' Koh Myong-jin 57', 65' Lim Se-hean 62' Park Jung-hoon 75', 78' Lim Seong-taek 85', 88'	8–0	Laos
	Group B	Koh Myong-jin 71'	1–0	Vietnam
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	North Korea
2006 AFC U-17 Championship	Group A	Choi Jin-soo 35' Kim Jung-hyun 66' Gu Ja-myeong 88'	3–1	Singapore
	Group A	Seol Jae-moon 45' Joo Sung-hwan 81'	2–0	Nepal
	Group A	Joo Sung-hwan 59', 74'	2–3	Japan
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	Tajikistan
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group A	—	0–1	Peru
	Group A	—	0–2	Costa Rica
	Group A	Seol Jae-moon 45+1' Yoon Bit-garam 80'	2–1	Togo
2008 AFC U-16 Championship	Group B	Kim Dong-jin 3' Lee Gang 49', 61' Rim Chang-woo 52' Son Heung-min 72'	5–2	India
	Group B	Lee Dong-nyeok 2' Kim Jin-su 5' Rim Chang-woo 15' Lee Jong-ho 29', 80', 90+1' Son Heung-min 65', 75' Kim Dong-min 86'	9–0	Indonesia
	Group B	Rim Chang-woo 80'	1–1	Syria
	Quarter-finals	Kim Dong-jin 12' Son Heung-min 54' Lee Gang 72'	3–0	Uzbekistan
	Semi-finals	Kim Dong-jin 4' Lee Dong-nyeok 26'	2–1	Japan
	Final	Lee Gang 90+3'	1–2	Iran
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group F	Nam Seung-woo 13' Son Heung-min 62' Lee Jong-ho 90'	3–1	Uruguay
	Group F	Kim Jin-su 30' (pen.)	1–2	Italy
	Group F	Lee Jong-ho 12' Son Heung-min 22'	2–0	Algeria
	Round of 16	Kim Dong-jin 90+2'	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (5–3 p )	Mexico
	Quarter-finals	Son Heung-min 40'	1–3	Nigeria
2012 AFC U-16 Championship	Group C	Hwang Hee-chan 18', 58', 67'	3–0	North Korea
	Group C	Hwang Hee-chan 13' Choi Ju-yong 42' Ko Min-hyuk 89'	3–1	Japan
	Group C	Jeong Hoon-woo 62'	1–0	Saudi Arabia
	Quarter-finals	Hwang Hee-chan 90+4'	1–1 ( a.e.t.) (3–5 p )	Uzbekistan
2014 AFC U-16 Championship	Group A	Kim Jung-min 22' Yoo Seung-min 86' You Ju-an 90'	3–1	Oman
	Group A	Lee Seung-woo 15'	1–0	Malaysia
	Group A	Lee Seung-woo 45+1' Hwang Tae-hyeon 62'	2–0	Thailand
	Quarter-finals	Lee Seung-woo 42', 47'	2–0	Japan
	Semi-finals	Jang Gyeol-hee 6', 49' Lee Seung-woo 47' (pen.) Jang Jae-won 52' Park Sang-hyeok 57' Lee Sang-heon 60' Lee Sang-min 62'	7–1	Syria
	Final	Choi Jae-young 34'	1–2	North Korea
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group B	Jang Jae-won 79'	1–0	Brazil
	Group B	Oh Se-hun 90+2'	1–0	Guinea
	Group B	—	0–0	England
	Round of 16	—	0–2	Belgium
2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Group C	Jeong Chan-young 43'	1–2	Iraq
	Group C	—	0–0	Oman
	Group C	Park Jeong-in 4' Cheon Seong-hoon 14' (pen.) Ko Jun-hee 84'	3–0	Malaysia
2018 AFC U-16 Championship	Group D	Choi Min-seo 43', 68' Hong Yun-sang 51'	3–0	Australia
	Group D	Ahn Gi-hun 22', 35' Kazimi 45' (o.g.) Paik Sang-hoon 46' Jeong Sang-bin 59', 63' Hong Yun-sang 67'	7–0	Afghanistan
	Group D	Moon Jun-ho 45', 48'	2–0	Iraq
	Quarter-finals	Jeong Sang-bin 68'	1–0	India
	Semi-finals	Yoon Suk-ju 39'	1–1 (6–7 p)	Tajikistan
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group C	Eom Ji-sung 26' Choi Min-seo 41'	2–1	Haiti
	Group C	Jeong Sang-bin 89'	1–3	France
	Group C	Paik Sang-hoon 1' Hong Sung-wook 30'	2–1	Chile
	Round of 16	Choi Min-seo 33'	1–0	Angola
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	Mexico

Coaching staff

Position	Coach
Manager	Byun Sung-hwan
Coach	Kim Do-yong
Coach	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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Joo Seung-min	(2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Jeju United
21	1GK	Yoon Jae-hoon	(2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Ulsan Hyundai
23	1GK	Hong Seong-min	(2006-09-29) 29 September 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Pohang Steelers

2	2DF	Lee Soo-ro	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
3	2DF	Lee Chang-woo	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Seoul Boin High School
4	2DF	Kang Min-woo	(2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 18)	6	1	Ulsan Hyundai
5	2DF	Yoo Min-jun	(2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Seongnam FC
12	2DF	Hwang Ji-sung	(2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 17)	2	1	Incheon United
13	2DF	Kim Yu-geon	(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18)	1	0	FC Seoul
15	2DF	Seo Jeong-hyeok	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
20	2DF	Ko Jong-hyun	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)	5	1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings

6	3MF	Cha Je-hoon	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 17)	2	0	Seoul Jungkyung High School
7	3MF	Yun Do-young	(2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 17)	5	2	Daejeon Hana Citizen
8	3MF	Baek In-woo	(2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 17)	6	0	Yongin Football Center
10	3MF	Jin Tae-ho	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11	3MF	Yang Min-hyuk	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Gangwon FC
16	3MF	Lim Hyun-sub	(2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
19	3MF	Kim Seong-ju	(2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 17)	3	1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
22	3MF	Park Hyun-min	(2007-04-02) 2 April 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

9	4FW	Kim Myung-jun	(2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 (age 18)	5	1	Pohang Steelers
14	4FW	Kim Hyun-min	(2006-07-30) 30 July 2006 (age 17)	4	0	Yeongdeungpo Technical High School
17	4FW	Park Seung-soo	(2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
18	4FW	Lee Jae-hwan	(2006-12-15) 15 December 2006 (age 17)	1	2	Incheon United

Competitive record

Champions0 Runners-up0 Third place0 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
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	11	Squad
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
2009	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	8	7	Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
2015	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
1985	Did not qualify							3	1	0	2	2	6
1986	Champions	5	2	3	0	6	0	2	2	0	0	4	0
1988	Group stage	4	2	0	2	10	9	3	2	1	0	19	2
1990	Group stage	2	0	1	1	1	4	3	2	1	0	5	2
1992	Did not qualify							3	0	1	2	2	7
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	2	6	2	1	1	0	13	2
1996	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
2000	Did not qualify							3	2	1	0	30	2
2002	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	5	3	3	0	0	25	1
2004	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	12	1	2	2	0	0	28	0
2006	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
2010	Did not qualify							5	1	3	1	17	7
2012	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
2016	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

References

^ "U-17 아시안컵 참가 명단 발표 --- 16일 카타르와 첫 경기" (in Korean). 대한축구협회. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "Asian U-16/U-17 Championships". RSSSF. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

External links

Official website, KFA.or.kr (in English)

[1] "U-17 아시안컵 참가 명단 발표 --- 16일 카타르와 첫 경기" (in Korean). 대한축구협회. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[2] "Asian U-16/U-17 Championships". RSSSF. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

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