North Korea national under-17 football team explained

North Korea Under-17
Fifa Trigramme:PRK
Association:DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
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First Game: North Korea 3–3 Bahrain
World Cup Apps:5 (First in 2005)
World Cup Best:Quarterfinals (2005)
Regional Name:Asian Championship
Regional Cup Apps:11
Regional Cup First:1986
Regional Cup Best:Winners (2010, 2014)

The North Korea national under-17 football team, represents North Korea in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for football in North Korea.

Competition history

2010 AFC Under-16 Football Championship

In 2010, North Korea won the AFC U-16 Championship for the first time in their history. The team's first match was a 1–1 draw to Syria on 24 October 2010 with Ri Kwang-Il scoring the goal for North Korea.[1] North Korea then finished the group stage with a 2–0 victory over Iran and a 2–1 victory over Oman to top the group. North Korea then won the quarter-final match against Jordan on 1 November 2010 4–0.[2] North Korea then secured their spot in the final on 4 November 2010 by defeating Japan 2–1.[3] North Korea then defeated hosts Uzbekistan in the final on 7 November 2010 to secure their first-ever championship.[4]

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1985did not enter
1987did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001did not enter
2003did not qualify
2005Quarterfinals411277
2007Round of 164112310
2009Disqualified
2011Group stage302135
2013did not qualify
2015Round of 16411237
2017Group stage300305
2019did not qualify
2021Cancelled
2023did not participate
2025to be determined
Total5/201835101634
FIFA U-17 World Cup History
YearRoundScoreResult
2005Round 1 2–3 Loss
Round 1 3–0 Win
Round 1 1–1 Draw
Quarterfinals 1–3 Loss
2007Round 1 1–1 Draw
Round 1 1–6 Loss
Round 1 1–0 Win
Round of 16 0–3 Loss
2011Round 1 1–3 Loss
Round 1 1–1 Draw
Round 1 1–1 Draw
2015Round 1 0–2 Loss
Round 1 1–1 Draw
Round 1 2–1 Win
Round of 16 0–3 Loss
2017Round 1 0–1 Loss
Round 1 0–2 Loss
Round 1 0–2 Loss

AFC U-16 Championship record

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1985did not enter
1986Fourth Place503247
1988Round 14013410
1990did not qualify
1992Fourth Place521274
1994did not qualify
1996
1998Round 1420256
2000did not enter
2002did not qualify
2004Runners-up622264
2006Runners-up5302149
2008Disqualified
2010Champions6510133
2012Round 1310227
2014Champions6321126
2016Semifinals522196
2018Quarterfinals422*074
2023did not enter
Total11/19532214*178366
AFC U-16 Championship History
YearRoundScoreResult
1986Round 1 3–3 Draw
Round 1 1–1 Draw
Round 1 0–0 Draw
Semifinals 0–1 Loss
Third Place 0–2 Loss
1988Round 1 0–1 Loss
Round 1 2–2 Draw
Round 1 2–3 Loss
Round 1 0–4 Loss
1992Round 1 3–0 Win
Round 1 0–0 Draw
Round 1 2–0 Win
Semifinals 1–2 Loss
Third Place 1–2 Loss
1998Round 1 0–3 Loss
Round 1 2–3 Loss
Round 1 1–0 Win
Round 1 2–0 Win
2004Round 1 0–0 Draw
Round 1 1–2 Loss
Round 1 4–1 Win
Quarterfinals 1–0 Win
Semifinals 0–0 Draw
Final 0–1 Loss
2006Round 1 1–2 Loss
Round 1 6–2 Win
Quarterfinals 2–1 Win
Semifinals 3–0 Win
Final 2–4 Loss
2010Round 1 1–1 Draw
Round 1 2–0 Win
Round 1 2–1 Win
Quarterfinals 4–0 Win
Semifinals 2–1 Win
Final 2–0 Win
2012Round 1 0–3 Loss
Round 1 2–1 Win
Round 1 0–3 Loss
2014Round 1 3–0 Win
Round 1 2–3 Loss
Round 1 4–1 Win
Quarterfinals 0–0 Draw
Semifinals 1–1 Draw
Final 2–1 Win
2016Round 1 2–0 Win
Round 1 4–1 Win
Round 1 1–3 Loss
Quarterfinals 1–1 Draw
Semifinals 1–1 Draw

Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Head coach: Kim Yong-su

Notes and References

  1. http://www.the-afc.com//en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=374&matchId=3044
  2. Web site: Official Home of Asian Football . 2012-12-08 . dead . https://archive.today/20121208170512/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=374&matchId=3025 . 2012-12-08 .
  3. Web site: Official Home of Asian Football . 2012-12-09 . dead . https://archive.today/20121209045331/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=374&matchId=3022 . 2012-12-09 .
  4. Web site: Official Home of Asian Football . www.the-afc.com . 3 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20121211064227/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=374&matchId=3021 . 11 December 2012 . dead.