North Korea women's national under-20 football team
Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Song Sung-gwon | ||
FIFA code | PRK | ||
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Winner (2006, 2016) | ||
AFC U-19 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Winner (2007, 2024) | ||
The North Korea women's national under-20 football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, and other under-20 women's international football tournaments. The team is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.
They have won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup twice, in 2006 and 2016. Upon the former triumph, they became the first Asian team to win a FIFA women's tournament and the first Asian football team to win any FIFA tournaments since Saudi Arabia's victory in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.
They have also won the AFC U-19 Women's Championship twice, in 2007 and again in 2024.
Competition History
[edit]FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
[edit]FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
2002 | did not qualify | |||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2006 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
2008 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |
2010 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
2012 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | |
2014 | Fourth Place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
2016 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |
2018 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
2022 | Withdrew from final tournament | |||||||
2024 | Qualified | |||||||
2026 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 8/12 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 47 |
Record by opponent
[edit]FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
Total | 39 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 47 | +43 |
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
[edit]AFC U-19 Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
2002 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | |
2004 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
2006 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | |
2007 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
2009 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
2011 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
2013 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
2015 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2017 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
2019 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
2024 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
Total | 11/11 | 56 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 202 | 32 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
[edit]The following 22 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup in Uzbekistan.[1]
- Match dates: 4, 7 and 10 March 2024
- Opposition: China, Vietnam and Japan
- Caps and goals correct as of: 7 March 2024, after the match against Vietnam
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 squads – Korea DPR". Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Lewis, Samantha (18 February 2024). "Deer musk glands, fake fans, and forbidden friends — inside the North Korean women's national soccer team". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- North Korea at the FIFA website
- North Korea at the AFC website