South Korea national football team
| Nickname(s) | 태극전사 (Taegeuk Warriors) 아시아의 호랑이 (Tigers of Asia) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Korea Football Association (KFA) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Paulo Bento | ||
| Captain | Son Heung-min | ||
| Most caps | Cha Bum-kun (136) Hong Myung-Bo (136) | ||
| Top scorer | Cha Bum-kun (58) | ||
| Home stadium | Seoul World Cup Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | KOR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 38  15 (7 February 2019)[1] | ||
| Highest | 17 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 69 (November 2014 – January 2015) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 27  2 (3 March 2019)[2] | ||
| Highest | 15 (September 1980, June 2002) | ||
| Lowest | 80 (August 1967) | ||
| First international | |||
Non-FIFA international South Korea 5–1 Hong Kong [[File:{{{flag alias-1910}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]](Hong Kong; 6 July 1948)[3] FIFA international South Korea 5–3 Mexico  (London, United Kingdom; 2 August 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 South Korea 16–0 Nepal  (Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
South Korea 0–12 Sweden  (London, United Kingdom; 5 August 1948) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Fourth Place (2002) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1956) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1956, 1960) | ||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Fourth Place (2002) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2001) | ||
The South Korea national football team is the national football team of South Korea.
Notable Achievements[change | change source]
Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments, which is the most amount of appearances for any Asian country. Korea Republic became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages, at the 2002 tournament (Where it achieved 4th place), and also won the first two editions of the AFC Asian Cup. The current team, with players such as Chung Yong Lee, Ki Sung Yueng, Park Chu Young, Lee Keun Ho, Ji Dong won, Lee Dong Gook, and Koo Jacheol is easily a good contender for upcoming competitions too. With the new coach Hong MyungBo, South-Korea might earn a good place in the FIFA World cup of 2013.
Most appearances[change | change source]
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Hong Myung-Bo | 136 | 10 | 1990-2002 |
| 2 | Lee Woon-Jae | 132 | 0 | 1994-2010 |
| 3 | Lee Young-Pyo | 127 | 5 | 1999-2011 |
| 4 | Yoo Sang-Chul | 123 | 18 | 1994-2005 |
| 5 | Cha Bum-Kun | 121 | 55 | 1972-1986 |
| 6 | Kim Tae-Young | 104 | 3 | 1992-2004 |
| 7 | Hwang Seon-Hong | 103 | 50 | 1903-2002 |
| 8 | Choi Soon-Hoo | 95 | 30 | 1980-1991 |
| 8 | Ha Seok-Joo | 95 | 23 | 1991-2001 |
| 10 | Cho Young-Jeung | 92 | 2 | 1975-1986 |
Top scorers[change | change source]
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Cha Bum-Kun | 55 | 121 | 1972-1986 |
| 2 | Hwang Seon-Hong | 50 | 103 | 1993-2002 |
| 3 | Choi Soon-Hoo | 30 | 95 | 1980-1991 |
| 4 | Huh Jung-Moo | 29 | 1974-1986 | |
| 4 | Kim Do-Hoon | 29 | 1994-2003 | |
| 6 | Choi Yong-Soo | 27 | 1995-2003 | |
| 6 | Lee Tae-Hoo | 27 | 1980-1991 | |
| 8 | Lee Young-Moo | 24 | 1974-1982 | |
| 8 | Park Sung-Hwa | 24 | 1974-1984 | |
| 10 | Ha Seok-Joo | 23 | 95 | 1991-2001 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ "첫 A 매치 골 주인공은 故정남식·정국진씨" (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 5 August 2007.
