North Korea national football team
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Nickname(s) | Chollima[1] | ||
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Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Kim Yong-jun[2] | ||
Captain | Ri Myong-guk | ||
Most caps | Ri Myong-guk (96) | ||
Top scorer | Jong Il-gwan (18) | ||
Home stadium | Kim Il-sung Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PRK | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
109 | ||
Highest | 57 (November 1993) | ||
Lowest | 181 (October – November 1998) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current |
91 | ||
Highest | 26 (July 1966) | ||
Lowest | 98 (31 March 2015) | ||
First international | |||
(Beijing, China; October 7, 1956)[5] | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Taipei, Taiwan; March 11, 2005) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Cape Town, South Africa; June 21, 2010) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1966) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, 1966 | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1980) | ||
Best result | Fourth place, 1980 | ||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1976) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, 1976 |
North Korea national football team | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 국가대표팀 |
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Hancha | 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 蹴球 國家代表- |
Revised Romanization | Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo Tim |
McCune–Reischauer | Chosǒn Minjujuǔi Mingonghwaguk Ch'ukgu Kukka Taep'yo T'im |
Munhwaŏ | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선민주주의인민공화국 국가종합팀 |
Hancha | 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 國家代表- |
Revised Romanization | Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Gukga Daepyo Tim |
McCune–Reischauer | Chosǒn Minjujuǔi Mingonghwaguk Kukka Taep'yo T'im |
The North Korea national football team (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 국가대표팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA)[6] represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for football in North Korea.
North Korea surprised with a good showing at their World Cup debut, reaching the quarter-finals in 1966, beating Italy in the group stage, being the first Asian team in history to make it past the group stage. During the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers, controversy arose when the team's supporters rioted, interfering with the opponents' safe egress from the stadium, because of North Korea's failure to qualify. In 2009, the team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the second World Cup appearance in their history. North Korea has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup four times; in 1980, when they finished fourth, in 1992, 2011 and in 2015. The current team is composed of both native North Koreans and Chongryon-affiliated Koreans born in Japan.
History
1966 World Cup
Qualification
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |
— | banned | ||||||||
— | withdrew | ||||||||
Finals
In the 1966 World Cup, North Korea played their matches at Middlesbrough's home ground Ayresome Park, when the team caused an upset, beating Italy 1–0 to gain a spot in the quarter-finals. There, they lost 5–3 to Portugal, despite taking a 3–0 lead after thirty minutes. The North Korea team was the first team from outside Europe or the Americas to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup finals.[7] In a 1999 documentary featuring interviews with surviving members of the team,[8] they describe themselves as having been welcomed home as national heroes.
Soviet Union | 3–0 | |
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Malofeyev Banishevskiy |
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Chile | 1–1 | |
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Marcos |
Report | Pak Seung-zin |
North Korea | 1–0 | |
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Pak Doo-ik |
Report |
Portugal | 5–3 | |
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Eusébio José Augusto |
Report | Pak Seung-zin Li Dong-woon Yang Seung-Kook |
1976 Olympic football tournament
The North Korea football team finished second in their group in the 1976 Summer Olympics, but lost 5–0 to Poland in the quarter-finals.[9]
2006 World Cup qualifying stage controversy
In March 2005, the North Korean team was playing Iran in Pyongyang when North Korean fans became enraged when the referee failed to award North Korea a penalty kick after a controversial play near the end of the match. Demanding a penalty, the North Korean footballers rushed Syrian referee Mohamed Kousa, who instead gave a North Korean player a red card. Bottles, stones and chairs were thrown onto the field following the play. After the match was over, North Korean fans refused to let the Iranian team leave the stadium on their team bus. The violence was so severe that riot police forced back the crowd.[10] Following this incident, North Korea lost its right to host the subsequent home match with Japan and the game was instead played behind closed doors in Bangkok, Thailand.[11]
2010 World Cup
Qualification
The North Korea football team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after finishing 2nd place in Group B of Asian qualifying.[12] Their finishing place was not decided until the day of the last fixture of the group, in which they needed not only to avoid defeat in a match against Saudi Arabia, but also relied on Iran losing to South Korea. After the Koreans scored the same number of points as Saudi Arabia, North Korea qualified through goal difference.[13][14] With a final pre-tournament FIFA ranking of 105th in the world, North Korea was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for the World Cup since the rankings began in 1993.
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Finals
2010 was North Korea's first appearance at the World Cup since 1966.[15] The draw placed North Korea in Group G. They played their first match against five-time winners Brazil on 15 June. Despite their best efforts, they were nevertheless outmatched and lost 1-2. In their next game against Portugal on 21 June, they were defeated 0–7. Despite starting well (as against Brazil), their defensive and well organised approach unravelled after Portugal scored on them. The Koreans lost their final match against Côte d'Ivoire 0–3 on 25 June. Having lost all three group matches, they were knocked out, finishing at the bottom of Group G. It was reported that the small contingency of apparent North Korean football fans were actually Chinese people who bought tickets reserved for North Korean government officials.[16] North Korea subsequently denied the report, and claimed instead that the Chinese were small in number, and that the regime had permitted their travel. There were also reports that the North Korean government punished the coach and players for losing the matches by sending them on a hard labour in mines. However, FIFA's investigators could not confirm that.[17]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Brazil | 2–1 | |
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Maicon Elano |
Report | Ji Yun-Nam |
Portugal | 7–0 | |
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Meireles Simão Almeida Tiago Liédson Ronaldo |
Report |
North Korea | 0–3 | |
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Report | Y. Touré Romaric Kalou |
Recent results and fixtures
6 October 2016 Friendly | Vietnam | 5–2 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
18:00 ICT | Report | Pak Kwang-ryong |
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
10 October 2016 Friendly | Philippines | 1–3 | Manila, Philippines | |
20:00 PST | Ramsay |
Report |
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Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hoàng Anh Tuấn (Vietnam) |
6 November 2016 2017 EAFF 2nd prelim rd | North Korea | 2–0 | Mong Kok, Hong Kong | |
15:00 HKT |
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Report | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India) |
9 November 2016 2017 EAFF 2nd prelim rd | Guam | 0–2 | Mong Kok, Hong Kong | |
17:00 HKT | Report |
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Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolia) |
12 November 2016 2017 EAFF 2nd prelim rd | Hong Kong | 0–1 | Mong Kok, Hong Kong | |
18:00 HKT | Report | Jong Il-gwan |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 4,838 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India) |
6 June 2017 Friendly | Qatar | 2–2 | Doha, Qatar | |
20:00 AST | Hassan Afif |
Report | Pak Kwang-ryong Kim Yu-song |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
13 June 2017 2019 ACQ | Hong Kong | 1–1 | So Kon Po, Hong Kong | |
20:00 HKT | Tan Chun Lok |
Report | Kim Yu-song |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 8,194 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) |
14 July 2017 2017 King's Cup | Thailand | 3–0 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
19:30 ICT | Mongkol Thitipan Teeratep |
Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
16 July 2017 2017 King's Cup | Burkina Faso | 3–3 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Zagré L. Traoré |
Report | Pak Song-chol Myong Cha-hyon Rim Kwang-Hyok |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Zaw Khaing (Myanmar) |
5 September 2017 2019 ACQ | North Korea | 2–2 | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
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Report | Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
10 October 2017 2019 ACQ | Lebanon | 5–0 | Beirut, Lebanon | |
Report | Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan) |
10 November 2017 2019 ACQ | North Korea | 4–1 | Buriram, Thailand | |
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Report |
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Stadium: Buriram Stadium Attendance: 287 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) |
13 November 2017 2019 ACQ | Malaysia | 1–4 | Buriram, Thailand | |
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Report |
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Stadium: Buriram Stadium Attendance: 504 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
9 December 2017 2017 EAFF Final | Japan | 1–0 | Tokyo, Japan | |
19:15 JST | Ideguchi |
Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 20,806 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
12 December 2017 2017 EAFF Final | North Korea | 0–1 | Tokyo, Japan | |
16:30 JST | Report | Ri Yong-chol |
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 5,477 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
16 December 2017 2017 EAFF Final | China PR | 1–1 | Tokyo, Japan | |
16:30 JST | Wei Shihao |
Report | Jong Il-gwan |
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 18,272 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
27 March 2018 2019 ACQ | North Korea | 2–0 | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
17:00 UTC+8:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
13 October 2018 Friendly | Uzbekistan | 2–0 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
20:00 UZT | Bikmaev |
Report | Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) |
12 November 2018 Friendly | North Korea | – | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium |
8 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup | Saudi Arabia | – | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
20:00 GST | Report | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
13 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup | North Korea | – | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | |
15:00 GST | Report | Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium |
17 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup | Lebanon | – | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | |
20:00 GST | Report | Stadium: Sharjah Stadium |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup
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Asian Games
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | ||
- | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
- | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||
2002–present | See North Korea national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 5/13 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 29 |
AFC Challenge Cup record
AFC Challenge Cup Finals | |||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
Did not enter | |||||||
Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Did not enter | |||||||
Total | Best: Champions | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
East Asian Cup
Dynasty Cup
Nehru Cup
Coaching staff
Position | Name | Nationality |
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Head coach | Kim Yong-jun | |
Assistant coach | Kim Jong-min | |
Goalkeeper coach | Pak Kyong-chol |
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the friendly against Uzbekistan on 13th October 2018
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ri Myong-guk | 9 September 1986 (aged 31) | 97 | 0 | |
18 | GK | Sin Hyok | 3 July 1992 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Kang Ju-hyok | 14 April 1998 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Kim Chol-bom | 16 July 1996 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Jang Kuk-chol | 16 February 1994 (aged 23) | 38 | 3 | |
4 | DF | Kim Song-min | 3 December 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | An Il-song | 29 December 1995 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | |
7 | DF | Kang Kuk-chol | 1 July 1990 (aged 27) | 20 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Ri Chang-ho | 4 January 1990 (aged 27) | 6 | 0 | |
23 | DF | U Il-gang | 26 August 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Ri Un-chol | 13 July 1995 (aged 22) | 7 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Jo Kwang-Myong | 27 October 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Kim Kuk-bom | 13 November 1996 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Ri Thong-il | 20 March 1995 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Sim Hyon-jin | 1 January 1991 (aged 26) | 28 | 1 | |
8 | FW | Han Thae-hyok | 15 October 1989 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Kim Yong-il | 11 June 1996 (aged 21) | 7 | 1 | |
11 | FW | Jong Il-gwan | 30 October 1992 (aged 25) | 62 | 18 | |
19 | FW | Rim Kwang-hyok | 30 May 1990 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 | |
24 | FW | An Il-bom | 5 August 1996 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Kim Yu-song | 24 January 1995 (aged 22) | 13 | 7 |
Records
As of March 27, 2018. Players in bold are still active at international level.
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Kit providers
Since 2014, North Korea's official kit provider is currently produced by the North Korean sports company Choeusu.[20]
Period | Kit Provider |
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1992–2002 | |
2002–2003 | |
2003–2005 | |
2005–2006 | |
2006–2008 | |
2008–2010 | |
2010–2014 | |
2014–present |
See also
References
- ↑ Montague, James (12 December 2017). "Inside the Secret World of Football in North Korea". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ {{Cite web | url =https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/voting-breakdown-the-best-fifa-men-s-player-2018.pdf?cloudid=ag30shazs0wdowcyettg%7C
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ North Korea matches, ratings and points exchanged
- ↑ "World Cup 2010 team guide: North Korea". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "When Middlesbrough hosted the 1966 World Cup Koreans". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ↑ "The Game of their Lives". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2010-09-03.
- ↑ "XXI. Olympiad Montreal 1976 Football Tournament". rsssf.com. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "N Korea football violence erupts". BBC News. March 30, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ Peck, Grant (15 June 2010). "No fans allowed at Japan, North Korea qualifying match". USA Today. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "North Korea qualify for World Cup". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "World Cup guide – North Korea". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "Groups and Standings". FIFA. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "North Korea revive World Cup memories". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ Holton, Kate (15 June 2010). "Chinese 'volunteer army' arrive to back North Korea". Reuters. Pretoria, South Africa. Retrieved 13 July 2010. Indicating only that Chinese supporters of North Korea were present, but not necessarily excluding North Korean fans.
- ↑ Frayer, Lauren (16 June 2010). "Diplomats: North Korean Soccer Fans Are Genuine". Aol News. Cape Town, South Africa. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ↑ Bobrowsky, Josef; Stokkermans, Karel (20 June 2007). "Dynasty Cup". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ Bobrowsky, Josef; King, Ian (1 January 2006). "Nehru Cup 1993". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ↑ "Home-made Football Popular among DPRK People". KCNA. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
External links
- Blog about football Democratic People's Republic of Korea (in Italian)
- Korea DPR by FIFA, June 15, 2010
- North Korea – The World Cup's Mystery Men by BBC News, June 9, 2010
- The story of North Korea at the 1966 World Cup, BBC News, June 15, 2010
- Video of Italy's shock loss to North Korea in the World Cup 1966 by Youtube.com, June 15, 2010
- Northern Exposure: The People's Team Abroad by Soccerlens, July 25, 2010