North Korea national football team results

Last updated June 12, 2025

This article summarizes the outcomes of all official matches played by the North Korea national football team by opponent and by period, since they first played in official competitions in 1956.

Record per opponent

Last updated: Iran vs. North Korea, 10 June 2025. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows North Korea's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	AFC
Algeria	1	1	0	0	3	1	+1	100.00	CONAF
Australia	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	66.67	AFC
Bahrain	7	4	1	2	10	10	0	57.14	AFC
Bangladesh	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00	AFC
Brazil	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00	CONMEBOL
Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0.00	UEFA
Cambodia	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00	AFC
Canada	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	50.00	CONCACAF
Chile	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00	CONMEBOL
China	26	8	7	11	25	30	−5	30.77	AFC
Chinese Taipei	9	8	1	0	23	2	+21	88.88	AFC
Congo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	CONAF
Cuba	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	0.00	CONCACAF
Egypt	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	0.00	CONAF
Finland	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00	UEFA
Greece	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0.00	UEFA
Guam	5	5	0	0	42	3	+39	100.00	AFC
Guinea	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	CONAF
Hong Kong	17	11	6	0	29	9	+20	64.70	AFC
India	11	10	1	0	30	7	+23	90.90	AFC
Indonesia	11	9	2	0	30	5	+25	81.81	AFC
Iran	25	0	7	18	9	38	−29	0.00	AFC
Iraq	11	4	1	6	10	10	0	36.36	AFC
Italy	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	UEFA
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0.00	CONAF
Japan	20	7	4	9	14	20	−6	35.00	AFC
Jordan	8	3	2	3	6	8	−2	37.50	AFC
Kazakhstan	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	66.67	UEFA
Kuwait	14	1	7	6	12	20	−8	7.14	AFC
Kyrgyzstan	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	33.33	AFC
Laos	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	AFC
Latvia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	0.00	UEFA
Lebanon	9	1	3	5	6	15	−9	11.11	AFC
Macau	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	100.00	AFC
Malaysia	10	6	3	1	23	7	+16	60.00	AFC
Mali	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	CONAF
Mexico	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00	CONCACAF
Mongolia	6	6	0	0	36	4	+32	100.00	AFC
Myanmar	9	7	2	0	26	4	+22	77.77	AFC
Nepal	4	4	0	0	11	1	+10	100.00	AFC
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	1	3	−3	0.00	CONAF
North Vietnam	6	6	0	0	17	2	+15	100.00	AFC
Norway	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0.00	UEFA
Oman	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	0.00	AFC
Pakistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	AFC
Palestine	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00	AFC
Papua New Guinea	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00	OFC
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00	CONMEBOL
Philippines	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	50.00	AFC
Poland	2	0	1	1	2	7	−5	0.00	UEFA
Portugal	2	0	0	2	3	12	−9	0.00	UEFA
Qatar	13	4	5	4	16	24	−8	30.76	AFC
Saudi Arabia	14	1	6	7	9	22	−13	7.14	AFC
Singapore	12	8	1	3	22	13	+9	66.67	AFC
Somalia	1	1	0	0	14	0	+14	100.00	CONAF
South Korea	19	1	10	8	6	17	−11	5.26	AFC
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	CONAF
Soviet Union	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0.00	UEFA
Sweden	3	0	2	1	2	6	−4	0.00	UEFA
Sri Lanka	4	4	0	0	15	0	+15	100.00	AFC
Syria	13	4	5	4	15	18	−3	30.76	AFC
Tajikistan	6	4	1	1	6	2	+4	66.67	AFC
Thailand	20	11	5	4	36	17	+19	55.00	AFC
Turkmenistan	7	2	4	1	7	7	0	28.57	AFC
United Arab Emirates	16	4	7	5	17	16	+1	25.00	AFC
United States	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	CONCACAF
Uzbekistan	12	1	2	9	7	22	−15	8.33	AFC
Venezuela	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	0.00	CONMEBOL
Vietnam	8	3	4	1	10	7	+3	37.50	AFC
Yemen	6	4	2	0	20	3	+17	66.67	AFC
Zambia	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0.00	CONAF
Total	427	182	117	128	662	460	+202	42.62	—

Results in chronological order

The summarizing tables below show North Korea's official matches per period. More extensive reports (with dates, scores, goal scorers and match circumstances) can be found on the main articles per period.

	Legend for encounters
Q	Qualification rounds
PR	Preliminary round
R + number	Round number
GS	Group Stage
SF	Semi-final
3rd-4th	Third place match

1956–1979

82 matches played:

1980–1999

100 matches played:

2000–2009

102 matches played:

2010–2019

118 matches played:

2020–present

Notes

References

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v t e North Korea national football team
General	DPR Korea Football Association History Players Managers Results
Venues	Kim Il-sung Stadium Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
World Finals	Summary 1966 2010
Asian Finals	Summary 1980 1992 2011 2015 2019 2027
Notable matches	2010 AFC Challenge Cup final 2012 AFC Challenge Cup final
Other tournaments	Summer Olympics Asian Games EAFF Championship AFC Challenge Cup
Rivalries	South Korea
Culture	The Game of Their Lives
Other PRKFA teams	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's U-20 U-17

v t e Men's national football team results (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain 2000−2009 2010−2019 2020–present Iraq 1957–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Jordan Kuwait 1961−1979 1980−1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Lebanon 1940–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Oman 1965–2019 2020–present Palestine 1998–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Qatar 2020–present Saudi Arabia 1957–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Syria 1940–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present United Arab Emirates 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran 1941–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Kyrgyzstan 2020–present Tajikistan 2020–present Turkmenistan Uzbekistan 1992–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh 1973–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Bhutan India 1938–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Maldives Nepal 1972–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Pakistan 1950–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Sri Lanka 1950–1979 1980–2009 2010–present
East Asia (EAFF)	China 1913–1949 1950–1969 1970–1989 1990–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Japan 1917–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present North Korea 1956–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present South Korea 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands ^†
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia 1922–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Brunei Cambodia 2010–2019 2020–present Indonesia 1934–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Laos 1961–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Malaysia 2010–2019 2020–present Myanmar 1950–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Philippines 1913–1948 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2000–2019 2020–present Singapore 1948–1969 1970–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Thailand 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Timor-Leste Vietnam 1991–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
Defunct	Aden Lahej North Yemen South Vietnam South Yemen
^† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA