South Korea national football team records and statistics

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This list of South Korea national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the South Korea national football team, its players, and its managers. The team represents the nation of South Korea in international football. It is governed by the Korea Football Association and competes as a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Contents

Player records

As of 9 September 2025 [1]

Players in bold are still active with South Korea.

Most appearances

Hong Myung-Bo.jpg
BFA 2023 -2 Heung-Min Son (cropped).jpg
Hong Myung-bo (left) and Son Heung-min (right) are South Korea's joint-most-capped players, with 136 appearances each.
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1 Cha Bum-kun 136581972–1986
Hong Myung-bo 136101990–2002
Son Heung-min 136532010–present
4 Lee Woon-jae 13301994–2010
5 Lee Young-pyo 12751999–2011
6 Kim Ho-kon 12451971–1979
7 Yoo Sang-chul 122181994–2005
8 Cho Young-jeung 11311975–1986
9 Kim Young-gwon 11272010–present
10 Ki Sung-yueng 110102008–2019

Top goalscorers

Cha Bum-kun is South Korea's joint-most-capped player and top goalscorer with 58 goals. Cha Bum Kun.jpg
Cha Bum-kun is South Korea's joint-most-capped player and top goalscorer with 58 goals.
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1 Cha Bum-kun 581360.431972–1986
2 Son Heung-min 531360.392010–present
3 Hwang Sun-hong 501030.491988–2002
4 Park Lee-chun 36890.41969–1974
5 Kim Jae-han 33570.581972–1979
Lee Dong-gook 331050.311998–2017
7 Choi Soon-ho 301030.291980–1991
8 Kim Do-hoon 29720.41994–2003
Huh Jung-moo 29840.351974–1986
10 Choi Yong-soo 27670.41995–2003
Lee Tae-ho 27720.381980–1991
Kim Jin-kook 27940.291972–1978

Other records

Youngest player
17 years and 241 days, Kim Pan-keun, vs. Thailand, 1 November 1983
Youngest goalscorer
18 years and 87 days, Ko Jong-soo, vs. New Zealand, 25 January 1997
Oldest player
39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
Oldest goalscorer
39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
Longest career
19 years and 112 days, Lee Dong-gook, from 16 May 1998 to 5 September 2017
Most goals in a calendar year
16, Park Lee-chun (1972) and Hwang Sun-hong (1994)
Most consecutive matches scored in
6, Ha Seok-ju (1993)
Fastest goal from kick-off
16 seconds, Hwang Hee-chan, vs. Qatar, 17 November 2020
Most hat-tricks
3, Cha Bum-kun and Park Sung-hwa

Manager records

Most matches managed
78, Huh Jung-moo
Most matches managed (unofficial) [2]
126, Kim Jung-nam
Most matches won
54, Ham Heung-chul
Most matches won in an appointment
35, Paulo Bento
Longest career in an appointment
4 years and 106 days, Paulo Bento, from 22 August 2018 to 6 December 2022
Most appointments
5, Kim Yong-sik, Min Byung-dae and Park Jong-hwan

Team records

Biggest victory
16–0 vs. Nepal, 29 September 2003 (2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Highest scoring draw
4–4 vs. Malaysia, 11 September 1976 (1976 Korea Cup)
Heaviest defeat
0–12 vs. Sweden, 5 August 1948 (1948 Summer Olympics)
Most consecutive victories
11, from 29 July 1975 (3–1 vs. Malaysia) to 21 December 1975 (3–1 vs. Burma)
Most consecutive matches without defeat
29, from 20 September 1986 (3–0 vs. India) to 26 June 1989 (0–0 vs. Czechoslovakia)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows South Korea's head-to-head record, correct as of 9 September 2025. [3]

  1. Including Czechoslovakia.
  2. Including South Vietnam.
  3. Including North Yemen.
  4. Including SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.

References

  1. Mamrud, Roberto. "South Korea – Record International Players". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. "KFA Archives" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 1 August 2018.
  3. "All-time record per countries" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. "Match results – 2005" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.