South Korea national football team results (1948–1959)

Last updated May 15, 2024

This is a list of football matches played by the South Korea national football team between 1948 and 1959.

Results by year

Year	GP	W	D	L	Win %
1948	2	1	0	1	050.00
1949	2	1	1	0	050.00
1950	3	2	0	1	066.67
1951	Did not play
1952	Did not play
1953	5	3	1	1	060.00
1954	8	2	3	3	025.00
1955	Did not play
1956	10	8	1	1	080.00
1957	Did not play
1958	7	4	1	2	057.14
1959	11	7	2	2	063.64
Total	48	28	9	11	058.33

Matches

1948

2 August 1948 Summer Olympics (Round of 16)	Korea	5–3	Mexico	London, Great Britain
	Choi Seong-gon 13' Bae Jeong-ho 30' Chung Kook-chin 63', 66' Chung Nam-sik 87'		Cárdenas 23' Figueroa 85' Ruiz 89'

5 August 1948 Summer Olympics (Quarter-finals)	Korea	0–12	Sweden	London, Great Britain
			Liedholm 11', 62' G. Nordahl 25', 40', 78', 80' Gren 27' Carlsson 61', 64', 82' Rosén 72', 85'

Source:^[1]

1949

16 January Friendly

Vietnam

3–3

Korea

Saigon, Vietnam

25 January Friendly	Macau	0–3	Korea	Macao
			Chung Nam-sik 30' Chung Kook-chin 60', 63'

Source:^[2]

1950

15 April Friendly	Hong Kong	3–6	South Korea	Hong Kong
	Lee Tai-fai 15' (pen.), 24', 35' (pen.)		Kim Yong-sik 3' Chung Nam-sik 8', 17', 43', 65', 67'

19 April Friendly	Hong Kong	1–0	South Korea	Hong Kong
	Lee Tai-fai 49' (pen.)

22 April Friendly	Macau	1–4	South Korea	Macau
	Jia Hua-ru 40'		Min Byung-dae 35' Chung Nam-sik 60' Chung Kook-chin 63' Lee Han-sang 85'

Source:^[3]

1953

11 April Friendly	Singapore	2–3	South Korea	Singapore
	Boon Khim 66' Ismail 86'		Choi Chung-min 15' Park Il-kap 54' Kang Jeong-ho 61'

18 April Friendly	Singapore	3–1	South Korea	Singapore
	Ismail 10' Boon Khim 20', 81'		Choi Yung-keun 26'

19 April Friendly	Singapore	1–3	South Korea	Singapore
	Boon Seong 53'		Choi Chung-min 46' Chung Nam-sik 60' Park Il-kap 75'

24 April Friendly

Singapore

0–0

South Korea

Singapore

30 April Friendly	South Korea	3–1	Indonesia	Hong Kong
	Chung Nam-sik 18' Choi Chung-min 80' Choi Yung-keun 85'		Dalhar 24'

Source:^[4]

1954

7 March 1954 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Japan	1–5	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
	Naganuma 16'		Chung Nam-sik 22', 83' Choi Gwang-seok 34' Choi Chung-min 68', 87'

14 March 1954 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)	Japan	2–2	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
	Iwatani 16', 60'		Chung Nam-sik 24' Choi Chung-min 43'

1 May 1954 Asian Games (Group D)	South Korea	3–3	Hong Kong	Manila, Philippines
	Park Il-kap 26' Chung Kook-chin 69' Sung Nak-woon 76'		Chu Wing-wah 2' Lee Yuk-tak 63' (pen.), 72'

2 May 1954 Asian Games (Group D)	South Korea	8–2	Afghanistan	Manila, Philippines
	Choi Chung-min 7' Choi Gwang-seok 22' Sung Nak-woon 23', 45', 55', 80' Chung Nam-sik 42' ? 49' (o.g.)

6 May 1954 Asian Games (Semi-finals)	South Korea	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Burma	Manila, Philippines
	Kang Chang-gi 18' Choi Chung-min 71'

8 May 1954 Asian Games (Final)	South Korea	2–5	Republic of China	Manila, Philippines
	Choi Chung-min 30' Park Il-kap 71'		Yiu Cheuk-yin 6' Chu Wing-keung 17' (pen.), 68' Szeto Man 50' Ho Ying-fan 80'

17 June 1954 FIFA World Cup (Group 2)	South Korea	0–9	Hungary	Zürich, Switzerland
			Puskás 12', 89' Lantos 18' Kocsis 24', 36', 50' Czibor 59' Palotás 75', 83'

20 June 1954 FIFA World Cup (Group 2)	South Korea	0–7	Turkey	Geneva, Switzerland
			Mamat 10', 30' Küçükandonyadis 24' Sargun 37', 64', 70' Keskin 76'

Source:^[5]

1956

25 February 1956 AFC Asian Cup (Qualification)	Philippines	0–2	South Korea	Manila, Philippines
			Sung Nak-woon 57' Choi Chung-min 61'

21 April 1956 AFC Asian Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	3–0	Philippines	Seoul, South Korea
	Kim Hong-woo 5', 78' Woo Sang-kwon 64'

3 June 1956 Summer Olympics (Qualification)	Japan	2–0	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
	Uchino 54' Iwabuchi 77'

10 June 1956 Summer Olympics (Qualification)	Japan	0–2	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
			Sung Nak-woon 59' Choi Gwang-seok 65'

26 August 1956 AFC Asian Cup (Qualification)	South Korea	2–0	Republic of China	Seoul, South Korea
	Choi Chung-min 23' Kim Dong-keun 78'

2 September 1956 AFC Asian Cup (Qualification)	Republic of China	1–2	South Korea	Taipei, Republic of China
	Chu Wing-keung 20'		Kim Dong-keun 55' (pen.), 89'

6 September 1956 AFC Asian Cup	Hong Kong	2–2	South Korea	Hong Kong
	Tang Yee-kit 10' Ko Po-keung 39'		Kim Ji-sung 45' Sung Nak-woon 62'

8 September 1956 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	2–1	Israel	Hong Kong
	Woo Sang-kwon 52' Sung Nak-woon 62'		Stelmach 71'

15 September 1956 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	5–3	South Vietnam	Hong Kong
	Sung Nak-woon 5' Woo Sang-kwon 46' (pen.), 58' Choi Chung-min 56', 68'		Trương Văn Thọ 19' Lê Hữu Đức 51', 62'

31 October Friendly	South Korea	1–0	United States	Seoul, South Korea
	Kim Dong-keun 87'

Source:^[6]

1958

18 February Friendly	Hong Kong	3–2	South Korea	Hong Kong
	Chu Wing-wah 49' Mok Chun-wah 76', 87'		Choi Gwang-seok 25' Choi Chung-min 40'

19 February Friendly	Hong Kong	1–1	South Korea	Hong Kong
	Law Kwok-tai 21'		Woo Sang-kwon 66'

26 May 1958 Asian Games (Group D)	South Korea	2–1	Singapore	Tokyo, Japan
	Kim Dong-keun 35' Woo Sang-kwon 65'		Arthur 30'

28 May 1958 Asian Games (Group D)	South Korea	5–0	Iran	Tokyo, Japan
	Lee Soo-nam 6' Kim Yeong-jin 33' Moon Jung-sik 50' Choi Chung-min 53' Woo Sang-kwon 84'

30 May 1958 Asian Games (Quarter-finals)	South Korea	3–1	South Vietnam	Tokyo, Japan
	Choi Gwang-seok 55' Woo Sang-kwon 75' Sung Nak-woon 80'		Lại Văn Ngôn 20'

31 May 1958 Asian Games (Semi-finals)	South Korea	3–1	India	Tokyo, Japan
	Choi Chung-min 7' Lee Soo-nam 75' Moon Jung-sik 83'		Damodaran 25'

1 June 1958 Asian Games (Final)	South Korea	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Republic of China	Tokyo, Japan
	Lee Soo-nam 15' Choi Gwang-seok 88'		Yiu Cheuk-yin 65' Lau Yee 85' (pen.) Law Kwok-tai 110'

Source:^[7]

1959

30 August 1959 Merdeka Tournament	South Korea	2–3	South Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
	Son Myung-sub 2' (pen.) Cho Yoon-ok 10'		Hà Tâm 38', 88' Đỗ Thới Vinh 39'

2 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament	South Korea	4–1	Singapore	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
	Woo Sang-kwon 33' Yoo Pan-soon 39' Choi Chung-min 57' Cha Tae-sung 60'		Quah 37'

5 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament

South Korea

0–0

Japan

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

6 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament	South Korea	3–1	Japan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
	Choi Chung-min 2' Cho Yoon-ok 8' Cha Tae-sung 57'		Uchino 12'

7 September Friendly	Malaya	2–4	South Korea	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
	Arthur 7' Govindarajoo 60'		Woo Sang-kwon 22' Cha Tae-sung 28', 62' Cho Yoon-ok 64'

8 September Friendly	South Korea	1–1	India	Penang, Malaya
	Cho Yoon-ok 30'		Banerjee 6'

10 September Friendly	South Korea	3–2	Hong Kong	Penang, Malaya
	Woo Sang-kwon 3' Cho Yoon-ok 20' Moon Jung-sik 50'		Lee Yuk-tak 23' Lee Tak-wai 55'

12 September Friendly	Singapore	1–5	South Korea	Singapore
	Fewtrell 37'		Moon Jung-sik 15' Choi Chung-min 47' Woo Sang-kwon 55' Cho Yoon-ok 65', 67'

13 September Friendly	Singapore	0–4	South Korea	Singapore
			Moon Jung-sik 13' Lee Soon-myung 37' Yoo Pan-soon 32' Cho Yoon-ok 67'

13 December 1960 Summer Olympics (Qualification)	Japan	0–2	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
			Choi Chung-min 51' Moon Jung-sik 57'

20 December 1960 Summer Olympics (Qualification)	Japan	1–0	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
	Ninomiya 70'

Source:^[8]

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References

↑ "Match results - 1948" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
↑ "Match results - 1949" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
↑ "Match results - 1950" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
↑ "Match results - 1953" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
↑ "Match results - 1954" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
↑ "Match results - 1956" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
↑ "Match results - 1958" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
↑ "Match results - 1959" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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[1] "Match results - 1948" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[2] "Match results - 1949" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[3] "Match results - 1950" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[4] "Match results - 1953" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[5] "Match results - 1954" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[6] "Match results - 1956" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[7] "Match results - 1958" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[8] "Match results - 1959" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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