South Korea national under-17 football team

Korea Republic U-17

Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils The Reds
Association	Korea Football Association (KFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Back Gee-tae
FIFA code	KOR
First colours Second colours
First international
South Korea 1–0 Bahrain   (Doha, Qatar; 15 September 1984)
Biggest win
South Korea 23–0 Northern Mariana Islands   (Qingdao, China; 3 September 2023)
Biggest defeat
South Korea 1–6 Saudi Arabia   (Bangkok, Thailand; 7 November 1988)   South Korea 1–6 United States   (Lahti, Finland; 14 August 2003)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1987)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1987, 2009, 2019)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1986 )
Best result	Champions (1986, 2002)

The South Korea national under-17 football team (Korean : 대한민국 17세 이하 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international under-17 football competitions, and also can be managed as under-15 or under-16 team if necessary.

Recent results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win0  Draw0  Loss0  Fixture

2025

South Korea   v   Indonesia

4 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group C)	South Korea	0–1	Indonesia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00		Report	Evandra 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

Afghanistan   v   South Korea

7 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group C)	Afghanistan	0–6	South Korea	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15		Report	Jung Hee-jung 3' Kim Ye-geon 9' (pen.) Kim Eun-seong 17', 70' Oh Ha-ram 51' Park Byeong-chan 66'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 39 Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sawalmeh (Jordan)

South Korea   v   Yemen

10 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Group C)	South Korea	1–0	Yemen	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15	Kim Eun-seong 29'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 152 Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Tajikistan   v   South Korea

14 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Quarter-finals)	Tajikistan	2–2 (3–5 p)	South Korea	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15	Nazriev 83' Ibragimzoda 85'	Report	Jeong Hyeon-ung 67' Kim Ji-sung 90+9' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Attendance: 108 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
	Penalties
	Zarifzoda Rahimzoda Shoev Ashuralizoda		Kim Ye-geon Kim Ji-sung Kim Eun-seong So Yoon-woo Koo Hyeon-bin

Saudi Arabia   v   South Korea

17 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (Semi-finals)	Saudi Arabia	1–1 (3–1 p)	South Korea	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00	A. Saeed 90+12' (pen.)	Report	Oh Ha-ram 45'	Stadium: Okadh Sport Club Stadium Attendance: 790 Referee: Koki Nagamine (Japan)
	Penalties
	Alfawaz Dahal Sufyani T. Saeed		Kim Ji-sung Kim Min-chan Jeong Hyeon-ung Kim Do-yeon

Mexico   v   South Korea

4 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group F)	Mexico	1–2	South Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00	De Nigris 44'	Report	Koo Hyeon-bin 19' Ian Nam 49'	Stadium: Aspire Zone (pitch 1) Referee: Abdou Mefire (Cameroon)

Switzerland   v   South Korea

7 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group F)	Switzerland	0–0	South Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:15		Report		Stadium: Aspire Zone (pitch 4) Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)

South Korea   v   Ivory Coast

10 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group F)	South Korea	3–1	Ivory Coast	Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:30	Kim Ji-sung 26' Jeong Hyeong-ung 48' Yi Yong-hyeon 87' (pen.)	Report	Touré 35'	Stadium: Aspire Zone (pitch 1) Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)

South Korea   v   England

15 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Round of 32)	South Korea	0–2	England	Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:30		Report	Jung Hui-seop 28' (o.g.) Heskey 35'	Stadium: Aspire Zone (pitch 8) Referee: Abdou Mefire (Cameroon)

Hong Kong   v   South Korea

18 December 2025 EAFF U-15 Championship	Hong Kong	2–0	South Korea	Zhangzhou, China
10:10  UTC+8	Sean Wong 47' Corey Del Rosario Wong 50'	Report		Stadium: Hooray International Football Training Base A-05 Pitch Referee: Jiang Yuhuai (China)

South Korea   v   China

20 December 2025 EAFF U-15 Championship	South Korea	1–1	China	Zhangzhou, China
15:00  UTC+8	Choi Junhyeok 43'	Report	Pan Chaowei 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Hooray International Football Training Base Stadium Referee: Zhang Yihao (China)

Japan   v   South Korea

22 December 2025 EAFF U-15 Championship	Japan	0-3	South Korea	Zhangzhou, China
10:10  UTC+8		Report	Myoung Seongjun 21', 55' Jung Woojin 47'	Stadium: Hooray International Football Training Base A-05 Pitch Referee: Bai Qitao (China)

All-time results

See also: South Korea national football team results

Matches

The following is a list of match results in major competitions held by world, continental and regional federations. ^[1] The FIFA U-17 World Cup (FIFA U-17 World Championship at the time) increased playing time of each match from 80 to 90 minutes in 1995. ^[2]

  Win0  Draw0  Loss

Competition	Round	Team scorer(s)	Score	Opponent	Ref.
1985 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 1A	Kim Jong-rok 66'	1–0	Bahrain	[3]
	Qualification Group 1A	—	0–1	Iraq
	Qualification Group 1A		1–5	Qatar
1986 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 8	Kim Ho-cheol 19' Roh Sang-rae 69'	2–0	Philippines	[4]
	Qualification Group 8	Kim In-wan 21', 61'	2–0	Japan	[5]
	Group B	Kim Ho-cheol 9', 50', 57' Hwang Gyu-ryong 14' Jung Kwang-seok 60' (pen.)	5–0	Burma	[6]
	Group B	—	0–0	Bahrain
	Group B	—	0–0	North Korea
	Semi-finals	Hwang Gyu-ryong 63'	1–0	Saudi Arabia	[7]
	Final	—	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Qatar
1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship	Group B	Shin Tae-yong 53'	1–1	Ivory Coast
	Group B	—	0–1	Ecuador
	Group B	Noh Jung-yoon 25' Shin Tae-yong 50' Lee Tae-hong 65' Kim In-wan 72'	4–2	United States
	Quarter-finals	—	0–2	Italy
1988 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 5	Lee Won-seok ?', ?'	2–2	Japan	[8]
	Qualification Group 5	Lee Won-seok ?', ?', ?'	7–0	Hong Kong	[9]
	Qualification Group 5	Han Sang-ryeol 9', 12' Lee Won-seok ?', ?'	10–0	Brunei	[10]
	Group A	Gwak Kyung-keun 20', 50' (pen.)	2–1	Thailand	[11]
	Group A	—	0–1	Bahrain
	Group A	Yoon Jang-jin 70'	1–6	Saudi Arabia	[12]
	Group A	Gwak Kyung-keun ?', ?' Yoon Jang-jin ?', ?'	7–1	Indonesia	[13]
1990 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 5		1–0	Thailand
	Qualification Group 5	Lee Dong-ryeol 50' Lee Heung-woo 60'	2–0	Malaysia	[14]
	Qualification Group 5		2–2	Bangladesh
	Group B		1–1	Indonesia
	Group B	—	0–3	Qatar
1992 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 5	Kim Hyeong-gu 45'	1–1	Japan	[15]
	Qualification Group 5	Park Jong-pil 45'	1–2	North Korea	[16]
	Qualification Group 5	—	0–4	China
1994 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 6	Kim Hyeon-jae ?', ?', ?', ?' Na Hee-geun ?', ?', ?'	11–0	Guam	[17]
	Qualification Group 6		2–2	Japan	[18]
	Group B	Kim Hyeon-jae 23'	1–0	Iraq	[19]
	Group B	—	0–2	Bahrain
	Group B	—	0–3	Japan
	Group B		1–1	United Arab Emirates
1996 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 8	Seo Kwan-soo 3' Han Jeong-hwan 10', 68' Kim Gyeong-il 20' Lee Tae-gwon 21', 23', 54', 71' Joo Won-gwan 46' Yoon Hyeon 50' Lee Eung-je 80'	11–1	Chinese Taipei	[20]
	Qualification Group 8	Seo Kwan-soo 79' (pen.)	1–0	Laos	[21]
	Qualification Group 8	Seo Kwan-soo ?'	3–1	Indonesia	[22]
	Group A	Park Young-deok 30', 75' Jang Sang-hwa 55'	3–1	Kuwait	[23]
	Group A		2–3	Japan
	Group A		1–3	Oman
	Group A		1–1	Uzbekistan
1998 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 7	Lee Jeong-gyu 9' Han Jung-hwa 16', 32' Kim Tae-young 18' Ju Kwang-youn 30', 71'	6–0	Chinese Taipei	[24]
	Qualification Group 7	—	0–0 (5–4 p)	China	[25]
	Group B	Han Jung-hwa 47', 72'	2–1	Japan	[24]
	Group B	Choi Sung-kuk 72'	1–0	Oman	[24]
	Group B	Kim Dong-jin 15', 80'	2–1	Bangladesh	[24]
	Group B	Han Jung-hwa 12' Ju Kwang-youn 49', 52'	3–4	Bahrain	[24]
	Semi-finals	Choi Sung-kuk 49'	1–2	Qatar	[24]
	Third place match	Ju Kwang-youn 13'	1–5	Bahrain	[24]
2000 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group 7	Jung Yoon-sung 9 goals Lee Jin-ho 13' Namkung Woong 19' Han Seung-hyeon 25' Han Jae-woong 26' Jung Jo-gook 45' Kwon Jip 83'	15–0	Brunei	[26]
	Qualification Group 7	Lee Jin-ho 1', 4', 24', 78' Namkung Woong 5', 62' Han Jae-woong 17' Kwon Jip 48', 67' Jung Jo-gook 69', 72' Jeong Byeong-min 70' Park Ju-sung 74'	13–0	Mongolia	[26]
	Qualification Group 7	Jung Yoon-sung 54' Lee Ho 76'	2–2	China	[26]
2002 AFC U-17 Championship	Qualification Group 8	Kim Jun ?', ?' An Sang-hyun ?' Lee Hun ?' Han Dong-won 6 goals Hong Hyeong-gi ?'	11–1	Laos	[27]
	Qualification Group 8	Lee Sang-hup ?' Kim Jun ?' Kwon Soon-hyung ?', ?' Yang Dong-hyen ?', ?', ?' Han Dong-won ?'	8–0	Philippines	[27]
	Qualification Group 8	Lee Gang-jin ?' Kim Jun ?' An Sang-hyun ?' Yang Dong-hyen ?' Han Dong-won ?', ?'	6–0	Cambodia	[27]
	Group B	Kim Jeong-hoon 20' ? 27' (o.g.) Park Tae-min 83'	3–0	Pakistan	[28]
	Group B	Lee Gang-jin 9' (pen.) Lee Yong-rae 51'	2–2	Yemen	[29]
	Group B	Lee Hun 6' An Sang-hyun 23', 90' Lee Sang-yong 25'	4–1	Vietnam	[30]
	Quarter-finals	Shin Young-cheol 49' Choi Woo-seok 61', 67'	3–1	India	[31]
	Semi-finals	Yang Dong-hyen 12', 66' Lee Hun 29' Baek Seung-min 71'	4–0	Uzbekistan	[32]
	Final	Yang Dong-hyen 65'	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Yemen	[33]
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship	Group D	Owens 11' (o.g.)	1–6	United States
	Group D	Yang Dong-hyen 45' Sánchez 59' (o.g.)	2–3	Spain
	Group D	Han Dong-won 28' Yang Dong-hyen 74' Lee Yong-rae 78'	3–2	Sierra Leone
2004 AFC U-17 Championship	Qualification Group 13	Lee Chung-yong 5', 40', 90' Koh Myong-jin 13', 67', 80' Kang Seok-gu 30', 41' Choo Sang-cheol 42', 47'	10–0	Hong Kong	[34]
	Qualification Group 13	Ho Seung-wook 8', 23', 34', 52' Bae Hae-min 9', 28' Park Jung-hoon 19', 43' Koh Myong-jin 25' Yoo Yong-jae 35', 37' Lee Hyun-woong 39' Jo Yoon-jin 54', 62', 86' Choi Gyeong-bok 55' Lim Seong-taek 72', 91'	18–0	Guam	[34]
	Group B	Choi Kyung-bok 3' Lee Chung-yong 48', 77'	3–0	Oman
	Group B	Lee Chung-yong 31' Koh Myong-jin 57', 65' Lim Se-hean 62' Park Jung-hoon 75', 78' Lim Seong-taek 85', 88'	8–0	Laos
	Group B	Koh Myong-jin 71'	1–0	Vietnam
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	North Korea
2006 AFC U-17 Championship	Qualification Group L	Joo Sung-hwan 11', 12', 13', 30' Lee Jae-beom 21' Lim Jong-eun 25' Yoon Bit-garam 32' Kim Jung-hyun 39' ? 67' (o.g.) Bae Chun-suk 74', 86', 90' Jeon Myeong-geun 81' Koo Ja-myeong 88'	14–0	Macau	[35]
	Qualification Group L	Kim Jung-hyun 16' (pen.)	1–1	Japan	[35]
	Qualification Play-off	Kim Jung-hyun 90'	1–0	Thailand	[36]
	Group A	Choi Jin-soo 35' Kim Jung-hyun 66' Gu Ja-myeong 88'	3–1	Singapore
	Group A	Seol Jae-moon 45' Joo Sung-hwan 81'	2–0	Nepal
	Group A	Joo Sung-hwan 59', 74'	2–3	Japan
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	Tajikistan
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group A	—	0–1	Peru
	Group A	—	0–2	Costa Rica
	Group A	Seol Jae-moon 45+1' Yoon Bit-garam 80'	2–1	Togo
2008 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group H	Rim Chang-woo 31' Lim Dong-cheon 32', 50' Lee Gang 43', 49', 74' Lee Seung-min 62' Cho Min-woo 68' Kim Dong-min 72' Lee Jong-ho 85' Tien Chih-yuan 90' (o.g.)	11–0	Chinese Taipei
	Qualification Group H	Lee Dong-nyeok 53' Lee Gang 70' Lee Jong-ho 76' Lee Seung-min 87'	4–1	Thailand
	Qualification Group H	Lee Gang 18', 43', 55', 69' Lee Jong-ho 19', 21', 87' Kim Jin-su 49', 62' Lee Seung-min 71' Nam Seung-woo 86' Joo Ik-seong 90+1'	12–0	Chinese Taipei
	Qualification Group H	Jeong Dong-cheol 55'	1–4	Thailand
	Group B	Kim Dong-jin 3' Lee Gang 49', 61' Rim Chang-woo 52' Son Heung-min 72'	5–2	India
	Group B	Lee Dong-nyeok 2' Kim Jin-su 5' Rim Chang-woo 15' Lee Jong-ho 29', 80', 90+1' Son Heung-min 65', 75' Kim Dong-min 86'	9–0	Indonesia
	Group B	Rim Chang-woo 80'	1–1	Syria
	Quarter-finals	Kim Dong-jin 12' Son Heung-min 54' Lee Gang 72'	3–0	Uzbekistan
	Semi-finals	Kim Dong-jin 4' Lee Dong-nyeok 26'	2–1	Japan
	Final	Lee Gang 90+3'	1–2	Iran
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group F	Nam Seung-woo 13' Son Heung-min 62' Lee Jong-ho 90'	3–1	Uruguay
	Group F	Kim Jin-su 30' (pen.)	1–2	Italy
	Group F	Lee Jong-ho 12' Son Heung-min 22'	2–0	Algeria
	Round of 16	Kim Dong-jin 90+2'	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Mexico
	Quarter-finals	Son Heung-min 40'	1–3	Nigeria
2010 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group G	—	0–0	Myanmar
	Qualification Group G	Hwang Sin-young 18', 45+2', 47' Bang Chan-jun 24' Park Jung-bin 34', 45' Kwon Chang-hoon 43' Kang Tae-woong 46', 83' Rotha 57' (o.g.) Oh Jun-hyeok 77'	11–0	Cambodia
	Qualification Group G	Park Jung-bin 13'	1–2	North Korea
	Qualification Group G	Hwang Sin-young 19' Jeong Ho-gyun 78' Kang Tae-woong 80'	3–3	Vietnam
	Qualification Group G	Kim Seung-jun 6' Kwon Chang-hoon 82'	2–2	Thailand
2012 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group F	Hwang Hee-chan 27'	1–1	Vietnam
	Qualification Group F	Hwang Hee-chan 20' Lee Geon 43', 90+4' Yoo Won-jong 81'	4–2	Japan
	Qualification Group F	Hwang Ki-wook 8' (pen.) Seo Jeong-deok 10', 14' Roh Kyoung-woo 19', 62' (pen.), 76' Tsai Shuo-che 42' (o.g.) Yoo Cheong-in 66'	8–0	Chinese Taipei
	Qualification Group F	—	0–0	Laos
	Qualification Group F	Seukirin 1' (o.g.) Lee Geon 14', 34', 74', 87' Choi Ju-yong 16' Hwang Ki-wook 21' Yoo Jin-seok 70' Ko Min-hyuk 84' Roh Kyoung-woo 90'	10–0	Cambodia
	Group C	Hwang Hee-chan 18', 58', 67'	3–0	North Korea
	Group C	Hwang Hee-chan 13' Choi Ju-yong 42' Ko Min-hyuk 89'	3–1	Japan
	Group C	Jeong Hoon-woo 62'	1–0	Saudi Arabia
	Quarter-finals	Hwang Hee-chan 90+4'	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Uzbekistan
2014 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group H	Jo Sang-hyeon 3', 66', 90+2' Park Myeong-su 11' Lee Sang-heon 24' Lee Yeon-gyu 33', 49', 85' Kang Sang-hee 37', 45' Lee Yong-eon 40' You Ju-an 54' Kim Ho 81'	13–0	Guam
	Qualification Group H	Yook Geun-hyeok 8', 77', 89' Lee Hyeong-gyeong 26', 43', 90+1' You Ju-an 37' Park Dae-won 50' Jang Gyeol-hee 73'	9–0	Brunei
	Qualification Group H	—	0–2	Malaysia
	Qualification Group H	Lee Seung-woo 2', 18', 34', 75'	4–1	Laos
	Group A	Kim Jung-min 22' Yoo Seung-min 86' You Ju-an 90'	3–1	Oman
	Group A	Lee Seung-woo 15'	1–0	Malaysia
	Group A	Lee Seung-woo 45+1' Hwang Tae-hyeon 62'	2–0	Thailand
	Quarter-finals	Lee Seung-woo 42', 47'	2–0	Japan
	Semi-finals	Jang Gyeol-hee 6', 49' Lee Seung-woo 47' (pen.) Jang Jae-won 52' Park Sang-hyeok 57' Lee Sang-heon 60' Lee Sang-min 62'	7–1	Syria
	Final	Choi Jae-young 34'	1–2	North Korea
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Group C	Kim Gyu-hyeong 4' Jeong Woo-yeong 23' (pen.) Joo Hwi-min 36', 69' Kim Seong-jun 59'	5–0	Cape Verde
	Group C	Jeong Woo-yeong 10' Kim Gyu-hyeong 14', 26', 31', 59' Rarua 53' (o.g.) Lee Ji-yong 62', 68', 80+1'	9–0	Vanuatu
	Semi-finals	Joo Hwi-min 63'	1–1 (3–1 p)	Iceland
	Final	Jeong Woo-yeong 16'	1–2	Peru
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group B	Jang Jae-won 79'	1–0	Brazil
	Group B	Oh Se-hun 90+2'	1–0	Guinea
	Group B	—	0–0	England
	Round of 16	—	0–2	Belgium
2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group I	Park Jeong-in 6 goals Ko Jun-hee 10', 82' Lee Dong-ryul 31', 58', 67' Shin Sang-whi 36', 41', 70', 75' Son Jae-hyeok 62' Yu Je-ho 64'	17–0	Macau
	Qualification Group I	Cheon Seong-hoon 19' Kim Dong-bum 29', 90+2' Yong Dong-hyun 37' Park Chan-bin 63', 70'	6–0	Chinese Taipei
	Qualification Group I	Lee Dong-ryul 9' Yong Dong-hyun 15' Kim Tae-hwan 51' Shin Sang-whi 56'	4–0	China
	Group C	Jeong Chan-young 43'	1–2	Iraq
	Group C	—	0–0	Oman
	Group C	Park Jeong-in 4' Cheon Seong-hoon 14' (pen.) Ko Jun-hee 84'	3–0	Malaysia
2018 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group H	Kim Dong-hyeon 11' Lee Tae-seok 27' Paik Sang-hoon 65' Park Se-jun 67', 74' Jeong Sang-bin 73', 85', 89'	8–0	Philippines
	Qualification Group H	Yoon Suk-ju 16' Lee Jun-seok 39' Jeong Sang-bin 57' Hong Yun-sang 82' (pen.)	4–0	Myanmar
	Qualification Group H	Choi Min-seo 61' (pen.)	1–0	China
	Group D	Choi Min-seo 43', 68' Hong Yun-sang 51'	3–0	Australia
	Group D	Ahn Gi-hun 22', 35' Kazimi 45' (o.g.) Paik Sang-hoon 46' Jeong Sang-bin 59', 63' Hong Yun-sang 67'	7–0	Afghanistan
	Group D	Moon Jun-ho 45', 48'	2–0	Iraq
	Quarter-finals	Jeong Sang-bin 68'	1–0	India
	Semi-finals	Yoon Suk-ju 39'	1–1 (6–7 p)	Tajikistan
2018 EAFF U-15 Boys' Tournament	Group B	Sung Jin-young 38'	1–0	North Korea	[37]
	Group B	Lee Hyun-ju 4', 18', 31', 36' Lee Ji-han 10', 32' Lim Sung-heon 14', 40+1' Lee Hyeon-u 28' Hong Ji-woo 49' Yoon Tae-yang 52' Kang Seong-jin 59', 73', 80+1' Seo Gyu-won 60' Kim Jong-won 76' Sung Jin-young 64', 78', 80', 80+3'	20–0	Macau	[38]
	Group B	Lee Hyeon-u 3' Kang Seong-jin 6' Sung Jin-young 26' Kim Jong-won 30+1', 43' Lee Hyun-ju 32', 60+2' Lee Ji-han 34' Pahl 41' (o.g.), 60+1' (o.g.) Seo Gyu-won 47', 57' Ahn Ji-man 54'	13–0	Guam	[39]
	Group B	Sung Jin-young 11' Lee Ji-han 28' Lim Sung-heon 33' Yoon Tae-yang 57' Ha Geum-seong 60'	5–0	Hong Kong	[40]
	Group B	Kwak Yong-chan 17' Ha Geum-seong 23' Kang Seong-jin 39'	3–0	China	[41]
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group C	Eom Ji-sung 26' Choi Min-seo 41'	2–1	Haiti
	Group C	Jeong Sang-bin 89'	1–3	France
	Group C	Paik Sang-hoon 1' Hong Sung-wook 30'	2–1	Chile
	Round of 16	Choi Min-seo 33'	1–0	Angola
	Quarter-finals	—	0–1	Mexico
2020 AFC U-16 Championship	Qualification Group K	Lee Gyu-dong 19', 20', 47' Lee Dong-hyeon 45+1' Kim Ji-soo 54' Heo Dong-min 70' Jang Ha-min 81', 90+2' Kim Do-hyeon 88' Kim Jin-yeop 90+1'	10–0	Chinese Taipei
	Qualification Group K	Jang Ha-min 51' (pen.)	1–0	Myanmar
	Qualification Group K	Jang Ha-min 12' Lee Gyu-dong 35'	2–0	Thailand
	Group C	—	Cancelled	Uzbekistan
	Group C	—	Cancelled	India
	Group C	—	Cancelled	Australia
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	Qualification Group J	Kang Min-woo 26' Yoo Byeong-heon 75'	2–3	Uzbekistan
	Qualification Group J	Kang Ju-hyeok 14', 25', 33', 56', 87' Hwang Ji-seong 18' Yoo Byeong-heon 30' Yoon Do-young 58' Kim Beom-hwan 63' (pen.) Ko Jong-hyeon 90+3'	10–0	Brunei
	Group B	Kim Myung-jun 12' (pen.), 46', 60' Baek In-woo 20', 55' Yoon Do-young 31'	6–1	Qatar
	Group B	Lim Hyun-sub 13' Noorzai 24' (o.g.) Yoon Do-young 34', 54'	4–0	Afghanistan
	Group B	—	0–2	Iran
	Quarter-finals	Kang Min-woo 4' Kim Myung-jun 36' Yoon Do-young 69' Kim Hyeon-min 84'	4–1	Thailand
	Semi-finals	Baek In-woo 31'	1–0	Uzbekistan
	Final	—	0–3	Japan
2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship	Group A	Kim Ye-geon 32' (pen.) Jang Yo-han 47', 56' Battumur 50' (o.g.) Kim Se-bin 82' Kang Min-jun 90+5'	6–0	Mongolia
	Group A	Kang Min-jun 2', 24', 44', 50', 71' Jang Yo-han 6', 15', 42' Park Jeong-ho 16', 18', 40' Heo Hwan 20', 61' Sim Woo-sol 23' Kim Min-jun 25', 45' Lee Gang-hyeon 57', 81', 88' Kim Ye-geon 74', 83', 90+2' Kim Seung-hyeon 76'	23–0	Northern Mariana Islands
	Group A	Kim Ye-geon 19', 45+3' Kim Se-bin 23' Oh Tae-gyeong 33' Jang Yo-han 51' Kim Min-jun 61' Lee Sang-yeon 64' Kang Min-jun 79' Han Jun-hee 84'	9–0	Macau
	Group A	Jang Yo-han 34'	1–1	China
	Semi-finals	—	0–4	Japan
	Third place match	Lee Dong-geun 55' Sung Chi-chan 73' (o.g.) Kim Ye-geon 86' Jang Yo-han 90+1'	4–0	Chinese Taipei
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group E	Kim Myung-jun 35'	1–3	United States
	Group E	—	0–1	France
	Group E	Kim Myung-jun 49'	1–2	Burkina Faso
2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	Qualification Group C	Lee Su-yoon 8' Lee Sang-yeon 15' (pen.) Jeon Min-seung 21' (pen.), 67' Oh Ha-ram 35'	5–0	Bhutan
	Qualification Group C	Jeon Min-seung 26' Lee Ji-ho 28' Kim Eun-seong 34' Kim Ji-seong 35', 43', 67' Kim Min-chan 48' Lim Ye-chan 72', 84' Lee Sang-yeon 82' Park Byeong-chan 87', 90+1', 90+5'	13–0	Maldives
	Qualification Group C	Lee Su-yoon 37' (pen.) Lee Ji-ho 64'	2–0	Bahrain
	Qualification Group C	Jeon Min-seung 8' Lee Ji-ho 87' (pen.)	2–2	China
	Group C	—	0–1	Indonesia
	Group C	Jeong Hee-jeong 3' Kim Ye-geon 9' (pen.) Kim Eun-seong 17', 70' Oh Ha-ram 51' Park Byeong-chan 66'	6–0	Afghanistan
	Group C	Kim Eun-seong 29'	1–0	Yemen
	Quarter-finals	Jeong Hyeon-ung 67' Kim Ji-seong 90+9' (pen.)	2–2 (5–3 p)	Tajikistan
	Semi-finals	Oh Ha-ram 45'	1–1 (1–3 p)	Saudi Arabia
2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup	Group F	Koo Hyeon-bin 19' Nam I-an 49'	2–1	Mexico
	Group F	—	0–0	Switzerland
	Group F	Kim Ji-sung 26' Jeong Hyeon-ung 48' Lee Yong-hyeon 87' (pen.)	3–1	Ivory Coast
	Round of 32	—	0–2	England
2025 EAFF U-15 Championship	—	—	0–2	Hong Kong	[42]
	—	Choi Jun-hyeok 43'	1–1	China	[43]
	—	Myong Seong-jun 21' Jung Woo-jin 47', 55'	3–0	Japan	[44]

Results by competition

As of 22 December 2025 (after the 2025 EAFF U-15 Championship)

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
FIFA U-17 World Cup	31	12	4	15	36	46	−10	038.71
AFC U-17 Asian Cup	74	41	14	19	160	77	+83	055.41
AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	65	44	13	8	346	48	+298	067.69
Summer Youth Olympics	4	2	1	1	16	3	+13	050.00
EAFF U-15 Men's Championship	14	10	2	2	89	8	+81	071.43
Total	188	109	34	45	647	182	+465	057.98

Coaching staff

Position	Coach
Manager	Back Gee-tae

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 3 and 20 April 2025. ^[45]

Caps and goals are correct as of 7 April 2025, after the match against Afghanistan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Park Do-hun	(2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Daegu
12	1 GK	Heo Jae-won	(2008-05-21) 21 May 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Jeju
21	1 GK	Choi Ju-ho	(2008-01-12) 12 January 2008 (age 18)	2	0	Ulsan HD
2	2 DF	Kim Min-chan	(2008-04-13) 13 April 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Ulsan HD
3	2 DF	Kim Do-yeon	(2008-02-21) 21 February 2008 (age 17)	4	2	Daejeon Hana Citizen
4	2 DF	Kim Chan-il	(2008-07-03) 3 July 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Seongnam
5	2 DF	So Yoon-woo	(2008-05-10) 10 May 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Chungnam Asan
15	2 DF	Jung Hui-seop	(2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
20	2 DF	Koo Hyeon-bin	(2008-12-09) 9 December 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Incheon United
22	2 DF	Ryu Hye-sung	(2008-02-20) 20 February 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Ulsan HD
6	3 MF	Lee Su-yoon	(2008-09-13) 13 September 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Seongnam
7	3 MF	Kim Ji-sung	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
8	3 MF	Park Byung-chan	(2008-10-21) 21 October 2008 (age 17)	5	2	Daejeon Hana Citizen
10	3 MF	Kim Ye-geon	(2008-08-07) 7 August 2008 (age 17)	5	2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
23	3 MF	Jin Geon-young	(2008-04-11) 11 April 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Cheonan Jeil High School
9	4 FW	Jung Hee-jung	(2008-09-17) 17 September 2008 (age 17)	5	2	Treasure Island Namhae
11	4 FW	Jang Woo-sik	(2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 18)	3	1	Bucheon
13	4 FW	Lim Ye-chan	(2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Incheon United
14	4 FW	Kim Ji-hyuk	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Seongnam
16	4 FW	Oh Ha-ram	(2008-01-12) 12 January 2008 (age 18)	5	2	Jeonnam Dragons
17	4 FW	Jeong Hyun-woong	(2008-02-16) 16 February 2008 (age 17)	5	3	Seoul
18	4 FW	Park Seo-jun	(2008-04-30) 30 April 2008 (age 17)	3	1	Daejeon Hana Citizen
19	4 FW	Kim Eun-seong	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 17)	4	2	Daedong Taxation High School

Competitive record

  Champions0  Runners-up0  Third place0  Tournament played on home soil

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	11	Squad
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
2009	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	8	7	Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	2	2	Squad
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	6	6	Squad
2023	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	Squad
2025	Round of 32	4	2	1	1	5	4	Squad
2026	To be determined
2027
2028
2029
Total	Quarter-finals	31	12	4	15	36	46	8/20

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record									Qualification record [46]
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	2	6
1986	Champions	5	2	3	0	6	0		2	2	0	0	4	0
1988	Group stage	4	2	0	2	10	9		3	2	1	0	19	2
1990	Group stage	2	0	1	1	1	4		3	2	1	0	5	2
1992	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	2	7
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	2	6		2	1	1	0	13	2
1996	Group stage	4	1	1	2	7	8		3	3	0	0	15	2
1998	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	10	13		2	1	1	0	6	0
2000	Did not qualify								3	2	1	0	30	2
2002	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	5		3	3	0	0	25	1
2004	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	12	1		2	2	0	0	28	0
2006	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	5		3	2	1	0	16	1
2008	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	21	6		4	3	0	1	28	5
2010	Did not qualify								5	1	3	1	17	7
2012	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	8	2		5	3	2	0	23	3
2014	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	16	4		4	3	0	1	26	3
2016	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2		3	3	0	0	27	0
2018	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	14	1		3	3	0	0	13	0
2020	Cancelled								3	3	0	0	13	0
2023	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	15	7		2	1	0	1	12	3
2025	Semi-finals	5	2	2	1	10	4		4	3	1	0	22	2
2026	Qualified								Directly qualified
Total	2 titles	74	41	14	19	160	77		65	44	13	8	346	48

Other competitions

Competition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Silver medalists	4	2	1	1	16	3
2018 EAFF U-15 Boys' Tournament	—	5	5	0	0	42	0
2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship	Third place	6	4	1	1	43	5
2025 EAFF U-15 Championship	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	4	3

Head-to-head record

The following table shows South Korea's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC U-17 Asian Cup, Summer Youth Olympics and EAFF U-15 Men's Championship, excluding minor competitions and friendlies, as of 22 December 2025 (after the 2025 EAFF U-15 Championship).

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Afghanistan	3	3	0	0	17	0	+17	100.00
Algeria	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Angola	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Bahrain	7	2	1	4	7	12	−5	028.57
Bangladesh	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	050.00
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Brazil	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Brunei	4	4	0	0	44	0	+44	100.00
Burkina Faso	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Cambodia	3	3	0	0	27	0	+27	100.00
Cape Verde	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
China	9	3	5	1	14	10	+4	033.33
Chinese Taipei	8	8	0	0	68	1	+67	100.00
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
England	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	000.00
France	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Guam	4	4	0	0	55	0	+55	100.00
Guinea	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Haiti	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Hong Kong	4	3	0	1	22	2	+20	075.00
Iceland	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
India	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	100.00
Indonesia	5	3	1	1	20	4	+16	060.00
Iran	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Iraq	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1	050.00
Italy	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
Japan	16	7	4	5	28	27	+1	043.75
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Laos	5	4	1	0	24	2	+22	080.00
Macau	4	4	0	0	60	0	+60	100.00
Malaysia	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	075.00
Maldives	1	1	0	0	13	0	+13	100.00
Mexico	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
Mongolia	2	2	0	0	19	0	+19	100.00
Myanmar [a]	4	3	1	0	10	0	+10	075.00
Nepal	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
North Korea	7	2	1	4	7	7	+0	028.57
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1	0	0	23	0	+23	100.00
Oman	5	3	1	1	8	4	+4	060.00
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Peru	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Philippines	3	3	0	0	18	0	+18	100.00
Qatar	5	1	1	3	8	11	−3	020.00
Saudi Arabia	4	2	1	1	4	7	−3	050.00
Sierra Leone	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Singapore	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Switzerland	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Syria	2	1	1	0	8	2	+6	050.00
Tajikistan	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Thailand	9	7	1	1	19	9	+10	077.78
Togo	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
United States	3	1	0	2	6	11	−5	033.33
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Uzbekistan	6	3	2	1	12	5	+7	050.00
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Vietnam	4	2	2	0	9	5	+4	050.00
Yemen	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	033.33
Total	188	109	34	45	647	182	+465	057.98

1. Including Burma

See also

• Asia portal
• South Korea portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal

• Football in South Korea
• Korea Football Association
• South Korea national football team
• South Korea national football B team
• South Korea national under-23 football team
• South Korea national under-20 football team
• South Korea women's national under-17 football team

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External links

• Official website, KFA.or.kr (in English)