North Korea national football team

North Korea national football team
North KoreaKorea DPR
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Chollima
Association DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach North Korea Yun Jong-Su
Captain Ri Kwang-Chon
Most caps Kim Yong-Jun
Top scorer Hong Yong-Jo (22)
Home stadium

Rungrado Stadium

Kim Il-Sung Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium
FIFA code PRK
FIFA ranking 124
Highest FIFA ranking 57 (November 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking 181 (October 1998)
Elo ranking 82
Highest Elo ranking 26 (July 1966)
Lowest Elo ranking 97 (April 2004)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
North Korea North Korea 1–0 China PR China
(Beijing, China; October 7, 1956)[1]
Biggest win
North Korea North Korea 21–0 Guam Guam
(Taipei, Taiwan; March 11, 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 7–0 North Korea North Korea
(Cape Town, South Africa; June 21, 2010)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1966)
Best result Quarter-finals, 1966
Asian Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1980)
Best result Fourth place, 1980

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea national football team (recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA and known colloquially and in the media as North Korea[2]) 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. Controversy arose during the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers, when the team's supporters caused problems because of the team'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 have qualified for the AFC Asian Cup three times; in 1980, when they finished fourth, in 1992 and in 2011. The current team is composed of both native North Koreans and Chongryon-affiliated Koreans born in Japan.

North Korea are the reigning Unofficial Football World Champions after defeating previous title-holders Japan 1-0 at the Kim Il-Sung Stadium on November 15, 2011.

Contents

Competitive history

1964 Olympic football tournament

North Korea qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics, although voluntarily withdrew when several of their athletes were found to be disqualified for also competing in the GANEFO a year before.[3]

1966 World Cup

North Korea's most notable result in international play came in the 1966 World Cup at Middlesbrough F.C. home 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 Asian team to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup finals.[4] In a 1999 documentary featuring interviews with surviving members of the team,[5] they describe themselves as having been welcomed home as national heroes.

1976 Olympic football tournament

The North Korea football team finished second in their group in the 1976 Summer Olympics, although lost 5–0 to Poland in the quarter-finals.[6]

2006 World Cup qualifying stage controversy

In March 2005, the North Korean team entered a match with Iran with limited chances of qualifying for the World Cup finals due to poor performance in early fixtures. During the match hosted in Pyongyang, 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, they 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.[7] 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 to an empty stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[8]

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.[9] 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 rely on Iran not winning in a match against South Korea. In the end, after possessing the same number of points as Saudi Arabia, North Korea qualified through goal difference.[10][11]

Teamv · d · e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 8 4 4 0 12 4 +8 16
 North Korea 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 12
 Saudi Arabia 8 3 3 2 8 8 0 12
 Iran 8 2 5 1 8 7 +1 11
 United Arab Emirates 8 0 1 7 6 17 −11 1


Finals

The North Korean and Brazilian teams in 2010
North Korea and Brazil playing a match in South Africa

2010 was North Korea's first appearance at the World Cup since 1966.[12] The draw placed North Korea in Group G. They played their first match against five-time winners Brazil on 15 June, with Brazil winning 2 goals to 1 in a game where North Korea were well organised defensively and showed resiliance frustrating the Brazilians. Despite their best efforts, they were nevertheless outmatched and eventually broken down. Maicon's relief was visible after his goal to finally put Brazil ahead in what can only be described as an impressive loss.

Their next game was against Portugal on 21 June, with a defeat of 0–7. Despite starting well (much like against the Brazilians), with a defensive, well organised approach, once Portugal scored the first, the Koreans' defense unfolded and the rest followed with relative ease. Finally Côte d'Ivoire on 25 June, which Côte d'Ivoire won 3–0. After losing all three matches in the group stages, 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, to whom North Korea administration sold their share of tickets.[13][14] North Korea subsequently denied the report, claiming that a small number were permitted to travel to the World Cup.[15] North Korea's coach, Kim Jong-Hun, informed the media that he received "regular tactical advice during matches" from Kim Jong-il "using mobile phones that are not visible to the naked eye" and purportedly developed by the Supreme Leader himself.[13]


Teamv · d · e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 7 0 +7 5
 Côte d'Ivoire 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0


15 June 2010
20:30
Brazil  2 – 1  North Korea Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 54,331
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Maicon Goal 55'
Elano Goal 72'
(Report) Ji Yun-Nam Goal 89'

21 June 2010
13:30
Portugal  7 – 0  North Korea Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 63,644
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Meireles Goal 29'
Simão Goal 53'
Almeida Goal 56'
Tiago Goal 60'89'
Liédson Goal 81'
Ronaldo Goal 87'
Report



25 June 2010
16:00
North Korea  0 – 3  Côte d'Ivoire Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Attendance: 34,763
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Report Yaya Touré Goal 14'
Romaric Goal 20'
Kalou Goal 82'

Kit

North Korea France-style away kit used in 2012

North Korea's previous kit manufacturers were ERKE and, from 2008 to 2010, Legea.

North Korea traditionally wear all-red with white stripes, The away kit is all-white with red stripes. North Korea's old home color is all-red with white stripes, and old away color is all-white with red stripes which ended when North Korea start using Legea, the Italian sport company.

Since 2012, North Korea began to be sponsored by Adidas. Adidas supply training materials and uniforms for the national football teams on a eight year deal.

Home colours
2008–2010
2010–2012
2012–present
Away colours
2008–2010
2010–2012
2012–present

Competitive records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Quarter-Finals 8th 4 1 1 2 5 9
Mexico 1970 Did Not Qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998 Did Not Enter
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006 Did Not Qualify
South Africa 2010 Group Stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 1 12
Brazil 2014 Did Not Qualify
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total Quarter-Finals 2/20 7 1 1 5 6 21

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 Did Not Enter
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972
Iran 1976 Did Not Qualify
Kuwait 1980 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 0 3 10 12
Singapore 1984 Banned
Qatar 1988 Did Not Qualify
Japan 1992 Group Stage 8th 3 0 1 2 2 5
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did Not Enter
Lebanon 2000 Did Not Qualify
China 2004
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Banned
Qatar 2011 Group Stage 12th 3 0 1 2 0 2
Australia 2015 To Be Determined
Total 3/15 4th 9 3 2 7 12 19

AFC Challenge Cup

  • 2006Ineligible
  • 2008 – 3rd place
  • 2010Winners
  • 2012 – Qualified

East Asian Cup

  • 2003Withdrew
  • 2005 – Third place in Final Tournament
  • 2008 – Fourth Place in Final Tournament
  • 2010 – Did not qualify

Nehru Cup

  • 1993 – Winners

Players

Current squad

The following 22-man squad was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Uzbekistan and Japan on 11 and 15 November 2011.

Caps and goals as of 15 November 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Ri Myong-Guk 9 September 1986 (1986-09-09) (age 25) 42 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
18 GK Kim Myong-Gil 16 October 1984 (1984-10-16) (age 27) 14 0 North Korea Amrokgang
21 GK Ju Kwang-Min 20 May 1990 (1990-05-20) (age 21) 14 0 North Korea Kigwancha
2 DF Cha Jong-Hyok 25 September 1985 (1985-09-25) (age 26) 43 0 Switzerland Wil
3 DF Kim Song-Gi 23 October 1988 (1988-10-23) (age 23) 4 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
5 DF Ri Kwang-Chon (Captain) 4 September 1985 (1985-09-04) (age 26) 58 1 North Korea April 25
12 DF Jon Kwang-Ik 5 April 1988 (1988-04-05) (age 23) 24 1 North Korea Amrokgang
13 DF Jang Myong-Il 25 April 1986 (1986-04-25) (age 25) 2 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
14 DF Pak Nam-Chol II 3 October 1988 (1988-10-03) (age 23) 24 0 North Korea Amrokgang
16 DF Ri Pae-Hun 2 May 1985 (1985-05-02) (age 26) 4 0 North Korea April 25
20 DF Ri Kwang-Hyok 17 April 1987 (1987-04-17) (age 24) 24 0 North Korea Kyonggongop
23 DF Jang Song-Hyok 18 January 1991 (1991-01-18) (age 20) 3 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
4 MF Pak Nam-Chol I 2 July 1985 (1985-07-02) (age 26) 54 6 North Korea April 25
6 MF Ryang Yong-Gi 7 January 1982 (1982-01-07) (age 29) 15 2 Japan Vegalta Sendai
7 MF Pak Song-Chol 24 September 1987 (1987-09-24) (age 24) 24 8 North Korea Rimyongsu
8 MF Ri Chol-Myong 18 February 1988 (1988-02-18) (age 23) 20 3 North Korea Pyongyang City
15 MF Kim Yong-Jun July 19, 1983 (1983-07-19) (age 28) 14 8 North Korea Rimyongsu
17 MF An Yong-Hak 25 October 1978 (1978-10-25) (age 33) 34 2 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
9 FW Jong Tae-Se 2 March 1984 (1984-03-02) (age 27) 33 15 Germany VfL Bochum
10 FW Pak Kwang-Ryong 27 September 1992 (1992-09-27) (age 19) 10 1 Switzerland Basel
11 FW Jong Il-Gwan 30 October 1992 (1992-10-30) (age 19) 10 1 North Korea Rimyongsu
19 FW An Chol-Hyok 27 June 1985 (1985-06-27) (age 26) 20 7 North Korea Rimyongsu

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the North Korea squad in the past 12 months.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Han Song-Hwan March 2, 1993 (1993-03-02) (age 18) 0 0 North Korea Amrokgang
20 GK Kim Myong-Won July 15, 1983 (1983-07-15) (age 28) 10 0 North Korea Amrokgang
22 GK Ri Kwang-Il April 20, 1988 (1988-04-20) (age 23) 0 0 North Korea Sobaeksu
28 GK Ri Myong-Dok February 1, 1984 (1984-02-01) (age 27) 0 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
29 GK Om Jin-Song January 16, 1991 (1991-01-16) (age 20) 0 0 North Korea Kigwancha
GK Ri Phyong-Chol August 17, 1990 (1990-08-17) (age 21) 0 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
GK Kim Chol-Nam January 2, 1991 (1991-01-02) (age 20) 0 0 North Korea April 25
3 DF Ri Jun-Il 24 August 1987 (1987-08-24) (age 24) 36 0 North Korea Sobaeksu
5 DF Hwang Myong-Chol September 17, 1982 (1982-09-17) (age 29) 0 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
6 DF So Hyok-Chol February 19, 1982 (1982-02-19) (age 29) 0 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
8 DF Ji Yun-Nam November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20) (age 35) 26 3 North Korea April 25
12 DF Kim Song-Hak September 17, 1991 (1991-09-17) (age 20) 0 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
13 DF Pak Chol-Jin September 5, 1985 (1985-09-05) (age 26) 36 0 North Korea Amrokgang
16 DF Nam Song-Chol May 7, 1982 (1982-05-07) (age 29) 53 2 North Korea April 25
23 DF Pak Sung-Hyok May 30, 1990 (1990-05-30) (age 21) 3 0 North Korea Sobaeksu
26 DF Kim Myong-Gyu January 8, 1985 (1985-01-08) (age 26) 1 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
30 DF Han Song-Chol July 10, 1977 (1977-07-10) (age 34) 16 0 North Korea April 25
31 DF Chae Tu-Yong June 7, 1990 (1990-06-07) (age 21) 8 0 North Korea April 25
41 DF Ryang Myong-Il July 31, 1987 (1987-07-31) (age 24) 8 0 North Korea Wolmido
DF Pak Yong-Jin April 18, 1986 (1986-04-18) (age 25) 6 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
DF Kang Il-Nam November 23, 1994 (1994-11-23) (age 16) 0 0 North Korea April 25
MF An Jong-Ho 11 March 1987 (1987-03-11) (age 24) 6 0 North Korea Amrokgang
4 MF Ri Yong-Gwang August 15, 1981 (1981-08-15) (age 30) 0 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
6 MF Choe Myong-Ho July 3, 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 23) 5 2 North Korea Pyongyang City
7 MF Kim Song-Chol August 29, 1983 (1983-08-29) (age 28) 0 0 North Korea Kigwancha
8 MF Ri Han-Jae June 27, 1982 (1982-06-27) (age 29) 7 1 Japan Gifu
11 MF Mun In-Guk September 29, 1978 (1978-09-29) (age 33) 43 6 North Korea April 25
12 MF Han Song-Hyok August 4, 1993 (1993-08-04) (age 18) 0 0 North Korea April 25
19 MF Jong Su-Hyok 30 April 1987 (1987-04-30) (age 24) 4 0 North Korea Wolmido
22 MF Kim Kyong-Il December 11, 1988 (1988-12-11) (age 22) 3 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
23 MF Ri Jin-Hyok August 28, 1989 (1989-08-28) (age 22) 18 0 North Korea Amrokgang
36 MF Kim Chol-Ho October 15, 1985 (1985-10-15) (age 26) 0 0 North Korea Pyongyang City
40 MF Sin Yong-Nam January 23, 1978 (1978-01-23) (age 33) 14 1 North Korea Amrokgang
42 MF So Kwang-Chol January 23, 1987 (1987-01-23) (age 24) 2 0 North Korea Amrokgang
MF Yun Yong-Il July 31, 1988 (1988-07-31) (age 23) 13 0 North Korea Wolmido
MF Ri Hung-Ryong September 22, 1988 (1988-09-22) (age 23) 1 0 North Korea Wolmido
MF Ri Hyok-Chol September 2, 1992 (1992-09-02) (age 19) 0 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
6 FW Kim Kum-Il October 10, 1987 (1987-10-10) (age 24) 14 2 North Korea April 25
9 FW Choe Ung-Chon May 15, 1982 (1982-05-15) (age 29) 19 9 North Korea April 25
10 FW Hong Yong-Jo May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22) (age 29) 69 22 North Korea April 25
16 FW Choe Kum-Chol February 9, 1987 (1987-02-09) (age 24) 18 6 North Korea Rimyongsu
17 FW Choe Chol-Man September 22, 1985 (1985-09-22) (age 26) 19 9 North Korea April 25
21 FW Pak Chol-Min December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10) (age 22) 0 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
23 FW Kim Kuk-Jin January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) (age 22) 2 2 Switzerland Wil
26 FW Kim Seong-Yong February 26, 1987 (1987-02-26) (age 24) 2 1 Japan Kyoto Sanga
31 FW Kim Myong-Chol January 11, 1985 (1985-01-11) (age 26) 19 9 North Korea Amrokgang
34 FW Pak Song-Gwan August 14, 1980 (1980-08-14) (age 31) 0 0 North Korea Rimyongsu
FW Jong Chol-Min October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29) (age 23) 4 2 North Korea Rimyongsu
FW Kye Song-Hyok November 12, 1992 (1992-11-12) (age 19) 0 0 North Korea April 25

See also

Kit Providers

  • ERKE (2008–2010)
  • Legea (until FIFA World Cup 2010 & Asian Cup 2011)
  • Adidas (Since 2012)

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