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Korea Republic

Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Jeonsa (Taegeuk Warriors) (태극전사 / 太極戰士), Tigers of Asia, Red Devils
Association	KFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Huh Jung-Moo
Captain	Park Ji-Sung
Most caps	Hong Myung-Bo (136)
Top scorer	Cha Bum-Kun (55)
Home stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium
FIFA code	KOR
FIFA ranking	53
Highest FIFA ranking	17 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	56 (February 1996)
Elo ranking	32
Highest Elo ranking	15 (Sep 1980, Jun 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking	59 (August 1967)
Home colours Away colours
First international
South Korea 5 - 1 Hong Kong (Hong Kong, U.K.; July 6, 1948)
Biggest win
South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1954)
Best result	Fourth Place, 2002
Asian Cup
Appearances	11 (First in 1956)
Best result	Winners, 1956, 1960
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2001)
Best result	1st Round, 2001

The Korea Republic national football team (Korean:대한민국 축구 국가대표팀 / Daehanminguk Chukgu Gukgadaepyo-Team) represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions. The team, also known as South Korea, is recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA. It is often considered Asia's most successful national team, since it made its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Being a two-time straight AFC Asian Cup champion, South Korea has participated in seven World Cup final tournaments and became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-finals, doing so when it co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Japan. It recently qualified for its eighth World Cup final tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. It is the only Asian team to have qualified for the World Cup for seven times consecutively and currently holds the best FIFA World Cup record in Asia. They were the only unbeaten team during the AFC Qualification for the 2010 World Cup, and qualified with ease.^[1]

World Cup history

Since the 1950s, South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, including the first two Asian Cup tournaments. The South Korean national team has also played in six consecutive World Cup finals from 1986, making a total of seven World Cup finals in all. It recently qualified for its eighth World Cup finals by qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

In their first World Cup finals tournament, the 1954 World Cup, South Korea played games against Hungary and Turkey losing 0-9 and 0-7, respectively. The South Korean team was inexperienced and had a long and complicated flight schedule prior to arriving at the tournament which helped contribute to their big losses.

It took 32 years before South Korea was again able to participate in the World Cup finals when they qualified for the 1986 World Cup held in Mexico City. They lost 3-1 to Argentina, held Bulgaria 1-1, and narrowly lost to Italy 3-2.

Until the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which it co-hosted with Japan, the South Korean team was unable to garner a single win at any of the tournaments. Despite spirited play and good effort, South Korea has lost or drawn all of its matches except for in the last two tournaments which were held in 2002 and 2006.

2002 World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was hosted jointly with Japan. Led by Dutch coach Guus Hiddink and assistant coach Pim Verbeek, South Korea defeated Portugal as well as European powerhouses Italy and Spain. The relative skill shown by the Korea Republic national football team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup brought fame and drew the attention of many different countries worldwide, which further led to scouting from several European Premier Leagues. The Koreans went on to become the first Asian national team to reach the World Cup semi-finals, going one step further than their North Korean counterparts who reached the quarter-finals at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England.

Road to Germany 2006

On June 8, 2005, South Korea qualified for their seventh World Cup by beating Kuwait 4-0 in Kuwait City.

The enthusiasm of the red-clad supporters, known as the "Red Devils", also made a huge impression on viewers worldwide. After the team success, football had an explosion of popularity in the country, where the game had traditionally been less popular than other games, such as baseball, formerly the most popular spectator sport in the country.

2006 World Cup

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside of Asia by beating Togo 2-1 in Frankfurt on June 13. Against France, the team managed a late equalizer from Park Ji-Sung to end up with a 1-1 tie and this put them tied with Switzerland on top of their group. However, they were knocked out of the tournament after a 2-0 loss against Switzerland, while France advanced with a 2-0 win against Togo.

2010 World Cup qualifying

In the final round of South Africa 2010 World Cup qualifying, South Korea won the Group B with 16 points and qualified for the tournament finals.

South Korea's first match was another showdown with North Korea, whom they met in the previous qualifying round. For the third time in a row, the match ended in a draw. Hong Yong-Jo converted a penalty to put the North Koreans ahead in the 63rd minute, but Ki Sung-Yeung equalised five minutes later at a neutral venue in Shanghai.

In their second match, Korea Republic crushed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-1 at home. The South Koreans took the lead in the 19th minute when Daegu FC's Lee took a pass from Lee Chung-Yong and deflected shot off a defender that flew over the shoulder of goalkeeper Majed Naser. Park doubled the scoreline six minutes later when he stole a ball from a defender and blasted a shot into the upper right corner of the net. The lone goal for the UAE came from second-half substitute Ismail Al Hammadi who took advantage of a defensive lapse to slide in a shot in the 71st minute. Lee then struck again nine minutes later and Kwak Tae-hwi had the final score.

South Korea scored a shock away win with a 2-0 defeat of Saudi Arabia, which was their first win against Saudi Arabia in 19 years. Lee Keun Ho scored the first goal in the 77th minute, rounding off a move that saw the ball passed all around the park before Saudi hopes were buried when AS Monaco striker Park Chu-Young rattled in a second one minute into injury time of the second-half after catching the hosts on the counter-attack. Their fourth match against Iran ended with a 1-1 draw at Tehran. Javad Nekounam, who plays for Spanish side Osasuna, sent more than 80,000 home fans wild when he fired home a close range free kick for Iran on the hour mark. However, Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung helped Korea Republic to a share of the spoils. Park pounced with a decisive header in the 81st minute when Iranian goalkeeper Mehdi Rahmati managed to only punch out an incoming free kick.

On June 6, 2009, South Korea qualified for their eighth World Cup finals by beating the UAE 2-0 in a home match. It is the seventh consecutive time that the South Koreans have qualified for the tournament. A few days later, South Korea drew 0-0 at home with Saudi Arabia, a team who at the time were still in the running for qualification. A 1-1 draw of their final match against Iran meant that South Korea was the only team unbeaten throughout the whole AFC qualifying campaign, with 7 wins and 7 draws in total. It also extended South Korea's unbeaten streak to 24 games, since losing to Peru by 0-1 in a friendly match on January 30, 2008. It also defeated Australia 3-1 in a friendly match soon after. They were currently undefeated for 27 matches but the record was currently broken by Serbia. South Korea dominated the Asian 2009/2010 award ceremony, winning national team of the year, coach of the year for the country's Huh Jung Moo and club of the year for the Pohang Steelers.

Recent and forthcoming matches

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Goals	Venue	Competition
March 28, 2009	Iraq	W	2:1 (0:0)	49' Hwang Jae-Won (o.g.) (KOR) 54' Kim Chi-Woo (KOR) 70' Lee Keun-Ho (pen.) (KOR)	Suwon, Korea	Friendly
April 1, 2009	Korea DPR	W	1:0 (0:0)	88' Kim Chi-Woo (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 2, 2009	Oman	D	0:0 (0:0)		Dubai, UAE	Friendly
June 6, 2009	United Arab Emirates	W	2:0 (2:0)	5' Park Chu-Young (KOR) 37' Ki Sung-Yong (KOR)	Abu Dhabi, UAE	2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 10, 2009	Saudi Arabia	D	0:0 (0:0)		Seoul, Korea	2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 17, 2009	Iran	D	1:1 (0:0)	51' Masoud Shojaei (IRN) 81' Park Ji-Sung (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	2010 World Cup Qualifier
August 12, 2009	Paraguay	W	1:0 (0:0)	83' Park Chu-Young (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	Friendly
September 5, 2009	Australia	W	3:1 (2:1)	5' Park Chu-Young (KOR) 20' Lee Jung-Soo (KOR) 34' Patrick Kisnorbo (AUS) 86' Seol Ki-hyeon (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	Friendly
October 14, 2009	Senegal	W	2:0 (1:0)	42' Ki Sung-Yong (KOR) 81' Oh Beom-Seok (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	Friendly
November 14, 2009	Denmark	D	0:0 (0:0)		Esbjerg, Denmark	Friendly
November 18, 2009	Serbia	L	0:1 (0:1)	6' Nikola Žigić (SER)	London, England	Friendly
January 9, 2010	Zambia	L	2:4 (1:2)	6' Christopher Katongo (ZAM) 14' Rainford Kalaba (ZAM) 35' Kim Jung-Woo (KOR) 58' James Chamanga (ZAM) 72' Noah Kibuta (ZAM) 83' Gu Ja-Cheol (KOR)	Johannesburg, South Africa	Friendly
January 18, 2010	Finland	W	2:0 (1:0)	39' Oh Beom-Seok (KOR) 61' Lee Jung-Soo (KOR)	Malaga, Spain	Friendly
January 22, 2010	Latvia	W	1:0 (0:0)	55' Kim Jae-Sung (KOR)	Malaga, Spain	Friendly
February 7, 2010	Hong Kong	W	5:0 (4:0)	10' Kim Jung-Woo (KOR) 24' Gu Ja-Cheol (KOR) 32' Lee Dong-Gook (KOR) 37' Lee Seung-Ryul (KOR) 92' No Byung-Jun (KOR)	Tokyo, Japan	2010 East Asian Football Championship
February 10, 2010	China PR	L	0:3 (0:2)	5' Yu Hai (CHN) 27' Gao Lin (CHN) 60' Deng Zhuoxiang (CHN)	Tokyo, Japan	2010 East Asian Football Championship
February 14, 2010	Japan	W	3:1 (2:1)	23' Yasuhito Endo (JPN) 32' Lee Dong-Gook (KOR) 38' Lee Seung-Ryul (KOR) 70' Kim Jae-Sung (KOR)	Tokyo, Japan	2010 East Asian Football Championship
March 3, 2010	Côte d'Ivoire	W	2:0 (1:0)	4' Lee Dong-Gook (KOR) 90+2' Kwak Tae-Hwi (KOR)	London, England	Friendly
May 16, 2010	Ecuador				Seoul, Korea	Friendly
May 24, 2010	Japan				Saitama, Japan	Friendly
May 30, 2010	Russia or  Slovakia				Innsbruck, Austria	Friendly
June 3, 2010	Spain				Innsbruck, Austria	Friendly
June 12, 2010	Greece				Port Elizabeth, South Africa	2010 FIFA World Cup
June 17, 2010	Argentina				Johannesburg, South Africa	2010 FIFA World Cup
June 22, 2010	Nigeria				Durban, South Africa	2010 FIFA World Cup
October 12, 2010	Japan				Seoul, Korea	Friendly

World Cup record

World Cup Finals										World Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1950	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Round 1	16	2	0	0	2	0	16		2	1	1	0	7	3
1958	Entry not accepted by FIFA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	2	0	2	6	9
1966	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	2	1	6	5
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	3	4	1	10	4
1978	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		12	5	6	1	16	9
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		3	2	0	1	7	4
1986	Round 1	20	3	0	1	2	4	7		8	7	0	1	17	3
1990	Round 1	22	3	0	0	3	1	6		11	9	2	0	30	1
1994	Round 1	20	3	0	2	1	4	5		13	9	3	1	32	5
1998	Round 1	30	3	0	1	2	2	9		12	9	2	1	28	8
2002	Fourth Place	4	7	3	2	2	8	6		Host Nation
2006	Round 1	17	3	1	1	1	3	4		12	7	3	2	18	7
2010	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		14	7	7	0	22	7
Total	8/19		24	4	7	13	22	53		103	62	30	11	199	65

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA Confederations Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992 to 1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Round 1	3	2	0	1	3	6
2003 to 2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/8	3	2	0	1	3	6

Asian Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956	Champions	3	2	1	0	9	6
1960	Champions	3	3	0	0	9	1
1964	Third Place	3	1	0	2	2	4
1968	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Runners-up	5	1	2	2	7	6
1976	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	12	6
1984	Round 1	4	0	2	2	1	3
1988	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	11	3
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	7	11
2000	Third Place	6	3	1	2	9	6
2004	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	9	4
2007	Third Place	6	1	4	1	3	3
2011	Qualified
Total	12/15	50	23	14	13	79	53

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

East Asian Football Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2003	Champions	3	2	1	0	4	1
2005	Fourth Place	3	0	2	1	1	2
2008	Champions	3	1	2	0	5	4
2010	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	8	4

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Summer Olympics record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1948	Quarterfinals	2	1	0	1	5	15
1964	First Round	3	0	0	3	1	20
1988	First Round	3	0	2	1	1	2
1992	First Round	3	0	3	0	2	2
1996	First Round	3	1	1	1	2	2
2000	First Round	3	2	0	1	2	3
2004	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	8	8
2008	First Round	3	1	1	1	2	4
2012
2016
Total	8/16	24	6	9	9	23	56

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

Squad called up for friendly match against Côte d'Ivoire on 3 March 2010.^[2].

No.	Name	DoB (Age)	Club	Caps	Goals	Debut
Goalkeepers
1	Lee Woon-Jae	26 April 1973 (1973-04-26) (age 36)	Suwon Bluewings	129	0	vs  United States, 2 March 1994 (Friendly)
18	Jung Sung-Ryong	4 January 1985 (1985-01-04) (age 25)	Seongnam Ilhwa	13	0	vs  Chile, 30 January 2008 (Friendly)
21	Kim Young-Kwang	28 June 1983 (1983-06-28) (age 26)	Ulsan Horang-i	14	0	vs  Oman, 14 February 2004 (Friendly)
Defenders
2	Oh Beom-Seok	29 July 1984 (1984-07-29) (age 25)	Ulsan Horang-i	35	2	vs  Colombia, 16 January 2005 (Friendly)
3	Kim Hyung-Il	27 April 1984 (1984-04-27) (age 25)	Pohang Steelers	2	0	vs  Saudi Arabia, 10 June 2009 (2010 WCQ)
4	Cho Yong-Hyung	3 November 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 26)	Jeju United	29	0	vs  Chile, 30 January 2008 (Friendly)
12	Lee Young-Pyo	23 April 1977 (1977-04-23) (age 32)	Al-Hilal	111	5	vs  Mexico, 12 June 1999 (1999 Korea Cup)
14	Lee Jung-Soo	8 January 1980 (1980-01-08) (age 30)	Kashima Antlers	22	2	vs  Korea DPR, 26 March 2008 (2010 WCQ)
15	Kim Dong-Jin	29 January 1982 (1982-01-29) (age 28)	Ulsan Horang-i	59	2	vs  Hong Kong, 4 December 2003 (2003 EAFFC)
22	Cha Du-Ri	25 July 1980 (1980-07-25) (age 29)	SC Freiburg	43	4	vs  Senegal, 8 November 2001 (Friendly)
23	Kwak Tae-Hwi	8 July 1981 (1981-07-08) (age 28)	Kyoto Sanga	11	4	vs  Chile, 30 January 2008 (Friendly)
Midfielders
5	Kim Nam-Il	14 March 1977 (1977-03-14) (age 33)	Tom Tomsk	90	2	vs  Vietnam, 4 December 1998 (1998 AG)
6	Shin Hyung-Min	18 July 1986 (1986-07-18) (age 23)	Pohang Steelers	3	0	vs  Finland, 18 January 2010 (Friendly)
7	Park Ji-Sung	25 February 1981 (1981-02-25) (age 29)	Manchester United	85	11	vs  Laos, 5 April 2000 (2000 ACQ)
8	Kim Jung-Woo	9 May 1982 (1982-05-09) (age 27)	Gwangju Phoenix	54	4	vs  Vietnam, 19 October 2003 (2004 ACQ)
13	Kim Jae-Sung	3 October 1983 (1983-10-03) (age 26)	Pohang Steelers	5	2	vs  Zambia, 9 January 2010 (Friendly)
16	Ki Sung-Yong	24 January 1989 (1989-01-24) (age 21)	Celtic	18	4	vs  Jordan, 5 September 2008 (Friendly)
17	Lee Chung-Yong	2 July 1988 (1988-07-02) (age 21)	Bolton Wanderers	20	2	vs  Jordan, 31 May 2008 (2010 WCQ)
19	Kim Bo-Kyung	6 October 1989 (1989-10-06) (age 20)	Oita Trinita	4	0	vs  Zambia, 9 January 2010 (Friendly)
Forwards
9	Ahn Jung-Hwan	27 January 1976 (1976-01-27) (age 34)	Dalian Shide	69	17	vs  China PR, 23 April 1997 (Friendly)
10	Lee Seung-Ryul	6 March 1989 (1989-03-06) (age 21)	FC Seoul	5	2	vs  Zambia, 9 January 2010 (Friendly)
11	Lee Keun-Ho	11 April 1985 (1985-04-11) (age 24)	Júbilo Iwata	30	8	vs  Iraq, 29 June 2007 (Friendly)
20	Lee Dong-Gook	29 April 1979 (1979-04-29) (age 30)	Jeonbuk Motors	82	25	vs  Jamaica, 16 May 1998 (Friendly)

Recent Call Ups

The following players have also been called up to the Korea Republic squad within the last twelve months.

Name	DoB (Age)	Club	Caps	Goals	Debut	Latest callup
Goalkeepers
No players
Defenders
Hwang Jae-Won	13 April 1981 (1981-04-13) (age 28)	Pohang Steelers	3	0	vs  Chile, 30 Jan 2008 (Friendly)	vs  Korea DPR, 1 Apr 2009 (WCQ)
Kim Chang-Soo	12 September 1985 (1985-09-12) (age 24)	Busan I'Park	2	0	vs  Syria, 1 Feb 2009 (Friendly)	vs  Oman, 3 Jun 2009 (Friendly)2
Choi Hyo-Jin	18 August 1983 (1983-08-18) (age 26)	FC Seoul	6	0	vs  Turkmenistan, 14 Jun 2008 (WCQ)	vs  Paraguay, 12 Aug 2009 (Friendly)1
Choi Chul-Soon	8 February 1987 (1987-02-08) (age 23)	Jeonbuk Motors	1	0	vs  Zambia, 9 Jan 2010 (Friendly)	vs  Latvia, 22 Jan 2010 (Friendly)1
Kang Min-Soo	14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 24)	Suwon Bluewings	31	0	vs  Netherlands, 2 Jun 2007 (Friendly)	vs  Japan, 14 Feb 2010 (EAFC)
Lee Gyu-Ro	20 August 1988 (1988-08-20) (age 21)	FC Seoul	2	0	vs  Zambia, 9 Jan 2010 (Friendly)	vs  Japan, 14 Feb 2010 (EAFC)1
Park Joo-Ho	16 January 1987 (1987-01-16) (age 23)	Júbilo Iwata	5	0	vs  Finland, 18 Jan 2010 (Friendly)	vs  Japan, 14 Feb 2010 (EAFC)
Midfielders
Choi Tae-Uk	13 March 1981 (1981-03-13) (age 29)	Jeonbuk Motors	29	4	vs  Mongolia, 7 Apr 2000 (ACQ)	vs  Oman, 3 Jun 2009 (Friendly)2
Ko Yo-Han	7 March 1988 (1988-03-07) (age 22)	FC Seoul	1	0	vs  Senegal, 14 Oct 2009 (Friendly)	vs  Senegal, 14 Oct 2009 (Friendly)
Kim Chi-Woo	3 November 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 26)	FC Seoul	23	2	vs  Ghana, 8 Oct 2006 (Friendly)	vs  Denmark, 14 Nov 2009 (Friendly)
Cho Won-Hee	17 April 1983 (1983-04-17) (age 26)	Suwon Bluewings	36	1	vs  Iran, 12 Oct 2005 (Friendly)	vs  Serbia, 18 Nov 2009 (Friendly)
Yeom Ki-Hoon	30 March 1983 (1983-03-30) (age 26)	Suwon Bluewings	30	3	vs  Ghana, 8 Oct 2006 (Friendly)	vs  Latvia, 22 Jan 2010 (Friendly)
Kim Do-Heon	14 July 1982 (1982-07-14) (age 27)	Suwon Bluewings	58	11	vs  Japan, 16 Apr 2003 (Friendly)	vs  Japan, 14 Feb 2010 (EAFC)1
Oh Jang-Eun	24 July 1985 (1985-07-24) (age 24)	Ulsan Horang-i	14	0	vs  Ghana, 8 Oct 2006 (Friendly)	vs  Japan, 14 Feb 2010 (EAFC)
Gu Ja-Cheol	27 February 1989 (1989-02-27) (age 21)	Jeju United	8	2	vs  China PR, 17 Feb 2008 (EAFC)	vs  Japan, 14 Feb 2010 (EAFC)
Lee Seung-Hyun	25 July 1985 (1985-07-25) (age 24)	Busan I'Park	3	0	vs  Paraguay, 12 Aug 2009 (Friendly)	vs  Japan, 14 Feb 2010 (EAFC)
Forwards
Bae Ki-Jong	26 May 1983 (1983-05-26) (age 26)	Jeju United	2	0	vs  Iraq, 28 Mar 2009 (Friendly)	vs  United Arab Emirates, 6 Jun 2009 (WCQ)
Yang Dong-Hyun	28 March 1986 (1986-03-28) (age 23)	Busan I'Park	2	0	vs  Oman, 3 Jun 2009 (Friendly)2	vs  Saudi Arabia, 10 Jun 2009 (WCQ)
Cho Dong-Keon	16 April 1986 (1986-04-16) (age 23)	Seongnam Ilhwa	1	0	vs  Paraguay, 12 Aug 2009 (Friendly)	vs  Paraguay, 12 Aug 2009 (Friendly)
Park Chu-Young	10 July 1985 (1985-07-10) (age 24)	Monaco	39	13	vs  Uzbekistan, 3 Jun 2005 (WCQ)	vs  Senegal, 14 Oct 2009 (Friendly)
Seol Ki-Hyeon	8 January 1979 (1979-01-08) (age 31)	Pohang Steelers	83	19	vs  New Zealand, 23 Jan 2000 (Friendly)	vs  Serbia, 18 Nov 2009 (Friendly)
Kim Shin-Wook	14 April 1988 (1988-04-14) (age 21)	Ulsan Horang-i	2	0	vs  Zambia, 9 Jan 2010 (Friendly)	vs  Latvia, 22 Jan 2010 (Friendly)
No Byung-Jun	29 September 1979 (1979-09-29) (age 30)	Pohang Steelers	6	1	vs  Egypt, 9 Jun 2000 (LG Cup (Friendly))	vs  Japan, 14 Feb 2010 (EAFC)1

^ Did not play but was part of the squad.
^ This match was not recognized A-match by FIFA.

Korea in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, group B

Korea Republic is in Group B of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Korea Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All times local (UTC+2)

12 June 2010 13:30	Korea Republic	v	Greece	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

17 June 2010 13:30	Argentina	v	Korea Republic	Soccer City, Johannesburg

22 June 2010 20:30	Nigeria	v	Korea Republic	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

National team record

FIFA World Cup captains

Current and Former Coaches

Name	Win	Loss	Draw	winning rate (%)	Start	End
Huh Jung-Moo	18	4	14	48.6	December 7, 2007	Present
Pim Verbeek	8	6	3	47.1	July 1, 2006	July 25, 2007
Dick Advocaat	9	5	5	47.3	October 1, 2005	June 30, 2006
Jo Bonfrere	11	6	8	44.0	June 24, 2004	August 23, 2005
Park Seong-Hwa (tem.)	1	1	2	25.0	April 20, 2004	June 15, 2004
Humberto Coelho	9	6	3	50.0	February 3, 2003	April 19, 2004
Kim Ho-Gon (tem.)	0	0	1	00.0	November 18, 2002	December 20, 2002
Guus Hiddink	16	11	11	42.1	January 1, 2001	June 30, 2002
Huh Jung-Moo	18	11	5	52.9	October 14, 1998	November 13, 2000
Kim Pyung-Seok (tem.)	0	1	0	00.0	June 22, 1998	June 25, 1998
Cha Bum-Kun	22	11	8	53.7	January 8, 1997	June 21, 1998
Park Jong-Hwan	8	3	5	50.0	February 15, 1996	January 7, 1997
Ko Jae-Wook	0	1	0	00.0	October 20, 1995	October 30, 1995
Jeong Byeong-Tak	0	0	0	00.0	September 16, 1995	September 30, 1995
Huh Jung-Moo	0	0	1	00.0	August 1, 1995	August 12, 1995
Park Jong-Hwan	1	0	1	50.0	April 26, 1995	July 31, 1995
Anatoliy Byshovets	8	4	4	50.0	July 24, 1994	February 26, 1995
Kim Ho	14	16	8	36.8	July 8, 1992	July 23, 1994
Ko Jae-Wook	3	3	0	50.0	May 22, 1991	July 27, 1991
Park Jong-Hwan	8	0	2	80.0	August 9, 1990	October 23, 1991
Lee Cha-Man	3	1	0	75.0	July 3, 1990	August 8, 1990
Lee Hoi-Taek	19	6	5	63.3	October 6, 1988	July 2, 1990
Kim Jung-Nam	2	0	0	100.0	July 6, 1988	October 5, 1988
Park Jong-Hwan	4	4	1	44.4	November 20, 1986	July 5, 1988
Kim Jung-Nam	15	4	7	57.7	March 19, 1985	November 19, 1986
Mun Jeong-Sik	4	3	3	40.0	July 3, 1984	March 18, 1985
Park Jong-Hwan	1	0	1	50.0	August 23, 1983	July 2, 1984
Cho Yoon-Ohk	4	2	0	66.7	January 29, 1983	August 22, 1983
Kim Jung-Nam	1	0	2	33.3	October 31, 1982	January 28, 1983
Choi Eun-Taek	0	0	0	00.0	June 19, 1982	October 30, 1982
Kim Jung-Nam (tem.)	23	8	4	65.7	May 4, 1980	June 18, 1982
Jang Kyung-Hwan	7	0	1	87.5	March 29, 1979	May 3, 1980
Ham Heung-Cheol	18	2	1	85.7	March 2, 1978	March 28, 1979
Kim Jung-Nam (tem.)	2	3	0	40.0	September 17, 1977	December 18, 1977
Choi Jung-Min	14	6	1	66.7	January 1, 1977	September 16, 1977
Mun Jeong-Sik	8	4	2	57.1	May 14, 1976	December 31, 1976
Ham Heung-Cheol	22	2	5	75.9	November 17, 1974	May 13, 1976
Choi Young-Keun	3	1	5	33.3	January 1974	November 17, 1974
Min Byung-Dae	10	5	2	58.8	December 21, 1972	December 1973
Ham Heung-Cheol	11	5	3	57.9	June 16, 1972	December 20, 1972
Park Byung-Seok	1	2	2	20.0	December 7, 1971	June 15, 1972
Hong Deok-Young	1	3	0	25.0	November 1971
Han Hong-Ki	17	8	2	63.0	February 13, 1970	October 6, 1971
Kang Jun-Young	4	1	0	80.0	November 1969	December 1969
Kim Yong-Sik	1	2	1	25.0	January 1969	October 1969
Park Il-Gap	4	0	2	66.7	August 1968	December 1968
Jang Kyung-Hwan	10	2	3	66.7	July 1967	November 1967
Min Byung-Dae	5	0	3	62.5	June 1966	December 1966
Hong Keon-Pyo	3	2	1	50.0	August 1965
Jeong Kook-Jin	0	0	0	00.0	September 1964
Min Byung-Dae					March 1962
Lee Jong-Gap					October 1961
Lee Yoo-Hyung					March 1961
Wi Hye-Deok					October 1960
Kim Yong-Sik					March 1960
Jeong Kook-Jin					July 1959
Kim Keun-Chan					April 1958
Lee Yoo-Hyung					August 1956
Park Jung-Hwi					December 1955
Kim Yong-Sik					June 1954
Lee Yoo-Hyung					March 1954
Kim Hwa-Jip					April 1952	February 1954
Park Jung-Hwi					December 1948	April 1950
Lee Young-Min					June 1948
Park Jung-Hwi					May 1948

Kit sponsorship

Perid	Sponsors	Notes
1980–1983	Adidas[3]
1984–1988	Weekend[4]	Sports Fashion Brand of Samsung C&T Corporation
1988–1995	Rapido[5]	Sports Fashion Brand of Samsung C&T Corporation
1996–present	Nike[6]

See also

• Korea Football Association
• Korea Republic national football team results
• Korea Republic national football team records
• Be the Reds!
• Red Devil
• List of national football teams

References

1. ^ "Korean derby takes centre stage". Fifa.com. 2008-01-20. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/standings/group=250439/analysis.html. Retrieved 2008-02-07. 
2. ^ "Team Squad (For Friendly Match vs. Cote d’Ivoire -03.03.2010)". Korea Football Association. http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng_kfa/koreateam/km_player_list.asp?k_unique=201022591637&k_team_type=1. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
3. ^ "대표선수도 국제경기서 버젓이 서독 아디다스, 일본 미즈노등 외제 스포츠용품 국내시장 석권". Kyunghyang Newspaper. 1981-02-27. http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1981-02-07&officeId=00032&pageNo=8&printNo=10879&publishType=00020&articleId=1981020700329208014. (Korean)
4. ^ "필승!위크엔드스포츠-멕시코월드컵에서 대표팀과 함께 뜁니다". Kyunghyang Newspaper. 1986-05-30. http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1986-05-30&officeId=00032&pageNo=9&printNo=12515&publishType=00020&articleId=1986053000329209013. (Korean)
5. ^ "월드컵 상혼 장외서 뜨거운 "광고전쟁"". Kyunghyang Newspaper. 1990-06-20. http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=3&printCount=1&publishDate=1990-06-20&officeId=00032&pageNo=20&printNo=13764&publishType=00020&articleId=1990062000329220001. (Korean)
6. ^ "대표팀 유니폼, 96년 이후 12년간‘나이키 천하’". Daily Sports. 2007-08-28. http://blog.naver.com/keny2040?Redirect=Log&logNo=110021592653. (Korean)

External links

• (Korean) South Korean FA (KFA: Korean Football Association) - official site
• (English) Korean National Team page at ROKfootball
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive list of every international match up to 2005
• (English) Taeguk-Soccer Korean soccer forum
• (Chinese) A Chinese Korean soccer forum-Dynamic Korea forum

Titles

Preceded by Inaugural Champion	Asian Champions 1956 (First title) 1960 (Second title)	Succeeded by 1964 Israel
Preceded by 1964 Myanmar	Asian Games Champions 1970 (First title)	Succeeded by 1974 Iran
Preceded by 1974 Iran	Asian Games Champions 1978 (Second title)	Succeeded by 1982 Iraq
Preceded by 1982 Iraq	Asian Games Champions 1986 (Third title)	Succeeded by 1990 Iran
Preceded by Inaugural Champion	EAFF Champions 2003 (First title)	Succeeded by 2005 China PR
Preceded by 2005 China PR	EAFF Champions 2008 (Second title)	Succeeded by Incumbent

National sports teams of South Korea A1 GP | Badminton | Baseball | Basketball (M, W) | Cricket | Field hockey (M, W) | Football (M, U-23, U-20, U-17) Handball (M, W) | Ice hockey | Rugby (Rugby union, Rugby sevens) | Short track (M, W) | Tennis (M, W) Volleyball (M, W) | Water polo | Women's football (W, U-20, U-17) AFC Asian Cup winners 3 titles  Iran (1968 · 1972 · 1976)  Japan (1992 · 2000 · 2004)  Saudi Arabia (1984 · 1988 · 1996) 2 titles  Korea Republic (1956 · 1960) 1 title  Iraq (2007)  Israel (1964)  Kuwait (1980)

East Asian Football Championship Winners 3 titles  Korea Republic (1990, 2003, 2008)  Japan (1992, 1995, 1998) 2 titles  China PR (2005, 2010)

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1954 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions West Germany Runners-up Hungary Third place Austria Fourth place Uruguay Eliminated in quarter-finals Brazil · England · Switzerland · Yugoslavia Eliminated in group stage Belgium · Czechoslovakia · France · Italy · Korea Republic · Mexico · Scotland · Turkey

1986 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Argentina Runners-up West Germany Third place France  Fourth place Belgium  Eliminated in quarter-finals Brazil · England · Mexico · Spain Eliminated in round of 16 Bulgaria · Denmark · Italy · Morocco · Paraguay · Poland · Uruguay · Soviet Union Eliminated in group stage Algeria · Canada · Hungary · Iraq · Korea Republic · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Scotland 1990 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions West Germany Runners-up Argentina Third place Italy Fourth place England Eliminated in quarter-finals Cameroon · Czechoslovakia · Republic of Ireland · Yugoslavia Eliminated in round of 16 Belgium · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Netherlands · Romania · Spain · Uruguay Eliminated in group stage Austria · Egypt · Korea Republic · Scotland · Sweden · United Arab Emirates · United States · Soviet Union 1994 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Brazil Runners-up Italy Third place Sweden Fourth place Bulgaria Eliminated in quarter-finals Germany · Netherlands · Romania · Spain Eliminated in round of 16 Argentina · Belgium · Mexico · Nigeria · Republic of Ireland · Saudi Arabia · Switzerland · United States Eliminated in group stage Bolivia · Cameroon · Colombia · Greece · Korea Republic · Morocco · Norway · Russia 1998 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions France Runners-up Brazil Third place Croatia Fourth place Netherlands Eliminated in quarter-finals Argentina · Denmark · Germany · Italy Eliminated in round of 16 Chile · England · Mexico · Nigeria · Norway · Paraguay · Romania · FR Yugoslavia Eliminated in group stage Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cameroon · Colombia · Iran · Jamaica · Japan · Korea Republic · Morocco · Scotland · Saudi Arabia · South Africa · Spain · Tunisia · United States 2002 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Brazil Runners-up Germany Third place Turkey Fourth place Korea Republic Eliminated in quarter-finals England · Senegal · Spain · USA Eliminated in round of 16 Belgium · Denmark · Italy · Japan · Mexico · Paraguay · Republic of Ireland · Sweden Eliminated in group stage Argentina · Cameroon · Costa Rica · China PR · Croatia · Ecuador · France · Nigeria · Poland · Portugal · Saudi Arabia · Russia · Slovenia · South Africa · Tunisia · Uruguay 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Italy Runners-up France Third place Germany Fourth place Portugal Eliminated in quarter-finals Argentina · Brazil · England · Ukraine Eliminated in round of 16 Australia · Ecuador · Ghana · Mexico · Netherlands · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland Eliminated in group stage Angola · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Czech Republic · Iran · Japan · Korea Republic · Paraguay · Poland · Saudi Arabia · Serbia & Montenegro · Togo · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · United States 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists     Group A  France ·  Mexico ·  South Africa ·  Uruguay Group C  Algeria ·  England ·  Slovenia ·  United States Group E  Cameroon ·  Denmark ·  Japan ·  Netherlands Group G  Brazil ·  Côte d'Ivoire ·  Korea DPR ·  Portugal Group B  Argentina ·  Greece ·  Korea Republic ·  Nigeria Group D  Australia ·  Germany ·  Ghana ·  Serbia Group F  Italy ·  New Zealand ·  Paraguay ·  Slovakia Group H  Chile ·  Honduras ·  Spain ·  Switzerland

South Korea Squads - FIFA World Cup South Korea squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup 1 Hong Deok‑Young • 2 Park Kyu‑Chong • 3 Park Yae‑Seung • 4 Kang Chang‑Gi • 5 Lee Sang‑Yi • 6 Min Byung‑Dae • 7 Lee Seo‑Nam • 8 Choi Chung‑Min • 9 Woo Sang‑Kwon • 10 Sung Nak‑Woon • 11 Chung Nam‑Sik • 12 Ham Heung‑Chul • 13 Lee Chong‑Kap • 14 Han Chang‑Wha • 15 Kim Ji‑Sung • 16 Choo Young‑Kwan • 17 Park Il‑Kap • 18 Choi Young‑Keun • 19 Lee Ki‑Joo • 20 Chung Kook‑Chin • Coach: Kim Yong‑Sik South Korea squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Cho Byung‑Deuk • 2 Park Kyung‑Hoon • 3 Chung Jong‑Soo • 4 Cho Kwang‑Rae • 5 Chung Yong‑Hwan • 6 Lee Tae‑Ho • 7 Kim Jong‑Boo • 8 Cho Young‑Jeung • 9 Choi Soon‑Ho • 10 Park Chang‑Sun • 11 Cha Bum‑Kun • 12 Kim Pyung‑Seok • 13 Noh Soo‑Jin • 14 Cho Min‑Kook • 15 Yoo Byung‑Ok • 16 Kim Joo‑Sung • 17 Huh Jung‑Moo • 18 Kim Sam‑Soo • 19 Byun Byung‑Joo • 20 Kim Yong‑Se • 21 Oh Yeon‑Kyo • 22 Kang Deouk‑Soo • Coach: Kim Jung‑Nam South Korea squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Kim Poong‑Joo • 2 Park Kyung‑Hoon • 3 Choi Kang‑Hee • 4 Yoon Deuk‑Yeo • 5 Chung Yong‑Hwan • 6 Lee Tae‑Ho • 7 Noh Soo‑Jin • 8 Chung Hae‑Won • 9 Hwangbo Kwan • 10 Lee Sang‑Yoon • 11 Byun Byung‑Joo • 12 Lee Heung‑Sil • 13 Chung Jong‑Soo • 14 Choi Soon‑Ho • 15 Cho Min‑Kook • 16 Kim Joo‑Sung • 17 Gu Sang‑Bum • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Chung Gi‑Dong • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Choi In‑Young • 22 Lee Young‑Jin • Coach: Lee Hoi‑Taek South Korea squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Choi In‑Young • 2 Chung Jong‑Son • 3 Lee Jong‑Hwa • 4 Kim Pan‑Keun • 5 Park Jung‑Bae • 6 Lee Young‑Jin • 7 Shin Hong‑Gi • 8 Noh Jung‑Yoon • 9 Kim Joo‑Sung • 10 Ko Jeong‑Woon • 11 Seo Jung‑Won • 12 Choi Young‑Il • 13 Ahn Ik‑Soo • 14 Choi Dae‑Shik • 15 Cho Jin‑Ho • 16 Ha Seok‑Ju • 17 Gu Sang‑Bum • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Choi Moon‑Sik • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Park Chul‑Woo • 22 Lee Woon‑Jae • Coach: Kim Ho South Korea squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Kim Byung‑Ji • 2 Choi Sung‑Yong • 3 Lee Lim‑Saeng • 4 Choi Young‑Il • 5 Lee Min‑Sung • 6 Yoo Sang‑Chul • 7 Kim Do‑Keun • 8 Noh Jung‑Yoon • 9 Kim Do‑Hoon • 10 Choi Yong‑Soo • 11 Seo Jung‑Won • 12 Lee Sang‑Hun • 13 Kim Tae‑Young • 14 Ko Jong‑Soo • 15 Lee Sang‑Yoon • 16 Jang Hyung‑Seok • 17 Ha Seok‑Ju • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Jang Dae‑Il • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Lee Dong‑Gook • 22 Seo Dong‑Myung • Coach: Cha Bum‑Kun (Kim Pyung‑Seok) South Korea squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Hyun Young‑Min • 3 Choi Sung‑Yong • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Yoo Sang‑Chul • 7 Kim Tae‑Young • 8 Choi Tae‑Uk • 9 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 10 Lee Young‑Pyo • 11 Choi Yong‑Soo • 12 Kim Byung‑Ji • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Lee Min‑Sung • 16 Cha Du‑Ri • 17 Yoon Jung‑Hwan • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Park Ji‑Sung • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Choi Eun‑Sung • Coach: Hiddink South Korea squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Kim Young‑Chul • 3 Kim Dong‑Jin • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Kim Jin-Kyu • 7 Park Ji‑Sung • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 10 Park Chu‑Young • 11 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 12 Lee Young‑Pyo • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Baek Ji‑Hoon • 16 Chung Kyung‑Ho • 17 Lee Ho • 18 Kim Sang‑Sik • 19 Cho Jae‑Jin • 20 Kim Yong‑Dae • 21 Kim Young‑Kwang • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Cho Won‑Hee • Coach: Advocaat

South Korea Squads - AFC Asian Cup South Korea squad – 1956 AFC Asian Cup Winners (1st title) • GK: Ham Heung-Cheol • Park Sang-Hoon • FP: Seok Jin-Doo • Cha Tae-Sung • Kim Hong-Bok • Kim Ji-Sung • Kim Jin-Woo • Choi Jung-Min • Woo Sang-Kwon • Kim Dong-Keun • Kim Young-Jin • Sung Nak-Woon • Choi Kwang-Seok • Lee Soo-Nam • Park Kyung-Ho • Park Jae-Seung • coach: Lee Yoo-Hyung South Korea squad – 1960 AFC Asian Cup Winners (2nd title) • GK: Ham Heung-Cheol • Park Sang-Hoon • FP: Kim Hong-Bok • Lee Eung-Sung • Cha Tae-Sung • Kim Chan-Ki • Kim Sun-Hwi • Son Myung-Seop • Yoo Kwang-Jun • Chung Soon-Cheon • Moon Jung-Sik • Choi Jung-Min • Lee Soon-Myung • Cho Yoon-Ok • Woo Sang-Kwon • Yoo Pan-Soon • Park Kyung-Hwa • Um Kyung-Jin • coach: Wi Hye-Deok South Korea squad – 1964 AFC Asian Cup Third Place • GK: Yang Woo-Sik • Oh In-Bok • DF: Kim Jung-Seok • Cho Nam-Soo • Seo Sung-Oh • Park Seung-Ok • Lee Eung-Sung • Kim Doo-Seon • Kim Young-Yeol • FW: Chung Byung-Tak • Chung Soon-Cheon • Jang Ji-Eon • Choi Myung-Gon • Huh Yoon-Jeong • Lee Soon-Myung • Jang Seok-Woo • Bae Keum-Soo • coach: Lee Yoo-Hyung South Korea squad – 1972 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up • GK: Lee Se-Yeon • Kwon E-Woon • FP: • Kim Ho • Kim Ho-Gon • Han Sang-Ki • Kim Kyung-Jung • Noh Heung-Seop • Ko Jae-Wook • Lee Cha-Man • Park Young-Tae • Hwang Jae-Man • Park E-Cheon • Park Su-Deok • Choi Sang-Chul • Lim Tae-Joo • Chung Ho-Seon • Kim In-Kwon • Kim Jin-Kook • Lee Hoi-Taek • Cha Bum-Kun • coach: Park Byung-Seok South Korea squad – 1980 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up 1 Kim Hwang-Ho • 2 Kim Jong-Pil • 3 Hong Sung-Ho • 4 Cho Kwang-Rae • 5 Kwon Oh-Son • 6 Park Seong-Hwa • 8 Cho Young-Jeung • 9 Lee Young-Moo • 10 Shin Hyun-Ho • 11 Lee Jung-Il • 12 Choi Jong-Duk • 13 Chang Woe-Ryong • 14 Lee Tae-Yeop • 15 Lee Kang-Jo • 16 Chung Hae-Won • 18 Hwang Seok-Keun • 19 Yoon In-Sun • 20 Lee Tae-Ho • 21 Cho Byung-Deuk • 22 Choi Soon-Ho • Coach: Kim Jung-Nam South Korea squad – 1984 AFC Asian Cup 1 Choi In-Young • 2 Park Kyung-Hoon • 3 Jung Jong-Soo • 4 Kim Pyung-Seok • 5 Chung Yong-Hwan • 6 Park Seong-Hwa • 7 Jang Jung • 8 Lee Tae-Ho • 9 Huh Jung-Moo • 10 Park Chang-Seon • 11 Lee Kang-Jo • 12 Lee Boo-Yeol • 13 Choi Jin-Han • 14 Byun Byung-Joo • 15 Yoo Byung-Ohk • 16 Kim Seok-Won • 17 Choi Sang-Kuk • 18 Choi Kwang-Ji • 20 Wang Sun-Jae • 21 Chung Gi-Dong •  Cho Young-Jeung •  Choi Gi-Bong • Coach: Moon Jung-Sik South Korea squad – 1988 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up 1 Cho Byung-Deuk • 2 Park Kyung-Hoon • 3 Choi Kang-Hee • 4 Cho Min-Kook • 5 Chung Yong-Hwan • 6 Lee Tae-Ho • 7 Noh Soo-Jin • 8 Chung Hae-Won • 9 Hwangbo Kwan • 10 Ham Hyun-Gi • 11 Byun Byung-Joo • 12 Kim Bong-Gil • 13 Cho Yoon-Hwan • 14 Hwang Sun-Hong • 15 Son Hyung-Sun • 16 Kim Joo-Sung • 17 Gu Sang-Bum • 18 Kang Tae-Sik • 19 Yeo Bum-Kyu • 20 Kim Bong-Soo • Coach: Lee Hoi-Taek South Korea squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup 1 Kim Byung-Ji • 2 Kim Pan-Keun • 3 Park Kwang-Hyun • 4 Kang Chul • 5 Huh Ki-Tae • 6 Shin Hong-Gi • 7 Shin Tae-Yong • 8 Roh Sang-Rae • 9 Kim Do-Hoon • 11 Ko Jeong-Woon • 12 Lee Ki-Hyung • 13 Park Nam-Yeol • 17 Ha Seok-Ju • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Seo Jung-Won • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Kim Bong-Soo • 22 Lee Young-Jin • 23 Yoo Sang-Chul • 24 Kim Joo-Sung • Coach: Park Jong-Hwan South Korea squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup Third Place 1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Kang Chul • 3 Ha Seok-Ju • 4 Park Jin-Seop • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7  Kim Tae-Young • 8 Yoon Jung-Hwan • 9 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 10 Noh Jung-Yoon • 11 Lee Dong-Gook • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Kim Sang-Sik • 17 Choi Sung-Yong • 18 Kim Yong-Dae • 19 Lee Chun-Soo • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Kim Hae-Woon • 23 Park Ji-Sung • 24 Park Jae-Hong • 28 Choi Chul-Woo • 30 Sim Jae-Won • Coach: Huh Jung-Moo South Korea squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup 1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Park Jin-Seop • 3 Park Jae-Hong • 4 Choi Jin-Cheul • 5 Kim Nam-Il • 7  Kim Tae-Young • 9 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 10 Hyun Young-Min • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 13 Lee Eul-Yong • 14 Chung Kyung-Ho • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Cha Du-Ri • 17 Kim Jung-Kyum • 18 Kim Eun-Jung • 19 Ahn Jung-Hwan • 20 Lee Dong-Gook • 21 Park Ji-Sung • 23 Kim Yong-Dae • 25 Park Yo-Seb • 28 Kim Jin-Kyu • 30 Cha Gi-Suk • Coach: Bonfrere South Korea squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Third Place 1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Song Chong‑Gug • 3 Kim Jin‑Kyu • 4 Kim Dong‑Jin • 6 Lee Ho • 7 Choi Sung‑Kuk • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Cho Jae‑Jin • 10 Lee Chun‑Soo • 11 Lee Keun‑Ho • 12 Lee Dong‑Gook • 13 Kim Chi‑Gon • 14 Kim Sang‑Sik • 15 Kim Chi‑Woo • 16 Oh Beom‑Seok • 17 Kim Jung‑Woo • 18 Woo Sung‑Yong • 19 Yeom Ki‑Hun • 20 Son Dae‑Ho • 21 Kim Yong‑Dae • 22 Kang Min‑Soo • 23 Jung Sung‑Ryong • 27 Oh Jang‑Eun • Coach: Verbeek

South Korea Squads - Other Competition South Korea squad – 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Kim Byung-Ji • 2 Kang Chul • 3 Choi Sung-Yong • 4 Seo Dong-Won • 5 Lee Lim-Saeng • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7 Kim Tae-Young • 8 Noh Jung-Yoon • 9 Park Sung Bae • 10 Choi Yong-Soo • 11 Ahn Jung-Hwan • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 13 Kim Young-Chul • 14 Yoon Jung-Hwan • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Kim Do-Kyun • 17 Park Jin-Seop • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Lee Dong-Gook • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Lee Woon-Jae • 22 Lee Kwan-Woo • 23 Park Jae-Hong • 24 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 25 Kim Yong-Dae • Coach: Huh Jung-Moo South Korea squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Kang Chul • 3 Choi Sung-Yong • 4 Song Chong-Gug • 5 Park Yong-Ho • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7  Kim Tae-Young • 8 Yoon Jung-Hwan • 9 Kim Do-Hoon • 10 Choi Yong-Soo • 11 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 12 Kim Yong-Dae • 13 Seo Deok-Kyu • 14 Seo Dong-Won • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Ahn Hyo-Yeon • 17 Ha Seok-Ju • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Lee Young-Pyo • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Park Ji-Sung • 22 Ko Jong-Soo • 23 Choi Eun-Sung • Coach: Hiddink South Korea squad – 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Fourth Place 1 Kim Byung-Ji • 2 Choi Sung-Yong • 3 Hyun Young-Min • 4 Kim Tae-Young • 5 Kim Nam-Il • 6 Lee Min-Sung • 7 Song Chong-Gug • 8 Kim Do-Hoon • 9 Choi Yong-Soo • 10 Hwang Sun-Hong • 11 Lee Chun-Soo • 12 Lee Woon-Jae • 13 Lee Eul-Yong • 14 Kim Do-Keun • 15 Choi Jin-Cheul • 16 Park Ji-Sung • 17 Lee Young-Pyo • 18 Yoo Sang-Chul • 19 Choi Tae-Uk • 20 Cha Du-Ri • 21 Ahn Hyo-Yeon • 22 Lee Dong-Gook • 23 Kim Yong-Dae • 24 Kim Sang-Sik • 26 Kwon Jung-Hyuk • Coach: Hiddink