North Korean National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
| Association | Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ukku Hyŏphwi |
| confederacy | AFC |
| FIFA code | PRK |
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The North Korean U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of North Korean soccer players . It is subject to the North Korean Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, at the U-16 Asian Cup and the U-17 World Cup .
The team became Asian champions in 2010 and 2014 and vice-Asian champions in 2004 and 2006 . So far she has qualified three times for the World Cup. In 2005 she lost in the quarterfinals to the reigning world champion and eventual finalist Brazil . In 2007 in South Korea she was defeated in the round of 16 against eventual runner-up world champions Spain . In 2011 she was eliminated in the preliminary round, where she played in a group with eventual world champions Mexico .
Participation in U-17 world championships
(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)
 1985
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not participated |
 1987
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not qualified |
 1989
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 1991
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 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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Quarter finals |
 2007
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Round of 16 |
 2009
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not qualified |
 2011
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Preliminary round |
 2013
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not qualified |
 2015
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qualified |
Participation in the U-16 Asian Championship
| U-16 Asian Cup | U-17 Asian Cup |
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 1985 : did not participate |
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1986 : 4th place
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 1988 : preliminary round
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1990 : not qualified |
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 1992 : 4th place
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1994 : not qualified
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1996 : not qualified
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1998 : preliminary round
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 2000 : not qualified
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2002 : not qualified
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2004 : 2nd place
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 2006 : 2nd place
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 2008 : not qualified |
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2010 : Asian champion
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 2012 : preliminary round
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2014 : Asian champion
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