South Korean national soccer team

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Republic of Korea
Daehan Minguk
Nickname (s) Taegeuk Warriors
Tigers of Asia ,
Red Devils
Association Korea Football Association
confederacy AFC
Technical sponsor Nike
Head coach PortugalPortugal Paulo Bento (since 2018)
captain Ki Sung-yong
Record scorer Cha Bum-kun (58)
Record player Hong Myung-bo (136)
FIFA code COR
FIFA rank 40th (1464 points)
(as of July 16, 2020)
First jersey
Second jersey
Balance sheet
1022 games
555 wins
247 draws
220 defeats
statistics
First international South Korea 5-3 Mexico ( London , England ; August 2, 1948)
Korea EmpireKorea Mexico 1934Mexico
Biggest win South Korea 16-0 Nepal ( Incheon , South Korea ; September 29, 2003)
Korea SouthSouth Korea NepalNepal
Biggest defeat Sweden 12-0 South Korea ( London , England ; Aug 5, 1948)
SwedenSweden Korea EmpireKorea
Successes in tournaments
World Championship
Participation in the finals 10 ( first : 1954 )
Best results 4th place in 2002
Asian Championship
Participation in the finals 13 ( first : 1956 )
Best results Winner 1956, 1960
Confederations Cup
Participation in the finals 1 ( first : 2001 )
Best results Preliminary round 2001
North and Central American Championship
Participation in the finals 2
Best results Fourth in 2002
(As of December 18, 2019)

The South Korean national soccer team is the soccer selection of the Korea Football Association from the East Asian Republic of Korea . They have been one of the most successful Asian teams since their international debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics .

history

In the past, Korea had a ball game called chuk-gu , which was very similar to football at the time. Koreans first saw a version of football in 1882 when British ship members played in Incheon Harbor.

The first Korean soccer tournament was held in 1921 and the Korean Soccer Association was founded in 1928 to lay the foundation for the spread and development of soccer in Korea. During the decades of colonial rule under the Japanese , football was a way of reducing frustration and raising hopes for independence.

The Korean Football Association was re-established in South Korea in 1948. In 1948 the KFB joined FIFA , and in 1954 it became a member of the AFC .

Since the 1960s, South Korea has developed into an Asian football power and has won several tournaments in Asia, including twice the Asian Cup . The South Korean national team has taken part in nine World Cup finals so far , without interruption since 1986. A professional soccer league was founded in 1983 as the first of its kind in Asia. She helped strengthen South Korean football again.

The 2002 World Cup is a sign of the rapid progress that South Korean football has made. The organization of the tournament together with Japan is the result of the enthusiasm and interest of the South Korean people, but also an indicator of the economic growth opportunities that football still offers in Asia. Under the leadership of the Dutch coach Guus Hiddink , the national team managed to survive the group round for the first time. With victories over Italy and Spain , an Asian team reached the semi-finals for the first time in the history of the World Cup. At the 2006 World Cup , South Korea was in Group G with France , Switzerland and Togo , but the South Korean national soccer team was eliminated in the preliminary round. At the 2010 World Cup , South Korea lost 2-1 to Uruguay in the round of 16 and was eliminated from the tournament. At the 2014 World Cup , South Korea was eliminated in the preliminary round with one point. At the 2018 World Cup , South Korea was in the group with Sweden , Mexico and Germany , in the last game of the preliminary round South Korea won the only game against Germany 2-0 but missed the second round.

In 2003, 2008 and 2015, South Korea won the East Asian Championship .

Participation of South Korea in the Olympic Games

The first international match of South Korea took place in 1948 at the Olympic Games in London.

1948 in London Quarter finals
1952 in Helsinki not participated
1956 in Melbourne not qualified (drawing of lots)
1960 in Rome not qualified
1964 in Tokyo Preliminary round
1968 in Mexico City not qualified
1972 in Munich not qualified
1976 in Montreal not qualified
1980 in Moscow not qualified
1984 in Los Angeles not qualified
1988 in Seoul Preliminary round

The senior national team has not participated in the Olympic Games or qualifying games since 1992.

Participation of South Korea in the soccer world championship

Of all Asian teams, South Korea took part in soccer world championships the most. South Korea has been a regular at the World Cup finals since 1986.

year Host country Participation until ... Last opponent Result Trainer Comments and special features
1930 Uruguay not participated First international match only in 1948; Korea is still part of Japan
1934 Italy not participated First international match only in 1948; Korea is still part of Japan
1938 France not participated First international match only in 1948; Korea is still part of Japan
1950 Brazil not participated
1954 Switzerland Preliminary round Hungary , Turkey 000000000000016.000000000016. Kim Young-sik Eliminated after two defeats (9-0 against Hungary and 7-0 against Turkey). The 0: 9 was until 1982, when Hungary also won 10: 1 against El Salvador, the biggest defeat at a World Cup
1958 Sweden Registration refused by FIFA
1962 Chile not qualified In the qualifying play-offs Europe / East Asia to Yugoslavia failed.
1966 England withdrawn South Korea and all 15 registered African teams withdrew from the qualification, as FIFA only granted the teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania one place in the finals.
1970 Mexico not qualified Failed in the qualification to Australia , which could not qualify either.
1974 Germany not qualified In the qualification in the playoffs in Australia failed.
1978 Argentina not qualified In qualifying on Iran have failed.
1982 Spain not qualified In the qualification in the first round to Kuwait failed.
1986 Mexico Preliminary round Argentina , Bulgaria , Italy 000000000000020.000000000020th Kim Jung-nam Eliminated as last group.
1990 Italy Preliminary round Belgium , Spain , Uruguay 000000000000022.000000000022nd Lee Hoe-taik Eliminated without a point as last group.
1994 United States Preliminary round Spain , Bolivia , Germany 000000000000020.000000000020th Kim Ho In third place after two draws against Spain and Bolivia, as well as a defeat against Germany.
1998 France Preliminary round Mexico , Netherlands , Belgium 000000000000030.000000000030th Cha Bum-kun Eliminated as last group.
2002 South Korea / Japan Game for third place Turkey Fourth Guus Hiddink In the game for third place, Hakan Şükür scored the fastest goal in World Cup history against South Korea when he scored 1-0 after 11 seconds.
2006 Germany Preliminary round Togo , France , Switzerland 000000000000017.000000000017th Dick Advocaat Retired as third party
2010 South Africa Round of 16 Uruguay 000000000000015.000000000015th Huh Jung-moo After a win against Greece, a defeat against Argentina and a draw against Nigeria, South Korea were eliminated in the round of 16 against Uruguay.
2014 Brazil Preliminary round Russia , Algeria , Belgium 27. Hong Myung-bo Eliminated as last group.
2018 Russia Preliminary round Sweden , Mexico , Germany Shin Tae-yong In the third round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualification , the team faced Iran , Uzbekistan , China , Qatar and Syria and qualified directly for the World Cup finals in second place .
2022 Qatar

Participation of South Korea in the Asian Cup

Participation of South Korea in the East Asian Championship

The Dynasty Cup is an unofficial forerunner tournament :

  • 1990 - winner
  • 1992 - second
  • 1995 - second
  • 1998 - third

Record player

(As of December 18, 2019) Matches considered by FIFA - if different and known - in brackets.

Games player Period Gates
136 Hong Myung-bo 1990-2002 10
134 (119) Cha Bum-kun 1972-1986 58 (54)
133 Lee Woon-jae 1994-2010 0
127 Lee Young-pyo 1999-2011 5
123 Yu Sang-cheol 1994-2005 18th
110 Ki Sung-yong 2008– 10
104 Lee Dong-gook 1998-2014 33
104 Kim Tae-young 1992-2004 3
103 (102) Hwang Sun-hong 1993-2002 50
100 Park Ji-sung 2000-2011 13
98 Kim Nam-il 2000-2013 2
95 Choi Soon-ho 1980-1991 30th
95 Ha Seok-ju 1991-2001 23

Record goal scorers

Gates player Period Games
58 (54) Cha Bum-kun 1972-1986 134 (121)
50 Hwang Sun-hong 1993-2002 103
36 Park Lee-chun 1969-1974 089
33 Kim Jae-han 1972-1979 057
33 Lee Dong-gook 1998-2014 104
30th Choi Soon-ho 1980-1991 095
29 Huh Jung-moo 1974-1986 084
29 Kim Do-hoon 1994-2003 072
27 Choi Yong-soo 1995-2003 067
27 Kim Jin-kook 1972-1988 094
27 Lee Tae-ho 1980-1991 072
26th Son Heung-min 2011- 086
25th Park Chu-young 2005-2014 069
24 Lee Young-moo 1974-1982 070
24 Sung-hwa Park 1974-1984 092
23 Ha Seok-ju 1991-2001 095

Well-known trainers

Team symbols

A tiger is depicted on the chest of the South Korean national football team's jerseys . The tiger represents pride and status. The saying “Tu-Hon” is printed on the back. "Tu-Hon" means "fighting spirit".

See also

Web links

Commons : South Korean National Soccer Team  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Including 2 goals in qualifying for the 1976 Olympic Games and 2 goals in the 1978 Asian Games
  2. ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Including 110 games that were not counted in previously available FIFA statistics.
  4. ↑ The placements from 5th place onwards were determined by FIFA without any placement games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930-2014 (PDF; 200 kB).
  5. ↑ fifa.com: History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year) (PDF; 325 kB), p. 12
  6. ^ Rsssf.com: South Korea - Record International Players
  7. ↑ fifa.com: FIFA Centennial Club (as of December 4, 2019)
  8. ↑ Incl. 6 games qualifying for the 1976 Olympic Games and 7 games for the 1978 Asian Games
  9. ↑ Kicker: Cho Kwang Rae heerbt Huh published on July 21, 2010
  10. ↑ Choi new trainer of the "Taeguk Warriors" . FIFA.com
  11. ↑ South Korea separates from coach. Report on sport1.de , June 19, 2013. Accessed June 19, 2013.
  12. ↑ Enrico Barz: New trainer for South Korea. In: fussball-wm-total.de. FOOTBALL WORLD CUP total, June 24, 2013, accessed on August 20, 2013 .