South Korean National Soccer Team / Olympic Games

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The South Korean national soccer team took part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London for the first time, played their first international match there and beat Mexico 5: 3 . In the quarterfinals, the team was eliminated with 0:12, the biggest defeat to date against the eventual Olympic champion Sweden. After not taking part in 1952, the team was only able to qualify again in 1964, but was eliminated in the first round. After that, they only took part again in 1988 as an automatically qualified host, but were then the only country to always qualify. The best result so far is winning the bronze medal in 2012.

Results at Olympic Games

1948

1952

1956

  • Qualification:
    • Japan - South Korea 2-0
    • South Korea 2-0 Japan (South Korea eliminated by drawing of lots)

1960

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • December 13, 1959 Japan 0-2 South Korea (in Tokyo )
      • December 20, 1959 South Korea 0-1 Japan (in Tokyo )
    • 2nd round:
      • April 25, 1960 Taiwan 1-2 South Korea (in Taipei )
      • April 30, 1960 South Korea - Taiwan abandoned after Korean players attacked the referee. The game was counted for Taiwan and as it was drawn, the elimination was counted for Taiwan.

1964

  • Olympic qualification:
    • Preliminary round:
      • South Korea - Taiwan 2-1
      • Taiwan 1-0 South Korea
        • South Korea won the playoff.
    • 1 round:
      • South Korea - Philippines = winner South Korea
    • 2nd round:
      • South Korea - South Vietnam 3-0
      • South Vietnam - South Korea 2-2

1968

  • Olympic qualification:
    • Japan 3-3 South Korea
    • South Korea - Lebanon 2-0
    • South Korea - South Vietnam 3-0
    • South Korea - Taiwan 4-2
    • South Korea - Philippines 5-0 (South Korea eliminated as second in the group due to the worse goal difference)

1972

  • Olympic qualification in Seoul / South Korea :
    • Malaysia 1-0 South Korea
    • South Korea - Japan 2-1
    • South Korea - Philippines 6-0
    • South Korea - Taiwan 8-0 (South Korea eliminated as second in the group)

1976

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • Taiwan 0-2 South Korea
      • South Korea - Taiwan 3-0
    • 2nd round:
      • Israel 0-0 South Korea
      • South Korea - Israel 1: 3
      • South Korea - Japan 2-2
      • Japan 0-2 South Korea (South Korea eliminated as second in the group)

1980

  • Olympic qualification in Malaysia :
    • Malaysia 3-0 South Korea
    • South Korea - Japan 3-1
    • South Korea - Brunei 3-0
    • South Korea 1-0 Indonesia
    • South Korea - Philippines 8-0
    • Playoff: Malaysia 2-1 South Korea

1984

  • Olympic qualification
    • Preliminary round in Bangkok
      • November 1, 1983 Thailand - South Korea 2-1
      • November 3, 1983 South Korea 3-3 China
      • November 5, 1983 South Korea - Hong Kong 4-0
      • November 8, 1983 China 0-0 South Korea
      • November 10, 1983 Hong Kong 0-2 South Korea
      • November 12, 1983 South Korea - Thailand 2-0
    • Group stage in Singapore:
      • April 17, 1984 South Korea - Kuwait 0-0
      • April 19, 1984 South Korea - Bahrain 1-0
      • April 22, 1984 South Korea 2-0 New Zealand
      • April 24, 1984 Saudi Arabia 5-4 South Korea
    • Playoff for 3rd Asian starting place:
      • April 29, 1984 Iraq 1-0 South Korea

1988

  • Olympic Games in Seoul :
    • Preliminary round in Busan :
      • September 18, 1988 South Korea - USSR 0-0
      • September 20, 1988 South Korea 0-0 USA
      • September 22, 1988 Argentina 2-1 South Korea (South Korea eliminated third in the group)

1992

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • South Korea - Philippines 10-0
      • South Korea - Bangladesh 6-0
      • South Korea - Thailand 2-1
      • South Korea 0-0 Malaysia
      • Philippines 0-7 South Korea
      • Malaysia 0-2 South Korea
      • Bangladesh 0-1 South Korea
      • Thailand - South Korea 0-2
    • 2nd round in Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia :
      • Qatar 1-0 South Korea
      • South Korea - Japan 1-0
      • South Korea - Kuwait 1: 1
      • South Korea - China 3-1
      • South Korea - Bahrain 1-0

1996

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • May 21, 1995 Hong Kong 0-5 South Korea
      • May 25, 1995 Indonesia 1-2 South Korea
      • August 19, 1995 South Korea 7-0 Hong Kong
      • August 22, 1995 South Korea 1-0 Indonesia
    • 2nd round:
      • March 17, 1996 South Korea 1-1 Saudi Arabia
      • March 19, 1996 Kazakhstan 1-2 South Korea
      • March 21, 1996 China 0-3 South Korea
    • 3rd round:
      • March 24, 1996 South Korea - Iraq 2-1
    • 4th round:
      • March 27, 1996 South Korea - Japan 2-1
  • Olympic Games in Atlanta :
    • Preliminary round
      • July 21, 1996 South Korea 1-0 Ghana (in Washington, DC )
      • 23 July 1996 Mexico 0-0 South Korea (in Birmingham )
      • July 25, 1996 Italy - South Korea 2-1 (in Birmingham ) - South Korea retired as third party due to fewer goals scored

2000

  • Olympic qualification
    • 1st round in Seoul , South Korea
      • May 25, 1999 South Korea-Sri Lanka 5-0
      • May 27, 1999 South Korea 7-0 Taiwan
      • May 29, 1999 South Korea 7-0 Indonesia
    • 2nd round:
      • October 3, 1999 South Korea - China 1-0
      • October 17, 1999 Bahrain 0-1 South Korea
      • October 29, 1999 China 1-1 South Korea
      • November 13, 1999 South Korea - Bahrain 2-1
  • Olympic Games in Sydney :
    • Preliminary round in Adelaide :
      • September 14, 2000 South Korea 0-3 Spain
      • September 17, 2000 South Korea - Morocco 1-0
      • September 20, 2000 South Korea - Chile 1-0 (South Korea eliminated as third party due to the worse goal difference)

2004

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 2nd round:
      • October 1, 2003 Hong Kong 0-1 South Korea
      • October 7, 2003 South Korea - Hong Kong 2-0
    • 3rd round:
      • March 3, 2004 South Korea - China 1-0
      • March 17, 2004 Iran 0-1 South Korea
      • March 24, 2004 Malaysia 0-1 South Korea
      • April 14, 2004 South Korea - Malaysia 3-0
      • May 1, 2004 China 0-2 South Korea
      • May 12, 2004 South Korea - Iran 1-0
  • Olympic Games in Athens :
    • Preliminary round:
      • August 11, 2004 Greece 2-2 South Korea (in Thessaloniki )
      • August 14, 2004 South Korea 1-0 Mexico (in Piraeus )
      • August 17, 2004 South Korea - Mali 3: 3 (in Thessaloniki ) - South Korea qualified as group runner-up for the quarter-finals.
      • August 21, 2004, quarter-finals: Paraguay 3-2 South Korea (in Thessaloniki )

2008

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • February 28, 2007: South Korea 1-0 Yemen (in Suwon )
      • March 14, 2007: UAE 1-3 South Korea (in Abu Dhabi )
      • March 28, 2007: South Korea - Uzbekistan (in Ansan )
      • April 18, 2007: Uzbekistan 0-1 South Korea (in Tashkent )
      • May 16, 2007: Yemen 1-0 South Korea (in Sana'a )
      • June 6, 2007: South Korea 3-1 UAE (in Daejeon )
    • 2nd round:
      • August 22, 2007: South Korea 2-1 Uzbekistan (in Seoul )
      • September 8, 2007: Bahrain 0-1 South Korea (in Manama )
      • September 12, 2007: South Korea 1-0 Syria (in Seoul )
      • November 17, 2007: Uzbekistan 0-0 South Korea (in Tashkent )
  • Beijing Olympic Games :
    • Preliminary round:
      • August 7, 2008 South Korea 1-1 Cameroon (in Qinhuangdao )
      • August 10, 2008 Italy 3-0 South Korea (in Qinhuangdao )
      • August 13, 2008 South Korea - Honduras 1-0 (in Shanghai ) - South Korea eliminated as third group

2012

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 2nd round:
      • June 19, 2011: South Korea 3-1 Jordan (in Seoul )
      • June 23, 2011: Jordan 1-1 South Korea (in Amman )
    • 3rd round:
      • September 21, 2011: South Korea 2-0 Oman (in Changwon )
      • November 23, 2011: Qatar 1-1 South Korea (in Doha )
      • November 27, 2011: South Korea 1-0 Saudi Arabia (in Seoul )
      • February 5, 2012: Saudi Arabia 2-1 South Korea (in Dammam )
      • February 22, 2012: Oman 0-3 South Korea (in Sib )
      • March 14, 2012: South Korea 0-0 Qatar (in Seoul )

Squad for 2012

A U-23 team, in which up to three older players may participate, is entitled to start. This were Jung Sung-ryong , Park Chu-young and Kim Chang-soo of coach Hong Myung-bo nominated. Jung Sung-ryong, Ki Sung-yong and Park Chu-young already took part in 2008 and in the 2010 World Cup.

No. player Date of birth society A country
games		 A country
goals		 OS games
goal
1 Jung Sung-ryong 04/01/1985 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 20th 0 3 (2008), 5 (2012)
18th Lee Bum-young 04/02/1989 Busan IPark 2 (2012)
Defense
2 Oh Jae-seok 04/01/1990 Gangwon FC 3 (2012)
3 Yun Suk-young 02/13/1990 Chunnam Dragons 6 (2012)
4th Kim Young-gwon 02/27/1990 JapanJapan Ōmiya Ardija 6 (2012)
5 Kim Kee-hee 07/13/1989 Daegu FC 1 (2012)
12 Hwang Seok-ho 06/27/1989 JapanJapan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 (2012)
14th Kim Chang-soo 09/12/1985 Busan IPark 2 0 4 (2012)
midfield
6th Ki Sung-yong 01/24/1989 ScotlandScotland Celtic Glasgow 38 5 3 (2008), 6 (2012)
7th Kim Bo-kyung 10/06/1989 JapanJapan Cerezo Osaka 13 2 5 (2012)
8th Baek Sung-dong 08/13/1991 JapanJapan Jubilo Iwata 5 (2012)
9 Ji Dong-won 05/28/1991 EnglandEngland Sunderland FC 13 8th 6 (2012)
11 Nam Tae-hee 07/03/1991 QatarQatar Lekhwiya 8th 0 6 (2012)
13 Koo Ja-cheol (C)Captain of the crew 02/27/1989 GermanyGermany FC Augsburg 26th 9 6 (2012)
15th Jong-woo Park 03/10/1989 Busan IPark 3 (2012)
16 Jung woo-young 12/14/1989 JapanJapan Kyoto Sanga 2 (2012)
attack
10 Park Chu-young 07/10/1985 EnglandEngland Arsenal FC 58 25th 4 (2008), 6 (2012)
17th Kim Hyun-sung 09/27/1989 FC Seoul 3 (2012)

Substitute player

No. player Date of birth society A country
games		 A country
goals		 OS games
goal
22nd Kim Young-kwang 06/28/1983 Ulsan Hyundai 14th 0
Defense
19th Jeong Dong-ho 07.03.1990 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Hangzhou Navel Greentown
midfield
20th Kim Min-woo 02/25/1990 JapanJapan Sagan Tosu
21st Yun Il-rok 03/07/1992 Gyeongnam FC

2016

South Korea qualified runner-up in the 2016 U-23 Asian Cup .

Squad for 2016

A U-23 team, in which up to three older players may participate, is entitled to start. This were Jang Hyun-soo , Son Heung-min and Suk Hyun-jun nominated. Son Heung-min took part in the 2014 World Cup.

No. player Date of birth society A country
games		 A country
goals		 OS games
goal
1 Kim Dong-jun December 19, 1994 Seongnam FC 00 0
18th Gu Sung-yun 04/02/1989 JapanJapan Consadole Sapporo 00 0
Defense
2 Sim Sang-min 05/21/1993 FC Seoul 00 0
3 Lee Seul-chan 08/15/1993 Jeonnam Dragons 00 0
5 Choi Kyu-baek 01/23/1994 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 00 0
6th Jang Hyun-soo 09/28/1991 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Guangzhou R&F 26th 3
13 Park Dong-jin 12/10/1994 Gwangju Sangmu FC 00 0
14th Jung Seung-hyun 04/03/1994 Ulsan Hyundai 00 0
midfield
4th Kim Min-tae 11/26/1993 JapanJapan Vegalta Sendai 00 0
8th Moon Chang-jin 07/12/1993 Pohang Steelers 00 0
10 Ryu Seung-woo 12/17/1993 GermanyGermany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 00 0
12 Lee Chan-dong 01/10/1993 Gwangju Sangmu FC 00 0
14th Yong-woo Park 09/10/1993 FC Seoul 00 0
16 Kwon Chang-hoon 06/30/1994 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 07th 3
17th Lee Chang-min 01/20/1994 Jeju United 00 0
attack
7th Son Heung-min 07/08/1992 EnglandEngland Tottenham Hotspur 46 16
17th Suk Hyun-jun 06/29/1991 PortugalPortugal FC Porto 08th 3
11 Hwang Hee-chan 01/26/1996 AustriaAustria FC Red Bull Salzburg 00 0

Trainer

Best goal scorers

1. Lee Chun-soo (2000, 2004) and Park Chu-young (2008, 2012) 3 goals each
3. Yung Kook-chin (1948), Cho Jae-jin (2004), Kim Dong-jin (2004, 2008) 2 goals each

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FIFA.com: Statistics of the day (for the 2012 games with a score sheet for the South Korea v Mexico game)
  2. ↑ FIFA.com: London 2012 Olympic Football Tournaments South Korea roster