South Korean National Football Team (U-20 Men)

South Korea U-20

Nickname (s)	Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils The Reds
Association	Korea Football Association
confederacy	AFC
Head coach	Kim Jung-soo
FIFA code	COR
First jersey Second jersey
(Status: unknown)

The South Korean U-20 national soccer team is a selection team of South Korean soccer players. It is subject to the Korea Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations or at U-20 World Cups and U-19 Asian Cups .

The team's best results at world championships were fourth place in 1983 and three times reaching the quarter-finals ( 1991 ¹ , 2009 and 2013 ).

The team is the record winner of the U-19 Asian Cup with twelve titles.

Participation in U-20 world championships

1977	not participated
1979	Preliminary round
1981	Preliminary round
1983	4th Place
1985	not qualified
1987
1989
1991	Quarter finals 1
1993	Preliminary round
1995	not qualified
1997	Preliminary round
1999	Preliminary round
2001	not qualified
2003	Round of 16
2005	Preliminary round
2007	Preliminary round
2009	Quarter finals
2011	Round of 16
2013	Quarter finals
2015	not qualified
2017	Round of 16
2019	2nd place

¹Participation as an all-Korean team

Participation in U-19 Asian championships

(until 2006 Junior Asian Championship )

1959	winner
1960	winner
1961	4th Place
1962	2nd place
1963	Winner 2
1964	4th Place
1965	Preliminary round
1966	Quarter finals
1967	Preliminary round
1968	3rd place
1969	Quarter finals
1970	3rd place
1971	2nd place
1972	2nd place
1973	3rd place
1974	3rd place
1975	not participated
1976	3rd place
1977	Quarter finals
1978	Winner 1
1980	winner
1982	winner
1984	not qualified
1986	Preliminary round
1988	Preliminary round
1990	winner
1992	2nd place
1994	Preliminary round
1996	winner
1998	winner
2000	Preliminary round
2002	winner
2004	winner
2006	3rd place
2008	Semifinals
2010	Semifinals
2012	winner
2014	Preliminary round
2016	Preliminary round
2018	2nd place

² Shared first place

Selection of former players

• Hwang Hee-chan (2013-2014, national team player)
• Kwon Chang-hoon (2011-2013, national team player)
• Lee Kang-in (since 2017, senior international)
• Paik Seung-ho (2014-2017, national team player)
• Hwang Ui-jo (2011, national team player)
• Lee Jin-hyun (2015-2017, senior national team)
• Lee Chung-yong (2006-2007, senior international)
• Cha Bum-kun (1970–1972, national team player)
• Lee Dong-gook (1998-1999, national team player)
• Ki Sung-yueng (2006-2007, national team player)
• Park Sung-hwa (1975, national team player)

See also

• South Korean national soccer team
• South Korean National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
• Korean National Football Team (U-20 Men)