North Korea national under-17 football team

North Korea Under-17
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Rim Chol-Min
FIFA code	PRK
First colours	Second colours
First international
	North Korea 3–3 Bahrain
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 2005)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2005)
Asian Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1986)
Best result	Winners (2010, 2014)

The North Korea national under-17 football team, represents North Korea in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for Football in North Korea.

Competition history

2010 AFC Under-16 Football Championship

In 2010, North Korea won the AFC U-16 Championship for the first time in their history. The team's first match was a 1–1 draw to Syria on 24 October 2010 with Ri Kwang-Il scoring the goal for North Korea.^[1] North Korea then finished the group stage with a 2–0 victory over Iran and a 2–1 victory over Oman to top the group. North Korea then won the quarter-final match against Jordan on 1 November 2010 4–0.^[2] North Korea then secured their spot in the final on 4 November 2010 by defeating Japan 2–1.^[3] North Korea then defeated hosts Uzbekistan in the final on 7 November 2010 to secure their first-ever championship.^[4]

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not enter
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Did not enter
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	7	7
2007	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	10
2009	Disqualified
2011	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	7
2017	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	5
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	Did not participate
2025	To be determined
Total	5/21	18	3	5	10	16	34

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2005	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 United States	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Ivory Coast	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Italy	Draw
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–3 Brazil	Loss
2007	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 England	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–6 Brazil	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–0 New Zealand	Win
	Round of 16	North Korea 0–3 Spain	Loss
2011	Round 1	North Korea 1–3 Mexico	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Netherlands	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Congo	Draw
2015	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Russia	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 South Africa	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Costa Rica	Win
	Round of 16	North Korea 0–3 Mali	Loss
2017	Round 1	North Korea 0–1 Niger	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Brazil	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Spain	Loss

AFC U-16 Championship record

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not enter
1986	Fourth place	5	0	3	2	4	7
1988	Round 1	4	0	1	3	4	10
1990	Did not qualify
1992	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	7	4
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Round 1	4	2	0	2	5	6
2000	Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	6	4
2006	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	14	9
2008	Disqualified
2010	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	3
2012	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	7
2014	Champions	6	3	2	1	12	6
2016	Semifinals	5	2	2	1	9	6
2018	Quarterfinals	4	2	2*	0	7	4
2023	Did not enter
2025	Qualified
Total	11/19	53	22	14*	17	83	66

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

AFC U-16 Championship History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1986	Round 1	North Korea 3–3 Bahrain	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Myanmar	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 South Korea	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 0–1 Qatar	Loss
	Third Place	North Korea 0–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1988	Round 1	North Korea 0–1 Qatar	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–2 China	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Japan	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–4 Iraq	Loss
1992	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Bangladesh	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 Saudi Arabia	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Bahrain	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–2 Qatar	Loss
	Third Place	North Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1998	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 Iraq	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Qatar	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–0 Iran	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Thailand	Win
2004	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 Japan	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–2 China	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Thailand	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–0 South Korea	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 0–0 Qatar	Draw
	Final	North Korea 0–1 China	Loss
2006	Round 1	North Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 6–2 Myanmar	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 2–1 China	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 3–0 Tajikistan	Win
	Final	North Korea 2–4 Japan	Loss
2010	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Syria	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Iran	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Oman	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 4–0 Jordan	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 2–1 Japan	Win
	Final	North Korea 2–0 Uzbekistan	Win
2012	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 Japan	Loss
2014	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Kuwait	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Nepal	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 0–0 Iran	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–1 Australia	Draw
	Final	North Korea 2–1 South Korea	Win
2016	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Yemen	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Thailand	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 1–3 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–1 Oman	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–1 Iran	Draw

Recent results and fixtures

2024

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ	North Korea	8–2	Hong Kong	Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3	Pak Kwang-song 3' Kim Yu-jin 8', 71' Ri Ro-gwon 13' Ri Kang-rim 14', 38', 58' Ri Tae-myong 66'	Report	Yiu Tsz Leong 19' Cheung Yiu Hin 90+5'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ	North Korea	2–1	Syria	Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3	Kim Tae-guk 68' Kim Yu-jin 83'	Report	Khalaf 71'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ	Iran	1–4	North Korea	Zarqa, Jordan
21:00	Khodadadian 90+5'		Ri Kang-rim 22' Kim Yu-jin 51' Choe Song-hun 76' (pen.) Pak Kwang-song 90'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ	Jordan	0–3	North Korea	Zarqa, Jordan
17:00			An Jin-sok 43' Choe Song-hun 59' (pen.) Kim Yu-jin 75'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium Referee: Hussain Al-Showaikh (Bahrain)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows North Korea's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	000.00
Congo	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
England	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Italy	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Mali	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Mexico	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Niger	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
South Africa	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Spain	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total	18	3	5	10	16	34	−18	016.67

Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

Head coach: Rim Chol-Min

No.	Pos.	Player
1	1GK	Jong Hyon-Ju
18	1GK	Min Chol-Gyon
21	1GK	Jon Yong-Un

3	2DF	Choe Chung-Hyok
5	2DF	Choe Song-Hun
12	2DF	Oh Won-Mu
15	2DF	Kim Se-Ung
20	2DF	Ri Kang-Song
23	2DF	Yu Kuk-Thae

2	3MF	Kang Myong-Bom
4	3MF	Kim Il-Gwon
6	3MF	An Jin-Sok
8	3MF	Ri Ro-Gwon
9	3MF	Pak Kwang-Song
13	3MF	Ri Tae-Myong
14	3MF	Kwak Tong-Myong
16	3MF	Paek Jin-Gwang
17	3MF	Kim Tae-Guk

22	3MF	Han Il-Bok
7	4FW	Ri Kyong-Bong
10	4FW	Kim Yu-Jin
11	4FW	Ri Kang-Rim
19	4FW	Pak Ju-Won

References

^ [1] Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
^ "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
^ "Official Home of Asian Football". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[1] [1] Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-08.

[3] "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.

[4] "Official Home of Asian Football". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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