Korea Republic national football team

Korea Republic

Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Jeonsa (Taegeuk Warriors) (태극전사 / 太極戰士), Tigers of Asia, Reds Devils
Association	Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Huh Jung-Moo
Captain	Park Ji-Sung
Most caps	Hong Myung-Bo (136)
Top scorer	Cha Bum-Kun (55)
FIFA code	KOR
FIFA ranking	52
Highest FIFA ranking	17 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	56 (February 1996)
Elo ranking	32
Highest Elo ranking	15 (Sep 1980, Jun 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking	59 (August 1967)
Home colours Away colours
First international
South Korea 5 - 1 Hong Kong (Hong Kong, U.K.; July 6, 1948)[1]
Biggest win
South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1954)
Best result	Fourth place, 2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	11 (First in 1956)
Best result	Winners, 1956 and 1960
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2001)
Best result	1st round, 2001

The Korea Republic national football team (Korean:대한민국 축구 국가대표팀 / Daehanminguk Chukgu Gukgadaepyo-Team) represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions. The team, also known as South Korea, is recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA. It is often considered Asia's most successful national team, since it made its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Being a two-time straight AFC Asian Cup champion, South Korea has participated in seven World Cup final tournaments and became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-finals, doing so when it co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Japan. It recently qualified for its eighth World Cup final tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. It is the only Asian team to have qualified for the World Cup for seven times consecutively and currently holds the best FIFA World Cup record in Asia.^[2]

World Cup History

Since the 1950s, South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia, winning several prestigious Asian football championships, including the first two Asian Cup tournaments. The South Korean national team has also played in six consecutive World Cup finals from 1986, making a total of seven World Cup finals in all. It recently qualified for its eighth World Cup finals by qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

In their first World Cup finals tournament, the 1954 World Cup, South Korea played games against Hungary and Turkey losing 0-9 and 0-7, respectively. The South Korean team was inexperienced and had a long and complicated flight schedule prior to arriving at the tournament which helped contribute to their big losses.

It took 32 years before South Korea was again able to participate in the World Cup finals when they qualified for the 1986 World Cup held in Mexico City. They lost 3-1 to Argentina, held Bulgaria 1-1, and narrowly lost to Italy 3-2.

Until the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which it co-hosted with Japan, the South Korean team was unable to garner a single win at any of the tournaments. Despite spirited play and good effort, South Korea has lost or drawn all of its matches except for in the last two tournaments which were held in 2002 and 2006.

2002 World Cup at home

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was hosted jointly with Japan. Led by Dutch coach Guus Hiddink and assistant coach Pim Verbeek, South Korea defeated Portugal as well as European powerhouses Italy and Spain. There was a world wind of controversy regarding this feat, and many people believe the South Korea fixed the game. Replays show a terrible amount of fouling made by the South Korean team, that they got away with. Still to this day there are questions surrounding this. Still, the amazing feat shown by the Korea Republic national football team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup brought fame and drew the attention of many different countries worldwide, which further led to scouting from several European Premier Leagues. The Koreans went on to become the first Asian national team to reach the World Cup semi-finals, going one step further than their North Korean counterparts who reached the quarter-finals at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England.

Road to Germany 2006

On June 8, 2005, South Korea qualified for their seventh World Cup by beating Kuwait 4-0 in Kuwait City.

The enthusiasm of the red-clad supporters, known as the "Red Devils", also made a huge impression on viewers worldwide. After the team success, football had an explosion of popularity in the country, where the game had traditionally been less popular than other games, such as baseball, formerly the most popular spectator sport in the country.

2006 World Cup

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, South Korea achieved their first World Cup victory outside of Asia by beating Togo 2-1 in Frankfurt on June 13. Against France, the team managed a late equalizer from Park Ji-Sung to end up with a 1-1 tie and this put them tied with Switzerland on top of their group. However, they were knocked out of the tournament after a 2-0 loss against Switzerland, while France advanced with a 2-0 win against Togo.

2010 World Cup qualifying

In the final round of South Africa 2010 World Cup qualifying, South Korea won the Group B with 16 points and qualified for the tournament finals.

South Korea's first match was another showdown with North Korea, whom they met in the previous qualifying round. For the third time in a row, the match ended in a draw. Hong Yong-Jo converted a penalty to put the North Koreans ahead in the 63rd minute, but Ki Sung-Yeung equalised five minutes later at a neutral venue in Shanghai.

In their second match, Korea Republic crushed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-1 at home. The South Koreans took the lead in the 19th minute when Daegu FC's Lee took a pass from Lee Chung-Yong and deflected shot off a defender that flew over the shoulder of goalkeeper Majed Naser. Park doubled the scoreline six minutes later when he stole a ball from a defender and blasted a shot into the upper right corner of the net. The lone goal for the UAE came from second-half substitute Ismail Al Hammadi who took advantage of a defensive lapse to slide in a shot in the 71st minute. Lee then struck again nine minutes later and Kwak Tae-hee had the final score.

South Korea scored a shock away win with a 2-0 defeat of Saudi Arabia, which was their first win against Saudi Arabia in 19 years. Lee Keun Ho scored the first goal in the 77th minute, rounding off a move that saw the ball passed all around the park before Saudi hopes were buried when AS Monaco striker Park Chu-Young rattled in a second one minute into injury time of the second-half after catching the hosts on the counter-attack. Their fourth match against Iran ended with a 1-1 draw at Tehran. Javad Nekounam, who plays for Spanish side Osasuna, sent more than 80,000 home fans wild when he fired home a close range free kick for Iran on the hour mark. However, Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung helped Korea Republic to a share of the spoils. Park pounced with a decisive header in the 81st minute when Iranian goalkeeper Mehdi Rahmati managed to only punch out an incoming free kick.

On June 6, 2009, South Korea qualified for their eighth World Cup finals by beating the UAE 2-0 in a home match. It is the seventh consecutive time that the South Koreans have qualified for the tournament. A few days later, South Korea drew 0-0 at home with Saudi Arabia, a team who at the time were still in the running for qualification. A 1-1 draw of their final match against Iran meant that South Korea was the only team unbeaten throughout the whole AFC qualifying campaign, with 7 wins and 7 draws in total. It also extended South Korea's unbeaten streak to 24 games, since losing to Chile by 0-1 in a friendly match on January 30, 2008. It also defeated Australia 3-1 in a friendly match soon after. They were currently undefeated for 27 matches but the record was currently broken by Serbia.

Recent and Forthcoming matches

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Goals	Venue	Competition
February 1, 2009	Syria	D	1:1 (0:0)	80' Hamzeh Al Aitoni (o.g.) (SYR) 90' Yehya Al Rashed (SYR)	Dubai, UAE	Friendly
February 4, 2009	Bahrain	D	2:2 (0:0)	63' Faouzi Aaish (BHR) 79' Kim Jung-Woo (KOR) 82' Mahmood Abdulrahman (BHR) 90+3' Lee Keun-Ho (KOR)	Dubai, UAE	Friendly
February 11, 2009	Iran	D	1:1 (0:0)	60' Javad Nekounam (IRN) 81' Park Ji-Sung (KOR)	Tehran, Iran	2010 World Cup Qualifier
March 28, 2009	Iraq	W	2:1 (0:0)	49' Hwang Jae-Won (o.g.) (KOR) 54' Kim Chi-Woo (KOR) 70' Lee Keun-Ho (pen.) (KOR)	Suwon, Korea	Friendly
April 1, 2009	Korea DPR	W	1:0 (0:0)	88' Kim Chi-Woo (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 2, 2009	Oman	D	0:0 (0:0)		Dubai, UAE	Friendly
June 6, 2009	United Arab Emirates	W	2:0 (2:0)	5' Park Chu-Young (KOR) 37' Ki Sung-Yong (KOR)	Abu Dhabi, UAE	2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 10, 2009	Saudi Arabia	D	0:0 (0:0)		Seoul, Korea	2010 World Cup Qualifier
June 17, 2009	Iran	D	1:1 (0:0)	51' Masoud Shojaei (IRN) 81' Park Ji-Sung (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	2010 World Cup Qualifier
August 12, 2009	Paraguay	W	1:0 (0:0)	83' Park Chu-Young (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	Friendly
September 5, 2009	Australia	W	3:1 (2:1)	5' Park Chu-Young (KOR) 20' Lee Jung-Soo (KOR) 34' Patrick Kisnorbo (AUS) 86' Seol Ki-hyeon (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	Friendly
October 14, 2009	Senegal	W	2:0 (1:0)	42' Ki Sung-Yong (KOR) 81' Oh Beom-Seok (KOR)	Seoul, Korea	Friendly
November 14, 2009	Denmark	D	0:0 (0:0)		Esbjerg, Denmark	Friendly
November 18, 2009	Serbia	L	0:1	6' Nikola Zigic (SER)	London, England	Friendly
December, 2009	Russia (tentative)					Friendly
January, 2010	Cameroon (tentative)					Friendly
January, 2010	South Africa (tentative)					Friendly
February 7, 2010	Hong Kong				Tokyo, Japan	2010 East Asian Football Championship
February 10, 2010	China PR				Tokyo, Japan	2010 East Asian Football Championship
February 14, 2010	Japan				Tokyo, Japan	2010 East Asian Football Championship
March, 2010	Mexico (tentative)					Friendly
March, 2010	United States (tentative)					Friendly
April, 2010	Portugal (tentative)					Friendly
April, 2010	Croatia (tentative)					Friendly
May, 2010	Ghana (tentative)					Friendly
May, 2010	Gabon (tentative)					Friendly
June, 2010						2010 FIFA World Cup
June, 2010						2010 FIFA World Cup
June, 2010						2010 FIFA World Cup

World Cup record

World Cup Finals										World Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1950	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Round 1	16	2	0	0	2	0	16		2	1	1	0	7	3
1958	Entry not accepted by FIFA [3] [4]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	2	0	2	6	9
1966	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	2	1	6	5
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	3	4	1	10	4
1978	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		12	5	6	1	16	9
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		3	2	0	1	7	4
1986	Round 1	20	3	0	1	2	4	7		8	7	0	1	17	3
1990	Round 1	22	3	0	0	3	1	6		11	9	2	0	30	1
1994	Round 1	20	3	0	2	1	4	5		13	9	3	1	32	5
1998	Round 1	30	3	0	1	2	2	9		12	9	2	1	28	8
2002	Fourth Place	4	7	3	2	2	8	6		Host Nation
2006	Round 1	17	3	1	1	1	3	4		12	7	3	2	18	7
2010	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		14	7	7	0	22	7
Total	8/19		24	4	7	13	22	53		103	62	30	11	199	65

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA Confederations Cup Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992 to 1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Round 1	3	2	0	1	3	6
2003 to 2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/8	3	2	0	1	3	6

Asian Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956	Champions	3	2	1	0	9	6
1960	Champions	3	3	0	0	9	1
1964	Third Place	3	1	0	2	2	4
1968	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Runners-up	5	1	2	2	7	6
1976	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	12	6
1984	Round 1	4	0	2	2	1	3
1988	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	11	3
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	7	11
2000	Third Place	6	3	1	2	9	6
2004	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	9	4
2007	Third Place	6	1	4	1	3	3
2011	Qualified
Total	11/14	50	23	14	13	79	53

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

East Asian Football Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2003	Champions	3	2	1	0	4	1
2005	Fourth Place	3	0	2	1	1	2
2008	Champions	3	1	2	0	5	4
2010	Qualified

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Summer Olympics record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1948	Quarterfinals	2	1	0	1	5	15
1964	First Round	3	0	0	3	1	20
1988	First Round	3	0	2	1	1	2
1992	First Round	3	0	3	0	2	2
1996	First Round	3	1	1	1	2	2
2000	First Round	3	2	0	1	2	3
2004	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	8	8
2008	First Round	3	1	1	1	2	4
2012
Total	8/16	24	6	9	9	23	56

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

Squad called up for Friendly match against Denmark on 14 November (Esbjerg) and Serbia on 18 November 2009 (London)^[5]. (Caps and goals as of 18 November 2009 against Serbia) *match by only Denmark

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Goalkeeper 1 GK Lee Woon-Jae 26 April 1973 (1973-04-26) (age 36) 123 0 Suwon Bluewings 18 GK Jung Sung-Ryong* 4 January 1985 (1985-01-04) (age 24) 12 0 Seongnam Ilhwa 21 GK Kim Young-Kwang 28 June 1983 (1983-06-28) (age 26) 14 0 Ulsan Hyundai Defender 2 DF Oh Beom-Seok 29 July 1984 (1984-07-29) (age 25) 30 1 Ulsan Hyundai 3 DF Kang Min-Soo 14 May 1986 (1986-05-14) (age 23) 27 0 Jeju United 4 DF Cho Yong-Hyung 3 November 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 26) 22 0 Jeju United 12 DF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977 (1977-04-23) (age 32) 110 5 Al-Hilal 14 DF Lee Jung-Soo 8 January 1980 (1980-01-08) (age 29) 16 1 Kyoto Sanga 22 DF Cha Du-Ri 25 July 1980 (1980-07-25) (age 29) 42 4 SC Freiburg 23 DF Kim Hyung-Il 27 April 1984 (1984-04-27) (age 25) 2 0 Pohang Steelers 25 DF Kwak Tae-Hwi* 8 July 1981 (1981-07-08) (age 28) 8 3 Chunnam Dragons Midfielder 5 MF Kim Nam-Il 14 March 1977 (1977-03-14) (age 32) 89 2 Vissel Kobe 6 MF Cho Won-Hee 17 April 1983 (1983-04-17) (age 26) 36 1 Wigan Athletic 7 MF Park Ji-Sung (c) 25 February 1981 (1981-02-25) (age 28) 84 11 Manchester United 8 MF Kim Jung-Woo* 9 May 1982 (1982-05-09) (age 27) 47 2 Seongnam Ilhwa 13 MF Kim Chi-Woo* 3 November 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 26) 23 2 FC Seoul 16 MF Ki Sung-Yong* 24 January 1989 (1989-01-24) (age 20) 17 4 FC Seoul 17 MF Lee Chung-Yong 2 July 1988 (1988-07-02) (age 21) 19 2 Bolton Wanderers 19 MF Yeom Ki-Hoon 30 March 1983 (1983-03-30) (age 26) 27 3 Ulsan Hyundai 24 MF Kim Do-Heon 14 July 1982 (1982-07-14) (age 27) 54 11 Suwon Bluewings Forward 9 FW Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January 1979 (1979-01-08) (age 30) 83 19 Fulham 11 FW Lee Keun-Ho 11 April 1985 (1985-04-11) (age 24) 27 8 Júbilo Iwata 20 FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 (1979-04-29) (age 30) 75 22 Jeonbuk Hyundai

Recent Call Ups

The following players have also been called up to the Korea Republic squad within the last twelve months.

Goalkeepers

No players

Defenders

Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Goals	Team	Most Recent Call up
Lim Yoo-Hwan	2 December 1983 (1983-12-02) (age 25)	1	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai	Training session, January 2009
Kim Chi-Gon	29 July 1983 (1983-07-29) (age 26)	9	0	FC Seoul	2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, 11 February 2009
Hwang Jae-Won	13 April 1981 (1981-04-13) (age 28)	3	0	Pohang Steelers	2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Korea DPR, 1 April 2009
Kim Chang-Soo	12 September 1985 (1985-09-12) (age 24)	2	0	Busan I'Park	Friendly match v. Oman, 3 June 20091
Kim Kun-Hoan	12 August 1986 (1986-08-12) (age 23)	0	0	Yokohama F. Marinos	Friendly match v. Oman, 3 June 20091
Choi Hyo-Jin	18 August 1983 (1983-08-18) (age 26)	6	0	Pohang Steelers	Friendly match v. Paraguay, 12 August 2009
Lee Gang-Jin	25 April 1986 (1986-04-25) (age 23)	0	0	Jubilo Iwata	Friendly match v. Paraguay, 12 August 2009
Kim Dong-Jin	9 January 1982 (1982-01-09) (age 27)	59	2	Zenit	Friendly match v. Senegal, 14 October 2009

Midfielders

Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Goals	Team	Most Recent Call up
Song Jung-Hyun	28 May 1976 (1976-05-28) (age 33)	2	0	Ulsan Hyundai	Training session, January 2009
Ha Dae-Sung	2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) (age 24)	2	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai	2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, 11 February 2009
Han Tae-You	31 March 1981 (1981-03-31) (age 28)	3	0	FC Seoul	Training session, March 2009
Park Hyun-Beom	7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 22)	1	0	Suwon Bluewings	Friendly match v. Iraq, 28 March 2009
Choi Tae-Uk	13 March 1981 (1981-03-13) (age 28)	29	4	Jeonbuk Hyundai	Friendly match v. Oman, 3 June 20091
Oh Jang-Eun	24 July 1985 (1985-07-24) (age 24)	11	0	Ulsan Hyundai	Friendly match v. Paraguay, 12 August 2009
Lee Seung-Hyun	25 July 1985 (1985-07-25) (age 24)	1	0	Busan I'Park	Friendly match v. Australia, 5 September 2009
Ko Yo-Han	7 March 1988 (1988-03-07) (age 21)	1	0	FC Seoul	Friendly match v. Senegal, 14 October 2009

Forwards

Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Goals	Team	Most Recent Call up
Seo Dong-Hyun	5 June 1985 (1985-06-05) (age 24)	4	0	Suwon Bluewings	Training session, January 2009
Jung Jo-Gook	23 April 1984 (1984-04-23) (age 25)	12	4	FC Seoul	2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Iran, 11 February 2009
Jeong Shung-Hoon	4 July 1979 (1979-07-04) (age 30)	8	0	Busan I'Park	Friendly match v. Iraq, 28 March 2009
Lee Sang-Ho	9 May 1987 (1987-05-09) (age 22)	1	0	Suwon Bluewings	Friendly match v. Iraq, 28 March 2009
Yoo Byung-Soo	26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) (age 21)	0	0	Incheon United	Friendly match v. Oman, 3 June 20091
Bae Ki-Jong	26 May 1983 (1983-05-26) (age 26)	2	0	Suwon Bluewings	2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. UAE, 6 June 2009
Yang Dong-Hyun	28 March 1986 (1986-03-28) (age 23)	2	0	Busan I'Park	2010 FIFA World Cup qual. v. Saudi Arabia, 10 June 2009
Cho Dong-Keon	16 April 1986 (1986-04-16) (age 23)	1	0	Seongnam Ilhwa	Friendly match v. Paraguay, 12 August 2009
Park Chu-Young	10 July 1985 (1985-07-10) (age 24)	38	13	AS Monaco	Friendly match v. Senegal, 14 October 2009

^ This match was not recognized A-match by FIFA.

Korea in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Group B Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Korea Republic 8 4 4 0 12 4 +8 16  Korea DPR 8 3 3 2 7 5 +2 12  Saudi Arabia 8 3 3 2 8 8 0 12  Iran 8 2 5 1 8 7 +1 11  United Arab Emirates 8 0 1 7 6 17 −11 1   Iran  – 2 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 0 Korea DPR  0 – 0 – 1 – 1 1 – 0 2 – 0 Korea Republic  1 – 1 1 – 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 Saudi Arabia  1 – 1 0 – 0 0 – 2 – 3 – 2 United Arab Emirates  1 – 1 1 – 2 0 – 2 1 – 2 – 2008-09-10 Korea DPR  1 – 1  Korea Republic 2008-10-15 Korea Republic  4 – 1  United Arab Emirates 2008-11-19 Saudi Arabia  0 – 2  Korea Republic 2009-02-11 Iran  1 – 1  Korea Republic 2009-04-01 Korea Republic  1 – 0  Korea DPR 2009-06-06 United Arab Emirates  0 – 2  Korea Republic 2009-06-10 Korea Republic  0 – 0  Saudi Arabia 2009-06-17 Korea Republic  1 – 1  Iran National team record Further information: Category:Korea Republic national football team results Notable Results Achieved Date Opponent Result Score1 Venue Competition September 5th, 2009  Australia W 3-1 Seoul, Korea Friendly August 12, 2009  Paraguay W 1–0 Seoul, Korea Friendly November 11, 2008  Saudi Arabia W 2–0 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification February 6, 2007  Greece W 1–0 London, England Friendly June 18, 2006  France D 1–1 Leipzig, Germany 2006 World Cup Group Match June 13, 2006  Togo W 2–1 Frankfurt, Germany 2006 World Cup Group Match February 15, 2006  Mexico W 1–0 Los Angeles, United States Friendly January 29, 2006  Croatia W 2–0 Hong Kong, China 2006 Carlsberg Cup November 12, 2005  Sweden D 2–2 Seoul, Korea Friendly October 12, 2005  Iran W 2–0 Seoul, Korea Friendly January 22, 2005  Sweden D 1–1 Carson, United States Friendly December 19, 2004  Germany W 3–1 Busan, Korea Republic Friendly June 5, 2004  Turkey W 2–1 Daegu, Korea Friendly September 29, 2003  Nepal W 16–0 Incheon, Korea 2004 Asian Cup qualification June 22, 2002  Spain W 0–0 (AET, 5 PK 3) Gwangju, Korea 2002 World Cup Round of Eight June 18, 2002  Italy W 2–1 (AET) Daejeon, Korea 2002 World Cup Round of Sixteen June 14, 2002  Portugal W 1–0 Incheon, Korea 2002 World Cup Group Match June 4, 2002  Poland W 2–0 Busan, Korea 2002 World Cup Group Match May 21, 2002  England D 1–1 Seogwipo, Korea Friendly June 1, 2001  Mexico W 2–1 Seoul, Korea 2001 Confederations Cup June 3, 2001  Australia W 1–0 Seoul, Korea 2001 Confederations Cup October 23, 2000  Iran W 2–1 Beirut, Lebanon 2000 Asian Cup Quarterfinals March 28, 1999  Brazil W 1–0 Seoul, Korea Republic Friendly September 28, 1997  Japan W 2–1 Tokyo, Japan 1998 World Cup Qualifiers June 14, 1997  Ghana W 3–0 Seoul, Korea 1997 Korea Cup Group Match November 23, 1996  Colombia W 4–1 Seoul, Korea Friendly June 17, 1994  Spain D 2–2 Los Angeles, United States 1994 World Cup Group Match February 10, 1993  Ghana W 3–1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1993 Merdeka Tournament Match December 16, 1984  Chile W 3–1 Singapore, Singapore Friendly March 7, 1954  Japan W 5–1 Tokyo, Japan 1954 World Cup Qualification August 2, 1948  Mexico W 5–3 London, England 1948 Summer Olympic Games July 6, 1948  Hong Kong W 5-1 Hong Kong, U.K. Friendly Korea Republic World Cup captains # Player World Cup Played As A Captain Caps 1 Park Kyu-Chong Switzerland 1954 unknown 2 Park Chang-Seon Mexico 1986 unknown 3 Chung Yong-Hwan Italy 1990 unknown 4 Choi In-Young USA 1994 48 5 Choi Young-Il France 1998 55 6 Hong Myung-Bo Korea/Japan 2002 135 7 Lee Woon-Jae Germany 2006 100 Current and Former Coaches Name W L D Win % Start End Huh Jung-Moo 14 2 13 December 7, 2007 Present Pim Verbeek 8 6 3 47.5 July 1, 2006 July 25, 2007 Dick Advocaat 9 5 5 47.3 October 1, 2005 June 30, 2006 Jo Bonfrere 11 6 8 44.0 June 24, 2004 August 23, 2005 Park Seong-Hwa (tem.) 1 1 2 25.0 April 20, 2004 June 15, 2004 Humberto Coelho 9 6 3 50.0 February 3, 2003 April 19, 2004 Kim Ho-Gon (tem.) 0 0 1 00.0 November 18, 2002 December 20, 2002 Guus Hiddink 16 11 11 42.1 January 1, 2001 June 30, 2002 Huh Jung-Moo 18 11 5 52.9 October 14, 1998 November 13, 2000 Kim Pyung-Seok (tem.) 0 1 0 00.0 June 22, 1998 June 25, 1998 Cha Bum-Kun 22 11 8 53.7 January 8, 1997 June 21, 1998 Park Jong-Hwan 8 3 5 50.0 February 15, 1996 January 7, 1997 Go Jae-Wook 0 1 0 00.0 October 20, 1995 October 30, 1995 Jeong Byeong-Tak 0 0 0 00.0 September 16, 1995 September 30, 1995 Huh Jung-Moo 0 0 1 00.0 August 1, 1995 August 12, 1995 Park Jong-Hwan 1 0 1 50.0 April 26, 1995 July 31, 1995 Anatoliy Byshovets 8 4 4 50.0 July 24, 1994 February 26, 1995 Kim Ho 14 16 8 36.8 July 8, 1992 July 23, 1994 Go Jae-Wook 3 3 0 50.0 May 22, 1991 July 27, 1991 Park Jong-Hwan 8 0 2 80.0 August 9, 1990 October 23, 1991 Lee Cha-Man 3 1 0 75.0 July 3, 1990 August 8, 1990 Lee Hoi-Taek 19 6 5 63.3 October 6, 1988 July 2, 1990 Kim Jung-Nam 2 0 0 100.0 July 6, 1988 October 5, 1988 Park Jong-Hwan 4 4 1 44.4 November 20, 1986 July 5, 1988 Kim Jung-Nam 15 4 7 57.7 March 19, 1985 November 19, 1986 Mun Jeong-Sik 4 3 3 40.0 July 3, 1984 March 18, 1985 Park Jong-Hwan 1 0 1 50.0 August 23, 1983 July 2, 1984 Cho Yoon-Ohk 4 2 0 66.7 January 29, 1983 August 22, 1983 Kim Jung-Nam 1 0 2 33.3 October 31, 1982 January 28, 1983 Choi Eun-Taek 0 0 0 00.0 June 19, 1982 October 30, 1982 Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) 23 8 4 65.7 May 4, 1980 June 18, 1982 Jang Kyung-Hwan 7 0 1 87.5 March 29, 1979 May 3, 1980 Ham Heung-Cheol 18 2 1 85.7 March 2, 1978 March 28, 1979 Kim Jung-Nam (tem.) 2 3 0 40.0 September 17, 1977 December 18, 1977 Choi Jung-Min 14 6 1 66.7 January 1, 1977 September 16, 1977 Mun Jeong-Sik 8 4 2 57.1 May 14, 1976 December 31, 1976 Ham Heung-Cheol 22 2 5 75.9 November 17, 1974 May 13, 1976 Choi Young-Keun 3 1 5 33.3 January 1974 November 17, 1974 Min Byung-Dae 10 5 2 58.8 December 21, 1972 December 1973 Ham Heung-Cheol 11 5 3 57.9 June 16, 1972 December 20, 1972 Park Byung-Seok 1 2 2 20.0 December 7, 1971 June 15, 1972 Hong Deok-Young 1 3 0 25.0 November 1971 Han Hong-Ki 17 8 2 63.0 February 13, 1970 October 6, 1971 Kang Jun-Young 4 1 0 80.0 November 1969 December 1969 Kim Yong-Sik 1 2 1 25.0 January 1969 October 1969 Park Il-Gap 4 0 2 66.7 August 1968 December 1968 Jang Kyung-Hwan 10 2 3 66.7 July 1967 November 1967 Min Byung-Dae 5 0 3 62.5 June 1966 December 1966 Hong Keon-Pyo 3 2 1 50.0 August 1965 Jeong Kook-Jin 0 0 0 00.0 September 1964 Min Byung-Dae March 1962 Lee Jong-Gap October 1961 Lee Yoo-Hyung March 1961 Wi Hye-Deok October 1960 Kim Yong-Sik March 1960 Jeong Kook-Jin July 1959 Kim Keun-Chan April 1958 Lee Yoo-Hyung August 1956 Park Jung-Hwi December 1955 Kim Yong-Sik June 1954 Lee Yoo-Hyung March 1954 Kim Hwa-Jip April 1952 February 1954 Park Jung-Hwi December 1948 April 1950 Lee Young-Min June 1948 Park Jung-Hwi May 1948 Rivalries South Korea's primary rival is Japan. In the past, South Korea nearly always defeated or tied Japan. But in the past few years, the Japanese team has improved greatly and is currently ranked higher than the South Korean team. Another well-known rivalry is with neighbour China. It is interesting to note that while China has played about 30 matches against South Korea since 1950 they have never won a head-to-head match. In addition, South Korea has a far better record than China whom have only qualified for a single World Cup tournament versus eight (seven of those being consecutive) for South Korea. This is despite China finishing higher than South Korea in a number of regional tournaments. The Chinese media has coined the term Koreaphobia to describe such an embarrassing phenomenon for the China's team. Notes ^ 첫A매치 골은 故정남식·정국진씨, 《문화일보》, 2007-08-06 (Korean) ^ "Korean derby takes centre stage". Fifa.com. 2008-01-20. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/standings/group=250439/analysis.html. Retrieved 2008-02-07.  ^ FIFA Fact Sheet - History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition Page 35 accessed 22 November 2009 ^ http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/07/2009060700026.html ^ "Team Squad (For Friendly Match vs. Danmark/Serbia- 02.11.2009)". Korea Football Association. http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng_kfa/koreateam/km_player_list.asp?k_team_type=1. Retrieved 2009-11-02.  See also Korea Football Association Korea Republic national football team results Korea Republic national football team records Be the Reds! 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Not a member of FIFA *FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China. v • d • e National football teams of East Asia (EAFF) Men's China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong, China · Japan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Macau, China · Mongolia · Northern Mariana Islands† Women's China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong, China · Japan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Macau, China · Mongolia · Northern Mariana Islands† †AFC provisional Associate Member * FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China. v • d • e 1954 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions West Germany Runners-up Hungary Third place Austria Fourth place Uruguay Eliminated in quarter-finals Brazil · England · Switzerland · Yugoslavia Eliminated in group stage Belgium · Czechoslovakia · France · Italy · Korea Republic · Mexico · Scotland · Turkey v • d • e 1986 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Argentina Runners-up West Germany Third place France  Fourth place Belgium  Eliminated in quarter-finals Brazil · England · Mexico · Spain Eliminated in round of 16 Bulgaria · Denmark · Italy · Morocco · Paraguay · Poland · Uruguay · Soviet Union Eliminated in group stage Algeria · Canada · Hungary · Iraq · Korea Republic · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Scotland v • d • e 1990 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions West Germany Runners-up Argentina Third place Italy Fourth place England Eliminated in quarter-finals Cameroon · Czechoslovakia · Republic of Ireland · Yugoslavia Eliminated in round of 16 Belgium · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Netherlands · Romania · Spain · Uruguay Eliminated in group stage Austria · Egypt · Korea Republic · Scotland · Sweden · United Arab Emirates · United States · Soviet Union v • d • e 1994 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Brazil Runners-up Italy Third place Sweden Fourth place Bulgaria Eliminated in quarter-finals Germany · Netherlands · Romania · Spain Eliminated in round of 16 Argentina · Belgium · Mexico · Nigeria · Republic of Ireland · Saudi Arabia · Switzerland · United States Eliminated in group stage Bolivia · Cameroon · Colombia · Greece · Korea Republic · Morocco · Norway · Russia v • d • e 1998 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions France Runners-up Brazil Third place Croatia Fourth place Netherlands Eliminated in quarter-finals Argentina · Denmark · Germany · Italy Eliminated in round of 16 Chile · England · Mexico · Nigeria · Norway · Paraguay · Romania · FR Yugoslavia Eliminated in group stage Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cameroon · Colombia · Iran · Jamaica · Japan · Korea Republic · Morocco · Scotland · Saudi Arabia · South Africa · Spain · Tunisia · United States v • d • e 2002 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Brazil Runners-up Germany Third place Turkey Fourth place Korea Republic Eliminated in quarter-finals England · Senegal · Spain · United States Eliminated in round of 16 Belgium · Denmark · Italy · Japan · Mexico · Paraguay · Republic of Ireland · Sweden Eliminated in group stage Argentina · Cameroon · Costa Rica · China · Croatia · Ecuador · France · Nigeria · Poland · Portugal · Saudi Arabia · Russia · Slovenia · South Africa · Tunisia · Uruguay v • d • e 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Italy Runners-up France Third place Germany Fourth place Portugal Eliminated in quarter-finals Argentina · Brazil · England · Ukraine Eliminated in round of 16 Australia · Ecuador · Ghana · Mexico · Netherlands · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland Eliminated in group stage Angola · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Czech Republic · Iran · Japan · Korea Republic · Paraguay · Poland · Saudi Arabia · Serbia & Montenegro · Togo · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · United States v • d • e 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists AFC Australia · Japan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic CAF Algeria · Cameroon · Côte d'Ivoire · Ghana · Nigeria · South Africa CONCACAF Honduras · Mexico · United States CONMEBOL Argentina · Brazil · Chile · Paraguay · Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Denmark · England · France · Germany · Greece · Italy · Netherlands · Portugal · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Switzerland   South Korea Squads - FIFA World Cup v • d • e South Korea squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup 1 Hong Deok‑Young • 2 Park Kyu‑Chong • 3 Park Yae‑Seung • 4 Kang Chang‑Gi • 5 Lee Sang‑Yi • 6 Min Byung‑Dae • 7 Lee Seo‑Nam • 8 Choi Chung‑Min • 9 Woo Sang‑Kwon • 10 Sung Nak‑Woon • 11 Chung Nam‑Sik • 12 Ham Heung‑Chul • 13 Lee Chong‑Kap • 14 Han Chang‑Wha • 15 Kim Ji‑Sung • 16 Choo Young‑Kwan • 17 Park Il‑Kap • 18 Choi Young‑Keun • 19 Lee Ki‑Joo • 20 Chung Kook‑Chin • Coach: Kim Yong‑Sik v • d • e South Korea squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Cho Byung‑Deuk • 2 Park Kyung‑Hoon • 3 Chung Jong‑Soo • 4 Cho Kwang‑Rae • 5 Chung Yong‑Hwan • 6 Lee Tae‑Ho • 7 Kim Jong‑Boo • 8 Cho Young‑Jeung • 9 Choi Soon‑Ho • 10 Park Chang‑Sun • 11 Cha Bum‑Kun • 12 Kim Pyung‑Seok • 13 Noh Soo‑Jin • 14 Cho Min‑Kook • 15 Yoo Byung‑Ok • 16 Kim Joo‑Sung • 17 Huh Jung‑Moo • 18 Kim Sam‑Soo • 19 Byun Byung‑Joo • 20 Kim Yong‑Se • 21 Oh Yeon‑Kyo • 22 Kang Deouk‑Soo • Coach: Kim Jung‑Nam v • d • e South Korea squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Kim Poong‑Joo • 2 Park Kyung‑Hoon • 3 Choi Kang‑Hee • 4 Yoon Deuk‑Yeo • 5 Chung Yong‑Hwan • 6 Lee Tae‑Ho • 7 Noh Soo‑Jin • 8 Chung Hae‑Won • 9 Hwangbo Kwan • 10 Lee Sang‑Yoon • 11 Byun Byung‑Joo • 12 Lee Heung‑Sil • 13 Chung Jong‑Soo • 14 Choi Soon‑Ho • 15 Cho Min‑Kook • 16 Kim Joo‑Sung • 17 Gu Sang‑Bum • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Chung Gi‑Dong • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Choi In‑Young • 22 Lee Young‑Jin • Coach: Lee Hoi‑Taek v • d • e South Korea squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Choi In‑Young • 2 Chung Jong‑Son • 3 Lee Jong‑Hwa • 4 Kim Pan‑Keun • 5 Park Jung‑Bae • 6 Lee Young‑Jin • 7 Shin Hong‑Gi • 8 Noh Jung‑Yoon • 9 Kim Joo‑Sung • 10 Ko Jeong‑Woon • 11 Seo Jung‑Won • 12 Choi Young‑Il • 13 Ahn Ik‑Soo • 14 Choi Dae‑Shik • 15 Cho Jin‑Ho • 16 Ha Seok‑Ju • 17 Gu Sang‑Bum • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Choi Moon‑Sik • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Park Chul‑Woo • 22 Lee Woon‑Jae • Coach: Kim Ho v • d • e South Korea squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Kim Byung‑Ji • 2 Choi Sung‑Yong • 3 Lee Lim‑Saeng • 4 Choi Young‑Il • 5 Lee Min‑Sung • 6 Yoo Sang‑Chul • 7 Kim Do‑Keun • 8 Noh Jung‑Yoon • 9 Kim Do‑Hoon • 10 Choi Yong‑Soo • 11 Seo Jung‑Won • 12 Lee Sang‑Hun • 13 Kim Tae‑Young • 14 Ko Jong‑Soo • 15 Lee Sang‑Yoon • 16 Jang Hyung‑Seok • 17 Ha Seok‑Ju • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Jang Dae‑Il • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Lee Dong‑Gook • 22 Seo Dong‑Myung • Coach: Cha Bum‑Kun (Kim Pyung‑Seok) v • d • e South Korea squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Hyun Young‑Min • 3 Choi Sung‑Yong • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Yoo Sang‑Chul • 7 Kim Tae‑Young • 8 Choi Tae‑Uk • 9 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 10 Lee Young‑Pyo • 11 Choi Yong‑Soo • 12 Kim Byung‑Ji • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Lee Min‑Sung • 16 Cha Du‑Ri • 17 Yoon Jung‑Hwan • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Park Ji‑Sung • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Choi Eun‑Sung • Coach: Hiddink v • d • e South Korea squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Kim Young‑Chul • 3 Kim Dong‑Jin • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Kim Jin-Kyu • 7 Park Ji‑Sung • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 10 Park Chu‑Young • 11 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 12 Lee Young‑Pyo • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Baek Ji‑Hoon • 16 Chung Kyung‑Ho • 17 Lee Ho • 18 Kim Sang‑Sik • 19 Cho Jae‑Jin • 20 Kim Yong‑Dae • 21 Kim Young‑Kwang • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Cho Won‑Hee • Coach: Advocaat   South Korea Squads - AFC Asian Cup v • d • e South Korea squad – 1956 AFC Asian Cup Winners (1st title) • GK: Ham Heung-Cheol • Park Sang-Hoon • FP: Seok Jin-Doo • Cha Tae-Sung • Kim Hong-Bok • Kim Ji-Sung • Kim Jin-Woo • Choi Jung-Min • Woo Sang-Kwon • Kim Dong-Keun • Kim Young-Jin • Sung Nak-Woon • Choi Kwang-Seok • Lee Soo-Nam • Park Kyung-Ho • Park Jae-Seung • coach: Lee Yoo-Hyung v • d • e South Korea squad – 1960 AFC Asian Cup Winners (2nd title) • GK: Ham Heung-Cheol • Park Sang-Hoon • FP: Kim Hong-Bok • Lee Eung-Sung • Cha Tae-Sung • Kim Chan-Ki • Kim Sun-Hwi • Son Myung-Seop • Yoo Kwang-Jun • Chung Soon-Cheon • Moon Jung-Sik • Choi Jung-Min • Lee Soon-Myung • Cho Yoon-Ok • Woo Sang-Kwon • Yoo Pan-Soon • Park Kyung-Hwa • Um Kyung-Jin • coach: Wi Hye-Deok v • d • e South Korea squad – 1964 AFC Asian Cup Third Place • GK: Yang Woo-Sik • Oh In-Bok • DF: Kim Jung-Seok • Cho Nam-Soo • Seo Sung-Oh • Park Seung-Ok • Lee Eung-Sung • Kim Doo-Seon • Kim Young-Yeol • FW: Chung Byung-Tak • Chung Soon-Cheon • Jang Ji-Eon • Choi Myung-Gon • Huh Yoon-Jeong • Lee Soon-Myung • Jang Seok-Woo • Bae Keum-Soo • coach: Lee Yoo-Hyung v • d • e South Korea squad – 1972 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up • GK: Lee Se-Yeon • Kwon E-Woon • FP: • Kim Ho • Kim Ho-Gon • Han Sang-Ki • Kim Kyung-Jung • Noh Heung-Seop • Ko Jae-Wook • Lee Cha-Man • Park Young-Tae • Hwang Jae-Man • Park E-Cheon • Park Su-Deok • Choi Sang-Chul • Lim Tae-Joo • Chung Ho-Seon • Kim In-Kwon • Kim Jin-Kook • Lee Hoi-Taek • Cha Bum-Kun • coach: Park Byung-Seok v • d • e South Korea squad – 1980 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up 1 Kim Hwang-Ho • 2 Kim Jong-Pil • 3 Hong Sung-Ho • 4 Cho Kwang-Rae • 5 Kwon Oh-Son • 6 Park Seong-Hwa • 8 Cho Young-Jeung • 9 Lee Young-Moo • 10 Shin Hyun-Ho • 11 Lee Jung-Il • 12 Choi Jong-Duk • 13 Chang Woe-Ryong • 14 Lee Tae-Yeop • 15 Lee Kang-Jo • 16 Chung Hae-Won • 18 Hwang Seok-Keun • 19 Yoon In-Sun • 20 Lee Tae-Ho • 21 Cho Byung-Deuk • 22 Choi Soon-Ho • Coach: Kim Jung-Nam v • d • e South Korea squad – 1984 AFC Asian Cup 1 Choi In-Young • 2 Park Kyung-Hoon • 3 Jung Jong-Soo • 4 Kim Pyung-Seok • 5 Chung Yong-Hwan • 6 Park Seong-Hwa • 7 Jang Jung • 8 Lee Tae-Ho • 9 Huh Jung-Moo • 10 Park Chang-Seon • 11 Lee Kang-Jo • 12 Lee Boo-Yeol • 13 Choi Jin-Han • 14 Byun Byung-Joo • 15 Yoo Byung-Ohk • 16 Kim Seok-Won • 17 Choi Sang-Kuk • 18 Choi Kwang-Ji • 20 Wang Sun-Jae • 21 Chung Gi-Dong •  Cho Young-Jeung •  Choi Gi-Bong • Coach: Moon Jung-Sik v • d • e South Korea squad – 1988 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up 1 Cho Byung-Deuk • 2 Park Kyung-Hoon • 3 Choi Kang-Hee • 4 Cho Min-Kook • 5 Chung Yong-Hwan • 6 Lee Tae-Ho • 7 Noh Soo-Jin • 8 Chung Hae-Won • 9 Hwangbo Kwan • 10 Ham Hyun-Gi • 11 Byun Byung-Joo • 12 Kim Bong-Gil • 13 Cho Yoon-Hwan • 14 Hwang Sun-Hong • 15 Son Hyung-Sun • 16 Kim Joo-Sung • 17 Gu Sang-Bum • 18 Kang Tae-Sik • 19 Yeo Bum-Kyu • 20 Kim Bong-Soo • Coach: Lee Hoi-Taek v • d • e South Korea squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup 1 Kim Byung-Ji • 2 Kim Pan-Keun • 3 Park Kwang-Hyun • 4 Kang Chul • 5 Huh Ki-Tae • 6 Shin Hong-Gi • 7 Shin Tae-Yong • 8 Roh Sang-Rae • 9 Kim Do-Hoon • 11 Ko Jeong-Woon • 12 Lee Ki-Hyung • 13 Park Nam-Yeol • 17 Ha Seok-Ju • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Seo Jung-Won • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Kim Bong-Soo • 22 Lee Young-Jin • 23 Yoo Sang-Chul • 24 Kim Joo-Sung • Coach: Park Jong-Hwan v • d • e South Korea squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup Third Place 1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Kang Chul • 3 Ha Seok-Ju • 4 Park Jin-Seop • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7  Kim Tae-Young • 8 Yoon Jung-Hwan • 9 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 10 Noh Jung-Yoon • 11 Lee Dong-Gook • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Kim Sang-Sik • 17 Choi Sung-Yong • 18 Kim Yong-Dae • 19 Lee Chun-Soo • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Kim Hae-Woon • 23 Park Ji-Sung • 24 Park Jae-Hong • 28 Choi Chul-Woo • 30 Sim Jae-Won • Coach: Huh Jung-Moo v • d • e South Korea squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup 1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Park Jin-Seop • 3 Park Jae-Hong • 4 Choi Jin-Cheul • 5 Kim Nam-Il • 7  Kim Tae-Young • 9 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 10 Hyun Young-Min • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 13 Lee Eul-Yong • 14 Chung Kyung-Ho • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Cha Du-Ri • 17 Kim Jung-Kyum • 18 Kim Eun-Jung • 19 Ahn Jung-Hwan • 20 Lee Dong-Gook • 21 Park Ji-Sung • 23 Kim Yong-Dae • 25 Park Yo-Seb • 28 Kim Jin-Kyu • 30 Cha Gi-Suk • Coach: Bonfrere v • d • e South Korea squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Third Place 1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Song Chong‑Gug • 3 Kim Jin‑Kyu • 4 Kim Dong‑Jin • 6 Lee Ho • 7 Choi Sung‑Kuk • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Cho Jae‑Jin • 10 Lee Chun‑Soo • 11 Lee Keun‑Ho • 12 Lee Dong‑Gook • 13 Kim Chi‑Gon • 14 Kim Sang‑Sik • 15 Kim Chi‑Woo • 16 Oh Beom‑Seok • 17 Kim Jung‑Woo • 18 Woo Sung‑Yong • 19 Yeom Ki‑Hun • 20 Son Dae‑Ho • 21 Kim Yong‑Dae • 22 Kang Min‑Soo • 23 Jung Sung‑Ryong • 27 Oh Jang‑Eun • Coach: Verbeek   South Korea Squads - Other Competition v • d • e South Korea squad – 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Kim Byung-Ji • 2 Kang Chul • 3 Choi Sung-Yong • 4 Seo Dong-Won • 5 Lee Lim-Saeng • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7 Kim Tae-Young • 8 Noh Jung-Yoon • 9 Park Sung Bae • 10 Choi Yong-Soo • 11 Ahn Jung-Hwan • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 13 Kim Young-Chul • 14 Yoon Jung-Hwan • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Kim Do-Kyun • 17 Park Jin-Seop • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Lee Dong-Gook • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Lee Woon-Jae • 22 Lee Kwan-Woo • 23 Park Jae-Hong • 24 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 25 Kim Yong-Dae • Coach: Huh Jung-Moo v • d • e South Korea squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Kang Chul • 3 Choi Sung-Yong • 4 Song Chong-Gug • 5 Park Yong-Ho • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7  Kim Tae-Young • 8 Yoon Jung-Hwan • 9 Kim Do-Hoon • 10 Choi Yong-Soo • 11 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 12 Kim Yong-Dae • 13 Seo Deok-Kyu • 14 Seo Dong-Won • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Ahn Hyo-Yeon • 17 Ha Seok-Ju • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Lee Young-Pyo • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Park Ji-Sung • 22 Ko Jong-Soo • 23 Choi Eun-Sung • Coach: Hiddink v • d • e South Korea squad – 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Fourth Place 1 Kim Byung-Ji • 2 Choi Sung-Yong • 3 Hyun Young-Min • 4 Kim Tae-Young • 5 Kim Nam-Il • 6 Lee Min-Sung • 7 Song Chong-Gug • 8 Kim Do-Hoon • 9 Choi Yong-Soo • 10 Hwang Sun-Hong • 11 Lee Chun-Soo • 12 Lee Woon-Jae • 13 Lee Eul-Yong • 14 Kim Do-Keun • 15 Choi Jin-Cheul • 16 Park Ji-Sung • 17 Lee Young-Pyo • 18 Yoo Sang-Chul • 19 Choi Tae-Uk • 20 Cha Du-Ri • 21 Ahn Hyo-Yeon • 22 Lee Dong-Gook • 23 Kim Yong-Dae • 24 Kim Sang-Sik • 26 Kwon Jung-Hyuk • Coach: Hiddink