The South Korea men's national volleyball team (; recognized as Korea by FIVB) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 26th in the FIVB World Rankings.
Competition record
Olympic Games
Olympic Games recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1964Round robin10th place909927660184 1968Did not qualifyUnknown asian qualifier 19725th–8th places7th place73410132206 19765th–8th places6th place62410141975 Asian Championship 1980Did not enter due to US-led boycott6331012 19845th–8th places5th place651158523109 19889th–12th places11th place7251017Qualified as host 19929th–10th places9th place6246131991 World Cup 1996Preliminary round9th place514312651157 2000Preliminary round9th place51481433091 2004Did not qualify716518 20087431413 20127341316 2016Did not qualify 20207251217 2024Did not qualify 2028Future eventsFuture events 2032Total8/1651163571118—
World Championship Fourth place World Championship recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1949Did not enter 1952 195611th–20th places18th place11381628 1960Did not enter 1962 1966Did not qualify 1970Did not enter 197413th–18th places13th place1192278 1978Semifinals4th place9541916 19825th–8th places8th place9451416 1986Did not qualify 199013th–16th places14th place624912 1994Quarterfinals8th place7251018 1998Second round13th place10371224 2002Qualifiedbut later withdrew due to clash of dates with 2002 Asian Games 2006First round17th place514713 2010Did not qualify 2014First round17th place514613 2018Did not qualify 2022 2025Preliminary round27th place30329 2027Qualified 2029Future eventTotal10/21763046122157—
World Cup
World Cup recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1965did not qualify 1969 19775th–8th places7th place826918 1981Did not qualify 1985Round robin7th place725817 1989Round robin7th place725817 1991Final round5th place10461923 1995Round robin8th place11381224 1999Round robin7th place11651821 2003Round robin6th place11562020 2007Round robin11th place1129931 2011Did not qualify 2015 2019 2023Total8/15762650103171—
Nations League
Nations League recordYearRoundPositionSquad 2018Relegated16th place151141142 2019Did not qualify 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Total1/8151141142—
World Grand Champions Cup Fourth place World Grand Champions Cup record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 1993Round robin6th place505315 1997Did not qualify 2001Round robin4th place523710 2005Did not qualify 2009 2013 2017Total2/710281025—
World League
World League record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 1990did not enter 1991Intercontinental round9th place164121938 1992Intercontinental round8th place12571925 1993Intercontinental round10th place205151849 1994Intercontinental round9th place122101730 1995Final round6th place166102336 1996did not enter 1997Intercontinental round11th place12210832 1998Intercontinental round11th place122101230 1999did not enter 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006Intercontinental round10th place12481528 2007Intercontinental round9th place12391728 2008Intercontinental round13th place121111734 2009Intercontinental round14th place12391831 2010Intercontinental round16th place12012536 2011Intercontinental round13th place12391429 2012Intercontinental round14th place121111635 2013Intercontinental round15th place10461622 2014G2 Intercontinental round19th place12392029 2015G2 Intercontinental round18th place122101431 2016G2 Intercontinental round23rd place9271422 2017G2 Intercontinental round18th place9541820Total19/2823657179300585—
Challenger Cup Third place
Challenger Cup record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 2018Did not enter (Participated in Nations League) 2019Did not enter 2022Semifinals 3rd place32167 2023Did not qualify 2024Total1/532167—
AVC Continental Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
AVC Continental Championship recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1975Round Robin Runners up651165 1979Round Robin Runners up651155 1983Round Robin 3rd place862219 1987Semifinals 3rd place64216 1989Final Champions880242 1991Round Robin Runners up761205 1993Final Champions761194 1995Round Robin 3rd place 1997Round Robin5th place5329 1999Round Robin 3rd place752177 2001Final Champions660182 2003Round Robin Champions761207 2005Semifinals 3rd place752186 2007Round Robin 3rd place532138 2009Semifinals 3rd place8622010 2011Semifinals 3rd place8622111 2013Final Runners up752168 2015Quarterfinals7th place862219 2017Semifinals 3rd place871237 2019Semifinals4th place862209 2021Classification round8th place725815 2023Classification round5th place541137 2026Semifinals 3rd place6421410Total4 Titles23/23——————
Asian Games Champions Runners up Third place
Asian Games recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1958Did not enter 1962Round robin5th place7341114 1966Round robin Runners up871214 1970Round robin Runners up651 1974Final Runners up541134 1978Round Robin Champions862236 1982Round Robin 3rd place532126 1986Round Robin Runners up871223 1990Final Runners up541133 1994Semifinals 3rd place43193 1998Final Runners up651164 2002Final Champions660180 2006Final Champions33093 2010Semifinals 3rd place871234 2014Semifinals 3rd place862208 2018Final Runners up651157 2022Classification round7th place6421410 2026To be determinedTotal3 Titles16/17997821––—
AVC Cup Runners up Third place Fourth place AVC Cup recordYearRoundPositionSquad 2018Did not enter 2022 2023Semifinals3rd541124 2024Semifinals3rd541138 2025Semifinals4th532117 2026Final2nd6421410Total4/6—
AVC Cup for Men Champions Runners up Fourth place
AVC Cup (2008–2022) record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 2008Final2nd651177 2010Quarterfinals6th6331314 2012Final round5th642147 2014Final1st660183 2016Final round8th624714 2018Quarterfinals8th624814 2022Semifinals4th6331313Total1 Title7/74225179072—
East Asian Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
East Asian Championship recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1998Final2nd 2000Final2nd 2002Final2nd 2004Final2nd 2006Round robin3rd 2008Final1st 2010Final1st 2013Final2nd 2015Semifinals3rd 2017Semifinals3rd 2019Round robin4th523109 2025Final1st440124 2026Final1st550154Total3 Titles13/13—
Results and fixtures 2025 2025 Asian Nations Cup
2025 East Asian Championship
2025 World Championship
Team
Current squad The following is the South Korean 14–man lineup for the 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Championship.
Head coach: Issanayê Ramires
No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2026–27 club Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Seoul Woori Card Woori Won Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Seoul Woori Card Woori Won Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Busan OK Financial Group Okman Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
Coach history Park Ki-won (2014) Moon Yong-kwan (2015) Kim Nam-sung (2016) Kim Ho-chul (2017–2018) Park Sam-ryong (2021) Im Do-heon (2019, 2022–2023) Issanayê Ramires (2024–)
Former squads Volleyball at the Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualification — 3rd place Hwang Taek-eui, Han Sun-soo, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Shin Yung-suk (c), Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon.
World Cup 2003 World Cup — 6th place Ko Hee-jin, Chang Kwang-kyun, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong (c), Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Kim Young-rae, Suk Jin-wook, Lee Hyung-doo, Shin Young-soo and Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: Cha Joo-hyun.
Challenger Cup 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup — 3rd place Im Dong-hyeok, Han Sun-soo (c), Hwang Kyung-min, Jeong Min-su, Park Kyeong-min, Hwang Taek-eui, Park Jin-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Kwak Seung-suk, Na Gyeong-bok, Choi Min-ho, Lim Sung-jin, Heo Su-bong, Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Im Do-heon.
Asian Championship 2001 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Champions Choi Tae-woong, Kim Kyung-hoon, Kim Sang-woo, Shin Sun-ho, Bang Shin-bong, Kim Se-jin, Chang Byung-chul, Shin Jin-sik, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Lee Ho. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong. 2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Champions Choi Tae-woong, Kwon Young-min, Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Park Jae-han, Son Seok-beom, Shin Young-soo, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, Gu Sang-yoon, Lee Hyung-Doo, Yeo Oh-hyun. Head coach: Cha Joo-hyun. 2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place Jang Young-gi, Song In-seok, Park Chul-woo, Kwon Young-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Sang-gi, Shin Sun-ho, Ha Hyun-yong, Lee Kyung-soo, Lee Hyung-doo, Lee Sun-kyu, Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: Gong Jeong-bae. 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place Kwon Young-min, You Kwang-woo, Ha Hyun-yong, Yun Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Moon Sung-min, Yang Sung-man, Lee Kyung-soo, Song In-seok, Park Joon-bum, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Bu-sik. Head coach: Yoo Joong-tak. 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place Han Sun-soo, Hwang Dong-il, Yun Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Yo-han, Kang Dong-jin, Lim Si-hyoung, Park Joon-bum, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Cha Sang-hyun. 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Shin Yung-suk, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Yo-han, Kang Dong-jin, Lee Kyung-soo, Jeon Kwang-in, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Park Ki-won. 2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Runners-up Han Sun-soo, Park Sang-ha, Jin Sang-heon, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Jeong-hwan, Shim Kyung-seop, Kwak Seung-suk, Jeon Kwang-in, Song Myung-geun, Ahn Joon-chan, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Park Ki-won. 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 7th place Kwon Young-min, Lee Min-gyu, Moon Sung-min, Seo Jae-duck, Song Hee-chae, Choi Hong-suk, Kwak Seung-suk, Choi Min-ho, Shin Yung-suk, Ji Tae-hwan, Jeong Min-su, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan. 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place Lee Min-gyu, No Jae-wook, Moon Sung-min, Jung Ji-seok, Song Hee-chae, Park Joo-hyeong, Lee Si-woo, Choi Hong-suk, Lee Kang-won, Kim Jae-hwi, Shin Yung-suk, Jin Sang-heon, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan. 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 4th place Hwang Taek-eui, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jin Seong-tae, Jo Jae-sung, Im Dong-hyeok, Kwak Myoung-woo, Shin Yung-suk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon. 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Championship — 3rd place Cha Young-seok, Hwang Seung-bin, Park Kyeong-min, Kim Yeong-jun, Heo Su-bong, Han Tae-jun, Lim Sung-jin, Park Chang-seong, Bang Kang-ho, Jeong Han-yong, Im Dong-hyeok, Choi Jun-hyeok, Lee Sang-hyeon, Lim Jae-young. Head coach: Issanayê Ramires.
Asian Games 2010 Asian Games — 3rd place Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Hak-min, Kim Yo-han, Ko Hee-jin, Park Chul-woo, Suk Jin-wook (c), Ha Hyun-yong and Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong. 2014 Asian Games — 3rd place