North Korea national under-17 football team

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. 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. North Korea then secured their spot in the final on 4 November 2010 by defeating Japan 2–1. North Korea then defeated hosts Uzbekistan in the final on 7 November 2010 to secure their first-ever championship.

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Hosts / YearResult 1985Did not enter 1987Did not qualify 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001Did not enter 2003Did not qualify 2005Quarter-finals411277 2007Round of 164112310 2009Disqualified 2011Group stage302135 2013Did not qualify 2015Round of 16411237 2017Group stage300305 2019Did not qualify 2023 2025Round of 16522195 2026Withdrew 2027Disqualified 2028To be determined 2029Total:6/24Quarter-finals2357112539

YearRoundScoreResult2005Round 1 2–3 LossRound 1 3–0 WinRound 1 1–1 DrawQuarterfinals 1–3 Loss2007Round 1 1–1 DrawRound 1 1–6 LossRound 1 1–0 WinRound of 16 0–3 Loss2011Round 1 1–3 LossRound 1 1–1 DrawRound 1 1–1 Draw2015Round 1 0–2 LossRound 1 1–1 DrawRound 1 2–1 WinRound of 16 0–3 Loss2017Round 1 0–1 LossRound 1 0–2 LossRound 1 0–2 Loss

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Hosts / YearResult 1985Did not enter 1986Fourth place503247 1988Round 14013410 1990Did not qualify 1992Fourth place521274 1994Did not qualify 1996 1998Round 1420256 2000Did not enter 2002Did not qualify 2004Runners-up622264 20065302149 2008Disqualified 2010Champions6510133 2012Round 1310227 2014Champions6321126 2016Semifinals522196 2018Quarterfinals422074 2023Did not enter 2025Semifinals5221126 2026Withdrew 2027Disqualified 2028To be determined 2029Total:12/212 Titles582416189572

Recent results and fixtures 2024

2025

Current squad The following 21 players were selected to compete in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Head coach: Rim Chol-min

Recent call-ups

Head-to-head record The following table shows North Korea's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup. In FIFA U-17 World Cup OpponentWin %Total

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup OpponentWin %Total

References