This article is a record of South Korea's results at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament, but nations from other confederations could enter the Gold Cup as invitees in select editions.
South Korea participated in the 2000 and 2002 tournament to prepare for the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted by them.Wiebe, Andrew. "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer", MLSsoccer.com, 07 July 2015. Retrieved on 26 October 2018."About the CONCACAF Gold Cup", goldcup.org, 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.CONCACAF (official) "Playoff Match between USA and Mexico [..."], concacaf.com, 07 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018. They and Qatar are the only Asian teams to ever participate in the North American continental championships. In seven matches, South Korea failed to win a single one in regular time, but won fourth place in 2002 after advancing to the knockout stage with only one point to their name and defeating Mexico on penalties in the quarter-finals. Two years prior, they were eliminated after the group stage per coin toss. Canada advanced instead and eventually won the 2000 edition.
Competitive record CONCACAF Gold Cup recordYearResultPldWDLGFGASquad 2000Group stage202022Squad 2002Fourth place502337SquadTotalFourth place7043592/2
Head-to-head record OpponentWin %Total
Player records Most appearances
Lee Young-pyo is the only player who was fielded in all seven of South Korea's Gold Cup matches. In 2002, Song Chong-gug was the only player to play through the entirety of Korea's fourth-place-run. In the same year, Kim Nam-il was voted into the tournament's Best XI, becoming the first and only Asian player to be honoured at a North American continental championship.
RankPlayerCapsMinutesCompetitions1Lee Young-pyo75882000, 20022Kim Tae-young65702000, 20023Song Chong-gug54802002Lee Eul-yong537020025Kim Nam-il43832002Cha Du-ri43722002Kim Byung-ji43602000, 2002Choi Jin-cheul43562002Yoo Sang-chul43302000, 2002Kim Do-keun42282002Lee Dong-gook42202000, 2002
Top goalscorers Five players have scored one goal each at the tournaments. Three of them have been scored against Costa Rica.
RankPlayerGoalsCapsCompetitions1Lee Min-sung112000Kim Do-hoon142002Choi Jin-cheul142002Lee Dong-gook142000, 2002Song Chong-gug152002
Details 2000 (United States)
2002 (United States)
See also History of the South Korea national football team South Korea at the FIFA World Cup South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup
References
External links RSSSF archives and results Soccerway database