South Korea national football team records and statistics

Records and statistics of the South Korea national football team are as follows.

Player records

As of 26 March 2024[1]

Players in bold are still active with South Korea.

Most appearances

Hong Myung-bo is South Korea's joint-most capped player with 136 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Cha Bum-kun 136 58 1972–1986
Hong Myung-bo 136 10 1990–2002
3 Lee Woon-jae 133 0 1994–2010
4 Lee Young-pyo 127 5 1999–2011
5 Son Heung-min 125 46 2010–present
6 Kim Ho-kon 124 5 1971–1979
7 Yoo Sang-chul 122 18 1994–2005
8 Cho Young-jeung 113 1 1975–1986
9 Kim Young-gwon 111 7 2010–present
10 Ki Sung-yueng 110 10 2008–2019

Top goalscorers

Cha Bum-kun is South Korea's joint-most capped player and top goalscorer with 58 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Cha Bum-kun 58 136 0.43 1972–1986
2 Hwang Sun-hong 50 103 0.49 1988–2002
3 Son Heung-min 46 125 0.37 2010–present
4 Park Lee-chun 36 89 0.4 1969–1974
5 Kim Jae-han 33 57 0.58 1972–1979
Lee Dong-gook 33 105 0.31 1998–2017
7 Choi Soon-ho 30 103 0.29 1980–1991
8 Kim Do-hoon 29 72 0.4 1994–2003
Huh Jung-moo 29 84 0.35 1974–1986
10 Choi Yong-soo 27 67 0.4 1995–2003
Lee Tae-ho 27 72 0.38 1980–1991
Kim Jin-kook 27 94 0.29 1972–1978

Other records

Youngest player
17 years and 241 days, Kim Pan-keun, vs. Thailand, 1 November 1983
Youngest goalscorer
18 years and 87 days, Ko Jong-soo, vs. New Zealand, 25 January 1997
Oldest player
39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
Oldest goalscorer
39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
Longest career
19 years and 112 days, Lee Dong-gook, from 16 May 1998 to 5 September 2017
Most goals in a calendar year
16, Park Lee-chun (1972) and Hwang Sun-hong (1994)
Most consecutive matches scored in
6, Ha Seok-ju (1993)
Fastest goal from kick-off
16 seconds, Hwang Hee-chan, vs. Qatar, 17 November 2020
Most hat-tricks
3, Cha Bum-kun and Park Sung-hwa

Manager records

Most matches managed
78, Huh Jung-moo
Most matches managed (unofficial)[2]
126, Kim Jung-nam
Most matches won
54, Ham Heung-chul
Most matches won in an appointment
35, Paulo Bento
Longest career in an appointment
4 years and 106 days, Paulo Bento, from 22 August 2018 to 6 December 2022
Most appointments
5, Kim Yong-sik, Min Byung-dae and Park Jong-hwan

Team records

Biggest victory
16–0 vs. Nepal, 29 September 2003 (2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Highest scoring draw
4–4 vs. Malaysia, 11 September 1976 (1976 Korea Cup)
Heaviest defeat
0–12 vs. Sweden, 5 August 1948 (1948 Summer Olympics)
Most consecutive victories
11, from 29 July 1975 (3–1 vs. Malaysia) to 21 December 1975 (3–1 vs. Burma)
Most consecutive matches without defeat
29, from 20 September 1986 (3–0 vs. India) to 26 June 1989 (0–0 vs. Czechoslovakia)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows South Korea's head-to-head record, correct as of 26 March 2024.[3]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00
 Algeria 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
 Angola 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 000.00
 Australia (list) 29 9 11 9 30 29 +1 031.03
 Bahrain 17 12 4 1 40 12 +28 070.59
 Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 100.00
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Belgium 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 000.00
 Bolivia 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 033.33
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
 Brazil 8 1 0 7 6 20 −14 012.50
 Brunei 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Bulgaria 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Burkina Faso 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Cambodia 7 6 0 1 22 4 +18 085.71
 Cameroon 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 060.00
 Canada 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 040.00
 Chile 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 033.33
 China (list) 37 22 13 2 55 26 +29 059.46
 Chinese Taipei 21 14 1 6 50 19 +31 066.67
 Colombia 8 4 3 1 14 9 +5 050.00
 Costa Rica 10 4 3 3 13 12 +1 040.00
 Croatia 7 2 2 3 7 11 −4 028.57
 Cuba 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Czech Republic[a] 5 1 2 2 5 14 −9 020.00
 Denmark 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Ecuador 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
 Egypt 18 6 7 5 18 21 −3 033.33
 El Salvador 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 England 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Finland 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 France 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 000.00
 Georgia 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Germany 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 050.00
 Ghana 7 3 0 4 10 14 −4 042.86
 Greece 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 075.00
 Guam 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
 Guatemala 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 033.33
 Haiti 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Honduras 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
 Hong Kong 29 22 5 2 69 21 +48 075.86
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 000.00
 Iceland 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
 India 19 14 2 3 48 12 +36 073.68
 Indonesia 36 30 4 2 84 19 +65 083.33
 Iran 33 10 10 13 36 34 +2 030.30
 Iraq 23 9 12 2 27 14 +13 039.13
 Israel 11 5 4 2 17 12 +5 045.45
 Italy 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Jamaica 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 050.00
 Japan (list) 81 42 23 16 124 76 +48 051.85
 Jordan 7 3 3 1 7 6 +1 042.86
 Kazakhstan 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
 Kuwait 24 12 4 8 30 20 +10 050.00
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Laos 5 5 0 0 28 0 +28 100.00
 Latvia 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Lebanon 16 12 3 1 28 5 +23 075.00
 Libya 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
 Macau 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 100.00
 Malaysia 47 26 13 8 81 45 +36 055.32
 Maldives 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00
 Mali 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Malta 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
 Mexico 14 4 2 8 18 29 −11 028.57
 Moldova 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Mongolia 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Morocco 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
 Myanmar 27 15 7 5 42 15 +27 055.56
   Nepal 7 7 0 0 53 0 +53 100.00
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 000.00
 New Zealand 7 6 1 0 10 1 +9 085.71
 Nigeria 5 3 2 0 9 6 +3 060.00
 North Korea (list) 17 7 9 1 14 6 +8 041.18
 North Macedonia 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
 Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Norway 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 025.00
 Oman 5 4 0 1 10 4 +6 080.00
 Pakistan 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 100.00
 Panama 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Paraguay 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 028.57
 Peru 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 000.00
 Philippines 8 8 0 0 37 0 +37 100.00
 Poland 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Qatar 11 6 2 3 19 13 +6 054.55
 Romania 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Russia 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 000.00
 Saudi Arabia 19 5 9 5 20 18 +2 026.32
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Senegal 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 025.00
 Serbia 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33
 Serbia and Montenegro[4] 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Singapore 27 22 3 2 90 19 +71 081.48
 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 South Yemen 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Spain 6 0 2 4 5 16 −11 000.00
 Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 100.00
 Sudan 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
 Sweden 5 0 2 3 3 18 −15 000.00
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
 Syria 10 6 3 1 12 5 +7 060.00
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Thailand 47 31 8 8 96 37 +59 065.96
 Togo 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 033.33
 Turkey 7 1 2 4 4 13 −9 014.29
 Turkmenistan 5 4 0 1 16 4 +12 080.00
 Ukraine 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 United Arab Emirates 21 13 5 3 38 14 +24 061.90
 United States 11 5 3 3 10 8 +2 045.45
 Uruguay 10 1 2 7 7 15 −8 010.00
 Uzbekistan 16 11 4 1 34 14 +20 068.75
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Vietnam[b] 25 17 6 2 66 21 +45 068.00
 Wales 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Yemen[c] 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Yugoslavia[d] 7 0 3 4 4 13 −9 000.00
 Zambia 4 2 0 2 10 8 +2 050.00
Total 980 528 241 211 1,762 904 +858 053.88
  1. ^ Including Czechoslovakia.
  2. ^ Including South Vietnam.
  3. ^ Including North Yemen.
  4. ^ Including SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "South Korea – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ "KFA Archives" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 1 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Head-to-head record" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Match results – 2005" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

External links

  • Korea Football Association official website (in English and Korean)
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