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North Korea national under-17 football team

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North Korea Under-17
AssociationDPR Korea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachRoberto Mancini
FIFA codePRK
First colours
Second colours
First international
North Korea North Korea 3–3 Bahrain Bahrain
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 2005)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2005)
Asian Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1986)
Best resultWinners (2010, 2014)

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

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2010 AFC Under-16 Football Championship

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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.[1] 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.[2] North Korea then secured their spot in the final on 4 November 2010 by defeating Japan 2–1.[3] North Korea then defeated hosts Uzbekistan in the final on 7 November 2010 to secure their first-ever championship.[4]

Competition Records

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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AFC U-16 Championship record

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Recent results and fixtures

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2024

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19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ North Korea  8–2  Hong Kong Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ North Korea  2-1  Syria Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3 Report Khalaf 71' Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ Iran  1–4  North Korea Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) 2025 AFC U-17 ACQ Jordan  v  North Korea Zarqa, Jordan
17:00 Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

Current squad

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The following players were selected to compete in the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

Head coach: North Korea Kim Myong-Chol

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jong Hyon-Ju North Korea
18 1GK Min Chol-Gyon North Korea
21 1GK Jon Yong-Un North Korea

3 2DF Choe Chung-Hyok North Korea
5 2DF Choe Song-Hun North Korea
12 2DF Oh Won-Mu North Korea
15 2DF Kim Se-Ung North Korea
20 2DF Ri Kang-Song North Korea
23 2DF Yu Kuk-Thae North Korea

2 3MF Kang Myong-Bom North Korea
4 3MF Kim Il-Gwon North Korea
6 3MF An Jin-Sok North Korea
8 3MF Ri Ro-Gwon North Korea
9 3MF Pak Kwang-Song North Korea
13 3MF Ri Tae-Myong North Korea
14 3MF Kwak Tong-Myong North Korea
16 3MF Paek Jin-Gwang North Korea
17 3MF Kim Tae-Guk North Korea

22 3MF Han Il-Bok North Korea
7 4FW Ri Kyong-Bong North Korea
10 4FW Kim Yu-Jin North Korea
11 4FW Ri Kang-Rim {{{age}}} North Korea {{{club}}}
19 4FW Pak Ju-Won {{{age}}} North Korea {{{club}}}

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  3. ^ "Official Home of Asian Football". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  4. ^ "Official Home of Asian Football". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.