Football team
Korea Republic U23
Club · South Korea · AFC U23 Asian Cup
«Taeguk Warriors»
47
Matches
33
wins
6
draws
8
losses
117–42
Goals
+75
Difference
2.5
Scored per game
Form
D
3 Jun · Home UAE U23 · 1:1
W
6 Jun · Away Thailand U23 · 3:2
W
15 Sep · Away Qatar U23 · 4:1
W
22 Sep · Home Saudi Arabia U23 · 2:0
W
25 Sep · Home Vietnam U23 · 4:0
W
30 Sep · Home China PR U23 · 2:1
South Korea's under-23 side does not carry a fixture list of its own the way a club does; it assembles for tournaments and then disperses.
The team exists because of an eligibility line, not a founding myth: it split off from the senior national side in March 1991 after FIFA restricted the 1992 Olympic tournament to players 23 and under, and it played its first match that same March, against Indonesia.
The high point came in 2020, when South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in extra time to win the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, four years after losing that same final to Japan 3-2.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 6 Oct | Friendlies |
Australia U23
A
|
||
| 30 Sep | Asian Games |
China PR U23
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 25 Sep | Asian Games |
Vietnam U23
H
|
4:0 | W |
| 22 Sep | Asian Games |
Saudi Arabia U23
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 15 Sep | Asian Games |
Qatar U23
A
|
4:1 | W |
| 6 Jun | Friendlies |
Thailand U23
A
|
3:2 | W |
Standing
Asian GamesGroup stage · Group D
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Korea Republic U23
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 6:1 | 6 |
| 2 |
Saudi Arabia U23
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 2:2 | 3 |
| 3 |
Qatar U23
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 47
47
Matches
33
wins
6
draws
8
losses
117–42
Goals
+75
Difference
2.5
Scored per game
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 47 | 27 | 20 |
| Scored | 117 | 69 | 48 |
| Conceded | 42 | 25 | 17 |
| Scored per game | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Conceded per game | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +75 | +44 | +31 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Squad of Korea Republic U23
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | |
 Hyun-Jun Yang |
Midfielder | 24 | 1 |
| 14 | |
 Hyun-Ju Lee |
Midfielder | 23 | 1 |
| 7 | |
 Ji-Sung Eom |
Midfielder | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | |
 Jun-Ho Bae |
Midfielder | 23 | 1 |
| 4 | |
 Seong-Hun Park |
Defender | 23 | 1 |
| 15 | |
 Hwang Do-yun |
Midfielder | 23 | 1 |
| 13 | |
 Kang Sang-yun |
Midfielder | 22 | 1 |
| 3 | |
 Chwee Woo-jin |
Defender | 22 | 1 |
| 2 | |
 Min-jun Kang |
Defender | 23 | 1 |
| 22 |  Bae Hyun-Sae |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 6 |  Gi-Hyuk Lee |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 21 |  Seung-Hwan Lee |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 17 |  Jan Min-Hok |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 16 |  Chong Sok-Hyun |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 23 |  Shin Min-ha |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 8 |  Seung Won Lee |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 5 |  Ji-Soo Kim |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 19 |  Park Seung-so |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 12 |  Kim Min-seong |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 9 |  Young-Jun Lee |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 1 |  Kim Joon-Hong |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 20 |  Park Kyung-Sub |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 18 |  Kim Myung-jun |
Forward | 1 |
Fixtures of Korea Republic U23
-
6 Oct
Australia U23
A
-
30 Sep
China PR U23
H
2:1
W
-
25 Sep
Vietnam U23
H
4:0
W
-
22 Sep
Saudi Arabia U23
H
2:0
W
-
15 Sep
Qatar U23
A
4:1
W
-
6 Jun
Thailand U23
A
3:2
W
-
3 Jun
UAE U23
H
1:1
D
-
31 Mar
Usa U21
H
1:4
L
Honours of Korea Republic U23
- Asian Games 2014, 2018, 2022 3
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2020 1
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2016 1
- Asian Games 2010 1
- Olympic Games 2012 1