North Korea women's national under-20 football team
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| Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Song Sung-gwon | ||
| FIFA code | PRK | ||
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| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Winner (2006, 2016) | ||
| AFC U-19 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Winner (2007, 2024) | ||
The North Korea women's national under-20 football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, as well as any other under-20 women's international football tournaments. It is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.
They have won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup twice, in 2006 and 2016. Upon the former triumph, they became the first Asian team to win a FIFA women's tournament and the first Asian football team to win any FIFA tournaments since Saudi Arabia's victory in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.
Competition History[edit]
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[edit]
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
 2002 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2004
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 2006 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
 2008 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |
 2010 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
 2012 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | |
| 2014 |
Fourth Place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
 2016 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |
 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
 2020 |
Cancelled | |||||||
| 2022 |
Withdrew from final tournament | |||||||
 2024 |
Qualified | |||||||
 2026 |
to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 8/12 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 47 | |
AFC U-19 Women's Championship[edit]
| AFC U-19 Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
 2002 |
Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | |
 2004 |
Third place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
 2006 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2007 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2009 |
Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
 2011 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2013 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2015 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2017 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2019 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
 2024 |
Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 11/11 | 56 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 202 | 32 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad[edit]
The following 22 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup in Uzbekistan.[1]
- Match dates: 4, 7 and 10 March 2024
- Opposition:
China, 
Vietnam and 
Japan - Caps and goals correct as of: 7 March 2024, after the match against Vietnam
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 squads – Korea DPR". Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
Further reading[edit]
- Lewis, Samantha (18 February 2024). "Deer musk glands, fake fans, and forbidden friends — inside the North Korean women's national soccer team". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- North Korea at the FIFA website
- North Korea at the AFC website
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