North Korea women's national under-20 football team
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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, the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, and other under-20 women's international football tournaments. The team is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.
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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) | ||
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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.
They have also won the AFC U-19 Women's Championship twice, in 2007 and again in 2024.