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Men's national volleyball team representing South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Korea men's national volleyball team (Korean: 대한민국 남자 배구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 28th in the FIVB World Rankings.
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1964 | Round robin | 10th place | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Squad |
1968 | did not qualify | |||||||
1972 | 5th–8th places | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | Squad |
1976 | 5th–8th places | 6th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | Squad |
1980 | did not enter due to US-led boycott | |||||||
1984 | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | Squad |
1988 | 9th–12th places | 11th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad |
1992 | 9th–10th places | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | Squad |
1996 | Preliminary round | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Squad |
2000 | Preliminary round | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | Squad |
2004 | did not qualify | |||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2024 | ||||||||
2028 | Future events | |||||||
2032 | ||||||||
Total | 8/16 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 71 | 118 | — |
Fourth place
World Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1949 | did not enter | |||||||
1952 | ||||||||
1956 | 11th–20th places | 18th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | Squad |
1960 | did not enter | |||||||
1962 | ||||||||
1966 | did not qualify | |||||||
1970 | did not enter | |||||||
1974 | 13th–18th places | 13th place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 8 | Squad |
1978 | Semifinals | 4th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | Squad |
1982 | 5th–8th places | 8th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | Squad |
1986 | did not qualify | |||||||
1990 | 13th–16th places | 14th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | Squad |
1994 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | Squad |
1998 | Second round | 13th place | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | Squad |
2002 | qualified but later withdrew due to clash of dates with 2002 Asian Games | |||||||
2006 | First round | 17th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Squad |
2010 | did not qualify | |||||||
2014 | First round | 17th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | Squad |
2018 | did not qualify | |||||||
2022 | ||||||||
2025 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 10/21 | 73 | 30 | 43 | 120 | 148 | — |
World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1965 | did not qualify | |||||||
1969 | ||||||||
1977 | 5th–8th places | 7th place | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | Squad |
1981 | did not qualify | |||||||
1985 | Round robin | 7th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | Squad |
1989 | Round robin | 7th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | Squad |
1991 | Final round | 5th place | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | Squad |
1995 | Round robin | 8th place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | Squad |
1999 | Round robin | 7th place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | Squad |
2003 | Round robin | 6th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | Squad |
2007 | Round robin | 11th place | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 31 | Squad |
2011 | did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 8/15 | 76 | 26 | 50 | 103 | 171 | — |
Fourth place
World League record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1990 | did not enter | |||||||
1991 | Intercontinental round | 9th place | 16 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | Squad |
1992 | Intercontinental round | 8th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | Squad |
1993 | Intercontinental round | 10th place | 20 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 49 | Squad |
1994 | Intercontinental round | 9th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | Squad |
1995 | Final round | 6th place | 16 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 36 | Squad |
1996 | did not enter | |||||||
1997 | Intercontinental round | 11th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 32 | Squad |
1998 | Intercontinental round | 11th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | Squad |
1999 | did not enter | |||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2001 | ||||||||
2002 | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2006 | Intercontinental round | 10th place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | Squad |
2007 | Intercontinental round | 9th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | Squad |
2008 | Intercontinental round | 13th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 34 | Squad |
2009 | Intercontinental round | 14th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | Squad |
2010 | Intercontinental round | 16th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 36 | Squad |
2011 | Intercontinental round | 13th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | Squad |
2012 | Intercontinental round | 14th place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 35 | Squad |
2013 | Intercontinental round | 15th place | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | Squad |
2014 | G2 Intercontinental round | 19th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | Squad |
2015 | G2 Intercontinental round | 18th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | Squad |
2016 | G2 Intercontinental round | 23rd place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | Squad |
2017 | G2 Intercontinental round | 18th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | Squad |
Total | 19/28 | 236 | 57 | 179 | 300 | 585 | — |
Third place
Challenger Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
2018 | did not enter (Participated in Nations League) | |||||||
2019 | did not enter | |||||||
2022 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad |
2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
2024 | ||||||||
Total | 1/5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1975 | Round Robin | Runners up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 5 | Squad |
1979 | Round Robin | Runners up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | Squad |
1983 | Round Robin | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 9 | Squad |
1987 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | N/A | Squad |
1989 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 | Squad |
1991 | Round Robin | Runners up | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | Squad |
1993 | Final | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 4 | Squad |
1995 | Round Robin | 3rd place | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Squad |
1997 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | N/A | Squad |
1999 | Round Robin | 3rd place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
2001 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | Squad |
2003 | Round Robin | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | Squad |
2005 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | Squad |
2007 | Round Robin | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | Squad |
2009 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | Squad |
2011 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | Squad |
2013 | Final | Runners up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | Squad |
2015 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 9 | Squad |
2017 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 7 | Squad |
2019 | Semifinals | 4th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 9 | Squad |
2021 | Classification round | 8th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | Squad |
2023 | Classification round | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad |
Total | 4 Titles | 22/22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Champions Runners up Third place
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1958 | did not enter | |||||||
1962 | Round robin | 5th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | Squad |
1966 | Round robin | Runners up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 4 | Squad |
1970 | Round robin | Runners up | 6 | 5 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Squad |
1974 | Final | Runners up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Squad |
1978 | Round Robin | Champions | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 6 | Squad |
1982 | Round Robin | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
1986 | Round Robin | Runners up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 3 | Squad |
1990 | Final | Runners up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | Squad |
1994 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
1998 | Final | Runners up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | Squad |
2002 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Squad |
2006 | Final | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
2010 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Squad |
2014 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | Squad |
2018 | Final | Runners up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | Squad |
2022 | Classification round | 7th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | Squad |
Total | 3 Titles | 16/17 | 99 | 78 | 21 | – | – | — |
Champions Runners up Fourth place
Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
2008 | Final | Runners up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
2010 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | Squad |
2012 | Final Round | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | Squad |
2014 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | Squad |
2016 | Final Round | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | Squad |
2018 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | Squad |
2022 | Semifinals | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Squad |
Total | 1 Title | 7/7 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 90 | 72 | — |
Third place
The following is the South Korea roster for the 2024 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup.
No. | Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2023–24 club |
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1 | Lee Woo-jin | 16 May 2005 | OH | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Vero Volley Monza |
2 | Hwang Taek-eui | 12 November 1996 | S | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Sangmu |
5 | Park Kyeong-min | 5 June 1999 | L | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 260 cm (100 in) | 260 cm (100 in) | Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers |
6 | Kim Young-jun | 18 October 2000 | L | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 260 cm (100 in) | 260 cm (100 in) | Seoul Woori Card Woori Won |
8 | Cha Ji-hwan | 9 May 1996 | OP | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Ansan OK Financial Group Okman |
9 | Lim Sung-jin | 11 January 1999 | OH | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm |
11 | Cha Young-seok | 17 April 1994 | MB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers |
13 | Kim Joon-woo | 24 April 2000 | MB | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs |
15 | Han Tae-jun | 5 April 2004 | S | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Seoul Woori Card WooriWON |
16 | Jeong Han-yong | 31 July 2001 | OH | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos |
18 | Choi Jun-hyeok | 25 March 2004 | MB | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Inha University |
20 | Lee Sang-hyeon | 7 April 1999 | MB | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Seoul Woori Card WooriWON |
30 | Shin Ho-jin | 26 February 2001 | OP | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Ansan OK Financial Group Okman |
99 | Kim Ji-han | 16 September 1999 | OH | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Seoul Woori Card WooriWON |
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the South Korea national volleyball team.
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shinhan Bank.
This page shows South Korea men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup, AVC Men's Challenge Cup, Men's Asian Volleyball Cup.
Opponent | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
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Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Argentina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
Australia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Brazil | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 |
Bulgaria | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Canada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
China | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Cuba | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Czechoslovakia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
East Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Iran | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Italy | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Japan | 14 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 33 |
Kazakhstan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Myanmar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Poland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Romania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Russia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
Tunisia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
United States | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Total | 194 | 82 | 112 | 323 | 399 |
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