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South Korea national under-23 football team
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The South Korea national under-23 football team (Korean: 대한민국 23세 이하 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA, and Republic of Korea by IOC) represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. It was founded when the Olympic football was changed to an under-23 competition. It also can be managed as under-21 or under-22 team if necessary.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
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Nickname(s) | Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils Tigers of Asia | ||
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Association | Korea Football Association (KFA) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Hwang Sun-hong | ||
Most caps | Lee Ki-hyung (48) | ||
Top scorer | Choi Yong-soo (25) | ||
FIFA code | KOR | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Masan, South Korea; 24 March 1991)[1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Seoul, South Korea; 18 May 1991) ![]() ![]() (Yangon, Myanmar; 30 June 2012) ![]() ![]() (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 19 July 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Sweden; 7 November 1995) ![]() ![]() (Tokyo, Japan; 7 September 1999) ![]() ![]() (Adelaide, Australia; 14 September 2000) ![]() ![]() (Qinhuangdao, China; 10 August 2008) ![]() ![]() (Manchester, England; 7 August 2012) ![]() ![]() (Kunshan, China; 23 January 2018) ![]() ![]() (Yokohama, Japan; 31 July 2021) ![]() ![]() (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 12 June 2022) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Bronze medalists (2012) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Gold medalists (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||
AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Champions (2020) | ||
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