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.
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 | |||
South Korea 5–0 Indonesia (Masan, South Korea; 24 March 1991)[1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
South Korea 10–0 Philippines (Seoul, South Korea; 18 May 1991) South Korea 10–0 Philippines (Yangon, Myanmar; 30 June 2012) South Korea 10–0 Macau (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 19 July 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden 3–0 South Korea (Sweden; 7 November 1995) Japan 4–1 South Korea (Tokyo, Japan; 7 September 1999) Spain 3–0 South Korea (Adelaide, Australia; 14 September 2000) Italy 3–0 South Korea (Qinhuangdao, China; 10 August 2008) Uzbekistan 4–1 South Korea (Kunshan, China; 23 January 2018) Mexico 6–3 South Korea (Yokohama, Japan; 31 July 2021) Japan 3–0 South Korea (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) | ||
London Generation (2012)
Under the manager Hong Myung-bo, the South Korean under-23 team participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In the group stage, South Korea qualified for the quarter-finals as runners-up of their group by beating Switzerland 2–1 and drawing with Mexico and Gabon in two goalless matches. In the quarter-finals, South Korea met the host Great Britain, formed for the first time in the Olympic football since 1960. South Korean forward Ji Dong-won scored the opening goal, but British midfielder Aaron Ramsey scored a penalty equaliser. Ramsey once again had a penalty chance four minutes after his penalty goal, but South Korea's over-aged goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong blocked it this time.[2] However, Jung was injured in a collision with Micah Richards in the middle of the second half, and was replaced by Lee Bum-young. Nevertheless, Lee did not concede a goal until the end of extra time, and made a save from the shot of Britain's fifth kicker Daniel Sturridge in the penalty shoot-out. South Korea beat Great Britain 5–4 on penalties and Lee was praised by finishing the game successfully, but the compliments turned to criticisms after the semi-finals. He conceded three goals against Brazil, failing to perform his role.[3] After being eliminated by a 3–0 loss to Brazil, South Korea competed with their historical rival Japan for a bronze medal. Their over-aged striker Park Chu-young scored the opening goal with a solo effort against three Japanese defenders, and Koo Ja-cheol scored an additional goal, a decisive one for the victory. South Korea won their first-ever medal in Olympic football after defeating Japan 2–0, and the medalists were exempted from mandatory military service according to the laws of the country. They were called the "London Generation" in South Korea, and most of them played for the senior team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4]