Eijun Kiyokumo

	Eijun Kiyokumo is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kiyokumo was born in Koshu on September 11, 1950. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1973. In 1976, the club won the championship in the Japan Soccer League and the Emperor's Cup. The club also won the 1977 and 1982 JSL Cups. He retired in 1982. He played 149 games and scored 6 goals in the league. He was selected as one of the Best Eleven in 1974, 1975, and 1976. National team career On September 28, 1974, Kiyokumo debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. He played at 1976 Summer Olympics qualification, 1978 World Cup qualification and 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 42 games for Japan until 1980. Coaching career After retirement, Kiyokumo became a manager for Furukawa Electric as Masao Uchino successor in 1984. He led the club to won 1985–86 Japan Soccer League, 1986 JSL Cup. In Asia, the club won 1986 Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1976 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1976 season. Overview It was contested by 26 teams, and Furukawa Electric won the championship. Results 1st Round Fukuoka University 2–1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals Nippon Kokan 1–3 Yomiuri * Teijin Matsuyama 0–4 Toyo Industries * Yamaguchi Teachers 0–2 Kyoto Shiko Nihon University 0–2 Yamaha Motors Chuo University 2–0 Gonohe Town Hall * Yanmar Club 2–1 Honda * Fujita Industries 5–0 Dainichi Cable Industries Niigata Eleven 1–4 Toyota Motors Sapporo University 0–6 Waseda University 2nd Round Yanmar Diesel 5–2 Fukuoka University Yomiuri 1–2 Toyo Industries * Eidai 2–0 Kyoto Shiko * Yamaha Motors 3–3 (PK 2–3) Nippon Steel Hitachi 2–0 Chuo University Yanmar Club 0–2 Furukawa Electric * Fujita Industries 3–0 Toyota Motors Waseda University 0–1 Mitsubishi Motors Quarterfinals Yanmar Diesel 2–1 Toyo Industries * Eidai 0–1 Nippon Steel Hitachi 2–3 Furukawa Electric Fujita Industries 2� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Masaaki Kanno is a former Japanese football player and manager. His son Shota Kanno in also former footballer and who is the current head coach WE League club of Nojima Stella Kanagawa. Playing career Kanno was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on August 15, 1960. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric (later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in 1979. He played many matches from first season. The club won the champions 1985–86 Japan Soccer League, 1982 and 1986 JSL Cup. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. However his opportunity to play decreased and he left the club. He played 210 matches in the league in 15 seasons. In 1994, he joined Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played in 1 season and retired end of 1994 season. Coaching career After retirement, Kanno started coaching career at Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1995. He mainly served as manager for youth team. He moved to Mito HollyHock and served as ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hans Ooft Marius Johan ("Hans") Ooft (born 1947) is a Dutch former football player and manager who became the first foreigner to head the Japanese football team. Under Ooft, Japan won the Asian Championship for the first time in 1992 but was fired a year later for failing to qualify them for the 1994 World Cup in a crucial match against Iraq. Managerial statistics Honors AFC Asian Cup Champions - 1992; Japan J.League Cup Champions - 2003; Urawa Red Diamonds Hot Breath League Champions- Hindu 2K11 Japan Football Hall of Fame - Inducted in 2013 References External links Japan Football Hall of Fameat Japan Football Association The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions. History The organisat ... 1947 births Living people 1992 AFC Asian Cup managers AFC Asian Cup-winning managers Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1986 Asian Club Championship The 1986 Asian Club Championship was the 6th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1986. The final round was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in December 1986. Furukawa Electric FC (JPN) became the first Japanese club to win the Asian Championship. First round Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Qualification from the 1986 GCC Champions League held in Riyadh. Participants: Al-Hilal, Al Arabi, Dhofar, Al-Arabi, Al-Wasl. Al-Hilal & Al-Arabi qualified Group 4 Participants: Malavan F.C., Saunders SC, HBL FC, Victory SC. Known results: Malavan F.C. and Saunders SC qualified. Group 5 Note: both matches were played in Kuala Lumpur. Group 6 (Played in Brunei) Participants: Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, Philippine Air Force, Daerah Brunei. Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian qualified Group 7 ---- Group 8 Tournament played in Hong Kong Lucky-Goldstar Hwangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1986 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1986 season. Overview It was contested by 27 teams, and Furukawa Electric won the championship. Results 1st Round Furukawa Electric 4-1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals Fujita Industries 4-0 Osaka Gas * Yamaha Motors 3-1 Seino Transportations Honda 9-0 Kyoto Police Mitsubishi Motors 3-2 Mazda Fujitsu 2-2 (PK 4–3) Toho Titanium Nippon Kokan 1-1 (PK 3–0) Matsushita Electric Kawasaki Steel 2-0 TDK Toshiba 2-1 Nippon Steel * Sumitomo Metals 3-1 Toyota Motors * Yomiuri 0-2 Nissan Motors FC, Nissan Motors 2nd Round NTT Kansai S.C., NTT Kansai 0-10 Furukawa Electric Fujita Industries 3-0 Yamaha Motors Honda 1-0 Mitsubishi Motors Ventforet Kofu, Kofu 2-1 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC, Cosmo Oil Yanmar Diesel SC, Yanmar Diesel 3-0 Fujitsu Nippon Kokan 2-0 Kawasaki Steel Toshiba 2-0 Sumitomo Metals Nissan Motors FC, Nissan Motors 1-0 Hitachi SC, Hitachi Quarterfinals Furukawa Electric 1-0 Fujita Industries Honda 2-2 (PK 5–4) Ventforet Kofu, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1985–86 Japan Soccer League Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1985–86 season. First Division Led by their star player Yasuhiko Okudera, who had returned to the club after successful periods in Europe, Furukawa Electric won their second title. Okudera became the first widely recognized professional Japanese player. Sumitomo and ANA Yokohama were relegated after one season in the top division. Second Division No relegation took place for a second wave of expansion that would bring the division's number of clubs to 16. First Stage East West Second stage Promotion Group Relegation Group =East= =West= =7-12 Playoff= ReferencesJapan - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1985-86 Japan Soccer League Japan Soccer League seasons 1985 in Japanese football 1986 in Japanese football Japan Soccer League , or JSL, was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J.League. JSL was the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Masao Uchino was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Uchino was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on April 21, 1934. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Furukawa Electric. He won 1960, 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He played 47 games and scored 19 goals in the league. He retired in 1969. National team career On January 2, 1955, when Uchino was a Chuo University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Burma. In June 1956, at 1956 Summer Olympics qualification against South Korea, he scored an important first goal. After the qualification, Japan won the qualification to 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne by the drawing of lots. In November, he was selected Japan for 1956 Olympics. He also played at 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He played 18 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1962. Coaching career In 1966, when Uchino played for Furukawa Electric, he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Football At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification This article is about men's qualification for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament. Qualified teams Due to the American-led boycott, countries (in brackets) who qualified did not enter the final tournament. Spain sent a team which competed under the flag of the Spanish Olympic Committee. Automatically qualified * ''(as hosts)'' ** ''(as holders)'' Europe (UEFA) * (replaces ) Spain ** Africa ( CAF) * (replaces ) (replaces ) Asia ( AFC) * (replaces ) (replaces ) North and Central America (CONCACAF) * ** (replaces ) South America (CONMEBOL) * (replaces ) Qualifications UEFA (Europe) The European Qualifiers for the 1980 Summer Olympics tournament took place over a total of two rounds between 28 March 1979 and 23 April 1980. After the second round, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Spain and Yugoslavia gained qualification to the Olympic tournament. However, Norway was replaced by Finland. CONMEBOL (South America) The South American Pre-Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC And OFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone ( AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''1978 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and Israel entered the competition. However, South Vietnam could not compete after being annexed by Vietnam. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. There would be two rounds of play: First Round: The 21 teams would be divided into 5 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows: * Group 1 had 6 teams. The teams played against each other once in Singapore. The top 2 teams after the group matches played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round. Groups 2 and 3 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Group 4 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Football At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification The men's qualification for the 1976 Summer Olympics. Qualified teams 16 teams qualified, but 13 participated in the finals of the Olympic tournament. Automatically qualified * ''(as hosts)'' ** ''(as holders)'' Europe (UEFA) * ** Africa ( CAF) * ''(withdrew)'' ''(withdrew)'' ''(withdrew)'' Asia ( AFC) * North and Central America (CONCACAF) * (replaces ) South America ( CONMEBOL) * ''(withdrew)'' Qualifications UEFA (Europe) The European Qualifiers for the 1976 Summer Olympics tournament took place after two rounds (qualifying and tournament). East Germany, France, Spain and Soviet Union gained qualification to the Olympic tournament and Poland qualified automatically as holders. CONMEBOL (South America) The South American Pre-Olympic tournament was held in Brazil. Newell's Old Boys represented Argentina. In the end, Brazil and Uruguay qualify however Uruguay withdrew from the final tournament. Argentina were invited to replace the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	South Korea National Football Team The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first (and so far only) Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games. The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils. History Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Eijun Kiyokumo is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kiyokumo was born in Koshu on September 11, 1950. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1973. In 1976, the club won the championship in the Japan Soccer League and the Emperor's Cup. The club also won the 1977 and 1982 JSL Cups. He retired in 1982. He played 149 games and scored 6 goals in the league. He was selected as one of the Best Eleven in 1974, 1975, and 1976. National team career On September 28, 1974, Kiyokumo debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. He played at 1976 Summer Olympics qualification, 1978 World Cup qualification and 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 42 games for Japan until 1980. Coaching career After retirement, Kiyokumo became a manager for Furukawa Electric as Masao Uchino successor in 1984. He led the club to won 1985–86 Japan Soccer League, 1986 JSL Cup. In Asia, the club won 1986 Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1976 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1976 season. Overview It was contested by 26 teams, and Furukawa Electric won the championship. Results 1st Round Fukuoka University 2–1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals Nippon Kokan 1–3 Yomiuri * Teijin Matsuyama 0–4 Toyo Industries * Yamaguchi Teachers 0–2 Kyoto Shiko Nihon University 0–2 Yamaha Motors Chuo University 2–0 Gonohe Town Hall * Yanmar Club 2–1 Honda * Fujita Industries 5–0 Dainichi Cable Industries Niigata Eleven 1–4 Toyota Motors Sapporo University 0–6 Waseda University 2nd Round Yanmar Diesel 5–2 Fukuoka University Yomiuri 1–2 Toyo Industries * Eidai 2–0 Kyoto Shiko * Yamaha Motors 3–3 (PK 2–3) Nippon Steel Hitachi 2–0 Chuo University Yanmar Club 0–2 Furukawa Electric * Fujita Industries 3–0 Toyota Motors Waseda University 0–1 Mitsubishi Motors Quarterfinals Yanmar Diesel 2–1 Toyo Industries * Eidai 0–1 Nippon Steel Hitachi 2–3 Furukawa Electric Fujita Industries 2� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Masaaki Kanno is a former Japanese football player and manager. His son Shota Kanno in also former footballer and who is the current head coach WE League club of Nojima Stella Kanagawa. Playing career Kanno was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on August 15, 1960. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric (later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in 1979. He played many matches from first season. The club won the champions 1985–86 Japan Soccer League, 1982 and 1986 JSL Cup. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. However his opportunity to play decreased and he left the club. He played 210 matches in the league in 15 seasons. In 1994, he joined Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played in 1 season and retired end of 1994 season. Coaching career After retirement, Kanno started coaching career at Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1995. He mainly served as manager for youth team. He moved to Mito HollyHock and served as ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hans Ooft Marius Johan ("Hans") Ooft (born 1947) is a Dutch former football player and manager who became the first foreigner to head the Japanese football team. Under Ooft, Japan won the Asian Championship for the first time in 1992 but was fired a year later for failing to qualify them for the 1994 World Cup in a crucial match against Iraq. Managerial statistics Honors AFC Asian Cup Champions - 1992; Japan J.League Cup Champions - 2003; Urawa Red Diamonds Hot Breath League Champions- Hindu 2K11 Japan Football Hall of Fame - Inducted in 2013 References External links Japan Football Hall of Fameat Japan Football Association The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions. History The organisat ... 1947 births Living people 1992 AFC Asian Cup managers AFC Asian Cup-winning managers Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1986 Asian Club Championship The 1986 Asian Club Championship was the 6th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1986. The final round was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in December 1986. Furukawa Electric FC (JPN) became the first Japanese club to win the Asian Championship. First round Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Qualification from the 1986 GCC Champions League held in Riyadh. Participants: Al-Hilal, Al Arabi, Dhofar, Al-Arabi, Al-Wasl. Al-Hilal & Al-Arabi qualified Group 4 Participants: Malavan F.C., Saunders SC, HBL FC, Victory SC. Known results: Malavan F.C. and Saunders SC qualified. Group 5 Note: both matches were played in Kuala Lumpur. Group 6 (Played in Brunei) Participants: Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, Philippine Air Force, Daerah Brunei. Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian qualified Group 7 ---- Group 8 Tournament played in Hong Kong Lucky-Goldstar Hwangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1986 JSL Cup Statistics of JSL Cup in the 1986 season. Overview It was contested by 27 teams, and Furukawa Electric won the championship. Results 1st Round Furukawa Electric 4-1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals Fujita Industries 4-0 Osaka Gas * Yamaha Motors 3-1 Seino Transportations Honda 9-0 Kyoto Police Mitsubishi Motors 3-2 Mazda Fujitsu 2-2 (PK 4–3) Toho Titanium Nippon Kokan 1-1 (PK 3–0) Matsushita Electric Kawasaki Steel 2-0 TDK Toshiba 2-1 Nippon Steel * Sumitomo Metals 3-1 Toyota Motors * Yomiuri 0-2 Nissan Motors FC, Nissan Motors 2nd Round NTT Kansai S.C., NTT Kansai 0-10 Furukawa Electric Fujita Industries 3-0 Yamaha Motors Honda 1-0 Mitsubishi Motors Ventforet Kofu, Kofu 2-1 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC, Cosmo Oil Yanmar Diesel SC, Yanmar Diesel 3-0 Fujitsu Nippon Kokan 2-0 Kawasaki Steel Toshiba 2-0 Sumitomo Metals Nissan Motors FC, Nissan Motors 1-0 Hitachi SC, Hitachi Quarterfinals Furukawa Electric 1-0 Fujita Industries Honda 2-2 (PK 5–4) Ventforet Kofu, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1985–86 Japan Soccer League Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1985–86 season. First Division Led by their star player Yasuhiko Okudera, who had returned to the club after successful periods in Europe, Furukawa Electric won their second title. Okudera became the first widely recognized professional Japanese player. Sumitomo and ANA Yokohama were relegated after one season in the top division. Second Division No relegation took place for a second wave of expansion that would bring the division's number of clubs to 16. First Stage East West Second stage Promotion Group Relegation Group =East= =West= =7-12 Playoff= ReferencesJapan - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:1985-86 Japan Soccer League Japan Soccer League seasons 1985 in Japanese football 1986 in Japanese football Japan Soccer League , or JSL, was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J.League. JSL was the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Masao Uchino was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Uchino was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on April 21, 1934. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Furukawa Electric. He won 1960, 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He played 47 games and scored 19 goals in the league. He retired in 1969. National team career On January 2, 1955, when Uchino was a Chuo University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Burma. In June 1956, at 1956 Summer Olympics qualification against South Korea, he scored an important first goal. After the qualification, Japan won the qualification to 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne by the drawing of lots. In November, he was selected Japan for 1956 Olympics. He also played at 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He played 18 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1962. Coaching career In 1966, when Uchino played for Furukawa Electric, he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Football At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification This article is about men's qualification for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament. Qualified teams Due to the American-led boycott, countries (in brackets) who qualified did not enter the final tournament. Spain sent a team which competed under the flag of the Spanish Olympic Committee. Automatically qualified * ''(as hosts)'' ** ''(as holders)'' Europe (UEFA) * (replaces ) Spain ** Africa ( CAF) * (replaces ) (replaces ) Asia ( AFC) * (replaces ) (replaces ) North and Central America (CONCACAF) * ** (replaces ) South America (CONMEBOL) * (replaces ) Qualifications UEFA (Europe) The European Qualifiers for the 1980 Summer Olympics tournament took place over a total of two rounds between 28 March 1979 and 23 April 1980. After the second round, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Spain and Yugoslavia gained qualification to the Olympic tournament. However, Norway was replaced by Finland. CONMEBOL (South America) The South American Pre-Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC And OFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone ( AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''1978 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and Israel entered the competition. However, South Vietnam could not compete after being annexed by Vietnam. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. There would be two rounds of play: First Round: The 21 teams would be divided into 5 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows: * Group 1 had 6 teams. The teams played against each other once in Singapore. The top 2 teams after the group matches played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round. Groups 2 and 3 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Group 4 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Football At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification The men's qualification for the 1976 Summer Olympics. Qualified teams 16 teams qualified, but 13 participated in the finals of the Olympic tournament. Automatically qualified * ''(as hosts)'' ** ''(as holders)'' Europe (UEFA) * ** Africa ( CAF) * ''(withdrew)'' ''(withdrew)'' ''(withdrew)'' Asia ( AFC) * North and Central America (CONCACAF) * (replaces ) South America ( CONMEBOL) * ''(withdrew)'' Qualifications UEFA (Europe) The European Qualifiers for the 1976 Summer Olympics tournament took place after two rounds (qualifying and tournament). East Germany, France, Spain and Soviet Union gained qualification to the Olympic tournament and Poland qualified automatically as holders. CONMEBOL (South America) The South American Pre-Olympic tournament was held in Brazil. Newell's Old Boys represented Argentina. In the end, Brazil and Uruguay qualify however Uruguay withdrew from the final tournament. Argentina were invited to replace the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	South Korea National Football Team The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first (and so far only) Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games. The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils. History Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]