The North Korea women's national under-20 football team represents the

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in international

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competitions in the

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, the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, and other under-20 women's international football tournaments. The team is governed by the

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. They have won the

three times, in

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and

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. 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

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's victory in the

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. They have also won the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup twice, in

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and again in

Competitive record

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AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the

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. * ''Caps and goals are updated as of September 22, 2024 after the Final match against .''

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

References

External links

North Korea
at the FIFA website

at the AFC website Asian women's national under-20 association football teams

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Head-to-head record

The following table shows North Korea's head-to-head record in the

and AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup.

In
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In AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

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Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held biennially. ...

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

Current squad

Recent call-ups

See also

References

Further reading

External links

Head-to-head record

In
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held biennially. ...

In AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held biennially. ...

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

Current squad

Recent call-ups

See also

References

Further reading

External links

Head-to-head record

In FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held biennially. ...

In AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

In
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held biennially. ...