The South Korea men's national volleyball team () represents

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in international

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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

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. The national team's best performance at the

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was 5th place at the 1984 Games in

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. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in

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. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the

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. 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

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. The national team now ranks 28th in the

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Competition record

Olympic Games

World Championship

Fourth place

World Cup

Nations League

World Grand Champions Cup

Fourth place

World League

Challenger Cup

Third place

Asian Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Asian Games

Champions Runners up Third place

Asian Nations Cup

Third place

Asian Cup

Champions Runners up Fourth place

Results and fixtures

2025

2025 Asian Nations Cup

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2025 World Championship

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Team

Current squad

The following is the South Korea 14–man lineup for the 2025 Asian Nations Cup. Head coach: Issanayê Ramires

Coach history

* Park Ki-won (2014) * Moon Yong-kwan (2015) * Kim Nam-sung (2016) * Kim Ho-chul (2017–2018) * Park Sam-ryong (2021) * Im Do-heon (2019, 2022–2023) * Issanayê Ramires (2024–)

Former squads

;Volleyball at the Summer Olympics – Men's qualification * Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualification — 3rd place : Hwang Taek-eui, Han Sun-soo, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok,

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, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Shin Yung-suk ( c), Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon. ;World Cup * 2003 World Cup — 6th place : Ko Hee-jin, Chang Kwang-kyun, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong ( c), Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Kim Young-rae, Suk Jin-wook, Lee Hyung-doo, Shin Young-soo and Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: Cha Joo-hyun. ;Challenger Cup * 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup — 3rd place : Im Dong-hyeok, Han Sun-soo ( c), Hwang Kyung-min, Jeong Min-su, Park Kyeong-min, Hwang Taek-eui, Park Jin-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Kwak Seung-suk, Na Gyeong-bok,

, Shin Yung-suk, Ji Tae-hwan, Jeong Min-su, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan. * 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place : Lee Min-gyu, No Jae-wook, Moon Sung-min, Jung Ji-seok, Song Hee-chae, Park Joo-hyeong, Lee Si-woo, Choi Hong-suk, Lee Kang-won, Kim Jae-hwi, Shin Yung-suk, Jin Sang-heon, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan. * 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 4th place : Hwang Taek-eui, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok,

Jin Seong-tae Jin Seong-tae (; born in Seoul) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He currently plays for the Incheon Korean Air Jumbos in the V-League (South Korea), V-League. Career Clubs Jin was selected by the Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers, Hyu ...

, Jo Jae-sung, Im Dong-hyeok, Kwak Myoung-woo, Shin Yung-suk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon. ;Asian Games *

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— 3rd place : Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Hak-min, Kim Yo-han, Ko Hee-jin, Park Chul-woo, Suk Jin-wook ( c), Ha Hyun-yong and Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong. * 2014 Asian Games — 3rd place : Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo ( c), Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan,

, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck and Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won. ;Asian Cup *

2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup The 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Men was the inaugural edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, Asian Cup, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, 2007 Asian Championship. The to ...

— Runners-up : Chang Kwang-kyun, Park Chul-woo, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Hyun-yong, Shin Young-soo, Ko Hee-jin, Kim Yo-han, Hwang Dong-il, Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong. * 2010 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 6th place : Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Kim Hak-min, Suk Jin-wook, Ko Hee-jin, Choi Hong-suk, Park Jun-bum, Ha Kyoung-mim, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong. * 2012 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 5th place : Jeon Kwang-in, Park Jin-woo, Lee Min-gyu, Oh Jae-seong, Lee Kang-won, Son Hyun-jong, Song Hee-chae,

, Hwang Dong-il, Gu Do-hyeon, Sim Kyoung-sub, Song Myung-geun. Head coach: Park Ki-won. * 2014 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — Champions : Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo, Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan,

, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck, Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won. *

2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup The 2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2016 AVC Cup for Men was the fifth edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Voll ...

— 8th place : Lee Sang-uk, Cha Ji-hwan, Son Ju-hyeong, Lee Seung-won, Han Sung-jeong, Kim In-hyeok, Hwang Kyung-min, Jo Jae-sung, Hwang Taek-eui, Im Dong-hyeok, Jung Jun-heuk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Kim Nam-sung. *

2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup The 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2018 AVC Cup for Men was the sixth edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Taipe ...

— 8th place : Kwak Myoung-woo, Gim Myeong-gwan, Heo Su-bong, Han Sung-jeong, Park Joo-hyeong, Hong Sang-hyeok, Jeong Seong-gyu, Lee Jeong-jun, Jeon Jin-seon, Lee Sang-hyeon, Han Kuk-min, Jung Sung-min. Head coach: Park Hee-sang. ;Asian Challenge Cup * 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup — 3rd Place : Hwang Taek-eui, Gim Myeong-gwan, Park Kyeong-min, Oh Jae-seong, Heo Su-bong, Jung Ji-seok, Lim Sung-jin, Kim Min-jae, Hwang Kyung-min, Jeong Han-yong, Im Dong-hyeok, Jo Jae-young, Lee Sang-hyeon, Park Jun-hyeok. Head coach: Im Do-heon. * 2024 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup — 3rd Place : Lee Woo-jin, Hwang Taek-eui, Park Kyeong-min, Kim Young-jun, Cha ji-hwan, Lim Sung-jin, Cha Young-seok, Kim Joon-woo, Han Tae-jun, Jeong Han-yong, Choi Jun-hyeok, Lee Sang-hyeon, Shin Ho-jin, Kim Ji-han. Head coach: Issanayê Ramires.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the South Korea national volleyball team.

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shinhan Bank.

Head-to-head record

This page shows South Korea men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the

Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964. Brazil, France, the United States and the former Soviet Union are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men's tournament since ...

FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variab ...

, FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup, AVC Men's Challenge Cup, Men's Asian Volleyball Cup.

References

External links

KVA Official websiteFIVB profile
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