The North Korea national under-17 football team, represents

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the

DPR Korea Football Association The Democratic People's Republic of Korea Football Association (PRKFA, ) is the governing body of football in North Korea. The association was founded in 1945 and it joined FIFA in June 1958 and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Septem ...

, the governing body for

football in North Korea Association football in North Korea is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association (KFA), which was established in 1945. While football is the most popular sport in the country, the state's secrecy makes it difficult to accurately determine th ...

Competition history

2010 AFC Under-16 Football Championship

In 2010, North Korea won the

AFC U-16 Championship The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a q ...

for the first time in their history. The team's first match was a 1–1 draw to Syria on 24 October 2010 with Ri Kwang-Il scoring the goal for North Korea. North Korea then finished the group stage with a 2–0 victory over Iran and a 2–1 victory over Oman to top the group. North Korea then won the quarter-final match against Jordan on 1 November 2010 4–0. North Korea then secured their spot in the final on 4 November 2010 by defeating Japan 2–1. North Korea then defeated hosts Uzbekistan in the final on 7 November 2010 to secure their first-ever championship.

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

AFC U-16 Championship record

:''*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.''

Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Head coach: Kim Yong-su

References

{{National sports teams of North Korea u17 Asian national under-17 association football teams