North Korea women's national football team

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Korea DPR

Nickname(s)	Eastern Azaleas
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Ri Yu-il[1]
Most caps	Ri Kum-suk (123)
Top scorer	Ri Kum-suk (40)
Home stadium	Rungnado Stadium Kim Il-Sung Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium
FIFA code	PRK
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	9 1 (16 August 2024)[2]
Highest	5 (December 2006 – June 2007; September 2008 – March 2010)
Lowest	12 (July 2011)
First international
China 4–1 North Korea  (Hong Kong; 21 December 1989)
Biggest win
North Korea 24–0 Singapore  (Hong Kong; 21 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
France 5–0 North Korea  (Glasgow, Scotland; 28 July 2012)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1999)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2008)
Best result	Group stage (2008, 2012)
Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1989)
Best result	Winners (2001, 2003, 2008)
Medal record Women's football Asian Games 2002 Busan Team 2006 Doha Team 2014 Incheon Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 1990 Beijing Team

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team (Munhwaŏ Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 녀자 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in international women's football.^[3][4]

North Korea is one of the Asian Football Confederation women's powerhouses alongside Japan, China and Australia. The Eastern Azaleas won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001 (scoring 53 goals in 6 matches, a record that still stands), 2003, and 2008, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[5]