South Korea national under-23 football team

Korea Republic U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Taegeuk Warriors
The Red Devils
Tigers of Asia
AssociationKorea Football Association (KFA)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachMyung Jae-yong
Most capsLee Ki-hyung (48)
Top scorerChoi Yong-soo (25)
FIFA codeKOR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 South Korea 5–0 Indonesia 
(Masan, South Korea; 24 March 1991)[1]
Biggest win
 South Korea 10–0 Philippines 
(Seoul, South Korea; 18 May 1991)
 South Korea 10–0 Philippines 
(Yangon, Myanmar; 30 June 2012)
 South Korea 10–0 Macau 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 19 July 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 3–0 South Korea 
(Sweden; 7 November 1995)
 Japan 4–1 South Korea 
(Tokyo, Japan; 7 September 1999)
 South Korea 0–3 Spain 
(Adelaide, Australia; 14 September 2000)
 Italy 3–0 South Korea 
(Qinhuangdao, China; 10 August 2008)
 South Korea 0–3 Brazil 
(Manchester, England; 7 August 2012)
 Uzbekistan 4–1 South Korea 
(Kunshan, China; 23 January 2018)
 South Korea 3–6 Mexico 
(Yokohama, Japan; 31 July 2021)
 South Korea 0–3 Japan 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 12 June 2022)
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1992)
Best resultBronze medalists (2012)
Asian Games
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best resultGold medalists (2014, 2018, 2022)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2013)
Best resultChampions (2020)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Thailand Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Qatar Team
WAFF U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2024 Saudi Arabia Team

The South Korea national under-23 football team (Korean: 대한민국 23세 이하 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA, and Republic of Korea by IOC) represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. It was founded when the Olympic football was changed to an under-23 competition. It also can be managed as under-21 or under-22 team if necessary.

  1. ^ Yoon, Hyung-jin (29 April 2006). "South Korea - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [South Korea (5) – Indonesia (0)]". RDFC. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.