North Korea national football team
men's national association football team representing North Korea
(Redirected from Korea DPR national football team)
North Korea national football team is the national football team of North Korea.
| Nickname(s) | Chollima[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Kim Yong-jun[2] | ||
| Captain | Ri Myong-guk | ||
| Most caps | Ri Myong-guk (120) | ||
| Top scorer | Jong Il-gwan (21) | ||
| Home stadium | Kim Il-sung Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PRK | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 112  (22 December 2022)[3] | ||
| Highest | 57 (November 1993) | ||
| Lowest | 181 (October – November 1998) | ||
| First international | |||
 North Korea 1–0 China  (Beijing, China; 7 October 1956)[4] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 North Korea 21–0 Guam  (Taipei, Taiwan; 11 March 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Portugal 7–0 North Korea (Cape Town, South Africa; 21 June 2010) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1966) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1966 | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1980 | ||
References
change- ↑ Montague, James (12 December 2017). "Inside the Secret World of Football in North Korea". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "Voting Breakdown: The Best - Mens's Player 2018" (PDF).
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ North Korea matches, ratings and points exchanged
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 North Korea at World Football Elo Ratings
