North Korea national under-17 football team

The North Korea national under-17 football team represents North Korea in youth international football completions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-16 Championship. They have been to the tournament five times with its best finish being quarter-finalists in 2005.

North Korea Under-17

Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
FIFA code	PRK
First colours Second colours
First international
North Korea 3–3 Bahrain
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 2005)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2005)
Asian Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1986)
Best result	Winners (2010, 2014)

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	did not enter
1987	did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	did not enter
2003	did not qualify
2005	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	7	7
2007	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	10
2009	Disqualified
2011	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	5
2013	did not qualify
2015	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	7
2017	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	5
2019	did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	did not participate
2025	to be determined
Total	5/20	18	3	5	10	16	34

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2005	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 United States	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Ivory Coast	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Italy	Draw
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–3 Brazil	Loss
2007	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 England	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–6 Brazil	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–0 New Zealand	Win
	Round of 16	North Korea 0–3 Spain	Loss
2011	Round 1	North Korea 1–3 Mexico	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Netherlands	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Congo	Draw
2015	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Russia	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 South Africa	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Costa Rica	Win
	Round of 16	North Korea 0–3 Mali	Loss
2017	Round 1	North Korea 0–1 Niger	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Brazil	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–2 Spain	Loss

AFC U-16 Championship record

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not enter
1986	Fourth Place	5	0	3	2	4	7
1988	Round 1	4	0	1	3	4	10
1990	did not qualify
1992	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	7	4
1994	did not qualify
1996
1998	Round 1	4	2	0	2	5	6
2000	did not enter
2002	did not qualify
2004	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	6	4
2006	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	14	9
2008	Disqualified
2010	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	3
2012	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	7
2014	Champions	6	3	2	1	12	6
2016	Semifinals	5	2	2	1	9	6
2018	Quarterfinals	4	2	2*	0	7	4
2023	did not enter
Total	11/19	53	22	14*	17	83	66

*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.

AFC U-16 Championship History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1986	Round 1	North Korea 3–3 Bahrain	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Myanmar	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 South Korea	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 0–1 Qatar	Loss
	Third Place	North Korea 0–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1988	Round 1	North Korea 0–1 Qatar	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–2 China	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Japan	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 0–4 Iraq	Loss
1992	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Bangladesh	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 Saudi Arabia	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Bahrain	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–2 Qatar	Loss
	Third Place	North Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1998	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 Iraq	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Qatar	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 1–0 Iran	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Thailand	Win
2004	Round 1	North Korea 0–0 Japan	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 1–2 China	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Thailand	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–0 South Korea	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 0–0 Qatar	Draw
	Final	North Korea 0–1 China	Loss
2006	Round 1	North Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 6–2 Myanmar	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 2–1 China	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 3–0 Tajikistan	Win
	Final	North Korea 2–4 Japan	Loss
2010	Round 1	North Korea 1–1 Syria	Draw
	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Iran	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Oman	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 4–0 Jordan	Win
	Semifinals	North Korea 2–1 Japan	Win
	Final	North Korea 2–0 Uzbekistan	Win
2012	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 2–1 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 0–3 Japan	Loss
2014	Round 1	North Korea 3–0 Kuwait	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 2–3 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Nepal	Win
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 0–0 Iran	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–1 Australia	Draw
	Final	North Korea 2–1 South Korea	Win
2016	Round 1	North Korea 2–0 Yemen	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 4–1 Thailand	Win
	Round 1	North Korea 1–3 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Quarterfinals	North Korea 1–1 Oman	Draw
	Semifinals	North Korea 1–1 Iran	Draw