South Korea national under-17 football team

The South Korea national under-17 football team represents South Korea in youth international football completion. They have attended both the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-17 Asian Cup. They hosted the 2007 edition on their home ground.

Korea Republic U-17

Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils The Reds
Association	Korea Football Association (KFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Byun Sung-hwan
FIFA code	KOR
First colours Second colours
First international
South Korea 1–0 Bahrain (Doha, Qatar; 15 September 1984)
Biggest win
South Korea 23–0 Northern Mariana Islands (Qingdao, China; 3 September 2023)
Biggest defeat
South Korea 1–6 Saudi Arabia (Bangkok, Thailand; 7 November 1988) South Korea 1–6 United States (Lahti, Finland; 14 August 2003)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1987)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1987, 2009, 2019)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1986)
Best result	Champions (1986, 2002)

Competitive record

  Champions0   Runners-up0   Third place0   Tournament played on home soil

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	11	Squad
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
2009	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	8	7	Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	2	2	Squad
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	6	6	Squad
2023	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	Squad
2025	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	27	10	3	14	31	42	7/20

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	2	6
1986	Champions	5	2	3	0	6	0		2	2	0	0	4	0
1988	Group stage	4	2	0	2	10	9		3	2	1	0	19	2
1990	Group stage	2	0	1	1	1	4		3	2	1	0	5	2
1992	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	2	7
1994	Group stage	4	1	1	2	2	6		2	1	1	0	13	2
1996	Group stage	4	1	1	2	7	8		3	3	0	0	15	2
1998	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	10	13		2	1	1	0	6	0
2000	Did not qualify								3	2	1	0	30	2
2002	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	5		3	3	0	0	25	1
2004	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	12	1		2	2	0	0	28	0
2006	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	5		3	2	1	0	16	1
2008	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	21	6		4	3	0	1	28	5
2010	Did not qualify								5	1	3	1	17	7
2012	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	8	2		5	3	2	0	23	3
2014	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	16	4		4	3	0	1	26	3
2016	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2		3	3	0	0	27	0
2018	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	14	1		3	3	0	0	13	0
2020	Cancelled								3	3	0	0	13	0
2023	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	15	7		2	1	0	1	12	3
Total	2 titles	69	39	12	18	150	73		61	41	12	8	324	46

Other competitions

Competition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Silver medalists	4	2	1	1	16	3
2018 EAFF U-15 Championship	—	5	5	0	0	42	0
2023 EAFF U-15 Championship	Third place	6	4	1	1	43	5