South Korea national under-20 football team

The South Korea national under-20 football team represents South Korea in the under-20 international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and their best result is runners-up at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. They hosted the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. They have won the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 12 times.

Korea Republic U-20

Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors The Red Devils Tiger of Asia
Association	Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Kim Eun-jung
FIFA code	KOR
First colours Second colours
First international
South Korea 2–0 Thailand (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 19 April 1959)
Biggest win
South Korea 28–0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 6 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 10–3 South Korea (Kuching, Malaysia; 22 June 1997)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1979)
Best result	Runners-up (2019)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	38 (first in 1959)
Best result	Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)

Competitive record

  Champions0   Runners-up0   Third place0   Tournament played on home soil

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1977	Did not qualify
1979	Group stage	3	1	1	1	1	3	Squad
1981	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	5	Squad
1983	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	8	9	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	3	7	Squad
1993	Group stage	3	0	3	0	4	4	Squad
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	14	Squad
1999	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	6	Squad
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	3	5	Squad
2005	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
2007	Group stage	3	0	2	1	4	5	Squad
2009	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	9	6	Squad
2011	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	4	Squad
2013	Quarter-finals	5	1	3	1	8	8	Squad
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	6	5	Squad
2019	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	9	8	Squad
2023	Fourth place	7	3	2	2	10	10	Squad
2025	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	67	22	16	29	85	104	16/23

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	Champions	4	4	0	0	8	3		Not held
1960	Champions	4	4	0	0	16	4
1961	Fourth place	5	1	3	1	9	6
1962	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	14	2
1963	Champions	6	4	2	0	16	6
1964	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	4	9
1965	Group stage	4	1	0	3	4	5
1966	Quarter-finals	3	1	1	1	5	2
1967	Group stage	3	1	1	1	8	7
1968	Third place	7	5	2	0	18	4
1969	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	9	4
1970	Third place	6	4	0	2	11	3
1971	Runners-up	6	2	3	1	8	5
1972	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	8	3
1973	Third place	6	3	2	1	5	1
1974	Third place	6	5	0	1	11	7
1975	Did not enter
1976	Third place	6	3	1	2	8	4
1977	Quarter-finals	4	1	3	0	3	0
1978	Champions	6	3	3	0	12	3
1980	Champions	4	3	1	0	9	3		6	6	0	0	23	4
1982	Champions	3	2	1	0	7	2		6	4	0	2	25	9
1985	Did not qualify								5	3	2	0	10	1
1986	Group stage	3	1	1	1	9	2		1	1	0	0	4	2
1988	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	2		2	2	0	0	11	0
1990	Champions	5	2	3	0	3	1		4	3	1	0	11	1
1992	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	18	10		2	1	0	1	2	2
1994	Group stage	4	1	2	1	7	6		3	3	0	0	12	0
1996	Champions	6	6	0	0	18	3		Qualified as hosts
1998	Champions	6	4	2	0	12	6		3	3	0	0	16	2
2000	Group stage	4	2	1	1	11	3		4	4	0	0	40	3
2002	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	1		2	2	0	0	26	0
2004	Champions	6	3	2	1	11	7		2	2	0	0	22	0
2006	Third place	6	5	1	0	19	3		2	2	0	0	15	0
2008	Semi-finals	5	3	0	2	7	3		4	4	0	0	39	1
2010	Semi-finals	5	3	1	1	6	4		5	4	0	1	18	3
2012	Champions	6	4	2	0	11	4		4	3	0	1	25	1
2014	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	2		3	2	0	1	11	4
2016	Group stage	3	2	0	1	6	4		4	4	0	0	26	4
2018	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	12	6		4	4	0	0	22	0
2020	Cancelled								3	3	0	0	18	1
2023	Semi-finals	5	3	2	0	9	1		3	3	0	0	19	2
Total	12 titles	190	112	46	32	375	151		72	63	3	6	395	40

Other competitions

Competition	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship	Runners-up	4	2	2	0	2	0
2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship	Third place	4	0	3	1	2	3