Korea Republic
| Association |
Korea Football Association |
| Confederation |
AFC |
| Coach |
Hong Myung-Bo |
| Most caps |
Hong Myung-Bo (136) |
| Top scorer |
Cha Bum-kun (55) |
| FIFA ranking |
40 |
| World Cup |
| Appearances |
8 |
| First Apps |
1954 |
| Best result |
4th (2002) |
The Korea Republic national football team is the national football team of South Korea.
Notable Achievements
Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments, which is the most amount of appearances for any Asian country. Korea Republic became the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-final stages, at the 2002 tournament (Where it achieved 4th place), and also won the first two editions of the AFC Asian Cup. The current team, with players such as Chung Yong Lee, Ki Sung Yueng, Park Chu Young, Lee Keun Ho, Ji Dong won, Lee Dong Gook, and Koo Jacheol is easily a good contender for upcoming competitions too. With the new coach Hong MyungBo, South-Korea might earn a good place in the FIFA World cup of 2013.
Most appearances
| Pos |
Player |
Apps |
Goals |
Career |
| 1 |
Hong Myung-Bo |
136 |
10 |
1990-2002 |
| 2 |
Lee Woon-Jae |
132 |
0 |
1994-2010 |
| 3 |
Lee Young-Pyo |
127 |
5 |
1999-2011 |
| 4 |
Yoo Sang-Chul |
123 |
18 |
1994-2005 |
| 5 |
Cha Bum-Kun |
121 |
55 |
1972-1986 |
| 6 |
Kim Tae-Young |
104 |
3 |
1992-2004 |
| 7 |
Hwang Seon-Hong |
103 |
50 |
1903-2002 |
| 8 |
Choi Soon-Hoo |
95 |
30 |
1980-1991 |
| 8 |
Ha Seok-Joo |
95 |
23 |
1991-2001 |
| 10 |
Cho Young-Jeung |
92 |
2 |
1975-1986 |
Top scorers
| Pos |
Player |
Goals |
Apps |
Career |
| 1 |
Cha Bum-Kun |
55 |
121 |
1972-1986 |
| 2 |
Hwang Seon-Hong |
50 |
103 |
1993-2002 |
| 3 |
Choi Soon-Hoo |
30 |
95 |
1980-1991 |
| 4 |
Huh Jung-Moo |
29 |
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1974-1986 |
| 4 |
Kim Do-Hoon |
29 |
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1994-2003 |
| 6 |
Choi Yong-Soo |
27 |
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1995-2003 |
| 6 |
Lee Tae-Hoo |
27 |
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1980-1991 |
| 8 |
Lee Young-Moo |
24 |
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1974-1982 |
| 8 |
Park Sung-Hwa |
24 |
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1974-1984 |
| 10 |
Ha Seok-Joo |
23 |
95 |
1991-2001 |
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Korea Republic Squad World Cup
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1 Hong Deok-Young • 2 Park Kyu-Chong • 3 Park Yae-Seung • 4 Kang Chang-Gi • 5 Lee Sang-Yi • 6 Min Byung-Dae • 7 Lee Seo-Nam • 8 Choi Chung-Min • 9 Woo Sang-Kwon • 10 Sung Nak-Woon • 11 Chung Nam-Sik • 12 Ham Heung-Chul • 13 Lee Chong-Kap • 14 Han Chang-Wha • 15 Kim Ji-Sung • 16 Choo Young-Kwan • 17 Park Il-Kap • 18 Choi Young-Keun • 19 Lee Ki-Joo • 20 Chung Kook-Chin • Coach: Kim Yong-Sik
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1 Cho Byung-Deouk • 2 Park Kyung-Hoon • 3 Chung Jong-Soo • 4 Cho Kwang-Rae • 5 Chung Yong-Hwan • 6 Lee Tae-Ho • 7 Kim Jong-Boo • 8 Cho Young-Jeung • 9 Choi Soon-Ho • 10 Park Chang-Sun • 11 Cha Bum-Kun • 12 Kim Pyung-Seok • 13 Noh Soo-Jin • 14 Cho Min-Kook • 15 Yoo Byung-Ok • 16 Kim Joo-Sung • 17 Huh Jung-Moo • 18 Kim Sam-Soo • 19 Byun Byung-Joo • 20 Kim Yong-Se • 21 Oh Yeon-Kyo • 22 Kang Deouk-Soo • Coach: Kim Jung-Nam
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1 Kim Poong-Joo • 2 Park Kyung-Hoon • 3 Choi Kang-Hee • 4 Yoon Deuk-Yeo • 5 Chung Yong-Hwan • 6 Lee Tae-Ho • 7 Noh Soo-Jin • 8 Chung Hae-Won • 9 Hwangbo Kwan • 10 Lee Sang-Yoon • 11 Byun Byung-Joo • 12 Lee Heung-Sil • 13 Chung Jong-Soo • 14 Choi Soon-Ho • 15 Cho Min-Kook • 16 Kim Joo-Sung • 17 Gu Sang-Bum • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Jeong Gi-Dong • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Choi In-Young • 22 Lee Young-Jin • Coach: Lee Hoi-Taek
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1 Choi In-Young • 2 Chung Jong-Son • 3 Lee Jong-Hwa • 4 Kim Pan-Keun • 5 Park Jung-Bae • 6 Lee Young-Jin • 7 Shin Hong-Gi • 8 Noh Jung-Yoon • 9 Kim Joo-Sung • 10 Ko Jeong-Woon • 11 Seo Jung-Won • 12 Choi Young-Il • 13 Ahn Ik-Soo • 14 Choi Dae-Shik • 15 Cho Jin-Ho • 16 Ha Seok-Ju • 17 Gu Sang-Bum • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Choi Moon-Sik • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Park Chul-Woo • 22 Lee Woon-Jae • Coach: Kim Ho
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1 Kim Byung-Ji • 2 Choi Sung-Yong • 3 Lee Lim-Saeng • 4 Choi Young-Il • 5 Lee Min-Sung • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7 Kim Do-Keun • 8 Noh Jung-Yoon • 9 Kim Do-Hoon • 10 Choi Yong-Soo • 11 Seo Jung-Won • 12 Lee Sang-Hun • 13 Kim Tae-Young • 14 Ko Jong-Soo • 15 Lee Sang-Yoon • 16 Jang Hyung-Seok • 17 Ha Seok-Ju • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Jang Dae-Il • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Lee Dong-Gook • 22 Seo Dong-Myung • Coach: Cha Bum-Kun (Kim Pyung-Seok)
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1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Hyun Young-Min • 3 Choi Sung-Yong • 4 Choi Jin-Cheul • 5 Kim Nam-Il • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7 Kim Tae-Young • 8 Choi Tae-Uk • 9 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 10 Lee Young-Pyo • 11 Choi Yong-Soo • 12 Kim Byung-Ji • 13 Lee Eul-Yong • 14 Lee Chun-Soo • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Cha Du-Ri • 17 Yoon Jong-Hwan • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Ahn Jung-Hwan • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Park Ji-Sung • 22 Song Chong-Gug • 23 Choi Eun-Sung • Coach: Hiddink
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1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Kim Young-Chul • 3 Kim Dong-Jin • 4 Choi Jin-Cheul • 5 Kim Nam-Il • 6 Kim Jin-Kyu • 7 Park Ji-Sung • 8 Kim Do-Heon • 9 Ahn Jung-Hwan • 10 Park Chu-Young • 11 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 13 Lee Eul-Yong • 14 Lee Chun-Soo • 15 Baek Ji-Hoon • 16 Chung Kyung-Ho • 17 Lee Ho • 18 Kim Sang-Sik • 19 Cho Jae-Jin • 20 Kim Yong-Dae • 21 Kim Young-Kwang • 22 Song Chong-Gug • 23 Cho Won-Hee • Coach: Advocaat
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1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Oh Beom-Seok • 3 Kim Hyung-Il • 4 Cho Yong-Hyung • 5 Kim Nam-Il • 6 Kim Bo-Kyung • 7 Park Ji-Sung • 8 Kim Jung-Woo • 9 Ahn Jung-Hwan • 10 Park Chu-Young • 11 Lee Seung-Ryul • 12 Lee Young-Pyo • 13 Kim Jae-Sung • 14 Lee Jung-Soo • 15 Kim Dong-Jin • 16 Ki Sung-Yong • 17 Lee Chung-Yong • 18 Jung Sung-Ryong • 19 Yeom Ki-Hun • 20 Lee Dong-Gook • 21 Kim Young-Kwang • 22 Cha Du-Ri • 23 Kang Min-Soo • Coach: Huh Jung-Moo
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