South Korea women's national football team

Korea Republic
Nickname(s)태극 낭자
(Taegeuk Ladies)
AssociationKorea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachColin Bell
CaptainCho So-hyun
Most capsCho So-hyun (127)[1]
Top scorerJi So-yun (63)
FIFA codeKOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 17 1 (25 March 2022)[2]
Highest14 (December 2017, September 2018–March 2019)
Lowest26 (August 2004)
First international
 Japan 13–1 South Korea 
(Seoul, South Korea; 6 September 1990)
Biggest win
 South Korea 19–0 Northern Mariana Islands 
(Tainan County, Taiwan; 26 August 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 13–1 South Korea 
(Seoul, South Korea; 6 September 1990)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2003)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015)
Asian Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (2022)
Medal record
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
2014 IncheonTeam
2010 GuangzhouTeam
This article is about women's team. For men's team, see South Korea national football team.

The Republic of Korea women's national football team (Korean: 대한민국 여자 축구 국가대표팀, recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international women's football competitions. South Korean women's team has qualified for three FIFA World Cups, in 2003, 2015, and 2019 (their best result is round of 16 in 2015).

History

1949–2002: The beginning

Less than a year after the government of the Republic of Korea was established in 1948, the first official women's football matches were held in Seoul on 28 and 29 June 1949, as a part of the National Girls' and Women's Sport Games. While women's basketball and volleyball won public recognition through the Games, football was seen as being unsuitable for women and as being unattractive to the public; as a result, the girls' teams were disbanded soon after the event.[3]

When women's football was officially adopted at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, the South Korean sports authorities decided to form a women's team with athletes from other sports and send the team to the Games.[3] The result was defeat in all matches against Japan, North Korea, China and Chinese Taipei.[4] Nevertheless, colleges and corporations started to launch women's football teams through the 1990s and the first annual national women's football event, the Queen's Cup, was held in 1993. With these changes, South Korea was able to finish in fourth place at the 1995 AFC Women's Championship in Malaysia.[5]

When the 1999 Women's World Cup sparked interest worldwide, the South Korean ministry in charge of sports sponsored the foundation of new teams and tournaments for girls’ high school teams, university teams and company teams. To promote women's football, the Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF) was established in March 2001, as an independent organization in association with the Korea Football Association (KFA).[3]

2003–2013: First World Cup and a period of decline

South Korea finished in third place at the 2003 AFC Women's Championship and qualified for the World Cup for the first time. The Taegeuk Ladies were drawn in Group B with Norway, France and Brazil. Their first match played at the World Cup was a 3–0 loss to Brazil on 21 September 2003. They went on to lose 1–0 to France and 7–1 to Norway. Kim Jin-hee scored the first ever South Korean World Cup goal on 27 September 2003 against Norway.

Despite winning the inaugural EAFF E-1 Football Championship on home soil in 2005, South Korea failed to qualify for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Taegeuk Ladies won bronze at the 2010 Asian Games and at the 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship, but once again failed to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

2014–present: Second World Cup and rise

South Korea finished in fourth place at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they made it out of the group stage for the first time. They were drawn in Group E with Brazil, Spain and Costa Rica. South Korea lost 2–0 to Brazil on 9 June 2015, but a 2–2 draw with Costa Rica on 13 June and a 2–1 victory against Spain on 17 June were enough to progress for the first time ever at a World Cup. They went on to lose 3–0 to France in the round of 16 on 21 June 2015.

2019 World Cup: Third World Cup

Coming off a somewhat successful showing at the previous one, South Korea qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and were put in Group A with France, Norway and Nigeria. However, they could not repeat their prior success in 2015 and lost all three games and exited the tournament in the group stage, only scoring one goal in their entire run and even an own goal.

Team image

Nicknames

The South Korea women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Taegeuk Ladies" (태극 낭자, Taegeuk Nangja).

Kits and crest

The women's team usually use exactly the same kit as its men counterpart, along with the combinations available. However, there were many combinations that the men's team never used.

Kit used in 2003 AFC Women's Championship match vs North Korea.
Kit used in 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup match vs Brazil.
Kit used in 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup matches.
Kit used in 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup matches.

Japan
Main article: Japan–South Korea football rivalry § Women's

The South Korea and Japan national football teams are sporting rivals.

FIFA World Ranking
As of 6 February 2022, after the match against  China PR.

  Best Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Ranking    Worst Mover  

South Korea's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Games
Played		 Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
17 1 (25 March 2022)[2]20226411 1818
1820218332 180191

Results and fixtures
See also: 2022 in South Korean football, 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2021
8 April 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Play-off round (1st leg) South Korea  1–2  China PR Goyang, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9
  • Kang Chae-rim 39'
 Live Report (AFC)
Stats Report (AFC)
Report
(KFA)
Report
(Soccerway)
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 1,091
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
13 April 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Play-off round 2nd leg China PR  2–2 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Suzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8
Live Report (AFC)
Stats Report (AFC)
Report
(KFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group E Mongolia  0–12  South Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5 Stats Report
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
23 September 2021 (2021-09-23) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group E South Korea  4–0  Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5
Stats Report
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
26 October 2021 Friendly United States  6–0  South Korea St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
20:00 ET
Report (Soccerway) Stadium: Allianz Field
27 November 2021 International friendly South Korea  2–1  New Zealand Goyang, South Korea
14:00 KST (UTC+9)
Report (KFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
30 November 2021 International friendly South Korea  0–2  New Zealand Goyang, South Korea
19:00 KST (UTC+9) Report (KFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Goyang Stadium

2022
21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) AFC Asian Cup GS South Korea  3–0  Vietnam Pune, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report (FIFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) AFC Asian Cup GS Myanmar  0–2  South Korea Pune, India
13:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Football Australia)
27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) AFC Asian Cup GS Japan  1–1  South Korea Pune, India
13:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) AFC Women's Asian Cup QF Australia  0–1  South Korea Pune, India
Report
Stadium: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
3 February 2022 (2022-02-03) AFC Women's Asian Cup SF South Korea  2–0  Philippines Pune, India
 Report (AFC)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
6 February 2022 (2022-02-06) AFC Women's Asian Cup F China PR  3–2  South Korea Navi Mumbai, India
 Report
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
9 April 2022 Friendly South Korea  3–0  Vietnam Goyang, South Korea
16:30 UTC+9
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
12 April 2022 Friendly South Korea  2–3  Vietnam Paju, South Korea
16:30 UTC+9
Stadium: Paju Public Stadium
19 July 2022 (2022-07-19) EAFF E-1 Football Championship Japan  v  South Korea Japan
15:00 UTC+9 Report (EAFF)
24 July 2022 (2022-07-24) EAFF E-1 Football Championship China PR  v  South Korea Japan
16:00 UTC+9 Report (EAFF)
26 July 2022 (2022-07-26) EAFF E-1 Football Championship South Korea  v  Chinese Taipei Japan
15:00 UTC+9 Report (EAFF)
7–25 September Asian Games South Korea  v Hangzhou, China
--:-- UTC+8
7–25 September Asian Games South Korea  v Hangzhou, China
--:-- UTC+8
7–25 September Asian Games South Korea  v Hangzhou, China
--:-- UTC+8

All-time results
  • The following table shows South Korea women's all-time international record, correct as of 1 Jan 2021.
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
Total213913485473255

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 16 September 2021[6]
Position Name Start date
Head Coach Colin Bell 18 October 2019
Coach Matt Ross Unknown
Coach Hwang In-sun Unknown
GK Coach Chung Yoo-suk Unknown
Fitness Coach Park Sung-jun Unknown

Manager history
Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Notes
An Jong-goan 2003 0 0 0 0 %
Lee Sang-yup 2010 0 0 0 0 %
Choi In-cheol[7] 2010–2011 0 0 0 0 % 2010 Asian Games: Third Place
Yoon Deok-yeo[7] 2013–2019 0 0 0 0 %
Choi In-cheol[7] 2019 0 0 0 0 %
Colin Bell[8] 2019– 19 10 4 5 52.63% First foreign coach
2022 Asian Cup: Second Place
As of 6 February 2022, after the match against  China PR.

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2021 against  New Zealand.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
19 1GK Kang Ga-ae (강가애) (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 14 0 Sejong Sportstoto
18 1GK Kim Jung-mi (김정미) (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 120 0 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
1 1GK Yoon Young-geul (윤영글) (1987-10-28) 28 October 1987 22 0 Gyeongju KHNP
20 2DF Kim Hye-ri (김혜리) (captain) (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 93 1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
4 2DF Shim Seo-yeon (심서연) (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989 64 2 Sejong Sportstoto
17 2DF Lee Young-ju (이영주) (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 44 2 Madrid CFF
6 2DF Lim Seon-joo (임선주) (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 86 6 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
16 2DF Jang Sel-gi (장슬기) (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 73 12 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
2 2DF Choo Hyo-joo (추효주) (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 11 3 Suwon UDC
5 2DF Hong Hye-ji (홍혜지) (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 32 1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
21 3MF Kim Seong-mi (김성미) (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 2 0 Sejong Sportstoto
15 3MF Park Ye-eun (박예은) (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 10 3 Gyeongju KHNP
9 3MF Yeo Min-ji (여민지) (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993 49 15 Gyeongju KHNP
13 3MF Lee Geum-min (이금민) (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 70 19 Brighton & Hove Albion
7 3MF Lee Min-a (이민아) (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 65 15 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
22 3MF Lee Jeong-min (이정민) (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 1 0 Boeun Sangmu
14 3MF Cho Mi-jin (조미진) (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 1 0 Sejong Korea University
8 3MF Cho So-hyun (조소현) (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 139 23 Tottenham Hotspur
10 3MF Ji So-yun (지소연) (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 131 64 Chelsea
4FW Moon Mi-ra (문미라) (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 29 16 Suwon UDC
3 4FW Seo Ji-youn (서지연) (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 2 0 Gyeongju KHNP
23 4FW Son Hwa-yeon (손화연) (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 30 7 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
11 4FW Choe Yu-ri (최유리) (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 34 5 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the South Korea squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jeon Ha-neul (전하늘) (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 0 0 Suwon UDC
GK Oh Eun-ah (오은아) (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 0 0 Seoul
DF Kim Hye-ri (김혜리) (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 87 1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
DF Lee Eun-mi (이은미) (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 89 14 Suwon UDC
DF Kim Hye-yeong (김혜영) (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 7 1 Gyeongju KHNP
DF Eo Hee-jin (어희진) (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 4 0 Gumi Sportstoto
MF Lee So-dam (이소담) (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 55 6 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
MF Jang Chang (장창) (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 18 0 Seoul
MF Park Ye-eun (박예은) (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 3 2 Gyeongju KHNP
MF Jung Seol-bin (정설빈) (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 77 21 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
MF Jeon Eun-ha (전은하) (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 9 0 Gyeongju KHNP
FW Kang Ji-woo (강지우) (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 1 Korea University-Sejong Campus
FW Son Hwa-yeon (손화연) (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 21 7 Changnyeong
FW Kim Sang-eun (김상은) (1991-12-31) 31 December 1991 8 3 Gumi Sportstoto

Previous squads

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics as of 9 February 2020.[1]

Honours

Continental
Runners-up: 2022

Regional
Champions: 2005
Runners-up: 2015, 2019
Runners-up: 2017

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: South Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991Did not qualify
1995
1999
2003Group stage3003111−10
2007Did not qualify
2011
2015Round of 16411248−4
2019Group stage300318−7
2023Qualified
Total3/910118627−21
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
2003 Group stage 21 September  Brazil L 0–3 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
24 September  France L 0–1
27 September  Norway L 1–7 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
2015
Group stage 9 June  Brazil L 0–2 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
13 June  Costa Rica D 2–2
17 June  Spain W 2–1 Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Round of 16 21 June  France L 0–3 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
2019 Group stage 7 June  France L 0–4 Parc des Princes, Paris
12 June  Nigeria L 0–2 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
17 June  Norway L 1–2 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024To be determined
Total0/7–––––––

AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1975 Did not participate
1977
1979
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991Group stage3003022−22
1993310249−5
1995Fourth place5212115+6
1997Group stage2101111+10
19994301305+25
2001Fourth place64021610+6
2003Third place6411225+17
2006Group stage4202146+8
2008320153+2
2010311163+3
2014Fourth place5212184+14
20185th place422090+9
2022Runners-up6 411114+7
Total13/19542871915777+80

Asian Games
Asian Games record
Hosts / Year Result GPWDL GS GA GD
19905th place5104230−28
1994Fourth place300309−9
1998Group stage311184+4
2002Fourth place520368−2
2006Fourth place5203710−3
2010Third place5311144+10
2014Third place6501332+31
2018Third place6501323+29
2022TBD-------
2026TBD-------
Total8/8381921610271+31

EAFF E-1 Football Championship
EAFF E-1 Football Championship record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
2005Champions321030+3
2008Fourth place6303159+6
2010Third place7502474+43
2013Third place310245–1
2015Runners-up6501293+26
2017Fourth place6303437+36
2019Runners-up311131+2
2022TBD-------
Total7/7342021214429+115
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".[10]

Algarve Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
20187th place311145−1
Total1/27311145−1

Cyprus Women's Cup
Cyprus Women's Cup record
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
20116th place421165+1
20125th place422053+2
201310th place421151+4
2014Third place413073+4
201511th place401336−3
2017Runners-up421141+3
Total6/13249963019+11

Peace Queen Cup
Peace Queen Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
2006Group stage300326−4
2008Fourth place320154+1
2010Champions312021+1
Total3/39324911–2

See also
National teams
Men's
Women's

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