South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup

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The South Korea national football team have appeared 15 times at the Asian Cup. They have failed to qualify for the finals on three occasions, in 1968, 1976 and 1992. South Korea won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1956, held in Hong Kong, and successfully defended the title on home soil in 1960. In addition, the team finished as runners-up on four occasions.

Competitive record[edit]

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L F A Squad Pld W D L F A
British Hong Kong 1956 Champions 3 2 1 0 9 6 Squad 4 4 0 0 9 1
South Korea 1960 Champions 3 3 0 0 9 1 Squad Qualified as hosts
Israel 1964 Third place 3[a] 1 0 2 2 4 Squad Direct entry
Pahlavi Iran 1968 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 9 4
1972 Runners-up 5 1 2 2 7 6 Squad Direct entry
Pahlavi Iran 1976 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 3 3
Kuwait 1980 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 12 6 Squad 3 3 0 0 10 1
Singapore 1984 Group stage 4 0 2 2 1 3 Squad 4 3 1 0 13 0
Qatar 1988 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 11 3 Squad 3[a] 1 1 1 5 3
Japan 1992 Did not qualify 2[a] 1 0 1 7 2
United Arab Emirates 1996 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 7 11 Squad 3 3 0 0 17 0
Lebanon 2000 Third place 6 3 1 2 9 6 Squad 3 3 0 0 19 0
China 2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 4 Squad 6 4 0 2 30 4
Indonesia Malaysia Vietnam 2007 Third place 6 1 4 1 3 3 Squad 6 3 2 1 15 5
Qatar 2011 Third place 6 4 2 0 13 7 Squad Directly qualified
Australia 2015 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 8 2 Squad Directly qualified
United Arab Emirates 2019 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 6 2 Squad 8 8 0 0 27 0
Qatar 2023 Semi-finals 6 2 3 1 11 10 Squad 6 5 1 0 22 1
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total Champions 73 38 19 16 117 74 15/18 56 41 6 9 186 24
  1. ^ a b c South Korea played with their "B" team.

Details[edit]

1956 (Hong Kong)[edit]

South Koreans are inaugural champions of the Asian Cup. South Korea had unfavorable schedule that required them to meet their largest rivals Israel two days after playing their first match, but defeated Israel.

6 September 1956 South Korea  2–2  Hong Kong Government Stadium, Hong Kong
19:00
Attendance: 30,000
8 September 1956 Israel  1–2  South Korea Government Stadium, Hong Kong
19:00
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Trương Văn Ky (South Vietnam)
15 September 1956 South Korea  5–3  South Vietnam Government Stadium, Hong Kong
19:00
Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 5
2  Israel 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Hong Kong 3 0 2 1 6 7 –1 2
4  South Vietnam 3 0 1 2 6 9 –3 1

1960 (South Korea)[edit]

South Korea won their second consecutive title, and a South Korean forward Cho Yoon-ok became the top goalscorer. However, South Korean players received fake medals, and returned the medals to the Korean FA. The KFA gave real medals to their families in 2019.

14 October 1960 South Korea  5–1  South Vietnam Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
15:15
Nguyễn Văn Tu 70' Attendance: 30,000
17 October 1960 South Korea  3–0  Israel Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
15:00
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)
21 October 1960 South Korea  1–0  Republic of China Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
15:00
Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
2  Israel 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Republic of China 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
4  South Vietnam 3 0 0 3 2 12 –10 0

1964 (Israel)[edit]

The 1964 Asian Cup was held when South Korea had to play the Olympic qualifier against South Vietnam. The Korean FA sent the reserve team to the competition.

27 May 1964 South Korea B South Korea 0–2  India Municipal Stadium, Haifa
16:30
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Davoud Nassiri (Iran)
31 May 1964 South Korea B South Korea 1–0  Hong Kong Hebrew University Stadium, Jerusalem
16:30 Bae Keum-soo 74' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Pisit Ngarampanich (Thailand)
3 June 1964 South Korea B South Korea 1–2  Israel Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
16:00 Huh Yoon-jung 79'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Davoud Nassiri (Iran)
Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Israel 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2  India 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
3 South Korea South Korea B 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
4  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 1 5 –4 0

1972 (Thailand)[edit]

7 May Group allocation match South Korea  0–0
(2–4 p)		  Iraq National Stadium, Bangkok
Penalties
10 May 1972 Group B South Korea  4–1  Khmer Republic National Stadium, Bangkok
12 May 1972 Group B South Korea  1–2  Kuwait National Stadium, Bangkok
Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2 Advance to knockout stage
2  Khmer Republic 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2
3  Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 5 –3 2
17 May 1972 Semi-finals South Korea  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)		  Thailand National Stadium, Bangkok
19 May 1972 Final Iran  2–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

1980 (Kuwait)[edit]

South Korea won all matches from the second match to the semi-finals including a match against the host Kuwait. However, they lost in the final where they met Kuwait again. Their 18-year-old striker Choi Soon-ho became the youngest scoring champion in Asian Cup history.

16 September 1980 Group B Malaysia  1–1  South Korea Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
18:30 Abdul Ali 90' Choi Soon-ho 68' Attendance: 5,000
19 September 1980 Group B Qatar  0–2  South Korea Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
18:30
21 September 1980 Group B South Korea  3–0  Kuwait Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
16:30
Attendance: 15,000
24 September 1980 Group B South Korea  4–1  United Arab Emirates Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
18:30
Chombi 79'
Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
3  Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
4  Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 –5 3
5  United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 –6 1
28 September 1980 Semi-finals South Korea  2–1  North Korea Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
19:30 Chung Hae-won 80', 89' Park Jong-hon 19' (pen.)
30 September 1980 Final Kuwait  3–0  South Korea Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
18:30
Attendance: 25,000

1984 (Singapore)[edit]

South Koreans left their worst result in the 1984 tournament. They got no victory and made only one goal.

2 December 1984 Group A South Korea  1–1  Saudi Arabia National Stadium, Singapore
19:00 Lee Tae-ho 51' Abdullah 90'
5 December 1984 Group A Kuwait  0–0  South Korea National Stadium, Singapore
19:00
7 December 1984 Group A South Korea  0–1  Syria National Stadium, Singapore
21:00 Hassan 13'
10 December 1984 Group A Qatar  1–0  South Korea National Stadium, Singapore
21:00 Salman 69'
Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
3  Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
4  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2 3
5  South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2

1988 (Qatar)[edit]

South Koreans got a chance to win their third title again after winning all matches until the semi-finals, but they lost the final to Saudi Arabia after the penalty shoot-out. This was the third time for South Korea to finish as runners-up. Their new star player Kim Joo-sung was named the Most Valuable Player.

3 December 1988 Group A United Arab Emirates  0–1  South Korea Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
15:00 Report Lee Tae-ho 8' (pen.) Referee: George Courtney (England)
6 December 1988 Group A South Korea  2–0  Japan Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
15:00
Report Referee: Salah Mohammed (Iraq)
9 December 1988 Group A Qatar  2–3  South Korea Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
17:00 Salman 47' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Report
Referee: George Courtney (England)
11 December 1988 Group A South Korea  3–0  Iran Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
17:00
Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
3  Qatar 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 4
4  United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 2 4 –2 2
5  Japan 4 0 1 3 0 6 –6 1
14 December 1988 Semi-finals South Korea  2–1 (a.e.t.)  China Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
16:00 Lee Tae-ho 93', 103' Report Mai Chao 100' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
18 December 1988 Final South Korea  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		  Saudi Arabia Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
16:00 Report Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Penalties

1996 (United Arab Emirates)[edit]

Before the 1996 tournament, the Korean FA appointed Park Jong-hwan as the new manager. Park was evaluated as the greatest South Korean manager at the time by leading Ilhwa Chunma to three consecutive K League titles, but he disappointed his country in the competition. South Korea finished their group stage in third place, showing shaky start. In the quarter-finals, South Korea held a 2–1 lead against Iran at half-time, but they conceded five goals in the second half including Ali Daei's four goals. After the disaster, Park resigned as manager, and a defender Hong Myung-bo was suspected of slowdown.

4 December 1996 Group A United Arab Emirates  1–1  South Korea Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
16:45 K. Saad 40' Report Hwang Sun-hong 9' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
7 December 1996 Group A South Korea  4-2  Indonesia Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
19:00
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
10 December 1996 Group A Kuwait  2–0  South Korea Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
19:00
Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Group A table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3  South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Indonesia 3 0 1 2 4 8 –4 1
16 December 1996 Quarter-finals South Korea  2–6  Iran Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
16:45
Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

2000 (Lebanon)[edit]

13 October 2000 Group B South Korea  2–2  China International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
17:05
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
16 October 2000 Group B South Korea  0–1  Kuwait International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
19:45 Report Al-Huwaidi 43' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)
19 October 2000 Group B South Korea  3–0  Indonesia Sports City Stadium, Beirut
19:35 Lee Dong-gook 30', 76', 90+1' Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Indonesia 3 0 1 2 0 7 –7 1
23 October 2000 Quarter-finals Iran  1–2 (a.e.t.)  South Korea International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli
16:45 Bagheri 71' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
26 October 2000 Semi-finals South Korea  1–2  Saudi Arabia Sports City Stadium, Beirut
16:45 Lee Dong-gook 90+1' Report Al-Meshal 76', 80' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
29 October 2000 Third place match South Korea  1–0  China Sports City Stadium, Beirut
17:05 Lee Dong-gook 76' Report Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

2004 (China)[edit]

South Korea reached the semi-finals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but their performance wasn't continued after Guus Hiddink left them. They suffered shock defeats to Oman and Vietnam in the qualification. They were eliminated by the quarter-final defeat to Iran after conceding Ali Karimi's hat-trick and an own goal.

19 July 2004 Group B South Korea  0–0  Jordan Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
18:30 Report Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
23 July 2004 Group B United Arab Emirates  0–2  South Korea Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
21:00 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
27 July 2004 Group B South Korea  4–0  Kuwait Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
19:00
Report Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jordan 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 3 7 –4 3
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4 1
31 July 2004 Quarter-finals South Korea  3–4  Iran Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
21:00
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

2007 (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam)[edit]

After excluding three Premier League players (Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo and Seol Ki-hyeon) due to their injuries, South Korea had difficulty again in the Asian Cup. Furthermore, some players including the captain Lee Woon-jae were criticised by fans for visiting a hostess bar in the middle of the group stage. South Korea's outfield players made only three goals during the competition. However, Lee led his team to third place by keeping four clean sheets and winning two penalty shoot-outs.

11 July 2007 Group D South Korea  1–1  Saudi Arabia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
19:35 UTC+7 Choi Sung-kuk 66' Report Y. Al-Qahtani 77' (pen.) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
15 July 2007 Group D Bahrain  2–1  South Korea Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
19:35 UTC+7
Report Kim Do-heon 4' Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
18 July 2007 Group D Indonesia  0–1  South Korea Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
17:20 UTC+7 Report Kim Jung-woo 34' Attendance: 88,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Group D table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3
4  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 7 –4 3
22 July 2007 Quarter-finals Iran  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		  South Korea Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
18:20 UTC+8 Report Attendance: 8,629
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Penalties
25 July 2007 Semi-finals Iraq  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		  South Korea Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
18:20 UTC+8 Report Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Penalties
28 July 2007 Third place match South Korea  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		  Japan Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang
19:35 UTC+8 Report Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Penalties

2011 (Qatar)[edit]

After beating Iran in extra time of the quarter-final match, South Korea once again played extra time in the semi-finals against Japan. In this extra time, Hajime Hosogai who moved into the penalty area before Keisuke Honda kicked a penalty scored a controversial goal from the rebound. South Korea scored the equaliser after the misfortune, but lost on penalties.

10 January 2011 Group C South Korea  2–1  Bahrain Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
19:15 Koo Ja-cheol 40', 52' Report Aaish 85' (pen.) Attendance: 6,669
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
14 January 2011 Group C Australia  1–1  South Korea Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
16:15 Jedinak 62' Report Koo Ja-cheol 24' Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
18 January 2011 Group C South Korea  4–1  India Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
16:15
Report Chhetri 12' (pen.) Attendance: 11,366
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 3 13 –10 0
22 January 2011 Quarter-finals Iran  0–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
19:25 Report Yoon Bit-garam 105' Attendance: 7,111
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
25 January 2011 Semi-finals Japan  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		  South Korea Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha
16:25
Report
Attendance: 16,171
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Penalties
28 January 2011 Third place match Uzbekistan  2–3

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