North Korea women's national football team
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Nickname(s) | Eastern Azaleas | ||
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Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Ri Yu-il[1] | ||
Most caps | Ri Kum-suk (123) | ||
Top scorer | Ri Kum-suk (40) | ||
Home stadium | Rungnado Stadium Kim Il-Sung Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PRK | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 9 1 (16 August 2024)[2] | ||
Highest | 5 (December 2006 – June 2007; September 2008 – March 2010) | ||
Lowest | 12 (July 2011) | ||
First international | |||
China 4–1 North Korea (Hong Kong; 21 December 1989) | |||
Biggest win | |||
North Korea 24–0 Singapore (Hong Kong; 21 June 2001) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
France 5–0 North Korea (Glasgow, Scotland; 28 July 2012) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2007) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2008) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2008, 2012) | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1989) | ||
Best result | Winners (2001, 2003, 2008) | ||
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team (Munhwaŏ Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 녀자 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in international women's football.[3][4]
North Korea is one of the Asian Football Confederation women's powerhouses alongside Japan, China and Australia. The Eastern Azaleas won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001 (scoring 53 goals in 6 matches, a record that still stands), 2003, and 2008, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]
History
[edit]1980s
[edit]According to data from the Korean Central News Agency, women's football in the country began to take shape in 1985. The first football team was formed in the Society of Provincial Sports of South Pyongan Province (Korean: 평안남도체육선수단), and other women's football teams started emerging soon after. On May 19, 1986, the first exhibition match of women's football teams was played at the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.[6]
The first international match of the North Korean national team was held on December 21, 1989, against the Chinese national team as part of the 1989 AFC Women's Championship. The match, which took place in Hong Kong, ended in a 1–4 defeat for the Koreans. Later in the same tournament, the national team played two more matches, losing 1–3 to Chinese Taipei and winning 4–0 against Thailand, thus finishing third in their group.[7] In the following year, in 1990, the North Korean national team won their first international medal, securing bronze medals at the Women's Football Tournament of the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. They only suffered one loss to the Chinese team during the tournament and achieved a 7–0 victory against the South Korean national team.
The 1991 AFC Women's Championship in Japan, in addition to its primary purpose, served as a qualification stage for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top three Asian teams earning a spot in the World Cup. The North Korean national team had a successful start in the tournament, finishing second in their subgroup, which qualified them for the semi-finals. In the semi-final match, the Koreans were defeated by the Chinese team with a score of 0–1. In the match for third place, they faced the Chinese Taipei team. The regular and extra time of the match ended in a goalless draw, and the winner was determined in a penalty shootout, in which the North Korean national team lost 4–5,[8] finishing fourth in the tournament and narrowly missing qualification for the World Cup. The 1993 AFC Women's Championship brought silver medals to the North Korean team, as they only lost the final match to the Chinese team with a score of 3–0.[9] The North Korean team missed the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament as they were absent from 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima, which served as a parallel qualification for the World Cup. The North Korean national team was also absent from the 1995 AFC Women's Championship.
For the first time in their history, the Korean women's team secured a spot in the World Cup after finishing as runners-up in the 1997 AFC Women's Championship. In the semi-finals, they defeated the Japanese national team with a score of 1–0. In the final match, they faced the Chinese team once more and were defeated 0–2.[10] At the 1998 Asian Games, the North Korean national team reached the final again but lost 0–1 to its Chinese counterparts. In their first World Cup, the North Korean team was placed in a group with Nigeria, Denmark, and the tournament hosts, the United States. They lost their first match against Nigeria 1–2, but bounced back in the second match to defeat the Danish team 3–0. A 0–3 loss to the United States in the final group-stage match left the North Korean team in third place in the group, preventing them from reaching the tournament's knockout stage.[11]
Disqualification for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
[edit]During the team's participation at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, on 7 July 2011, FIFA announced that two of its players, Song Jong-Sun and Jong Pok-Sim, had failed doping tests during the tournament and were provisionally suspended prior to their team's match against Colombia.[12] On 16 July, FIFA announced that three additional players from North Korea tested positive following target testing of the whole team.[13] North Korea reasoned the positive doping results in from deer musk-derived Chinese traditional medicine used to treat players hit by lightning.[14] On 25 August 2011, the North Korean team was fined US$ 400,000 which is equal to the prize it received by finishing 13th in the 2011 tournament, and was excluded from participation at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, including its qualification round.[15]
2020s
[edit]After it won the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup in March 2019, the team was inactive until the 2022 Asian Games (played in September 2023) partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic;[16] during this time, the team became unranked due to a lack of FIFA-recognized play.[17] The team's ranking has since been restored.[18] North Korea would almost qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics losing to Japan in the two-leg third round Olympic qualifiers.[19]
As of the June 2024 FIFA rankings, the team is ranked 10th in the world.[20]
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Loss Fixtures
2023
[edit]24 September 2022 Asian Games | North Korea | 7–0 | Singapore | Wenzhou, China |
19:30 UTC 8 |
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Report | Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 5,320 Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan) Assistant referees: Heba Saadieh (Palestine) Islam Al-Abadi (Jordan) Fourth official: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon) |
27 September 2022 Asian Games | Singapore | 0–10 | North Korea | Wenzhou, China |
16:00 UTC 8 | Report |
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Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon) Assistant referees: Unurjargal Battsetseg (Mongolia) Islam Al-Abadi (Jordan) Fourth official: Haneen Murad (Jordan) |
30 September 2022 Asian Games QF | South Korea | 1–4 | North Korea | Wenzhou, China |
16:30 UTC 8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre Attendance: 6,171 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand) |
3 October 2022 Asian Games SF | Uzbekistan | 0–8 | North Korea | Hangzhou, China |
18:00 UTC 8 | Report |
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Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 10,402 Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam) |
6 October 2022 Asian Games F | Japan | 4–1 | North Korea | Hangzhou, China |
20:00 UTC 8 | Report |
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Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 37,166 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan) |
26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | China | 1–2 | North Korea | Xiamen, China |
19:35 UTC 8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia) |
29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | North Korea | 0–0 | South Korea | Xiamen, China |
15:30 UTC 8 | Report | Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 7,582 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam) |
1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | Thailand | 0–7 | North Korea | Xiamen, China |
15:30 UTC 8 | Report |
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Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 869 Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia) |
30 November 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR | Hong Kong | 0–11 | North Korea | Zhuhai, China |
16:00 UTC 8 | Report |
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Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China PR) |
2 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR | North Korea | 19–0 | Mongolia | Zhuhai, China |
16:00 UTC 8 |
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Report | Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2 Referee: Tien Jin (China) |
4 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR | Northern Mariana Islands | 0–17 | North Korea | Zhuhai, China |
10:00 UTC 8 | Report |
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Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China) |
7 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR Final | North Korea | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei | Taipa, Macau |
20:00 UTC 8 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo |
2024
[edit]24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3 | North Korea | 0–0 | Japan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
16:04 UTC 3 | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium[21] Attendance: 100 Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam) |
28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3 | Japan | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | North Korea | Tokyo, Japan |
18:34 UTC 9 | Report |
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Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 45,787 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
12 July Friendly | Russia | 0–3 | North Korea | Moscow, Russia |
20:00 UTC 3 | Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Moskvich stadium |
15 July Friendly | Russia | 0–0 | North Korea | Moscow, Russia |
19:00 UTC 3 | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Moskvich stadium |
Coaching staff
[edit]Current coaching staff
[edit]- As of 30 September 2023.
Role | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Ri Yu-il | [22] |
Team Manager | Kim Myong-chol | |
Assistant coach | Pak Song-jin | |
Goalkeeping coach | Kim Myong-gil | |
Fitness coach | Ri Jong-sim | |
Team Doctor | Pak Kyong-hui |
Manager history
[edit]- Myong Dong-chan (명동찬) (1989–1999)
- Ri Song-gun (리성근) (1999–2003)
- Sin Ui-gun (신의근) (2012)
- Kim Kwang-min (김광민) (2004–2011, 2013–2019)
- Jo Song-ok (조성옥) (2016)[23]
- Ri Yu-il (리유일) (2023–present)
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following 20 players were called up for Friendly matches against Russia.[24]
- Match dates: 12 and 15 July 2024
- Opposition: Russia
- Caps and goals correct as of: 15 July 2024, after the match against Russia
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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18 | GK | Yu Son-gum | 8 November 2003 | 6 | 0 | Sobaeksu Sports Club |
1 | GK | Kim Jong-sun | 13 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Sobaeksu Sports Club |
6 | DF | Myong Yu-jong (명유정) | 29 August 2003 | 16 | 3 | April 25 Sports Club |
15 | DF | Ri Jong-gum | 9 August 2002 | 7 | 0 | April 25 Sports Club |
19 | DF | Kim Su-rim | (age 22) | 2 | 1 | |
20 | DF | Ri Hye-gyong | 24 September 1999 | 14 | 0 | Amnokgang Sports Club |
4 | MF | Kim Song-gyong | 12 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | MF | An Kuk-hyang | 25 March 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | MF | Ju Hyo-sim (주효심) | 21 June 1998 | 12 | 3 | April 25 Sports Club |
10 | FW | Ri Hak (리학) | 12 June 2002 | 13 | 9 | April 25 Sports Club |
11 | FW | Han Jin-hong | 16 February 2002 | 9 | 7 | April 25 Sports Club |
12 | FW | Hong Song-ok (홍성옥) | 21 August 2003 | 15 | 8 | Amnokgang Sports Club |
13 | FW | Kim Chung-mi | 1 June 2003 | 12 | 4 | April 25 Sports Club |
14 | FW | Jong Yun-mi | 4 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | Ham Ye-song | 1 | 0 | |||
3 | Jo Pom-mi | 2 | 0 | |||
7 | MF | Choe Song-gyong | 18 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | Kang Hyong-wi | 2 | 0 | |||
16 | Kim Su-gyong | 2 | 0 | |||
17 | Ro Jin-a | 0 | 0 |
Recent call ups
[edit]- The following players have been called up to a North Korea squad in the past 12 months.
Honours
[edit]Continental
[edit]Regional
[edit]Other invitational tournaments
[edit]- Champions: 2002
- Champions: 2019
- Champions: 2012
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA Women's World Cup
[edit]FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | Did not enter | |||||||
1999 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
2007 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
2015 | Banned | |||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | Did not enter | |||||||
2027 | TBD | |||||||
Total | 4/9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
1999 | Group stage | 20 June | Nigeria | L 1–2 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena |
24 June | Denmark | W 3–1 | Civic Stadium, Portland | ||
27 June | United States | L 0–3 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough | ||
2003 | Group stage | 20 September | Nigeria | W 3–0 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
25 September | Sweden | L 0–1 | |||
28 September | United States | L 0–3 | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus | ||
2007 | Group stage | 11 September | United States | D 2–2 | Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu |
14 September | Nigeria | W 2–0 | |||
18 September | Sweden | L 1–2 | Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin | ||
Quarter-finals | 22 September | Germany | L 0–3 | Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan | |
2011 | Group stage | 28 June | United States | L 0–2 | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden |
2 July | Sweden | L 0–1 | Impuls Arena, Augsburg | ||
6 July | Colombia | D 0–0 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum |
Olympic Games
[edit]Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | |
2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2020 | Withdrew | |||||||
2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 2/7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
AFC Women's Asian Cup
[edit]AFC Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
1975 | Did not participate | |||||||
1977 | ||||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1981 | ||||||||
1983 | ||||||||
1986 | ||||||||
1989 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
1991 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 23 |
1993 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
1995 | Did not participate | |||||||
1997 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
1999 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 20 |
2001 | Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 52 |
2003 | Winners | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 47 |
2006 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
2008 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
2010 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
2014 | Banned (see above) | |||||||
2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2022 | Withdrew | |||||||
2026 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 10/21 | 53 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 241 | 37 | 204 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
[edit]Football at the Asian Games | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
1990 | Third place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
1994 | Did not enter | |||||||
1998 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
2002 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2006 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
2010 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
2014 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
2018 | 6th place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 21 |
2022 | Runners-up | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 25 |
2026 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 7/8 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 115 | 17 | 98 |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
[edit]EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2005 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
2010 | Withdrew | |||||||
2013 | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
2015 | Winners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
2017 | Winners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2019 | Withdrew | |||||||
2022 | Did not enter | |||||||
2024 | ||||||||
Total | 5/9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 16 |
Algarve Cup
[edit]Algarve Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2014 | 8th place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Total | 1/27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Cyprus Women's Cup
[edit]Cyprus Women's Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2017 | Third place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
2018 | Third place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
2019 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Total | 3/13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 17 |
Four Nations Tournament
[edit]Four Nations Tournament record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2012 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 2/18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
See also
[edit]- Sport in North Korea
- North Korea women's national under-20 football team
- North Korea women's national under-17 football team
- North Korea national football team
- North Korea–South Korea football rivalry
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Further reading
[edit]- Lewis, Samantha (18 February 2024). "Deer musk glands, fake fans, and forbidden friends — inside the North Korean women's national soccer team". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Media related to North Korea women's national football team at Wikimedia Commons