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General Information for North Korea

DPR Korea Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1958
Average height in 2019
1.79m
Average age in 2019
26.1
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2019
Jersey in 2019

Coaches in 2019

Kim, Yong-Jun (Coach)

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Kim, Yong-Jun (Coach)

Day of Birth
1983-07-19
Place of Birth
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Height
1.82m
Matches
3 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Yong-Jun Kim

Kasapoğlu, Koço (Coach)

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Kasapoğlu, Koço (Coach)

Day of Birth
1935-11-15
Day of Death
2016-04-05
Place of Birth
Istanbul (Turkey)

Yun, Jong-Su (Coach)

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Yun, Jong-Su (Coach)

Day of Birth
1962-01-03
Place of Birth
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Matches
10 (5 / 5)
Goto coach Jong-Su Yun

Players of North Korea in 2019

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
An, Tae-Song 1993-10-21 Goalkeeper North Korea April 25 SG 8 0 0 0 0 0
Ri, Myong-Guk 1986-09-09 Goalkeeper North Korea Pyongyang SC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ri, Kwang-Il 1988-04-13 Goalkeeper North Korea Sobaeksu SG 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sin, Hyok 1992-07-03 Goalkeeper North Korea Amrokgang SG 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sim, Hyon-Jin 1991-01-01 Left Back North Korea April 25 SG 11 1 1 0 0 0
Kim, Chol-Bom 1994-07-16 Left Back North Korea April 25 SG 11 1 0 0 0 0
Jang, Kuk-Chol 1994-02-16 Centre Back North Korea Hwaebul SC 11 0 1 0 0 0
Ri, Yong-Chol 1991-01-18 Defender North Korea Kyonggongop SG 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ri, Chang-Ho 1990-01-04 Centre Back North Korea Hwaebul SC 3 2 0 0 0 0
Ri, Thong-Il 1992-11-20 Defender North Korea Kigwancha SG 2 4 0 0 0 0
Kim, Kum-Chol 1997-04-07 Defender North Korea Rimyongsu SG 2 3 0 0 0 0
Kim, Kyong-Hun 1990-08-11 Defender North Korea Kyonggongop SG 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kim, Song-Gi 1988-10-23 Centre Back Japan Tochigi City 2 0 0 0 0 0
An, Song-Il 1992-11-30 Defender North Korea April 25 SG 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hong, Jin-Song 1994-02-20 Defender North Korea Sobaeksu SG 1 2 0 0 0 0
Ri, Un-Chol 1995-07-13 Centre Midfielder North Korea Sonbong SC 13 0 1 0 0 0
Pak, Myong-Song 1994-03-31 Centre Midfielder North Korea April 25 SG 6 2 0 0 0 0
Kim, Yong-Il 1994-07-06 Midfielder North Korea Kigwancha SG 5 6 0 0 0 0
Ri, Un-Il 1998-08-15 Left Midfielder North Korea Kigwancha SG 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ri, Yong-Jik 1991-02-08 Defensive Midfielder Japan Tōkyō Verdy 4 1 0 0 0 0
Ri, Il-Jin 1993-08-20 Midfielder North Korea Sobaeksu SG 2 0 0 0 0 0
Song, Jong-Hyok 1995-06-28 Midfielder North Korea Hwaebul SC 0 3 0 0 0 0
Kang II, Kuk-Chol 1999-09-29 Centre Midfielder North Korea Rimyongsu SG 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jong, Il-Gwan 1992-10-30 Centre Forward North Korea Rimyongsu SG 11 0 5 0 0 0
Han, Kwang-Song 1998-09-11 Centre Forward Qatar Al-Duhail Doha 7 0 1 0 0 0
Pak, Kwang-Ryong 1992-09-27 Centre Forward Austria SKN St.Pölten 6 0 1 0 0 0
Han, Thae-Hyok 1989-10-15 Striker North Korea Kigwancha SG 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ri, Hyong-Jin 1993-07-19 Right Winger North Korea April 25 SG 4 1 3 0 0 0
Choe, Ju-Song 1996-01-27 Left Winger North Korea Amrokgang SG 2 4 0 0 0 0
Rim, Kwang-Hyok 1992-08-05 Striker North Korea Kigwancha SG 2 4 0 0 0 0
Choe, Song-Hyok 1998-02-08 Right Winger Italy SS Arezzo 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pak, Hyon-Il 1993-09-21 Striker North Korea Amrokgang SG 0 4 1 0 0 0
Ri, Hyok-Chol 1991-01-27 Striker North Korea Rimyongsu SG 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jo, Sol-Song 1995-10-27 Striker North Korea Pyongyang SC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of North Korea in 2019

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2019-01-08
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
North Korea
North Korea
4:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. North Korea
Asian Cup 2019 - Group E
Al-Rashid Stadium
2019-01-13
North Korea
North Korea
Qatar
Qatar
0:6 c
North Korea vs. Qatar
Asian Cup 2019 - Group E
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
2019-01-17
Lebanon
Lebanon
North Korea
North Korea
4:1 c
Lebanon vs. North Korea
Asian Cup 2019 - Group E
Al-Sharjah Stadium
2019-06-07
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
North Korea
North Korea
4:0 c
Uzbekistan vs. North Korea
Friendly
Milliy Stadioni
2019-07-08
Syria
Syria
North Korea
North Korea
5:2 c
Syria vs. North Korea
Friendly
EKA Arena
2019-07-13
India
India
North Korea
North Korea
2:5 c
India vs. North Korea
Friendly
EKA Arena
2019-07-15
North Korea
North Korea
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
1:0 c
North Korea vs. Tajikistan
Friendly
EKA Arena
2019-07-19
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
North Korea
North Korea
0:1 c
Tajikistan vs. North Korea
Friendly
EKA Arena
2019-09-05
North Korea
North Korea
Lebanon
Lebanon
2:0 c
North Korea vs. Lebanon
World Cup 2022 - Group H
Kim Il-sung Stadium
2019-09-10
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
North Korea
North Korea
0:1 c
Sri Lanka vs. North Korea
World Cup 2022 - Group H
Colombo Racecourse Stadium
2019-10-15
North Korea
North Korea
South Korea
South Korea
0:0 c
North Korea vs. South Korea
World Cup 2022 - Group H
Kim Il-sung Stadium
2019-11-14
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
North Korea
North Korea
3:1 c
Turkmenistan vs. North Korea
World Cup 2022 - Group H
Köpetdag Stadium
2019-11-19
Lebanon
Lebanon
North Korea
North Korea
0:0 c
Lebanon vs. North Korea
World Cup 2022 - Group H
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
13 Matches

Match Progress for North Korea in 2019

Favorite Opponents of North Korea

Opponent M W D L G
Japan
Japan
18 5 3 10 12
China
China
17 3 5 9 20
Iran
Iran
17 0 2 15 7
South Korea
South Korea
17 1 9 7 5
Thailand
Thailand
16 7 4 5 28
Qatar
Qatar
14 4 6 4 18
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
13 9 4 0 20
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
13 4 4 5 14
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
12 1 2 9 7
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
11 2 3 6 10
Kuwait
Kuwait
10 1 4 5 13
Jordan
Jordan
10 3 3 4 8
Lebanon
Lebanon
9 1 3 5 6
Taiwan
Taiwan
9 8 1 0 23
Singapore
Singapore
9 6 1 2 18
Vietnam
Vietnam
8 3 4 1 10
Syria
Syria
8 1 3 4 8
Bahrain
Bahrain
7 4 1 2 10
India
India
7 6 1 0 19
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
7 3 3 1 12
Iraq
Iraq
6 2 1 3 5
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
6 4 1 1 6
Mongolia
Mongolia
6 6 0 0 36
Indonesia
Indonesia
6 5 1 0 17
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 20
Yemen
Yemen
5 3 2 0 8
Guam
Guam
5 5 0 0 42
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 3 2 0 13
Philippines
Philippines
4 2 1 1 7
Nepal
Nepal
4 4 0 0 11
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 1 1 1 6
Sweden
Sweden
3 0 1 2 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 5
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3 3 0 0 8
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 9
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 1 1 2
Oman
Oman
2 0 1 1 3
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 3
Latvia
Latvia
2 0 1 1 2
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 2
Laos
Laos
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 0 1 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 0 1 1
Mali
Mali
1 1 0 0 1
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 0
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 0 1 0 0
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1 1 0 0 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 0 1 0
Finland
Finland
1 1 0 0 3
Somalia
Somalia
1 1 0 0 14
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 0 1 1
Zambia
Zambia
1 0 0 1 1
Italy
Italy
1 1 0 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 0 1 0 2
Cuba
Cuba
1 0 1 0 0
Greece
Greece
1 0 1 0 2
Congo
Congo
1 0 1 0 0
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 1
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
335 130 89 116 515

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