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North Korea women's national football team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see North Korea national football team.
Korea DPR
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Eastern Azaleas
AssociationDPR Korea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachJo Song-ok[1]
Home stadiumRungnado Stadium
Kim Il-Sung Stadium
Yanggakdo Stadium
FIFA codePRK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (18 December 2020)[2]
Highest5 (December 1999)
Lowest12 (July 2011)
First international
China PR 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
Appearances4 (first in 1999)
Best resultQuarter-finals; 2007
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup stage
Women's Asian Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best resultWinners, 2001, 2003, 2008

The North Korea women's national football team represents North Korea in international women's football.[3][4] North Korea won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001 (scoring 51 goals in 6 matches, a standing record), 2003, and 2008.

Until December, 2020, North Korea was ranked in the top ten teams worldwide in the FIFA World Rankings, but it was then dropped due to inactivity, having not played since March, 2019, with no further matches scheduled, and is now unranked.[5]

History

Main article: History of the North Korea women's national football team

Disqualification for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

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, failing doping tests during the tournament and were provisionally suspended prior to their team's match against Colombia.[6] On 16 July, FIFA announced that three additional players from North Korea tested positive following target testing of the whole team.[7] 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.[8]

Coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the 2018 Asian Games.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Choe Kyong-im 15 July 1993 (aged 25)
GK Kim Myong-sun 6 March 1997 (aged 21)
GK Paek Yong-hui 16 April 1990 (aged 28)
DF Pak Hye-gyong 7 November 2001 (aged 16)
DF Son Ok-ju 7 March 2000 (aged 18)
DF Kim Nam-hui 4 March 1994 (aged 24)
DF Kim Un-ha 23 March 1993 (aged 25)
MF Ju Hyo-sim 21 June 1998 (aged 20)
MF Ri Hyang-sim 23 March 1996 (aged 22)
MF Rim Se-ok 13 January 1994 (aged 24)
MF Yu Jong-im 6 December 1993 (aged 24)
MF Ri Un-yong 1 September 1996 (aged 21)
MF Kim Yun-mi 1 July 1993 (aged 25)
MF Kim Phyong-hwa 28 November 1996 (aged 21)
FW Sung Hyang-sim 2 December 1999 (aged 18)
FW Jang Hyon-sun 1 July 1991 (aged 27)
FW Kim Un-hwa 30 September 1992 (aged 25)
FW Ri Hae-yon 10 January 1999 (aged 19)
FW Ri Kyong-hyang 10 June 1996 (aged 22)
FW Wi Jong-sim 13 October 1997 (aged 20)

Recent call ups

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


Managers


Results and fixtures

Main article: North Korea women's national football team results

 Win  Draw  Lose

2019

27 February 2019 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup North Korea 4–2 Czech Republic Pyla, Cyprus
14:30
  • Ju Goal 14'
  • Kim Goal 18', 90+4'
  • Ri Goal 83'
 Report
  • Bartoňová Goal 63'
  • Szewieczková Goal 85'
 Stadium: Pyla Stadium
1 March 2019 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup North Korea 4–1 South Africa Cyprus
18:00 Report
4 March 2019 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup North Korea 1–0 Finland Cyprus
18:00 Report
6 March 2019 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup North Korea 3–3 Italy Cyprus
18:00 Report

Honours

Continental

Champions: 2001, 2003, 2008Med 1.png
Runners-up: 1993, 1997, 2010Med 2.png
Champions: 2002, 2006, 2014Med 1.png
Runners-up: 1998, 2010Med 2.png

Regional

  • EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Champions: 2013, 2015, 2017Med 1.png
Runners-up: 2005, 2008Med 2.png

Other invitational tournaments

  • Albena Cup
Champions: 2002Med 1.png
  • Australia Cup
Champions: 2004[10]Med 1.png
  • Cyprus Women's Cup
Champions: 2019Med 1.png
Champions: 2012Med 1.png

Achievements

World Cup record

The team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995 Did not enter
United States 1999 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2
United States 2003 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1
China 2007 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2
Germany 2011 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3
Canada 2015 Banned
France 2019 Did not qualify
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total 4/9 13 3 2 8 12 20 −8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
United States 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
United States 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
China 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
Germany 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 record

Olympic Games record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1
United Kingdom 2012 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
Japan 2020 Withdrew
Total 2/7 6 2 0 4 4 9 -5

AFC Women's Asian Cup record

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Hong Kong 1975 Did not participate
Taiwan 1977
India 1979
Hong Kong 1981
Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg 1983
Hong Kong 1986
Hong Kong 1989 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1
Japan 1991 Fourth place 6 3 1 2 25 2 +23
Malaysia 1993 Runner-up 5 3 1 1 18 4 +14
Malaysia 1995 Did not participate
China 1997 Runner-up 5 3 0 2 24 6 +18
Philippines 1999 Third place 6 4 1 1 28 8 +20
Chinese Taipei 2001 Winners 6 6 0 0 53 1 +52
Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg 2003 6 5 1 0 50 3 +47
Australia 2006 Third place 6 4 1 1 16 3 +13
Vietnam 2008 Winners 5 5 0 0 14 1 +13
China 2010 Runner-up 5 3 1 1 7 2 +5
Vietnam 2014 Banned (see above)
Jordan 2018 Did not qualify
India 2022 TBD - - - - - - -
Total 10/19 53 37 6 10 241 37 +204
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games record

Asian Games record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
China 1990 Third place 5 2 2 1 19 3 +16
Japan 1994 Did not enter
Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg 1998 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 26 4 +22
South Korea 2002 Winners 5 4 1 0 8 0 +8
Qatar 2006 5 4 1 0 16 2 +14
China 2010 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
South Korea 2014 Winners 5 5 0 0 16 2 +14
Indonesia 2018 6th Place 4 2 0 2 25 4 +21
China 2022 TBD - - - - - - -
Japan 2026 TBD - - - - - - -
Total 7/8 31 22 6 5 115 17 +98

EAFF E-1 Football Championship record

EAFF E-1 Football Championship record
Hosts / Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD
South Korea 2005 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1
China 2008 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3
Japan 2010 Withdrew
South Korea 2013 Winners 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
China 2015 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5
Japan 2017 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5
South Korea 2019 Withdrew
China 2021 TBD - - - - - - -
Total 5/7 15 11 2 2 25 9 +16
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup record

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".[11]

Portugal Algarve Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses 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 record

Cyprus Cyprus Women's Cup record
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
2017 3rd place 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7
2018 3rd 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 record

China Four Nations Tournament record
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

  • Korea DPR national football team
  • North Korea women's national under-20 football team
  • North Korea women's national under-17 football team
  • North Korea–South Korea football rivalry

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Korea DPR - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Kim Jong-il: The Success Behind DPR Ladies Football?". Goal.com. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  4. ^ "Red devils vs. 'axis of evil'-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com. 2002-09-05. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  5. ^ "FIFA ranking: Women's football team end 2020 in Asia top five".
  6. ^ "Two players from Korea DPR provisionally suspended following anti-doping tests". FIFA. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  7. ^ "Adverse analytical findings recorded for three additional players from Korea DPR". FIFA. 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  8. ^ "FIFA Disciplinary Committee decisions for Germany 2011". FIFA.com. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  9. ^ "Athletes DPR Korea Football". Asian Games 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  10. ^ Australia Cup
  11. ^ "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

External links

  • Media related to North Korea women's national football team at Wikimedia Commons
Sporting positions
Preceded by
1999 China PR 		AFC Women's Champions
2001 (First title)
2003 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
2006 China PR
Preceded by
2006 China PR 		AFC Women's Champions
2008 (Third title) 		Succeeded by
2010 Australia
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