Records and statistics of the South Korea national football team are as follows.
Player records
- As of 26 March 2024
Players in bold are still active with South Korea.
Most appearances
Top goalscorers
Other records
- Youngest player
- 17 years and 241 days, Kim Pan-keun, vs. Thailand, 1 November 1983
- Youngest goalscorer
- 18 years and 87 days, Ko Jong-soo, vs. New Zealand, 25 January 1997
- Oldest player
- 39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
- Oldest goalscorer
- 39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950
- Longest career
- 19 years and 112 days, Lee Dong-gook, from 16 May 1998 to 5 September 2017
- Most goals in a calendar year
- 16, Park Lee-chun (1972) and Hwang Sun-hong (1994)
- Most consecutive matches scored in
- 6, Ha Seok-ju (1993)
- Fastest goal from kick-off
- 16 seconds, Hwang Hee-chan, vs. Qatar, 17 November 2020
- Most hat-tricks
- 3, Cha Bum-kun and Park Sung-hwa
Manager records
- Most matches managed
- 78, Huh Jung-moo
- Most matches managed (unofficial)
- 126, Kim Jung-nam
- Most matches won
- 54, Ham Heung-chul
- Most matches won in an appointment
- 35, Paulo Bento
- Longest career in an appointment
- 4 years and 106 days, Paulo Bento, from 22 August 2018 to 6 December 2022
- Most appointments
- 5, Kim Yong-sik, Min Byung-dae and Park Jong-hwan
Team records
- Biggest victory
- 16–0 vs. Nepal, 29 September 2003 (2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Highest scoring draw
- 4–4 vs. Malaysia, 11 September 1976 (1976 Korea Cup)
- Heaviest defeat
- 0–12 vs. Sweden, 5 August 1948 (1948 Summer Olympics)
- Most consecutive victories
- 11, from 29 July 1975 (3–1 vs. Malaysia) to 21 December 1975 (3–1 vs. Burma)
- Most consecutive matches without defeat
- 29, from 20 September 1986 (3–0 vs. India) to 26 June 1989 (0–0 vs. Czechoslovakia)
Head-to-head record
The following table shows South Korea's head-to-head record, correct as of 26 March 2024.
References
External links
- Korea Football Association official website (in English and Korean)
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