The North Korea national under-20 football team is the youth association football team representing North Korea in youth competitions and it is controlled by DPR Korea Football Association.
Participation in Tournaments
FIFA U-20 World Cup Year ResultPldWDLGFGA 1977 did not participate 1979 did not qualify 1981 did not participate 1983 Banned 1985 did not participate 1987 did not qualify 1989 1991 Participated as Korea unified team. Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 3 7 1993 did not participate 1995 1997 1999 did not qualify 2001 did not participate 2003 Withdrew 2005 2007 Round 1 3 0 2 1 2 3 2009 did not qualify 2011 Round 1 3 0 1 2 0 6 2013 did not qualify 2015 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 12 2017 did not qualify 2019 2023 did not participate 2025 did not qualify 2027 To be determined Total 3/25 9 0 3 6 3 21 Incl. 1991 4/25 13 1 4 8 6 28
AFC U-20 Asian Cup Year Result PositionPldWDLGFGA 1975 Semi-finals 3rd 741296 1976 Champions 1st 724164 1978 Semi-finals 3rd 7430132 1986 Semi-finals 3rd 530253 1988 Group stage 6th 310247 1990 Runner-up 2nd 5311114 2006 Champions 1st 6411103 2008 Quarter-finals 8th 412163 2010 Champions 1st 6501123 2012 Group stage 9th 311163 2014 Runners-up 2nd 6222107 2016 Group stage 16th 300329 2018 Group stage 12th 310247 2023 did not participate 2025 Group stage 12th301235Total 2 titles 14/42 68 31 16 21 101 66
Current squad The following players were called up to the squad for the 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.
See also
North Korea national football team North Korea national under-23 football team North Korea women's national football team
Head-to-head record The following table shows North Korea's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup. In FIFA U-20 World Cup OpponentWin %Total In AFC U-20 Asian Cup OpponentWin %Total