South Korea national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for South Korea that represents the team in international competitions. The country has participated at the Asian Para Games, the IFCPF World Championships and the Paralympic Games. In their only appearance at the Paralympics, the finished fourth.
Background Korea Cerebral Palsy Football Association (KFCPF) is in charge of managing the national team. While South Korea was active in participating in international regional competitions by 2016, the country did not have a national championships to support national team player development. National team development is supported by an International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) recognized national championship. Recognized years for the national IFCPF recognized competition include 2013, 2014, and 2015 .
Players There have been a number of players for the Korean squad. NameNumberClassificationPositionYears activeRefChangwook ChaeFT7 2016Sang Pil ChoFT6 2016Yongseok ChoiFT7 2016Beom-Jun ChoiFT7 2016Sung-Min DooFT7 2016Kyeongkuk GuFT7 2016Chi-Yoon HeoFT6 2016Taekyeong HwangFT7 2016Jungho JangFT6 2016Doyoung JangFT7 2016Do-Hyun JeongFT7 2016Phillip JungFT8 2016Seungnam KangFT6 2016Hyung Soo KimFT6 2016Sang-Yul KimFT7 2016Jae Young KimFT6 2016Dongjae KimFT7 2016Sunshwa KwonFT7 2016Dong-U LeeFT7 2016Hun-Ju LeeFT6 2016Hyoungjun LeeFT7 2016Seung-Hwan LeeFT7 2016Kyung Seok OhFT6 2016Hyeonseok OhFT6 2016Haecheol ParkFT7 2016Jung-Deuk ParkFT6 2016Seung Mok ParkFT7 2016Park SeounghunFT6 2016Hyseseong SonFT5 2016Kinam KimFT7 2016Junchul ShinFT6 2016Suam ParkFT7 2016
Ranking
South Korea was ranked eighteenth in the world by the IFCPF in 2016. The team was also ranked fourth regionally in Asia-Oceania that year. South Korea was ranked nineteenth in November 2014. In August 2013, they were ranked twentieth. In July 2011 and September 2012, they were seventeenth.
Results
South Korea has participated in a number of international tournaments. The team was scheduled to participate in the 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships in Vejen, Denmark in early August. The tournament was part of the qualifying process for the 2017 IFCPF World Championships. Other teams scheduled to participate included Scotland, Canada, Portugal, Iran, Northern Ireland, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Germany, Denmark, and Spain. CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRefIFCPF World Championships Qualification TournamentVejen, Denmark2016Asian Para GamesIncheon, South Korea201443
IFCPF World Championships South Korea has participated in the IFCPF World Championships. At the 2011 edition, South Korea won the Fair Play Cup. World ChampionshipsLocationTotal TeamsResultRef2011 CPSIRA World ChampionshipsNetherlands1616
Paralympic Games
South Korea has participated in 7-a-side football at the Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Results GamesResultsRef1988 Summer Paralympics4
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