North_Korea_women's_national_football_team

North Korea women's national football team

North Korea women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing North Korea

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see North Korea national football team.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team (Munhwaŏ Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 녀자 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in international women's football.[3][4]

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North Korea won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001 (scoring 53 goals in 6 matches, a record that still stands), 2003, and 2008, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]

History

1980s

According to data from the Korean Central News Agency, women's football in the country began to take shape in the year 1985. The first football team was formed in the Society of Provincial Sports of South Pyongan Province (Korean: 평안남도체육선수단), and soon after, other women's football teams started emerging. On May 19, 1986, the first exhibition match of women's football teams was played at the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.[6]

The first international match of the North Korean national team was held on December 21, 1989, against the Chinese national team as part of the 1989 AFC Women's Championship. The match, which took place in Hong Kong, ended with a defeat for the Koreans, with a score of 1–4. Later in the same tournament, the national team played two more matches, losing 1–3 to the Chinese Taipei national team and winning 4–0 against the Thai national team, thus finishing third in their group.[7] In the following year, in 1990, the North Korean national team won their first international medal, securing bronze medals at the Women's Football Tournament of the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. They only suffered one loss to the Chinese team during the tournament and achieved a 7–0 victory against the South Korean national team.

The 1991 AFC Women's Championship in Japan, in addition to its primary purpose, served as a qualification stage for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top three Asian teams earning a spot in the World Cup. The North Korean national team had a successful start in the tournament, finishing second in their subgroup, which qualified them for the semi-finals. In the semi-final match, the Koreans were defeated by the Chinese team with a score of 0–1. In the match for third place, they faced the Chinese Taipei national team. The regular and extra time of the match ended in a goalless draw, and the winner was determined in a penalty shootout, in which the North Korean national team lost 4–5,[8] finishing fourth in the tournament and failing to qualify for the World Cup. The 1993 AFC Women's Championship brought silver medals to the North Korean team, as they only lost the final match to the Chinese team with a score of 3–0.[9] the North Korean team missed the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament as they were absent from 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima, which served as a parallel qualification for the World Cup. The North Korean national team was also absent from the 1995 AFC Women's Championship.

For the first time in their History, the Korean women's team secured a spot in the World Cup. after finishing as runners-up in the 1997 AFC Women's Championship. In the semi-finals, they defeated the Japanese national team with a score of 1–0. In the final match, they faced the Chinese team once more and were defeated 0–2.[10] At the 1998 Asian Games, the North Korean national team reached the final again but lost to its Chinese counterparts with a score of 0–1. In their first World Cup, the North Korean team was placed in a group with the national teams of Nigeria, Denmark, and the tournament hosts, the United States. They lost their first match against Nigeria with a score of 1–2, but the North Korean team bounced back in the second match, as they defeated the Danish team with a score of 3–0. a 0–3 loss to the USA national team in the final group-stage match left the North Korean team in third place in the group, preventing them from reaching the tournament's knockout stage.[11]

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, had failed doping tests during the tournament and were provisionally suspended prior to their team's match against Colombia.[12] On 16 July, FIFA announced that three additional players from North Korea tested positive following target testing of the whole team.[13] 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.[14]

2020s

After it won the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup in March 2019, the team was inactive until the 2022 Asian Games (played in September 2023) partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic;[15] during this time, the team became unranked due to a lack of FIFA-recognized play.[16] The team's ranking has since been restored.[17] As of the March 2023 FIFA rankings, the team is ranked 11th in the world.[18]

Results and fixtures

Main article: North Korea women's national football team results
See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2023

24 September 2022 Asian Games North Korea  7–0  Singapore Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,320
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Heba Saadieh (Palestine)
Islam Al-Abadi (Jordan)
Fourth official: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
27 September 2022 Asian Games Singapore  0–10  North Korea Wenzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Kim Kyong-yong 3', 19' (pen.), 36', 45+1', 90+7'
  • An Myong-song 15', 60'
  • Ri Myong-gum 17'
  • Myong Yu-jong 42'
  • Pong Song-ae 71'
 Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,669
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
Assistant referees: Unurjargal Battsetseg (Mongolia)
Islam Al-Abadi (Jordan)
Fourth official: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
30 September 2022 Asian Games QF South Korea  1–4  North Korea Wenzhou, China
16:30 UTC+8
  • An Myong-song 11' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,171
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
3 October 2022 Asian Games SF Uzbekistan  0–8  North Korea Hangzhou, China
18:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 10,402
Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam)
6 October 2022 Asian Games F Japan  4–1  North Korea Hangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 37,166
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 China  1–2  North Korea Xiamen, China
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 North Korea  0–0  South Korea Xiamen, China
15:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Attendance: 7,582
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)
1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 Thailand  0–7  North Korea Xiamen, China
15:30 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Attendance: 869
Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia)
30 November 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR Hong Kong  0–11  North Korea Zhuhai, China
16:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China PR)
2 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR North Korea  19–0  Mongolia Zhuhai, China
16:00 UTC+8
  • Kim Chung-mi 4', 26', 83'
  • Hong Song-ok 6', 19', 75'
  • Han Jin-hong 9'
  • Kim Jong-sim 12', 53'
  • Song Chun-sim 14'
  • Pong Song-ae 16', 90'
  • Ju Hyo-sim 51' (pen.)
  • Kim Hye-yong 55', 65'
  • Ri Su-jong 69', 85', 87'
  • Myong Yu-jong 80'
 Report Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2
Referee: Tien Jin (China)
4 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR Northern Mariana Islands  0–17  North Korea Zhuhai, China
10:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Han Jin-hong 4', 59', 61'
  • Kim Jong-sim 19'
  • Kim Hye-yong 30', 46', 49'
  • Ri Su-jong 35', 71'
  • Kim Chung-mi 41'
  • Song Chun-sim 43'
  • Pong Song-ae 55'
  • Ri Kum-hyang 64' (pen.)
  • Choe Kum-ok 66'
  • Hong Song-ok 73'
  • Sung Hyang-sim 86'
  • Kim Kyong-yong 90'
 Stadium: Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
7 December 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PR Final North Korea  5–0  Chinese Taipei Taipa, Macau
20:00 UTC+8
  • Choe Kum-ok 26'
  • Ri Hak 35', 40', 64'
  • Song Chun-sim 55'
 Report Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo

2024

24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3 North Korea  0–0  Japan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:04 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium[19]
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)
28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3 Japan  2–1
(2–1 agg.)		  North Korea Tokyo, Japan
18:34 UTC+9
Report
  • Kim Hye-yong 81'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 45,787
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 30 September 2023.
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Manager history

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Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Third round.

  • Match dates: 24 and 28 February 2024
  • Opposition:  Japan
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 28 February 2024, after the match against  Japan
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Recent call ups

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

Continental

Champions: 2001, 2003, 2008
Runners-up: 1993, 1997, 2010
Champions: 2002, 2006, 2014
Runners-up: 1998, 2010, 2022
Bronze Medalists: 1990

Regional

Champions: 2013, 2015, 2017
Runners-up: 2005, 2008

Other invitational tournaments

Champions: 2002
Champions: 2004[22]
Champions: 2019
Champions: 2012

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

The team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: North Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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Olympic Games

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AFC Women's Asian Cup

More information AFC Women's Asian Cup record, Hosts / Year ...
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

More information Football at the Asian Games, Year ...

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

More information EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women), Year ...

Algarve Cup

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Cyprus Women's Cup

More information Cyprus Women's Cup record, Year ...

Four Nations Tournament

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See also

References

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