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South Korea women's national football team

South Korea women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing South Korea

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

The South Korea women's national football team (Korean: 대한민국 여자 축구 국가대표팀, recognised as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international women's football competitions. The South Korean women's team has qualified for four FIFA World Cups in 2003, 2015 (when they reached the round of 16), 2019 and 2023.

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History

Main article: History of the South Korea national football team

Early history

Less than a year after the government of the Republic of Korea was established in 1948, the first official women's football matches were held in Seoul on 28 and 29 June 1949, as a part of the National Girls' and Women's Sport Games. While women's basketball and volleyball won public recognition through the Games, football was seen as being unsuitable for women and unattractive to the public. As a result, the women's teams were disbanded soon after the event.[3]

When women's football was officially adopted at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, the South Korean sports authorities decided to form a women's team with athletes from other sports and send the team to the Games.[3] The result was defeat in all matches against Japan, North Korea, China and Chinese Taipei.[4] Nevertheless, colleges and corporations started to launch women's football teams through the 1990s and the first annual national women's football event, the Queen's Cup, was held in 1993.[5] When the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup sparked interest worldwide, the South Korean ministry in charge of sports sponsored the foundation of new teams and tournaments for girls’ high school teams, university teams and company teams. To promote women's football, the Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF) was established in March 2001, as an independent organization in association with the Korea Football Association (KFA).[3]

First World Cup victory (2015)

South Korea finished in third place at the 2003 AFC Women's Championship and qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time. The Taegeuk Ladies were drawn in Group B with Norway, France and Brazil. Their first match played at the World Cup was a 3–0 loss to Brazil. They then lost 1–0 to France and 7–1 to Norway,[6] with Kim Jin-hee scoring South Korea's first ever World Cup goal against the latter. They also won the inaugural EAFF Championship on home soil in 2005.[7]

The notable talents in South Korea appeared in the late 2000s. They won the 2009 Summer Universiade and the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, as well as finishing third at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8][9] The number of Women's World Cup berths in Asia was increased from three to five in 2012,[10] which saw South Korea qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup as the fourth-placed team at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[11] They earned their first ever World Cup victory by defeating Spain 2–1 after a 2–0 loss to Brazil and a 2–2 draw with Costa Rica in Group E. They made it out of the group stage for the first time with the new generation, although losing 3–0 to France in the round of 16.[12][13]

Team image

Nicknames

The South Korea women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Taegeuk Ladies" (태극낭자, Taegeuk Nangja).

Kits and crest

The women's team usually use exactly the same kit as its male counterpart, along with the combinations available, as of 2023. However, there were many combinations that the men's team never used.

Kit used at the 2003 AFC Women's Championship in the match against North Korea.
Kit used at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the match against Brazil.
Kit used at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Kit used at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Kit used at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Kit used at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Kit used at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Kit used at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Rivalries

South Korea has a long-standing rivalry with Japan. The two sides met for the first time in 1990, as South Korea suffered a 1–13 defeat to the hand of Japan. South Korean women's team trailed behind Japan with just 4 wins, 11 draws and 18 losses as of 2022, in contrast to the fairly dominant performance of the men's team. The reason for South Korea's weaker performance against Japan is that South Korea started to develop women's football much later than Japan. South Korea's WK League was founded 20 years later than Japan's Nadeshiko League.[14]

Recent results and fixtures

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

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[15][16]

  Win0   Draw0   Loss0   Fixture

2023

11 April Friendly South Korea  5–0  Zambia Yongin, South Korea
 Report Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
8 July Friendly South Korea  2–1  Haiti Seoul, South Korea
17:00 UTC+9 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
22 September 2022 Asian Games
(Group E)		 South Korea  3–0  Myanmar Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 3,234
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
25 September 2022 Asian Games
(Group E)		 Philippines  1–5  South Korea Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
28 September 2022 Asian Games
(Group E)		 South Korea  5–0  Hong Kong Wenzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 22,083
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)
30 September 2022 Asian Games
(Quarter-finals)		 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)
26 October 2024 Summer Olympics
(Qualification)		 South Korea  10–1  Thailand Xiamen, China
15:30 UTC+8
Report
  • Moondong 90+3'
 Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)
29 October 2024 Summer Olympics
(Qualification)		 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)

2024

24 February Friendly Czech Republic  1–2  South Korea Lisbon, Portugal
18:00 UTC±0
Report
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
27 February Friendly Portugal  5–1  South Korea Estoril, Portugal
--:-- UTC±0
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Referee: Daniela Constantinescu (Romania)
5 April Friendly Philippines  0–3  South Korea Icheon, South Korea
Stadium: Icheon Sports Complex
April 8 Friendly Philippines  1–2  South Korea Icheon, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9
Stadium: Icheon Sports Complex
1 June Friendly United States  v  South Korea Commerce City, United States
15:00 UTC−6 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
4 June Friendly United States  v  South Korea St. Paul, United States
19:00 UTC−5 Stadium: Allianz Field

All-time results

Main article: South Korea women's national football team results
As of 27 February 2024
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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 30 September 2023[19]
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Manager history

As of 30 September 2023[20]
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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Philippines on 5 and 8 April 2024.[21][22]

Caps and goals correct as of 8 April 2024 against Philippines.

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Recent call-ups

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

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Records

As of 28 February 2024[1]

Players in bold are still active with South Korea.

Most appearances

Ji So-yun is South Korea's most capped player and top goalscorer.
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Top goalscorers

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Competitive record

  Champions0   Runners-up0   Third place0   Tournament played on home soil

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: South Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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Summer Olympics

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AFC Women's Asian Cup

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Asian Games

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EAFF Championship

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Minor competitions

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Honours

Continental

Runners-up: 2022
Third place: 2003
Bronze medalists: 2010, 2014, 2018

Regional

Champions: 2005
Runners-up: 2015, 2019
Third place: 2010, 2013, 2022

Minor competitions

See also

References

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