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General Information for North Korea

DPR Korea Football Association
Founded
1945
FIFA entry
1958
Average height in 2008
1.77m
Average age in 2008
22.3
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2008
Jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Kim, Jong-Hun (Coach)

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Kim, Jong-Hun (Coach)

Day of Birth
1956-09-01
Place of Birth
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Matches
11 (8 / 3)
Goto coach Jong-Hun Kim

Jo, Tong-Sop (Coach)

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Jo, Tong-Sop (Coach)

Day of Birth
1959-05-01
Place of Birth
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Matches
6 (5 / 1)
Goto coach Tong-Sop Jo

Han, Hyong-Yi (Coach)

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Han, Hyong-Yi (Coach)

Day of Birth
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach Hyong-Yi Han

Players of North Korea in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ri, Myong-Guk 1986-09-09 Goalkeeper North Korea Pyongyang SC 16 0 0 0 0 0
Ju, Kwang-Min 1990-05-20 Goalkeeper North Korea Kigwancha SG 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nam, Song-Chol 1982-05-07 Left Back North Korea April 25 SG 15 0 0 0 0 0
Ri, Jun-Il 1987-08-24 Centre Back North Korea Sobaeksu SG 15 0 0 0 0 0
Ri, Kwang-Chon 1985-09-04 Centre Back North Korea April 25 SG 15 0 0 0 0 0
Pak, Chol-Jin 1985-09-05 Centre Back North Korea Amrokgang SG 11 1 0 0 0 0
Cha, Jong-Hyok 1985-09-25 Right Back North Korea Amrokgang SG 10 3 0 0 0 0
Han, Song-Chol 1977-07-10 Defender North Korea April 25 SG 6 2 0 0 0 0
Ri, Kwang-Hyok 1987-08-17 Left Back North Korea Kyonggongop SG 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jon, Kwang-Ik 1988-04-05 Left Back North Korea Amrokgang SG 4 0 0 0 0 0
Pak, Nam-Chol 1988-10-03 Centre Back 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ro, Hak-Su 1990-01-19 Right Back North Korea Rimyongsu SG 2 3 2 0 0 0
Mun, Kyong-Nam 1989-04-08 Defender North Korea Amrokgang SG 2 0 0 0 0 0
Pak, Chol-Ryong 1988-11-03 Defender Switzerland Concordia Basel 2 0 0 0 0 0
So, Hyok-Chol 1982-02-19 Defender North Korea Pyongyang SC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mun, In-Guk 1978-09-29 Centre Midfielder North Korea April 25 SG 15 0 0 0 0 0
Kim, Yong-Jun 1983-07-19 Centre Midfielder China Chengdu Blades 13 1 0 0 0 0
An, Yong-Hak 1978-10-25 Defensive Midfielder South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 12 0 0 0 0 0
Hong, Yong-Jo 1982-05-22 Attacking Midfielder Russia FK Rostov-na-Donu 9 0 4 0 0 0
Pak, Nam-Chol 1985-07-02 Centre Midfielder North Korea April 25 SG 7 5 0 0 0 0
Pak, Song-Chol 1987-09-24 Attacking Midfielder North Korea Rimyongsu SG 5 0 6 0 0 0
Kim, Kyong-Il 1988-12-11 Midfielder North Korea Rimyongsu SG 5 0 0 0 0 0
Yun, Yong-Il 1988-07-31 Midfielder North Korea Wolmido SG 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kim, Kuk-Jin 1989-01-05 Right Midfielder Switzerland Concordia Basel 4 1 0 0 0 0
Ji, Yun-Nam 1976-11-20 Right Midfielder North Korea April 25 SG 3 2 1 0 0 0
Choe, Myong-Ho 1988-07-03 Centre Midfielder Russia Krylya Sovetov Samara 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ri, Jin-Hyok 1989-08-28 Midfielder North Korea Amrokgang SG 2 1 0 0 0 0
So, Kwang-Chol 1987-01-23 Midfielder North Korea Amrokgang SG 1 4 0 0 0 0
Ryang, Yong-Gi 1982-01-07 Attacking Midfielder Japan Vegalta Sendai 0 2 0 0 0 0
An, Hyok-Il 1991-01-10 Midfielder North Korea Pyongyang SC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kim, Song-Chol 1983-08-29 Midfielder North Korea Kigwancha SG 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jong, Tae-Se 1984-03-02 Centre Forward Japan Kawasaki Frontale 10 0 3 0 0 0
Choe, Kum-Chol 1987-02-09 Centre Forward North Korea Rimyongsu SG 5 4 2 0 0 0
Ho, Jong-Min 1988-05-27 Striker 4 0 0 0 0 0
Pak, Chol-Min 1988-12-10 Striker North Korea Rimyongsu SG 2 2 0 0 0 0
Kim, Kum-Il 1987-10-10 Centre Forward North Korea April 25 SG 1 6 0 0 0 0
Kim, Myong-Won 1983-07-15 Striker North Korea Amrokgang SG 1 4 0 0 0 0
An, Chol-Hyok 1987-06-27 Striker North Korea Rimyongsu SG 1 2 1 0 0 0
Ri, Hung-Ryong 1988-09-22 Centre Forward North Korea Kim Il-Sung University 0 1 0 0 0 0
Choe, Chol-Man 1985-09-22 Striker North Korea April 25 SG 0 1 0 0 0 0
So, Tae-Song 1990-09-10 Striker 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of North Korea in 2008

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-02-06
Jordan
Jordan
North Korea
North Korea
0:1 c
Jordan vs. North Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 3
Amman International Stadium
2008-02-17
Japan
Japan
North Korea
North Korea
1:1 c
Japan vs. North Korea
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-02-20
South Korea
South Korea
North Korea
North Korea
1:1 c
South Korea vs. North Korea
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-02-23
China
China
North Korea
North Korea
3:1 c
China vs. North Korea
East Asia 2008 - Final Group
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
2008-03-26
North Korea
North Korea
South Korea
South Korea
0:0 c
North Korea vs. South Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 3
Hongkou Football Stadium
2008-06-02
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
North Korea
North Korea
0:0 c
Turkmenistan vs. North Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 3
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy Adyndaky Olimpiýa Stadiony
2008-06-07
North Korea
North Korea
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1:0 c
North Korea vs. Turkmenistan
World Cup 2010 - Group 3
Kim Il-sung Stadium
2008-06-14
North Korea
North Korea
Jordan
Jordan
2:0 c
North Korea vs. Jordan
World Cup 2010 - Group 3
Yanggakdo Stadium
2008-06-22
South Korea
South Korea
North Korea
North Korea
0:0 c
South Korea vs. North Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 3
Seoul World Cup Stadium
2008-07-31
North Korea
North Korea
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3:0 c
North Korea vs. Sri Lanka
Asian Cup 2011 - Group B
GMC Balayogi Stadium
2008-08-02
Nepal
Nepal
North Korea
North Korea
0:1 c
Nepal vs. North Korea
Asian Cup 2011 - Group B
GMC Balayogi Stadium
2008-08-04
North Korea
North Korea
Myanmar
Myanmar
1:0 c
North Korea vs. Myanmar
Asian Cup 2011 - Group B
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadiu
2008-08-07
North Korea
North Korea
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
0:1 c
North Korea vs. Tajikistan
Asian Cup 2011 - Semi-Finals
GMC Balayogi Stadium
2008-08-13
Myanmar
Myanmar
North Korea
North Korea
0:4 c
Myanmar vs. North Korea
Asian Cup 2011 - 3rd Place
BR Ambedkar Stadium
2008-08-24
Qatar
Qatar
North Korea
North Korea
2:1 p
Qatar vs. North Korea
Friendly
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2008-08-29
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
North Korea
North Korea
0:0 c
Uzbekistan vs. North Korea
Friendly
MHSK Stadioni
2008-09-06
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
North Korea
North Korea
1:2 c
United Arab Emirates vs. North Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Zayed Sports City
2008-09-10
North Korea
North Korea
South Korea
South Korea
1:1 c
North Korea vs. South Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Hongkou Football Stadium
2008-10-15
Iran
Iran
North Korea
North Korea
2:1 c
Iran vs. North Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Azadi Stadium
2008-10-28
North Korea
North Korea
Thailand
Thailand
0:1 c
North Korea vs. Thailand
Friendly
My Dinh National Stadium
2008-10-30
Vietnam
Vietnam
North Korea
North Korea
0:0 c
Vietnam vs. North Korea
Friendly
My Dinh National Stadium
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Match Progress for North Korea in 2008

Favorite Opponents of North Korea

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
17 1 9 7 5
Japan
Japan
16 5 3 8 12
Thailand
Thailand
15 6 4 5 25
China
China
15 2 5 8 17
Iran
Iran
14 0 2 12 5
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
13 9 4 0 20
Qatar
Qatar
12 4 5 3 15
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
11 4 3 4 12
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
10 1 2 7 7
Lebanon
Lebanon
9 1 3 5 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
9 2 2 5 8
Taiwan
Taiwan
9 8 1 0 23
Singapore
Singapore
9 6 1 2 18
Kuwait
Kuwait
9 1 4 4 11
Vietnam
Vietnam
8 3 4 1 10
Bahrain
Bahrain
7 4 1 2 10
India
India
7 6 1 0 19
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
7 3 3 1 12
Jordan
Jordan
7 3 1 3 6
Iraq
Iraq
6 2 1 3 5
Syria
Syria
6 0 2 4 6
Mongolia
Mongolia
6 5 1 0 26
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
6 4 1 1 6
Indonesia
Indonesia
6 5 1 0 17
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 3 2 0 13
Yemen
Yemen
5 3 2 0 8
Guam
Guam
5 5 0 0 42
Philippines
Philippines
4 2 1 1 7
Nepal
Nepal
4 4 0 0 11
Myanmar
Myanmar
4 4 0 0 16
Sweden
Sweden
3 0 1 2 3
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3 3 0 0 8
Oman
Oman
2 0 1 1 3
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 1 0 3
Latvia
Latvia
2 0 1 1 2
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 2
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 9
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 1 1 2
Finland
Finland
1 1 0 0 3
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 0 1 1
Italy
Italy
1 1 0 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 0 1 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 0 0 1 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 0 1 0 0
Greece
Greece
1 0 1 0 2
Congo
Congo
1 0 1 0 0
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 1
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
Laos
Laos
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 0 1 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 0 1 1
Mali
Mali
1 1 0 0 1
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 0
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 0 1 0 0
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1 1 0 0 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
1 1 0 0 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 0 1 0
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