South Korea national under-20 football team

Korea Republic U-20
Nickname(s)Taegeuk Warriors
The Red Devils
Tiger of Asia
AssociationKorea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachKim Eun-jung
FIFA codeKOR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 South Korea 2–0 Thailand 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 19 April 1959)
Biggest win
 South Korea 28–0 Guam 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 6 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 10–3 South Korea 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 22 June 1997)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1979)
Best resultRunners-up (2019)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances38 (first in 1959)
Best resultChampions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)

The South Korea national under-20 football team (Korean: 대한민국 20세 이하 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international youth football competitions and also can be managed as under-18 or under-19 team if necessary. South Korean under-20 team won twelve AFC U-20 Asian Cup (AFC Youth Championship) titles and reached the FIFA U-20 World Cup final once, both are the most successful results among Asian teams.


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