# South Korea national football team records and statistics

This list of South Korea national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the South Korea national football team, its players, and its managers. The team represents the nation of South Korea in international football. It is governed by the Korea Football Association and competes as a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

## Player records

    As of 19 November 2024
Players in bold are still active with South Korea.

### Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Cha Bum-kun | 136 | 58 | 1972–1986 |
| 1 | Hong Myung-bo | 136 | 10 | 1990–2002 |
| 3 | Lee Woon-jae | 133 | 0 | 1994–2010 |
| 4 | Son Heung-min | 131 | 51 | 2010–present |
| 5 | Lee Young-pyo | 127 | 5 | 1999–2011 |
| 6 | Kim Ho-kon | 124 | 5 | 1971–1979 |
| 7 | Yoo Sang-chul | 122 | 18 | 1994–2005 |
| 8 | Cho Young-jeung | 113 | 1 | 1975–1986 |
| 9 | Kim Young-gwon | 112 | 7 | 2010–present |
| 10 | Ki Sung-yueng | 110 | 10 | 2008–2019 |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
| 1 | Cha Bum-kun | 58 | 136 | 0.43 | 1972–1986 |
| 2 | Son Heung-min | 51 | 131 | 0.39 | 2010–present |
| 3 | Hwang Sun-hong | 50 | 103 | 0.49 | 1988–2002 |
| 4 | Park Lee-chun | 36 | 89 | 0.4 | 1969–1974 |
| 5 | Kim Jae-han | 33 | 57 | 0.58 | 1972–1979 |
| 5 | Lee Dong-gook | 33 | 105 | 0.31 | 1998–2017 |
| 7 | Choi Soon-ho | 30 | 103 | 0.29 | 1980–1991 |
| 8 | Kim Do-hoon | 29 | 72 | 0.4 | 1994–2003 |
| 8 | Huh Jung-moo | 29 | 84 | 0.35 | 1974–1986 |
| 10 | Choi Yong-soo | 27 | 67 | 0.4 | 1995–2003 |
| 10 | Lee Tae-ho | 27 | 72 | 0.38 | 1980–1991 |
| 10 | Kim Jin-kook | 27 | 94 | 0.29 | 1972–1978 |

### Other records
#### Youngest player

    17 years and 241 days, Kim Pan-keun, vs. Thailand, 1 November 1983

#### Youngest goalscorer

    18 years and 87 days, Ko Jong-soo, vs. New Zealand, 25 January 1997

#### Oldest player

    39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950

#### Oldest goalscorer

    39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950

#### Longest career

    19 years and 112 days, Lee Dong-gook, from 16 May 1998 to 5 September 2017

#### Most goals in a calendar year

    16, Park Lee-chun (1972) and Hwang Sun-hong (1994)

#### Most consecutive matches scored in

    6, Ha Seok-ju (1993)

#### Fastest goal from kick-off

    16 seconds, Hwang Hee-chan, vs. Qatar, 17 November 2020

#### Most hat-tricks

    3, Cha Bum-kun and Park Sung-hwa

## Manager records
### Most matches managed

    78, Huh Jung-moo

### Most matches managed (unofficial)

    126, Kim Jung-nam

### Most matches won

    54, Ham Heung-chul

### Most matches won in an appointment

    35, Paulo Bento

### Longest career in an appointment

    4 years and 106 days, Paulo Bento, from 22 August 2018 to 6 December 2022

### Most appointments

    5, Kim Yong-sik, Min Byung-dae and Park Jong-hwan

## Team records
### Biggest victory

    16–0 vs. Nepal, 29 September 2003 (2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification)

### Highest scoring draw

    4–4 vs. Malaysia, 11 September 1976 (1976 Korea Cup)

### Heaviest defeat

    0–12 vs. Sweden, 5 August 1948 (1948 Summer Olympics)

### Most consecutive victories

    11, from 29 July 1975 (3–1 vs. Malaysia) to 21 December 1975 (3–1 vs. Burma)

### Most consecutive matches without defeat

    29, from 20 September 1986 (3–0 vs. India) to 26 June 1989 (0–0 vs. Czechoslovakia)

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows South Korea's head-to-head record, correct as of 19 November 2024.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Australia (list) | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 031.03 |
| Bahrain | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 070.59 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.00 |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Belgium | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 012.50 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 085.71 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 060.00 |
| Canada | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 040.00 |
| Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 033.33 |
| China (list) | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 060.53 |
| Chinese Taipei | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 066.67 |
| Colombia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 040.00 |
| Croatia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 028.57 |
| Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 020.00 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Egypt | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 033.33 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Ghana | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 042.86 |
| Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 075.00 |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Honduras | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Hong Kong | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 21 | +48 | 075.86 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 000.00 |
| Iceland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
| India | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 12 | +36 | 073.68 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 84 | 19 | +65 | 083.33 |
| Iran | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 030.30 |
| Iraq | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 041.67 |
| Israel | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 045.45 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Japan (list) | 81 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 124 | 76 | +48 | 051.85 |
| Jordan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Kuwait | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 052.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Laos | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 100.00 |
| Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Lebanon | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 075.00 |
| Libya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Macau | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 055.32 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Malta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Mexico | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 028.57 |
| Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Myanmar | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 055.56 |
| Nepal | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | +53 | 100.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 000.00 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 085.71 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 060.00 |
| North Korea (list) | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 041.18 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Norway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Oman | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 083.33 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.00 |
| Palestine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 028.57 |
| Peru | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Philippines | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | +37 | 100.00 |
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Qatar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 054.55 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 026.32 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Singapore | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 19 | +78 | 082.14 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| South Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Spain | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 000.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 100.00 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.00 |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 000.00 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Syria | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 060.00 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Thailand | 47 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 96 | 37 | +59 | 065.96 |
| Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 033.33 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 014.29 |
| Turkmenistan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 080.00 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 061.90 |
| United States | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 045.45 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 010.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 068.75 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Vietnam | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 068.00 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Yugoslavia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 000.00 |
| Zambia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 988 | 534 | 243 | 211 | 1,782 | 909 | +873 | 054.05 |
* ↑ Including Czechoslovakia.
* ↑ Including South Vietnam.
* ↑ Including North Yemen.
* ↑ Including SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.