# North Korea national under-17 football team

The North Korea national under-17 football team, represents North Korea in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for football in North Korea.

## Competition history
### 2010 AFC Under-16 Football Championship

In 2010, North Korea won the AFC U-16 Championship for the first time in their history. The team's first match was a 1–1 draw to Syria on 24 October 2010 with Ri Kwang-Il scoring the goal for North Korea. North Korea then finished the group stage with a 2–0 victory over Iran and a 2–1 victory over Oman to top the group. North Korea then won the quarter-final match against Jordan on 1 November 2010 4–0. North Korea then secured their spot in the final on 4 November 2010 by defeating Japan 2–1. North Korea then defeated hosts Uzbekistan in the final on 7 November 2010 to secure their first-ever championship.

## Competition Records
### FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup :
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 5/20 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 34 |
FIFA U-17 World Cup History :
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Round 1 | North Korea 2–3 United States | Loss |
| 2005 | Round 1 | North Korea 3–0 Ivory Coast | Win |
| 2005 | Round 1 | North Korea 1–1 Italy | Draw |
| 2005 | Quarterfinals | North Korea 1–3 Brazil | Loss |
| 2007 | Round 1 | North Korea 1–1 England | Draw |
| 2007 | Round 1 | North Korea 1–6 Brazil | Loss |
| 2007 | Round 1 | North Korea 1–0 New Zealand | Win |
| 2007 | Round of 16 | North Korea 0–3 Spain | Loss |
| 2011 | Round 1 | North Korea 1–3 Mexico | Loss |
| 2011 | Round 1 | North Korea 1–1 Netherlands | Draw |
| 2011 | Round 1 | North Korea 1–1 Congo | Draw |
| 2015 | Round 1 | North Korea 0–2 Russia | Loss |
| 2015 | Round 1 | North Korea 1–1 South Africa | Draw |
| 2015 | Round 1 | North Korea 2–1 Costa Rica | Win |
| 2015 | Round of 16 | North Korea 0–3 Mali | Loss |
| 2017 | Round 1 | North Korea 0–1 Niger | Loss |
| 2017 | Round 1 | North Korea 0–2 Brazil | Loss |
| 2017 | Round 1 | North Korea 0–2 Spain | Loss |

### AFC U-17 Asian Cup record

| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Fourth place | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1988 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Round 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| 2008 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| 2010 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 2012 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | Champions | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 2016 | Semifinals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 12/20 | 53 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 83 | 66 |

## Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.
Head coach: Rim Chol-Min
| No. | Pos. | Player |
| 1 | 1GK | Jong Hyon-Ju |
| 18 | 1GK | Min Chol-Gyon |
| 21 | 1GK | Jon Yong-Un |
| 3 | 2DF | Choe Chung-Hyok |
| 5 | 2DF | Choe Song-Hun |
| 12 | 2DF | Oh Won-Mu |
| 15 | 2DF | Kim Se-Ung |
| 20 | 2DF | Ri Kang-Song |
| 23 | 2DF | Yu Kuk-Thae |
| 2 | 3MF | Kang Myong-Bom |
| 4 | 3MF | Kim Il-Gwon |
| 6 | 3MF | An Jin-Sok |
| 8 | 3MF | Ri Ro-Gwon |
| 9 | 3MF | Pak Kwang-Song |
| 13 | 3MF | Ri Tae-Myong |
| 14 | 3MF | Kwak Tong-Myong |
| 16 | 3MF | Paek Jin-Gwang |
| 17 | 3MF | Kim Tae-Guk |
| 22 | 3MF | Han Il-Bok |
| 7 | 4FW | Ri Kyong-Bong |
| 10 | 4FW | Kim Yu-Jin |
| 11 | 4FW | Ri Kang-Rim |
| 19 | 4FW | Pak Ju-Won |