# United Koreans in Japan football team

The United Koreans in Japan official football team represents the Korean population living in Japan. The team includes players holding passports from North Korea, South Korea and Japan. The team, run by the United Korean Football Association in Japan (UKFAJ), joined ConIFA in 2015, and played its first matches at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup.

## History

The national team grew out of the local football club for Koreans in Japan, FC Korea, which formed in 1961 and currently plays in the Kanto Soccer League, and is still the base of the national team. Upon its formation, it joined ConIFA, and became one of the Asian teams invited to play at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup on 9 January 2016. The team progressed to the quarter finals after beating Székely Land 1-0 in the group stages, but lost on penalties to Northern Cyprus, thus putting them in the placement rounds, where they eventually finished 7th in the overall competition.
In 2018 they were confirmed as participating in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. For the tournament, they appointed former North Korean international An Yong-hak as player-manager.

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

## Coaching staff
### Managerial history

| Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
| Chan Ho-seong | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 033.3 |
| An Yong-hak | 2018 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 016.7 |
| Totals | Totals | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 25.00 |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad to face Panjab, Western Armenia and Kabylie at the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup in London from 31 May to 10 June.
Caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2018, when the squad was announced.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Shim Woo-dae | (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 39) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 18 | 1GK | Lim Hyo-geum | (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Kwansei Gakuin University |
| 19 | 1GK | Shim Woo-dae | (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 39) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 2 | 2DF | An Yong-hak | (1978-10-25) 25 October 1978 (age 45) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 3 | 2DF | Kang Yoo-jun | (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Monroe Mustangs |
| 5 | 2DF | Hong Yun-guk | (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | FC Tokushima |
| 6 | 2DF | Son Min-chol | (1986-10-27) 27 October 1986 (age 37) | 0 | 0 | Lee Man FC |
| 13 | 2DF | Kim Sun-ji | (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29) | 5 | 0 | FC Korea |
| 17 | 2DF | Shin Yong-ki | (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31) | 11 | 0 | FC Korea |
| 4 | 3MF | Ko Ji-hwang | (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | FC Tokushima |
| 7 | 3MF | Lee Tong-jun | (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Arawore Hachikita |
| 8 | 3MF | Choi Gwang-yeon | (1987-12-23) 23 December 1987 (age 36) | 0 | 0 | FC Korea |
| 9 | 3MF | Lee Tong-soung | (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Staines Town |
| 10 | 3MF | Yun Song-i | (1980-01-29) 29 January 1980 (age 44) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 12 | 3MF | Ken Tamiyama | (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 (age 28) | 10 | 0 | FC Tokushima |
| 14 | 3MF | Byun Yeong-jang | (1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 35) | 0 | 0 | Tokyo United |
| 15 | 3MF | Hong Te-il | (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 36) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 16 | 3MF | Mun Su-hyeon | (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | FC Korea |
| 11 | 4FW | Shin Yong-ju | (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | FC Korea |

### Notable players

* Lee Tong-soung - played for Staines Town
* An Yong-hak
* Son Min-chol