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South Koreanational football team record

536
Wins
251
Draws
214
Defeats

1,001 matches, 1949 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1833, 31st in the world

South Korea have played 1,001 internationals since 1949: 536 wins, 251 draws and 214 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Japan, with 73 meetings. Their biggest win is 16–0 against Nepal in AFC Asian Cup qualifying on 29 September 2003.

South Korea's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All10015362512141779–90554%
Competitive6903921741241334–56457%
Friendlies3111447790445–34146%
At home3422118051678–22562%
Away2281075764349–25247%
Neutral venues43121811499752–42851%

Record against every opponent

South Korea have played 126 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Japan73382114110–662022
Malaysia5733168102–522024
Thailand5133108103–382024
Indonesia38305386–242007
China372311355–262024
Iran3310101336–342022
Singapore302532105–192024
Australia29911930–292024
Hong Kong28215262–242022
Myanmar28138737–192015
Kuwait26143937–222025
Iraq241112132–152025
UAE22145341–162022
India20143348–122011
North Korea19810117–62019
Saudi Arabia1969418–132024
Bahrain18124244–142024
Egypt1767418–112022
Uzbekistan17124136–142026
Lebanon15113126–52022
Mexico1533915–292026
South Vietnam1384130–131975
Taiwan1271429–172006
Uruguay111288–192026
Costa Rica1043313–122022
Qatar1061318–122020
Syria1063112–52022
USA1052310–82025
Brazil91086–252025
Israel953116–91996
Jordan944110–72025
Serbia92437–82017
Cambodia870123–41974
Colombia843114–92023
Ghana840411–142025
Nepal880055–12003
Paraguay834110–72025
Vietnam861126–52023
Croatia72237–112013
New Zealand75119–32015
Oman751114–62025
Turkey71244–132011
Spain60245–162016
Cameroon532010–32022
Canada52125–42016
Laos550028–02015
Nigeria53209–62010
Philippines550018–02019
Senegal51133–62018
Turkmenistan540116–42021
Belgium40132–62014
Bolivia42203–02025
Czech Republic42116–92026
Germany42027–52018
Greece43106–12014
Jamaica42207–32018
Morocco40315–72017
Norway41125–62006
Sweden40223–62018
Zambia420210–82012
Argentina30032–82010
Bangladesh330019–01992
Chile31112–12022
Ecuador32016–22026
Finland33005–02010
France30123–92006
Guatemala31114–31984
Honduras33009–02018
Poland31116–52018
Russia30124–72017
Sri Lanka330019–02021
Tunisia31114–12023
Algeria2–0 (1985), 2–4 (2014)21014–42014
Bosnia2–0 (2006), 1–3 (2018)21013–32018
Bulgaria1–1 (1986), 0–1 (2003)20111–22003
El Salvador1–1 (2023), 1–0 (2026)21102–12026
Hungary0–9 (1954), 0–1 (1985)20020–101985
Iceland5–1 (2022), 1–0 (2022)22006–12022
Italy2–3 (1986), 2–1 (2002)21014–42002
Ivory Coast2–0 (2010), 0–4 (2026)21012–42026
Kazakhstan3–0 (1997), 1–1 (1997)21104–11997
Latvia1–0 (2010), 1–0 (2018)22002–02018
Luxembourg2–3 (1980), 3–0 (1980)21015–31980
Macau5–1 (1949), 4–1 (1978)22009–21978
Maldives0–0 (2004), 2–0 (2004)21102–02004
Malta2–1 (1990), 1–1 (1991)21103–21991
Moldova1–0 (2018), 4–0 (2022)22005–02022
Netherlands0–5 (1998), 0–2 (2007)20020–72007
North Macedonia2–2 (1998), 2–1 (2000)21104–32000
Pakistan6–0 (1984), 7–0 (1990)220013–01990
Palestine0–0 (2024), 1–1 (2024)20201–12024
Peru0–0 (2013), 0–1 (2023)20110–12023
Portugal1–0 (2002), 2–1 (2022)22003–12022
Switzerland0–2 (2006), 2–1 (2013)21012–32013
Trinidad and Tobago1–1 (2004), 5–0 (2026)21106–12026
Ukraine1–0 (1994), 2–0 (1994)22003–01994
Venezuela3–1 (2014), 0–0 (2026)21103–12026
Yugoslavia1–5 (1961), 1–3 (1961)20022–81961
Afghanistan8–2 (1954)11008–21954
Angola1–0 (2006)11001–02006
Austria0–1 (2026)10010–12026
Belarus0–1 (2010)10010–12010
Burkina Faso1–0 (2005)11001–02005
Cuba0–0 (2002)10100–02002
Czechoslovakia0–0 (1989)10100–01989
Denmark0–0 (2009)10100–02009
England1–1 (2002)10101–12002
Georgia2–2 (2019)10102–22019
Guam9–0 (1996)11009–01996
Haiti4–1 (2013)11004–12013
Kyrgyzstan1–0 (2019)11001–02019
Libya4–0 (1977)11004–01977
Mali3–1 (2013)11003–12013
Mongolia6–0 (2000)11006–02000
Northern Ireland1–2 (2018)10011–22018
Panama2–2 (2018)10102–22018
Romania1–2 (1994)10011–21994
Scotland4–1 (2002)11004–12002
Slovakia0–0 (1998)10100–01998
South Africa0–1 (2026)10010–12026
Sudan8–0 (1979)11008–01979
Tajikistan4–1 (1997)11004–11997
Togo2–1 (2006)11002–12006
Wales0–0 (2023)10100–02023
Yemen6–0 (1984)11006–01984
South Yemen1–1 (1988)10101–11988

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v NepalAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 29 Sept 200316–0 for South Korea
  2. v NepalAsian Games, 1 Oct 199411–0 for South Korea
  3. v LaosAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 5 Apr 20009–0 for South Korea
  4. v GuamAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 5 Aug 19969–0 for South Korea
  5. v NepalWorld Cup qualifying, 25 May 19899–0 for South Korea

Heaviest defeats

  1. v HungaryWorld Cup, 17 Jun 19540–9 for South Korea
  2. v TurkeyWorld Cup, 20 Jun 19540–7 for South Korea
  3. v SpainFriendly, 1 Jun 20161–6 for South Korea
  4. v BrazilFriendly, 10 Oct 20250–5 for South Korea
  5. at Czech RepublicFriendly, 15 Aug 20010–5 for South Korea

Latest results

  1. v UzbekistanFriendly, 6 Oct 20262–0 for South Korea
  2. v VenezuelaFriendly, 2 Oct 20260–0 for South Korea
  3. v UruguayFriendly, 28 Sept 20261–4 for South Korea
  4. v EcuadorFriendly, 24 Sept 20263–0 for South Korea
  5. v South AfricaWorld Cup, 24 Jun 20260–1 for South Korea
  6. at MexicoWorld Cup, 18 Jun 20260–1 for South Korea
  7. v Czech RepublicWorld Cup, 11 Jun 20262–1 for South Korea
  8. v El SalvadorFriendly, 3 Jun 20261–0 for South Korea
  9. v Trinidad and TobagoFriendly, 30 May 20265–0 for South Korea
  10. at AustriaFriendly, 31 Mar 20260–1 for South Korea

South Korea's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1949: 1521End of 1950: 1535End of 1953: 1544End of 1954: 1467End of 1956: 1605End of 1958: 1642End of 1959: 1658End of 1960: 1719End of 1961: 1642End of 1962: 1673End of 1963: 1636End of 1964: 1598End of 1965: 1615End of 1966: 1567End of 1967: 1651End of 1968: 1629End of 1969: 1631End of 1970: 1675End of 1971: 1660End of 1972: 1631End of 1973: 1670End of 1974: 1607End of 1975: 1715End of 1976: 1720End of 1977: 1802End of 1978: 1911End of 1979: 1905End of 1980: 1828End of 1981: 1775End of 1982: 1725End of 1983: 1723End of 1984: 1644End of 1985: 1735End of 1986: 1697End of 1987: 1706End of 1988: 1803End of 1989: 1820End of 1990: 1767End of 1991: 1761End of 1992: 1728End of 1993: 1755End of 1994: 1691End of 1995: 1674End of 1996: 1645End of 1997: 1804End of 1998: 1744End of 1999: 1745End of 2000: 1817End of 2001: 1843End of 2002: 1783End of 2003: 1719End of 2004: 1767End of 2005: 1754End of 2006: 1719End of 2007: 1717End of 2008: 1797End of 2009: 1825End of 2010: 1803End of 2011: 1839End of 2012: 1839End of 2013: 1766End of 2014: 1705End of 2015: 1872End of 2016: 1872End of 2017: 1829End of 2018: 1843End of 2019: 1844End of 2020: 1846End of 2021: 1871End of 2022: 1873End of 2023: 1885End of 2024: 1873End of 2025: 1894End of 2026: 1833
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1933, reached on 28 September 1980. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly3111447790445–341
World Cup qualifying1671044518336–98
Merdeka Tournament103642514191–79
AFC Asian Cup73381916117–74
Korea Cup7050146169–31
Asian Games6035817125–63
King's Cup432614382–18
World Cup418102341–81
AFC Asian Cup qualifying392658132–21
EAFF Championship271310439–20
Dynasty Cup1577120–12
Jakarta Anniversary Tournament1043319–10
Gold Cup70435–9
United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament724115–11
LG Cup65108–3

Top scorers

  1. 1Son Heung-min35
  2. 2Lee Dong-gook18
  3. 3Hwang Sun-hong17
  4. 4Park Chu-young13
  5. 5Choi Soon-ho12
  6. 6Koo Ja-cheol12
  7. 7Ha Seok-ju11
  8. 8Hwang Hee-chan11
  9. 9Choi Yong-soo9
  10. 10Lee Jae-sung9

Counted from the 257 of 1001 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did South Korea play their first international?

On 2 January 1949, a 2–3 defeat against China in a friendly.

What is South Korea's biggest win?

16–0 against Nepal in AFC Asian Cup qualifying on 29 September 2003.

What is South Korea's heaviest defeat?

0–9 against Hungary at the World Cup on 17 June 1954.

Who have South Korea played the most?

Japan: 73 matches, with 38 wins, 21 draws and 14 defeats for South Korea.

What is South Korea's longest winning run?

10 wins in a row, from 4 December 1977 to 29 July 1978.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.