This article provides details of international football games played by the North Korea national football team from 1956 to 1979.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
International matches
edit1956
edit7 October Friendly | China | 0–1 | North Korea | Beijing, China |
Report | Stadium: Xiannongtan Stadium |
10 October Friendly | North Korea | 3–0 | North Vietnam | Beijing, China |
Report | Stadium: Xiannongtan Stadium |
1959
edit22 October Friendly | North Korea | 5–0 | North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea |
Report |
1960
edit4 December[a] Friendly | China | 1–0 | North Korea | Hanoi, Vietnam |
Sun Yuanyun | Report |
8 December[a] Friendly | North Vietnam | 1–3 | North Korea | Hanoi, Vietnam |
Report |
1963
edit20 November 1963 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 2–0 | North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Report |
22 November 1963 GANEFO Tournament | United Arab Republic | 1–1[b] | North Korea | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Report |
1964
edit22 March 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | Burma | 0–0 | North Korea | Burma |
Report |
2 April 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | Burma | North Korea |
Report |
31 May 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 2–0 | Thailand | Rangoon, Burma |
Report |
28 June 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | Thailand | 0–5 | North Korea | Rangoon, Burma |
Report |
1965
edit2 August 1965 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 1–0 | North Vietnam | North Korea |
Report |
21 November 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Korea | 6–1 | Australia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Pak Doo-ik 15' Pak Seung-zin 54', 80' Im Shung-hwi 58' Han Bong-zin 65', 88' |
Report | Scheinflug 70' (pen.) | Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia) |
24 November 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | Australia | 1–3 | North Korea | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Scheinflug 15' | Report | Kim Seung-il 18', 75' Pak Seung-zin 53' |
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: A.G. de Silva (Singapore) |
30 November Friendly | Cambodia | 0–3 | North Korea | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Report |
1966
edit12 July 1966 FIFA World Cup | Soviet Union | 3–0 | North Korea | Middlesbrough, England |
Malofeyev 31', 88' Banishevskiy 33' |
Report | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 23,006 Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain) |
15 July 1966 FIFA World Cup | Chile | 1–1 | North Korea | Middlesbrough, England |
Marcos 26' (pen.) | Report | Pak Seung-zin 88' | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 13,792 Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic) |
19 July 1966 FIFA World Cup | North Korea | 1–0 | Italy | Middlesbrough, England |
Pak Doo-ik 42' | Report | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 17,829 Referee: Pierre Schwinte (Italy) |
23 July 1966 FIFA World Cup | Portugal | 5–3 | North Korea | Liverpool, England |
Eusébio 27', 43' (pen.), 56', 59' (pen.) José Augusto 80' |
Report | Pak Seung-zin 1' Li Dong-woon 22' Yang Seung-kook 25' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 17,829 Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel) |
30 November 1966 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 14–0 | North Yemen | Cambodia |
Report |
3 December 1966 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 2–1 | China | Cambodia |
Report | Liu Qingquan |
6 December 1966 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 3–1 | North Vietnam | Cambodia |
Report |
1969
edit1970
edit1971
edit28 May 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | Syria | 0–0 | North Korea | Damascus, Syria |
Report |
1 June 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | Syria | Pyongyang, North Korea |
Kim 30' | Report |
12 November 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | Iraq | 1–0 | North Korea | Baghdad, Iraq |
Hatim 12' | Report | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
28 November 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 3–0 | Iraq | Pyongyang, North Korea |
20' 43' 58' |
Report |
1972
edit3 May 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 0–0 | Iran | Pyongyang, North Korea |
Report |
26 May 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | Iran | 0–0 | North Korea | Tehran, Iran |
Report | Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium |
3 June 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | Iran | 2–0 | North Korea | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
Iranpak 27' Kalani 47' |
Report | Stadium: Army Stadium |
1973
edit4 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Iran | 0–0 | North Korea | Tehran, Iran |
Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 63,366 Referee: M. Ramalingam (Malaysia) |
6 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–1 | Syria | Tehran, Iran |
Kim Jong-min 53' | Report | Chahrestan 71' | Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium Attendance: 11,940 Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand) |
8 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Korea | 0–0 | Kuwait | Tehran, Iran |
Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 22,362 Referee: Alex Vaz (India) |
11 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Iran | 2–1 | North Korea | Tehran, Iran |
Monajati 19' Sadeghi 89' |
Report | Pak Seung-zin 48' | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 53,829 Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore) |
13 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Korea | 3–1 | Syria | Tehran, Iran |
An Se-uk 30' Ma Jong-u 39', 77' |
Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 11,940 Referee: Alex Vaz (India) |
15 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuwait | 2–0 | North Korea | Tehran, Iran |
Bo Hamad 31', 51' | Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 6,028 Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand) |
25 July Friendly | Norway | 3–0 | North Korea | Bergen, Norway |
Johansen Kvia Vold |
Report | Stadium: Brann Stadion Referee: Kurt Ohlsen (Denmark) |
1974
edit25 May Friendly | Bulgaria | 6–1 | North Korea | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Borisov Bonev Panov Mihaylov |
Report | Kim Shen-min | Stadium: Stadion Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 20,000 |
2 September 1974 Asian Games | North Korea | 2–0 | China | Tehran, Iran |
An Se-uk 34' An Gil-wan 61' |
Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran) |
4 September 1974 Asian Games | North Korea | 0–1 | Iraq | Tehran, Iran |
Report | Jassam 73' | Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium Referee: U Tin Htut (Burma) |
6 September 1974 Asian Games | India | 1–4 | North Korea | Tehran, Iran |
Rajvi | Report | Hong Song-nam Yang Song-guk Myong Dong-chan |
Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium |
10 September 1974 Asian Games | Kuwait | 0–2 | North Korea | Tehran, Iran |
Report | Cha Jung-sok 11' Pak Jong-hun 46' |
Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium |
12 September 1974 Asian Games | Israel | 2–0 Awarded[c] | North Korea | Tehran, Iran |
Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium |
14 September 1974 Asian Games | North Korea | 2–2 | Burma | Tehran, Iran |
Yang Song-guk 41' Kim Jong-min 42' |
Report | Maung Maung Tin 20' (pen.) Tin Aung 68' |
Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Referee: Reza Heidari (Iran) |
15 September 1974 Asian Games | North Korea | 1–2 | Malaysia | Tehran, Iran |
Kim Jong-min 58' | Report | Isa 48', 81' | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Referee: U Tin Htut (Burma) |
1975
edit15 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | China | 1–0 | North Korea | Hong Kong |
Li Guoning | Report | Stadium: Government Stadium |
17 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | Japan | Hong Kong |
An Se-wook 65' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Government Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
19 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | Singapore | Hong Kong |
Report | Stadium: Government Stadium |
24 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 3–3 (11–10 p) | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
Report | Stadium: Government Stadium |
26 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 2–0 | China | Hong Kong |
Report | Stadium: Government Stadium |
1976
edit18 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 2–0 | Malaysia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Report |
20 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | Indonesia | 1–2 | North Korea | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Report |
22 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 4–0 | Papua New Guinea | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Report |
24 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 2–0 | Singapore | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Report |
26 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Singapore | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Report |
5 May Friendly | Bulgaria | 3–0 | North Korea | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bonev (pen.) Zhelyazkov |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 8,000 |
21 July 1976 Olympics | North Korea | 3–1 | Canada | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
An Se-uk 18' Hong Song-nam 66', 80' |
Report | Douglas 51' | Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes García (Mexico) |
23 July 1976 Olympics | Soviet Union | 3–0 | North Korea | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Kolotov 16' (pen.) Veremeyev 81' Blokhin 89' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Park Attendance: 15,233 Referee: Emilio Guruceta-Muro (Spain) |
25 July 1976 Olympics | Poland | 5–0 | North Korea | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Szarmach 13', 49' Lato 59', 79' Szymanowski 64' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 46,885 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
1978
edit13 December 1978 Asian Games | Burma | 0–3 | North Korea | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
15 December 1978 Asian Games | North Korea | 3–0 | Thailand | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
17 December 1978 Asian Games | Iraq | 0–3 | North Korea | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
18 December 1978 Asian Games | India | 1–3 | North Korea | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
19 December 1978 Asian Games | North Korea | 2–2 | Kuwait | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
20 December 1978 Asian Games | North Korea | 0–0[e] | South Korea | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
1979
edit2 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 3–0 | Hong Kong | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
7 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 3–1 | Indonesia | Bangkok, Thailand |
Pak Jong-hun 22', 75' Hong Song-nam 32' |
Report | Lala 35' |
9 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia | 1–1 | North Korea | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
12 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Thailand | 0–1 | North Korea | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
14 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | Malaysia | Bangkok, Thailand |
Report |
- Notes
- ^ a b c The RSSSF states that the three friendlies played in 1960 were in October. However, the Elo list them as taking place in December
- ^ The United Arab Republic won the game on a coin toss
- ^ Israel were awarded a 2–0 win after North Korea refused to play
- ^ a b c d e The RSSSF states that the 1976 Summer Olympics qualification games played in 1976 were in June. However, the Elo list them as taking place in February
- ^ with the game finishing a draw, the trophy was shared between both Korea sides
References
edit- ^ "Korea DPR - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
- ^ "North Korea national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 17 October 2019.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: North Korea". eloratings.net. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "North Korea International Matches 1963-2000". rssssf.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "North Korea". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "North Korea". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.