North Korea national under-23 football team

North Korea
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Sin Yong-nam
Home stadium	Rungnado May Day Stadium
FIFA code	PRK
First colours	Second colours
Asian Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2002)
Best result	Silver: (2014)

The North Korea national under-23 football team represents North Korea at football in the Asian Games as well as other under-23 international football tournaments including the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. It is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.

Results and fixtures

Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches

Win Draw Lose Fixture

19 September 2022 Asian Games GS	North Korea	2–0	Chinese Taipei	Jinhua, China
16:00 (UTC+8)	Ri Jo-guk 7' Kim Kuk-jin 12'	Report		Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

21 September 2022 Asian Games GS	Kyrgyzstan	0–1	North Korea	Jinhua, China
19:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Kim Kuk-jin 20'	Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

23 September 2022 Asian Games GS	North Korea	1–0	Indonesia	Jinhua, China
16:00 (UTC+8)	Kim Yu-song 40'	Report		Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 7,288 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

27 September 2022 Asian Games Round of 16	North Korea	2–0	Bahrain	Jinhua, China
16:30 (UTC+8)	Kang kuk-chol 45+1' Kim Kuk-Bom 62'	Report		Stadium: Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

1 October 2022 Asian Games Quarter-finals	Japan	2–1	North Korea	Hangzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Uchino 50' Matsumura 80' (pen.)	Report	Kim Kuk-bom 74'	Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,476 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

The following players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kang Ju-Hyok*	(1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 (age 27)	5	0	Hwaebul SC
18	1GK	Sin Tae-song	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)	0	0	4.25 SC
21	1GK	Yu Kwang-jun	(2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ryomyong SC

3	2DF	Jang Kuk-chol*	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30)	17	4	Hwaebul SC
5	2DF	Kim Kyong-sok	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Sonbong SC
6	2DF	Pak Kwang-chon	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Ryomyong SC
8	2DF	Kye Tam	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ryomyong SC
13	2DF	Chae Yu-song	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 22)	0	0
15	2DF	Jang Un-gwang	(2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0
16	2DF	Kim Yu-song	(2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0
17	2DF	Kang Kuk-chol	(1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Rimyongsu SC
19	2DF	Ri Thae-ha	(2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Korean University

4	3MF	Kim Pom-hyok	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Ryomyong SC
7	3MF	Kim Hyon	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0
12	3MF	Kim Ji-song	(1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Ryomyong SC
14	3MF	Chon Tae-ryong	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)	0	0
20	3MF	Paek Chung-song	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ryomyong SC
22	3MF	Kim Kuk-bom*	(1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29)	8	0	Ryomyong SC

2	4FW	Hwang Chan-jun	(2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Korean University
9	4FW	Ri Jo-guk	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0
10	4FW	Ri Il-song	(2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	4.25 SC
11	4FW	Kim Kuk-jin	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Kigwancha SC

* Over-aged player.

From 1992 Summer Olympics, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.

From 2002 Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.

From 2001 East Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.

^ "Football Men's - Team Roster - (PRK) Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (PDF). Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 24 September 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.