South Korea national football B team

The South Korea national football B team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표 B팀) was the selection of South Korean semi-professional footballers and college footballers. Most of the members were playing in the Korean Semi-professional Football League, the Korean University Football League or the Korea National League. It was run as the reserve team of the South Korea national football team, and is currently managed as the South Korea Universiade football team (Korean: 대한민국 유니버시아드 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Republic of Korea by FISU) after Asia's minor competitions were in decline. The under-28 professionals and semi-professionals also can be selected for the Universiade team within two years of graduation from university.

Republic of Korea B (Universiade)
Nickname(s)Baekho (White tiger)
Chungmu
AssociationKorea Football Association (KFA)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 South Korea 3–1 Thailand 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 3 August 1961)
Biggest win
 South Korea 14–0 Guam 
(Busan, South Korea; 17 May 1997)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 0–6 Japan Japan
(Kanazawa, Japan; 29 March 2014)
Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1964)
Best resultThird place (1964)
Summer Universiade
Appearances16 (first in 1979)
Best resultGold medalists (1991)
East Asian Games
Appearances6 (first in 1993)
Best resultGold medalists (1993, 1997)
South Korea national football B team
Hangul
대한민국 축구 국가대표 B팀
Hanja
大韓民國 蹴球 國家代表
Revised RomanizationDaehan Min'guk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo B Tim
McCune–ReischauerTaehan Min'guk Ch'ukku Kukka Taep'yo B T'im

History edit

First world title (1976) edit

In August 1976, South Korean universities' national football team participated in the World University Football Championship, the football competition of the International University Sports Federation before the Universiade football was established.[1] South Korea advanced to the knockout stage by defeating Brazil and Chile, and drawing with France in the group stage. It also won against Senegal and the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final against Paraguay, South Korean forward Yoo Dong-choon scored the opening goal, but South Korea drew the first half after conceding a goal. During the second half, Cho Kwang-rae won a crucial penalty, and Paraguay gave up the match after two Paraguayan players who didn't accept the judgement were sent off for hitting the referee.[2][3] This scene was a historic moment as South Korea won a world football competition for the first time, although it was not achieved in a professional tournament.

Competitive record edit

  Champions0   Runners-up0   Third place0   Tournament played on home soil

AFC Asian Cup edit

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1964 Third place 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad Direct entry
  1988 "A" team entered 3 1 1 1 5 3
  1992 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 7 2
Total Third place 3 1 0 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 12 5

Summer Universiade edit

Summer Universiade record[4]
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
  1979 Fifth place 7 5 1 1 22 8
  1985 Fifth place 5 3 2 0 23 9
  1987 Silver medalists 6 4 0 2 15 10
  1991 Gold medalists 6 4 2 0 15 5
  1993 Silver medalists 6 2 3 1 9 7
  1995 Silver medalists 6 3 2 1 9 4
  1997 Silver medalists 6 2 3 1 6 5
  1999 Sixth place 5 2 1 2 12 11
  2001 Bronze medalists 6 4 1 1 10 3
  2003 Ninth place 6 5 0 1 10 5
  2005 Fourteenth place 6 1 0 5 8 13
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009 Sixth place 6 3 2 1 8 6
  2011 Fifth place 6 3 2 1 7 3
  2013 Did not qualify
  2015 Silver medalists 6 5 0 1 12 5
  2017 Eleventh place 6 3 2 1 20 7
  2019 Fifth place 5 2 1 2 8 9
Total 1 title 94 51 22 21 194 110

East Asian Games edit

East Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
  1993 Gold medalists 5 4 1 0 29 1
  1997 Gold medalists 5 4 0 1 28 2
  2001 Silver medalists[a] 5 3 2 0 11 4
  2005 Fourth place 4 1 0 3 4 8
  2009 Bronze medalists 4 1 1 2 6 7
  2013 Silver medalists 4 2 1 1 8 4
Total 2 titles 27 15 5 7 86 26
  1. ^ South Korea finished third, but received the silver medal instead of Australia, the guests and runners-up.

Honours edit

Intercontinental edit

  Gold medalists: 1991
  Silver medalists: 1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2015
  Bronze medalists: 2001
  Champions: 1976[6]

Continental edit

  Third place: 1964

Regional edit

  Gold medalists: 1993, 1997
  Silver medalists: 2001, 2013
  Bronze medalists: 2009

Minor competitions edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Universiade 1976". RSSSF. 14 November 2003. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ 한국 축구 첫 세계 제패는 1976년이었다. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Osen. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ 韓國대학 蹴球 世界대회 첫優勝. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 16 August 1976. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Universiade". RSSSF. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Football". FISU. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Universiade 1976". RSSSF. 14 November 2003.

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