Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Song Sung-gwon | ||
FIFA code | PRK | ||
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2006 ) | ||
Best result | Winner (2006, 2016) | ||
AFC U-19 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 2002 ) | ||
Best result | Winner (2007, 2024) | ||
The North Korea women's national under-20 football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, and other under-20 women's international football tournaments. The team is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.
They have won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup twice, in 2006 and 2016. Upon the former triumph, they became the first Asian team to win a FIFA women's tournament and the first Asian football team to win any FIFA tournaments since Saudi Arabia's victory in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.
They have also won the AFC U-19 Women's Championship twice, in 2007 and again in 2024.
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
2002 | did not qualify | |||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2006 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
2008 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |
2010 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
2012 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | |
2014 | Fourth Place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
2016 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |
2018 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
2022 | Withdrew from final tournament | |||||||
2024 | Qualified | |||||||
2026 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 8/12 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 47 |
AFC U-19 Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
2002 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | |
2004 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
2006 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | |
2007 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
2009 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
2011 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
2013 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
2015 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2017 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
2019 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
2024 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
Total | 11/11 | 56 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 202 | 32 |
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