South Korea are one of international football's most decorated national teams. Across their history they have won 2 major titles and carry a 1-out-of-6-star rating in our all-time national team ranking.
Their standout achievement is the AFC Asian Cup, won 2 times (1956, 1960).
Honours
ContinentalTournament Performance
Insights
Written by the archive itself — droughts, streaks and records derived from South Korea’s results. See droughts & records or streaks & shifts.
South Korea have won the AFC Championship twice, but not since 1960 — 63 years and counting as of 2023.
AFC Championship has been contested since 1956, when South Korea won the first edition.
Players
Notable players who have worn the South Korea shirt.
Club Honours
Continental and world titles won by clubs from South Korea.
ContinentalSee how South Korea ranks among the sport’s all-time greats in our Fifty Greatest National Teams analysis.