North Korea national football team results (1956–1979)
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| North Korea national football team results |
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
1956
| 7 October Friendly | China | 0–1 | | Beijing, China |
| Report | Stadium: Xiannongtan Stadium |
| 10 October Friendly | North Korea | 3–0 | | Beijing, China |
| Report | Stadium: Xiannongtan Stadium |
1959
| 22 October Friendly | North Korea | 5–0 | | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report |
1960
| 8 December[a] Friendly | North Vietnam | 1–3 | | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Report |
1963
| 20 November 1963 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 2–0 | | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report |
| 22 November 1963 GANEFO Tournament | United Arab Republic | 1–1[b] | | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report |
1964
| 22 March 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | Burma | 0–0 | | Burma |
| Report |
| 2 April 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | | North Korea |
| Report |
| 31 May 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 2–0 | | Rangoon, Burma |
| Report |
| 28 June 1964 Summer Olympics qualification | Thailand | 0–5 | | Rangoon, Burma |
| Report |
1965
| 2 August 1965 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 1–0 | | North Korea |
| Report |
| 21 November 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Korea | 6–1 | | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Pak Doo-ik Pak Seung-zin Im Shung-hwi Han Bong-zin |
Report | Scheinflug |
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia) |
| 24 November 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | Australia | 1–3 | | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Scheinflug |
Report | Kim Seung-il Pak Seung-zin |
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: A.G. de Silva (Singapore) |
| 30 November Friendly | Cambodia | 0–3 | | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Report |
1966
| 12 July 1966 FIFA World Cup | Soviet Union | 3–0 | | Middlesbrough, England |
| Malofeyev Banishevskiy |
Report | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 23,006 Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain) |
| 15 July 1966 FIFA World Cup | Chile | 1–1 | | Middlesbrough, England |
| Marcos |
Report | Pak Seung-zin |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 13,792 Referee: Ali Kandil (United Arab Republic) |
| 19 July 1966 FIFA World Cup | North Korea | 1–0 | | Middlesbrough, England |
| Pak Doo-ik |
Report | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 17,829 Referee: Pierre Schwinte (Italy) |
| 23 July 1966 FIFA World Cup | Portugal | 5–3 | | Liverpool, England |
| Eusébio José Augusto |
Report | Pak Seung-zin Li Dong-woon Yang Seung-kook |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 17,829 Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel) |
| 30 November 1966 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 14–0 | | Cambodia |
| Report |
| 6 December 1966 GANEFO Tournament | North Korea | 3–1 | | Cambodia |
| Report |
1969
1970
1971
| 28 May 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | Syria | 0–0 | | Damascus, Syria |
| Report |
| 1 June 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Kim |
Report |
| 12 November 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | Iraq | 1–0 | | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Hatim |
Report | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 28 November 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 3–0 | | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report |
1972
| 3 May 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 0–0 | | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report |
| 26 May 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | Iran | 0–0 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Report | Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium |
| 3 June 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | Iran | 2–0 | | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Iranpak Kalani |
Report | Stadium: Army Stadium |
1973
| 4 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Iran | 0–0 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 63,366 Referee: M. Ramalingam (Malaysia) |
| 6 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–1 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Kim Jong-min |
Report | Chahrestan |
Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium Attendance: 11,940 Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand) |
| 8 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Korea | 0–0 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 22,362 Referee: Alex Vaz (India) |
| 11 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Iran | 2–1 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Monajati Sadeghi |
Report | Pak Seung-zin |
Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 53,829 Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore) |
| 13 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Korea | 3–1 | | Tehran, Iran |
| An Se-uk Ma Jong-u |
Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 11,940 Referee: Alex Vaz (India) |
| 15 May 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuwait | 2–0 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Bo Hamad |
Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 6,028 Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand) |
| 25 July Friendly | Norway | 3–0 | | Bergen, Norway |
| Johansen Kvia Vold |
Report | Stadium: Brann Stadion Referee: Kurt Ohlsen (Denmark) |
1974
| 25 May Friendly | Bulgaria | 6–1 | | 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 | | Tehran, Iran |
| An Se-uk An Gil-wan |
Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran) |
| 4 September 1974 Asian Games | North Korea | 0–1 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Report | Jassam |
Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium Referee: U Tin Htut (Burma) |
| 6 September 1974 Asian Games | India | 1–4 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Rajvi |
Report | Hong Song-nam Yang Song-guk Myong Dong-chan |
Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium |
| 10 September 1974 Asian Games | Kuwait | 0–2 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Report | Cha Jung-sok Pak Jong-hun |
Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium |
| 12 September 1974 Asian Games | Israel | 2–0 Awarded[c] | | Tehran, Iran |
| Report | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium |
| 14 September 1974 Asian Games | North Korea | 2–2 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Yang Song-guk Kim Jong-min |
Report | Maung Maung Tin Tin Aung |
Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Referee: Reza Heidari (Iran) |
| 15 September 1974 Asian Games | North Korea | 1–2 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Kim Jong-min |
Report | Isa |
Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Referee: U Tin Htut (Burma) |
1975
| 15 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | China | 1–0 | | Hong Kong |
| Li Guoning |
Report | Stadium: Government Stadium |
| 17 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | | Hong Kong |
| An Se-wook |
Report | Stadium: Government Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
| 19 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | | Hong Kong |
| Report | Stadium: Government Stadium |
| 24 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 3–3 (11–10 p) | | Hong Kong |
| Report | Stadium: Government Stadium |
| 26 June 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 2–0 | | Hong Kong |
| Report | Stadium: Government Stadium |
1976
| 18 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 2–0 | | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report |
| 20 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | Indonesia | 1–2 | | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report |
| 22 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 4–0 | | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report |
| 24 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 2–0 | | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report |
| 26 February[d] 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | North Korea | 0–0 (5–4 p) | | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report |
| 5 May Friendly | Bulgaria | 3–0 | | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Bonev Zhelyazkov |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 8,000 |
| 21 July 1976 Olympics | North Korea | 3–1 | | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| An Se-uk Hong Song-nam |
Report | Douglas |
Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes García (Mexico) |
| 23 July 1976 Olympics | Soviet Union | 3–0 | | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Kolotov Veremeyev Blokhin |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Park Attendance: 15,233 Referee: Emilio Guruceta-Muro (Spain) |
| 25 July 1976 Olympics | Poland | 5–0 | | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Szarmach Lato Szymanowski |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 46,885 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
1978
| 13 December 1978 Asian Games | Burma | 0–3 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 15 December 1978 Asian Games | North Korea | 3–0 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 17 December 1978 Asian Games | Iraq | 0–3 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 18 December 1978 Asian Games | India | 1–3 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 19 December 1978 Asian Games | North Korea | 2–2 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 20 December 1978 Asian Games | North Korea | 0–0[e] | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
1979
| 2 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 3–0 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 7 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 3–1 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Pak Jong-hun Hong Song-nam |
Report | Lala |
| 9 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia | 1–1 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 12 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Thailand | 0–1 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 14 May 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | North Korea | 1–0 | | 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
- ^ "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.
