Nickname(s) | Chollima |
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Association | DPR Korea Football Association |
Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) |
Head coach | Kim Gwang-min |
Home stadium |
Rungnado Stadium Kim Il-Sung Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium |
FIFA code | PRK |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 10 1 (23 December 2016) |
Highest | 5 (December 1999) |
Lowest | 12 (July 2011) |
First international | |
China PR 4–1 North Korea (Hong Kong; 21 December 1989) |
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Biggest win | |
North Korea 24–0 Singapore (Hong Kong; 21 June 2001) |
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Biggest defeat | |
France 5–0 North Korea (Glasgow, Scotland; 28 July 2012) |
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World Cup | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) |
Best result | Quarter-finals; 2007 |
Women's Asian Cup | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1989) |
Best result | Winners, 2001, 2003, 2008 |
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team represents North Korea in international women's football. North Korea were the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship winners, and won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001, 2003 and 2008.
During the team's participation at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, on 7 July 2011, FIFA announced that two of its players, Song Jong-Sun and Jong Pok-Sim, failing doping tests during the tournament and were provisionally suspended prior to their team’s match against Colombia. On 16 July, FIFA announced that three additional players from North Korea tested positive following target testing of the whole team. On 25 August 2011, the North Korean team was fined US$ 400,000 which is equal to the prize it received by finishing 13th in the 2011 tournament, and was excluded from participation at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, including its qualification round.
Squad for the 2014 Algarve Cup.
Head coach: Kim Gwang-min