This article is a record of South Korea's results at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament, but nations from other confederations could enter the Gold Cup as invitees in select editions.

South Korea participated in the 2000 and 2002 tournament to prepare for the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted by them.[1][2][3] They and Qatar are the only Asian teams to ever participate in the North American continental championships. In seven matches, South Korea failed to win a single one in regular time, but won fourth place in 2002 after advancing to the knockout stage with only one point to their name and defeating Mexico on penalties in the quarter-finals. Two years prior, they were eliminated after the group stage per coin toss. Canada advanced instead and eventually won the 2000 edition.

Competitive record

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
United States 2000 Group stage 2 0 2 0 2 2 Squad
United States 2002 Fourth place 5 0 2 3 3 7 Squad
Total Fourth place 7 0 4 3 5 9 2/2

Player records

Most appearances

Lee Young-pyo played in all of South Korea's CONCACAF Gold Cup matches in both 2000 and 2002.
Kim Nam-il was selected for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI in 2002.

Lee Young-pyo is the only player who was fielded in all seven of South Korea's Gold Cup matches. In 2002, Song Chong-gug was the only player to play through the entirety of Korea's fourth-place-run. In the same year, Kim Nam-il was voted into the tournament's Best XI, becoming the first and only Asian player to be honoured at a North American continental championship.

Rank Player Caps Minutes Competitions
1 Lee Young-pyo 7 588 2000, 2002
2 Kim Tae-young 6 570 2000, 2002
3 Song Chong-gug 5 480 2002
Lee Eul-yong 5 370 2002
5 Kim Nam-il 4 383 2002
Cha Du-ri 4 372 2002
Kim Byung-ji 4 360 2000, 2002
Choi Jin-cheul 4 356 2002
Yoo Sang-chul 4 330 2000, 2002
Kim Do-keun 4 228 2002
Lee Dong-gook 4 220 2000, 2002

Top goalscorers

Five players have scored one goal each at the tournaments. Three of them have been scored against Costa Rica.

Rank Player Goals Caps Competitions
1 Lee Min-sung 1 1 2000
Kim Do-hoon 1 4 2002
Choi Jin-cheul 1 4 2002
Lee Dong-gook 1 4 2000, 2002
Song Chong-gug 1 5 2002

Details

2000 (United States)

15 February Group D South Korea  0–0  Canada Los Angeles
17 February Group D South Korea  2–2  Costa Rica Los Angeles
Group D table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  South Korea 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2

2002 (United States)

19 January Group B United States  2–1  South Korea Los Angeles
23 January Group B South Korea  0–0  Cuba San Francisco
Group B table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1 1
3  Cuba 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1 1
27 January Quarter-finals South Korea  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		  Mexico Los Angeles
Penalties
30 January Semi-finals South Korea  1–3  Costa Rica Anaheim
2 February Third place match South Korea  1–2  Canada San Diego

See also

References

  1. ^ Wiebe, Andrew. "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer", MLSsoccer.com, 07 July 2015. Retrieved on 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "About the CONCACAF Gold Cup", goldcup.org, 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ CONCACAF (official) "Playoff Match between USA and Mexico [..."], concacaf.com, 07 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

External links

Countries at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
South Korea national football team
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