The South Korea national football B team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표 B팀) was the selection of South Korean semi-professional footballers and college footballers. Most of the members were playing in the Korean Semi-professional Football League, the Korean University Football League or the Korea National League. It was run as the reserve team of the South Korea national football team, and is currently managed as the South Korea Universiade football team (Korean: 대한민국 유니버시아드 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Republic of Korea by FISU) after Asia's minor competitions were in decline. The under-28 professionals and semi-professionals also can be selected for the Universiade team within two years of graduation from university.
| Nickname(s) | Baekho (White tiger) Chungmu | ||
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| Association | Korea Football Association (KFA) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
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| First international | |||
 South Korea 3–1 Thailand  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 3 August 1961) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 South Korea 14–0 Guam  (Busan, South Korea; 17 May 1997) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
South Korea 0–6 Japan  (Kanazawa, Japan; 29 March 2014) | |||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1964) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1964) | ||
| Summer Universiade | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Gold medalists (1991) | ||
| East Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Gold medalists (1993, 1997) | ||
| South Korea national football B team | |
| Hangul | 대한민국 축구 국가대표 B팀 |
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| Hanja | 大韓民國 蹴球 國家代表 |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan Min'guk Chukgu Gukga Daepyo B Tim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Min'guk Ch'ukku Kukka Taep'yo B T'im |
History
First world title (1976)
In August 1976, South Korean universities' national football team participated in the World University Football Championship, the football competition of the International University Sports Federation before the Universiade football was established.[1] South Korea advanced to the knockout stage by defeating Brazil and Chile, and drawing with France in the group stage. It also won against Senegal and the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final against Paraguay, South Korean forward Yoo Dong-choon scored the opening goal, but South Korea drew the first half after conceding a goal. During the second half, Cho Kwang-rae won a crucial penalty, and Paraguay gave up the match after two Paraguayan players who didn't accept the judgement were sent off for hitting the referee.[2][3] This scene was a historic moment as South Korea won a world football competition for the first time, although it was not achieved in a professional tournament.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played on home soil
AFC Asian Cup
| AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1964 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | Direct entry | ||||||
 1988 | "A" team entered | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
 1992 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | |
Summer Universiade
| Summer Universiade record[4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1979 | Fifth place | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| 1985 | Fifth place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
 1987 | Silver medalists | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
 1991 | Gold medalists | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
 1993 | Silver medalists | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 1995 | Silver medalists | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
 1997 | Silver medalists | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
 1999 | Sixth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 |
 2001 | Bronze medalists | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 2003 | Ninth place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
 2005 | Fourteenth place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2009 | Sixth place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 2011 | Fifth place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2015 | Silver medalists | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
 2017 | Eleventh place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| 2019 | Fifth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Total | 1 title | 94 | 51 | 22 | 21 | 194 | 110 |
East Asian Games
| East Asian Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1993 | Gold medalists | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1997 | Gold medalists | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 2001 | Silver medalists[a] | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
 2005 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
 2009 | Bronze medalists | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | Silver medalists | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Total | 2 titles | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 86 | 26 |
Honours
Intercontinental
Champions: 1976[6]
Continental
Third place: 1964
Regional
Minor competitions
- Jakarta Anniversary Tournament: 1976, 1978
- King's Cup: 1977
- Saudi Tournament: 1978
- Merdeka Tournament: 1979, 1984, 1985
- Merlion Cup: 1992
