Records and statistics of the South Korea national football team are as follows.
Player records
Other records
Youngest player 17 years and 241 days, Kim Pan-keun, vs. Thailand, 1 November 1983 Youngest goalscorer 18 years and 87 days, Ko Jong-soo, vs. New Zealand, 25 January 1997 Oldest player 39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950 Oldest goalscorer 39 years and 274 days, Kim Yong-sik, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950 Longest career 19 years and 112 days, Lee Dong-gook, from 16 May 1998 to 5 September 2017 Most goals in a calendar year 16, Park Lee-chun (1972) and Hwang Sun-hong (1994) Most consecutive matches scored in 6, Ha Seok-ju (1993) Fastest goal from kick-off 16 seconds, Hwang Hee-chan, vs. Qatar, 17 November 2020 Most hat-tricks 3, Cha Bum-kun and Park Sung-hwa
Manager records
Team records
Biggest victory 16–0 vs. Nepal, 29 September 2003 (2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification) Highest scoring draw 4–4 vs. Malaysia, 11 September 1976 (1976 Korea Cup) Heaviest defeat 0–12 vs. Sweden, 5 August 1948 (1948 Summer Olympics) Most consecutive victories 11, from 29 July 1975 (3–1 vs. Malaysia) to 21 December 1975 (3–1 vs. Burma) Most consecutive matches without defeat 29, from 20 September 1986 (3–0 vs. India) to 26 June 1989 (0–0 vs. Czechoslovakia)