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The 1993 AFC Women's Championship brought silver medals to the North Korean team, as they only lost the final match to the Chinese team with a score of 3–0. [9] The North Korean team missed the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament as they were absent from 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima , which served as a parallel qualification for the ...
Women's football in North Korea is growing in popularity. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The North Korea women's national under-20 football team is among the most successful at youth level winning 3 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 's.
In 2006, the Korean Women's Football Federation (KWFF) announced their intention to start a semi-professional women's league the following year with four teams playing 12 to 15 games each across four or five rounds. [5] At the end of 2006 discussions were being held over player eligibility rules, in particular the issue of visas for foreign ...
North Korea has been a major football youth power in the continent, having won the AFC U-16 Championship twice, AFC U-19 Championship three times, and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup three times. It is also a frequent participant in the Asian Games , winning one gold medal, and has participated in every editions of the AFC U-23 Championship .
Earning a spot at the 2010 World Cup marked only the second time North Korea had qualified for the world’s marquee soccer competition since 1966, when the Cheollima made it to the quarterfinals ...
The team is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association. They have won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup three times, in 2006 , 2016 and 2024 . Upon the former triumph, they became the first Asian team to win a FIFA women's tournament and the first Asian football team to win any FIFA tournaments since Saudi Arabia 's victory in the 1989 FIFA U ...
Japan defeated North Korea 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the women’s soccer tournament at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Japan had three clear standout players who helped book its tickets for Paris.
The competition is run by the DPR Korea Football Association, which is the governing body of Women's football in North Korea. History The first North Korean women's ...