AFC · Asia

South Korea

A statistical overview of South Korea's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 5 legends

World titles: 0
Continental titles: 2
Tournament entries: 26
Legends tracked: 5

Capital: Seoul
Population: 51.8M
Coach profiles: None rated
Database OVR: 85 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 5
Average OVR: 85
Peak OVR: 87
Average height: 181 cm
Average speed: 82
Average first touch: 78

Composition

Position distribution

5 total

Goalkeepers1 · 20%

Defenders1 · 20%

Midfielders1 · 20%

Attackers2 · 40%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 00%
Right: 360%
Unknown: 240%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 2000s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRSon, Heung-min87 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerSon, Heung-min56 goals147 caps

Most national capsSon, Heung-min147 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioCha, Bum-kun0.43 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreSon, Heung-min92 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthCha, Bum-kun84 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchSon, Heung-min84 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation2000s2 legendsPrimary player era

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches104

Win rate39.4%

Goal difference+6

Won: 4139%
Drawn: 2827%
Lost: 3534%

Goals for: 124
Goals against: 118
World Cup: 11appearances
Continental: 15appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises South Korea's football tradition through these recurring themes.

relentless work rate
stamina
team unity
verticality
high pressing

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Confederation: AFC
Capital: Seoul

Player index

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5 legends found