South Korea national under-23 football team
| Nickname(s) | Taegeuk Warriors Tigers of Asia | ||
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| Association | Korea Football Association (KFA) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Lee Min-sung | ||
| Most caps | Lee Ki-hyung (48) | ||
| Top scorer | Choi Yong-soo (25) | ||
| FIFA code | KOR | ||
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| First international | |||
| South Korea 5–0 Indonesia (Masan, South Korea; 24 March 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| South Korea 10–0 Philippines (Seoul, South Korea; 18 May 1991) South Korea 10–0 Philippines (Yangon, Myanmar; 30 June 2012) South Korea 10–0 Macau (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 19 July 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Saudi Arabia 4–0 South Korea (Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; 10 October 2025) | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1992) | ||
| Best result | Bronze medalists (2012) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Gold medalists (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2020) | ||
Medal record | |||
The South Korea national under-23 football team (Korean: 대한민국 23세 이하 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA, and Republic of Korea by IOC) represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. It was founded when the Olympic football was changed to an under-23 competition. It also can be managed as an under-21 or under-22 team if necessary.