South Korea national team tour of South East Asia 1962

In order to prepare for the Asian Games, South Korea sent its full national team on the following tour. However, none of the matches are today counted as internationals by the K.F.A. (not even unofficially) for reasons unknown. The players involved were the same as those which played World Cup qualifiers and other full internationals in this period.

Matches:
 26- 5-1962 Jakarta        Indonesia A      1-2  South Korea
 29- 5-1962 Jakarta        Indonesia B      1-2  South Korea
  4- 6-1962 Kuala Lumpur   Malaya           1-3  South Korea
  6- 6-1962 Penang         Malaya           3-4  South Korea
  8- 6-1962 Alor Star      Malaya           1-0  South Korea *
 13- 6-1962 Hong Kong      Combined Chinese 2-6  South Korea
 16- 6-1962 Hong Kong      Combined Chinese 2-1  South Korea

It is not clear whether this list of games is complete.

* This match inaugurated the Darul Aman Stadium, which was opened officially by the Sultan of
Kedah.


Squad:
 Players:
  Ham Heung-Chul, Chung Young-Hwan, Kim Jung-Seok, Kim Hong-Bok, Kim Chan-Ki, Park Seung-Ok,
  Yoo Gwang-Joon, Kim Seon-Hwi, Cha Tae-Sung, Chung Soon-Chun, Moon Jung-Shik, Woo Sang-Kwon,
  Cho Yoon-Ok, Cho Sung-Dal, Choi Myung-Gon, Yoo Pan-Soon, Kim Duk-Joong.
 Officials:
  Kim Yoon-Ki (K.F.A. president), Park Dae-Jong, Min Byung-Dae (coach).

About this document

Sources included: The Straits Times, goalgoalgoal.com

Thanks to Novan Herfiyana

Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Neil Morrison
Last updated: 7 Mar 2013