South Korea
AssociationKorea Volleyball Association (KVA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coachSouth Korea Im Do-heon
FIVB ranking28 (as of 2 December 2023)
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Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1964)
Best result5th (1984)
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1956)
Best result4th (1978)
World Cup
Appearances8 (First in 1977)
Best result5th (1991)
Asian Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1975)
Best resultGold (1989, 1993, 2001, 2003)
www.kva.or.kr (in Korean)

The South Korea men's national volleyball team (Korean: 대한민국 남자 배구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 30th in the FIVB World Rankings and their current head coach is Im Do-heon.

Results

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Round robin 10th place 9 0 9 9 27 Squad
Mexico 1968 did not qualify
West Germany 1972 5th–8th places 7th place 7 3 4 10 13 Squad
Canada 1976 5th–8th places 6th place 6 2 4 10 14 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 did not enter
due to US-led boycott
United States 1984 5th–8th places 5th place 6 5 1 15 8 Squad
South Korea 1988 9th–12th places 11th place 7 2 5 10 17 Squad
Spain 1992 9th–10th places 9th place 6 2 4 6 13 Squad
United States 1996 Preliminary round 9th place 5 1 4 3 12 Squad
Australia 2000 Preliminary round 9th place 5 1 4 8 14 Squad
Greece 2004 did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 Future events
Australia 2032
Total 8/16 51 16 35 71 118

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 did not enter
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956 11th–20th places 18th place 11 3 8 14 28 Squad
Brazil 1960 did not enter
Soviet Union 1962
Czechoslovakia 1966 did not qualify
Bulgaria 1970 did not enter
Mexico 1974 13th–18th places 13th place 11 9 2 27 8 Squad
Italy 1978 Semifinals 4th place 10 6 4 20 16 Squad
Argentina 1982 5th–8th places 8th place 9 4 5 14 16 Squad
France 1986 did not qualify
Brazil 1990 13th–16th places 14th place 6 2 4 9 12 Squad
Greece 1994 Quarterfinals 8th place 7 2 5 10 18 Squad
Japan 1998 Second round 13th place 10 3 7 12 24 Squad
Argentina 2002 qualified
but later withdrew due to clash of dates with 2002 Asian Games
Japan 2006 First round 17th place 5 1 4 7 13 Squad
Italy 2010 did not qualify
Poland 2014 First round 17th place 5 1 4 6 13 Squad
Italy Bulgaria 2018 did not qualify
Poland Slovenia 2022
Total 9/20 74 31 43 119 148

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Poland 1965 did not qualify
East Germany 1969
Japan 1977 5th–8th places 7th place 8 2 6 9 18 Squad
Japan 1981 did not qualify
Japan 1985 Round robin 7th place 7 2 5 8 17 Squad
Japan 1989 Round robin 7th place 7 2 5 8 17 Squad
Japan 1991 Final round 5th place 10 4 6 19 23 Squad
Japan 1995 Round robin 8th place 11 3 8 12 24 Squad
Japan 1999 Round robin 7th place 11 6 5 18 21 Squad
Japan 2003 Round robin 6th place 11 5 6 20 20 Squad
Japan 2007 Round robin 11th place 11 2 9 9 31 Squad
Japan 2011 did not qualify
Japan 2015
Japan 2019
Japan 2023
Total 8/15 76 26 50 103 171

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1993 Round robin 6th place 5 0 5 3 15 Squad
Japan 1997 did not qualify
Japan 2001 Round robin 4th place 5 2 3 7 10 Squad
Japan 2005 did not qualify
Japan 2009
Japan 2013
Japan 2017
Total 2/7 10 2 8 10 25

World League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1990 did not enter
Italy 1991 Intercontinental round 9th place 16 4 12 19 38 Squad
Italy 1992 Intercontinental round 8th place 12 5 7 19 25 Squad
Brazil 1993 Intercontinental round 10th place 20 5 15 18 49 Squad
Italy 1994 Intercontinental round 9th place 12 2 10 17 30 Squad
Brazil 1995 Final round 6th place 16 6 10 23 36 Squad
Netherlands 1996 did not enter
Russia 1997 Intercontinental round 11th place 12 2 10 8 32 Squad
Italy 1998 Intercontinental round 11th place 12 2 10 12 30 Squad
Argentina 1999 did not enter
Netherlands 2000
Poland 2001
Brazil 2002
Spain 2003
Italy 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005
Russia 2006 Intercontinental round 10th place 12 4 8 15 28 Squad
Poland 2007 Intercontinental round 9th place 12 3 9 17 28 Squad
Brazil 2008 Intercontinental round 13th place 12 1 11 17 34 Squad
Serbia 2009 Intercontinental round 14th place 12 3 9 18 31 Squad
Argentina 2010 Intercontinental round 16th place 12 0 12 5 36 Squad
Poland 2011 Intercontinental round 13th place 12 3 9 14 29 Squad
Bulgaria 2012 Intercontinental round 14th place 12 1 11 16 35 Squad
Argentina 2013 Intercontinental round 15th place 10 4 6 16 22 Squad
Italy 2014 G2 Intercontinental round 19th place 12 3 9 20 29 Squad
Brazil 2015 G2 Intercontinental round 18th place 12 2 10 14 31 Squad
Poland 2016 G2 Intercontinental round 23rd place 9 2 7 14 22 Squad
Brazil 2017 G2 Intercontinental round 18th place 9 5 4 18 20 Squad
Total 19/28 236 57 179 300 585

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
France 2018 Preliminary round 16th place 15 1 14 11 42 Squad
United States 2019 did not qualify
Italy 2021
Italy 2022
Poland 2023
Total 1/5 15 1 14 11 42

Challenger Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Challenger Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Portugal 2018 did not enter
(Participated in Nations League)
Slovenia 2019 did not enter
South Korea 2022 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 3 2 1 6 7 Squad
Qatar 2023 did not qualify
Total 1/3 3 2 1 6 7

Asian Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Australia 1975 Round Robin Silver Runners up 6 5 1 16 5 Squad
Bahrain 1979 Round Robin Silver Runners up 6 5 1 15 5 Squad
Japan 1983 Round Robin Bronze 3rd place 8 6 2 21 9 Squad
Kuwait 1987 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 6 4 2 16 N/A Squad
South Korea 1989 Final Gold Champions 8 8 0 24 2 Squad
Australia 1991 Round Robin Silver Runners up 7 6 1 20 5 Squad
Thailand 1993 Final Gold Champions 7 6 1 19 4 Squad
South Korea 1995 Round Robin Bronze 3rd place N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Squad
Qatar 1997 Round Robin 5th place 5 3 2 9 N/A Squad
Iran 1999 Round Robin Bronze 3rd place 7 5 2 17 7 Squad
South Korea 2001 Final Gold Champions 6 6 0 18 2 Squad
China 2003 Round Robin Gold Champions 7 6 1 20 7 Squad
Thailand 2005 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 7 5 2 18 6 Squad
Indonesia 2007 Round Robin Bronze 3rd place 5 3 2 13 8 Squad
Philippines 2009 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 8 6 2 20 10 Squad
Iran 2011 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 8 6 2 21 11 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2013 Final Silver Runners up 7 5 2 16 8 Squad
Iran 2015 Quarterfinals 7th place 8 6 2 21 9 Squad
Indonesia 2017 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 8 7 1 23 7 Squad
Iran 2019 Semifinals 4th place 8 6 2 20 9 Squad
Japan 2021 Classification Round 8th place 7 2 5 8 15 Squad
Iran 2023 Classification Round 5th place 5 4 1 13 7 Squad
Total 4 Titles 22/22

Asian Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1958 did not enter
Indonesia 1962 Round robin 5th place 7 3 4 11 14 Squad
Thailand 1966 Round robin Silver Runners up 8 7 1 21 4 Squad
Thailand 1970 Round robin Silver Runners up 6 5 1 N/A N/A Squad
Iran 1974 Final Silver Runners up 5 4 1 13 4 Squad
Thailand 1978 Round Robin Gold Champions 8 6 2 23 6 Squad
India 1982 Round Robin Bronze 3rd place 5 3 2 12 6 Squad
South Korea 1986 Round Robin Silver Runners up 8 7 1 22 3 Squad
China 1990 Final Silver Runners up 5 4 1 13 3 Squad
Japan 1994 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 4 3 1 9 3 Squad
Thailand 1998 Final Silver Runners up 6 5 1 16 4 Squad
South Korea 2002 Final Gold Champions 6 6 0 18 0 Squad
Qatar 2006 Final Gold Champions 3 3 0 9 3 Squad
China 2010 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 8 7 1 23 4 Squad
South Korea 2014 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 8 6 2 20 8 Squad
Indonesia 2018 Final Silver Runners up 6 5 1 15 7 Squad
China 2022 Future event
Total 3 Titles 15/16 93 74 19

Asian Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Thailand 2008 Final Silver Runners up 6 5 1 17 7 Squad
Iran 2010 Quarterfinals 6th place 6 3 3 13 14 Squad
Vietnam 2012 Final Round 5th place 6 4 2 14 7 Squad
Kazakhstan 2014 Final Gold Champions 6 6 0 18 3 Squad
Thailand 2016 Final Round 8th place 6 2 4 7 14 Squad
Chinese Taipei 2018 Quarterfinals 8th place 6 2 4 8 14 Squad
Thailand 2022 Semifinals 4th place 6 3 3 13 13 Squad
Total 1 Title 7/7 42 25 17 90 72

Asian Challenge Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Challenge Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Sri Lanka 2018 did not enter
Kyrgyzstan 2022
Taiwan 2023 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 5 4 1 12 3 Squad
Total 1/3 5 4 1 12 3

Team

Current squad

The following is the South Korea roster for the 2022 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup.[1]

Head coach: South Korea Im Do-heon

No. Name Date of birth Pos. Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 club
1 Im Dong-hyeok 9 March 1999 OP 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 330 cm (130 in) South Korea Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2 Han Sun-soo 16 December 1985 S 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 297 cm (117 in) South Korea Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
4 Jeong Min-su October 5, 1991 L 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 178 cm (70 in) 290 cm (110 in) South Korea Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
5 Park Kyeong-min June 5, 1999 L 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in) South Korea Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
6 Hwang Taek-eui November 12, 1996 S 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in) South Korea Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
7 Park Jin-woo March 18, 1990 MB 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 320 cm (130 in) South Korea Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
8 Kim Kyu-min December 28, 1990 MB 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) South Korea Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
9 Kwak Seung-suk March 28, 1988 OH 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 325 cm (128 in) South Korea Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
10 Na Gyeong-bok April 8, 1994 OH 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) South Korea Seoul Woori Card WooriWON
11 Choi Min-ho April 28, 1988 MB 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 312 cm (123 in) South Korea Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
14 Lim Sung-jin January 11, 1999 OH 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) South Korea Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
17 Park Chan-woong August 13, 1997 MB 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) South Korea Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
18 Heo Su-bong April 7, 1998 OP 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) South Korea Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
20 Jo Jae-sung August 1, 1995 OP 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in) South Korea Ansan OK Financial Group Okman

Former squads

Volleyball at the Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Hwang Taek-eui, Han Sun-soo, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Shin Yung-suk (c), Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon.
World Cup
Ko Hee-jin, Chang Kwang-kyun, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong (c), Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Kim Young-rae, Suk Jin-wook, Lee Hyung-doo, Shin Young-soo and Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: Cha Joo-hyun.
Challenger Cup
Im Dong-hyeok, Han Sun-soo (c), Hwang Kyung-min, Jeong Min-su, Park Kyeong-min, Hwang Taek-eui, Park Jin-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Kwak Seung-suk, Na Gyeong-bok, Choi Min-ho, Lim Sung-jin, Heo Su-bong, Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Im Do-heon.
Asian Championship
Choi Tae-woong, Kim Kyung-hoon, Kim Sang-woo, Shin Sun-ho, Bang Shin-bong, Kim Se-jin, Chang Byung-chul, Shin Jin-sik, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Lee Ho. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.
Choi Tae-woong, Kwon Young-min, Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Park Jae-han, Son Seok-beom, Shin Young-soo, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, Gu Sang-yoon, Lee Hyung-Doo, Yeo Oh-hyun. Head coach: Cha Joo-hyun.
Jang Young-gi, Song In-seok, Park Chul-woo, Kwon Young-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Sang-gi, Shin Sun-ho, Ha Hyun-yong, Lee Kyung-soo, Lee Hyung-doo, Lee Sun-kyu, Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: Gong Jeong-bae.
Kwon Young-min, You Kwang-woo, Ha Hyun-yong, Yun Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Moon Sung-min, Yang Sung-man, Lee Kyung-soo, Song In-seok, Park Joon-bum, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Bu-sik. Head coach: Yoo Joong-tak.
Han Sun-soo, Hwang Dong-il, Yun Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Yo-han, Kang Dong-jin, Lim Si-hyoung, Park Joon-bum, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Cha Sang-hyun.
Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Shin Yung-suk, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Yo-han, Kang Dong-jin, Lee Kyung-soo, Jeon Kwang-in, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Han Sun-soo, Park Sang-ha, Jin Sang-heon, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Jeong-hwan, Shim Kyung-seop, Kwak Seung-suk, Jeon Kwang-in, Song Myung-geun, Ahn Joon-chan, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Kwon Young-min, Lee Min-gyu, Moon Sung-min, Seo Jae-duck, Song Hee-chae, Choi Hong-suk, Kwak Seung-suk, Choi Min-ho, Shin Yung-suk, Ji Tae-hwan, Jeong Min-su, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan.
Lee Min-gyu, No Jae-wook, Moon Sung-min, Jung Ji-seok, Song Hee-chae, Park Joo-hyeong, Lee Si-woo, Choi Hong-suk, Lee Kang-won, Kim Jae-hwi, Shin Yung-suk, Jin Sang-heon, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan.
Hwang Taek-eui, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jin Seong-tae, Jo Jae-sung, Im Dong-hyeok, Kwak Myoung-woo, Shin Yung-suk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon.
Asian Games
Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Hak-min, Kim Yo-han, Ko Hee-jin, Park Chul-woo, Suk Jin-wook (c), Ha Hyun-yong and Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.
Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo (c), Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck and Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Asian Cup
Chang Kwang-kyun, Park Chul-woo, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Hyun-yong, Shin Young-soo, Ko Hee-jin, Kim Yo-han, Hwang Dong-il, Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.
Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Kim Hak-min, Suk Jin-wook, Ko Hee-jin, Choi Hong-suk, Park Jun-bum, Ha Kyoung-mim, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.
Jeon Kwang-in, Park Jin-woo, Lee Min-gyu, Oh Jae-seong, Lee Kang-won, Son Hyun-jong, Song Hee-chae, Jin Seong-tae, Hwang Dong-il, Gu Do-hyeon, Sim Kyoung-sub, Song Myung-geun. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo, Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck, Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Lee Sang-uk, Cha Ji-hwan, Son Ju-hyeong, Lee Seung-won, Han Sung-jeong, Kim In-hyeok, Hwang Kyung-min, Jo Jae-sung, Hwang Taek-eui, Im Dong-hyeok, Jung Jun-heuk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Kim Nam-sung.
Kwak Myoung-woo, Gim Myeong-gwan, Heo Su-bong, Han Sung-jeong, Park Joo-hyeong, Hong Sang-hyeok, Jeong Seong-gyu, Lee Jeong-jun, Jeon Jin-seon, Lee Sang-hyeon, Han Kuk-min, Jung Sung-min. Head coach: Park Hee-sang.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the South Korea national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2000–2021 Asics
2022– Puma

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shinhan Bank.

See also

Notes

    References

    1. "Bulletin No.1 (August 6, 2022)" (PDF). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
    2. "South Korea vs. Czech Republic P-2 Match Result". 31 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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