North Korea women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Eastern Azaleas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | DPR Korea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ri Yu-il | ||
| Most caps | Ri Kum-suk (123) | ||
| Top scorer | Ri Kum-suk (40) | ||
| Home stadium | Rungnado Stadium Kim Il-Sung Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PRK | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 9 (12 June 2025) | ||
| Highest | 5 (December 2006 – June 2007; September 2008 – March 2010) | ||
| Lowest | 12 (July 2011) | ||
| First international | |||
| China 4–1 North Korea (Hong Kong; 21 December 1989) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| North Korea 24–0 Singapore (Hong Kong; 21 June 2001) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| France 5–0 North Korea (Glasgow, Scotland; 28 July 2012) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2007) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2008, 2012) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Winners (2001, 2003, 2008) | ||
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team (Munhwaŏ Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 녀자 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in international women's football.
North Korea is one of the Asian Football Confederation women's powerhouses alongside Japan, China and Australia. The Eastern Azaleas won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001 (scoring 53 goals in 6 matches, a record that still stands), 2003, and 2008, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.