South Korea national kabaddi team
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| Association | Korea Kabaddi Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Cho Jae-ho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Doan Kang Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (first in 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 3rd (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 (first in 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 2nd (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 (first in 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 3rd (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The South Korea national kabaddi team (also known as Republic of Korea national kabaddi team)[1] represents South Korea in international kabaddi competitions.
Kabaddi is a growing sport in South Korea. South Korea national team is ranked 3rd in the world.
In 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, South Korea finished at 3rd place losing to Iran in the semi-finals. South Korea was the only team to beat eventual winner India in the entire tournament.
South Korea was also invited to participate in 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters, being one of the top 4 Kabaddi nations in the world.
South Korea has also defeated India at the 2018 Asian Games which was their first defeat at the tournament. They also bagged their first silver medal.
Tournament records
Asian Games
Men's team
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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| China 1990 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Japan 1994 | ||||||||
| Thailand 1998 | ||||||||
| South Korea 2002 | ||||||||
| Qatar 2006 | ||||||||
| China 2010 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 92 | -53 |
| South Korea 2014 | Bronze medal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 126 | +3 |
| Indonesia 2018 | Silver medal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 134 | +56 |
| Hangzhou 2022 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 160 | -78 |
| Total | 4/9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 440 | 512 | -72 |
World Cup
Men's Team
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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| India 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| India 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| India 2016 | Bronze medal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3/3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Current squad
| Name | Role | Franchise |
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| Lee Jang-kun | Raider | Patna Pirates |
| Lee Dong-geon | Raider | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Shin Cheol-gyu | Raider | - |
| Park Hyun-il | All rounder | Patna Pirates |
| Lee Jae-min | Defender | Tamil Thalaivas |
| Kim Dong-gyu | Defender | - |
| Lee Jae-cheol | Defender | - |
| Ko Young-chang | Defender | U Mumba |
| Hong Dong-ju | All Rounder | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Park Chan-sik | All Rounder | Tamil Thalaivas |
| Kim Gyung-tae | All Rounder | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Kim Seong-ryeol | All Rounder | UP Yoddha |
| Eom Tae-deok | All Rounder | Patna Pirates |
| Kim Tae-beom | All Rounder | - |
| Ok Yong-joo | All Rounder | - |
International grounds
Songdo Global University Gymnasium
Gimcheon Gymnasium
Locations of stadiums which have hosted international kabaddi matches in South Korea
| Stadium | City | Province | Capacity | Matches hosted | Notes |
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| Songdo Global University Gymnasium | Incheon | Incheon Metropolitan City | 2,000 | 2014 Asian Games, international friendlies | Hosted kabaddi events during the 2014 Asian Games; top venue for South Korea |
| Gimcheon Gymnasium | Gimcheon | North Gyeongsang Province | 1,500 | Training camps, friendly matches | Used for national team training and kabaddi promotional events |
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