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{{Infobox national hockey team
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| Badge              = South Korea national ice hockey team logo.png
| Badge_size         = 220px
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| Association        = [[Korea Ice Hockey Association]]
| Home Stadium       = 
| IIHF code          = KOR
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| Team_Colors        = {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|#304890|border=silver}} {{color box|#CD2E3A|border=silver}}
| First game         = {{ihw18|KOR}} 1–0 {{ihw18-rt|ESP}} <br> <small>([[Jaca]], [[Spain]]; 12 January 2019)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ihw18|KOR}} 5–0 {{ihw18-rt|MEX}} <br> <small>(Jaca, Spain; 13 January 2019)</small><br>
                       {{ihw18|KOR}} 6–1 {{ihw18-rt|TPE}} <br> <small>(Jaca, Spain; 13 January 2024)</small>
| Largest loss       = {{ihw18|POL}} 6–0 {{ihw18-rt|KOR}} <br> <small>([[Katowice]], [[Poland]]; 10 January 2023)</small>
| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]] - Division IB
| World champ2 apps  = 4
| World champ2 first = [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2020]]
| World champ2 best  = 4th – Div. I Gr. B<br>''(18th overall, 2020)''
| Regional name      = 
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| Record             = 11–12–0
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The '''South Korea women's national under-18 ice hockey team''' is the women's national under-18 [[ice hockey]] team of [[South Korea]]. The team is controlled by the [[Korea Ice Hockey Association]], a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The team made its international debut in January 2019 and currently play in Division I Group B of the [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]s.

==History==
The South Korea women's national under-18 ice hockey team debuted at the [[2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group B Qualification]] tournament in [[Jaca]], Spain.<ref name="2019KOREATAKESSHOOTOUT">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18ibq/news/9068/korea-takes-shootout-gold | title=Korea takes shootout gold |first=Andy |last=Potts | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2019-01-19 | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321234251/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18ibq/news/9068/korea-takes-shootout-gold |archive-date=2020-03-21 |url-status=live}}</ref> Their opening game of the tournament was against [[Spain women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Spain]] which they won 1–0.<ref name="2019GAMES">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18ibq/schedule | title=Games | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121165635/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18ibq/schedule |archive-date=2021-01-21 |url-status=live}}</ref> South Korea went on to win their next two preliminary round games, including a 5–0 win over [[Mexico women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Mexico]] which is currently their largest win on record.<ref name="2019GAMES"/> The team finished at the top of Group B in the preliminary round and were drawn against [[Australia women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Australia]] for the semifinals.<ref name="2019STANDINGS">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18ibq/standings/group | title=Standings – Preliminary | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616033854/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18ibq/standings/group |archive-date=2022-06-16 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2019PLAYOFFS">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18ibq/standings/playoffs | title=Playoffs | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616033942/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18ibq/standings/playoffs |archive-date=2022-06-16 |url-status=live}}</ref> South Korea won their semifinal and advanced to the gold medal game against [[Kazakhstan women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Kazakhstan]].<ref name="2019PLAYOFFS"/> South Korea won the match 4–3 following a shootout and gained promotion to [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group B|Division I Group B]] for 2020.<ref name="2019KOREATAKESSHOOTOUT"/><ref name="2019PLAYOFFS"/> The IIHF Directorate named [[Eom Suyeon]] the tournament's best defender and [[Kim_Hee-won_(ice_hockey)|Kim Heewon]] was selected as the best South Korean player of the tournament.<ref name="2019PLAYERAWARDS">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/707/ihw707000_85i_1_0 | title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616034159/https://www.iihf.com/pdf/707/ihw707000_85i_1_0 |archive-date=2022-06-16 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2019BESTTEAMPLAYER">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/707/ihw707000_85j_1_0 | title=Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616034159/https://www.iihf.com/pdf/707/ihw707000_85i_1_0 |archive-date=2022-06-16 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2020 South Korea travelled to [[Katowice]], Poland for the [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group B]].<ref name="2020GAMES">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18ib/schedule | title=Games | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152351/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18ib/schedule |archive-date=2022-02-04 |url-status=live}}</ref> Their opening game against [[Austria women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Austria]] which they lost 0–4, currently their largest loss on record.<ref name="2020GAMES"/> South Korea went on to finish the tournament in fourth after winning two games of their five games and finishing ahead of [[Poland women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Poland]] and [[Great Britain women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Great Britain]].<ref name="2020STANDINGS">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18ib/standings/final | title=Final Standings | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date= | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416195655/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18ib/standings/final |archive-date=2021-04-16 |url-status=live}}</ref> Huh Eun-Bee was named the best South Korean player of the tournament.<ref name="2020BESTTEAMPLAYER">{{cite web | url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/860/ihw860000_85l_1_0 | title=Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2020-01-08 | access-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616042200/https://www.iihf.com/pdf/860/ihw860000_85l_1_0 |archive-date=2022-06-16 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==International competitions==
*[[2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]. Finish: 1st in [[2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group B Qualification|Division I Group B Qualification]] (21st overall)
*[[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group B|Division I Group B]] (18th overall)
*[[2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in [[2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Group B|Division I Group B]] (17th overall)
*[[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I#Group B tournament|Division I Group B]] (18th overall)
*[[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]. Finish: 5th in [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I#Group B tournament|Division I Group B]] (19th overall)
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kiha.or.kr/ Korea Ice Hockey Association]

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