Disclosed herein are a printed circuit board, including an insulating layer; a circuit wiring formed on one surface or both surfaces of the insulating layer and made of a single metal layer; a via formed in the insulating layer for interconnecting the circuit wirings through the insulating layer; and a pad layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the insulating layer and adhered to an end portion of the via, the pad layer being formed of a central portion extended from the via and an outside portion made of the same single metal layer as the circuit wiring, and a method for manufacturing the same.