2020 WK League

WK League
Season	2020
Dates	15 June 2020 – 16 November 2020
Champions	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels; 8th WK League title
Matches played	84
Goals scored	262 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorer	; ; (both 11 goals)
Biggest home win	Red Angels 6–1 Hwacheon (16 July 2020); Red Angels 5–0 Sejong (25 June 2020); Red Angels 5–0 Boeun Sangmu (6 July 2020)
Biggest away win	Changnyeong 0–5 Red Angels (28 September 2020); Hwacheon 0–5 Red Angels; (10 September 2020)
Highest scoring	Red Angels 6–1 Hwacheon (16 July 2020); Sejong 5–2 Changnyeong (15 October 2020)
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 WK League was the twelfth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season ran from 15 June to 16 November 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the total amount of rounds were reduced from 28 to 21.^[1]

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won the title for the eight consecutive season after defeating Gyeongju KHNP in the final.^[2] Before the season, Gumi Sportstoto relocated to the city of Sejong.

Teams[]

Boeun

Suwon

Locations of the 2020 WK League teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2019 position
Boeun Sangmu	Boeun	Boeun Public Stadium	6,000	6th
Changnyeong WFC	Changnyeong	Changnyeong Sports Park	2,500	8th
Gyeongju KHNP	Gyeongju	Gyeongju Football Park	650	3rd
Hwacheon KSPO	Hwacheon	Hwacheon Stadium	3,000	4th
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	Incheon	Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field	5,078	1st
Sejong Sportstoto	Sejong	Sejong Central Park	1,000	5th
Seoul WFC	Seoul	Mokdong Stadium	15,511	7th
Suwon UDC	Suwon	Suwon Sports Complex	11,808	2nd

Foreign players[]

The total number of foreign players was restricted to three per club, including a slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries. Boeun Sangmu are a military team and were not allowed to sign any foreign players.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	AFC Player
Boeun Sangmu
Changnyeong WFC		Nanase Kiryu
Gyeongju KHNP	Josée Nahi	Ines Nrehy	Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO
Incheon Hyundai Steel		Eli del Estal
Sejong Sportstoto
Seoul WFC
Suwon UDC		Madoka Haji

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)	21	18	1	2	60	11	+49	55	WK League Championship
2	Gyeongju KHNP	21	17	3	1	43	13	+30	54	WK League Playoffs
3	Suwon UDC	21	11	0	10	34	24	+10	33	WK League Playoffs
4	Hwacheon KSPO	21	9	5	7	24	31	−7	32
5	Changnyeong WFC	21	7	5	9	33	41	−8	26
6	Sejong Sportstoto	21	6	3	12	27	41	−14	21
7	Seoul WFC	21	3	4	14	20	49	−29	13
8	Boeun Sangmu	21	2	1	18	21	52	−31	7

Source: Soccerway
(C) Champion

Results[]

Matches 1 to 14[]

Home \ Away	BOE	CHA	GUM	GYE	HWA	INC	SEO	SUW
Boeun Sangmu	—	2–3	0–2	0–3	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–2
Changnyeong WFC	2–2	—	2–2	0–0	2–3	0–1	2–1	2–3
Sejong Sportstoto	2–1	0–2	—	1–3	1–1	0–4	0–1	1–2
Gyeongju KHNP	2–4	5–1	3–0	—	2–0	0–0	4–1	1–0
Hwacheon KSPO	1–0	1–2	2–0	1–1	—	0–5	2–0	0–2
Incheon Hyundai Steel	5–0	2–0	5–0	0–2	6–1	—	3–0	1–0
Seoul WFC	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–2	2–2	1–2	—	0–4
Suwon UDC	3–2	3–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15 to 21[]

Home \ Away	BOE	CHA	GUM	GYE	HWA	INC	SEO	SUW
Boeun Sangmu	—	0–3	0–4	1–3			4–0
Changnyeong WFC		—		0–1	1–1	0–5
Sejong Sportstoto		5–2	—		0–2			0–2
Gyeongju KHNP			2–1	—		3–2	2–0	1–0
Hwacheon KSPO	2–1			0–2	—		1–1	1–0
Incheon Hyundai Steel	4–0		4–2		2–0	—		3–1
Seoul WFC		0–4	1–1			0–2	—	1–3
Suwon UDC	4–2	1–2						—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs[]

The semi-final was played as a single-elimination match, and the Championship Final over two legs.

Semi-final		Championship Final






		Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	0	2	2

		Gyeongju KHNP	0	0	0
Gyeongju KHNP	1

Suwon UDC	0

Semi-final[]

9 November 2020

18:00 UTC+9

Gyeongju KHNP	1–0	Suwon UDC
Jeong Ji-yeon 66'	Report

Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

Championship Final[]

First leg

12 November 2020

18:00 UTC+9

Gyeongju KHNP	0–0	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
	Report

Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

Second leg

16 November 2020

18:00 UTC+9

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	2–0	Gyeongju KHNP
Jung Seol-bin 76' Eli del Estal 90+4'	Report

Namdong Rugby Stadium, Incheon

2020 WK League Winners
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 8th title

Season's statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[3]
1		Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	11
1		Sejong Sportstoto	11
3	Kang Chae-rim	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	9
		Boeun Sangmu WFC
	Yeo Min-ji	Suwon WFC
6		Changnyeong WFC	8
	Moon Mi-ra	Suwon
		Suwon WFC
	Eli del Estal	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
10	Jung Seol-bin	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	7
10		Changnyeong WFC	7

References[]

^ https://www.kwff.or.kr/wk-news/?q=YToyOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjtzOjQ6InBhZ2UiO2k6Njt9&bmode=view&idx=3898300&t=board Korea Football Association
^ "Incheon Red Steel Angels – WK notice". kwff.or.kr (in Korean). 11 November 2020.
^ "WK League topscorers". betexplorer. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links[]

WK League official website
WK League on Soccerway

[1] ttps://www.kwff.or.kr/wk-news/?q=YToyOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjtzOjQ6InBhZ2UiO2k6Njt9&bmode=view&idx=3898300&t=board Korea Football Association

[2] "Incheon Red Steel Angels – WK notice". kwff.or.kr (in Korean). 11 November 2020.

[3] "WK League topscorers". betexplorer. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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