WK League

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WK League
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Founded2009; 12 years ago (2009)
CountrySouth Korea
ConfederationAsian Football Confederation
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)AFC Women's Club Championship
Current championsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(9th title)
(2021)
Most championshipsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(9 titles)
TV partnersKBS N Sports
Websitewww.kwff.or.kr/wkleague/
Current: 2022 WK League

The WK League (Hangul: WK리그) is a semi-professional women's football league,[1] run by the Korea Football Association (KFA) and the Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF), which represents the sport's highest level in South Korea.[2] The regular season runs from April to October, with each team playing 21 games.

Since the inception of the WK League in 2009, three clubs have won the title: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (9), Goyang Daekyo (3), and Suwon UDC (1).

Competition format[]

The eight teams in the league play each other three times. The games are played on Monday and Thursday evenings. The regular part of the season ends when each team has played a total of 21 matches, and is followed by the playoffs: the second and third placed teams face each other in a one-leg semi-final, with the winner facing the first placed team in a two-leg final. The winner of the final is crowned WK League champion.

The WK League is the only professional women's league in the country and as such there is no relegation system in place.

Clubs[]

Current[]

Team Location Stadium First season Current spell Seasons[a] Last title
Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Public Stadium 2009 2009–present 13 —
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park 2018 2018–present 4 —
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 2017 2017–present 5 —
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Stadium 2011 2011–present 11 —
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 2009 2009–present 13 2021
Sejong Sportstoto Sejong Sejong Central Park 2011 2011–present 11 —
Seoul WFC Seoul Hyochang Stadium 2009 2009–present 13 —
Suwon UDC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 2009 2009–present 13 2010
  1. ^ As of the end of the 2021 season.

Former[]

Club Period of activity Status
From To
Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma 2009 2012 Dissolved (2012)
Icheon Daekyo 2009 2017 Dissolved (2017)

List of winners[]

The following is a list of all season's championships. Those were played over two legs. There is no away goal rule.

Season Champion Aggregate score Runner-up Leg 1 Leg 2
2009 Goyang Daekyo KangaroosR 2–0 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 1–0 1–0
2010 Suwon Facilities Management Corporation 2–1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 0–1 2–0
2011 Goyang Daekyo NoonnoppiR 5–3 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2–2 3–1
2012 Goyang Daekyo NoonnoppiR 3–2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0–1 3–1
2013 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 4–2 Seoul WFC 1–1 3–1
2014 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 1–0 Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi 1–0 0–0
2015 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 1–1 (pen.) Icheon Daekyo 0–0 1–1
2016 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 4–0 Icheon Daekyo 0–0 4–0
2017 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 6–0 Hwacheon KSPO 3–0 3–0
2018 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 4–4 (3–1 pen.) Gyeongju KHNP 0–3 4–1 (a.e.t.)
2019 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 1–0 Suwon UDC 0–0 1–0
2020 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 2–0 Gyeongju KHNP 0–0 2–0
2021 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 2–1 Gyeongju KHNP 1–1 1–0
  • R denotes regular season first-place finisher

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "세미프로 여자축구, '프로' 명칭 빼고 리그 운영" (in Korean). Yonhap News. 5 January 2007.
  2. ^ 개요 (in Korean). WK League. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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