WK League
Founded | 2009 |
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Country | South Korea |
Confederation | Asian Football Confederation |
Number of teams | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | AFC Women's Club Championship |
Current champions | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (9th title) (2021) |
Most championships | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (9 titles) |
TV partners | KBS N Sports |
Website | www.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 |
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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 |
- ^ As of the end of the 2021 season.
Former[]
Club | Period of activity | Status | |
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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 |
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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[]
- Football in South Korea
- AFC Women's Club Championship
- List of women's football clubs in South Korea
- Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship
References[]
- ^ "세미프로 여자축구, '프로' 명칭 빼고 리그 운영" (in Korean). Yonhap News. 5 January 2007.
- ^ 개요 (in Korean). WK League. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links[]
- WK League official website (in Korean)
- WK League at women.soccerway.com
- WK League
- Women's football competitions in South Korea
- Football leagues in South Korea
- Top level women's association football leagues in Asia
- Sports leagues established in 2009
- 2009 establishments in South Korea