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 28 games.

WK League
Founded2009 (2009)
CountryKorea Republic
ConfederationAsian Football Confederation
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)AFC Women's Club Championship
Current champions(2019): Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(8th title)
Most championshipsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(8 titles)
TV partnersKBS N Sports
Websitewww.kwff.or.kr/wkleague/
Current: 2020 WK League

Since the inception of the WK League in 2009, three clubs have won the title: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (8), Goyang Daekyo (3), and Suwon UDC (1).

Competition format

The eight teams in the league play each other four times, twice at home and twice away. The games are played on Monday and Thursday evenings. The regular season comes to an end when each team has played 28 games in total and it's followed by playoffs: the second and third placed 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.

Current clubs
Team City Stadium Manager First season Current spell Seasons[lower-alpha 1] Last title
Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Public Stadium Lee Mi-yeon 2009 2009 – 12 —
Changnyeong Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park Sin Sang-woo 2018 2018 – 3 —
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium Song Joo-hee 2017 2017 – 4 —
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Stadium Kang Jae-soon 2011 2011 – 9 —
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field Choi In-chol 2009 2009 – 12 2020
Sejong Sportstoto Sejong Sejong Central Park Lee Ji-eun 2011 2011 – 9 —
Seoul Seoul Hyochang Stadium Yu Yeong-sil 2009 2009 – 12 —
Suwon UDC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex Park Gil-young 2009 2009 – 12 2010
  1. As of the start of the 2021 season.

Championship

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 1–01–0
2010 Suwon Facilities Management Corporation 2–1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 0–12–0
2011 Goyang Daekyo NoonnoppiR 5–3 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2–23–1
2012 Goyang Daekyo NoonnoppiR 3–2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0–13–1
2013 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 4–2 Seoul 1–13–1
2014 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 1–0 Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi 1–00–0
2015 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 1–1 (pen.) Icheon Daekyo 0–01–1
2016 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 4–0 Icheon Daekyo 0–04–0
2017 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 6–0 Hwacheon KSPO 3–03–0
2018 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 4–4 (3–1 pen.) Gyeongju KHNP 0–34–1 (a.e.t.)
2019 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 1–0 Suwon UDC 0–01–0
2020 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 2–0 Gyeongju KHNP 0–02–0
2021 TBDR X–X TBD X–XX–X
  • 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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