2021 WK League
The 2021 WK League was the 13th season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season ran from 26 April to 9 November 2021 (originally until 5 October, but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea).[1]
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 26 April 2021 – 9 November 2021 |
Champions | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 9th WK League title |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 253 (3.01 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Josée Nahi (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Red Angels 7–0 Seoul |
Biggest away win | Boeun Sangmu 0–6 Gyeongju |
Highest scoring | Red Angels 7–0 Seoul |
← 2020 2022 →
(Note: All statistics do not include play-off matches) |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the total amount of rounds were reduced from 28 to 21 (same as the previous season).[2]
Teams
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2020 position |
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Boeun Sangmu | Boeun | Boeun Public Stadium | 6,000 | 8th |
Changnyeong WFC | Changnyeong | Changnyeong Sports Park | 2,500 | 5th |
Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Football Park | 650 | 2nd |
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 | 6th |
Seoul City WFC | Seoul | Mokdong Stadium | 15,511 | 7th |
Suwon UDC | Suwon | Suwon Sports Complex | 11,808 | 3rd |
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 were not allowed to sign any foreign players due to their military status.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | AFC Player |
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Boeun Sangmu | — | ||
Changnyeong WFC | ![]() |
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Gyeongju KHNP | ![]() |
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Hwacheon KSPO | ![]() |
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Incheon Hyundai Steel | ![]() |
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League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 52 | WK League Championship |
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 51 | WK League Playoffs |
3 | Suwon UDC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 30 | |
4 | Seoul City WFC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 30 | |
5 | Hwacheon KSPO | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 | |
6 | Boeun Sangmu | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 22 | |
7 | Sejong Sportstoto | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 14 | |
8 | Changnyeong WFC | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 9 |
Results
Matches 1 to 14 |
Matches 15 to 21
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Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
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Gyeongju KHNP | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Gyeongju KHNP | 11 |
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Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
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Suwon UDC | ||
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Gyeongju KHNP | 9 |
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Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
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Seoul City WFC | 8 |
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Hwacheon KSPO | 7 |
Play-offs
The semi-final was played as a single-elimination match, and the final over two legs.
Semi-final | Championship final | |||||||||
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Gyeongju KHNP | 5 | |||||||||
Suwon UDC | 4 | |||||||||
Semi-final
Gyeongju KHNP | 5–4 | Suwon UDC |
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Championship final
- First leg
Gyeongju KHNP | 1–1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |
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Tanaka ![]() |
Report | Kim Hye-yeong ![]() |
- Second leg
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 1–0 | Gyeongju KHNP |
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Choe Yu-ri ![]() |
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Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 2–1 on aggregate.
2021 WK League winners |
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Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 9th title |
References
- "서울시청, Po 진출 실패...희망 얻은 화천Kspo : KWFF". 10 October 2021.
- https://www.kwff.or.kr/wk-news/?q=YToxOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjt9&bmode=view&idx=6099197&t=board Korea Football Association
- "WK League topscorers". kwff.or.kr. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
External links
- WK League official website (in Korean)
- WK League on Soccerway