WK League

The WK League (Hangul: WK리그) is a semi-professional women's football league,[1][2] 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.[3] The regular season runs from March to October, with each team playing 21 games.

WK League
Founded2009 (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
(10th title)
(2022)
Most championshipsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(10 titles)
Websitewww.kwff.or.kr/wkleague/
Current: 2023 WK League

Since the inception of the WK League in 2009, three clubs have won the title: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (10), Goyang Daekyo (3), and Suwon FC (1).

Competition format

The league is contested by eight teams. Each team play against each other three times. 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 women's league in the country and as such there is no relegation system in place.

Clubs

Current
Teams in the 2023 season
Team Location Stadium First season Current spell Seasons[lower-alpha 1] Last title
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park 2018 2018–present 6 —
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park 2017 2017–present 7 —
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Stadium 2011 2011–present 13 —
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 2009 2009–present 15 2022
Mungyeong Sangmu Mungyeong Mungyeong Civic Stadium 2009 2009–present 15 —
Sejong Sportstoto Sejong Sejong Central Park 2011 2011–present 13 —
Seoul City WFC Seoul Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium 2009 2009–present 15 —
Suwon FC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 2009 2009–present 15 2010
  1. As of the 2023 season.

Former
ClubPeriod of activityStatus
FromTo
Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma20092012Dissolved (2012)
Icheon Daekyo20092017Dissolved (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 1–01–0
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 WFC 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 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 2–1 Gyeongju KHNP 1–11–0
2022 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR 2–0 Gyeongju KHNP 0–02–0
  • R denotes regular season first-place finisher

See also

References
  1. "프로팀 하나 없는 종목에 여대생들이 모였다···척박한 환경에서도 '골 때리는 그녀들'". magazine.hankyung.com (in Korean). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. "세미프로 여자축구, '프로' 명칭 빼고 리그 운영" (in Korean). Yonhap News. 5 January 2007.
  3. 개요 (in Korean). WK League. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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