WK League
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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 (10th title) (2022) |
Most championships | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (10 titles) |
Website | www.kwff.or.kr/wkleague/ |
Current: 2023 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.
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
Team | Location | Stadium | First season | Current spell | Seasons[a] | Last title |
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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 |
- ^ As of the 2023 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.
- R denotes regular season first-place finisher
See also
- AFC Women's Club Championship
- Football in South Korea
- Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship
- List of women's football clubs in South Korea
References
- ^ "프로팀 하나 없는 종목에 여대생들이 모였다···척박한 환경에서도 '골 때리는 그녀들'". magazine.hankyung.com (in Korean). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "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