WK League
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Country | Korea Republic |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | none |
| Current champions | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (2017) |
| Most championships | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (5 titles) |
| TV partners | KBS N Sports |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2018 WK League | |
The WK League (Hangul:WK리그) is a professional women's football league, 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.[1] The regular season runs from April to October, with each team playing 28 games.
Since the inception of the WK League in 2009, three clubs have won the title: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (5), Goyang Daekyo, who relocated to Icheon in the 2015 offseason from Goyang (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.
Teams (2018)
| Team | Location | Position in 2017 |
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| Boeun Sangmu | Boeun | 8th |
| Changnyeong | Changnyeong | |
| Gumi Sportstoto | Gumi | 6th |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | 7th |
| Hwacheon KSPO | Hwacheon | 3rd |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Incheon | 1st |
| Seoul | Seoul | 4th |
| Suwon UDC | Suwon | 5th |
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 |
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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 | 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 | 4–2 | Hwacheon KSPO | 3–0 | 1–2 |
- R denotes regular season first-place finisher
See also
- List of women's football clubs in South Korea
- K League Classic
- Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship
References
External links
- WK League official website Template:Ko
- League at women.soccerway.com
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