2018 WK League

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WK League
Season2018
Dates23 April – 22 October 2018
ChampionsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(6th title)
AFC Club ChampionshipIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Matches played112
Goals scored369 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerBia Zaneratto
(22 goals)
Biggest home winIncheon 7–1 Changnyeong
Biggest away winSeoul 0–6 Incheon
Highest attendance1,121
Lowest attendance51
Average attendance284
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The 2018 WK League was the tenth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season began on 23 April 2018 and ended on 22 October 2018.[1]

In the off-season, Icheon Daekyo ceased operations, while Changnyeong WFC joined the league. Suwon FMC (Facilities Management Corporation) changed its name to Suwon UDC (Urban Development Corporation).

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their sixth consecutive title.

Teams[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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Locations of the 2018 WK League teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Position in 2017
Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Public Stadium 6,000 8th place
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park 2,500 —
Gumi Sportstoto Gumi Gumi Civic Stadium 35,000 6th place
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park 650 7th place
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Sports Park 3,000 Runners-up
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,078 Champions
Seoul WFC Seoul Hyochang Stadium 15,194 4th place
Suwon UDC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,808 5th place

Draft[edit]

The 2018 WK League Draft was held on 27 December 2017 at the Koreana Hotel in Seoul.[2]

Military-owned team Boeun Sangmu was not allowed to participate in the main draft because of the military status, and it could select players among the applicants only.[3]

Round Player Team Previous team
1 Hong Hye-ji Changnyeong WFC INAC Kobe Leonessa
Son Hwa-yeon Changnyeong WFC Korea University
Kim Sung-mi Gumi Sportstoto Ulsan College
Han Chae-rin Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Uiduk University
Jang Eun-mi Seoul WFC Gangwon State University
Maeng Da-hee Hwacheon KSPO Ulsan College
Kim Hyo-seon Suwon UDC Uiduk University
2 Kim Do-hyun Gyeongju KHNP Ulsan College
Lee Ji-eon Hwacheon KSPO Ulsan College
Kwon Do-hee Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Korea University
3 Baek Jang-mi Suwon UDC Gangwon State University
Seo A-ri Gyeongju KHNP Hanyang Women's University
4 Oh Ji-eun Suwon UDC Hanyang Women's University
5 Choi Ye-seul Changnyeong WFC Gangwon State University
Kang Yu-ri Hwacheon KSPO Gangwon State University
Mo Soo-kyung Suwon UDC Ulsan College
Park Hye-joo Gyeongju KHNP Hanyang Women's University
6 Kim Dong-won Suwon UDC Ulsan College
Kwon Sung-kyung Changnyeong WFC Ulsan College
7 Park So-ri Changnyeong WFC Gangwon State University
8 Kim Ye-jin Changnyeong WFC Hanyang Women's University
9 Lee Do-hyun Changnyeong WFC Hanyang Women's University
10 Shin Ye-rim Changnyeong WFC Hanyang Women's University
Addition Song Min-hee Changnyeong WFC Hanyang Women's University
Kim Min-soo Boeun Sangmu Hanyang Women's University
Shim Hyo-jung Boeun Sangmu Hanyang Women's University

Foreign players[edit]

The total number of foreign players was restricted to three per club, including a slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries.[4]

Military-owned team Boeun Sangmu was not allowed to sign any foreign players.

Club Player 1 Player 2 AFC player
Changnyeong WFC
Gumi Sportstoto
Gyeongju KHNP Ivory Coast Ines Nrehy Ivory Coast Josée Nahi Japan Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO Brazil Glaucia Cristiano Japan Chiaki Minamiyama
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Brazil Bia Zaneratto Brazil Thaís Guedes Japan Fuka Nagano
Seoul WFC
Suwon UDC United States Jennifer Skogerboe United States Paige Nielsen

Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 28 21 6 1 84 21 +63 69 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 28 16 5 7 54 35 +19 53 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon UDC 28 14 8 6 48 34 +14 50
4 Gumi Sportstoto 28 15 3 10 49 38 +11 48
5 Hwacheon KSPO 28 13 5 10 52 45 +7 44
6 Seoul WFC 28 4 9 15 34 57 −23 21
7 Boeun Sangmu 28 3 7 18 18 59 −41 16
8 Changnyeong WFC 28 3 3 22 30 80 −50 12
Source: Soccerway

Results[edit]

Matches 1–14[edit]

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Boeun Sangmu — 0–3 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–5 0–0 1–2
Changnyeong WFC 1–3 — 4–3 0–3 1–3 2–4 1–2 0–2
Gumi Sportstoto 3–2 3–0 — 0–2 3–0 0–3 2–0 1–0
Gyeongju KHNP 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–4
Hwacheon KSPO 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–5 — 1–0 4–3 3–3
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 5–0 7–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 6–2
Seoul WFC 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–6 — 0–1
Suwon UDC 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–28[edit]

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Boeun Sangmu — 3–2 2–3 1–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 0–1
Changnyeong WFC 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 3–5 0–5 1–4 2–2
Gumi Sportstoto 2–0 2–1 — 2–0 3–1 0–3 4–0 1–1
Gyeongju KHNP 4–0 4–1 2–5 — 2–3 1–5 2–0 4–0
Hwacheon KSPO 4–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 — 1–2 1–0 0–0
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–1 — 3–3 3–2
Seoul WFC 0–0 2–2 3–4 1–2 0–4 2–2 — 1–1
Suwon UDC 3–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 5–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs[edit]

The semi-final was contested between Gyeongju KHNP and Suwon UDC, the second and third-placed teams in the regular season, respectively. Gyeongju KHNP advanced to the two-legged final after defeating Suwon UDC 2–0,[5] but lost 3–1 on penalties to regular season winners Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the final.

Bracket[edit]

Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (p) 0 4 4 (3)
2 Gyeongju KHNP 2 Gyeongju KHNP 3 1 4 (1)
3 Suwon UDC 0

Semi-final[edit]

Gyeongju KHNP2–0Suwon UDC
 Report
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

Final[edit]

Gyeongju KHNP3–0Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
 Report
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels4–1 (a.e.t.)Gyeongju KHNP
Penalties
3–1

4–4 on aggregate. Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 3–1 on penalties.

Final table[edit]

Pos Team 0 Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)    Qualification for AFC Club Championship
2 Gyeongju KHNP   
3 Suwon UDC   
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Attendance[edit]

Team[6] Pld Total Highest Lowest Average
Boeun Sangmu 11 7,658 1,121 100 696
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 12 3,429 872 178 285
Gumi Sportstoto 12 3,390 522 161 282
Hwacheon KSPO 14 3,479 817 100 248
Changnyeong WFC 12 2,896 512 51 241
Gyeongju KHNP 11 2,323 328 100 211
Seoul WFC 13 2,388 327 57 183
Suwon UDC 11 1,706 221 121 155
Total 96 27,269 1,121 51 284

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2018 WK League schedule" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 WK리그 신인 26명, 홍혜지-손화연 '1순위 창녕행' (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ [청춘 청춘을 만나다] 보은상무 권하늘 "전우애로 똘똘…여군의 힘 보여줄 것" (in Korean). Dong-a Ilbo. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ 대회규정 (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. ^ [WK리그] 창단 2년 차 경주, 수원 꺾고 챔프전 진출 (in Korean). Best Eleven. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 WK League attendance" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

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