2016 WK League

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WK League
Season2016
Dates14 March 2016 – 17 October 2016
Champions Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
4th WK League title
Matches played84
Goals scored239 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorer Racheal Quigley (13 goals)
Biggest home win Hwacheon KSPO 5–1 Seoul
Biggest away win Boeun Sangmu 1–5 Incheon Hyundai Steel
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The 2016 WK League was the eighth season of the WK League, South Korea's top level women's football league. The regular season began on 14 March 2016 and ended on 17 October 2016. Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their fourth title in a row by beating Icheon Daekyo in the Championship Final.

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Teams

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Location of teams in the 2016 WK League
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity 2015 position
Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Stadium6,0007th
Gumi Sportstoto Gumi Gumi Civic Stadium 35,0005th
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Stadium3,0004th
Icheon Daekyo Icheon Icheon City Stadium 20,3052nd
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,0781st
Seoul WFC Seoul Hyochang Stadium 15,1946th
Suwon FMC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,8083rd

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel (C)2416715521+3455WK League Championship
2 Icheon Daekyo 2416534620+2653WK League Playoffs
3 Gumi Sportstoto 2410683127+436
4 Hwacheon KSPO 249693532+333
5 Seoul WFC 2475123348−1526
6 Suwon FMC 2448122638−1220
7 Boeun Sangmu 2415181353−408
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: kwff.or.kr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results

Play-offs

The semi-final was played as a single-elimination match, and the final over two legs.

 
Semi-finalChampionship final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 044
 
 
 
 Icheon Daekyo 00 0
 
 Icheon Daekyo 2
 
 
 Gumi Sportstoto 0
 

Semi-final

Championship final

First leg
Second leg

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 4–0 on aggregate.

 2016 WK League winners 
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Fourth title

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