2017 WK League

Last updated
WK League
Season 2017
Dates14 April – 6 November 2017
Champions Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(5th title)
Matches played96
Goals scored342 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Bia Zaneratto
(24 goals)
Highest scoring Incheon 11–1 Hwacheon
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Incheon
Longest winless run13 matches
Boeun
2016
2018

The 2017 WK League was the ninth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season began on 14 April 2017 and ended on 6 November 2017. [1] Gyeongju KHNP joined the league in the off-season. Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their fifth consecutive title.

Contents

Teams

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Locations of the 2017 WK League teams
TeamCityStadiumCapacityPosition in 2016
Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Public Stadium 6,0007th place
Gumi Sportstoto Gumi Gumi Civic Stadium 35,0003rd place
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park650
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Sports Park 3,0004th place
Icheon Daekyo Icheon Icheon Sports Complex 20,305Runners-up
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,078Champions
Seoul WFC Seoul Hyochang Stadium 15,1945th place
Suwon FMC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,8086th place

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)2822428818+7070Qualification for playoffs final
2 Icheon Daekyo 2816575134+1753Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Hwacheon KSPO 2813784550546
4 Seoul WFC 28125114043341
5 Suwon FMC 2891093938+137
6 Gumi Sportstoto 2887133443931
7 Gyeongju KHNP 28561723533021
8 Boeun Sangmu 28342122634113
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Results

Matches 1–14

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Boeun Sangmu 0–31–31–00–02–31–32–5
Icheon Daekyo 2–13–24–11–20–22–02–1
Gumi Sportstoto 4–11–22–11–02–40–11–1
Gyeongju KHNP 1–00–10–22–20–41–30–1
Hwacheon KSPO 3–11–03–22–11–41–31–3
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 5–13–11–16–04–05–00–0
Seoul WFC 1–20–03–21–12–20–51–0
Suwon FMC 1–11–01–11–11–12–11–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–28

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Boeun Sangmu 1–20–00–30–30–30–00–1
Icheon Daekyo 4–10–03–02–21–25–11–1
Gumi Sportstoto 1–01–21–00–10–51–21–3
Gyeongju KHNP 2–11–10–01–12–30–41–4
Hwacheon KSPO 3–21–21–02–00–25–12–0
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 4–04–01–10–111–12–01–1
Seoul WFC 0–02–32–02–11–20–34–0
Suwon FMC 2–12–41–21–21–21–41–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayer [2] ClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bia Zaneratto Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 24
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Min-a Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 14
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Eun-sun Icheon Daekyo 13
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Geum-min Seoul WFC 11
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Thaís Guedes Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 10

Top assist providers

RankPlayer [3] ClubAssists
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bia Zaneratto Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 14
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Min-a Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 10
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Thaís Guedes Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 9
Flag of South Korea.svg Roh So-mi Seoul WFC
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji-young Icheon Daekyo 8
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Se-eun Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Championship playoffs

The semi-final was contested between Icheon Daekyo and Hwacheon KSPO, the second and third-placed teams in the regular season, respectively. Hwacheon KSPO advanced to the two-legged final after defeating Icheon Daekyo 2–1, but lost 6–0 on aggregate to regular season winners Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the final.

Bracket

Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 3 3 6
2 Icheon Daekyo 1 Hwacheon KSPO 0 0 0
3 Hwacheon KSPO 2

Semi-final

Icheon Daekyo 1–2 Hwacheon KSPO
Report
Icheon Stadium, Icheon
Attendance: 987

Final


Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 6–0 on aggregate.

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References

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