2018 WK League

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WK League
Season 2018
Dates23 April – 22 October 2018
Champions Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(6th title)
AFC Club Championship Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Matches112
Goals369 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Bia Zaneratto
(22 goals)
Biggest home win Incheon 7–1 Changnyeong
Biggest away win Seoul 0–6 Incheon
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Incheon
Longest winless run20 matches
Boeun
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]

Contents

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

Stadiums and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacityPosition in 2017
Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Public Stadium 6,0008th place
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park2,500—
Gumi Sportstoto Gumi Gumi Civic Stadium 35,0006th place
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park6507th place
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Sports Park 3,000Runners-up
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,078Champions
Seoul WFC Seoul Hyochang Stadium 15,1944th place
Suwon UDC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,8085th place

Draft

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]

RoundPlayerTeamPrevious 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

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2 AFC player
Changnyeong WFC
Gumi Sportstoto
Gyeongju KHNP Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ines Nrehy Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Josée Nahi Flag of Japan.svg Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO Flag of Brazil.svg Glaucia Cristiano Flag of Japan.svg Chiaki Minamiyama
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Flag of Brazil.svg Bia Zaneratto Flag of Brazil.svg Thaís Guedes Flag of Japan.svg Fuka Nagano
Seoul WFC
Suwon UDC Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Skogerboe Flag of the United States.svg Paige Nielsen

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2821618421+6369Qualification for playoffs final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 2816575435+1953Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon UDC 2814864834+1450
4 Gumi Sportstoto 28153104938+1148
5 Hwacheon KSPO 28135105245+744
6 Seoul WFC 2849153457−2321
7 Boeun Sangmu 2837181859−4116
8 Changnyeong WFC 2833223080−5012
Source: Soccerway

Results

Matches 1–14

Home \ Away BOE CHA GUM GYE HWA INC SEO SUW
Boeun Sangmu —0–30–00–22–20–50–01–2
Changnyeong WFC 1–3—4–30–31–32–41–20–2
Gumi Sportstoto 3–23–0—0–23–00–32–01–0
Gyeongju KHNP 1–02–11–1—1–11–32–22–4
Hwacheon KSPO 3–02–00–11–5—1–04–33–3
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 5–07–12–10–02–1—1–06–2
Seoul WFC 1–13–12–11–21–10–6—0–1
Suwon UDC 3–01–01–01–12–11–12–1—
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–28

Home \ Away BOE CHA GUM GYE HWA INC SEO SUW
Boeun Sangmu —3–22–31–20–20–41–00–1
Changnyeong WFC 1–1—2–00–23–50–51–42–2
Gumi Sportstoto 2–02–1—2–03–10–34–01–1
Gyeongju KHNP 4–04–12–5—2–31–52–04–0
Hwacheon KSPO 4–14–01–30–2—1–21–00–0
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0–04–03–11–04–1—3–33–2
Seoul WFC 0–02–23–41–20–42–2—1–1
Suwon UDC 3–04–02–01–21–20–05–2—
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs

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

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

Gyeongju KHNP 2–0 Suwon UDC
Report
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

Final

Gyeongju KHNP 3–0 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

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

Final table

PosTeamQualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)Qualification for AFC Club Championship
2 Gyeongju KHNP
3 Suwon UDC
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Attendance

Team [6] PldTotalHighestLowestAverage
Boeun Sangmu 117,6581,121100696
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 123,429872178285
Gumi Sportstoto 123,390522161282
Hwacheon KSPO 143,479817100248
Changnyeong WFC 122,89651251241
Gyeongju KHNP 112,323328100211
Seoul WFC 132,38832757183
Suwon UDC 111,706221121155
Total9627,2691,12151284

References

  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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