2020 WK League

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WK League
Season 2020
Dates15 June – 15 October 2020
Champions Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(8th title)
Matches84
Goals262 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorer Choi Yoo-jung
Kim Sang-eun
(11 goals each)
Biggest home win Incheon 6–1 Hwacheon
Incheon 5–0 Sejong
Incheon 5–0 Boeun
Biggest away win Changnyeong 0–5 Incheon
Hwacheon 0–5 Incheon
Highest scoring Incheon 6–1 Hwacheon
Sejong 5–2 Changnyeong
Longest winning run12 matches
Gyeongju
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Gyeongju and Incheon
Longest winless run11 matches
Boeun
Longest losing run11 matches
Boeun
2019
2021
(Note: All statistics do not include play-off matches)

The 2020 WK League was the twelfth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season ran from 15 June to 15 October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the total amount of rounds were reduced from 28 to 21. [1]

Contents

Before the season, Gumi Sportstoto relocated to Sejong City.

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their eighth consecutive title after defeating Gyeongju KHNP in the play-offs final. [2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacityPosition in 2019
Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Public Stadium6,0006th place
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park2,5008th place
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park6503rd place
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Sports Park3,0004th place
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,078Champions
Sejong Sportstoto Sejong Sejong Central Park1,0005th place
Seoul WFC Seoul Mokdong Stadium 15,5117th place
Suwon UDC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,808Runners-up

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. Boeun Sangmu were not allowed to sign any foreign players due to their military status.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2 AFC player
Changnyeong WFC Flag of Japan.svg Aya Shimojo Flag of Japan.svg Nanase Kiryu
Gyeongju KHNP Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Josée Nahi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ines Nrehy Flag of Japan.svg Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO Flag of Brazil.svg Nathane Flag of Japan.svg Natsuki Yoshimi Flag of Japan.svg Fumina Katsurama
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Flag of Brazil.svg Neném Flag of Spain.svg Eli del Estal
Sejong Sportstoto
Seoul WFC
Suwon UDC Flag of Japan.svg Madoka Haji

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)2118126011+4955Qualification for play-offs final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 2117314313+3054Qualification for play-offs semi-final
3 Suwon UDC 21110103424+1033
4 Hwacheon KSPO 219572431732
5 Changnyeong WFC 217593341826
6 Sejong Sportstoto 21631227411421
7 Seoul WFC 21341420492913
8 Boeun Sangmu 2121182152317
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Results

Matches 1–14

Home \ Away BOE CHA GYE HWA INC SEJ SEO SUW
Boeun Sangmu 2–30–30–10–20–20–10–2
Changnyeong WFC 2–20–02–30–12–22–12–3
Gyeongju KHNP 2–45–12–00–03–04–11–0
Hwacheon KSPO 1–01–21–10–52–02–00–2
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 5–02–00–26–15–03–01–0
Sejong Sportstoto 2–10–21–31–10–40–11–2
Seoul WFC 3–23–31–22–21–22–40–4
Suwon UDC 3–23–00–11–21–20–12–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–21

Home \ Away BOE CHA GYE HWA INC SEJ SEO SUW
Boeun Sangmu 0–31–30–44–0
Changnyeong WFC 0–11–10–5
Gyeongju KHNP 3–22–12–01–0
Hwacheon KSPO 2–10–21–11–0
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 4–02–04–23–1
Sejong Sportstoto 5–20–20–2
Seoul WFC 0–40–21–11–3
Suwon UDC 4–21–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayer [3] ClubGoals
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yoo-jung Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 11
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-eun Sejong Sportstoto
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Chae-rim Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 9
Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Ha-neul Boeun Sangmu
Flag of South Korea.svg Yeo Min-ji Suwon UDC
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Ji-na Changnyeong WFC 8
Flag of South Korea.svg Moon Mi-ra Suwon UDC
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Yun-ji Suwon UDC
Flag of Spain.svg Eli del Estal Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
10 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Seol-bin Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 7
Flag of South Korea.svg Son Hwa-yeon Changnyeong WFC

Championship play-offs

Bracket

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

Semi-final

Gyeongju KHNP 1–0 Suwon UDC
Jeong Ji-yeon Soccerball shade.svg66' Report
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

Final

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

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2–0 Gyeongju KHNP
Report

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 2–0 on aggregate.

References

  1. 2020 WK리그, 6월 15일 개막 (in Korean). KWFF. 25 May 2020.
  2. "2020 WK League champions Incheon Hyundai Steel" (in Korean). KWFF. 11 November 2020.
  3. "WK League topscorers". BetExplorer. Retrieved 3 May 2021.