2024 WK League

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WK League
Season 2024
Dates16 March – 26 September 2024
Champions Suwon FC (2nd title)
Champions League Suwon FC
Matches played112
Goals scored285 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer Mai Kyokawa (22 goals) [1]
Biggest home win Gyeongju 5–0 Changnyeong
Biggest away win Changnyeong 0–4 Hwacheon
Highest scoring Seoul 5–6 Suwon
Average attendance261 [2]
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(Note: All statistics do not include play-off matches)

The 2024 WK League, also known as the 2024 Develon WK League for sponsorship purposes, was the 16th season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season consisted of 28 rounds and was held from 16 March to 26 September 2024, and the play-offs from 2 to 9 November 2024. [3] [4]

Contents

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, the defending champions since 2014, [5] [6] failed to achieve their twelfth consecutive title. Suwon FC won the championship for their second title and first since 2010 after defeating Hwacheon KSPO 3–2 over two legs in the final, ending the previous holders Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels' streak of eleven consecutive titles. [7]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

The following eight teams competed in the 2024 WK League. [8] [9]

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityPosition in 2023
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park2,5008th
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park6504th
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Stadium3,0003rd
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,0781st
Mungyeong Sangmu Mungyeong Mungyeong Civic Stadium9,0006th
Sejong Sportstoto Sejong Sejong Central Park1,0005th
Seoul City Seoul Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium1,0127th
Suwon FC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,8082nd

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. As a military team, Mungyeong Sangmu were not allowed to sign any foreign players.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2 AFC player
Changnyeong WFC Flag of Japan.svg Fumina Katsurama Flag of Japan.svg Misuzu Uchida
Gyeongju KHNP Flag of Brazil.svg Bruna Pelé Flag of Japan.svg Mai Kyokawa Flag of Japan.svg Sae Kitakata
Hwacheon KSPO Flag of Japan.svg Asuna Tanaka
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Flag of Kenya.svg Tereza Engesha Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ines Nrehy Flag of Japan.svg Yoko Tanaka
Sejong Sportstoto Flag of Japan.svg Mizuka Sato
Seoul City
Suwon FC Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Josée Nahi Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Nishikawa

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Hwacheon KSPO 2816844927+2256Qualification for Championship
2 Suwon FC 2815854731+1653Qualification for Play-off
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2814955436+1851
4 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 28121153625+1147
5 Sejong Sportstoto 2891183130+138
6 Seoul City 2869133344−1127
7 Mungyeong Sangmu 2847172445−2119
8 Changnyeong WFC 2825211147−3611
Source: Soccerway

Results

Matches 1–14

Home \ Away CHA GYE HWA INC MUN SEJ SEO SUW
Changnyeong WFC —0–11–20–11–00–11–22–2
Gyeongju KHNP 2–0—0–01–22–21–11–13–0
Hwacheon KSPO 2–02–1—2–43–01–13–01–0
Incheon Hyundai Steel 1–01–12–2—0–02–12–03–2
Mungyeong Sangmu 2–11–20–20–0—0–00–32–3
Sejong Sportstoto 4–01–22–10–03–2—2–10–2
Seoul City 0–01–31–11–20–02–2—1–1
Suwon FC 3–03–20–11–11–00–04–1—
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–28

Home \ Away CHA GYE HWA INC MUN SEJ SEO SUW
Changnyeong WFC —1–20–40–20–10–11–10–2
Gyeongju KHNP 5–0—1–10–02–13–24–32–0
Hwacheon KSPO 1–24–2—2–12–01–02–01–1
Incheon Hyundai Steel 0–03–42–0—3–20–00–10–1
Mungyeong Sangmu 2–12–21–21–2—0–11–01–1
Sejong Sportstoto 0–01–31–11–14–2—0–01–2
Seoul City 2–02–21–21–03–10–1—5–6
Suwon FC 1–01–03–31–11–03–02–0—
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

The semi-final and finals were officially named "Play-off" and "Championship", respectively.

Bracket

Play-off
(Semi-final) 		Championship
(Finals)
1 Hwacheon KSPO 0 2 2
2 Suwon FC (p)1 (5) Suwon FC 2 1 3
3 Gyeongju KHNP 1 (4)

Play-off

Suwon FC 1–1 (a.e.t.) Gyeongju KHNP
Kim Yun-ji Soccerball shade.svg60' Jang Sel-gi Soccerball shade.svg35'
Penalties
5–4
Suwon Stadium, Suwon

Championship

Suwon FC 2–0 Hwacheon KSPO
Suwon Stadium, Suwon
Hwacheon KSPO 2–1 Suwon FC
Hwacheon Sports Park, Hwacheon

Suwon FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final table

PosTeamQualification
1 Suwon FC (C)Qualification for Champions League
2 Hwacheon KSPO
3 Gyeongju KHNP
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

References

  1. ↑ "쿄가와·김혜리 WK리그 올해 최고 선수…신인상은 이은영". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Jung, Sang-mok (27 November 2024). "한숨 돌린 WK리그...관심 없이는 여전히 춥다". News Gyeongnam (in Korean). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Lee, Yeong-ho (20 February 2024). 2024시즌 WK리그, 3월16일 킥오프... 챔프전은 11월 [2024 WK League kicks off on March 16th... Championship final in November]. Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ↑ 공지 [공지] 2024 WK리그 일정표 (03.20 수정) [Announcement [Announcement] 2024 WK League schedule (updated 03.20)]. Korean Women's Football Federation. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ↑ 현대제철, 수원FC 꺾고 WK리그 통합 11연패 [Hyundai Steel beat Suwon FC for 11th consecutive WK League victory]. Korea Women's Football Federation. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Paik, Ji-hwan (30 August 2023). "Red Angels jump from third to first to claim WK League title". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ↑ 수원FC, WK리그 챔피언결정전 우승…1, 2차전 합계 3–2 승(종합). Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "TEAM" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Lee, Young-ho (20 February 2024). 2024시즌 WK리그, 3월 16일 킥오프...챔프전은 11월 [2024 WK League kicks off on March 16th, championship final in November]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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