2018 WK League

The 2018 WK League was the tenth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea.

WK League

Season	2018
Dates	23 April 2018 – 22 October 2018
Champions	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 6th WK League title
Matches played	112
Goals scored	369 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer	Beatriz Zaneratto (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Red Angels 7–1 Changnyeong
Biggest away win	Seoul 0–6 Red Angels
Highest attendance	1,121
Lowest attendance	51
Average attendance	284
← 2017 2019 → (Note: All statistics do not include play-off matches)

In the off-season, Icheon Daekyo ceased operations, while Changnyeong WFC joined the league. Suwon FMC (Suwon Facilities Management Corporation) changed its name to Suwon UDC (Suwon Urban Development Corporation).

The regular season began on 23 April 2018 and ended on 22 October 2018.^[1] Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels were the defending champions.

Teams

 

 

Boeun

 

Seoul

 

Changnyeong

 

Incheon

 

Suwon

 

Gumi

 

Hwacheon

 

Gyeongju

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Locations of the 2018 WK League teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2017 position
Boeun Sangmu	Boeun	Boeun Stadium	6,000	8th
Changnyeong WFC	Changnyeong	Changnyeong Sports Park	2,500	N/A
Gumi Sportstoto	Gumi	Gumi Civic Stadium	35,000	6th
Gyeongju KHNP	Gyeongju	Gyeongju Football Park	650	7th
Hwacheon KSPO	Hwacheon	Hwacheon Stadium	3,000	2nd
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	Incheon	Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field	5,078	1st
Seoul WFC	Seoul	Hyochang Stadium	15,194	4th
Suwon UDC	Suwon	Suwon Sports Complex	11,808	5th

Draft

The 2018 WK League Draft was held on 27 December 2017 at the Koreana Hotel in Seoul.^[2] The following players were picked:

Round	WK League Team	Player	Previous Team
Round 1	Changnyeong WFC	Hong Hye-ji	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Round 1	Changnyeong WFC	Son Hwa-yeon	Korea University
Round 1	Gumi Sportstoto	Kim Sung-mi	Ulsan College
Round 1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	Han Chae-rin	Uiduk University
Round 1	Seoul WFC	Jang Eun-mi	Gangwon State University
Round 1	Hwacheon KSPO	Maeng Da-hee	Ulsan College
Round 1	Suwon UDC	Kim Hyo-seon	Uiduk University
Round 2	Gyeongju KHNP	Kim Do-hyun	Ulsan College
Round 2	Hwacheon KSPO	Lee Ji-eon	Ulsan College
Round 2	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	Kwon Do-hee	Korea University
Round 3	Suwon UDC	Baek Jang-mi	Gangwon State University
Round 3	Gyeongju KHNP	Seo A-ri	Hanyang Women's University
Round 4	Suwon UDC	Oh Ji-eun	Hanyang Women's University
Round 5	Changnyeong WFC	Choi Ye-seul	Gangwon State University
Round 5	Hwacheon KSPO	Kang Yu-ri	Gangwon State University
Round 5	Suwon UDC	Mo Soo-kyung	Ulsan College
Round 5	Gyeongju KHNP	Park Hye-joo	Hanyang Women's University
Round 6	Suwon UDC	Kim Dong-won	Ulsan College
Round 6	Changnyeong WFC	Kwon Sung-kyung	Ulsan College
Round 7	Changnyeong WFC	Park So-ri	Gangwon State University
Round 8	Changnyeong WFC	Kim Ye-jin	Hanyang Women's University
Round 9	Changnyeong WFC	Lee Do-hyun	Hanyang Women's University
Round 10	Changnyeong WFC	Shin Ye-rim	Hanyang Women's University
Post-draft	Changnyeong WFC	Song Min-hee	Hanyang Women's University
Post-draft	Boeun Sangmu	Kim Min-soo	Hanyang Women's University
Post-draft	Boeun Sangmu	Shim Hyo-jung	Hanyang Women's University

Notes:

• Boeun Sangmu were not allowed to select any players in the main draft because of their military status.

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.^[3] Boeun Sangmu were not allowed to sign any foreign players because of their military status.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	AFC Player
Changnyeong WFC
Gumi Sportstoto
Gyeongju KHNP	Ines Nrehy	Josée Nahi	Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO	Glaucia Cristiano		Chiaki Minamiyama
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	Beatriz	Thaís Guedes	Fuka Nagano
Seoul WFC
Suwon UDC	Jennifer Skogerboe	Paige Nielsen

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C)	28	21	6	1	84	21	+63	69	WK League Championship
2	Gyeongju KHNP	28	16	5	7	54	35	+19	53	WK League Playoffs
3	Suwon UDC	28	14	8	6	48	34	+14	50
4	Gumi Sportstoto	28	15	3	10	49	38	+11	48
5	Hwacheon KSPO	28	13	5	10	52	45	+7	44
6	Seoul WFC	28	4	9	15	34	57	−23	21
7	Boeun Sangmu	28	3	7	18	18	59	−41	16
8	Changnyeong WFC	28	3	3	22	30	80	−50	12

Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Results

Matches 1 to 14 Home \ Away BOE CHA GUM GYE HWA INC SEO SUW Boeun Sangmu — 0–3 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–5 0–0 1–2 Changnyeong WFC 1–3 — 4–3 0–3 1–3 2–4 1–2 0–2 Gumi Sportstoto 3–2 3–0 — 0–2 3–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 Gyeongju KHNP 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–4 Hwacheon KSPO 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–5 — 1–0 4–3 3–3 Incheon Hyundai Steel 5–0 7–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 6–2 Seoul WFC 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–6 — 0–1 Suwon UDC 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 — Source: Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15 to 28 Home \ Away BOE CHA GUM GYE HWA INC SEO SUW Boeun Sangmu — 3–2 2–3 1–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 0–1 Changnyeong WFC 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 3–5 0–5 1–4 2–2 Gumi Sportstoto 2–0 2–1 — 2–0 3–1 0–3 4–0 1–1 Gyeongju KHNP 4–0 4–1 2–5 — 2–3 1–5 2–0 4–0 Hwacheon KSPO 4–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 — 1–2 1–0 0–0 Incheon Hyundai Steel 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–1 — 3–3 3–2 Seoul WFC 0–0 2–2 3–4 1–2 0–4 2–2 — 1–1 Suwon UDC 3–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 5–2 — Source: Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The semi-final was contested between the 2nd and 3rd placed teams (Gyeongju KHNP and Suwon UDC) in the regular season. After defeating Suwon UDC 2–0, Gyeongju KHNP advanced to the two-legged final to face the 1st placed team (Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels) in the regular season.^[4]

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

	Semi-final						Championship final
							Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	0	4	4
							Gyeongju KHNP	3	1	4
	Gyeongju KHNP			2
	Suwon UDC			0

Semi-final

29 October 2018

19:00 UTC+9

Gyeongju KHNP	2–0	Suwon UDC
Lee Geum-min   30' Park Ye-eun   32'	Report

Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

Final

First leg

2 November 2018

19:00 UTC+9

Gyeongju KHNP	3–0	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Tanaka   38' (pen.) Kim Do-yeon   42' (o.g.) Kim A-reum   72'	Report

Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

Second leg

5 November 2018

19:00 UTC+9

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Gyeongju KHNP
Jang Sel-gi   45+2' Jung Seol-bin   50' (pen.)   90+5' (pen.) Thaís   98'		Tanaka   120' (pen.)
Penalties
	3–1

Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon

2018 WK League winners
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Sixth title

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team	GP	Attendance	High	Low	Average
Boeun Sangmu	11	7,658	1,121	100	696
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	12	3,429	872	178	285
Gumi Sportstoto	12	3,390	522	161	282
Hwacheon KSPO	14	3,479	817	100	248
Changnyeong WFC	12	2,896	512	51	241
Gyeongju KHNP	11	2,323	328	100	211
Seoul WFC	13	2,388	327	57	183
Suwon UDC	11	1,706	221	121	155
Total	96	27,269	1,121	51	284

Updated to games played on 22 September 2018.^[5]

References

1. (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
2. (in Korean). Korea Football Association (KFA). 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
3. (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
4. "[WK리그] 창단 2년 차 경주, 수원 꺾고 챔프전 진출" (in Korean). Best Eleven. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
5. (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

External links

• WK League on Soccerway