2018 WK League

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{{Infobox football league season

|competition = WK League

|season = 2018

|dates = 23 April – 22 October 2018

|winners = Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(6th title)

| continentalcup1 = AFC Club Championship

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

|matches = 112

|total goals = 369

|league topscorer = Bia Zaneratto
(22 goals)

|biggest home win = Incheon 7–1 Changnyeong

|biggest away win = Seoul 0–6 Incheon

|highest scoring =

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten = 22 matches
Incheon

|longest winless = 20 matches
Boeun

|longest losses =

|highest attendance = 1,121

|lowest attendance = 51

|average attendance = 284

|prevseason = 2017

|nextseason = 2019

|updated =

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.kwff.or.kr/scheduled.list.do|publisher=Korea Women's Football Federation|language=ko|access-date=18 April 2018|title=2018 WK League schedule|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230132/http://www.kwff.or.kr/scheduled.list.do|archive-date=18 April 2018|url-status=dead}}

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 =

{{location map+ |South Korea |float=right |width=250 |caption=Locations of the 2018 WK League teams |places=

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.4872905 |long=127.7295937

|label=

Boeun
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.56829 |long=126.897197

|label=

Seoul
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.435139 |long=126.690806

|label=

Incheon
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.297647 |long=127.01133

|label=

Suwon
|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.1113748 |long=128.3525448

|label=

Gumi
|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=38.16829 |long=127.897197

|label=

Hwacheon
|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.8562 |long=129.2247

|label=

Gyeongju
|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.5256077 |long=128.4752306

|label=

Changnyeong
|position=left}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! City

! Stadium

! Capacity

! data-sort-type="number"|Position in 2017

Boeun SangmuBoeunBoeun Public Stadium6,0008th place
Changnyeong WFCChangnyeongChangnyeong Sports Park2,500align="center"|—
Gumi SportstotoGumiGumi Civic Stadium35,0006th place
Gyeongju KHNPGyeongjuGyeongju Football Park6507th place
Hwacheon KSPOHwacheonHwacheon Sports Park3,000Runners-up
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsIncheonIncheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field5,078Champions
Seoul WFCSeoulHyochang Stadium15,1944th place
Suwon UDCSuwonSuwon Sports Complex11,8085th place

= Draft =

The 2018 WK League Draft was held on 27 December 2017 at the Koreana Hotel in Seoul.{{cite web|url=http://kfa.or.kr/news/news_view.asp?BoardNo=14799&Query=Gubun%3D11304|publisher=Korea Football Association|date=27 December 2017|language=ko|access-date=17 June 2018|script-title=ko:2018 WK리그 신인 26명, 홍혜지-손화연 '1순위 창녕행'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220037/http://kfa.or.kr/news/news_view.asp?BoardNo=14799&Query=Gubun%3D11304|archive-date=17 June 2018|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20180305/88965934/4 |script-title=ko:[청춘 청춘을 만나다] 보은상무 권하늘 "전우애로 똘똘…여군의 힘 보여줄 것" |publisher=Dong-a Ilbo |lang=ko |date=2018-03-06 |access-date=2024-03-13}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Round

!Player

!Team

!Previous team

align="center" rowspan="7" |1Hong Hye-jiChangnyeong WFCINAC Kobe Leonessa
Son Hwa-yeonChangnyeong WFCKorea University
Kim Sung-miGumi SportstotoUlsan College
Han Chae-rinIncheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsUiduk University
Jang Eun-miSeoul WFCGangwon State University
Maeng Da-heeHwacheon KSPOUlsan College
Kim Hyo-seonSuwon UDCUiduk University
align="center" rowspan="3" |2Kim Do-hyunGyeongju KHNPUlsan College
Lee Ji-eonHwacheon KSPOUlsan College
Kwon Do-heeIncheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsKorea University
align="center" rowspan="2" |3Baek Jang-miSuwon UDCGangwon State University
Seo A-riGyeongju KHNPHanyang Women's University
align="center" |4Oh Ji-eunSuwon UDCHanyang Women's University
align="center" rowspan="4" |5Choi Ye-seulChangnyeong WFCGangwon State University
Kang Yu-riHwacheon KSPOGangwon State University
Mo Soo-kyungSuwon UDCUlsan College
Park Hye-jooGyeongju KHNPHanyang Women's University
align="center" rowspan="2" |6Kim Dong-wonSuwon UDCUlsan College
Kwon Sung-kyungChangnyeong WFCUlsan College
align="center" |7Park So-riChangnyeong WFCGangwon State University
align="center" |8Kim Ye-jinChangnyeong WFCHanyang Women's University
align="center" |9Lee Do-hyunChangnyeong WFCHanyang Women's University
align="center" |10Shin Ye-rimChangnyeong WFCHanyang Women's University
align="center" rowspan="3" |AdditionSong Min-heeChangnyeong WFCHanyang Women's University
Kim Min-sooBoeun SangmuHanyang Women's University
Shim Hyo-jungBoeun SangmuHanyang 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.kwff.or.kr/jsp/svc/wkl/history/rule.jsp|publisher=Korea Women's Football Federation|access-date=20 June 2018|script-title=ko:대회규정|lang=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620203819/http://www.kwff.or.kr/jsp/svc/wkl/history/rule.jsp|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=dead}}

Military-owned team Boeun Sangmu was not allowed to sign any foreign players.

class="sortable wikitable"
style="width:190px;"| Club

! style="width:170px;"| Player 1

! style="width:170px;"| Player 2

! style="width:170px;"| AFC player

Changnyeong WFC

|

|

|

Gumi Sportstoto

|

|

|

Gyeongju KHNP

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Ines Nrehy

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Josée Nahi

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Asuna Tanaka

Hwacheon KSPO

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Glaucia Cristiano

|

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Chiaki Minamiyama

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bia Zaneratto

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Thaís Guedes

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Fuka Nagano

Seoul WFC

|

|

|

Suwon UDC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Skogerboe

| {{flagicon|USA}} Paige Nielsen

|

Regular season

= League table =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=INC|name_INC=Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

|team2=GYE|name_GYE=Gyeongju KHNP

|team3=SUW|name_SUW=Suwon UDC

|team4=GUM|name_GUM=Gumi Sportstoto

|team5=HWA|name_HWA=Hwacheon KSPO

|team6=SEO|name_SEO=Seoul WFC

|team7=BOE|name_BOE=Boeun Sangmu

|team8=CHA|name_CHA=Changnyeong WFC

|win_INC=21|draw_INC=6|loss_INC=1|gf_INC=84|ga_INC=21

|win_GYE=16|draw_GYE=5|loss_GYE=7|gf_GYE=54|ga_GYE=35

|win_SUW=14|draw_SUW=8|loss_SUW=6|gf_SUW=48|ga_SUW=34

|win_GUM=15|draw_GUM=3|loss_GUM=10|gf_GUM=49|ga_GUM=38

|win_HWA=13|draw_HWA=5|loss_HWA=10|gf_HWA=52|ga_HWA=45

|win_SEO=4|draw_SEO=9|loss_SEO=15|gf_SEO=34|ga_SEO=57

|win_BOE=3|draw_BOE=7|loss_BOE=18|gf_BOE=18|ga_BOE=59

|win_CHA=3|draw_CHA=3|loss_CHA=22|gf_CHA=30|ga_CHA=80

|col_CC=yellow1 |text_CC=Qualification for playoffs final

|result1=CC

|col_WKP=yellow2 |text_WKP=Qualification for playoffs semi-final

|result2=WKP |result3=WKP

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/kwfl/2018/regular-season/r45208/ Soccerway]

}}

= Results =

== Matches 1–14 ==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://int.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/kwfl/2018/regular-season/r45208/ Soccerway]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= BOE| team2= CHA| team3= GUM | team4= GYE | team5= HWA | team6= INC | team7= SEO | team8=SUW

| name_BOE= Boeun Sangmu

| name_CHA = Changnyeong WFC

| name_GUM = Gumi Sportstoto

| name_GYE = Gyeongju KHNP

| name_HWA = Hwacheon KSPO

| name_INC = Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

| name_SEO = Seoul WFC

| name_SUW= Suwon UDC

| match_BOE_CHA = 0–3

| match_BOE_GUM = 0–0

| match_BOE_GYE = 0–2

| match_BOE_HWA = 2–2

| match_BOE_INC = 0–5

| match_BOE_SEO = 0–0

| match_BOE_SUW = 1–2

| match_CHA_BOE = 1–3

| match_CHA_GUM = 4–3

| match_CHA_GYE = 0–3

| match_CHA_HWA = 1–3

| match_CHA_INC = 2–4

| match_CHA_SEO = 1–2

| match_CHA_SUW = 0–2

| match_GUM_BOE = 3–2

| match_GUM_CHA = 3–0

| match_GUM_GYE = 0–2

| match_GUM_HWA = 3–0

| match_GUM_INC = 0–3

| match_GUM_SEO = 2–0

| match_GUM_SUW = 1–0

| match_GYE_BOE = 1–0

| match_GYE_CHA = 2–1

| match_GYE_GUM = 1–1

| match_GYE_HWA = 1–1

| match_GYE_INC = 1–3

| match_GYE_SEO = 2–2

| match_GYE_SUW = 2–4

| match_HWA_BOE = 3–0

| match_HWA_CHA = 2–0

| match_HWA_GUM = 0–1

| match_HWA_GYE = 1–5

| match_HWA_INC = 1–0

| match_HWA_SEO = 4–3

| match_HWA_SUW = 3–3

| match_INC_BOE = 5–0

| match_INC_CHA = 7–1

| match_INC_GUM = 2–1

| match_INC_GYE = 0–0

| match_INC_HWA = 2–1

| match_INC_SEO = 1–0

| match_INC_SUW = 6–2

| match_SEO_BOE = 1–1

| match_SEO_CHA = 3–1

| match_SEO_GUM = 2–1

| match_SEO_GYE = 1–2

| match_SEO_HWA = 1–1

| match_SEO_INC = 0–6

| match_SEO_SUW = 0–1

| match_SUW_BOE = 3–0

| match_SUW_CHA = 1–0

| match_SUW_GUM = 1–0

| match_SUW_GYE = 1–1

| match_SUW_HWA = 2–1

| match_SUW_INC = 1–1

| match_SUW_SEO = 2–1

}}

== Matches 15–28 ==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://int.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/kwfl/2018/regular-season/r45208/ Soccerway]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= BOE| team2= CHA| team3= GUM | team4= GYE | team5= HWA | team6= INC | team7= SEO | team8=SUW

| name_BOE= Boeun Sangmu

| name_CHA = Changnyeong WFC

| name_GUM = Gumi Sportstoto

| name_GYE = Gyeongju KHNP

| name_HWA = Hwacheon KSPO

| name_INC = Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

| name_SEO = Seoul WFC

| name_SUW= Suwon UDC

| match_BOE_CHA = 3–2

| match_BOE_GUM = 2–3

| match_BOE_GYE = 1–2

| match_BOE_HWA = 0–2

| match_BOE_INC = 0–4

| match_BOE_SEO = 1–0

| match_BOE_SUW = 0–1

| match_CHA_BOE = 1–1

| match_CHA_GUM = 2–0

| match_CHA_GYE = 0–2

| match_CHA_HWA = 3–5

| match_CHA_INC = 0–5

| match_CHA_SEO = 1–4

| match_CHA_SUW = 2–2

| match_GUM_BOE = 2–0

| match_GUM_CHA = 2–1

| match_GUM_GYE = 2–0

| match_GUM_HWA = 3–1

| match_GUM_INC = 0–3

| match_GUM_SEO = 4–0

| match_GUM_SUW = 1–1

| match_GYE_BOE = 4–0

| match_GYE_CHA = 4–1

| match_GYE_GUM = 2–5

| match_GYE_HWA = 2–3

| match_GYE_INC = 1–5

| match_GYE_SEO = 2–0

| match_GYE_SUW = 4–0

| match_HWA_BOE = 4–1

| match_HWA_CHA = 4–0

| match_HWA_GUM = 1–3

| match_HWA_GYE = 0–2

| match_HWA_INC = 1–2

| match_HWA_SEO = 1–0

| match_HWA_SUW = 0–0

| match_INC_BOE = 0–0

| match_INC_CHA = 4–0

| match_INC_GUM = 3–1

| match_INC_GYE = 1–0

| match_INC_HWA = 4–1

| match_INC_SEO = 3–3

| match_INC_SUW = 3–2

| match_SEO_BOE = 0–0

| match_SEO_CHA = 2–2

| match_SEO_GUM = 3–4

| match_SEO_GYE = 1–2

| match_SEO_HWA = 0–4

| match_SEO_INC = 2–2

| match_SEO_SUW = 1–1

| match_SUW_BOE = 3–0

| match_SUW_CHA = 4–0

| match_SUW_GUM = 2–0

| match_SUW_GYE = 1–2

| match_SUW_HWA = {{tooltip|1–2|Played at Hwacheon}}

| match_SUW_INC = 0–0

| match_SUW_SEO = 5–2

}}

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,{{cite web|url=http://besteleven.com/?sec=b11&pid=detail&iBoard=43&iIDX=114275|publisher=Best Eleven|date=29 October 2018|language=ko|access-date=3 November 2018|script-title=ko:[WK리그] 창단 2년 차 경주, 수원 꺾고 챔프전 진출}} but lost 3–1 on penalties to regular season winners Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the final.

= Bracket =

{{3TeamBracket

|RD1=Semi-final

|RD2=Final

|legs=1/2

|aggregate=score

|team-width = 300

|score-width = 32

|RD1-seed1 = 2

|RD1-team1 = Gyeongju KHNP

|RD1-score1 = 2

|RD1-seed2 = 3

|RD1-team2 = Suwon UDC

|RD1-score2 = 0

|RD2-seed1 = 1

|RD2-team1 = Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels {{pso}}

|RD2-score1-1 = 0

|RD2-score1-2 = 4

|RD2-score1-agg = 4 (3)

|RD2-seed2 =

|RD2-team2 = Gyeongju KHNP

|RD2-score2-1 = 3

|RD2-score2-2 = 1

|RD2-score2-agg = 4 (1)

}}

=Semi-final=

{{footballbox

| date = 29 October 2018

| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+9}}

| team1 = Gyeongju KHNP

| score = 2–0

| report = http://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&idx=20897&div_code=news&check_url=bGF5ZXI=

| team2 = Suwon UDC

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Final=

{{footballbox

| date = 2 November 2018

| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+9}}

| team1 = Gyeongju KHNP

| score = 3–0

| report = http://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&idx=20918&div_code=news&check_url=bGF5ZXI=

| team2 = Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 5 November 2018

| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+9}}

| team1 = Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

| score = 4–1 {{aet}}

| report =

| team2 = Gyeongju KHNP

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| penaltyscore = 3–1

| stadium = Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

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

= Final table =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=PP

|hide_played=y|ranking_style=none

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor-wom2018.html RSSSF]

|res_col_header=Q

|section=

|team1=INC |name_INC=Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |status_INC=C

|team2=GYE |name_GYE=Gyeongju KHNP

|team3=SUW |name_SUW=Suwon UDC

|col_WCC=green1 |text_WCC=Qualification for AFC Club Championship

|result1=WCC

}}

Attendance

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;text-align: center;"
Team{{Cite web|url=http://www.kwff.or.kr/league.list.do|title=2018 WK League attendance|language=ko|publisher=Korea Women's Football Federation|access-date=22 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141013/http://www.kwff.or.kr/league.list.do|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=dead}}

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Home matches played}}

!Total

!Highest

!Lowest

!Average

align="left"| Boeun Sangmu117,658bgcolor="#98fb98"|1,121100bgcolor="#98fb98"|696
align="left"| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels123,429872bgcolor="#98fb98"|178285
align="left"| Gumi Sportstoto123,390522161282
align="left"| Hwacheon KSPO143,479817100248
align="left"| Changnyeong WFC122,896512bgcolor="#ffc0cb"|51241
align="left"| Gyeongju KHNP112,323328100211
align="left"| Seoul WFC132,38832757183
align="left"| Suwon UDC111,706bgcolor="#ffc0cb"|221121bgcolor="#ffc0cb"|155
Total || 96 || 27,269|| 1,121 || 51 || 284

References

{{Reflist}}