2018 WK League
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{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 =
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Team
! City ! Stadium ! Capacity ! data-sort-type="number"|Position in 2017 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Boeun Sangmu | Boeun | Boeun Public Stadium | 6,000 | 8th place |
Changnyeong WFC | Changnyeong | Changnyeong Sports Park | 2,500 | align="center"|— |
Gumi Sportstoto | Gumi | Gumi Civic Stadium | 35,000 | 6th place |
Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Football Park | 650 | 7th place |
Hwacheon KSPO | Hwacheon | Hwacheon Sports Park | 3,000 | Runners-up |
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Incheon | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | 5,078 | Champions |
Seoul WFC | Seoul | Hyochang Stadium | 15,194 | 4th place |
Suwon UDC | Suwon | Suwon Sports Complex | 11,808 | 5th 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}}
= 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 =
- Lee Geum-min {{goal|30}}
- Park Ye-eun {{goal|32}}
| 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 =
- Tanaka {{goal|38|pen.}}
- Kim Do-yeon {{goal|42|o.g.}}
- Kim A-reum {{goal|72}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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{{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 =
- Jang Sel-gi {{goal|45+2}}
- Jung Seol-bin {{goal|50|pen.|90+5|pen.}}
- Thaís Guedes {{goal|98}}
| goals2 =
- Tanaka {{goal|120|pen.}}
| 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
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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 Sangmu | 11 | 7,658 | bgcolor="#98fb98"|1,121 | 100 | bgcolor="#98fb98"|696 |
align="left"| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 12 | 3,429 | 872 | bgcolor="#98fb98"|178 | 285 |
align="left"| Gumi Sportstoto | 12 | 3,390 | 522 | 161 | 282 |
align="left"| Hwacheon KSPO | 14 | 3,479 | 817 | 100 | 248 |
align="left"| Changnyeong WFC | 12 | 2,896 | 512 | bgcolor="#ffc0cb"|51 | 241 |
align="left"| Gyeongju KHNP | 11 | 2,323 | 328 | 100 | 211 |
align="left"| Seoul WFC | 13 | 2,388 | 327 | 57 | 183 |
align="left"| Suwon UDC | 11 | 1,706 | bgcolor="#ffc0cb"|221 | 121 | bgcolor="#ffc0cb"|155 |
Total || 96 || 27,269|| 1,121 || 51 || 284 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180403094042/http://www.kwff.or.kr/main.do Official website]
- [https://int.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/kwfl/2018/regular-season/r45208/ 2018 WK League] at Soccerway
{{WK League}}
{{2018 in South Korean football}}