2024 WK League

{{Short description|Korean association football league}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = WK League

| season = 2024

| dates = {{nowrap|16 March – 26 September 2024}}

| matches = 112

| total goals = 285

| winners = Suwon FC (2nd title)

| league topscorer = Mai Kyokawa (22 goals){{cite web |title=쿄가와·김혜리 WK리그 올해 최고 선수…신인상은 이은영 |url=https://cb.yna.co.kr/gate/big5/cn.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241212144400007 |website=Yonhap News Agency |access-date=14 April 2025 |language=ko |date=12 December 2024}}

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Suwon FC

| biggest home win = Gyeongju 5–0 Changnyeong

| biggest away win = Changnyeong 0–4 Hwacheon

| highest scoring = Seoul 5–6 Suwon

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| average attendance = 261{{Cite web |last=Jung |first=Sang-mok |date=November 27, 2024 |title=한숨 돌린 WK리그...관심 없이는 여전히 춥다 |url=https://www.newsgn.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=451931 |access-date=January 25, 2025 |website=News Gyeongnam |language=ko}}

| prevseason = 2023

| nextseason = 2025

| extra information = {{small|(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.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Yeong-ho |date=February 20, 2024 |script-title=ko:2024시즌 WK리그, 3월16일 킥오프... 챔프전은 11월 |trans-title=2024 WK League kicks off on March 16th... Championship final in November |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240220129100007 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |work=Yonhap News Agency}}{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2024 |script-title=ko:공지 [공지] 2024 WK리그 일정표 (03.20 수정) |trans-title=Announcement [Announcement] 2024 WK League schedule (updated 03.20) |url=https://www.kwff.or.kr/wk-notice/?q=YToyOntzOjQ6InBhZ2UiO2k6MTtzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjt9&bmode=view&idx=18195515&t=board |access-date=March 25, 2024 |publisher=Korean Women's Football Federation}}

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, the defending champions since 2014,{{Cite web |date=November 25, 2023 |script-title=ko:현대제철, 수원FC 꺾고 WK리그 통합 11연패 |trans-title=Hyundai Steel beat Suwon FC for 11th consecutive WK League victory |url=https://www.kwff.or.kr/wk-news/?q=YToyOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjtzOjQ6InBhZ2UiO2k6NDt9&bmode=view&idx=17013518&t=board |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=Korea Women's Football Federation}}{{Cite news |last=Paik |first=Ji-hwan |date=August 30, 2023 |title=Red Angels jump from third to first to claim WK League title |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-08-30/sports/football/Red-Angels-jump-from-third-to-first-to-claim-WK-League-title/1858568 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily}} 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.{{cite web |script-title=ko:수원FC, WK리그 챔피언결정전 우승…1, 2차전 합계 3–2 승(종합) |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241109033751007 |website=Yonhap News Agency |access-date=9 November 2024 |language=ko |date=9 November 2024}}

Teams

= Stadiums and locations =

{{Location map+ |South Korea |float=right |width=250 |caption=Locations of the 2024 WK League teams |places=

{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.593889 |long=128.201389

|label=

Mungyeong
|position=right}}

{{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=36.5 |long=127.266667

|label=

Sejong
|position=left}}

{{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}}

}}

The following eight teams competed in the 2024 WK League.{{Cite web |title=TEAM |url=https://www.kwff.or.kr/team |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=Korea Women's Football Federation |language=Korean}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Young-ho |date=February 20, 2024 |script-title=ko:2024시즌 WK리그, 3월 16일 킥오프...챔프전은 11월 |trans-title=2024 WK League kicks off on March 16th, championship final in November |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240220129100007 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |language=ko |work=Yonhap News Agency}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

!Location

!Stadium

!Capacity

! data-sort-type="number" |Position in 2023

Changnyeong WFCChangnyeongChangnyeong Sports Park2,5008th
Gyeongju KHNPGyeongjuGyeongju Football Park6504th
Hwacheon KSPOHwacheonHwacheon Stadium3,0003rd
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsIncheonIncheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field5,0781st
Mungyeong SangmuMungyeongMungyeong Civic Stadium9,0006th
Sejong SportstotoSejongSejong Central Park1,0005th
Seoul CitySeoulSeoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium1,0127th
Suwon FCSuwonSuwon Sports Complex11,8082nd

= 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.

class="wikitable"

!Club

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

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

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

Changnyeong WFC

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Fumina Katsurama

|

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Misuzu Uchida

Gyeongju KHNP

|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruna Pelé

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mai Kyokawa

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Sae Kitakata

Hwacheon KSPO

|

|

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Asuna Tanaka

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

|{{flagicon|KEN}} Tereza Engesha

|{{flagicon|CIV}} Ines Nrehy

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoko Tanaka

Sejong Sportstoto

|

|

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mizuka Sato

Seoul City

|

|

|

Suwon FC

|{{flagicon|CIV}} Josée Nahi

|

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayaka Nishikawa

Regular season

= League table =

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

|res_col_header= Q

|team1=HWA|name_HWA=Hwacheon KSPO

|team2=SUW|name_SUW=Suwon FC

|team3=GYE|name_GYE=Gyeongju KHNP

|team4=INC|name_INC=Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

|team5=SEJ|name_SEJ=Sejong Sportstoto

|team6=SEO|name_SEO=Seoul City

|team7=MUN|name_MUN=Mungyeong Sangmu

|team8=CHA|name_CHA=Changnyeong WFC

|update=complete

|win_SUW=15|draw_SUW=8|loss_SUW=5|gf_SUW=47|ga_SUW=31

|win_HWA=16|draw_HWA=8|loss_HWA=4|gf_HWA=49|ga_HWA=27

|win_GYE=14|draw_GYE=9|loss_GYE=5|gf_GYE=54|ga_GYE=36

|win_INC=12|draw_INC=11|loss_INC=5|gf_INC=36|ga_INC=25

|win_SEJ=9|draw_SEJ=11|loss_SEJ=8|gf_SEJ=31|ga_SEJ=30

|win_SEO=6|draw_SEO=9|loss_SEO=13|gf_SEO=33|ga_SEO=44

|win_MUN=4|draw_MUN=7|loss_MUN=17|gf_MUN=24|ga_MUN=45

|win_CHA=2|draw_CHA=5|loss_CHA=21|gf_CHA=11|ga_CHA=47

|col_CQ=yellow1|text_CQ=Qualification for Championship

|result1=CQ

|col_QP=yellow2|text_QP=Qualification for Play-off

|result2=QP|result3=QP

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/kwfl/2024/regular-season/r79745/ Soccerway]

}}

Results

=Matches 1–14=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/kwfl/2024/regular-season/r79745/ Soccerway]

|matches_style=FBR

|update=complete

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

|name_CHA = Changnyeong WFC

|name_GYE = Gyeongju KHNP

|name_HWA = Hwacheon KSPO

|name_INC = Incheon Hyundai Steel

|name_MUN = Mungyeong Sangmu

|name_SEJ = Sejong Sportstoto

|name_SEO = Seoul City

|name_SUW = Suwon FC

|match_CHA_SEJ= 0-1

|match_CHA_GYE= 0-1

|match_CHA_HWA= 1-2

|match_CHA_INC= 0-1

|match_CHA_MUN= 1-0

|match_CHA_SEO= 1-2

|match_CHA_SUW= 2-2

|match_GYE_CHA= 2-0

|match_GYE_SEJ= 1-1

|match_GYE_HWA= 0-0

|match_GYE_INC= 1-2

|match_GYE_MUN= 2-2

|match_GYE_SEO= 1-1

|match_GYE_SUW= 3-0

|match_HWA_CHA= 2-0

|match_HWA_SEJ= 1-1

|match_HWA_GYE= 2-1

|match_HWA_INC= 2-4

|match_HWA_MUN= 3-0

|match_HWA_SEO= 3-0

|match_HWA_SUW= 1-0

|match_INC_CHA= 1-0

|match_INC_SEJ= 2-1

|match_INC_GYE= 1-1

|match_INC_HWA= 2-2

|match_INC_MUN= 0-0

|match_INC_SEO= 2-0

|match_INC_SUW= 3-2

|match_MUN_SEJ= 0-0

|match_MUN_GYE= 1-2

|match_MUN_HWA= 0-2

|match_MUN_INC= 0-0

|match_MUN_CHA= 2-1

|match_MUN_SEO= 0-3

|match_MUN_SUW= 2-3

|match_SEJ_CHA= 4-0

|match_SEJ_GYE= 1-2

|match_SEJ_HWA= 2-1

|match_SEJ_INC= 0-0

|match_SEJ_MUN= 3-2

|match_SEJ_SEO= 2-1

|match_SEJ_SUW= 0-2

|match_SEO_CHA= 0-0

|match_SEO_SEJ= 2-2

|match_SEO_GYE= 1-3

|match_SEO_HWA= 1-1

|match_SEO_INC= 1-2

|match_SEO_MUN= 0-0

|match_SEO_SUW= 1-1

|match_SUW_CHA= 3-0

|match_SUW_SEJ= 0-0

|match_SUW_GYE= 3-2

|match_SUW_HWA= 0-1

|match_SUW_INC= 1-1

|match_SUW_MUN= 1-0

|match_SUW_SEO= 4-1

}}

=Matches 15–28=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/kwfl/2024/regular-season/r79745/ Soccerway]

|matches_style=FBR

|update=complete

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

|name_CHA = Changnyeong WFC

|name_GYE = Gyeongju KHNP

|name_HWA = Hwacheon KSPO

|name_INC = Incheon Hyundai Steel

|name_MUN = Mungyeong Sangmu

|name_SEJ = Sejong Sportstoto

|name_SEO = Seoul City

|name_SUW = Suwon FC

|match_CHA_SEJ= 0–1

|match_CHA_GYE= 1–2

|match_CHA_HWA= 0–4

|match_CHA_INC= 0–2

|match_CHA_MUN= 0–1

|match_CHA_SEO= 1–1

|match_CHA_SUW= 0–2

|match_GYE_CHA= 5–0

|match_GYE_SEJ= 3–2

|match_GYE_HWA= 1–1

|match_GYE_INC= 0–0

|match_GYE_MUN= 2–1

|match_GYE_SEO= 4–3

|match_GYE_SUW= 2–0

|match_HWA_CHA= 1–2

|match_HWA_SEJ= 1–0

|match_HWA_GYE= 4–2

|match_HWA_INC= 2–1

|match_HWA_MUN= 2–0

|match_HWA_SEO= 2–0

|match_HWA_SUW= 1–1

|match_INC_CHA= 0–0

|match_INC_SEJ= 0–0

|match_INC_GYE= 3–4

|match_INC_HWA= 2–0

|match_INC_MUN= 3–2

|match_INC_SEO= 0–1

|match_INC_SUW= 0–1

|match_MUN_SEJ= 0–1

|match_MUN_GYE= 2–2

|match_MUN_HWA= 1–2

|match_MUN_INC= 1–2

|match_MUN_CHA= 2–1

|match_MUN_SEO= 1–0

|match_MUN_SUW= 1–1

|match_SEJ_CHA= 0–0

|match_SEJ_GYE= 1–3

|match_SEJ_HWA= 1–1

|match_SEJ_INC= 1–1

|match_SEJ_MUN= 4–2

|match_SEJ_SEO= 0–0

|match_SEJ_SUW= 1–2

|match_SEO_CHA= 2–0

|match_SEO_SEJ= 0–1

|match_SEO_GYE= 2–2

|match_SEO_HWA= 1–2

|match_SEO_INC= 1–0

|match_SEO_MUN= 3–1

|match_SEO_SUW= 5–6

|match_SUW_CHA= 1–0

|match_SUW_SEJ= 3–0

|match_SUW_GYE= 1–0

|match_SUW_HWA= 3–3

|match_SUW_INC= 1–1

|match_SUW_MUN= 1–0

|match_SUW_SEO= 2–0

}}

Championship play-offs

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

= Bracket =

{{3TeamBracket

|RD1=Play-off
(Semi-final)

|RD2=Championship
(Finals)

|legs=1/2

|aggregate=score

|team-width =

|score-width = 32

|RD1-seed1 = 2

|RD1-team1 = Suwon FC {{pso}}

|RD1-score1 = 1 (5)

|RD1-seed2 = 3

|RD1-team2 = Gyeongju KHNP

|RD1-score2 = 1 (4)

|RD2-seed1 = 1

|RD2-team1 = Hwacheon KSPO

|RD2-score1-1 = 0

|RD2-score1-2 = 2

|RD2-score1-agg = 2

|RD2-seed2 =

|RD2-team2 = Suwon FC

|RD2-score2-1 = 2

|RD2-score2-2 = 1

|RD2-score2-agg = 3

}}

= Play-off =

{{Football box

|date = 2 November 2024

|time = {{UTZ|14:00|+9}}

|team1 = Suwon FC

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|report =

|team2 = Gyeongju KHNP

|goals1 = Kim Yun-ji {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = Jang Sel-gi {{goal|35}}

|stadium = Suwon Stadium, Suwon

|attendance =

|referee =

|penaltyscore = 5–4

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

}}

= Championship =

{{Football box

|date = 5 November 2024

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|+9}}

|team1 = Suwon FC

|score = 2–0

|aet =

|report =

|team2 = Hwacheon KSPO

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Suwon Stadium, Suwon

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 9 November 2024

|time = {{UTZ|14:00|+9}}

|team1 = Hwacheon KSPO

|score = 2–1

|aet =

|report =

|team2 = Suwon FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hwacheon Sports Park, Hwacheon

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Suwon FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

= Final table =

{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=PP |hide_played=y |ranking_style=none

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/kwfl/2024/s24342/final-stages/ Soccerway]

|res_col_header=Q

|section=

|team1=SUW |name_SUW=Suwon FC |status_SUW=C

|team2=HWA |name_HWA=Hwacheon KSPO

|team3=GYE |name_GYE=Gyeongju KHNP

|col_WCC=green1 |text_WCC=Qualification for Champions League

|result1=WCC

}}

References

{{reflist}}