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2024 WK League

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WK League
Season2024
Dates16 March – 26 September 2024
ChampionsSuwon FC (2nd title)
Champions LeagueSuwon FC
Matches played112
Goals scored285 (2.54 per match)
← 2023
2025 →
(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.[1][2]

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, the defending champions since 2014,[3][4] 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.[5]

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2024 WK League teams

The following eight teams competed in the 2024 WK League.[6][7]

Team Location Stadium Capacity Position in 2023
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park 2,500 8th
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park 650 4th
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Stadium 3,000 3rd
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,078 1st
Mungyeong Sangmu Mungyeong Mungyeong Civic Stadium 9,000 6th
Sejong Sportstoto Sejong Sejong Central Park 1,000 5th
Seoul City Seoul Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium 1,012 7th
Suwon FC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,808 2nd

Foreign players

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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.

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

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hwacheon KSPO 28 16 8 4 49 27 +22 56 Qualification for Championship
2 Suwon FC 28 15 8 5 47 31 +16 53 Qualification for Play-off
3 Gyeongju KHNP 28 14 9 5 54 36 +18 51
4 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 28 12 11 5 36 25 +11 47
5 Sejong Sportstoto 28 9 11 8 31 30 +1 38
6 Seoul City 28 6 9 13 33 44 −11 27
7 Mungyeong Sangmu 28 4 7 17 24 45 −21 19
8 Changnyeong WFC 28 2 5 21 11 47 −36 11
Source: Soccerway

Results

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Matches 1–14

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Home \ Away CHA GYE HWA INC MUN SEJ SEO SUW
Changnyeong WFC — 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–2
Gyeongju KHNP 2–0 — 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0
Hwacheon KSPO 2–0 2–1 — 2–4 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0
Incheon Hyundai Steel 1–0 1–1 2–2 — 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–2
Mungyeong Sangmu 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 — 0–0 0–3 2–3
Sejong Sportstoto 4–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 — 2–1 0–2
Seoul City 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 — 1–1
Suwon FC 3–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–28

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Home \ Away CHA GYE HWA INC MUN SEJ SEO SUW
Changnyeong WFC — 1–2 0–4 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2
Gyeongju KHNP 5–0 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 4–3 2–0
Hwacheon KSPO 1–2 4–2 — 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1
Incheon Hyundai Steel 0–0 3–4 2–0 — 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–1
Mungyeong Sangmu 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 — 0–1 1–0 1–1
Sejong Sportstoto 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 4–2 — 0–0 1–2
Seoul City 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 — 5–6
Suwon FC 1–0 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

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

Bracket

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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

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Suwon FC1–1 (a.e.t.)Gyeongju KHNP
Kim Yun-ji 60' Jang Sel-gi 35'
Penalties
 5–4

Championship

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Suwon FC2–0Hwacheon KSPO
Hwacheon KSPO2–1Suwon FC
Hwacheon Sports Park, Hwacheon

Suwon FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final table

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

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 수원FC, WK리그 챔피언결정전 우승…1, 2차전 합계 3–2 승(종합). Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ "TEAM" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. ^ 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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