WK League
Season2023
Dates24 March 2023 – 3 September 2023
ChampionsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
11th WK League title
Matches played84
Goals scored214 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerMoon Mi-ra (12 goals)
Biggest home winRed Angels 6–0 Seoul City
Biggest away winMungyeong 0–5 Red Angels
Highest scoringSuwon FC 6–2 Seoul City
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2024 →
(Note: All statistics do not include play-off matches)

The 2023 WK League was the 15th season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season ran from 24 March to 3 September 2023, and the play-offs from 11 to 25 November 2023.[1]

Boeun Sangmu relocated from Boeun to Mungyeong before the season and renamed as Mungyeong Sangmu.[2]

Teams

2023 WK League is located in South Korea
Mungyeong
Seoul
Changnyeong
Incheon
Suwon
Sejong
Hwacheon
Gyeongju
Locations of the 2023 WK League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2022 position
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park 2,500 7th
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park 650 2nd
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Stadium 3,000 4th
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 8th
Seoul City WFC Seoul Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium 1,012 5th
Suwon FC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,808 3rd

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. Mungyeong Sangmu were not allowed to sign any foreign players due to their military status.

Club Player 1 Player 2 AFC Player
Changnyeong WFC United States Enzi Broussard Japan Nanase Kiryu Japan Sawako Yasumoto
Gyeongju KHNP Cameroon Farida Machia Nigeria Chinaza Uchendu Japan Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO Japan Natsuki Yoshimi
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Kenya Tereza Engesha Ivory Coast Ines Nrehy
Mungyeong Sangmu —
Sejong Sportstoto South Africa Hildah Magaia Brazil Gabrielle Itacaré
Seoul City WFC
Suwon FC Ivory Coast Josée Nahi Japan Mebae Tanaka

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 21 13 3 5 36 14 +22 42 WK League Championship
2 Hwacheon KSPO 21 12 5 4 33 18 +15 41 WK League Playoffs
3 Suwon FC 21 12 4 5 36 15 +21 40
4 Gyeongju KHNP 21 9 6 6 25 21 +4 33
5 Sejong Sportstoto 21 6 4 11 27 33 −6 22
6 Mungyeong Sangmu 21 5 6 10 20 38 −18 21
7 Seoul City WFC 21 4 7 10 22 38 −16 19
8 Changnyeong WFC 21 3 5 13 15 37 −22 14
Source: Soccerway

Results

Matches 1 to 14

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

Matches 15 to 21

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

Play-offs

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

 
Semi-finalChampionship final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels167
 
 
 
Suwon FC32 5
 
Hwacheon KSPO1
 
 
Suwon FC2
 

Semi-final

Hwacheon KSPO1–2 (a.e.t.)Suwon FC
  • Lee Jeong-eun 89'
 Report
Hwacheon Stadium, Hwacheon

Championship final

First leg
Suwon FC3–1Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
 Report
Suwon Stadium, Suwon
Second leg
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels6–2Suwon FC
 Report
Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 7–5 on aggregate.

 2023 WK League winners 
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
11th title

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 South Korea Moon Mi-ra Suwon FC 12
2 South Korea Jung Seol-bin Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 10
3 South Africa Hildah Magaia Sejong Sportstoto 9
South Korea Lee Jeong-eun Hwacheon KSPO
5 South Korea Yeo Min-ji Gyeongju KHNP 8
6 South Korea Choi Yoo-jung Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 7
South Korea Moon Eun-ju Hwacheon KSPO
8 South Korea Park Eun-sun Seoul City 6

References

  1. ^ "2023 WK리그, 3월 24일 개막.. 따뜻한 봄과 함께 여자축구가 온다!". kwff.or.kr (in Korean). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "문경 온 상무 여자축구단 18일 출격…연고지 이전 첫 홈 개막전". news.imaeil.com (in Korean). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Goals Ranking". kwff.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 8 December 2023.

External links

WK League
2023 in South Korean football
2022–23 in Asian women's association football (AFC)
2023–24 in Asian women's association football (AFC)
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