WK League
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| Country |
 Korea Republic |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | none |
| Current champions |
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (2014) |
| Most championships | Icheon Daekyo WFC (3) |
| TV partners | KBS N Sports |
| Website | Official Website |
 2015 WK League | |
The WK League (Hangul:WK리그) is the top level women's football league in South Korea. It is run by Korea Women's Football League since the 2009 season.[1]
Strictly, first season of WK League was 2008, but 2008 season was run as exhibition league. League's teams are expanded eight teams from 2011 season.
Format
The seven teams in the league play each other four times, twice at home and twice away. The games are played on Monday and Thursday evenings. The regular season comes to an end when each team have played 24 games in total. The second and third placed teams will then face each other in a one game play-off with the winner facing the first placed team in a two game season final. The winner of this final is crowned the WK-League champions.
The WK-League is the only professional womens league in the country and as such there is no relegation system in place.
Members (2016)
Daejoen and Jeonbuk joined the league in 2011, the other teams were founding members in 2009.
- Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
- Icheon Daekyo
- Seoul
- Boeum Sangmu
- Suwon Facilities Management Corporation
- Hwacheon Korea Sports Promotion Foundation
- Gumi Sportstoto
Grand finals
The following is a list of all season's grand finals. Those were played over two legs.
| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Goyang Daekyo KangaroosR | 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |
| 2010 | Suwon Facilities Management Corporation | 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR |
| 2011 | Goyang Daekyo NoonnoppiR | 2–2 (H) 3–1 (A) | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |
| 2012 | Goyang Daekyo NoonnoppiR | 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H) | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |
| 2013 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR | 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H) | Seoul |
| 2014 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsR | 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H) | Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi |
- R denotes regular season first place finisher
- (H)(A) denotes home/away leg of the eventual champion
References
- ↑ "한국여자축구연맹, 2009년 WK-리그 출범 공식 발표" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football League. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
See also
External links
- WK League Official Website (Korean)
- Korea Women's Football Federation Official Website (Korean)
- League at women.soccerway.com
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