2023 WK League explained

Competition:WK League
Season:2023
Dates:24 March – 3 September 2023
Winners:Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(11th title)
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Matches:84
Total Goals:214
League Topscorer:Moon Mi-ra (12 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Incheon 6–0 Seoul
Biggest Away Win:Mungyeong 0–5 Incheon
Highest Scoring:Suwon 6–2 Seoul
Longest Wins:5 matches
Incheon and Suwon
Longest Unbeaten:10 matches
Incheon
Longest Winless:11 matches
Changnyeong
Longest Losses:5 matches
Boeun
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

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] Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their eleventh consecutive title after beating Suwon FC in the final. As winners, they qualified for the inaugural edition of the AFC Women's Champions League.[2]

Boeun Sangmu relocated from Boeun to Mungyeong before the season and renamed as Mungyeong Sangmu.[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacitydata-sort-type="number"Position in 2022
Changnyeong WFCChangnyeongChangnyeong Sports Park2,5007th place
Gyeongju KHNPGyeongjuGyeongju Football Park650Runners-up
Hwacheon KSPOHwacheonHwacheon Sports Park3,0004th place
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsIncheonIncheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field5,078 Champions
Mungyeong SangmuMungyeongMungyeong Civic Stadium9,0006th place
Sejong SportstotoSejongSejong Central Park1,0008th place
Seoul WFCSeoulSeoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium1,0125th place
Suwon FCSuwonSuwon Sports Complex11,8083rd place

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2AFC player
Changnyeong WFC Enzi Broussard Nanase Kiryu Sawako Yasumoto
Gyeongju KHNP Farida Machia Chinaza Uchendu Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO Natsuki Yoshimi
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Tereza Engesha Ines Nrehy
Sejong Sportstoto Hildah Magaia Gabrielle Itacaré
Seoul WFC
Suwon FC Josée Nahi Mebae Tanaka

Regular season

Results

Matches 15–21

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayer[4] ClubGoals
1 Moon Mi-raSuwon FC12
2 Jung Seol-binIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels10
3 Hildah MagaiaSejong Sportstoto9
Lee Jeong-eunHwacheon KSPO
5 Yeo Min-jiGyeongju KHNP8
6 Choi Yoo-jungIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels7
Moon Eun-juHwacheon KSPO
8 Park Eun-sunSeoul WFC6

Championship play-offs

Final

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

Final table

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.kwff.or.kr/wk-news/?q=YToyOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjtzOjQ6InBhZ2UiO2k6Mzt9&bmode=view&idx=14382061&t=board. ko:2023 WK리그, 3월 24일 개막.. 따뜻한 봄과 함께 여자축구가 온다!. 3 March 2023. 5 July 2023. ko. KWFF.
  2. Web site: Church . Michael . Asian Women's Champions League to launch in August with $1.3m first prize . Reuters . 14 June 2024 . 14 June 2024.
  3. Web site: ko:문경 온 상무 여자축구단 18일 출격…연고지 이전 첫 홈 개막전 . https://news.imaeil.com/page/view/2023041414561338853 . Maeil Newspaper . 5 July 2023 . ko . 14 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Goals Ranking . KWFF . 8 December 2023. ko.