The 2018 WK League was the tenth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season began on 23 April 2018 and ended on 22 October 2018.
In the off-season, Icheon Daekyo ceased operations, while Changnyeong WFC joined the league. Suwon FMC (Facilities Management Corporation) changed its name to Suwon UDC (Urban Development Corporation).
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their sixth consecutive title.
Teams Stadiums and locations
Team City Stadium CapacityPosition in 2017 Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Public Stadium 6,000 8th place Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park 2,500 — Gumi Sportstoto Gumi Gumi Civic Stadium 35,000 6th place Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park 650 7th place Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Sports Park 3,000 Runners-up Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,078 Champions Seoul WFC Seoul Hyochang Stadium 15,194 4th place Suwon UDC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,808 5th place
Draft The 2018 WK League Draft was held on 27 December 2017 at the Koreana Hotel in Seoul.
Military-owned team Boeun Sangmu was not allowed to participate in the main draft because of the military status, and it could select players among the applicants only.
RoundPlayerTeamPrevious team1 Hong Hye-ji Changnyeong WFC INAC Kobe Leonessa Son Hwa-yeon Changnyeong WFC Korea University Kim Sung-mi Gumi Sportstoto Ulsan College Han Chae-rin Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Uiduk University Jang Eun-mi Seoul WFC Gangwon State University Maeng Da-hee Hwacheon KSPO Ulsan College Kim Hyo-seon Suwon UDC Uiduk University2 Kim Do-hyun Gyeongju KHNP Ulsan College Lee Ji-eon Hwacheon KSPO Ulsan College Kwon Do-hee Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Korea University3 Baek Jang-mi Suwon UDC Gangwon State University Seo A-ri Gyeongju KHNP Hanyang Women's University4 Oh Ji-eun Suwon UDC Hanyang Women's University5 Choi Ye-seul Changnyeong WFC Gangwon State University Kang Yu-ri Hwacheon KSPO Gangwon State University Mo Soo-kyung Suwon UDC Ulsan College Park Hye-joo Gyeongju KHNP Hanyang Women's University6 Kim Dong-won Suwon UDC Ulsan College Kwon Sung-kyung Changnyeong WFC Ulsan College7 Park So-ri Changnyeong WFC Gangwon State University8 Kim Ye-jin Changnyeong WFC Hanyang Women's University9 Lee Do-hyun Changnyeong WFC Hanyang Women's University10 Shin Ye-rim Changnyeong WFC Hanyang Women's UniversityAddition Song Min-hee Changnyeong WFC Hanyang Women's University Kim Min-soo Boeun Sangmu Hanyang Women's University Shim Hyo-jung Boeun Sangmu Hanyang Women's University
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.
Military-owned team Boeun Sangmu was not allowed to sign any foreign players.
Club Player 1 Player 2 AFC player Changnyeong WFC Gumi Sportstoto Gyeongju KHNP Ines Nrehy Josée Nahi Asuna Tanaka Hwacheon KSPO Glaucia Cristiano Chiaki Minamiyama Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Bia Zaneratto Thaís Guedes Fuka Nagano Seoul WFC Suwon UDC Jennifer Skogerboe Paige Nielsen
Regular season League table
Results Matches 1–14
Matches 15–28
Championship playoffs The semi-final was contested between Gyeongju KHNP and Suwon UDC, the second and third-placed teams in the regular season, respectively. Gyeongju KHNP advanced to the two-legged final after defeating Suwon UDC 2–0, but lost 3–1 on penalties to regular season winners Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the final.
Bracket
Semi-final
Final
4–4 on aggregate. Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 3–1 on penalties.
Final table
Attendance TeamTotalHighestLowestAverage Boeun Sangmu 11 7,658 1,121 100 696 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 12 3,429 872 178 285 Gumi Sportstoto 12 3,390 522 161 282 Hwacheon KSPO 14 3,479 817 100 248 Changnyeong WFC 12 2,896 512 51 241 Gyeongju KHNP 11 2,323 328 100 211 Seoul WFC 13 2,388 327 57 183 Suwon UDC 11 1,706221 121 155 Total 96 27,269 1,121 51 284
References
External links Official website 2018 WK League at Soccerway