2020 WK League

WK League
Season2020
Dates15 June – 15 October 2020
ChampionsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(8th title)
Matches played84
Goals scored262 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerChoi Yoo-jung
Kim Sang-eun
(11 goals each)
Biggest home winIncheon 6–1 Hwacheon
(16 July 2020)
Incheon 5–0 Sejong
(25 June 2020)
Incheon 5–0 Boeun
(6 July 2020)
Biggest away winChangnyeong 0–5 Incheon
(28 September 2020)
Hwacheon 0–5 Incheon
(10 September 2020)
Highest scoringIncheon 6–1 Hwacheon
(16 July 2020)
Sejong 5–2 Changnyeong
(15 October 2020)
Longest winning run12 matches
Gyeongju
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Gyeongju and Incheon
Longest winless run11 matches
Boeun
Longest losing run11 matches
Boeun
← 2019
2021 →
(Note: All statistics do not include play-off matches)

The 2020 WK League was the twelfth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season ran from 15 June to 15 October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the total amount of rounds were reduced from 28 to 21.[1]

Before the season, Gumi Sportstoto relocated to Sejong City.

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their eighth consecutive title after defeating Gyeongju KHNP in the play-offs final.[2]

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2020 WK League teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Position in 2019
Boeun Sangmu Boeun Boeun Public Stadium 6,000 6th place
Changnyeong WFC Changnyeong Changnyeong Sports Park 2,500 8th place
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Football Park 650 3rd place
Hwacheon KSPO Hwacheon Hwacheon Sports Park 3,000 4th place
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Incheon Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field 5,078 Champions
Sejong Sportstoto Sejong Sejong Central Park 1,000 5th place
Seoul WFC Seoul Mokdong Stadium 15,511 7th place
Suwon UDC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 11,808 Runners-up

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 AFC player
Changnyeong WFC Japan Aya Shimojo Japan Nanase Kiryu
Gyeongju KHNP Ivory Coast Josée Nahi Ivory Coast Ines Nrehy Japan Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO Brazil Nathane Japan Natsuki Yoshimi Japan Fumina Katsurama
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Brazil Neném Spain Eli del Estal
Sejong Sportstoto
Seoul WFC
Suwon UDC Japan Madoka Haji

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) 21 18 1 2 60 11 +49 55 Qualification for play-offs final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 21 17 3 1 43 13 +30 54 Qualification for play-offs semi-final
3 Suwon UDC 21 11 0 10 34 24 +10 33
4 Hwacheon KSPO 21 9 5 7 24 31 −7 32
5 Changnyeong WFC 21 7 5 9 33 41 −8 26
6 Sejong Sportstoto 21 6 3 12 27 41 −14 21
7 Seoul WFC 21 3 4 14 20 49 −29 13
8 Boeun Sangmu 21 2 1 18 21 52 −31 7
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Results

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Matches 1–14

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

Matches 15–21

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

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player[3] Club Goals
1 South Korea Choi Yoo-jung Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 11
South Korea Kim Sang-eun Sejong Sportstoto
3 South Korea Kang Chae-rim Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 9
South Korea Kwon Ha-neul Boeun Sangmu
South Korea Yeo Min-ji Suwon UDC
6 South Korea Choi Ji-na Changnyeong WFC 8
South Korea Moon Mi-ra Suwon UDC
South Korea Kim Yun-ji Suwon UDC
Spain Eli del Estal Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
10 South Korea Jung Seol-bin Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 7
South Korea Son Hwa-yeon Changnyeong WFC

Championship play-offs

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Bracket

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Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0 2 2
2 Gyeongju KHNP 1 Gyeongju KHNP 0 0 0
3 Suwon UDC 0

Semi-final

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Gyeongju KHNP1–0Suwon UDC
Jeong Ji-yeon 66' Report
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju

Final

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Gyeongju KHNP0–0Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels2–0Gyeongju KHNP
 Report

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 2–0 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ 2020 WK리그, 6월 15일 개막 (in Korean). KWFF. 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 WK League champions Incheon Hyundai Steel" (in Korean). KWFF. 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "WK League topscorers". BetExplorer. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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