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
← 2022
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

Team Location Stadium Capacity 2022 position
Changnyeong WFCChangnyeongChangnyeong Sports Park2,5007th
Gyeongju KHNPGyeongjuGyeongju Football Park6502nd
Hwacheon KSPOHwacheonHwacheon Stadium3,0004th
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsIncheonIncheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field5,0781st
Mungyeong SangmuMungyeongMungyeong Civic Stadium9,0006th
Sejong SportstotoSejongSejong Central Park1,0008th
Seoul City WFCSeoulSeoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium1,0125th
Suwon FCSuwonSuwon Sports Complex11,8083rd

    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
    Second leg

    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.
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