2020 WK League

WK League
Season2020
Dates15 June 2020 – 15 October 2020
ChampionsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
8th WK League title
Matches played84
Goals scored262 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerChoi Yoo-jung
Kim Sang-eun
(both 11 goals)
Biggest home winRed Angels 6–1 Hwacheon (16 July 2020)
Red Angels 5–0 Sejong (25 June 2020)
Red Angels 5–0 Boeun Sangmu (6 July 2020)
Biggest away winChangnyeong 0–5 Red Angels (28 September 2020)
Hwacheon 0–5 Red Angels
(10 September 2020)
Highest scoringRed Angels 6–1 Hwacheon (16 July 2020)
Sejong 5–2 Changnyeong (15 October 2020)
← 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]

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won the title for the eight consecutive season after defeating Gyeongju KHNP in the final.[2] Before the season, Gumi Sportstoto relocated to the city of Sejong.

Teams

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

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 AFC Player
Boeun Sangmu —
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 Brazil Neném Spain Eli del Estal
Sejong Sportstoto
Seoul City WFC
Suwon UDC Japan Madoka Haji

League table

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 WK League Championship
2 Gyeongju KHNP 21 17 3 1 43 13 +30 54 WK League Playoffs
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 City 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

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 Angels 022
 
 
 
 Gyeongju KHNP 00 0
 
 Gyeongju KHNP 1
 
 
 Suwon UDC 0
 

Semi-final

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

Championship final

First leg
Gyeongju KHNP0–0Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju
Second leg
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels2–0Gyeongju KHNP
 Report
 2020 WK League winners 
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
8th title

Season's statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
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 WFC
South Korea Yeo Min-ji Suwon WFC
6 South Korea Choi Ji-na Changnyeong WFC 8
South Korea Moon Mi-ra Suwon
South Korea Kim Yun-ji Suwon WFC
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

References

  1. ^ https://www.kwff.or.kr/wk-news/?q=YToyOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjtzOjQ6InBhZ2UiO2k6Njt9&bmode=view&idx=3898300&t=board Korea Football Association
  2. ^ "Incheon Red Steel Angels – WK notice". kwff.or.kr (in Korean). 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "WK League topscorers". betexplorer. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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