WK League
Season2022
Dates2 April 2022 – 27 October 2022
ChampionsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
10th WK League title
Matches played84
Goals scored251 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerMoon Mi-ra
Choe Yu-ri
(both 12 goals)
Biggest home winHwacheon 4–0 Changnyeong
Biggest away winSejong 1–6 Gyeongju
Highest scoringSeoul City 3–5 Gyeongju
← 2021
2023 →
(Note: All statistics do not include play-off matches)

The 2022 WK League was the 14th season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season ran from 2 April to 27 October 2022, and the play-offs from 4 to 26 November 2022.[1]

The total number of rounds has been reduced from 28 to 21 due to the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2022 Asian Games.[1]

Teams

Locations of the 2022 WK League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2021 position
Boeun SangmuBoeunBoeun Public Stadium6,0006th
Changnyeong WFCChangnyeongChangnyeong Sports Park2,5008th
Gyeongju KHNPGyeongjuGyeongju Football Park6502nd
Hwacheon KSPOHwacheonHwacheon Stadium3,0005th
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsIncheonIncheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field5,0781st
Sejong SportstotoSejongSejong Central Park1,0007th
Seoul City WFCSeoulSeoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium1,0124th
Suwon FCSuwonSuwon Sports Complex
Suwon Sports Complex Auxiliary Stadium[lower-alpha 1]		11,808
508		3rd
  1. ↑ Suwon FC used the auxiliary stadium in April and May, and the main stadium from June.[2]

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 Ivory Coast Ines Nrehy Japan Nanase Kiryu Japan Sawako Yasumoto
Gyeongju KHNP Ivory Coast Josée Nahi Nigeria Chinaza Uchendu Japan Asuna Tanaka
Hwacheon KSPO Japan Natsuki Yoshimi
Incheon Hyundai Steel Kenya Tereza Engesha
Sejong Sportstoto South Africa Hildah Magaia Brazil Neném Japan Naoko Sakuramoto
Seoul City WFC
Suwon FC Japan Mebae Tanaka

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 21 16 4 1 44 13 +31 52 WK League Championship
2 Gyeongju KHNP 21 15 4 2 46 21 +25 49 WK League Playoffs
3 Suwon FC 21 10 7 4 39 27 +12 37
4 Hwacheon KSPO 21 9 7 5 36 25 +11 34
5 Seoul City WFC 21 6 4 11 32 43 −11 22
6 Boeun Sangmu 21 4 4 13 16 35 −19 16
7 Changnyeong WFC 21 5 1 15 20 42 −22 16
8 Sejong Sportstoto 21 2 3 16 18 45 −27 9
Source: Soccerway

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 4
 
 
 Suwon FC 3
 

Semi-final

Gyeongju KHNP4–3Suwon FC
  • Lee Si-ho 4'
  • Hyun Seul-gi 19'
  • Seo Ji-yeon 22'
  • Nahi 73'
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju
Referee: Cha Min-ji

Championship final

First leg
Gyeongju KHNP0–0Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju
Referee: Won Myung-hee
Second leg

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

 2022 WK League winners 
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
10th title

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 South Korea Moon Mi-ra Suwon FC 10
South Korea Choe Yu-ri Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
3 South Korea Lee Soo-bin Hwacheon KSPO 8
South Korea Seo Ji-yeon Gyeongju KHNP
5 South Korea Kang Chae-rim Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 7
Ivory Coast Ines Nrehy Changnyeong WFC
South Korea Choi Ji-na Hwacheon KSPO
South Korea Lee Jeong-min Boeun Sangmu

References

  1. 1 2 "여자축구 WK리그, 3월 19일 개막…현대제철-수원FC 개막전 격돌". kwff.or.kr (in Korean). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "수원FC 위민, 보조구장 기준 미달로 하반기부터 '또' 홈구장 변경". joongboo.com (in Korean). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Goals Ranking". kwff.or.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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