WK League

WK League
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
CountrySouth Korea
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)AFC Women's Champions League
Current championsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(2023)
Most championshipsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(11 titles)
Websitekwff.or.kr
Current: 2024 WK League

The WK League (Hangul: WK리그) is a semi-professional women's football league,[1][2] run by the Korea Football Association (KFA) and the Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF), which represents the sport's highest level in South Korea.[3]

Icheon Daekyo won the inaugural edition of the WK League in 2009 and won two more titles in 2011 and 2012. Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels are the most successful team in the league, having won eleven consecutive titles since 2013.[4]

  1. ^ 프로팀 하나 없는 종목에 여대생들이 모였다···척박한 환경에서도 '골 때리는 그녀들' (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ 세미프로 여자축구, '프로' 명칭 빼고 리그 운영 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 5 January 2007.
  3. ^ 개요 (in Korean). WK League. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Lee, Jun-ho (25 November 2023). 인천 현대제철, WK리그 통합 11연패... 손화연 해트트릭 [Incheon Hyundai Steel seal 11th consecutive championship... Son Hwa-yeon hat-trick] (in Korean). The Munhwa Ilbo. Retrieved 16 April 2024.