2021 WK League
Appearance
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 26 April – 9 November 2021 |
Champions | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (9th title) |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 253 (3.01 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Josée Nahi (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Incheon 7–0 Seoul |
Biggest away win | Boeun 0–6 Gyeongju |
Highest scoring | Incheon 7–0 Seoul |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Gyeongju |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Incheon |
Longest winless run | 18 matches Changnyeong |
← 2020 2022 →
(Note: All statistics do not include play-off matches) |
The 2021 WK League was the 13th season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season ran from 26 April to 9 November 2021 (originally until 5 October, but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea).[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the total amount of rounds were reduced from 28 to 21 (same as the previous season).[2]
Teams
[edit]Stadiums and locations
[edit]Locations of the 2021 WK League teams
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Position in 2020 |
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Boeun Sangmu | Boeun | Boeun Public Stadium | 6,000 | 8th place |
Changnyeong WFC | Changnyeong | Changnyeong Sports Park | 2,500 | 5th place |
Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Football Park | 650 | Runners-up |
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 | 6th place |
Seoul WFC | Seoul | Mokdong Stadium | 15,511 | 7th place |
Suwon UDC | Suwon | Suwon Sports Complex | 11,808 | 3rd place |
Foreign players
[edit]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.
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 52 | Qualification for play-offs final |
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 51 | Qualification for play-offs semi-final |
3 | Suwon UDC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 30 | |
4 | Seoul WFC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 30 | |
5 | Hwacheon KSPO | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 | |
6 | Boeun Sangmu | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 22 | |
7 | Sejong Sportstoto | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 14 | |
8 | Changnyeong WFC | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 9 |
Results
[edit]Matches 1–14
[edit]Matches 15–21
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player[3] | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Gyeongju KHNP | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Gyeongju KHNP | 11 |
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Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
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Suwon UDC | ||
5 | ![]() |
Gyeongju KHNP | 9 |
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Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
7 | ![]() |
Seoul WFC | 8 |
8 | ![]() |
Hwacheon KSPO | 7 |
Championship play-offs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||
1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 5 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
3 | Suwon UDC | 4 |
Semi-final
[edit]Gyeongju KHNP | 5–4 | Suwon UDC |
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Report |
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Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju
Referee: Kim Yoo-jung
Final
[edit]Gyeongju KHNP | 1–1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |
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Tanaka ![]() |
Report | Kim Hye-yeong ![]() |
Gyeongju Football Park, Gyeongju
Referee: Jo Hae-mi
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 1–0 | Gyeongju KHNP |
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Choe Yu-ri ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Cha Min-ji
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
[edit]- ^ 서울시청, PO 진출 실패...희망 얻은 화천KSPO (in Korean). KWFF. 10 October 2021.
- ^ WK리그 4월 26일 개막...현대제철-서울시청 개막전 격돌 (in Korean). KWFF. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "WK League top scorers" (in Korean). KWFF. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- 2021 WK League at Soccerway