# 2022 WK League

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. 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.
Suwon UDC was renamed Suwon FC Women after being affiliated with Suwon FC, and attracted attention with the signing of Ji So-yun, who is widely considered one of the greatest players in South Korean women's football.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Position in 2021 |
| Boeun Sangmu | Boeun | Boeun Public Stadium | 6,000 | 6th place |
| Changnyeong WFC | Changnyeong | Changnyeong Sports Park | 2,500 | 8th place |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Football Park | 650 | Runners-up |
| Hwacheon KSPO | Hwacheon | Hwacheon Sports Park | 3,000 | 5th place |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Incheon | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | 5,078 | Champions |
| Sejong Sportstoto | Sejong | Sejong Central Park | 1,000 | 7th place |
| Seoul WFC | Seoul | Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium | 1,012 | 4th place |
| Suwon FC | Suwon | Suwon Sports Complex | 11,808 | 3rd place |
* ↑ At Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon FC used the auxiliary stadium in April and May, and the main stadium from June.

### 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 |
| Changnyeong WFC | Ines Nrehy | Nanase Kiryu | Sawako Yasumoto |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Josée Nahi | Chinaza Uchendu | Asuna Tanaka |
| Hwacheon KSPO | | | Natsuki Yoshimi |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Tereza Engesha | | |
| Sejong Sportstoto | Hildah Magaia | Neném | Naoko Sakuramoto |
| Seoul WFC | | | |
| Suwon FC | | | Mebae Tanaka |

## Regular season
### 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 | Qualification for play-offs final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 49 | Qualification for play-offs semi-final |
| 3 | Suwon FC | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for play-offs semi-final |
| 4 | Hwacheon KSPO | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 34 | |
| 5 | Seoul 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 | |

### Results
#### Matches 1–14

| Home \ Away | BOE | CHA | GYE | HWA | INC | SEJ | SEO | SUW |
| Boeun Sangmu | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 |
| Changnyeong WFC | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Hwacheon KSPO | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 |
| Sejong Sportstoto | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Seoul WFC | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Suwon FC | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — |

#### Matches 15–21

| Home \ Away | BOE | CHA | GYE | HWA | INC | SEJ | SEO | SUW |
| Boeun Sangmu | — | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | |
| Changnyeong WFC | | — | 0–2 | | 1–3 | | 2–3 | |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 1–1 | | — | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Hwacheon KSPO | | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | | | 2–4 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | — | 3–0 | | 2–2 |
| Sejong Sportstoto | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 2–5 | | — | | 1–1 |
| Seoul WFC | | | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | |
| Suwon FC | 3–0 | 2–2 | | | | | 2–1 | — |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

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

## Championship play-offs
### Bracket

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 4 | | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Suwon FC | 3 | | | | | |

### Final

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

### Final table

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) | Qualification for AFC Club Championship |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | |
| 3 | Suwon FC | |