# 2018 WK League

The 2018 WK League was the tenth season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season began on 23 April 2018 and ended on 22 October 2018.
In the off-season, Icheon Daekyo ceased operations, while Changnyeong WFC joined the league. Suwon FMC (Facilities Management Corporation) changed its name to Suwon UDC (Urban Development Corporation).
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their sixth consecutive title.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Position in 2017 |
| Boeun Sangmu | Boeun | Boeun Public Stadium | 6,000 | 8th place |
| Changnyeong WFC | Changnyeong | Changnyeong Sports Park | 2,500 | — |
| Gumi Sportstoto | Gumi | Gumi Civic Stadium | 35,000 | 6th place |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Football Park | 650 | 7th place |
| Hwacheon KSPO | Hwacheon | Hwacheon Sports Park | 3,000 | Runners-up |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Incheon | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | 5,078 | Champions |
| Seoul WFC | Seoul | Hyochang Stadium | 15,194 | 4th place |
| Suwon UDC | Suwon | Suwon Sports Complex | 11,808 | 5th place |

### Draft

The 2018 WK League Draft was held on 27 December 2017 at the Koreana Hotel in Seoul.
Military-owned team Boeun Sangmu was not allowed to participate in the main draft because of the military status, and it could select players among the applicants only.
| Round | Player | Team | Previous team |
| 1 | Hong Hye-ji | Changnyeong WFC | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 1 | Son Hwa-yeon | Changnyeong WFC | Korea University |
| 1 | Kim Sung-mi | Gumi Sportstoto | Ulsan College |
| 1 | Han Chae-rin | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Uiduk University |
| 1 | Jang Eun-mi | Seoul WFC | Gangwon State University |
| 1 | Maeng Da-hee | Hwacheon KSPO | Ulsan College |
| 1 | Kim Hyo-seon | Suwon UDC | Uiduk University |
| 2 | Kim Do-hyun | Gyeongju KHNP | Ulsan College |
| 2 | Lee Ji-eon | Hwacheon KSPO | Ulsan College |
| 2 | Kwon Do-hee | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Korea University |
| 3 | Baek Jang-mi | Suwon UDC | Gangwon State University |
| 3 | Seo A-ri | Gyeongju KHNP | Hanyang Women's University |
| 4 | Oh Ji-eun | Suwon UDC | Hanyang Women's University |
| 5 | Choi Ye-seul | Changnyeong WFC | Gangwon State University |
| 5 | Kang Yu-ri | Hwacheon KSPO | Gangwon State University |
| 5 | Mo Soo-kyung | Suwon UDC | Ulsan College |
| 5 | Park Hye-joo | Gyeongju KHNP | Hanyang Women's University |
| 6 | Kim Dong-won | Suwon UDC | Ulsan College |
| 6 | Kwon Sung-kyung | Changnyeong WFC | Ulsan College |
| 7 | Park So-ri | Changnyeong WFC | Gangwon State University |
| 8 | Kim Ye-jin | Changnyeong WFC | Hanyang Women's University |
| 9 | Lee Do-hyun | Changnyeong WFC | Hanyang Women's University |
| 10 | Shin Ye-rim | Changnyeong WFC | Hanyang Women's University |
| Addition | Song Min-hee | Changnyeong WFC | Hanyang Women's University |
| Addition | Kim Min-soo | Boeun Sangmu | Hanyang Women's University |
| Addition | Shim Hyo-jung | Boeun Sangmu | Hanyang Women's University |

### 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.
Military-owned team Boeun Sangmu was not allowed to sign any foreign players.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | AFC player |
| Changnyeong WFC | | | |
| Gumi Sportstoto | | | |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Ines Nrehy | Josée Nahi | Asuna Tanaka |
| Hwacheon KSPO | Glaucia Cristiano | | Chiaki Minamiyama |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Bia Zaneratto | Thaís Guedes | Fuka Nagano |
| Seoul WFC | | | |
| Suwon UDC | Jennifer Skogerboe | Paige Nielsen | |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 84 | 21 | +63 | 69 | Qualification for playoffs final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Suwon UDC | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 50 | Qualification for playoffs semi-final |
| 4 | Gumi Sportstoto | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 48 | |
| 5 | Hwacheon KSPO | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 44 | |
| 6 | Seoul WFC | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 21 | |
| 7 | Boeun Sangmu | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 59 | −41 | 16 | |
| 8 | Changnyeong WFC | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 12 | |

### Results
#### Matches 1–14

| Home \ Away | BOE | CHA | GUM | GYE | HWA | INC | SEO | SUW |
| Boeun Sangmu | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Changnyeong WFC | 1–3 | — | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Gumi Sportstoto | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| Hwacheon KSPO | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 5–0 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 6–2 |
| Seoul WFC | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | — | 0–1 |
| Suwon UDC | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

#### Matches 15–28

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

## Championship playoffs

The semi-final was contested between Gyeongju KHNP and Suwon UDC, the second and third-placed teams in the regular season, respectively. Gyeongju KHNP advanced to the two-legged final after defeating Suwon UDC 2–0, but lost 3–1 on penalties to regular season winners Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the final.

### Bracket

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (p) | 0 | 4 | 4 (3) |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 2 | | Gyeongju KHNP | 3 | 1 | 4 (1) |
| 3 | Suwon UDC | 0 | | | | | |

### Final

4–4 on aggregate. Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 3–1 on penalties.

### Final table

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

## Attendance

| Team | Pld | Total | Highest | Lowest | Average |
| Boeun Sangmu | 11 | 7,658 | 1,121 | 100 | 696 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 12 | 3,429 | 872 | 178 | 285 |
| Gumi Sportstoto | 12 | 3,390 | 522 | 161 | 282 |
| Hwacheon KSPO | 14 | 3,479 | 817 | 100 | 248 |
| Changnyeong WFC | 12 | 2,896 | 512 | 51 | 241 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 11 | 2,323 | 328 | 100 | 211 |
| Seoul WFC | 13 | 2,388 | 327 | 57 | 183 |
| Suwon UDC | 11 | 1,706 | 221 | 121 | 155 |
| Total | 96 | 27,269 | 1,121 | 51 | 284 |