| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| 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 7–0Seoul |
| Biggest away win | Boeun 0–6Gyeongju |
| Highest scoring | Incheon 7–0Seoul |
| 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) | |
The2021 WK League was the 13th season of theWK 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 theCOVID-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 theprevious season).[2]
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Position in2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The total number of foreign players was restricted to three per club, including a slot for a player from theAsian Football Confederation countries.Boeun Sangmu were not allowed to sign any foreign players due to their military status.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels(C) | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 52 | Qualification forplay-offs final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 51 | Qualification forplay-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 |
| Home \ Away | BOE | CHA | GYE | HWA | INC | SEJ | SEO | SUW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeun Sangmu | — | 1–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Changnyeong WFC | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 3–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Hwacheon KSPO | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 |
| Sejong Sportstoto | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 0–4 |
| Seoul WFC | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Suwon UDC | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | — |
| Home \ Away | BOE | CHA | GYE | HWA | INC | SEJ | SEO | SUW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeun Sangmu | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||
| Changnyeong WFC | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | ||
| Gyeongju KHNP | 3–0 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | ||
| Hwacheon KSPO | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 3–1 | ||
| Sejong Sportstoto | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | |
| Seoul WFC | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |||||
| Suwon UDC | — |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Gyeongju KHNP | 5–4 | Suwon UDC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Gyeongju KHNP | 1–1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |
|---|---|---|
Tanaka 90+3' | Report | Kim Hye-yeong 3' (o.g.) |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 1–0 | Gyeongju KHNP |
|---|---|---|
| Choe Yu-ri 51' | Report |
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won 2–1 on aggregate.
