2015 WK League

The 2015 WK League was the seventh season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season began on 16 March 2015 and ended on 5 October 2015.[1]

WK League
Season2015
Dates16 March – 5 October 2015
ChampionsIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
(3rd title)
Top goalscorerLaura Rus
(17 goals)
Biggest home winIncheon 5–0 Seoul
Icheon 5–0 Busan
Icheon 5–0 Seoul
Incheon 5–0 Seoul
Biggest away winBusan 0–4 Incheon
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Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi and Jeonbuk KSPO relocated to Icheon and Hwacheon and were renamed Icheon Daekyo and Hwacheon KSPO, respectively. This year, the WK League introduced the home and away system, and each team got its own stadium.[2]

The defending champions Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels successfully defended their title and won their third consecutive championship.

Teams
Locations of the 2015 WK League teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Position in 2014
Busan SangmuBusanBoeun Public Stadium[lower-alpha 1]6,0006th place
Daejeon SportstotoDaejeonDaejeon Hanbat Sports Complex26,0004th place
Hwacheon KSPOHwacheonHwacheon Sports Park3,0007th place
Icheon DaekyoIcheonIcheon City Stadium20,305Runners-up
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsIncheonIncheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field5,078Champions
Seoul WFCSeoulHyochang Stadium15,1943rd place
Suwon FMCSuwonSuwon Sports Complex11,8085th place
  1. Busan Sangmu played their WK League matches in Boeun, but decided to be named Busan to represent the city in the Korean National Sports Festival.[3]

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) 24 19 4 1 57 16 +41 61 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Icheon Daekyo 24 12 7 5 43 23 +20 43 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon FMC 24 10 7 7 36 30 +6 37
4 Hwacheon KSPO 24 8 10 6 34 28 +6 34
5 Daejeon Sportstoto 24 8 6 10 30 26 +4 30
6 Seoul WFC 24 3 6 15 28 61 −33 15
7 Busan Sangmu 24 3 2 19 22 66 −44 11
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Matches 1–12
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Busan Sangmu — 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–4 1–4 1–5
Daejeon Sportstoto 3–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1
Hwacheon KSPO 2–0 0–0 — 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1
Icheon Daekyo 5–0 0–1 1–1 — 0–0 3–2 1–2
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 — 5–0 3–1
Seoul WFC 0–2 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–2 — 1–4
Suwon FMC 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–4 2–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 13–24
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Busan Sangmu — 3–2 2–2 0–3 1–3 2–2 0–1
Daejeon Sportstoto 1–0 — 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 4–0
Hwacheon KSPO 5–2 2–1 — 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0
Icheon Daekyo 4–0 1–0 1–4 — 3–1 5–0 2–1
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 — 5–0 1–1
Seoul WFC 2–4 1–4 1–5 1–2 1–3 — 2–1
Suwon FMC 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–4 0–1 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs

Bracket
Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (p) 0 1 1 (4)
2 Icheon Daekyo 2 Icheon Daekyo 0 1 1 (3)
3 Suwon FMC 1

Semi-final
Icheon Daekyo2–1Suwon FMC

Final
Icheon Daekyo0–0Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels1–1Icheon Daekyo
Penalties
4–3

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

References
  1. "2015 WK League season". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. [WK리그] '연고정착' 2015시즌, 슈퍼매치-WC특수 '기대' (in Korean). Footballist. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. 보은군 유치 여자축구실업리그 실효성 논란… 5년째 10억 투자 혈세 퍼붓기 지적 (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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