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The 2024 WK League, also known as the 2024 Develon WK League for sponsorship purposes, was the 16th season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. The regular season consisted of 28 rounds and was held from 16 March to 26 September 2024, and the play-offs from 2 to 9 November 2024.[1][2]
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, the defending champions since 2014,[3][4] failed to achieve their twelfth consecutive title. Suwon FC won the championship for their second title and first since 2010 after defeating Hwacheon KSPO 3–2 over two legs in the final, ending the previous holders Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels' streak of eleven consecutive titles.[5]
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Stadiums and locations
The following eight teams competed in the 2024 WK League.[6][7]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Position in 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changnyeong WFC | Changnyeong | Changnyeong Sports Park | 2,500 | 8th |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Football Park | 650 | 4th |
| Hwacheon KSPO | Hwacheon | Hwacheon Stadium | 3,000 | 3rd |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Incheon | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | 5,078 | 1st |
| Mungyeong Sangmu | Mungyeong | Mungyeong Civic Stadium | 9,000 | 6th |
| Sejong Sportstoto | Sejong | Sejong Central Park | 1,000 | 5th |
| Seoul City | Seoul | Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium | 1,012 | 7th |
| Suwon FC | Suwon | Suwon Sports Complex | 11,808 | 2nd |
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. As a military team, Mungyeong Sangmu were not allowed to sign any foreign players.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | AFC player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changnyeong WFC |  Fumina Katsurama |
Misuzu Uchida | |
| Gyeongju KHNP |  Bruna Pelé |
Mai Kyokawa |
Sae Kitakata |
| Hwacheon KSPO | Asuna Tanaka | ||
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |  Tereza Engesha |
 Ines Nrehy |
Yoko Tanaka |
| Sejong Sportstoto | Mizuka Sato | ||
| Seoul City | |||
| Suwon FC | Josée Nahi |
Ayaka Nishikawa |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwacheon KSPO | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 56 | Qualification for Championship |
| 2 | Suwon FC | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for Play-off |
| 3 | Gyeongju KHNP | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 51 | |
| 4 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 47 | |
| 5 | Sejong Sportstoto | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 38 | |
| 6 | Seoul City | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 27 | |
| 7 | Mungyeong Sangmu | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 19 | |
| 8 | Changnyeong WFC | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 47 | −36 | 11 |
Source: Soccerway
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Matches 1–14
| Home \ Away | CHA | GYE | HWA | INC | MUN | SEJ | SEO | SUW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changnyeong WFC | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Hwacheon KSPO | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Mungyeong Sangmu | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Sejong Sportstoto | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Seoul City | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Suwon FC | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — |
Matches 15–28
| Home \ Away | CHA | GYE | HWA | INC | MUN | SEJ | SEO | SUW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changnyeong WFC | — | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| Hwacheon KSPO | 1–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Mungyeong Sangmu | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sejong Sportstoto | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Seoul City | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–6 |
| Suwon FC | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — |
The semi-final and finals were officially named "Play-off" and "Championship", respectively.
Bracket
| Play-off (Semi-final) | Championship (Finals) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Hwacheon KSPO | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Suwon FC (p) | 1 (5) | Suwon FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 3 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 (4) | |||||||||
Play-off
| Suwon FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Gyeongju KHNP |
|---|---|---|
Kim Yun-ji  60' |
Jang Sel-gi 35' |
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| Penalties | ||
|
5–4 |
|
Championship
Hwacheon Sports Park, Hwacheon
Suwon FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suwon FC (C) | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Hwacheon KSPO | |
| 3 | Gyeongju KHNP |
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