The 2026 WK League is the 18th season of the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea. Each of the eight teams will play every other side four times, twice at home and twice away, totalling 28 matches per club in the regular season. The regular season will begin on 4 April 2026. After the regular season, the second and third-placed teams will contest a one-legged playoff match, with the winner facing the top-ranked side in a two-legged final.
Hwacheon KSPO are the defending champions after beating Seoul City in the 2025 championship final.
Teams Stadiums and locations
The following eight teams are competing in the 2026 WK League. Changnyeong WFC was rebranded as Gangjin Swans WFC and relocated to Gangjin County, South Jeolla Province, starting with the 2026 season. TeamLocationStadiumCapacityPosition in 2024Gangjin SwansGangjinGangjin Stadium2,0008th (as Changnyeong WFC)Gyeongju KHNPGyeongjuGyeongju Football Park Pitch 36504thHwacheon KSPOHwacheonHwacheon Sports Park6041stIncheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsIncheonIncheon Namdong Asiad4,9683rdMungyeong SangmuMungyeongMungyeong Civic Stadium4,9596thSejong SportstotoSejongSejong Civic Stadium9965thSeoul CitySeoulSeoul World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Field1,0122ndSuwon FCSuwonSuwon Sports Complex11,8087th
Managerial changes +TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentGyeongju KHNP Song Ju-heeMutual consent28 October 2025 Park Nam-yeol2 December 2025Gangjin Swans Ahn Tae-hwan Kwon Young-in Kwon Young-inResignedFebruary 2026 Go Hyun-ho25 February 2026 Players
Foreign players The total number of foreign players is limited to only three per team. As a military team, Mungyeong Sangmu can not recruit any foreign players. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Departed mid-season Gangjin Swans WFC Manu Polachini Gyeongju KHNP Mai Kyokawa Emi Nakajima Rebekah Valdez Hwacheon KSPO Asuna Tanaka Sae Kitakata Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Yuka Toriumi Fiona Worts Sejong Sportstoto Seoul City Suwon FC Ayaka Nishikawa Mileninha Haruhi Suzuki
Regular season League table
Results Matches 1–14
Matches 15–28
Championship play-offs
Under WK League rules, a draw at the play-off was considered a win for the team with the higher regular season ranking.
Bracket
Play-off
Championship
Final table
References
External links Official website