I hope that the first championship in 20 years will lead to the WK League X 女 Football Championship, which has led to the growth of the championship.

Jul 17, 2025

I hope that the first championship in 20 years will lead to the WK League X 女 Football Championship, which has led to the growth of the championship.
Seniors such as Seoul City Hall coach Yoo Young-sil, who won the East Asian Cup in 2005, Gyeongju KHNP coach Song Joo-hee, KFA director Lee Mi-yeon (Munkyung Sangmu), and WFC coach Ahn Tae-hwa are celebrating their victory together after Shin Sang-woo's juniors won their home games for the first time in 20 years. Photo courtesy =KFA



The Korean Women's Football Federation congratulated the women's national soccer team on winning the East Asian Cup for the first time in 20 years.

The South Korean women's national soccer team, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, won the final match against Taiwan at the 2025 EAFF E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 16th, lifting the East Asian Championship trophy for the second time in 20 years since its inception in 2005.

The Korean Women's Football Federation expressed its congratulations on the valuable achievements of the national team on the 17th "We hope that the hot interest in women's soccer will lead back to the field."As many of the national team's players have grown through the WK League and domestic competitions, the league will continue to develop leagues and competitions so that more players can develop their dreams in a good environment in the future." expressed his intention.




The Korean Women's Football Federation will resume some of the second half of the WK League, starting with the Seoul City Hall-Incheon Hyundai Steel's annual match at Sangam World Cup Auxiliary Stadium on July 21. In addition, the '24th National Women's Football Championship" will be held from the 31st to August 12th in Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. It is the largest women's soccer tournament with eight teams from women's soccer prospects across the country to the general WK League. With the national team's first win in 20 years, the Women's Football Federation plans to lead the leap forward of women's soccer while laying the groundwork for the possibility and potential of women's soccer to lead to the WK League and domestic tournaments.

Yang Myung-seok, president of the Korea Women's Football Association, said, `It is the moment when the passion of women's soccer, which has not been dampened for a long time, has come to fruition. Now, the federation will do its best on the spot with responsibility so that this impression can lead to domestic leagues and tournaments" expressed his determination.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.