'To determine the strongest women's team' 2026 W Korea Cup to kick off on the 23rd in Icheon... SuwonFC Women vs. Gyeongju HanSuwon 'clash'

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The '2026 W Korea Cup,' which will determine the strongest women's football team in the Republic of Korea, will open on the 23rd in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.

According to the Korea Football Association on the 21st, the W Korea Cup was newly established this year to expand the base and promote growth of women's football in Korea, and has begun a pilot operation. The plan is to establish a tournament similar to the Korea Cup in the women's football scene, where no integrated tournament involving all adult club teams has existed until now, and to expand the participation scope to include amateur teams in the future.

This tournament is co-hosted by the Korea Football Association and the Gyeonggi Provincial Football Association, sponsored by Gyeonggi Province, and all matches will be held in Icheon City. A total of 15 teams, including eight WK League teams and seven university teams, will compete for the championship in a single-elimination tournament. The previous season's WK League champion, Hwacheon KSPO, will advance directly to Round 2, and all Round 1 matches can be viewed free of charge.

The seven Round 1 matches will be held on the 23rd and 24th at Icheon Comprehensive Stadium and Icheon Public Stadium. The match between SuwonFC Women and Gyeongju HanSuwon, scheduled for 7 p.m. on the 23rd at Icheon Comprehensive Stadium, will be held as the official opening game. Prior to that, matches between Ulsan Science University and Dankook University (10 a.m.) and Daejeon University and Wido University (3 p.m.) will take place at Icheon Public Stadium.

On the 24th, three matches will be held as clashes between WK League teams and university teams, excluding the Gangjin Swans FC vs. Moon Gyeong (SVP) match (10 a.m., Icheon Public Stadium). Matches between Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and Daegyeon University (3 p.m., Icheon Public Stadium), Korea University and Seoul City Hall (4 p.m., Icheon Comprehensive Stadium), and Gangwon Provincial University and Sejong Sports Toto (7:30 p.m., Icheon Comprehensive Stadium) will follow.

At the opening game venue, cast members of the popular variety show 'Golfing Ladies' (Park Ji-an, Jung Ye-won, Si Eun-mi) and Korea Football Association Director Jeon Ga-eul are scheduled to attend and conduct a penalty kick competition event with amateur players.

The opening game will be broadcast live on Mac Sports and Coupang Play, and all tournament matches can be viewed via the YouTube channel 'KFATV_LIVE.' The future schedule is set for Round 2 on August 25, semi-finals on October 11, and the final on November 21.

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