2022 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season
The 2022 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football[1][2] and in the S.League, having joined the Sleague in 2004. Along with the 2022 Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Daisuke Korenaga |
| Head coach |  Kazuaki Yoshinaga |
| Stadium | Jurong East Stadium |
| Singapore Cup | TBA |
Squad
SPL Squad
- As of 22 October 2021
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Takahiro Koga | |
11 March 1999 | V-Varen Nagasaki |
2021 | 2022 | |
| 21 | Hyrulnizam Juma'at <23 |  |
14 November 1986 | Warriors FC |
2019 | 2022 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 25 | Reo Kunimoto | |
1 September 2001 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) |
2021 | 2022 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 13 | Mahiro Takahashi | |
26 June 2001 | Albirex Niigata U18 |
2020 | 2022 | |
| 24 | Hilman Norhisam U21 | |
5 May 2004 | Singapore Sports School |
2021 | 2022 | |
| 29 | Nicky Melvin Singh U21 |  |
13 June 2002 | Tampines Rovers U19 |
2021 | 2022 | |
| Strikers | |||||||
| 17 | Fikri Junaidi U21 | |
2 April 2000 | Young Lions FC |
2021 | 2022 | |
| 20 | Fairoz Hassan <23 | |
26 November 1988 | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) |
2020 | 2022 | |
| Players who left club during season | |||||||
U17 Squad
- As of 10 January 2020.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 44 | Ameer Maricar U21 | |
15 July 2004 | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 45 | Junki Kenn Yoshimura U21 | |
20 July 2004 | Singapore Sport School |
2021 | 2021 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 41 | Kenji Austin U21 | |
24 February 2004 | Active SG |
2020 | 2021 | |
| Mikhail Danial Lum | |
GFA Victoria FC |
2020 | 2021 | |||
| Ahmad Dzulfaqar | |
19 March 2004 | |
2019 | 2021 | ||
| Strikers | |||||||
| 42 | Ali Manaf U21 | |
6 January 2005 | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 43 | Irsyad Azarudin U21 | |
16 July 2004 | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 | |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical Director | Kazuaki Yoshinaga[4] |
| Head Coach | Kazuaki Yoshinaga |
| Asst Coach and U17 Coach | Yuki Fujimoto |
| Coach | Tomoya Ueta |
| U15 Coach | Masayuki Kato |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Hyrulnizam Juma'at Fadhil Salim |
| Fitness Coach | Jaswinder Singh |
| Team Manager | Suzanna Foo |
| Physiotherapist | Kikue Honda |
| Kitman | Roy Krishnan |
Transfer
In
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
Loan In
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Reo Kunimoto |
Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) |
Season Loan [6] |
Loan Return
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Reo Kunimoto |
Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) |
Loan Return [7][8] |
| FW | Kiyoshiro Tsuboi |
Tokushima Vortis (J1) |
Loan Return [9] |
Note 1: Reo returned to the club after successful negotiation.
Out
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sunny Tia Yang Guang |
Tampines Rovers |
Free [10] |
| DF | Takahiro Tezuka |
Geylang International |
Free [11] |
| DF | Yu Tokiwa |
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| DF | Shuya Yamashita |
Tampines Rovers |
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| DF | Kazuki Hashioka |
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| DF | Yasuhiro Hanada |
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| DF | Kohga Tsuruhara |
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| MF | Ryoya Tanigushi |
Balestier Khalsa |
Free [12] |
| MF | Kosuke Chiku |
Gainare Tottori (J3) |
Free [13] |
| MF | Makoto Ito |
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| MF | Tsubasa Kawanishi |
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| MF | Ong Yu En |
Tampines Rovers |
Free [14] |
| FW | Ryosuke Nagasawa |
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| FW |  Morrison Hashii |
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| FW | Kuraba Kondo |
Balestier Khalsa |
Free |
| FW | Fumiya Suzuki |
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Loan Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Zamani Zamri |
SAFSA |
NS till 2022 [15] |
| MF | Daniel Goh |
SAFSA |
NS till 2022 [16] |
Retained / Extension / Promoted
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Hyrulnizam Juma'at |
1 year contract till 2022 [18] |
| GK | Takahiro Koga |
1 year contract till 2022 [19] |
| MF | Hilman Norhisam |
1 year contract till 2022 [20] |
| MF | Nicky Melvin Singh |
2 years season loan from Tampines Rovers till 2022 [21] |
| MF | Mahiro Takahashi |
1 year contract till 2022 [22] |
| FW | Fairoz Hassan |
1 year contract till 2022 [23] |
| FW | Fikri Junaidi |
1 year contract till 2022 [24] |
Rumours
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Kanato Fukazawa |
Japan Soccer College |
Free |
| MF | Kunpei Kakuta |
Kanagawa University |
Free |
| FW | Kakeru Kubota |
Tsukuba University |
Free |
Friendly
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
As at 17 Sept 2021
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. |  Goals |
Apps. | Goals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Takahiro Koga |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Kazuki Hashioka |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Kosuke Chiku |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 13 | MF | Mahiro Takahashi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 14 | DF | Yasuhiro Hanada |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 16 | MF | Makoto Ito |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 17 | FW | Fikri Junaidi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 18 | MF | Fumiya Suzuki |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 20 | FW | Fairoz Hassan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 21 | GK | Hyrulnizam Juma'at |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 23 | MF | Tsubasa Kawanishi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 24 | MF | Hilman Norhisam |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 30 | DF | Kohga Tsuruhara |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 31 | FW | Morrison Hashii |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 32 | FW | Kuraba Kondo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 40 | GK | Sunny Tia Yang Guang |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 41 | MF | Kenji Austin |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 42 | FW | Ali Manaf |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 43 | FW | Irsyad Azarudin |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 44 | DF | Ameer Maricar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 45 | DF | Junki Kenn Yoshimura |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
Competitions
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Geylang International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Hougang United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Standby team for AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Lion City Sailors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
- The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.
Notes
References
- "Albirex to play in 2018".
- "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".
- "Staff 2021".
- "Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director".
- "Players & Staff".
- "Kunimoto Reo will be staying Albirex for 2022 season!".
- "Announcement of Loan Transfer to Albirex Niigata Singapore - Reo Kunimoto".
- "Kunimoto Reo (Renofa Yamaguchi FC) Will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
- "Tsuboi Kiyoshiro (Tokushima Vortis) Will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
- "Sunny Tia will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2022 season".
- "Tezuka Takahiro will be joining Geylang International FC in 2022 season".
- "Taniguchi Ryoya will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2022 season".
- "Chiku Kosuke will be joining Gainare Tottori (J3 League) in 2022 season".
- "Ong Yu En will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2022 season".
- "Zamani Zamri leave the team to Serve the Country".
- "Daniel Goh leave the team to Serve the Country".
- "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".
- "Signing with Hyrulnizam Juma'at for 2022 season!".
- "Takahiro Koga extends for 2022 season!".
- "Hilman Norhisam signs for 2022 season!".
- "Nicky Melvin Singh signs for 2022 season!".
- "Takahashi Mahiro signs for 2022 season!".
- "Signing with Fairoz Hasan for 2022 season!".
- "Fikri Junaidi signs for 2022 season!".
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