Albirex Niigata Singapore FC

Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, abbreviated as Albirex Niigata (S), is a Singaporean football club that plays in the Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan.[1]

Albirex Niigata (S)
Full nameAlbirex Niigata Singapore FC
Nickname(s)White Swans
Founded2004 (2004)
GroundJurong East Stadium
Capacity2,700
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
ManagerKazuaki Yoshinaga
LeagueSingapore Premier League
2021Singapore Premier League, 2nd of 8
WebsiteClub website

History

Albirex Niigata Singapore, a satellite team of Japanese club Albirex Niigata, joined the S. League in 2004. It was in that year the Football Association of Singapore decided to invite foreign teams in the league in a bid to deal with poor attendance issues. For the first years of the club's participation in the league it has settled in the mid-table in the standings.[2]

In 2008, Daisuke Korenaga became chairman of the club who introduced reforms in the club in order to improve its standing in the league. Among this were to secure sponsorship from Japanese companies with presence in Singapore with the club having as much as 50 sponsors and improved fan engagement by setting up a Cheer Dance School and an academy. The club then improved its league performance finishing 7th in the 2008 season, 3rd in the 2012 season and as champions in the 2016 season. The club didn't lose a match in their 2018 season.[2]

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore):

Sponsors

Current squad
As of 22 October 2021[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Takahiro Koga
3 DF  JPN Takahiro Tezuka
4 DF  JPN Shuya Yamashita
5 DF  JPN Kazuki Hashioka (Captain)
6 DF  JPN Yu Tokiwa
8 MF  JPN Kosuke Chiku
9 FW  JPN Kiyoshiro Tsuboi (on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
10 MF  JPN Ryosuke Nagasawa
13 MF  JPN Mahiro Takahashi
14 DF  JPN Yasuhiro Hanada
16 MF  JPN Makoto Ito
17 FW  SIN Fikri Junaidi
18 FW  JPN Fumiya Suzuki
20 FW  SIN Fairoz Hasan
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  SIN Hyrulnizam Juma'at
23 MF  JPN Tsubasa Kawanishi
24 MF  SIN Hilman Norhisam
25 DF  JPN Reo Kunimoto (on loan from Renofa Yamaguchi)
27 MF  SIN Ong Yu En
29 MF  SIN Nicky Melvin Singh
30 DF  JPN Kohga Tsuruhara
31 FW  JPN Morrison Hashii
32 MF  JPN Kuraba Kondo
40 GK  SIN Sunny Tia
41 MF  SIN Kenji Austin
42 MF  SIN Ali Manaf
43 FW  SIN Irsyad Azarudin
44 DF  SIN Ameer Maricar
45 DF  SIN Junki Kenn Yoshimura

Former players

This section contains a list of former players who have either played 100 league games for the club, gone on to represent their nation, or played in the JLeague at any level.

Managers
  • Bogdan Brasoveanu (2004–2010)
  • Koh Mui Tee (2011–)
  • Yeo Junxian (2014–2015)[4]
  • Koh Mui Tee (2016–)

Head coaches

Team staff

Team manager: Koh Mui Tee
Coach: Yuki Fujimoto
Goalkeeper coach: Scott Starr
Trainer: Ueta Tomoya

Honours

League

Cup

References
  1. "Albirex Niigata (S) - Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. Kor, Justin (27 May 2019). "How Japanese club Albirex Niigata scored big in Singapore soccer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. "2021 Season Squad (Updated on 15th January)". Albirex Niigata Singapore FC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-05-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Newspaper Article – Albirex coach leaves for Japanese women's team". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. "Albirex Niigata Singapore アルビレックス新潟シンガポール 公式サイト". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. "Albirex Niigata Singapore アルビレックス新潟シンガポール 公式サイト". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. "Albirex Niigata Singapore アルビレックス新潟シンガポール 公式サイト » Contract with Head Coach Naoki Naruo". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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