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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]

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Albirex Niigata (S)

Full name	Albirex Niigata Singapore FC
Nickname(s)	White Swans
Founded	2004; 18 years ago (2004)
Ground	Jurong East Stadium
Capacity	2,700
Chairman	Daisuke Korenaga
Manager	Kazuaki Yoshinaga
League	Singapore Premier League
2021	Singapore Premier League, 2nd of 8
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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 these was to secure sponsorship from Japanese companies with presence in Singapore, with the club having as many 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 did not lose a match in their 2018 season.[2]

Squad registration rule

Albirex Niigata Singapore has a different squad registration rule compared to the other team. Below are the rule for squad registration for the season 2021:[3]

• Albirex are required to have a squad size of at least 18 players, with a maximum of 25.
• Albirex are required to register at least four U-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1998) of Singaporean nationality for a squad size of up to 23 players; this increases to five for a squad of 24 or 25 players. At least two players of Singaporean nationality have to be fielded throughout the entire first half of any match.
• A maximum of two players of Singaporean nationality, without age restrictions, can be registered.
• Albirex are required to register at least eight U-21 players (born on or after 1 January 2000) of Japanese nationality for a squad size of up to 24 players; this increases to nine for a squad of 25.
• minimum of eight U-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1998) of Japanese nationality is also required for a squad of between 23 to 25 players.
• A maximum of one player of Japanese nationality, without age restrictions, can be registered.

Affiliated clubs

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

• Albirex Niigata Singapore Ladies (Women's Premier League)
• Albirex Niigata (J2 League)
• Albirex Niigata Ladies (WE League)
• Japan Soccer College (Hokushinetsu Football League)
• Albirex Niigata Barcelona (Quarta Catalana)

Sponsors

• Main Sponsor: Denka
• Kit Supplier: Mizuno Corporation

Players

Men's team

As of 23 April 2022[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  JPN Tatsuya Sambongi 3 DF  JPN Keito Hariya 4 DF  JPN Jun Kobayashi (captain) 5 DF  JPN Daichi Omori 6 MF  JPN Kumpei Kakuta 7 MF  JPN Masahiro Sugita 8 MF  JPN Masaya Idetsu 9 FW  SGP Fikri Junaidi 10 MF  JPN Kan Kobayashi 11 FW  JPN Kodai Tanaka 13 MF  JPN Mahiro Takahashi 14 DF  JPN Reo Kunimoto 15 DF  JPN Tsubasa Kawanishi 16 DF  JPN Shogo Toyomura 18 FW  SGP Nicky Melvin Singh

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  JPN Tadanari Lee 20 MF  SGP Fairoz Hasan 21 GK  SGP Hyrulnizam Juma'at 22 FW  JPN Shota Ochiai 23 MF  SGP Hilman Norhisam 24 MF  SGP Zamani Zamri 25 DF  JPN Yoshiki Matsuura 26 MF  JPN Kanato Fukazawa 27 FW  JPN Satsuki Mori 31 GK  JPN Takahiro Koga 51 GK  JPN Kai Yamamoto 52 DF  SGP Junki Kenn Yoshimura 53 MF  SGP Wong Jun Kai 54 DF  SGP Kenji Austin 55 MF  SGP Shakthi Vinayagavijayan

Women's team

As of 8 May 2022[5]

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  SGP Radiatul Shahlan 2 FW  SGP Nurhidayah Shah 4 MF  SGP Noridah Abdullah 5 DF  SGP Cynthia Taye Shi Ya 6 DF  SGP Shaahidah Zulkifli 7 FW  SGP Huraizah Ismail 8 FW  SGP Noralinda Wahab 9 MF  SGP Nadhra Aqilah Saiful 10 DF  SGP Irsalina Irwan 11 MF  SGP Tina Afrida Nasmi 12 FW  SGP Chloe Poh Yee Fang 13 FW  SGP Fitri Saleh

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  SGP Suriati Sonny 15 DF  SGP Danisyah Azlan 16 MF  SGP Nadya Zah 17 MF  SGP Emilia Natasha Anuar 18 DF  SGP Wee Xin Yi 19 MF  SGP Maisarah Azhari 20 DF  SGP Unaisah Bajarai 21 MF  SGP Syahirah Noorsahrir 22 DF  SGP Siti Nor Aqilah Shazali 23 DF  SGP Marilou Batista Rubio 24 MF  SGP Sarah Zurisqha Zulkepli 25 GK  SGP Maisarah Ramat

• Head coach: Nahar Daud
• GK coach: Quek Jun Ming Bryan
• Team manager: Tyrus Soo
• Team manager assistants: Koh Mui Tee; Dominic Wong
• Sport trainer: Nithiya R.
• Sport trainer assistants: She Xin Yu; Palma Julia Nicole Mallabo

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)[8]
• Koh Mui Tee (2016–)

Head coaches

• Hiroshi Ohashi (2004)[9]
• Otsuka Ichiro (2005–2006)
• Hiroaki Hiraoka (2007–2008)
• Naoki Naruo (2009)
• Koichi Sugiyama (2010–2013)[10]
• Tatsuyuki Okuyama (2014–2015)[11]
• Naoki Naruo (2016)[12]
• Kazuaki Yoshinaga (2017–2018)
• Keiji Shigetomi (2019–2021)
• Kazuaki Yoshinaga (2022–)

Team staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Kazuaki Yoshinaga
Assistant head coach	Keiji Shigetomi
Goalkeeper Coach	Fadhil Salim
Fitness Coach	Jaswinder Singh
Team Manager	Dominic Wong
Kitman	Roy Krishnan
Trainer	Tomoya Ueta

Honours

League

• Singapore Premier League: 5
  • 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022

Cup

• Singapore Cup: 4
  • 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Singapore League Cup: 4
  • 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Singapore Community Shield: 3
  • 2016, 2017, 2018

References

External links

• Albirex Niigata Singapore website
• S.League website page on Albirex Niigata Singapore Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine

На других языках

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[de] Albirex Niigata (Singapur)

Albirex Niigata (Singapur) ist ein Fußballverein aus Singapur. Er spielt in der höchsten singapurischen Spielklasse, der Singapore Premier League. Albirex Niigata (Singapur) wurde 2004 gegründet und ist ein Ableger des Vereins Albirex Niigata aus Japan. Der Verein besteht fast ausschließlich aus japanischen Spielern.

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- [en] Albirex Niigata Singapore FC

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[ru] Альбирекс Ниигата Сингапур

«Альбирекс Ниигата Сингапур» (яп. アルビレックス新潟シンガポール, англ. Albirex Niigata Singapore) — сингапурский футбольный клуб. С 2004 года выступает в сингапурской S-лиге. Клуб является фарм-клубом японской Альбирекс Ниигаты.

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