2019 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

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Albirex Niigata (S)
2019 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coachJapan Keiji Shigetomi
StadiumJurong East Stadium
S.League4th
Singapore CupGroup Stage
Charity ShieldRunners-up
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The 2019 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 16th 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 2019 Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup. They are the defending champions in 2018.[3]

Key events[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Players and Staff[edit]

  1. On 11/12/2018, the club announced the former assistant, Keiji Shigetomi, as its new coach for the season.[4]

New Sponsor[edit]

  1. On 18/12/2018, the club announced its first “Jersey Partner” with Reeracoen.[5]
  2. On 20/12/2018, Bridgestone Tyre Sales Singapore Pte Ltd announced that they have come on board joining with Albirex Jersey Partner for 2019 season! [6]
  3. On 27/12/2018, Lensmode announced that they have come on board joining with Albirex Jersey Partner for 2019 season! [7]

Squad[edit]

S.League squad[edit]

As of 14 December 2017.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Kengo Fukudome >30 Japan (1987-05-14) 14 May 1987 (age 36) Japan Azul Claro Numazu 2019
21 Hyrulnizam Juma'at Singapore (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 37) Singapore Warriors FC 2019
22 Yusuke Kawagoe Japan (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25) Japan Japan Soccer College 2019
Defenders
2 Gerald Ang Singapore (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 27) Singapore SAFSA (NFL) 2019 2019
3 Shuhei Sasahara Japan (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 27) Japan Tokai University 2018
4 Naruki Takahashi Japan (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25) Japan Montedio Yamagata 2019
7 Kaishu Yamazaki Japan (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 26) Japan Iwaki FC 2018
15 Kodai Sumikawa Japan (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) Japan Teikyo Nagaoka High School 2018
16 Souta Sugiyama Japan (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 23) Japan Kaishi Gakuen JSC 2019
18 Gamu Tasaka Japan (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24) Japan Japan Soccer College 2019
19 Shunsuke Fukuda Japan (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 25) Japan Japan Soccer College 2019
Tatsuya Morita Japan (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 27) Brazil Santos FC B (Trainee) 2019
Midfielders
5 Firas Irwan Singapore (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) Singapore NFA U18 2019 2019
6 Shoki Ohara Japan (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 24) Japan Mito HollyHock 2019
10 Kyoga Nakamura (Captain) Japan (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28) Japan YSCC Yokohama 2019
14 Ryo Nakano Japan (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 24) Japan FC Tiamo Hirakata 2019
17 Noor Akid Nordin <23 Singapore (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 27) Singapore Balestier Khalsa 2019
20 Daichi Tanabe Japan (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23) Japan Japan Soccer College 2019
23 Daniel Martens Singapore (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) Singapore Hougang United U19 2019 2019
24 Zamani Zamri Singapore (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 22) Singapore F-17 Academy 2019 2019
25 Yosuke Nakagawa Japan (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 26) Japan Mito HollyHock 2019
Strikers
8 Daizo Horikoshi Japan (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 27) Japan Tokai University 2019
9 Hiroyoshi Kamata Japan (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27) Japan Albirex Niigata U18 2016
11 Yoshikatsu Hiraga Japan (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26) Japan Momoyama Gakuin University 2019
13 Makito Hatanaka Japan (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 27) Japan Gainare Tottori 2019

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Name
Head Coach Japan Keiji Shigetomi
Coach Japan Jun Hirabayashi
Coach Japan Yuto Inabe
Goalkeeper Coach Australia Scott Starr
Fitness Coach Singapore Yi Fei
Team Manager Singapore Matthew Sean
Physiotherapist Japan
Kitman Singapore Roy Krishnan

[8]

Transfer[edit]

Pre-season transfer[edit]

In[edit]

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach Japan Keiji Shigetomi Promoted [9]
GK Japan Kengo Fukudome Japan Azul Claro Numazu (J3) [10]
GK Singapore Hyrulnizam Juma'at Singapore Warriors FC Free [11]
GK Japan Yusuke Kawagoe Japan Japan Soccer College [12]
DF Japan Gamu Tasaka Japan Japan Soccer College [13]
DF Japan Shunsuke Fukuda Japan Japan Soccer College [14]
DF Japan Souta Sugiyama Japan Kaishi Gakuen JSC [15]
DF Japan Naruki Takahashi Japan Montedio Yamagata (J2) Season loan [16]
DF Japan Tatsuya Morita Brazil Santos FC B (Trainee) [17]
DF Singapore Gerald Ang Singapore SAFSA Undisclosed [18]
MF Singapore Zamani Zamri Singapore F-17 Academy Free [19]
MF Singapore Firas Irwan Singapore NFA U18 Free [20]
MF Singapore Martens Daniel Jordan Rowsing Singapore Hougang United U19 Season loan [21]
MF Singapore Noor Akid Nordin Singapore Balestier Khalsa Undisclosed [22]
MF Japan Kyoga Nakamura Japan YSCC Yokohama (J3) [23]
MF Japan Ryo Nakano Japan FC Tiamo Hirakata (J6) [24]
MF Japan Daichi Tanabe Japan Japan Soccer College [25]
MF Japan Shoki Ohara Japan Mito HollyHock (J2) Season loan [26]
FW Japan Makito Hatanaka Japan Gainare Tottori (J3) [27]
FW Japan Yoshikatsu Hiraga Japan Momoyama Gakuin University [28]
FW Japan Daizo Horikoshi Japan Tokai University [29]

Note 1: Tatsuya Morita was released before the season start.

Out[edit]

Position Player Transferred To Ref
Coach Japan Kazuaki Yoshinaga Japan Albirex Niigata [30]
GK Japan Yosuke Nozawa Japan Albirex Niigata [31][32]
GK Singapore Shahul Rayyan Singapore Warriors FC [33]
GK Japan Taiki Itsukaichi Free Agent
DF Japan Riku Moriyasu Japan FC Tiamo Hirakata (J6)
DF Japan Kazuki Sumiishi Free Agent
DF Japan Ryujiro Yamanaka Japan Okinawa SV (J5) Free
MF Japan Daiki Asaoka Japan Tokyo United FC (J5)
MF Japan Wataru Murofushi Canada York 9 FC (T1) Free [34]
MF Japan Ryuji Yamauchi Free Agent
MF Japan Kazuya Kojima Free Agent
MF Japan Ryutaro Shibanoki Free Agent
MF Singapore Adam Swandi Singapore Home United Free [35]
FW Japan Shuhei Hoshino South Korea Busan TC (T3) Free
FW Japan Kenya Takahashi Free Agent
FW Japan Taku Morinaga Montenegro FK Rudar Pljevlja (T1)
FW Japan Ibuki Inoue Free Agent
FW Japan Shun Kumagai Cambodia National Police Commissary (T1) Free

Retained[edit]

Position Player Ref
DF Japan Kaishu Yamazaki [36]
DF Japan Kodai Sumikawa [37]
DF Japan Shuhei Sasahara [38]
MF Japan Hiroyoshi Kamata [39]

Extension[edit]

Position Player Ref

Mid-season transfer[edit]

In[edit]

Position Player Transferred From Ref
MF Japan Yosuke Nakagawa Japan Mito HollyHock Season loan [40]

Friendly[edit]

Pre-Season Friendly[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 1 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-0 Singapore Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata 44'
Daizo Horikoshi 86'

In-Season Friendly[edit]

Tour of Myanmar (6 to 10 March)

7 March 2019 (2019-03-07) 1  Myanmar U19 1-3 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S)
Daizo Horikoshi 14'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 26,78'
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 2  Myanmar U22 0-0 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S)
Report

Team statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Charity Shield Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Japan Kengo Fukudome 23 0 3 0 1 0 27 0
3 DF Japan Shuhei Sasahara 20 0 3 0 0(1) 0 24 0
4 DF Japan Naruki Takahashi 17(4) 1 0(2) 0 1 0 24 1
5 MF Singapore Firas Irwan 8(1) 0 3 0 1 0 13 0
6 MF Japan Shoki Ohara 21 2 3 0 1 0 25 2
7 DF Japan Kaishu Yamazaki 24 3 3 0 1 0 28 3
8 FW Japan Daizo Horikoshi 18(1) 6 3 2 1 0 23 8
9 FW Japan Hiroyoshi Kamata 24 7 3 0 1 0 28 7
10 MF Japan Kyoga Nakamura 23 7 3 0 1 0 27 7
11 FW Japan Yoshikatsu Hiraga 1(20) 4 0(1) 0 0 0 22 4
13 FW Japan Makito Hatanaka 0(6) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 8 0
14 MF Japan Ryo Nakano 1(2) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15 DF Japan Kodai Sumikawa 1(5) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 8 0
16 DF Japan Souta Sugiyama 21(2) 1 3 0 0(1) 0 27 1
17 MF Singapore Noor Akid Nordin 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
18 DF Japan Gamu Tasaka 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 DF Japan Shunsuke Fukuda 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Japan Daichi Tanabe 8(12) 0 0(3) 1 0 0 23 1
21 GK Singapore Hyrulnizam Juma'at 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Singapore Martens Daniel 13 1 2 0 0 0 15 1
24 MF Singapore Zamani Zamri 20 1 1 0 1 0 22 1
25 MF Japan Yosuke Nakagawa 14 2 3 0 0 0 17 2

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 12 5 7 36 25 +11 050.00
Singapore Cup 3 1 0 2 3 3 +0 033.33
Total 27 13 5 9 39 28 +11 048.15

Charity Shield[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Singapore Premier League[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) 3 Tampines Rovers Singapore 0-0 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Irwan ShahYellow card 49' Kodai SumikawaYellow card 90' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) 7 Hougang United Singapore 4-2 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Faris Ramli 9,28'
Nikesh Singh Sidhu 56'
Shahfiq Ghani 70'
Daizo Horikoshi 67'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga 90+2'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 8 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 4-0 Singapore Home United Jurong East Stadium
Kyoga Nakamura 2' (pen) 45+4'Yellow card 66'
Daizo Horikoshi 22'
Martens Daniel 38'
Souta SugiyamaYellow card 67'
Hami SyahinYellow card 52'
Adam SwandiYellow card 74'
Referee: Edwin Lee / G. Letchman
24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) 10 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 0-0 Brunei Brunei DPMM Jurong East Stadium
Yura Indera Putera YunosYellow card 70' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) 15 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 1-2 Singapore Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Zamani Zamri 53'
Kyoga NakamuraYellow card 71'
Stipe Plazibat 25' 31'
Nikesh Singh SidhuYellow card 5'
Timothy David YeoYellow card 29'
Ridhuan BarudinYellow card 86'
Referee: Farhan Mohd
18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) 16 (Rescheduled) Home United Singapore 3-3 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Amiruldin Asraf 32'
Song Ui-young 81'
Shahril Ishak 84'
Aqhari AbdullahYellow card 75'
Yosuke Nakagawa 36'Yellow card 63'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 56'
Kyoga Nakamura 79'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 19 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers Singapore 2-0 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Shadan Sulaiman 2'
Jordan Webb 22'
Referee: Farhan Mohamed
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 20 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata 19' (pen)
Kyoga Nakamura 90+3'
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 21 Warriors FC Singapore 2-1 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
Kento Fukuda 40'
Jonathan Béhé 59'
Daizo Horikoshi 58' Referee: Muhammad Taqi
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) 23 (Rescheduled) Hougang United Singapore 1-1 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Faris Ramli 40' Souta Sugiyama 20' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 1-0 Singapore Home United Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata 15' Referee: Nathan Chan

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Tampines Rovers 24 12 8 4 52 29 +23 44 Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1
3 Hougang United 24 13 4 7 58 45 +13 43 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Albirex Niigata (S)[a] 24 12 5 7 36 25 +11 41
5 Geylang International 24 10 3 11 41 48 −7 33
6 Home United 24 9 3 12 34 46 −12 30
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Match 1 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 1-2 Singapore Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Daizo Horikoshi 29' Kong Ho-won 28'
Faris Ramli 90' (pen)
Referee: G. Letchman
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) Match 2 Geylang International Singapore 0-2 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Daizo Horikoshi 81'
Daichi Tanabe 85'
Referee: Abirami Naidu
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Match 3 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 0-1 Brunei Brunei DPMM Jurong East Stadium
Azwan Ali Rahman 12' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Albirex to play in 2018".
  2. ^ "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".
  3. ^ "Albirex won 2nd title in a row".
  4. ^ "Contract with Head Coach Keiji Shigetomi".
  5. ^ "2019 Season Jersey Partnership Contract with Reeracoen".
  6. ^ "Jersey Partnership Contract with Bridgestone Tyre Sales Singapore Pte Ltd".
  7. ^ "Jersey Partnership Contract with Lens Mode PTE, Ltd".
  8. ^ "Players & Staff".
  9. ^ "Keiji Shigetomi promoted".
  10. ^ "31year old keeper from Azul Claro Numazu for the squad".
  11. ^ "Hyrulnizam Juma'at signed for Japanese club".
  12. ^ "Yusuke Kawagoe join from JSC".
  13. ^ "Gamu Tasaka join from JSC".
  14. ^ "Shunsuke Fukuda join from JSC".
  15. ^ "1st signing for Season 2019".
  16. ^ "Naruki Takahashi joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  17. ^ "Tatsuya Morita joins White Swans for 2019 season". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  18. ^ "Gerald Ang signed for Japanese club".
  19. ^ "Gerald Ang signed for Japanese club".
  20. ^ "F17 Zamani signed for Japanese club".
  21. ^ "Hougang player signed for Japanese club".
  22. ^ "Noor Akid Nordin signed for Japanese club".
  23. ^ "Kyoga Nakamura joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  24. ^ "Ryo Nakano (FC Tiamo Hirakata) joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  25. ^ "Daichi Tanabe join from JSC".
  26. ^ "Shoki Ohara (Mito Holly Hock) joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  27. ^ "Makito Hatanaka (Gainare Tottori) joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  28. ^ "Yoshikatsu Hiraga joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  29. ^ "Daizo Horikoshi joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  30. ^ "Yoshinaga's Leaving Club upon Completion of Contract".
  31. ^ "Yosuke Nozawa leaves the club after 2018 season".
  32. ^ "Announcement of Yosuke Nozawa's transfer to Albirex Niigata (Japan)".
  33. ^ "Rayyan move to Warriors FC". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  34. ^ "York9 FC signs Japanese midfielder Wataru Murofushi from Albirex Niigata Singapore FC". Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  35. ^ "Albirex's Singapore star Adam Swandi rejoins Home United".
  36. ^ "Yamazaki extends contract for 2019".
  37. ^ "Sumikawa extends contract for 2019".
  38. ^ "Sasahara extends contract for 2019".
  39. ^ "Kamata extends contract for 2019".
  40. ^ "Yosuke Nakagawa (Mito Holly Hock) has joined Albirex Singapore for 2019 season".