Albirex Niigata Singapore FC
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| Full name | Albirex Niigata Singapore FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | White Swans | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | Jurong East Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,700 | ||
| Chairman | Daisuke Korenaga | ||
| Manager | Keiji Shigetomi | ||
| League | Singapore Premier League | ||
| 2020 | Singapore Premier League, 1st of 8 (Champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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]
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):
Albirex Niigata (J2 League)- Albirex Niigata Ladies (Japan Women's Football League)
- Japan Soccer College (Hokushinetsu Football League)
Albirex Niigata Barcelona (Quarta Catalana)
Albirex Niigata Vientiane FC (Lao Premier League)
Sponsors
- Main Sponsor: Canon
- Kit Supplier: Mizuno Corporation
Current squad
- As of 2 February 2021[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
This section contains a list of former players who have played at least 100 league games for the club.
Issey Nakajima-Farran (2004–2006)- Atsushi Shimono (2009–2012)
- Kento Nagasaki (2013–2017)
Managers
Bogdan Brasoveanu (2004–2010)
Koh Mui Tee (2011–)- Yeo Junxian (2014–2015)[4]
- Koh Mui Tee (2016–)
Head coaches
- Hiroshi Ohashi (2004)[5]
- Otsuka Ichiro (2005–2006)
- Hiroaki Hiraoka (2007–2008)
- Naoki Naruo (2009)
- Koichi Sugiyama (2010–2013)[6]
- Tatsuyuki Okuyama (2014–2015)[7]
- Naoki Naruo (2016)[8]
- Kazuaki Yoshinaga (2017–2018)
- Keiji Shigetomi (2019–)
Team staff
Team manager: 
Koh Mui Tee
Coach: 
Yuki Fujimoto
Goalkeeper coach: 
Scott Starr
Trainer: Ueta Tomoya
Honours
League
Cup
References
- ^ "Albirex Niigata (S) - Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ a b Kor, Justin (27 May 2019). "How Japanese club Albirex Niigata scored big in Singapore soccer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "2021 Season Squad (Updated on 15th January)". Albirex Niigata Singapore FC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Newspaper Article – Albirex coach leaves for Japanese women's team". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.