2011 Albirex Niigata season

The 2011 Albirex Niigata season was Albirex Niigata's eighth consecutive season in J.League Division 1. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.

Albirex Niigata
2011 season
ChairmanMitsugu Tamura
ManagerHisashi Kurosaki
StadiumBig Swan
J.League Division 114th
Emperor's Cup3rd round
J. League CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Lopes (13)[1]
All: Bruno Lopes (16)
Highest home attendance37,830 (vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 6 August 2011)[2]
Lowest home attendance13,644 (vs Ventforet Kofu, 13 July 2011)[2]
Average home league attendance26,049

Match results

J. League
Main article: 2011 J.League Division 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Cerezo Osaka 34 11 10 13 67 53 +14 43
13 Omiya Ardija 34 10 12 12 38 48 −10 42
14 Albirex Niigata 34 10 9 15 38 46 −8 39
15 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 8 12 14 36 43 −7 36
16 Ventforet Kofu (R) 34 9 6 19 42 63 −21 33 Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(R) Relegated.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 10 9 15 38 46  −8 39 6 6 5 25 20  +5 4 3 10 13 26  −13

Last updated: 1 February 2012.
Source: "J. League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDWDLLDLLDLDWLWLWWWLLDLDLLWWWLDLL
Position124457910111315151514141411111513119131313141313131115131314
Source: "J. League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

J. League Cup
Main article: 2011 J. League Cup
14 September 2011 2nd round - 1st leg Shimizu S-Pulse 2 – 1 Albirex Niigata Shimizu
19:04 JST Omae  16'
Alex  74'		 Report  6' Homma Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium
Attendance: 6,939
28 September 2011 2nd round - 2nd leg Albirex Niigata 3 – 1 Shimizu S-Pulse Niigata
19:03 JST Bruno Lopes  36'
Tanaka  55'
Michael  58'		 Report  25' Omae Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 10,024
5 October 2011 Quarterfinal Nagoya Grampus 5 – 3 (a.e.t.) Albirex Niigata Nagoya
19:00 Kanazaki  15'
Nagai  90+1',  105+2'
Hashimoto  114'
Tulio  120+1'		 Report  63' Bruno Lopes
 90+3' Kawamata
 98' Kikuchi		 Stadium: Mizuho Stadium
Attendance: 4,108

Emperor's Cup
Main article: 2011 Emperor's Cup
12 October 2011 2nd round Albirex Niigata 5 – 0 Toyama Shinjo Club Niigata
19:00 JST Bruno Lopes  36'
Kawamata  21'
Kogure  23'
Kawamata  76'
Uchida  94'		 Report Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 3,597
16 November 2011 3rd round Albirex Niigata 0 – 1 Matsumoto Yamaga Niigata
19:00 JST Report  94' Tatara Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 4,842

Players

First team squad

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 Takaya Kurokawa
3 MF  JPN Kazuhiko Chiba
4 DF  JPN Daisuke Suzuki
5 DF  JPN Naoki Ishikawa
6 MF  JPN Yuta Mikado
7 FW  BRA Anderson
8 MF  JPN Fumiya Kogure
9 FW  KOR Cho Young-Cheol
10 MF  BRA Michael
11 FW  BRA Bruno Lopes
13 MF  JPN Masaru Kato
14 MF  JPN Seiya Fujita
15 MF  JPN Isao Homma (captain)
17 DF  JPN Jun Uchida
18 FW  JPN Kengo Kawamata
19 DF  JPN Ayato Hasebe
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  JPN Shigeto Masuda
21 GK  JPN Masaaki Higashiguchi
22 GK  JPN Yasuhiro Watanabe
23 MF  JPN Atomu Tanaka
24 DF  JPN Gotoku Sakai
26 DF  JPN Yusuke Murakami
27 MF  JPN Hidetoshi Nakata
28 MF  BRA Rafael
29 FW  JPN Noriyoshi Sakai
30 GK  JPN Hideaki Ozawa
31 MF  JPN Fumiya Hayakawa (youth)
32 MF  JPN Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
33 DF  JPN Ryoma Nishimura (youth)
34 DF  JPN Yohei Iwasaki
36 DF  JPN Naoya Kikuchi
39 GK  JPN Yohei Takeda (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  NZL Michael Fitzgerald (to Zweigen Kanazawa)
— DF  JPN Kazunari Ono (to Ehime FC)
— MF  JPN Musashi Okuyama (to Albirex Niigata Singapore)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  JPN Bruno Castanheira (to Albirex Niigata Singapore)
— FW  JPN Kazuhisa Kawahara (to Tochigi SC)
— FW  JPN Hideo Ōshima (to JEF United Chiba)

Starting XI
Last updated on 3 February 2012.[1]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
30 GK Hideaki Ozawa 15 Masaaki Higashiguchi had 14 starts
25 RB Yusuke Murakami 15 Seiya Fujita had 12 starts
3 CB Kazuhiko Chiba 28
4 CB Daisuke Suzuki 20 Naoya Kikuchi had 14 starts
24 LB Gotoku Sakai 23 Naoki Ishikawa had 9 starts
15 DM Isao Homma 34
32 DM Yoshiyuki Kobayashi 14 Naoya Kikuchi had 9 starts
23 RM Atomu Tanaka 22
9 LM Cho Young-Cheol 21 Fumiya Kogure had 6 starts
10 SS Michael 25 Kengo Kawamata had 5 starts
11 CF Bruno Lopes 32

References
  1. "Match results and statistics". J. League. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. "Aggregate Attendances by Club (J1)". J. League. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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