2018 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

The 2018 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football [1] and in the S.League, having joined the S.League in 2004. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup. They are the defending champions in 2018. [2]

Albirex Niigata (S)
2018 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coachKazuaki Yoshinaga
StadiumJurong East Stadium
Singapore CupTBA
Charity ShieldWinners

Key Events

Pre-season

  1. On 28/11/2017, the team announced that they had renewed contract with Head Coach Kazuaki YOSHINAGA for the S.League 2018 season. [3]
  2. On 15/12/2017, the team announced that they has age restrictions imposed by the FAS for the new season. Depending on the squad size (minimum of 19 players), they will have to make do with eight U-21 players, eight U-23 players and one player of any age. This is excluding 2 Singapore U-23 players which they can sign. [4]

Squad

S.League squad

As of 14 December 2017.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Shahul Rayyan (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 SAFSA (NFL D1)
21 Yosuke Nozawa (1979-11-09) 9 November 1979 Matsumoto Yamaga FC
22 Taiki Itsukaichi (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 Japan Soccer College
Defenders
2 Kazuki Sumiishi (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 SG Eintracht Mendig-Bell
3 Shuhei Sasahara (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 Tokai University
4 Shun Kumagai (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 Ventforet Kofu
5 Kaishu Yamazaki (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 Iwaki FC
7 Riku Moriyasu (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 Kyoto Sangyo University
15 Kodai Sumikawa (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 Teikyo Nagaoka High School
17 Ryujiro Yamanaka (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 Osaka Sangyo University
Midfielders
6 Daiki Asaoka (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 University of Tsukuba
8 Wataru Murofushi (Captain) (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 Juntendo University
10 Adam Swandi (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 Home United
16 Ryuji Yamauchi (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 Japan Soccer College
19 Kazuya Kojima (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 Japan Soccer College
20 Ryutaro Shibanoki (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 Japan Soccer College
Strikers
9 Shuhei Hoshino (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 Ryutsu Keizai University
11 Kenya Takahashi (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 Yamanashi Gakuin University
13 Hiroyoshi Kamata (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 Albirex Niigata U18
14 Taku Morinaga (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 Ryutsu Keizai University
18 Ibuki Inoue (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 Daisho Gakuen High School

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head Coach Kazuaki Yoshinaga
Coach Keiji Shigetomi
Coach Yuto Inabe
Coach Kouichi Morinaga
Team Manager Koh Mui Tee
Physiotherapist
Kitman Roy Krishnan

[5]

Transfer

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Shahul Rayyan SAFSA (NFL D1) [6]
DF Daiki Asaoka University of Tsukuba [7]
DF Riku Moriyasu Kyoto Sangyo University [8]
DF Shuhei Sasahara Tokai University [9]
DF Kodai Sumikawa Teikyo Nagaoka High School [10]
DF Kaishu Yamazaki Iwaki FC [11]
DF Kazuki Sumiishi SG Eintracht Mendig-Bell [12]
MF Wataru Murofushi Juntendo University [13]
MF Ryujiro Yamanaka Osaka Sangyo University [14]
MF Adam Swandi Home United [15]
FW/DF Shun Kumagai Ventforet Kofu (J2) [16]
FW Taku Morinaga Ryutsu Keizai University [17]
FW Shuhei Hoshino Ryutsu Keizai University [18]
FW Kenya Takahashi Yamanashi Gakuin University [19]
FW Ibuki Inoue Daisho Gakuen High School [20]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Shuhei Yamada Briobecca Urayasu (J4) Free Transfer
GK Junpei Yamada Retired Free Transfer
DF Tomoki Menda Free Transfer
DF Takuya Akiyama Ventforet Kofu (J2) Free Transfer [21]
DF Yuki Yamanouchi Retired Free Transfer
DF Naofumi Tanaka Free Transfer
DF Yasutaka Yanagi Albirex Niigata (J2) Free Transfer [22]
DF Rui Kumada Khon Kaen United (T4) Free Transfer
DF Seiya Kato Free Transfer
MF Shuto Inaba Kataller Toyama (J3) Free Transfer [23]
MF Ryuya Motoda Mito Hollyhock (J2) Loan return [24]
MF Kento Nagasaki Thai Honda Ladkrabang F.C. (T2) Free Transfer [25]
FW Tsubasa Sano Roasso Kumamoto (J2) Free Transfer [26]

Extension

Position Player Ref
GK Yosuke Nozawa [27] 1 Year Extension
MF Hiroyoshi Kamata [28] 1 Year Extension

Mid-season transfers

[29]

Trial

Position Player Trial At Ref
MF Adam Swandi Albirex Niigata [30]
MF Hiroyoshi Kamata Albirex Niigata [31]

Friendly

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 March 2018 (2018-03-04) 2 SAFSA 0-8 Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
1700 hours Report Hiroyoshi Kamata 5'
Kenya Takahashi 16, 65'
Wataru Murofushi 20, 40'
Taku Morinaga 47'
Adam Swandi 53, 69'
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 4 Warriors FC cancelled Albirex Niigata (S) Choa Chu Kang Stadium
1700 hours
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 4 Police SA 0-14 Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
1700 hours Report Shuhei Hoshino 25,31,34,57,64,81'
Taku Morinaga 36,39'
Ryujiro Yamanaka 51'
Kenya Takahashi 56,69,82'
Ryutaro Shibanoki 60'
Ibuki Inoue 89'
24 March 2018 (2018-03-24) 8 Hougang United cancelled Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
1700 hours

In-Season Friendly

18 June 2018 (2018-06-18) 1 Myanmar National U23 team 1-4 Albirex Niigata (S) Choa Chu Kang Stadium
1700 hours Report
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 2 Singapore National U18 team 3-5 Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
 5'
 39'
 61'
Report Ryutaro Shibanoki 10'
Taku Morinaga 15,31,41,48'

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 29 September 2018
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1GK Shahul Rayyan 000000
2DF Kazuki Sumiishi 1(9)000100
3DF Shuhei Sasahara 21(2)150281
4DF Shun Kumagai 11(1)450174
5DF Kaishu Yamazaki 15030180
6MF Daiki Asaoka 24350293
7DF Riku Moriyasu 24150291
8MF Wataru Murofushi 229542713
9FW Shuhei Hoshino 23192(1)02619
10MF Adam Swandi 19(3)24(1)2274
11FW Kenya Takahashi 24642288
13FW Hiroyoshi Kamata 24551296
14FW Taku Morinaga 2411322713
15DF Kodai Sumikawa 0(7)10071
16MF Ryuji Yamauchi 0(1)00010
17DF Ryujiro Yamanaka 11(13)44(1)0294
18FW Ibuki Inoue 0(2)00020
19MF Kazuya Kojima 000000
20MF Ryutaro Shibanoki 0(4)00(2)060
21GK Yosuke Nozawa 24050290
22GK Taiki Itsukaichi 000000

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
S.League 24 21 3 0 69 17 +52 087.50
Singapore Cup 5 5 0 0 11 2 +9 100.00
Total 29 26 3 0 80 19 +61 089.66

Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) Round 1 Albirex Niigata (S) 2 - 1 Tampines Rovers Singapore Sports Hub
Taku Morinaga  59'
Shuhei Hoshino 89'
Mustafic Fahrudin  77' Stadium: Singapore Sports Hub
Attendance: 18942
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)
16 May 2018 (2018-05-16) Round 8 Garena Young Lions 1-3 Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Naufal Azman 90+4' Shuhei Hoshino 8' (pen) 49'
Kodai Sumikawa 90+3'
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
27 May 2018 (2018-05-27) Round 10 Albirex Niigata (S) 5-0 Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Shuhei Hoshino 9'
Taku Morinaga 50,71,73'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 67'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 12 Albirex Niigata (S) 3-0 Home United Jurong East Stadium
Shuhei Hoshino 52,84'
Kenya Takahashi 58'
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) Round 13 Geylang International 0-3 Albirex Niigata (S) Bedok Stadium
Fairoz Hasan 45' Shuhei Sasahara 27'
Wataru Murofushi 48'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 59'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) Round 15 Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0 Warriors FC Jurong East Stadium
Wataru Murofushi 45+1'
Shuhei Hoshino 72'
Ho Wai Loon 78' Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Round 16 Albirex Niigata (S) 2-1 Tampines Rovers Jurong East Stadium
Shuhei Hoshino 1,50' Khairul Amri 87' Referee: Jansen Foo
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) Round 19 (Rescheduled) Brunei DPMM 1-3 Albirex Niigata (S) Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Priyomov  12' (pen) 90+3'
Nur Ikhwan Othman 35'
Shuhei Hoshino 26'
Riku Moriyasu 72'
Taku Morinaga 90+2'
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Round 20 (Rescheduled) Home United 1-1 Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Shahril Ishak 48' Taku Morinaga10
Wataru Murofushi 90+4'
Shuhei Sasahara 76'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Round 21 Albirex Niigata (S) 4-0 Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
Shun Kumagai 8' 42'
Taku Morinaga 65'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 69'
Darren Teh 87' (o.g.)
Shuhei Hoshino82
Azhar Sairudin 23' 32' 
Yeo Hai Ngee 75'
Ahmad Zaki 42'
Fairoz Hassan 85'
Jufri Taha 90+1'
Danish Irfan 90+4'
Fuad Ramli 86'
Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore)
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) Round 22 Garena Young Lions 1-3 Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Yosuke Nozawa 21' (o.g)
Hami Syahin 13'
Syed Firdaus Hassan 39'
Irfan Fandi 59'
Kenya Takahashi 1'
Shun Kumagai 16'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 47'
Taku Morinaga 19'
Shuhei Sasahara 79'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) Round 23 Albirex Niigata (S) 2-2 Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Adam Swandi 62'
Shun Kumagai 52' 86'
Shuhei Hoshino 74'
Stanley Ng 14' (pen)
Shahfiq Ghani 90+2' 25'
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) Round 24 (Rescheduled) Warriors FC 1-2 Albirex Niigata (S) Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Kento Fukuda 45' (pen)
Ammirul Emmran 30'
Shamil Sharif 60'
Wataru Murofushi 24' 60'
Shun Kumagai 57' 39'
Taku Morinaga 90+1'
Referee: Muhammad Farhan B Abd Rahman (Singapore)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] 24 21 3 0 69 17 +52 66
2 Home United 24 12 7 5 48 36 +12 43 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1
3 DPMM FC[lower-alpha 1] 24 11 8 5 46 38 +8 41
4 Tampines Rovers 24 12 4 8 43 27 +16 40 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
5 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 32 35 3 28
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. 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 FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Quarter Final 1st Leg Hougang United 0-1 Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
Illyas Lee 70' Kenya Takahashi 74' 42'
Shuhei Hoshino 80'
Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore)
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) Quarter Final 2nd Leg Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0
(3–0 agg.)
Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Taku Morinaga 42' 71'
Shuhei Hoshino 55'
Kenya Takahashi 76'
Jordan Vestering 23'
Fazrul Nawaz 30'
Illyas Lee 40'
Muhaimin Suhaimi 72'
Fabian Kwok 76'
Iqbal Hussain 90+2'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

Albirex Niigata won 3-0 on aggregate.


26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Semi Final 1st Leg Albirex Niigata (S) 3-2 Home United Jurong East Stadium
Adam Swandi 12'
Wataru Murofushi 57' 75' (pen)
Daiki Asaoka 45+1'
Taku Morinaga 66' 90+4' 
Report Hafiz Nor 2'
Shuhei Sasahara 36' (o.g)
M. Anumanthan 19'
Izzdin Shafiq 71'
Shakir Hamzah 84'
Fazli Ayob 90+4'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) Semi Final 2nd Leg Home United 0-1
(2-4 agg.)
Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Aqhari Abdullah 32'
Isaka Cernak 74'
Amy Recha 87'
Kenya Takahashi 63'
Shuhei Sasahara 27'
Shun Kumagai 57'
Adam Swandi 67'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

Albirex Niigata won 4-2 on aggregate.


6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) Final Albirex Niigata (S) 4-0 Brunei DPMM Jalan Besar Stadium
Wataru Murofushi 10' 64'
Adam Swandi 33'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 72'
Kenya Takahashi 90'
Azwan Ali Rahman 87' 38' Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)

See also

References

  1. "Albirex to play in 2018".
  2. "Albirex won 2nd title in a row".
  3. "Coach extend stay for 2018".
  4. "Albirex hit with age restrictions too but Koh's calm".
  5. "Players & Staff".
  6. "Spore keeper signed".
  7. "Daiki ASAOKA (University of Tsukuba) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  8. "Riku join White swans".
  9. "Sasahara joins from Tokai University team".
  10. "Kodai SUMIKAWA (Teikyo Nagaoka High School) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  11. "Kaishu Yamazaki joins from Iwaki FC".
  12. "Kazuki SUMIISHI (SG Eintracht Mendig Bell) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  13. "Wataru MUROFUSHI (Juntendo University) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  14. "Ryujiro Yamanaka joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  15. "Adams the new swan man".
  16. "Shun KUMAGAI (Ventforet Kofu) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  17. "Taku MORINAGA (Ryutsu Keizai University) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  18. "Shuhei Hoshino (Ryutsu Keizai University) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  19. "Kenya Takahashi joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  20. "Ibuki Inoue joins White Swans for 2018 season".
  21. "Announcement of Takuya AKIYAMA's transfer to Ventforet Kofu (Japan)".
  22. "Yanagi go back to parent club".
  23. "Announcement of Shuto INABA's transfer to KATALLER TOYAMA (Japan)".
  24. "Motoda returns after loan".
  25. "The S.League's free-kick master to bid farewell". Archived from the original on 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  26. "Announcement of Tusbasa SANO's transfer to Roasso Kumamoto (Japan)".
  27. "Yosuke NOZAWA renews contract for 2018 season".
  28. "Hiroyoshi KAMATA renews contract for 2018 season".
  29. "Transfers". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  30. "trial for Adam Swandi".
  31. "trial for Hiroyoshi Kamata".
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