2022 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

The 2022 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 19th 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 2022 Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

Albirex Niigata (S)
2022 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coach Kazuaki Yoshinaga
StadiumJurong East Stadium
Singapore CupTBA

Squad

SPL Squad

As of 5 February 2022
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
21 Hyrulnizam Juma'at >23 (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 Warriors FC 2019 2022
31 Takahiro Koga (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 V-Varen Nagasaki 2021 2022
Defenders
2 Tatsuya Sambongi (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 Kanagawa University 2022 2022
3 Keito Hariya (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 Funabashi Municipal HS 2022 2022
4 Jun Kobayashi (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 Kwansei Gakuin University 2022 2022
5 Daichi Omori (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 Toyo University 2022 2022
14 Reo Kunimoto (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) 2021 2022
16 Shogo Toyomura (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 Chuo Gakuin University 2022 2022
25 Yoshiki Matsuura (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 Japan Soccer College 2022 2022
Midfielders
6 Kumpei Kakuta (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 Kanagawa University 2022 2022
7 Masahiro Sugita (1999-11-24) 24 November 1999 Waseda University 2022 2022
8 Masaya Idetsu (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 Osaka Sangyo University 2022 2022
10 Kan Kobayashi (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 Tsukuba University 2022 2022
13 Mahiro Takahashi (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 Albirex Niigata U18 2020 2022
15 Tsubasa Kawanishi (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 Kyushu International University HS 2021 2022
23 Hilman Norhisam (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 Singapore Sports School 2021 2022
26 Kanato Fukazawa (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 Japan Soccer College 2022 2022
Strikers
9 Fikri Junaidi (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 Young Lions FC 2021 2022
11 Kodai Tanaka (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 Takushoku University 2022 2022
18 Nicky Melvin Singh (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 Tampines Rovers U19 2021 2022
19 Tadanari Lee >23 (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 Kyoto Sanga 2022 2022
20 Fairoz Hassan >23 (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2020 2022
22 Shota Ochiai (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 Japan Soccer College 2022 2022
27 Satsuki Mori (2001-11-29) 29 November 2001 Hinds Community College 2022 2022
Zamani Zamri (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 Young Lions FC 2022 2022
Players who left club during season

U19 Squad

As of 23 Mar 2022.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
51 Kai Yamamoto U21 (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 Turf City FC 2021 2022
Defenders
52 Junki Kenn Yoshimura U21 (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 Singapore Sport School 2021 2022
Midfielders
53 Wong Jun Kai (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 Balestier Khalsa FC 2022 2022
54 Kenji Austin U21 (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 Active SG 2020 2021

Women Squad

As of 5 February 2022
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Nurul Radiatul (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 Tampines Changkat CSC 2022 2022
21 Maisarah Ramat (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 2022 2022
Defenders
5 Cynthia Taye Shi Ya (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 2022 2022
6 Nur Shaahidah (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 Arion Women's FC 2022 2022
10 Irsalina Irwan (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 2022 2022
15 Nur Danisyah (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 2022 2022
17 Nur Emilia Natasha (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 Police SA 2022 2022
18 Wee Xin Yi (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 2022 2022
20 Nurul Unaisah (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 2022 2022
23 Marilou Bautista Rubio (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975 2022 2022
Midfielders
4 Noridah Abdullah (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 2022 2022
9 Nadhra Aqilah (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 Tanjong Pagar United Women 2022 2022
11 Tina Afrida Nasmi (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 2022 2022
12 Chloe Poh Yee Fang (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 2022 2022
13 Nuur Fitri Ardilla (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 Lion City Sailors Women 2022 2022
14 Suriati Soony (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 Kaki Bukit SC 2022 2022
16 Nadya Zah (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 2022 2022
19 Nur Maisarah (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 Home Untied Women 2022 2022
21 Amirah Syahirah (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 Kaki Bukit SC 2022 2022
22 Siti Nor Aqilah (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 Tampines Changkat CSC 2022 2022
24 Nur Sarah Zu'risqha (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 2022 2022
Strikers
2 Nurhidayah Shah (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 2022 2022
7 Huraizah Ismail (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 2022 2022
8 Noralinda Wahab (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 Kaki Bukit SC 2022 2022
Players who left club during season

Coaching staff

[3]

PositionName
Technical Director Kazuaki Yoshinaga[4]
Head Coach (Men) Kazuaki Yoshinaga
Head Coach (Women) Nahar Daud
Assistant Coach Keiji Shigetomi
Sports Trainer Tomoya Ueta
U15 Coach Masayuki Kato
Goalkeeper Coach Hyrulnizam Juma'at
Fadhil Salim
Fitness Coach & U19 Coach Jaswinder Singh
Team Manager Dominic Wong
Physiotherapist Karen Koh
Alison Soh
Kitman Roy Krishnan
Interpreter Ayumi Nagami

[5]

Transfer

In

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Jun Kobayashi Kwansei Gakuin University Free [6]
DF Daichi Omori Toyo University Free [7]
DF Keito Hariya Funabashi Municipal HS Free [8]
DF Tatsuya Sambongi Kanagawa University Free [9]
DF Yoshiki Matsuura Japan Soccer College Free [10]
DF Shogo Toyomura Chuo Gakuin University Free [11]
MF Kanato Fukazawa Japan Soccer College Free [12]
MF Masahiro Sugita Waseda University Free [13]
MF Kan Kobayashi Tsukuba University Free [14]
MF Masaya Idetsu Osaka Sangyo University Free [15]
MF Kumpei Kakuta Kanagawa University Free [16]
FW Tadanari Lee Kyoto Sanga Free [17]
FW Kodai Tanaka Takushoku University Free [18]
FW Shota Ochiai Japan Soccer College Free [19]
FW Satsuki Mori Hinds Community College Free [20]
FW Ilhan Fandi Young Lions FC Free [21]

Note 1: Ilhan Fandi signs for the club and join after completing his NS stint in April 2022.

Loan In

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Reo Kunimoto Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) Season Loan [22]

Loan Return

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To / From Ref
DF Reo Kunimoto Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) Loan Return [23][24]
FW Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Tokushima Vortis (J1) Loan Return [25]
FW Zamani Zamri Young Lions FC End of NS [26]

Note 1: Reo returned to the club on loan after successful negotiation for another season.

Note 2: Zamani Zamri returns to the club after completing his NS stint in April 2022.

Out

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Sunny Tia Yang Guang Tampines Rovers Free [27]
DF Takahiro Tezuka Geylang International Free [28]
DF Yu Tokiwa Toho Titanium (J5) Free [29]
DF Shuya Yamashita Tampines Rovers Free [30]
DF Kazuki Hashioka
DF Yasuhiro Hanada
DF Kohga Tsuruhara NK Križevci (C3) Free[31]
MF Ryoya Tanigushi Balestier Khalsa Free [32]
MF Kosuke Chiku Gainare Tottori (J3) Free [33]
MF Makoto Ito
MF Ong Yu En Tampines Rovers Free [34]
FW Ryosuke Nagasawa FK Radnički Niš (S1) Free [35]
FW Morrison Hashii
FW Kuraba Kondo Balestier Khalsa Free [36]
FW Fumiya Suzuki
FW Ali Manaf Tampines Rovers U21 Free

Loan Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF Zamani Zamri SAFSA NS till April 2022 [37]
MF Daniel Goh SAFSA NS till 2022 [38]

Retained / Extension / Promoted

[39]

Position Player Ref
GK Hyrulnizam Juma'at 1 year contract till 2022 [40]
GK Takahiro Koga 1 year contract till 2022 [41]
MF Tsubasa Kawanishi 1 year contract till 2022 [42]
MF Hilman Norhisam 1 year contract till 2022 [43]
MF Nicky Melvin Singh 2 years season loan from Tampines Rovers till 2022 [44]
MF Mahiro Takahashi 1 year contract till 2022 [45]
FW Fairoz Hassan 1 year contract till 2022 [46]
FW Fikri Junaidi 1 year contract till 2022 [47]

Rumours

Pre-Season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF Kanta Suzuki Fujieda City Hall SC Free
FW Kakeru Kubota Tsukuba University Free
MF Yuto Shimizu Yokohama FC U18 Free

Friendly

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 February 2022 1 Albirex Niigata (S) 7–0[lower-alpha 1] Balestier Khalsa Jurong East, Singapore
17:30 SST K. Kobayashi 7'
Lee 24'
Sugita 29', 51'
Matsuura 75'
Omori 88'
Ochiai 117'
Report Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
12 February 2022 2 Tampines Rovers 0–0 Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar
Report Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

In-season friendlies

In Season friendlies

28 March 2022 1 Albirex Niigata(S) 0–3  Malaysia Jalan Besar, Singapore
Krasniqi 9'
Sumareh 45'
Halim 65'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Notes
  1. The game was played as three periods of 45 minutes

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As at 17 Sept 2021

No. Pos. Player SPL Singapore Cup Charity Shield Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
2DF Tatsuya Sambongi 4+11001000
3DF Keito Hariya 70001000
4DF Jun Kobayashi 72001000
5DF Daichi Omori 70001000
6MF Kumpei Kakuta 70001000
7MF Masahiro Sugita 63001000
8MF Masaya Idetsu 20001000
9FW Fikri Junaidi 00000000
10MF Kan Kobayashi 71001000
11FW Kodai Tanaka 6+17000000
13MF Mahiro Takahashi 0+20000000
14DF Reo Kunimoto 0+10000000
15MF Tsubasa Kawanishi 0+20000000
16DF Shogo Toyomura 00000000
17FW Ilhan Fandi 00000000
18FW Nicky Melvin Singh 60000000
19FW Tadanari Lee 62001100
20FW Fairoz Hassan 1+41000+1000
21GK Hyrulnizam Juma'at 00000000
22FW Shota Ochiai 00000+1000
23MF Hilman Norhisam 10001000
24FW Zamani Zamri 00000000
25DF Yoshiki Matsuura 20000+1000
26MF Kanato Fukazawa 1+50000000
27FW Satsuki Mori 0+10000000
31GK Takahiro Koga 70001000
51GK Kai Yamamoto 00000000
52DF Junki Kenn Yoshimura 0+10000000
53MF Wong Jun Kai 00000000
54MF Kenji Austin 00000000
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

Charity Shield

19 February 2022 Charity Shield Lion City Sailors 2–1 Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar
Kim 40' 87' 75' Report Lee 13' (pen)
Sambongi 55'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jansen Foo

Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 February 2022 1 Albirex Niigata (S) 0–2 Tanjong Pagar United Jurong East
Tanaka 48'
Kakuta 81'
Report Nishiguchi 1' 10'
Abdullah 58'
Rahman 61'
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
Attendance: 728
Referee: Taufik Thana
5 March 2022 2 Albirex Niigata (S) 6–0 Balestier Khalsa Jurong East
Tanaka 33' 54' 60' 68'
Lee 57'
J. Kobayashi 67'
Sugita 61'
Report Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
Referee: Hilmi Fuad
12 March 2022 3 Young Lions FC 0–5 Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar
Mahler54
Chew 17'
Suzliman 37'
Report Tanaka 34' 36'
Sugita 82'
Hasan 87'
K. Kobayashi 90+2' (pen)
Singh 44'
Sambongi 52'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'qashah
18 March 2022 4 Albirex Niigata (S) 1–1 Lion City Sailors Jurong East
Omori 45'
K. Kobayashi 76'
Sambongi 90'
Report Quak 90+1' (pen)
Swandi 49'
Nor 90+2'
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Taqi
1 April 2022 5 Hougang United 1–1 Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang
Suhaimi 77'
Zulkifli 25'
Harman 73'
Report Sugita 44'
Matsuura 90+3'
Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Taufik Thana
9 April 2022 7 Tampines Rovers 3–3 Albirex Niigata (S) Tampines
Kopitović 31' (pen) 35'
Kasman 45'
Hanapi 89'
Report Tanaka 8'
J. Kobayashi 13'
Lee 67'
K. Kobayashi 81'
Stadium: Our Tampines Hub
Referee: Ahmad A'qashah
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Tampines Rovers 7 3 3 1 21 14 +7 12 Standby team for AFC Cup group stage
3 Tanjong Pagar United 7 3 3 1 17 17 0 12
4 Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] 7 2 4 1 18 9 +9 10
5 Balestier Khalsa 7 3 1 3 12 21 9 10
6 Hougang United 7 2 2 3 11 18 7 8
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Notes

    References

    1. "Albirex to play in 2018".
    2. "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".
    3. "Staff 2021".
    4. "Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director".
    5. "Players & Staff".
    6. "Kobayashi Jun (Kwansei Gakuin University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    7. "Omori Daichi (Toyo University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    8. "Hariya Keito (Funabashi Municipal High School) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    9. "Tatsuya Sambongi (Kanagawa University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    10. "Matsuura Yoshiki (JAPAN Soccer College) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    11. "Toyomura Shogo (Chuo Gakuin University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    12. "Fukazawa Kanato (JAPAN Soccer College) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    13. "Sugita Masahiro (Waseda University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    14. "Kobayashi Kan (Tsukuba University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    15. "Idetsu Masaya (Osaka Sangyo University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    16. "Kakuta Kumpei (Kanagawa University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    17. "Former Japan National LEE TADANARI is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
    18. "Tanaka Kodai (Takushoku University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    19. "Ochiai Shota (JAPAN Soccer College) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    20. "Mori Satsuki (Hinds Community College; US) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
    21. "Swans sign ILHAN FANDI AHMAD!".
    22. "Kunimoto Reo will be staying Albirex for 2022 season!".
    23. "Announcement of Loan Transfer to Albirex Niigata Singapore - Reo Kunimoto".
    24. "Kunimoto Reo (Renofa Yamaguchi FC) Will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
    25. "Tsuboi Kiyoshiro is loaned back to Tokushima Vortis".
    26. "Zamani comes back to the Swans from Young Lions as he had completed his National Service".
    27. "Sunny Tia will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2022 season".
    28. "Tezuka Takahiro will be joining Geylang International FC in 2022 season".
    29. "Tokiwa Yu will be joining Toho Titanium FC (Japan) in 2022 season".
    30. "Yamashita Shuya will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2022 season".
    31. "Tsuruhara Kohga will be joining NK Radnik-Križevci (Croatian Third Football League) in 2022 season".
    32. "Taniguchi Ryoya will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2022 season".
    33. "Chiku Kosuke will be joining Gainare Tottori (J3 League) in 2022 season".
    34. "Ong Yu En will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2022 season".
    35. "Nagasawa Ryosuke will be joining FK Radnički Niš (Serbian SuperLiga) in 2022 season".
    36. "Kondo Kuraba will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2022 season".
    37. "Zamani Zamri leave the team to Serve the Country".
    38. "Daniel Goh leave the team to Serve the Country".
    39. "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".
    40. "Signing with Hyrulnizam Juma'at for 2022 season!".
    41. "Takahiro Koga extends for 2022 season!".
    42. "Kawanishi Tsubasa signs for 2022 season!".
    43. "Hilman Norhisam signs for 2022 season!".
    44. "Nicky Melvin Singh signs for 2022 season!".
    45. "Takahashi Mahiro signs for 2022 season!".
    46. "Signing with Fairoz Hasan for 2022 season!".
    47. "Fikri Junaidi signs for 2022 season!".
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