Albirex Niigata Singapore FC

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 these was to secure sponsorship from Japanese companies with presence in Singapore, with the club having as many 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 did not lose a match in their 2018 season.[2]

Albirex Niigata Singapore has a different squad registration rule compared to the other team. Below are the rule for squad registration for the season 2021:[3]

• Albirex are required to have a squad size of at least 18 players, with a maximum of 25.
• Albirex are required to register at least four U-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1998) of Singaporean nationality for a squad size of up to 23 players; this increases to five for a squad of 24 or 25 players. At least two players of Singaporean nationality have to be fielded throughout the entire first half of any match.
• A maximum of two players of Singaporean nationality, without age restrictions, can be registered.
• Albirex are required to register at least eight U-21 players (born on or after 1 January 2000) of Japanese nationality for a squad size of up to 24 players; this increases to nine for a squad of 25.
• minimum of eight U-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1998) of Japanese nationality is also required for a squad of between 23 to 25 players.
• A maximum of one player of Japanese nationality, without age restrictions, can be registered.

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)

• Main Sponsor: Denka
• Kit Supplier: Mizuno Corporation

As of 23 April 2022[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  JPN Tatsuya Sambongi 3 DF  JPN Keito Hariya 4 DF  JPN Jun Kobayashi (captain) 5 DF  JPN Daichi Omori 6 MF  JPN Kumpei Kakuta 7 MF  JPN Masahiro Sugita 8 MF  JPN Masaya Idetsu 9 FW  SIN Fikri Junaidi 10 MF  JPN Kan Kobayashi 11 FW  JPN Kodai Tanaka 13 MF  JPN Mahiro Takahashi 14 DF  JPN Reo Kunimoto 15 DF  JPN Tsubasa Kawanishi 16 DF  JPN Shogo Toyomura 17 FW  SIN Ilhan Fandi

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  SIN Nicky Melvin Singh 19 FW  JPN Tadanari Lee 20 MF  SIN Fairoz Hasan 21 GK  SIN Hyrulnizam Juma'at 22 FW  JPN Shota Ochiai 23 MF  SIN Hilman Norhisam 24 MF  SIN Zamani Zamri 25 DF  JPN Yoshiki Matsuura 26 MF  JPN Kanato Fukazawa 27 FW  JPN Satsuki Mori 31 GK  JPN Takahiro Koga 51 GK  JPN Kai Yamamoto 52 DF  SIN Junki Kenn Yoshimura 53 MF  SIN Wong Jun Kai

This section contains a list of former players who have either played 100 league games for the club, gone on to represent their nation, or played in the JLeague at any level.

• Bogdan Brasoveanu (2004–2010)
• Koh Mui Tee (2011–)
• Yeo Junxian (2014–2015)[5]
• Koh Mui Tee (2016–)

• Hiroshi Ohashi (2004)[6]
• Otsuka Ichiro (2005–2006)
• Hiroaki Hiraoka (2007–2008)
• Naoki Naruo (2009)
• Koichi Sugiyama (2010–2013)[7]
• Tatsuyuki Okuyama (2014–2015)[8]
• Naoki Naruo (2016)[9]
• Kazuaki Yoshinaga (2017–2018)
• Keiji Shigetomi (2019–2021)
• Kazuaki Yoshinaga (2022–)

• Albirex Niigata Singapore website
• S.League website page on Albirex Niigata Singapore Archived 2018-02-26 at the Wayback Machine