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2019 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

The 2019 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 16th 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 2019 Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup. They are the defending champions in 2018.[3]

Albirex Niigata (S)
2019 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coachJapan Keiji Shigetomi
StadiumJurong East Stadium
S.League4th
Singapore CupGroup Stage
Charity ShieldRunners-up
← 2018
2020 →

Key events edit

Pre-season edit

Players and Staff edit

  1. On 11/12/2018, the club announced the former assistant, Keiji Shigetomi, as its new coach for the season.[4]

New Sponsor edit

  1. On 18/12/2018, the club announced its first “Jersey Partner” with Reeracoen.[5]
  2. On 20/12/2018, Bridgestone Tyre Sales Singapore Pte Ltd announced that they have come on board joining with Albirex Jersey Partner for 2019 season! [6]
  3. On 27/12/2018, Lensmode announced that they have come on board joining with Albirex Jersey Partner for 2019 season! [7]

Squad edit

S.League squad edit

As of 14 December 2017.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Kengo Fukudome >30   (1987-05-14) 14 May 1987 (age 36)   Azul Claro Numazu 2019
21 Hyrulnizam Juma'at   (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 37)   Warriors FC 2019
22 Yusuke Kawagoe   (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25)   Japan Soccer College 2019
Defenders
2 Gerald Ang   (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 27)   SAFSA (NFL) 2019 2019
3 Shuhei Sasahara   (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 27)   Tokai University 2018
4 Naruki Takahashi   (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25)   Montedio Yamagata 2019
7 Kaishu Yamazaki   (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 26)   Iwaki FC 2018
15 Kodai Sumikawa   (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25)   Teikyo Nagaoka High School 2018
16 Souta Sugiyama   (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 23)   Kaishi Gakuen JSC 2019
18 Gamu Tasaka   (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24)   Japan Soccer College 2019
19 Shunsuke Fukuda   (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 25)   Japan Soccer College 2019
Tatsuya Morita   (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 27)   Santos FC B (Trainee) 2019
Midfielders
5 Firas Irwan   (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)   NFA U18 2019 2019
6 Shoki Ohara   (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 24)   Mito HollyHock 2019
10 Kyoga Nakamura (Captain)   (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)   YSCC Yokohama 2019
14 Ryo Nakano   (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 24)   FC Tiamo Hirakata 2019
17 Noor Akid Nordin <23   (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 27)   Balestier Khalsa 2019
20 Daichi Tanabe   (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23)   Japan Soccer College 2019
23 Daniel Martens   (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25)   Hougang United U19 2019 2019
24 Zamani Zamri   (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 22)   F-17 Academy 2019 2019
25 Yosuke Nakagawa   (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 26)   Mito HollyHock 2019
Strikers
8 Daizo Horikoshi   (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 27)   Tokai University 2019
9 Hiroyoshi Kamata   (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27)   Albirex Niigata U18 2016
11 Yoshikatsu Hiraga   (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26)   Momoyama Gakuin University 2019
13 Makito Hatanaka   (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 27)   Gainare Tottori 2019

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head Coach   Keiji Shigetomi
Coach   Jun Hirabayashi
Coach   Yuto Inabe
Goalkeeper Coach   Scott Starr
Fitness Coach   Yi Fei
Team Manager   Matthew Sean
Physiotherapist  
Kitman   Roy Krishnan

[8]

Transfer edit

Pre-season transfer edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach   Keiji Shigetomi Promoted [9]
GK   Kengo Fukudome   Azul Claro Numazu (J3) [10]
GK   Hyrulnizam Juma'at   Warriors FC Free [11]
GK   Yusuke Kawagoe   Japan Soccer College [12]
DF   Gamu Tasaka   Japan Soccer College [13]
DF   Shunsuke Fukuda   Japan Soccer College [14]
DF   Souta Sugiyama   Kaishi Gakuen JSC [15]
DF   Naruki Takahashi   Montedio Yamagata (J2) Season loan [16]
DF   Tatsuya Morita   Santos FC B (Trainee) [17]
DF   Gerald Ang   SAFSA Undisclosed [18]
MF   Zamani Zamri   F-17 Academy Free [19]
MF   Firas Irwan   NFA U18 Free [20]
MF   Martens Daniel Jordan Rowsing   Hougang United U19 Season loan [21]
MF   Noor Akid Nordin   Balestier Khalsa Undisclosed [22]
MF   Kyoga Nakamura   YSCC Yokohama (J3) [23]
MF   Ryo Nakano   FC Tiamo Hirakata (J6) [24]
MF   Daichi Tanabe   Japan Soccer College [25]
MF   Shoki Ohara   Mito HollyHock (J2) Season loan [26]
FW   Makito Hatanaka   Gainare Tottori (J3) [27]
FW   Yoshikatsu Hiraga   Momoyama Gakuin University [28]
FW   Daizo Horikoshi   Tokai University [29]

Note 1: Tatsuya Morita was released before the season start.

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
Coach   Kazuaki Yoshinaga   Albirex Niigata [30]
GK   Yosuke Nozawa   Albirex Niigata [31][32]
GK   Shahul Rayyan   Warriors FC [33]
GK   Taiki Itsukaichi Free Agent
DF   Riku Moriyasu   FC Tiamo Hirakata (J6)
DF   Kazuki Sumiishi Free Agent
DF   Ryujiro Yamanaka   Okinawa SV (J5) Free
MF   Daiki Asaoka   Tokyo United FC (J5)
MF   Wataru Murofushi   York 9 FC (T1) Free [34]
MF   Ryuji Yamauchi Free Agent
MF   Kazuya Kojima Free Agent
MF   Ryutaro Shibanoki Free Agent
MF   Adam Swandi   Home United Free [35]
FW   Shuhei Hoshino   Busan TC (T3) Free
FW   Kenya Takahashi Free Agent
FW   Taku Morinaga   FK Rudar Pljevlja (T1)
FW   Ibuki Inoue Free Agent
FW   Shun Kumagai   National Police Commissary (T1) Free

Retained edit

Position Player Ref
DF   Kaishu Yamazaki [36]
DF   Kodai Sumikawa [37]
DF   Shuhei Sasahara [38]
MF   Hiroyoshi Kamata [39]

Extension edit

Position Player Ref

Mid-season transfer edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
MF   Yosuke Nakagawa   Mito HollyHock Season loan [40]

Friendly edit

Pre-Season Friendly edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 1 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-0   Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata  44'
Daizo Horikoshi  86'
7 February 2019 (2019-02-07) 2 Albirex Niigata (S)   0-6   Hougang United Hougang Stadium
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 3 Albirex Niigata (S)   6-0   Singapore U19 Jalan Besar Stadium
Kaishu Yamazaki  27,49'
Makito Hatanaka  71'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga  77,82'
Kyoga Nakamura  87'		 Report
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 4 Albirex Niigata (S)   0-4   Tampines Rovers Our Tampines Hub
Khairul Amri 
Jordan Webb 
Zehrudin Mehmedović 
Shahdan Sulaiman  pen'

In-Season Friendly edit

Tour of Myanmar (6 to 10 March)

7 March 2019 (2019-03-07) 1   Myanmar U19 1-3   Albirex Niigata (S)
  Daizo Horikoshi  14'
Hiroyoshi Kamata  26,78'
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 2   Myanmar U22 0-0   Albirex Niigata (S)
Report

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Charity Shield Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK   Kengo Fukudome 23 0 3 0 1 0 27 0
3 DF   Shuhei Sasahara 20 0 3 0 0(1) 0 24 0
4 DF   Naruki Takahashi 17(4) 1 0(2) 0 1 0 24 1
5 MF   Firas Irwan 8(1) 0 3 0 1 0 13 0
6 MF   Shoki Ohara 21 2 3 0 1 0 25 2
7 DF   Kaishu Yamazaki 24 3 3 0 1 0 28 3
8 FW   Daizo Horikoshi 18(1) 6 3 2 1 0 23 8
9 FW   Hiroyoshi Kamata 24 7 3 0 1 0 28 7
10 MF   Kyoga Nakamura 23 7 3 0 1 0 27 7
11 FW   Yoshikatsu Hiraga 1(20) 4 0(1) 0 0 0 22 4
13 FW   Makito Hatanaka 0(6) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 8 0
14 MF   Ryo Nakano 1(2) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15 DF   Kodai Sumikawa 1(5) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 8 0
16 DF   Souta Sugiyama 21(2) 1 3 0 0(1) 0 27 1
17 MF   Noor Akid Nordin 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
18 DF   Gamu Tasaka 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 DF   Shunsuke Fukuda 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF   Daichi Tanabe 8(12) 0 0(3) 1 0 0 23 1
21 GK   Hyrulnizam Juma'at 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   Martens Daniel 13 1 2 0 0 0 15 1
24 MF   Zamani Zamri 20 1 1 0 1 0 22 1
25 MF   Yosuke Nakagawa 14 2 3 0 0 0 17 2

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 12 5 7 36 25 +11 050.00
Singapore Cup 3 1 0 2 3 3 +0 033.33
Total 27 13 5 9 39 28 +11 048.15

Charity Shield edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) Charity Shield Albirex Niigata (S)   0-0
(4-5 p)		   Home United Jalan Besar Stadium
18:00 Souta Sugiyama  85' Izzdin Shafiq  60'
Hami Syahin  77'		 Referee: G. Letchman
Penalties
Kyoga Nakamura  
Hiroyoshi Kamata  
Daizo Horikoshi  
Ryo Nakano  
Kaishu Yamazaki  
Shoki Ohara  
Naruki Takahashi  		 Adam Swandi  
Aqhari Abdullah  
Faritz Abdul Hameed  
Izzdin Shafiq  
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib  
Faizal Roslan  
Hami Syahin  

Singapore Premier League edit

Main article: 2019 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 1 Geylang International   1-0   Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Yuki Ichikawa  86'
Danish Irfan  41'
Umar Akhbar  47'
Zainol Gulam  90'		 Report Referee: Jansen Foo
15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 2 Albirex Niigata (S)   0-0   Brunei DPMM Jurong East Stadium
Shuhei Sasahara  90+1' Report Azwan Ali Rahman  24'
Hendra Azam Idris  38'
Najib Tarif  45'   53'
Charlie Clough  68'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) 3 Tampines Rovers   0-0   Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Irwan Shah  49' Kodai Sumikawa  90' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 4 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-1   Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Shoki Ohara  85'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga  90+2'
Daizo Horikoshi  71'
Kyoga Nakamura  72'		 Huzaifah Aziz  4'  75'
Akbar Shah  22'
Fazli Shafie   25'
Raihan Rahman  68'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 5 Warriors FC   1-2   Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé  37'
Kento Fukuda  53'
Faizal Raffi  64'		 Daizo Horikoshi  25'
Kyoga Nakamura 
Hiroyoshi Kamata  49'		 Referee: Nathan Chan
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 6 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-1   Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Naruki Takahashi  14'
Hiroyoshi Kamata  90+5'
Kengo Fukudome  30'
Kyoga Nakamura  88'		 Haiqal Pashia  31' (pen)  76'
Syed Akmal  82'
Syahrul Sazali  90+7'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) 7 Hougang United   4-2   Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Faris Ramli  9,28'
Nikesh Singh Sidhu  56'
Shahfiq Ghani  70'		 Daizo Horikoshi  67'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga  90+2'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 8 Albirex Niigata (S)   4-0   Home United Jurong East Stadium
Kyoga Nakamura  2' (pen)  45+4'  66'
Daizo Horikoshi  22'
Martens Daniel  38'
Souta Sugiyama  67'		 Hami Syahin  52'
Adam Swandi  74'		 Referee: Edwin Lee / G. Letchman
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 9 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-0   Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
Kyoga Nakamura  85'  90' Umar Akhbar  54'
Darren Teh  62'
Noor Ariff  70'   79'		 Referee: Jansen Foo
24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) 10 Albirex Niigata (S)   0-0   Brunei DPMM Jurong East Stadium
Yura Indera Putera Yunos  70' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
15 June 2019 (2019-06-15) 11 Albirex Niigata (S)   3-1   Tampines Rovers Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata  5'
Daizo Horikoshi  41'
Shah Shahiran  69' (o.g.)
Shoki Ohara  36'
Kyoga Nakamura  70'		 Shahdan Sulaiman  81'
Joel Chew  35'
Zehrudin Mehmedovic  55'
Zulfadhmi Suzliman  70'
Irwan Shah  75'
Yasir Hanapi  82'		 Referee: G. Letchman
21 June 2019 (2019-06-21) 12 Balestier Khalsa   1-3   Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Sime Zuzul  1'
Huzaifah Aziz  33'
Ahmad Syahir  45+2'
Raihan Rahman  58'
Nurullah Hussein  80'		 Kaishu Yamazaki  75'
Noor Akid Nordin  78'  25'
Yosuke Nakagawa  90+4'		 Referee: Juherman Zaiton
30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) 13 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-0   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata  30'
Naruki Takahashi  54'
Kengo Fukudome  83'		 Daniel Shafiq  17' Referee: Muhammad Taqi
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) 14 Young Lions FC   1-2   Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Syahrul Sazali  56'
Joshua Pereira  17'
Haiqal Pashia  34'   90+4'
Abdul Rasaq Akeem  58'
Syahrul Sazali  89'		 Kyoga Nakamura  19'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga  62'
Sota Sugiyama  55'		 Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) 15 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-2   Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Zamani Zamri  53'
Kyoga Nakamura  71'		 Stipe Plazibat  25'  31'
Nikesh Singh Sidhu  5'
Timothy David Yeo  29'
Ridhuan Barudin  86'		 Referee: Farhan Mohd
18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) 16 (Rescheduled) Home United   3-3   Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Amiruldin Asraf  32'
Song Ui-young  81'
Shahril Ishak  84'
Aqhari Abdullah  75'		 Yosuke Nakagawa  36'  63'
Hiroyoshi Kamata  56'
Kyoga Nakamura  79'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) 17 Geylang International   1-0   Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Zikos Vasileios Chua  90+5'
Umar Akhbar  24'
Yuki Ichikawa  37'
Christopher Van Huizen  56'		 Sota Sugiyama  12'
Daichi Tanabe  76'
Kyoga Nakamura  78'
Makito Hatanaka  85'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 18 (Rescheduled) Brunei DPMM   2-0   Albirex Niigata (S) Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Razimie Ramlli   67'
Adi   77'
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 19 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers   2-0   Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Shadan Sulaiman  2'
Jordan Webb  22'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 20 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata (S)   2-0   Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata  19' (pen)
Kyoga Nakamura  90+3'
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 21 Warriors FC   2-1   Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
Kento Fukuda  40'
Jonathan Béhé  59'		 Daizo Horikoshi  58' Referee: Muhammad Taqi
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 22 Albirex Niigata (S)   4-1   Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Kaishu Yamazaki  44'  53'
Shoki Ohara  57'
Daizo Horikoshi  77'		 Ilhan Fandi  2' Referee: Jansen Foo
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) 23 (Rescheduled) Hougang United   1-1   Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Faris Ramli  40' Souta Sugiyama  20' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-0   Home United Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata  15' Referee: Nathan Chan

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Tampines Rovers 24 12 8 4 52 29 +23 44 Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1
3 Hougang United 24 13 4 7 58 45 +13 43 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Albirex Niigata (S)[a] 24 12 5 7 36 25 +11 41
5 Geylang International 24 10 3 11 41 48 −7 33
6 Home United 24 9 3 12 34 46 −12 30
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 – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup edit

Main article: 2019 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Match 1 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-2   Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Daizo Horikoshi  29' Kong Ho-won  28'
Faris Ramli  90' (pen)		 Referee: G. Letchman
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) Match 2 Geylang International   0-2   Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Daizo Horikoshi  81'
Daichi Tanabe  85'		 Referee: Abirami Naidu
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Match 3 Albirex Niigata (S)   0-1   Brunei DPMM Jurong East Stadium
Azwan Ali Rahman  12' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Albirex to play in 2018".
  2. ^ "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".
  3. ^ "Albirex won 2nd title in a row".
  4. ^ "Contract with Head Coach Keiji Shigetomi".
  5. ^ "2019 Season Jersey Partnership Contract with Reeracoen".
  6. ^ "Jersey Partnership Contract with Bridgestone Tyre Sales Singapore Pte Ltd".
  7. ^ "Jersey Partnership Contract with Lens Mode PTE, Ltd".
  8. ^ "Players & Staff".
  9. ^ "Keiji Shigetomi promoted".
  10. ^ "31year old keeper from Azul Claro Numazu for the squad".
  11. ^ "Hyrulnizam Juma'at signed for Japanese club".
  12. ^ "Yusuke Kawagoe join from JSC".
  13. ^ "Gamu Tasaka join from JSC".
  14. ^ "Shunsuke Fukuda join from JSC".
  15. ^ "1st signing for Season 2019".
  16. ^ "Naruki Takahashi joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  17. ^ "Tatsuya Morita joins White Swans for 2019 season". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  18. ^ "Gerald Ang signed for Japanese club".
  19. ^ "Gerald Ang signed for Japanese club".
  20. ^ "F17 Zamani signed for Japanese club".
  21. ^ "Hougang player signed for Japanese club".
  22. ^ "Noor Akid Nordin signed for Japanese club".
  23. ^ "Kyoga Nakamura joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  24. ^ "Ryo Nakano (FC Tiamo Hirakata) joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  25. ^ "Daichi Tanabe join from JSC".
  26. ^ "Shoki Ohara (Mito Holly Hock) joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  27. ^ "Makito Hatanaka (Gainare Tottori) joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  28. ^ "Yoshikatsu Hiraga joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  29. ^ "Daizo Horikoshi joins White Swans for 2019 season".
  30. ^ "Yoshinaga's Leaving Club upon Completion of Contract".
  31. ^ "Yosuke Nozawa leaves the club after 2018 season".
  32. ^ "Announcement of Yosuke Nozawa's transfer to Albirex Niigata (Japan)".
  33. ^ "Rayyan move to Warriors FC". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  34. ^ "York9 FC signs Japanese midfielder Wataru Murofushi from Albirex Niigata Singapore FC". Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  35. ^ "Albirex's Singapore star Adam Swandi rejoins Home United".
  36. ^ "Yamazaki extends contract for 2019".
  37. ^ "Sumikawa extends contract for 2019".
  38. ^ "Sasahara extends contract for 2019".
  39. ^ "Kamata extends contract for 2019".
  40. ^ "Yosuke Nakagawa (Mito Holly Hock) has joined Albirex Singapore for 2019 season".
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