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2018 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

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Albirex Niigata (S)
2018 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coachKazuaki Yoshinaga
StadiumJurong East Stadium
Singapore CupTBA
Charity ShieldWinners
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The 2018 season was 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 also competed in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup. They were the defending champions in 2018. [2]

Key Events

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Pre-season

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  1. On 28/11/2017, the team announced that they had renewed Head Coach Kazuaki Yoshinaga's contract for the S.League 2018 season. [3]
  2. On 15/12/2017, the team announced that age restrictions had been 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

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S.League squad

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As of 14 December 2017.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Shahul Rayyan Singapore (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29) Singapore SAFSA (NFL D1)
21 Yosuke Nozawa Japan (1979-11-09) 9 November 1979 (age 44) Japan Matsumoto Yamaga FC
22 Taiki Itsukaichi Japan (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26) Japan Japan Soccer College
Defenders
2 Kazuki Sumiishi Japan (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) Germany SG Eintracht Mendig-Bell
3 Shuhei Sasahara Japan (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 27) Japan Tokai University
4 Shun Kumagai Japan (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28) Japan Ventforet Kofu
5 Kaishu Yamazaki Japan (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) Japan Iwaki FC
7 Riku Moriyasu Japan (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29) Japan Kyoto Sangyo University
15 Kodai Sumikawa Japan (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) Japan Teikyo Nagaoka High School
17 Ryujiro Yamanaka Japan (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 29) Japan Osaka Sangyo University
Midfielders
6 Daiki Asaoka Japan (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29) Japan University of Tsukuba
8 Wataru Murofushi (Captain) Japan (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) Japan Juntendo University
10 Adam Swandi Singapore (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28) Singapore Home United
16 Ryuji Yamauchi Japan (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29) Japan Japan Soccer College
19 Kazuya Kojima Japan (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 27) Japan Japan Soccer College
20 Ryutaro Shibanoki Japan (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 25) Japan Japan Soccer College
Strikers
9 Shuhei Hoshino Japan (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28) Japan Ryutsu Keizai University
11 Kenya Takahashi Japan (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 29) Japan Yamanashi Gakuin University
13 Hiroyoshi Kamata Japan (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27) Japan Albirex Niigata U18
14 Taku Morinaga Japan (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 29) Japan Ryutsu Keizai University
18 Ibuki Inoue Japan (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 25) Japan Daisho Gakuen High School

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head Coach Japan Kazuaki Yoshinaga
Coach Japan Keiji Shigetomi
Coach Japan Yuto Inabe
Coach Japan Kouichi Morinaga
Team Manager Singapore Koh Mui Tee
Physiotherapist Japan
Kitman Singapore Roy Krishnan

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Transfer

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Pre-season transfer

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In

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

Out

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

Extension

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

Mid-season transfers

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Trial

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

Friendly

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Pre-Season Friendly

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  Win   Draw   Loss

10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 4 Warriors FC cancelled Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Choa Chu Kang Stadium
1700 hours
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 4 Police SA 0-14 Singapore 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 Singapore cancelled Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
1700 hours

In-Season Friendly

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

Team statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 29 September 2018
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Singapore Shahul Rayyan 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Japan Kazuki Sumiishi 1(9) 0 0 0 10 0
3 DF Japan Shuhei Sasahara 21(2) 1 5 0 28 1
4 DF Japan Shun Kumagai 11(1) 4 5 0 17 4
5 DF Japan Kaishu Yamazaki 15 0 3 0 18 0
6 MF Japan Daiki Asaoka 24 3 5 0 29 3
7 DF Japan Riku Moriyasu 24 1 5 0 29 1
8 MF Japan Wataru Murofushi 22 9 5 4 27 13
9 FW Japan Shuhei Hoshino 23 19 2(1) 0 26 19
10 MF Singapore Adam Swandi 19(3) 2 4(1) 2 27 4
11 FW Japan Kenya Takahashi 24 6 4 2 28 8
13 FW Japan Hiroyoshi Kamata 24 5 5 1 29 6
14 FW Japan Taku Morinaga 24 11 3 2 27 13
15 DF Japan Kodai Sumikawa 0(7) 1 0 0 7 1
16 MF Japan Ryuji Yamauchi 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF Japan Ryujiro Yamanaka 11(13) 4 4(1) 0 29 4
18 FW Japan Ibuki Inoue 0(2) 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF Japan Kazuya Kojima 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Japan Ryutaro Shibanoki 0(4) 0 0(2) 0 6 0
21 GK Japan Yosuke Nozawa 24 0 5 0 29 0
22 GK Japan Taiki Itsukaichi 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

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Overview

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) Round 1 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2 - 1 Singapore 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 Singapore 1-3 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Naufal Azman 90+4' Shuhei Hoshino 8' (pen) 49'
Kodai Sumikawa 90+3'
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 12 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 3-0 Singapore 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 Singapore 0-3 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Bedok Stadium
Fairoz HasanYellow card 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) Singapore 2-0 Singapore Warriors FC Jurong East Stadium
Wataru Murofushi 45+1'
Shuhei Hoshino 72'
Ho Wai LoonYellow card 78' Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Round 16 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Jurong East Stadium
Shuhei Hoshino 1,50' Khairul Amri 87' Referee: Jansen Foo
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Round 20 (Rescheduled) Home United Singapore 1-1 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Shahril Ishak 48' Taku Morinagasoccer ball with red X10
Wataru Murofushi 90+4'
Shuhei SasaharaYellow card 76'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) Round 24 (Rescheduled) Warriors FC Singapore 1-2 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Kento Fukuda 45' (pen)
Ammirul EmmranYellow card 30'
Shamil SharifYellow card 60'
Wataru Murofushi 24'Yellow card 60'
Shun Kumagai 57'Yellow card 39'
Taku MorinagaYellow card 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)[a] (C) 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[a] 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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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

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29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Quarter Final 1st Leg Hougang United Singapore 0-1 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
Illyas LeeYellow card 70' Kenya Takahashi 74'Yellow card 42'
Shuhei HoshinoYellow card 80'
Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore)
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) Quarter Final 2nd Leg Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-0
(3–0 agg.)
Singapore Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Taku Morinaga 42' 71'
Shuhei HoshinoYellow card 55'
Kenya TakahashiYellow card 76'
Jordan VesteringYellow card 23'
Fazrul NawazYellow card 30'
Illyas LeeYellow card 40'
Muhaimin SuhaimiYellow card 72'
Fabian KwokYellow card 76'
Iqbal HussainYellow card 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) Singapore 3-2 Singapore Home United Jurong East Stadium
Adam Swandi 12'
Wataru Murofushi 57' 75' (pen)
Daiki AsaokaYellow card 45+1'
Taku MorinagaYellow card 66'Yellow card 90+4' Yellow-red card
Report Hafiz Nor 2'
Shuhei Sasahara 36' (o.g)
M. AnumanthanYellow card 19'
Izzdin ShafiqYellow card 71'
Shakir HamzahYellow card 84'
Fazli AyobYellow card 90+4'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

Albirex Niigata won 4-2 on aggregate.


See also

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References

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  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".