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 Sleague in 2004. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup. They are the defending champions in 2018. [2]
| 2018 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Daisuke Korenaga |
| Head coach | Kazuaki Yoshinaga |
| Stadium | Jurong East Stadium |
| Singapore Cup | TBA |
| Charity Shield | Winners |
Key Events
Pre-season
- On 28/11/2017, the team announced that they had renewed contract with Head Coach Kazuaki YOSHINAGA for the S.League 2018 season. [3]
- 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 |  |
12 February 1995 | | |
| 21 | Yosuke Nozawa |  |
9 November 1979 | | |
| 22 | Taiki Itsukaichi | |
27 April 1998 | | |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Kazuki Sumiishi | |
12 May 1997 |  | |
| 3 | Shuhei Sasahara | |
22 November 1996 | | |
| 4 | Shun Kumagai | |
7 August 1996 | | |
| 5 | Kaishu Yamazaki | |
12 July 1997 | | |
| 7 | Riku Moriyasu | |
21 June 1995 | | |
| 15 | Kodai Sumikawa | |
9 April 1999 | | |
| 17 | Ryujiro Yamanaka | |
24 September 1995 | | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 6 | Daiki Asaoka | |
21 April 1995 | | |
| 8 | Wataru Murofushi (Captain) | |
13 June 1995 | | |
| 10 | Adam Swandi | |
12 January 1996 | | |
| 16 | Ryuji Yamauchi | |
20 May 1995 | | |
| 19 | Kazuya Kojima | |
7 July 1997 | | |
| 20 | Ryutaro Shibanoki | |
29 October 1998 | | |
| Strikers | |||||
| 9 | Shuhei Hoshino | |
19 December 1995 | | |
| 11 | Kenya Takahashi | |
22 August 1995 | | |
| 13 | Hiroyoshi Kamata | |
4 April 1997 | | |
| 14 | Taku Morinaga | |
18 May 1995 | | |
| 18 | Ibuki Inoue | |
6 June 1999 | | |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | |
| Coach | |
| Coach | |
| Coach | |
| Team Manager | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Kitman | |
Transfer
Pre-season transfer
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | |
|
[6] |
| DF | |
|
[7] |
| DF | |
|
[8] |
| DF | |
|
[9] |
| DF | |
|
[10] |
| DF | |
|
[11] |
| DF | |
|
[12] |
| MF | |
|
[13] |
| MF | |
|
[14] |
| MF | |
|
[15] |
| FW/DF | |
|
[16] |
| FW | |
|
[17] |
| FW | |
|
[18] |
| FW | |
|
[19] |
| FW | |
|
[20] |
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | |
|
Free Transfer |
| GK | |
Retired | Free Transfer |
| DF | |
|
Free Transfer |
| DF | |
|
Free Transfer [21] |
| DF | |
Retired | Free Transfer |
| DF | |
|
Free Transfer |
| DF | |
|
Free Transfer [22] |
| DF | |
 |
Free Transfer |
| DF | |
|
Free Transfer |
| MF | |
|
Free Transfer [23] |
| MF | |
|
Loan return [24] |
| MF | |
|
Free Transfer [25] |
| FW | |
|
Free Transfer [26] |
Extension
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | |
[27] 1 Year Extension |
| MF | |
[28] 1 Year Extension |
Mid-season transfers
Trial
| Position | Player | Trial At | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | |
|
[30] |
| MF | |
|
[31] |
Friendly
Pre-Season Friendly
Win Draw Loss
| 24 February 2018 1 | Saint Andrew's Junior College | 0-5 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| 1800 hours | Wataru Murofushi Shuhei Hoshino Hiroyoshi Kamata Taku Morinaga |
| 4 March 2018 2 | SAFSA | 0-8 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| 1700 hours | Report | Hiroyoshi Kamata Kenya Takahashi Wataru Murofushi Taku Morinaga Adam Swandi |
| 7 March 2018 3 | Young Lions | 1-1 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| 1700 hours | Report | Adam Swandi |
| 10 March 2018 4 | Warriors FC | cancelled | | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 1700 hours |
| 10 March 2018 4 | Police SA | 0-14 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| 1700 hours | Report | Shuhei Hoshino Taku Morinaga Ryujiro Yamanaka Kenya Takahashi Ryutaro Shibanoki Ibuki Inoue |
| 14 March 2018 5 | Singapore Cricket Club | 0-2 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| 2000 hours | Report | Hiroyoshi Kamata Shuhei Sasahara |
| 17 March 2018 6 | Geylang International | 0-2 | | Bedok Stadium |
| 1700 hours | Report | Taku Morinaga Wataru Murofushi |
| 21 March 2018 7 | NFA U18 | 0-4 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| 1930 hours | Report | Kenya Takahashi Hiroyoshi Kamata Shuhei Hoshino |
| 24 March 2018 8 | Hougang United | cancelled | | Hougang Stadium |
| 1700 hours |
| 24 March 2018 9 | Warriors FC | 0-4 | | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 1700 hours |
In-Season Friendly
| 18 June 2018 1 | Myanmar National U23 team  | 1-4 | | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 1700 hours | Report |
| 25 August 2018 2 | Singapore National U18 team | 3-5 | | Jurong East Stadium |
|
Report | Ryutaro Shibanoki Taku Morinaga |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 29 September 2018
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | |
Apps. | |
Apps. | | |||
| 1 | GK | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
1(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
21(2) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | |
11(1) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | |
15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | |
24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | |
22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 13 |
| 9 | FW | |
23 | 19 | 2(1) | 0 | 26 | 19 |
| 10 | MF | |
19(3) | 2 | 4(1) | 2 | 27 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | |
24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 8 |
| 13 | FW | |
24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 6 |
| 14 | FW | |
24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 |
| 15 | DF | |
0(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
11(13) | 4 | 4(1) | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 18 | FW | |
0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
0(4) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | |
24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| S.League | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 17 | +52 | 87.50 |
| Singapore Cup | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Total | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 19 | +61 | 89.66 |
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| 31 March 2018 Round 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2 - 1 | | Singapore Sports Hub |
| Taku Morinaga Shuhei Hoshino |
Mustafic Fahrudin |
Stadium: Singapore Sports Hub Attendance: 18942 Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore) |
| 8 April 2018 Round 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 0-1 | | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Sheikh Abdul Hadi |
| 14 April 2018 Round 3 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-0 |  | Jurong East Stadium |
| Adam Swandi Wataru Murofushi |
| 18 April 2018 Round 4 | Home United | 1-6 | | Bishan Stadium |
| Shahril Ishak |
Shuhei Hoshino Taku Morinaga Wataru Murofushi Daiki Asaoka Adam Swandi |
| 28 April 2018 Round 5 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5-0 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Wataru Murofushi Kenya Takahashi Taku Morinaga Shuhei Hoshino Ryujiro Yamanaka |
Shawal Anuar |
| 6 May 2018 Round 6 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 1-0 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Kenya Takahashi |
| 13 May 2018 Round 7 | Warriors FC | 1-2 | | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| Jonathan Béhé |
Shuhei Hoshino |
| 16 May 2018 Round 8 | Garena Young Lions | 1-3 | | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Naufal Azman |
Shuhei Hoshino Kodai Sumikawa |
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore) |
| 20 May 2018 Round 9 | Tampines Rovers | 3-4 | | Our Tampines Hub |
| Fazrul Nawaz Ryutaro Megumi Zulfadhmi Suzliman |
Ryujiro Yamanaka Shuhei Hoshino Daiki Asaoka |
| 27 May 2018 Round 10 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5-0 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Shuhei Hoshino Taku Morinaga Hiroyoshi Kamata |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 3 June 2018 Round 11 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5-0 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Taku Morinaga Shuhei Hoshino Wataru Murofushi Ryujiro Yamanaka |
| 9 June 2018 Round 12 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3-0 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Shuhei Hoshino Kenya Takahashi |
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) |
| 24 June 2018 Round 13 | Geylang International | 0-3 | | Bedok Stadium |
| Fairoz Hasan |
Shuhei Sasahara Wataru Murofushi Hiroyoshi Kamata |
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
| 4 July 2018 Round 14 | Hougang United | 1-2 | | Hougang Stadium |
| Amir Zalani Syaqir Sulaiman Ashrul Syafeeq Nurhilmi Jasni |
Hiroyoshi Kamata Shuhei Hoshino Kenya Takahashi Adam Swandi |
| 8 July 2018 Round 15 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-0 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Wataru Murofushi Shuhei Hoshino |
Ho Wai Loon |
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore) |
| 14 July 2018 Round 16 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-1 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Shuhei Hoshino |
Khairul Amri |
Referee: Jansen Foo |
| 18 July 2018 Round 17 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5-1 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Kenya Takahashi Taku Morinaga Shuhei Hoshino Daiki Asaoka |
Hami Syahin |
Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore) |
| 22 July 2018 Round 18 | Balestier Khalsa | 1-1 | | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Kenya Takahashi |
Hazzuwan Halim |
| 7 August 2018 Round 19 (Rescheduled) | Brunei DPMM | 1-3 | | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium |
| Priyomov Nur Ikhwan Othman |
Shuhei Hoshino Riku Moriyasu Taku Morinaga |
| 12 August 2018 Round 20 (Rescheduled) | Home United | 1-1 | | Bishan Stadium |
| Shahril Ishak |
Taku Morinaga Wataru Murofushi Shuhei Sasahara |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 18 August 2018 Round 21 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4-0 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Shun Kumagai Taku Morinaga Hiroyoshi Kamata Darren Teh Shuhei Hoshino |
Azhar Sairudin Yeo Hai Ngee Ahmad Zaki Fairoz Hassan Jufri Taha Danish Irfan Fuad Ramli  |
Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore) |
| 15 September 2018 Round 22 | Garena Young Lions | 1-3 | | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Yosuke Nozawa Hami Syahin Syed Firdaus Hassan Irfan Fandi |
Kenya Takahashi Shun Kumagai Hiroyoshi Kamata Taku Morinaga Shuhei Sasahara |
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
| 23 September 2018 Round 23 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-2 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Adam Swandi Shun Kumagai Shuhei Hoshino |
Stanley Ng Shahfiq Ghani |
| 29 September 2018 Round 24 (Rescheduled) | Warriors FC | 1-2 | | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| Kento Fukuda Ammirul Emmran Shamil Sharif |
Wataru Murofushi Shun Kumagai Taku Morinaga |
Referee: Muhammad Farhan B Abd Rahman (Singapore) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
- 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 Quarter Final 1st Leg | Hougang United | 0-1 | | Hougang Stadium |
| Illyas Lee |
Kenya Takahashi Shuhei Hoshino |
Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore) |
| 1 September 2018 Quarter Final 2nd Leg | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-0 (3–0 agg.) | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Taku Morinaga Shuhei Hoshino Kenya Takahashi |
Jordan Vestering Fazrul Nawaz Illyas Lee Muhaimin Suhaimi Fabian Kwok Iqbal Hussain |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
Albirex Niigata won 3-0 on aggregate.
| 26 September 2018 Semi Final 1st Leg | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3-2 | | Jurong East Stadium |
| Adam Swandi Wataru Murofushi Daiki Asaoka Taku Morinaga |
Report | Hafiz Nor Shuhei Sasahara M. Anumanthan Izzdin Shafiq Shakir Hamzah Fazli Ayob |
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
| 3 October 2018 Semi Final 2nd Leg | Home United | 0-1 (2-4 agg.) | | Bishan Stadium |
| Aqhari Abdullah Isaka Cernak Amy Recha |
Kenya Takahashi Shuhei Sasahara Shun Kumagai Adam Swandi |
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
Albirex Niigata won 4-2 on aggregate.
| 6 October 2018 Final | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4-0 | | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Wataru Murofushi Adam Swandi Hiroyoshi Kamata Kenya Takahashi |
Azwan Ali Rahman |
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore) |
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- "Albirex won 2nd title in a row".
- "Coach extend stay for 2018".
- "Albirex hit with age restrictions too but Koh's calm".
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- "Spore keeper signed".
- "Daiki ASAOKA (University of Tsukuba) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
- "Riku join White swans".
- "Sasahara joins from Tokai University team".
- "Kodai SUMIKAWA (Teikyo Nagaoka High School) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
- "Kaishu Yamazaki joins from Iwaki FC".
- "Kazuki SUMIISHI (SG Eintracht Mendig Bell) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
- "Wataru MUROFUSHI (Juntendo University) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
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- "Kenya Takahashi joins White Swans for 2018 season".
- "Ibuki Inoue joins White Swans for 2018 season".
- "Announcement of Takuya AKIYAMA's transfer to Ventforet Kofu (Japan)".
- "Yanagi go back to parent club".
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