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The 2011 Albirex Niigata season was Albirex Niigata's eighth consecutive season in J.League Division 1. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.
| 2011 season | |||
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| Chairman | Mitsugu Tamura | ||
| Manager | Hisashi Kurosaki | ||
| Stadium | Big Swan | ||
| J.League Division 1 | 14th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd round | ||
| J. League Cup | Quarterfinal | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Lopes (13)[1] All: Bruno Lopes (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 37,830 (vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 6 August 2011)[2] | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,644 (vs Ventforet Kofu, 13 July 2011)[2] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 26,049 | ||
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J. League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 43 | |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42 | |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 39 | |
| 15 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 36 | |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | −13 |
Last updated: 1 February 2012.
Source: "J. League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Source: "J. League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
J. League Cup
| 14 September 2011 2nd round - 1st leg | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Shimizu |
| 19:04 JST | Omae  16'Alex 74' |
Report | 6' Homma |
Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium Attendance: 6,939 |
| 28 September 2011 2nd round - 2nd leg | Albirex Niigata | 3 – 1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Niigata |
| 19:03 JST | Bruno Lopes 36' Tanaka 55'Michael 58' |
Report | 25' Omae |
Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 10,024 |
| 5 October 2011 Quarterfinal | Nagoya Grampus | 5 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Albirex Niigata | Nagoya |
| 19:00 | Kanazaki 15' Nagai 90+1', 105+2'Hashimoto 114'Tulio 120+1' |
Report | 63' Bruno Lopes 90+3' Kawamata 98' Kikuchi |
Stadium: Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 4,108 |
Emperor's Cup
| 12 October 2011 2nd round | Albirex Niigata | 5 – 0 | Toyama Shinjo Club | Niigata |
| 19:00 JST | Bruno Lopes 36' Kawamata 21'Kogure 23'Kawamata 76'Uchida 94' |
Report | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 3,597 |
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Starting XI
- Last updated on 3 February 2012.[1]
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
MS | Notes |
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| 30 | GK |  |
Hideaki Ozawa | 15 | Masaaki Higashiguchi had 14 starts |
| 25 | RB | |
Yusuke Murakami | 15 | Seiya Fujita had 12 starts |
| 3 | CB | |
Kazuhiko Chiba | 28 | |
| 4 | CB | |
Daisuke Suzuki | 20 | Naoya Kikuchi had 14 starts |
| 24 | LB | |
Gotoku Sakai | 23 | Naoki Ishikawa had 9 starts |
| 15 | DM | |
Isao Homma | 34 | |
| 32 | DM | |
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | 14 | Naoya Kikuchi had 9 starts |
| 23 | RM | |
Atomu Tanaka | 22 | |
| 9 | LM |  |
Cho Young-Cheol | 21 | Fumiya Kogure had 6 starts |
| 10 | SS |  |
Michael | 25 | Kengo Kawamata had 5 starts |
| 11 | CF | |
Bruno Lopes | 32 |
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