Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata (アルビレックス新潟, Arubirekkusu Nīgata) is a Japanese professional football club^[1] in Niigata.^[2]

Albirex Niigata

Full name	Albirex Niigata
Founded	1955
Ground	Niigata Stadium
Capacity	42,300
Chairman	Yukio Nakano
Manager	Masaaki Yanagishita
League	J1 League
2022	J2 League, 1st
Home colours Away colours

In 2012, Masaaki Yanagishita was named coach.^[3]

History

The club was founded in 1955.^[2]

• 1955-1994 Niigata Eleven
• 1995-1996 Albireo Niigata
• 1997-present Albirex Niigata

League title

• J2 League : 1
  • 2003

League position

• 2011 : J1 League - 14th
• 2012 : J1 League - 15th
• 2013 : J1 League - 7th
• 2014 : J1 League - 12th
• 2015 : J1 League - 15th
• 2016 : J1 League - 15th
• 2017 : J1 League - 17th
• 2018 : J2 League - 16th
• 2019 : J2 League - 10th
• 2020 : J2 League - 11th

Former position

1998 : Football League - 11th 1999 : J2 League - 4th 2000 : J2 League - 7th 2001 : J2 League - 4th 2002 : J2 League - 3rd 2003 : J2 League - 1st 2004 : J1 League - 10th 2005 : J1 League - 12th 2006 : J1 League - 14th 2007 : J1 League - 6th 2008 : J1 League - 13th 2009 : J1 League - 8th 2010 : J1 League - 9th

Notable achievement

The team has some notable achievements.

In 2009, Pedro Bispo Moreira Júnior made three goals in one game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.^[4]

In 2010, Marcio Richardez scored three times in one game against Vegalta Sendai.^[4]

Related pages

• Sports in Japan
• List of Japanese football teams
• List of Albirex Niigata players

References

1. Jsoccer.com, "Japan J.League Teams" Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-7-5.
2. Soccerway.com, "Albirex Niigata". Retrieved 2012-3-2.
3. TransferMarkt.co.uk, Masaaki Yanagishita. Retrieved 2012-7-5.
4. WorldFootball.net, "3 Goals in one game"^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved 2012-7-5.

Other websites

Media related to Albirex Niigata at Wikimedia Commons

• Albirex Niigata website (in Japanese)
• J.League Club Guide Archived 2012-07-11 at the Wayback Machine