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Albirex Niigata Singapore FC is a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

club which plays in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

's S.League

S.League

The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...

. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata

is a Japanese J. League Division 1 association football team. Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J. League in 1999, Albirex are one of Japan's best supported teams. In 2003, while still playing in the second tier of Japanese football , Albirex attracted the best average crowd in...

of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, and its players come from Japan.

History

The club joined the S.League in 2004, and has succeeded in winning over the local Japanese expatriates in Singapore

Japanese expatriates in Singapore

There is a large community of Japanese expatriates in Singapore, consisting mostly of corporate employees and their families. The first Japanese person to settle in Singapore was Yamamoto Otokichi, who arrived in 1862...

, and has also attracted praise from the local media for their professional approach to running a football club.

Satellite clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Albirex Niigata Singapore FC:
Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata

Belenenses

S-League Record

2004 - 5th place
2005 - 5th place
2006 - 6th place
2007 - 8th place
2008 - 7th place
2009 - 7th place
2010 - 7th place
2011 - 4th place

Singapore Cup Record

2004 - First Round
2005 - Quarter-finals
2006 - Quarter-finals
2007 - First Round
2008
Singapore Cup 2008
-First knockout round:The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 5 April 2008 in Singapore. The first round matches started on 6 May.-----------------------------Quarter finals:First Legs----------------...

- First Round
2009 - 4th place
2010 - Quarter-finals
2011 - Runners-up

Singapore League Cup Record

2007 - Quarter-finals
2008 - Quarter-finals
2009
2009 Singapore League Cup
The 2009 Singapore League Cup kicked off on 1 June.For this season, the 12 teams will be divided into four groups of three in the preliminary round which will be played on a round-robin basis...

- First Round
2010
2010 Singapore League Cup
The 2010 Singapore League Cup will be held between 20 February to 7 March. The draw was held on Tuesday, 9 February 2010 in Singapore. The matches are played on a one match basis.-Bracket:-Preliminary Stage:The winners advance to the Quarter-Final stage.----...

- First Round
2011
2011 Singapore League Cup
The 2011 Singapore League Cup will be held between 19 to 30 July. The draw was held on Friday, 1 July 2011 in Singapore. The matches are played on a one match basis....

- Champions

Current Squad

As of May 27, 2011

Former Players

Issey Nakajima

Issey Morgan Nakajima-Farran is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for Brisbane Roar FC in the A-League.-Youth:...

Kenji Adachihara

Kenji Adachihara is a Japanese footballer who plays for Persiba Balikpapan in Indonesia Super League.Prior to joining Albirex Niigata FC , Adachihara played for Viancone Fukushima in the regional league and Japan's College of Upward Players in Soccer after graduating from Ryutsu Keizai...

Taisuke Akiyoshi

is a Japanese footballer. He plays for Singapore Armed Forces FC.Akiyoshi was the captain of his school's soccer team at Luther Senior High School. He started his career with Albirex Niigata FC in 2008 after graduating from Luthur Senior High School and played for 2 seasons...

Kenji Arai

is a Japanese footballer.-Career:Arai entered professional football with Albirex Niigata after graduating from Rissho University in 2001 but was unable to hold on to the first team place although he played 20 league games for Albirex Niigata in his first season...

Suguru Hashimoto

is a Japanese football player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for F.C. Gifu in the J. League.- Career :After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Albirex Niigata FC of Singapore's S.League. He played 25 games and scored two goals in two seasons from 2005 to 2006, he moved...

Arata Izumi

is an Indian-Japanese football player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Pune in the I-League.- Career :After graduating from high school, he joined Albirex Niigata FC of Singapore's S.League. He has played in India since he played in Japan Football League for one season.Arata wears the...

Norikazu Murakami

is a Japanese football player.-Career:Murakami played for the Yokohama Flugels and Yokohama F Marinos youth teams as well as Meiji University. He had also played for regional league side Yokohama Sports ＆Culture Club and futsal with Predator Urayasu Futsal Club.He entered professional football in...

Takatoshi Uchida

Takatoshi Uchida is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Persebaya Surabaya.He joined Ehime FC in the Japan Football League after graduating from Juntendo University and have played for Denso FC and Japan's College of Upward Players in Soccer prior to joining Albirex Niigata FC...

Hidetoshi Wakui

Hidetoshi Wakui is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for JK Nõmme Kalju in Estonian top-flight league Meistriliiga.-In Domestic Competitions:-External links: * at Transfermarkt.* at Playerhistory.*...

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