2014 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
2014 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head CoachTatsuyuki Okuyama
StadiumJurong East Stadium
S.League5th
Singapore CupQuarter-final
Singapore League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kazuki Sakamoto (21)
All:
Kazuki Sakamoto (26)
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The 2014 season was Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)'s 11th season in the S.League.

Tatsuyuki Okuyama began the season as the White Swan's new head coach after taking over from Koichi Sugiyama,[1] whose contracted ended after 4 years in charge.

Organised by Albirex Singapore Pte Ltd, in partnership with JAPAN Soccer College; the player selection for the coming season was held in Japan, 16 December at Saitama Stadium 2002 and 19 December at J-Green Sakai Stadium. The selected candidates will either earn a professional contract with Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) in the S.League, Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh in the Cambodian League or admission into JAPAN Soccer College.

Sponsors

  • Main Sponsor: Canon
  • Uniform Sponsors for S.League: Yoppy, TDK-Lambda, RAIZZIN, Langrich
  • Club Sponsors: COMM Pte Ltd, Mitsubishi Corporation, Kikkoman, Paris Miki, RGF Singapore, Daiho, WINN, SOODE, Kirin, CLEO, Nihon Assist Singapore, Sanpoutei Ramen, aguchi, ProtecA
  • Apparel Sponsor: Mafro Sports
  • Club Albirex: JTB, TAWARAYA, Shogakukan Asia, Konohana Kindergarten, Niigata Kenjinkai Singapore, Keihin Multi-Trans (S) Pte Ltd, IKYU, Hitachi, Taiyou Kouhatsuden Mura, IPPIN, CROWNLINE Singapore, Samurice, Porterhouse, NIKKEI, Zipan Resort Travel

S.League Results

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
22 February 2014 Brunei DPMM H 0-1
27 February 2014 Harimau Muda B H 3–0 Yamada 59', Sakamoto 68', Okazaki 76']
12 March 2014 Hougang United A 3–1 Sakamoto 15'
21 March 2014 Balestier Khalsa H 1–0 Sakamoto 44'
26 March 2014 Woodlands Wellington A 1–1 Nishida 90+5'
4 April 2014 Tanjong Pagar United H 2–1 Hotta 77', Sakamoto 83'
10 April 2014 Young Lions A 1–2 El-Masri 18' (O.G.), Sakamoto 62'
16 April 2014 Warriors H 0–4
27 April 2014 Home United H 4–2 Sakamoto (2) 10', 62', Okazaki 57', Hotta 68'
1 May 2014 Tampines Rovers A 1–1 Hotta 68'
8 May 2014 Geylang International H 4–2 Sakamoto 12', Hotta 55', Okazaki 71', Nagasaki 80'
14 May 2014 Brunei DPMM A 2–1 Yamada 53'
23 May 2014 Harimau Muda B A 0–4 Sakamoto (3) 28', 66', 76', Nishida 49'
5 June 2014 Hougang United H 0–1
8 June 2014 Balestier Khalsa A 1–1 Tanaka 20'
11 June 2014 Woodlands Wellington H 7–1 Matsuda 12', Sakamoto (3) 15', 31', 73' (Pen.),
Kawakami 17', Yamada 45', Fukuzaki 87'
18 June 2014 Tanjong Pagar United A 1–2 Nagasaki 3', Ota 59'
22 June 2014 Young Lions H 4–2 Sakamoto 12', Tanaka 38', Nagasaki 63', Okazaki 67'
1 August 2014 Warriors A 1–3 Ota 20', Sakamoto 42', Nagasaki 87'
21 August 2014 Home United A 4–2 Okazaki 2', Sakamoto 73'
25 August 2014 Tampines Rovers H 2–2 Sakamoto (2) 74', 88'
28 August 2014 Geylang International A 3–4 Sakamoto 44', Akasaka 58', Ota 69', Kawakami 90'
17 September 2014 Tampines Rovers A 0–0
6 October 2014 Balestier Khalsa A 2–0
24 October 2014 Home United H 2–1 Nagasaki 9', Sakamoto 31'
28 October 2014 Brunei DPMM H 0–1
31 October 2014 Warriors A 1–0

S.League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Tampines Rovers 27 14 7 6 44 32 +12 49
4 Home United 27 13 5 9 52 41 +11 44
5 Japan Albirex Niigata (S)[a] 27 13 5 9 51 40 +11 44
6 Balestier Khalsa 27 11 7 9 46 34 +12 40 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[b]
7 Hougang United 27 12 6 9 49 42 +7 42
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
  2. ^ Qualified as 2014 Singapore Cup winners.[2]

Singapore Cup

Albirex Niigata (S) is drawn with Svay Rieng from the Cambodian League in the preliminary round of the Singapore Cup. The draw was made on 3 May 2014 at Jalan Besar Stadium.[3] The tie took place on 28 May 2014. The White Swans won the Cambodian side 3-0, knocking them out of the competition. Over the 2-legged Quarter-finals, Albirex lost 3-4 and 1-2 to Brunei DPMM, resulting in their exit.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
28 May 2014 Preliminary Svay Rieng A 0–3 Okazaki 9', Sakamoto 37', Fukuzaki 61'
29 June 2014 Quarter-final 1st leg Brunei DPMM H 3–4 Okazaki 34', Ota 56', Sakamoto 63'
4 July 2014 Quarter-final 2nd leg Brunei DPMM A 2–1 Kawakami 86'

Singapore League Cup

Albirex Niigata (S) came in 3rd in the 2013 S.League, hence were placed in Pot A together with Tampines Rovers, Home United and Balestier Khalsa. The draw took place at Jalan Besar Stadium on 20 June 2014. The White Swans were drawn into Group A; playing away to Tanjong Pagar United on 7 July 2014 and home to Police Sports Association on 10 July 2014. Albirex lost 4-0 to the Jaguars followed by the trashing of NFL side 13-0. Their next opponent in the quarter-final would be Geylang International. The game was played on 18 July 2014 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Former defender Kento Fukuda scored the opening goal in the 20th minute which the first half ended at 1-0 to the Eagles. 9 minutes after the break, Argentinian striker Leonel Felice doubled the lead. Former Eagle Norihiro Kawakami pulled one back on the 70th minute, but a late Hafiz Nor strike sealed the victory for Geylang, putting Albirex out of the competition.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
7 July 2014 Preliminary 1st leg Tanjong Pagar United A 4-0
10 July 2014 Preliminary 2nd leg Police Sports Association H 13–0 Fukuzaki (2) 5', 25', Kawakami (2) 22', 45',
Sakamoto (3) 29', 65', 90', Yamada (2) 40', 74',
Okazaki (2) 50', 54', Ota 88', Nishio 89'
18 July 2014 Quarter-final Geylang International A 1–3 Kawakami 70'

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League Singapore Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Japan Kenjiro Ogino 14 0 2 0 3 0 19 0 3 0
2 DF Japan Taiyo Nishida 13(5) 2 1(1) 0 0 0 20 2 4 0
3 DF Japan Hayato Nokata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Japan Kento Fujihara 24 0 3 0 3 0 30 0 2 0
4 FW Japan Yusuke Ueda 1(6) 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
4 DF Japan Norihiro Kawakami 12 2 2 1 3 3 17 6 1 0
5 MF Japan Koki Akasaka 26 1 2(1) 0 3 0 32 1 4 0
6 DF Japan Itsuki Yamada 27 3 3 0 3 2 33 5 3 0
7 MF Japan Keisuke Ota 27 3 3 1 3 1 33 5 3 0
8 MF Japan Kosuke Matsuda 27 1 3 0 3 0 33 1 3 0
9 MF Japan Kazuya Okazaki 20(4) 5 3 2 3 3 30 11 3 0
10 MF Japan Kento Nagasaki 22(5) 5 3 0 1(1) 0 32 5 0 0
11 FW Japan Kazuki Sakamoto 26(1) 21 3 2 3 3 33 26 2 0
13 MF Japan Koya Yoshida 0(5) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
14 MF Japan Kazuya Fukuzaki 2(8) 1 0(2) 1 2(1) 1 15 3 1 0
15 DF Japan Soichiro Tanaka 17(1) 2 3 0 0(3) 0 24 2 4 0
16 MF Japan Hiroki Morisaki 4(12) 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 1 0
17 FW Japan Ikuma Osaka 0(5) 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 8 0 0 0
18 FW Japan Niji Sasadaira 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 DF Japan Shota Muto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Japan Kentaro Miyakawa 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 FW Japan Yoshinaga Arima 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
22 GK Japan Kazuki Kishigami 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
23 DF Japan Shuhei Hotta 22 4 1(1) 0 3 0 27 4 3 0
24 MF Japan Kaoru Nishio 0 0 0 0 0(1) 1 1 1 0 0
25 MF Japan Seiji Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Japan Junki Kato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Japan Mizuki Ito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— – Own goals – 1 – 0 – 0 – 0 – –

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
26 December 2013 MF Japan Kosuke Matsuda Japan Kyoto Sangyo University Undisclosed[4]
28 December 2013 GK Japan Kazuki Kishigami Japan Ritsumeikan University Undisclosed[5]
29 December 2013 MF Japan Keisuka Ota Japan Kamatamare Sanuki Undisclosed[6]
29 December 2013 DF Japan Hayato Nokata Japan FC Gifu SECOND Undisclosed[7]
1 January 2014 MF Japan Koki Akasaka Japan JAPAN Soccer College
1 January 2014 MF Japan Koya Yoshida Japan JAPAN Soccer College
1 January 2014 DF Japan Soichiro Tanaka Japan JAPAN Soccer College
1 January 2014 FW Japan Niji Sasadaira Japan JAPAN Soccer College
1 January 2014 DF Japan Shota Muto Japan JAPAN Soccer College
1 January 2014 DF Japan Kentaro Miyakawa Japan JAPAN Soccer College
1 January 2014 MF Japan Kaoru Nishio Japan JAPAN Soccer College
1 January 2014 MF Japan Seiji Yamaguchi Japan JAPAN Soccer College
24 January 2014 DF Japan Kento Fujihara Japan Kansai University Undisclosed[8]
29 January 2014 DF Japan Taiyo Nishida Japan Osaka Sangyo University Undisclosed[9]
17 February 2014 FW Japan Yusuke Ueda Japan Sagawa Printing Kyoto SC Undisclosed[10]
13 March 2014 Coach Japan Tomoaki Sasaki Unattached Undisclosed[11]
7 June 2014 DF Japan Norihiro Kawakami Japan Tampines Rovers Undisclosed[12]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 December 2013 DF Japan Kento Fukuda Singapore Geylang International Undisclosed[13]
1 December 2013 DF Japan Yuki Ichikawa Singapore Geylang International Undisclosed[14]
3 December 2013 MF Japan Gentaro Murakami Malta Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. Free[15]
3 December 2013 DF Japan Tatsuya Sase Cambodia Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh Free[16]
3 December 2013 DF Japan Takaaki Usami Released Free[17]
3 December 2013 FW Japan Kazuki Hiroshi Released Free[18]
3 December 2013 DF Japan Yuya Nagae Released Free[19]
3 December 2013 DF Japan Naotoshi Ito Released Free[20]
3 December 2013 DF Japan Yu Takano Released Free[21]
3 December 2013 FW Japan Katsumi Takahashi Released Free[22]
1 January 2014 DF Japan Masahiro Ishikawa Japan Grulla Morioka Free
5 January 2014 FW Brazil Bruno Castanheira Singapore Home United Undisclosed[23]
14 January 2014 MF Japan Takeshi Nagasawa Released Free[24]
14 January 2014 MF Japan Masatake Sato Japan JAPAN Soccer College Free[25]
16 January 2013 GK Japan Hiroaki Hara Japan Arterivo Wakayama Free[26]
25 January 2014 DF Japan Hayato Nokata Cambodia Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh Undisclosed[27]
12 March 2014 GK Japan Junki Kato Cambodia Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh Undisclosed[28]
2 April 2014 MF Japan Shingo Suzuki Retired[29]
10 April 2014 Coach Japan Yuki Matsuda Release Free[30]
15 May 2014 FW Japan Yusuke Ueda Cambodia Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh Undisclosed[31]

Loan in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From
1 January 2014 30 November 2014 MF Japan Kazuya Okazaki Japan Fagiano Okayama Next[32]

Team Staff

Team Manager: Singapore Yeo Junxian
Coach: Japan Tomoaki Sasaki
Goalkeeper Coach: Japan Mizuki Ito
Trainer: Japan Kohei Tanaka

References

  1. ^ "Sugiyama's Leaving Club upon Completion of Contract".
  2. ^ Phoon, Jia Hui (7 November 2014). "Historic cup victory for Tigers". S.League. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ^ "S League". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Contract with Kosuke Matsuda".
  5. ^ "Contract with Kazuki Kishigami".
  6. ^ "Contract with Keisuke Ota".
  7. ^ "Contract with Hayato Nokata".
  8. ^ "Contract with Kento Fujihara".
  9. ^ "Contract with Taiyo Nishida".
  10. ^ "Contract with Yusuke Ueda".
  11. ^ "Contract with Coach Tomoaki Sasaki".
  12. ^ "Contract with Norihiro Kawakami".
  13. ^ "Announcement of Fukuda's transfer".
  14. ^ "Announcement of Ichikawa's transfer".
  15. ^ "Release information (Players) 3 Dec".
  16. ^ "Release information (Players) 3 Dec".
  17. ^ "Release information (Players) 3 Dec".
  18. ^ "Release information (Players) 3 Dec".
  19. ^ "Release information (Players) 3 Dec".
  20. ^ "Release information (Players) 3 Dec".
  21. ^ "Release information (Players) 3 Dec".
  22. ^ "Release information (Players) 3 Dec".
  23. ^ "Announcement of Bruno's transfer".
  24. ^ "Announcement of Nagasawa's release".
  25. ^ "Announcement of Sato's release".
  26. ^ "Announcement of Hara's release".
  27. ^ "Announcement of Nokata's transfer".
  28. ^ "Junki Kato appointed as head coach of Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh FC".
  29. ^ "Announcement of Shingo Suzuki's retirement".
  30. ^ "Coach Yuki Matsuda to Step down".
  31. ^ "Announcement of Ueda's transfer".
  32. ^ "Contract with Kazuya Okazaki".