2022 Albirex Niigata (S) Women season

Albirex Niigata (S)
2022 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coachSingapore Nahar Daud
2023 →

The 2022 season is Albirex Niigata (S) Women's 1st season in the top flight of Singapore football.[1][2]

Their marquee player is former Japan international Kana Kitahara.[3]

Squad

Women Squad

As of 5 February 2022
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Nurul Radiatul Singapore (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 23) Singapore Tampines Changkat CSC 2022 2022
25 Maisarah Ramat Singapore (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31) Singapore 2022 2022
96 Lynse Ann Sng Singapore 2022 2022
Defenders
3 Kana Kitahara Japan (1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 36) Japan MyNavi Sendai 2022 2022
5 Cynthia Taye Shi Ya Singapore (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) Singapore 2022 2022
6 Nur Shaahidah Singapore (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 25) Singapore Arion Women's FC 2022 2022
10 Irsalina Irwan Singapore (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) Singapore 2022 2022
15 Dini Danisha Singapore (2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 21) Singapore 2022 2022
17 Nur Emilia Natasha Singapore (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) Singapore Police SA 2022 2022
18 Wee Xin Yi Singapore (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) Singapore 2022 2022
23 Marilou Bautista Rubio Philippines (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975 (age 49) Philippines Far Eastern University 2022 2022
Midfielders
4 Noridah Abdullah Singapore (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 (age 38) Singapore 2022 2022
8 Noralinda Wahab Singapore (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30) Singapore Kaki Bukit SC 2022 2022
9 Nadhra Aqilah Singapore (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) Singapore Tanjong Pagar United Women 2022 2022
12 Chloe Poh Yee Fang Singapore (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29) Singapore 2022 2022
14 Suriati Soony Singapore (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) Singapore Kaki Bukit SC 2022 2022
16 Nadya Zah Singapore (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 (age 38) Singapore 2022 2022
19 Nur Maisarah Singapore (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 26) Singapore Home United Women 2022 2022
20 Nurul Unaisah Singapore (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) Singapore 2022 2022
21 Amirah Syahirah Singapore (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) Singapore Kaki Bukit SC 2022 2022
22 Siti Nor Aqilah Singapore (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 23) Singapore Tampines Changkat CSC 2022 2022
24 Nur Sarah Zu'risqha Singapore (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 18) Singapore 2022 2022
30 Wan Nashirah Singapore (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 19) Singapore 2022 2022
73 Siti Erma Ellyana Singapore (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 35) Singapore 2022 2022
97 Lauren Reese Wales (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) Wales Wrexham AFC Women 2022 2022
Strikers
2 Nurhidayah Shah Singapore (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33) Singapore 2022 2022
7 Huraizah Ismail Singapore (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 (age 40) Singapore Police SA 2022 2022
11 Tina Afrida Nasmi Singapore (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 (age 42) Singapore 2022 2022
13 Nuur Fitri Ardilla Singapore (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 25) Singapore Lion City Sailors Women 2022 2022
Players who left club during season
15 Nur Danisyah Singapore (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25) Singapore 2022 2022

Coaching staff

[4]

Position Name
Technical Director Japan Kazuaki Yoshinaga[5]
Head Coach (Men) Japan Kazuaki Yoshinaga[6]
Head Coach (Women) Singapore Nahar Daud
Assistant Coach Japan Keiji Shigetomi
Singapore Jaswinder Singh
Goalkeeper Coach Singapore Fadhil Salim
Sports Trainer Japan Tomoya Ueta
Fitness Coach & U15 Coach Japan Masayuki Kato
Fitness Coach & U19 Coach
Team Manager (Men) Singapore Dominic Wong
Team Manager (Women) Singapore Tyrus Soo
Physiotherapist Singapore Karen Koh
Singapore Alison Soh
Kitman Singapore Roy Krishnan
Interpreter Japan Ayumi Nagami

[7]

Transfer

In

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Team Ref

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred From Team Ref
MF Japan Kana Kitahara Japan MyNavi Sendai Women Free [8]
MF Singapore Dini Danisha NA Women Free
MF Singapore Wan Nashirah NA Women Free
MF Singapore Siti Erma Ellyana NA Women Free
MF England Lauren Reese England Wrexham AFC Women Women Free [9]

Note 1: .

Loan In

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref

Loan Return

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To / From Ref

Out

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Team Ref

Loan Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref

Friendly

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss


Team statistics

Appearances and goals (Women)

As of 10 Sept 2022
No. Pos. Player WPL Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Singapore Nurul Radiatul Ain 2+2 0 4 0
2 FW Singapore Nurhidayah Shah 3+7 2 10 2
3 DF Japan Kana Kitahara 4 4 4 4
4 MF Singapore Noridah Abdullah 5+1 0 6 0
5 DF Singapore Cynthia Taye Shi Ya 5+2 0 7 0
6 DF Singapore Nur Shaahidah 10+1 0 11 0
7 MF Singapore Huraizah Ismail 9 5 9 5
8 FW Singapore Noralinda Wahab 4+6 5 10 5
9 FW Singapore Nadhra Aqilah 5 3 5 3
10 DF Singapore Irsalina Irwan 11 1 11 1
11 MF Singapore Tina Afrida Nasmi 10+2 3 12 3
13 MF Singapore Nuur Fitri Ardilla 0+4 0 4 0
14 MF Singapore Suriati Soony 7+4 0 11 0
15 MF Singapore Dini Dannisha 4+1 0 5 0
16 MF Singapore Nadya Zah 2+2 0 4 0
17 DF Singapore Nur Emilia Natasha 7 1 7 1
18 DF Singapore Wee Xin Yi 6 0 6 0
19 MF Singapore Nur Maisarah 0+2 0 2 0
20 DF Singapore Nurul Unaisah 1+6 0 7 0
21 MF Singapore Amirah Syahirah 1+3 1 4 1
22 MF Singapore Siti Nor Aqilah 8+2 3 10 3
23 DF Philippines Marilou Bautista Rubio 4+2 0 1 0
24 MF Singapore Nur Sarah Zu'risqha 6+1 1 7 1
25 GK Singapore Maisarah Ramat 10 0 10 0
30 MF Singapore Wan Nashirah 0+1 1 1 1
73 MF Singapore Siti Erma Ellyana 5+1 0 6 0
96 GK Singapore Lynse Ann Sng 0+1 1 1 1
97 MF England Lauren Reese 2+4 0 6 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competition (Women's Premier League)

Women's Premier League

Main article: 2022 Women's Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 May 2022 1 Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 1-2 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United Yishun
Nadhra Aqilah 67' Report Manami Fukuzawa 33'
Farah Nurzahirah 55'		 Stadium: Yishun Stadium
5 June 2022 2 Lion City Sailors Singapore 4-1 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Yishun
Nur Izzati Rosni 45' 87'
Dorcas Chu 49'
Madison Telmer 64'		 Report Nadhra Aqilah 77' Stadium: Yishun Stadium
19 June 2022 3 Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 1-1 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Yishun
Nadhra Aqilah 87' Report Nasriah Ibrahim 71' Stadium: Yishun Stadium
16 July 2022 4 Hougang United Singapore 1-5 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Yishun
Elizabeth Ong 15' Report Amirah Syahirah 17'
Irsalina Irwan 22'
Emilia Natasha 48'
Nurhidayah Shah 74'
Noralinda Wahab 84'		 Stadium: Yishun Stadium
23 July 2022 5 Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 5-1 Singapore Still Aerion Yishun
Siti Nor Aqilah 30'
Nurhidayah Shah 35'
Tina Afrida Nasmi 45'
Noralinda Wahab 62' 68'		 Report Joie Teo 38' Stadium: Yishun Stadium
30 July 2022 6 Tiong Bahru FC Singapore 1-2 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Yishun
Report Kana Kitahara 38' 38' Stadium: Yishun Stadium
6 August 2022 7 Tanjong Pagar United Singapore 1-2 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Yishun
Nur Adrianna Hazeri 43' Report Huraizah Ismail 7'
Kana Kitahara 90+3'		 Stadium: Yishun Stadium
14 August 2022 8 Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 0-4 Singapore Lion City Sailors Yishun
Report Nur Izzati Rosni 1' 57' 64'
Miray Hokotate Altun 40'		 Stadium: Yishun Stadium
28 August 2022 9 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 0-3 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Yishun
Report Kana Kitahara 38'
Huraizah Ismail 45+3' 86'		 Stadium: Yishun Stadium
10 September 2022 10 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 4-1 Singapore Hougang United Yishun
Nur Sarah Zu'risqha 54'
Noralinda Wahab 54' 60'
Huraizah Ismail 74'		 Report Khue Tran 5' Stadium: Yishun Stadium
24 September 2022 11 (Rescheduled) Still Aerion Singapore 0-4 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Yishun
Report Siti Nor Aqilah 4' 76'
Lauren Reese 81'
Huraizah Ismail 86'		 Stadium: Yishun Stadium
2 October 2022 12 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 3-0 Singapore Tiong Bahru FC Yishun
Tina Afrida Nasmi 26' 76'
Nurhidayah Shah 90'		 Stadium: Yishun Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lion City Sailors 12 10 2 0 39 3 +36 32 Champion for 2022
2 Japan Albirex Niigata 12 8 1 3 31 16 +15 25
3 Tanjong Pagar United 12 7 2 3 24 11 +13 23
4 Tiong Bahru 12 4 3 5 15 12 +3 15
5 Balestier Khalsa 12 2 5 5 7 19 −12 11
6 Still Aerion Women 12 3 1 8 11 29 −18 10
7 Hougang United 12 0 2 10 8 45 −37 2
Updated to match(es) played on 1 Oct 2022. Source: [1]


References

  1. ^ "Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League". TODAY.
  2. ^ "Souta Sugiyama (Kaishi Gakuen JSC) confirmed to join White Swans for 2019 Singapore Premier League". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  3. ^ Auto, Hermes (July 6, 2022). "Football: Albirex strengthen women's team with former Japan international Kana Kitahara | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
  4. ^ "2021 Season Team Officials". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  5. ^ "Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  6. ^ "Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  7. ^ "2019 Season Coaching Staff". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  8. ^ "Former Japan National Kitahara Kana is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
  9. ^ "4 Players are coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".