Albirex Niigata アルビレックス新潟
Full name	Albirex Niigata
Nickname(s)	Albi
Founded	1955
Ground	Niigata Stadium Big Swan Niigata, Niigata
Capacity	42,300
Chairman	Yukio Nakano
Manager	Jun Suzuki(2006 - )
League	J. League Div.1
2006	14th Place
Home colours Away colours

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Outline

Joining the J. League in 1999, its home towns are Niigata, Niigata and Seiro, Niigata. Until 2003, it used Niigata Perfectural Sport Ground as the home ground but since 2004, the team began using Niigata Stadium Big Swan as well and now plays most of its games there. In 2003, it set a record for highest attendance in the J. League with the cumulative total of around 660,000. Its practice grounds are Albirex's training facilities in Seiro and the Ijimino Sports Park (五十公野運動公園, Ijimino Undō Kōen^?) in Shibata. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Niigata ) is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. ... Seirō (聖籠町; -machi) is a town located in Kitakanbara District, Niigata, Japan. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Niigata Big Swan Stadium is a football stadium in Niigata, Japan. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shibata (新発田市; -shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan. ...

In 1998, Albirex Niigata joined the Japan Football League, and was merged into the J2 league after its creation in 1999. The team gradually became competitive and on 2001 and 2002 it came close to getting promoted to J1 and in 2003, it became the champion of J2 and finally joined J1. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The former Japan Football League ) was a football (soccer) league that existed from 1992 to 1998. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The team name is made from combining the star Albireo of the constellation Cygnus (the Swan) and the Latin word Rex meaning 'king'. In 1997, due to copyright issues, the team name was changed from Albireo Niigata to the current Albirex Niigata. Albireo (β Cyg / β Cygni / Beta Cygni) is the third brightest star in the constellation Cygnus. ... Cygnus (Latin for swan) is a northern constellation. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2007, the uniform color will change. Until 2006, the color was orange - blue - orange, but from 2007 the color will be orange - orange - orange. This coordinate has not been adopted since 1996 when this team started as a pro - team. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Since 2004, Albirex Niigata has selected a number of players for its satellite team in the S.League in Singapore, called Albirex Niigata Singapore. Albirex also has a women's team and joined L2 league (an equivalent of J2) in 2004. Albirex Ladies won the L2 title in 2006, and it is going to join L1 in 2007. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The S.League is the top professional football (soccer) league in Singapore. ... Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) is a soccer club which plays in Singapores S.League. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Team name transition

• Niigata eleven SC(Soccer club) in 1955
• Albireo Niigata FC in 1995
• Albirex Niigata in 1997

Titles

• 2003 J2 Championship

Season by season results and managers

Year	League	Pld	Pt	W	L	D	Place	Manager	General Manager
1998	JFL	30	34	12	18	―	11th	Yoshikazu Nagai	―
1999	J2	36	58	20	14	2	4th		―
2000		40	46	15	20	5	7th		―
2001		44	78	26	14	4	4th	Yasuharu Sorimachi	―
2002		44	82	23	8	13	3rd		―
2003		44	88	27	10	7	Champions		―
2004	J1, 1st stage	15	14	3	7	5	14th		―
	J1, 2nd stage	15	23	7	6	2	7th
	J1 total	30	37	10	13	7	10th
2005	J1	34	42	11	14	9	12th		―
2006	J1	34	42	12	16	6	14th	Jun Suzuki	―

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Current players

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No. Position Player 1 GK Takashi Kitano 2 DF Hikaru Mita 3 MF Kazuhiko Chiba 5 DF Mitsuru Chiyotanda 6 DF Mitsuru Nagata 7 MF Toshihiro Matsusita 8 MF Silvinho 9 FW Masaki Fukai 10 FW Edmilson 11 FW Kisho Yano 13 DF Hideya Tanaka 14 MF Masataka Sakamoto 15 MF Isao Homma 16 MF Yoshito Terakawa

No. Position Player 17 DF Jun Uchida 19 DF Keiji Kaimoto 20 FW Kazuhisa Kawahara 21 GK Yosuke Nozawa 22 GK Yudai Suwa 23 MF Atomu Tanaka 24 MF Takuya Miguruma 25 MF Shogo Yoshizawa 26 DF Hiroshi Nakano 27 MF Marcio Richardes 28 DF Naoto Matsuo 29 DF Daisuke Suzuki

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Former players

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Topics

Influence by success of Albirex

The success in Albireccs Niigata gave a big impact to the entire Japanese sporting world including the professional baseball. It is because commercial correctness of structure of professional sports, and a regional sticking (effectiveness in Japan) was proven also in the local mainstay city. Moreover, it came for clarifying the possession of energy that it was farther larger than the expectation of the sports market in the local city without the population of the metropolitan area in the past, and local city citizens' localism feelings are very bigger to influence other a lot of sports and municipality.

The Spread of the Albirex brand

In addition to the J-1 Albirex Niigata football team, there is an Niigata Albirex basketball club in the bj league, as well as a ski, snowboard, and track and field team. Alberex also fields a soccer team in the S-league in Singapore and a ladies team in the L-league in Japan. There are also plans to have a baseball team. Though the teams share the same name, management and finances are completely separate for each team. Niigata Albirex BB , The formal nomenclature is Niigata Albirex baskettoborl) is a Japanesebj league basketball team. ... bj league (basketball Japan league) is a professional basketball league in Japan that began on November 5, 2005, with sponsors. ...

International match and friendly match

• July 27, 2004 The world challenge match 2004 Club Atlético Boca Juniors（  Argentina） Niigata Stadium 2-1
• August 01, 2004 The world challenge match 2004 Valencia CF（  Spain） Niigata Stadium 5-2
• July 28, 2005 Niigata City international friendship match Dalian Shide（  China） Niigata Stadium 2-2
• August 04, 2006 The world challenge match Sevilla FC JAPAN TOUR 2006 Sevilla FC（  Spain） Niigata City Stadium 0-6

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See also

• Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
• Niigata Albirex BB (Basketball)
• Albirex Cheerleaders
• Niigata Albirex Running Club
• Term Albirex Niigata (Skiing)
• Niigata Albirex Baseball Club

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External links

• Team Data: Albirex Niigata
• (Japanese) Albirex Niigata website
• (Japanese) MSN Japan Albirex Niigata webpage
• Albirex Niigata Stadium At World Stadiums.com