| 2005 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Yasuharu Sorimachi | ||
| Stadium | Niigata Stadium | ||
| J. League 1 | 12th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 5th Round | ||
| J. League Cup | GL-A 3rd | ||
| Top goalscorer |  Edmilson (18) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 40,114 | ||
2005 Albirex Niigata season
| 2005 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Yasuharu Sorimachi | ||
| Stadium | Niigata Stadium | ||
| J. League 1 | 12th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 5th Round | ||
| J. League Cup | GL-A 3rd | ||
| Top goalscorer | Edmilson (18) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 40,114 | ||
2005 Albirex Niigata season
| Competitions | Position |
|---|---|
| J. League 1 | 12th / 18 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 5th Round |
| J. League Cup | GL-A 3rd / 4 clubs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 47 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 43 |
| 12 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 42 |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 41 |
| 14 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 39 |
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| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | Koichi Kidera | April 4, 1972 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Yoshiaki Maruyama | October 12, 1974 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | Shigenori Hagimura | July 31, 1976 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | Kentaro Suzuki | June 2, 1980 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | Osamu Umeyama | August 16, 1973 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | Hiroyoshi Kuwabara | October 2, 1971 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | DF | Ânderson Lima | March 18, 1973 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 30 | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Motohiro Yamaguchi | January 29, 1969 (aged 36) | cm / kg | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | MF | Fabinho | June 26, 1973 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 26 | 8 | ||||||
| 10 | FW | Edmilson | September 15, 1982 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 33 | 18 | ||||||
| 11 | FW | Yusaku Ueno | November 1, 1973 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 34 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | MF | Katsuyuki Miyazawa | September 15, 1976 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | DF | Naoki Takahashi | August 8, 1976 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | MF | Isao Homma | April 19, 1981 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | Yoshito Terakawa | September 6, 1974 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | DF | Kojiro Kaimoto | October 14, 1977 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | MF | Shingo Suzuki | March 20, 1978 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 29 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | DF | Keiji Kaimoto | November 26, 1972 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | Tetsuya Okayama | August 27, 1973 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | GK | Yosuke Nozawa | November 9, 1979 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | GK | Takashi Kitano | October 4, 1982 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | Ryuji Sueoka | May 22, 1979 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | FW | Kosei Nakamura | April 5, 1981 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | MF | Daisuke Aono | September 19, 1979 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | MF | Masashi Otani | April 17, 1983 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | FW | Kazuhisa Kawahara | January 29, 1987 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | FW | Yuzo Funakoshi | June 12, 1977 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 29 | DF | Yasushi Kita | April 25, 1978 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| 30 | GK | Yudai Suwa | May 5, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | DF | Daisuke Fujii | October 15, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | DF | Hideya Tanaka | June 25, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | MF | Shogo Yoshizawa | July 26, 1986 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | FW | Neto | October 29, 1985 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 35 | MF | Atomu Tanaka | October 4, 1987 (aged 17) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 36 | MF | Naoya Kikuchi | November 24, 1984 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 37 | DF | Kazuhiko Chiba | June 21, 1985 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 39 | FW | Marcel Sacramento | August 24, 1987 (aged 17) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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