| 2008 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager |  | ||
| Stadium | Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium | ||
| J. League 1 | 13th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 5th Round | ||
| J. League Cup | GL-D 3rd | ||
| Top goalscorer |  | ||
| Average home league attendance | 34,490 | ||
2008 Albirex Niigata season
| 2008 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | | ||
| Stadium | Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium | ||
| J. League 1 | 13th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 5th Round | ||
| J. League Cup | GL-D 3rd | ||
| Top goalscorer | | ||
| Average home league attendance | 34,490 | ||
2008 Albirex Niigata season
| Competitions | Position |
|---|---|
| J. League 1 | 13th / 18 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 5th Round |
| J. League Cup | GL-D 3rd / 4 clubs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 46 |
| 12 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 43 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 42 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 41 |
| 15 | JEF United Chiba | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 38 |
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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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| 1 | GK | Takashi Kitano | October 4, 1982 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Hiroshi Nakano | October 23, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | Kazuhiko Chiba | June 21, 1985 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | Mitsuru Chiyotanda | June 1, 1980 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 32 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | DF | Mitsuru Nagata | April 6, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 30 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | Toshihiro Matsushita | October 17, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 28 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Davi | June 4, 1984 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Augusto | November 20, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | Alessandro Nunes | March 2, 1982 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 30 | 13 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Marcio Richardes | November 30, 1981 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 24 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | FW | Kisho Yano | April 5, 1984 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 33 | 6 | ||||||
| 13 | MF | Fumiya Kogure | June 28, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | MF | Isao Homma | April 19, 1981 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | Yoshito Terakawa | September 6, 1974 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | DF | Jun Uchida | October 14, 1977 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 33 | 2 | ||||||
| 18 | FW | Kengo Kawamata | October 14, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | DF | Keiji Kaimoto | November 26, 1972 (aged 35) | cm / kg | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | FW | Kazuhisa Kawahara | January 29, 1987 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | GK | Yosuke Nozawa | November 9, 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | GK | Takaya Kurokawa | April 7, 1981 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | Atomu Tanaka | October 4, 1987 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | DF | Ayato Hasebe | February 6, 1990 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | DF | Kazunari Ono | August 4, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | DF | Daisuke Suzuki | January 29, 1990 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | DF | Michael James | September 17, 1988 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | DF | Naoto Matsuo | September 10, 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 30 | 1 | ||||||
| 29 | DF | Gotoku Sakai | March 14, 1991 (aged 16) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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