2011 Albirex Niigata season

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Albirex Niigata
2011 season
Chairman Mitsugu Tamura
Manager Hisashi Kurosaki
Stadium Big Swan
J.League Division 1 14th
Emperor's Cup 3rd round
J. League Cup Quarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Lopes (13) [1]
All: Bruno Lopes (16)
Highest home attendance37,830 (vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 6 August 2011) [2]
Lowest home attendance13,644 (vs Ventforet Kofu, 13 July 2011) [2]
Average home league attendance26,049
  2010
2012  

The 2011 Albirex Niigata season was Albirex Niigata's eighth consecutive season in J.League Division 1. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.

Contents

Match results

J. League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
12 Cerezo Osaka 341110136753+1443
13 Omiya Ardija 3410121238481042
14 Albirex Niigata 34109153846839
15 Urawa Red Diamonds 34812143643736
16 Ventforet Kofu (R)34961942632133Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34109153846 −8396652520 +543101326 −13

Last updated: 1 February 2012.
Source: "J. League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDWDLLDLLDLDWLWLWWWLLDLDLLWWWLDLL
Position124457910111315151514141411111513119131313141313131115131314
Source: "J. League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

J. League Cup

14 September 20112nd round - 1st leg Shimizu S-Pulse 2 – 1 Albirex Niigata Shimizu
19:04 JST Omae Soccerball shade.svg16'
Alex Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report Soccerball shade.svg6' Homma Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium
Attendance: 6,939
28 September 20112nd round - 2nd leg Albirex Niigata 3 – 1 Shimizu S-Pulse Niigata
19:03 JST Bruno Lopes Soccerball shade.svg36'
Tanaka Soccerball shade.svg55'
Michael Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report Soccerball shade.svg25' Omae Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 10,024
5 October 2011Quarterfinal Nagoya Grampus 5 – 3 (a.e.t.) Albirex Niigata Nagoya
19:00 Kanazaki Soccerball shade.svg15'
Nagai Soccerball shade.svg90+1', Soccerball shade.svg105+2'
Hashimoto Soccerball shade.svg114'
Tulio Soccerball shade.svg120+1'
Report Soccerball shade.svg63' Bruno Lopes
Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Kawamata
Soccerball shade.svg98' Kikuchi
Stadium: Mizuho Stadium
Attendance: 4,108

Emperor's Cup

12 October 20112nd round Albirex Niigata 5 – 0 Toyama Shinjo Club Niigata
19:00 JST Bruno Lopes Soccerball shade.svg36'
Kawamata Soccerball shade.svg21'
Kogure Soccerball shade.svg23'
Kawamata Soccerball shade.svg76'
Uchida Soccerball shade.svg94'
Report Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 3,597
16 November 20113rd round Albirex Niigata 0 – 1 Matsumoto Yamaga Niigata
19:00 JST Report Soccerball shade.svg94' Tatara Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 4,842

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takaya Kurokawa
3 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazuhiko Chiba
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daisuke Suzuki
5 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Naoki Ishikawa
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Mikado
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Anderson
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Fumiya Kogure
9 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Cho Young-Cheol
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Michael
11 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruno Lopes
13 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masaru Kato
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Seiya Fujita
15 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Isao Homma (captain)
17 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jun Uchida
18 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kengo Kawamata
19 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ayato Hasebe
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shigeto Masuda
21 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masaaki Higashiguchi
22 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yasuhiro Watanabe
23 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Atomu Tanaka
24 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Gotoku Sakai
26 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yusuke Murakami
27 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hidetoshi Nakata
28 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael
29 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Noriyoshi Sakai
30 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hideaki Ozawa
31 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Fumiya Hayakawa (youth)
32 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
33 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryoma Nishimura (youth)
34 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yohei Iwasaki
36 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Naoya Kikuchi
39 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yohei Takeda (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Michael Fitzgerald (to Zweigen Kanazawa)
DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazunari Ono (to Ehime FC)
MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Musashi Okuyama (to Albirex Niigata Singapore)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Bruno Castanheira (to Albirex Niigata Singapore)
FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazuhisa Kawahara (to Tochigi SC)
FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hideo Ōshima (to JEF United Chiba)

Starting XI

Last updated on 3 February 2012. [1]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MSNotes
30 GK Flag of Japan.svg Hideaki Ozawa 15 Masaaki Higashiguchi had 14 starts
25 RB Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Murakami 15 Seiya Fujita had 12 starts
3 CB Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Chiba 28
4 CB Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Suzuki 20 Naoya Kikuchi had 14 starts
24 LB Flag of Japan.svg Gotoku Sakai 23 Naoki Ishikawa had 9 starts
15 DM Flag of Japan.svg Isao Homma 34
32 DM Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiyuki Kobayashi 14 Naoya Kikuchi had 9 starts
23 RM Flag of Japan.svg Atomu Tanaka 22
9 LM Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Young-Cheol 21 Fumiya Kogure had 6 starts
10 SS Flag of Brazil.svg Michael 25 Kengo Kawamata had 5 starts
11 CF Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Lopes 32

References

  1. 1 2 "Match results and statistics". J. League. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Aggregate Attendances by Club (J1)". J. League. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 3 February 2012.