| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mitsugu Tamura | ||
| Manager | Masaaki Yanagishita from June 12 Hisashi Kurosaki until May 21 | ||
| J.League Division 1 | 15th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| J.League Cup | Group Stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Lopes (7) All: Bruno Lopes (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 35,506 (vs. Kashima Antlers, June 30) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,854 (vs. Yokohama F. Marinos, April 7) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 25,018 | ||
The 2012 Albirex Niigata season was Albirex Niigata's 9th consecutive season in J.League Division 1. It also includes the 2012 J.League Cup, and the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
| 8 February 2012 | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 1 | Kōchi University | Haruno |
| 14:00 JST | M.Suzuki | Report | Stadium: Haruno Stadium |
| 11 February 2012 | Albirex Niigata | 3 – 3 | Kamatamare Sanuki | Haruno |
| 13:30 JST | Kim Young-Geun Alan Mineiro Fujita | Report | Stadium: Haruno Stadium |
| 16 February 2012 | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 2 | Tokyo Verdy | Haruno |
| 13:30 JST | trainee | Report | Stadium: Haruno Stadium |
| 19 February 2012 | Vissel Kobe | 0 – 3 | Albirex Niigata | Haruno |
| 14:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Haruno Stadium Attendance: 4,198 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 26 February 2012 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Shimizu |
| 13:04 JST | Report | Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium Attendance: 4,398 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 46 | |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 44 | |
| 14 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 42 | |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 40 | |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 39 | Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 38 | |
| 18 | Consadole Sapporo (R) | 34 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 88 | −63 | 14 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | +1 |
Last updated: 1 December 2012.
Source: "J.League". Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.
| 10 March 20121 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Kawasaki |
| 17:05 JST | Saneto | Report | Stadium: Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,920 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 17 March 20122 | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 2 | Omiya Ardija | Niigata |
| 14:00 JST | Bruno Lopes | Report | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 26,294 Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura |
| 25 March 20123 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Nagoya |
| 16:03 JST | Kanazaki Kennedy | Report | Stadium: Mizuho Stadium Attendance: 10,603 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
| 31 March 20124 | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 1 | Gamba Osaka | Niigata |
| 16:00 JST | Alan Mineiro | Report | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 16,836 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 7 April 20125 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Niigata |
| 15:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 15,854 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 14 April 20126 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Osaka |
| 19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Kincho Stadium Attendance: 9,154 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| 21 April 20127 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Tosu |
| 17:00 JST | Tanaka Tozim | Report | Mikado Michael | Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 28 April 20128 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Niigata |
| 16:00 JST | Yano Bruno Lopes Kikuchi Homma Suzuki Higashiguchi | Report | Park Ju-Sung Wilson | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 24,637 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 3 May 20129 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Hiroshima |
| 16:00 JST | Moriwaki Mikić Nakajima Takahagi | Report | Kikuchi | Stadium: Big Arch Attendance: 17,826 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 6 May 201210 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 2 | FC Tokyo | Niigata |
| 19:00 JST | Kim Jin-Su | Report | Mukuhara Kajiyama Yazawa | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 21,827 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 12 May 201211 | Urawa Reds | 1 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Saitama |
| 16:00 JST | Márcio Richardes Abe | Report | Bruno Lopes Kikuchi Tanaka | Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 31,818 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 19 May 201212 | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 6 | Júbilo Iwata | Niigata |
| 15:00 JST | Kim Jin-Su Higashiguchi Kobayashi | Report | Cho Byung-Kuk Maeda Kobayashi Matsuura Yamazaki Yamada | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 21,920 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 26 May 201213 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Kashiwa |
| 18:30 JST | Kondo Nasu Otani Sawa | Report | Murakami Tanaka Yano | Stadium: Hitachi Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,931 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 16 June 201214 | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Niigata |
| 19:00 JST | Kim Jin-Su Fujita Michael Bruno Lopes Higashiguchi | Report | Sugiyama Tsujio | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 23,797 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
| 23 June 201215 | Vissei Kobe | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Kobe |
| 19:00 JST | Ogawa Ōkubo | Report | Stadium: Home's Stadium Attendance: 16,727 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 30 June 201216 | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 1 | Kashima Antlers | Niigata |
| 19:00 JST | Michael Suzuki Mikado | Report | Sergio Dutra Junior Iwamasa Aoki Ogasawara | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 35,506 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 7 July 201217 | Consadole Sapporo | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Sapporo |
| 14:00 JST | Report | Tanaka Mikado Murakami | Stadium: Atsubetsu Park Attendance: 7,673 Referee: |
| 14 July 201218 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 0 | Urawa Reds | Niigata |
| 19:00 JST | Tanaka Ohi | Report | Hirakawa Umesaki | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 33,998 Referee: |
| 28 July 201219 | FC Tokyo | 0 – 2 | Albirex Niigata | Chōfu |
| 19:30 JST | Report | Mikado Alan Mineiro Michael | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 23,430 Referee: |
| 4 August 201220 | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Niigata |
| 20:00 JST | Bruno Lopes Homma Yano | Report | Leandro Domingues Nasu Jorge Wagner Tanaka Hashimoto | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 25,050 Referee: |
| 11 August 201221 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 – 2 | Albirex Niigata | Yokohama |
| 19:00 JST | Nakazawa Marquinhos Taniguchi | Report | Tanaka Michael | Stadium: Nippatsu Stadium Attendance: 11,992 Referee: |
| 18 August 201222 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Niigata |
| 20:00 JST | Suzuki Yano | Report | Satō Ishihara | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 32,014 Referee: |
| 25 August 201223 | Kashima Antlers | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Kashima |
| 18:30 JST | Shibasaki | Report | Michael Tsubouchi | Stadium: Kashima Stadium Attendance: 12,729 Referee: |
| 1 September 201224 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 1 | Cerezo Osaka | Niigata |
| 19:00 JST | Michael | Summary | Kakitani | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 24,601 Referee: |
| 15 September 201225 | Gamba Osaka | 1 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Suita |
| 20:00 | Leandro | Report | Michael Bruno Lopes | Stadium: Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 17,381 Referee: |
| 22 September 201226 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Iwata |
| 17:00 | Yamazaki | Summary | Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 11,118 Referee: |
| 29 September 201227 | Albirex Niigata | 5 – 0 | Nagoya Grampus | Niigata |
| 15:00 | Michael Murakami Bruno Lopes Tsubouchi | Summary | Nagai Tanaka | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 22,079 Referee: |
| 6 October 201228 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 0 | Vissel Kobe | Niigata |
| 16:00 JST | Murakami | Summary | Kitamoto Ōkubo | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 23,849 Referee: |
| 20 October 201229 | Omiya Ardija | 1 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Saitama |
| 16:00 | Aoki | Summary | Murakami Tanaka Suzuki Bruno Lopes | Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Attendance: 11,944 Referee: |
| 27 October 201230 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 2 | Sagan Tosu | Niigata |
| 18:00 | Kim Jin-Su Ohi | Summary | Toyoda Fujita Kim Min-Woo Niwa | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 23,254 Referee: |
| 7 November 201231 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Shimizu |
| 19:00 | Sugiyama | Summary | Bruno Lopes Ishikawa | Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium Attendance: 8,710 Referee: |
| 17 November 201232 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Niigata |
| 14:03 JST | Report | Kobayashi | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 25,738 Referee: Hiroshi Yamaguchi |
| 24 November 201233 | Vegalta Sendai | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Sendai |
| 14:34 JST | Report | Kim Jin-Su | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 18,526 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 1 December 201234 | Albirex Niigata | 4 – 1 | Consadole Sapporo | Niigata |
| 15:33 JST | Tsubouchi Bruno Lopes Alan Mineiro Bruno Lopes | Report | Sakaki | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 28,055 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 |
| Kashima Antlers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 |
| Albirex Niigata | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 |
| Omiya Ardija | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |
| Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 |
| Vissel Kobe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −8 | 4 |
| 20 March 2012Group Stage | Consadole Sapporo | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Sapporo |
| 13:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 7,487 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 4 April 2012Group Stage | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Shimizu |
| 19:04 JST | Kobayashi | Report | Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium Attendance: 7,479 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
| 18 April 2012Group Stage | Albirex Niigata | 1 – 0 | Vissel Kobe | Niigata |
| 19:03 JST | Hirai | Report | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 8,158 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 6 June 2012Group Stage | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 1 | Kashima Antlers | Niigata |
| 19:00 JST | Homma | Report | Iwamasa Osako | Stadium: Big Swan Attendance: 9,986 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 9 June 2012Group Stage | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Yokohama |
| 13:00 JST | Nakazawa | Report | Mikado Murakami Suzuki | Stadium: Nippatsu Stadium Attendance: 5,345 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 9 September 2012Round 2 | Albirex Niigata | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Saurcos Fukui | Niigata |
| 13:00 | Bruno Lopes | Report | Yusuke Sakai | Stadium: Niigata City Athletic Stadium Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 10 October 2012Round 3 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 1 | Fukushima United | Niigata |
| 19:00 | Report | Yoshihiro Masuko | Stadium: Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
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