2020 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

Albirex Niigata (S)

2020 season
Chairman	Daisuke Korenaga
Head coach	Keiji Shigetomi
Stadium	Jurong East Stadium
Singapore Cup	TBA
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The 2020 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football ^{[1] [2]} and in the S.League, having joined the Sleague in 2004. Along with the 2019 Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

Squad

SPL Squad

As of 10 January 2020.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Kei Okawa		(1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26)	Tsukuba University	2020	2020
21	Hyrulnizam Juma'at <23		(1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 38)	Warriors FC	2019	2020
26	Aizil Yazid		(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20)	Greenridge Secondary School	2020	2020
Defenders
2	Shoma Sato		(1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 25)	SC Sagamihara U21	2020	2020
3	Kotaro Takeda		(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)	Chukyo University	2020	2020
4	Rio Sakuma		(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)	Ryutsu Keizai University	2020	2020
5	Kazuki Hashioka (Captain)		(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27)	Tokyo 23 FC	2020	2020
19	Hiromasa Ogino		(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23)	Naval 1893	2020	2020
20	Yasuhiro Hanada		(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25)	Japan Soccer College	2020	2020
22	Toshihiko Masuda		(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23)	Japan Soccer College	2020	2020
Midfielders
6	Gareth Low U21		(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)	Young Lions FC	2020	2020
7	Kenta Kurishima		(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)	Waseda University	2020	2020
8	Hiroyoshi Kamata		(1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27)	Albirex Niigata U18	2016	2020
13	Ryoya Tanigushi		(1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25)	Zweigen Kanazawa	2020	2020
14	Ryuya Mitsuzuka		(1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)	SC Sagamihara U21	2020	2020
17	Iman Hakim U21		(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)	FFA U16	2020	2020
18	Mahiro Takahashi		(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23)	Albirex Niigata U18	2020	2020
25	Ren Ishihara		(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23)	Japan Soccer College	2020	2020
27	Ong Yu En U21		(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	FFA U16	2020	2020
36	Kenji Austin U21		(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)	FFA U16	2020	2020
Strikers
9	Reo Nishiguchi		(1997-08-21) 21 August 1997 (age 27)	Chukyo University	2020	2020
10	Tomoyuki Doi		(1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27)	Tokoha University	2020	2020
16	Fairoz Hassan <23		(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 36)	Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)	2020
23	Yohei Osada		(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	Japan Soccer College	2020	2020
28	Ryosuke Nagasawa		(1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26)	Phuket City F.C.	2020	2020
Players who left club during season
11	Daniel Goh U21		(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25)	Balestier Khalsa	2020	2020
15	Sharul Nizam U21		(1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27)	Young Lions FC	2020	2020
15	Noor Akid Nordin <23		(1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 28)	Balestier Khalsa	2019
24	Zamani Zamri U21		(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23)	F-17 Academy	2019	2020

U17 Squad

As of 10 January 2020.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
	Mikhail Danial Lum			GFA Victoria FC	2020	2021
Strikers

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Keiji Shigetomi
Asst Coach and U17 Coach	Yuki Fujimoto
Coach	Tomoya Ueta
U15 Coach	Masayuki Kato
Goalkeeper Coach	Scott Starr
Fitness Coach	Jaswinder Singh
Team Manager	Matthew Sean
Physiotherapist
Kitman	Roy Krishnan

^[3]

Transfer

Pre-season transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Kei Okawa	Tsukuba University	[4]
GK	Aizil Yazid	Greenridge Secondary School	[5]
DF	Rio Sakuma	Ryutsu Keizai University	[6]
DF	Kazuki Hashioka	Tokyo 23 FC (J5)	[7]
DF	Kotaro Takeda	Chukyo University	[8]
DF	Shoma Sato	SC Sagamihara U21 (J3)	[9]
DF	Hiromasa Ogino	Naval 1893 (P3)	[10]
DF	Yasuhiro Hanada	Japan Soccer College	[11]
DF	Toshihiko Masuda	Japan Soccer College	[12]
MF	Ren Ishihara	Japan Soccer College	[13]
MF	Mahiro Takahashi	Albirex Niigata U18	[14]
MF	Kenta Kurishima	Waseda University	[15]
MF	Iman Hakim	Singapore Sports School	[16]
MF	Ong Yu En	Singapore Sports School	[17]
MF	Gareth Low Jun Kit	Young Lions FC	[18]
MF	Tomoyuki Doi	Tokoha University	[19]
MF	Ryoya Tanigushi	Zweigen Kanazawa (J2)	Season loan [20]
MF	Ryuya Mitsuzuka	SC Sagamihara U21 (J3)	[21]
MF	Daniel Goh	Balestier Khalsa	Free [22]
MF	Noor Akid Nordin	Balestier Khalsa	Free
FW	Sharul Nizam	Young Lions FC	[23]
FW	Reo Nishiguchi	Chukyo University	[24]
FW	Yohei Osada	Japan Soccer College	[25]
FW	Ryosuke Nagasawa	Phuket City F.C.	[26]

Note 1: Shahrul Nizam left the club before the season start due to personal reason.

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Kengo Fukudome	Gainare Tottori (J3)	Free [27]
GK	Yusuke Kawagoe	Vertfee Takahara Nasu (J5)	Free
DF	Gerald Ang
DF	Shuhei Sasahara	DPMM FC II (Brunei League)
DF	Kaishu Yamazaki	Home United
DF	Naruki Takahashi	Montedio Yamagata (J2)	Loan return [28]
DF	Kodai Sumikawa	Saturday Football Intl. FC (T2)
DF	Souta Sugiyama	Okinawa SV (J5)	Free
DF	Gamu Tasaka
DF	Shunsuke Fukuda
MF	Kyoga Nakamura	Tampines Rovers	Free [29]
MF	Noor Akid Nordin	Balestier Khalsa	Loan return [30]
MF	Shoki Ohara	Mito HollyHock (J2)	Loan return [31]
MF	Yosuke Nakagawa	Mito HollyHock (J2)	Loan return [32]
MF	Firas Irwan
MF	Ryo Nakano
MF	Daichi Tanabe
FW	Yoshikatsu Hiraga	Lagend Shiga FC (J5)	[33]
FW	Daizo Horikoshi	Kaya F.C.–Iloilo	Free
FW	Makito Hatanaka
FW	Daniel Martens	Hougang United U19	Loan return [34]
FW	Sharul Nizam	Young Lions FC	[35]

Note 1: Yosuke Nakagawa returned to Mito HollyHock after the loan and subsequently released. He joined Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth for the season.

Note 2: Naruki Takahashi moved to Box Hill United SC who is playing in the NPL (Victoria) 2 after his contract with Montedio Yamagata ended.

Retained / Extension

Position	Player	Ref
GK	Hyrulnizam Juma'at	[36]
MF	Zamani Zamri	[37]
FW	Hiroyoshi Kamata	[38]

Mid-season transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
FW	Fairoz Hassan	Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)	[39]
MF	Kenji Austin	Active SG	[40]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
MF	Zamani Zamri	Young Lions FC	NS [41]
MF	Daniel Goh	SAFSA	NS [42]

Note 1: Zamani Zamri was enlisted to NS in April 2020.

Note 2: Daniel Goh was enlisted to NS in June 2020.

Friendly

Pre-season friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

Albirex Niigata (S) v Singapore Khalsa Association

23 January 2020 (2020-01-23)1	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Singapore Khalsa Association	Jurong East Stadium
	Ryoya Tanigushi 77' Iman Hakim 88'

Albirex Niigata (S) v Balestier Khalsa

30 January 2020 (2020-01-30)2

Albirex Niigata (S)

cancelled

Balestier Khalsa

Jurong East Stadium

Albirex Niigata (S) v SAFSA

2 February 2020 (2020-02-02)3	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-0	SAFSA	Jurong East Stadium
	Rio Sakuma Reo Nishiguchi

Albirex Niigata (S) v Balestier Khalsa

13 February 2020 (2020-02-13)4	Albirex Niigata (S)	1-0	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East Stadium
	Ryoya Tanigushi 70'

Albirex Niigata (S) v Young Lions FC

16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)5	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-1	Young Lions FC	Jurong East Stadium
	Tomoyuki Doi Ryoya Tanigushi

Albirex Niigata (S) v Tanjong Pagar United

23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)6	Albirex Niigata (S)	6-0	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East Stadium
	Tomoyuki Doi pen' Ryoya Tanigushi Ryuya Mitsuzuka pen'

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Kei Okawa	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
3	DF	Kotaro Takeda	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
4	DF	Rio Sakuma	13(1)	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
5	DF	Kazuki Hashioka	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
6	MF	Gareth Low	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7	MF	Kenta Kurishima	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
8	MF	Hiroyoshi Kamata	13(1)	2	0	0	0	0	14	2
9	FW	Reo Nishiguchi	6(5)	5	0	0	0	0	11	5
10	FW	Tomoyuki Doi	14	11	0	0	0	0	14	11
13	MF	Ryoya Tanigushi	9(5)	4	0	0	0	0	14	4
14	MF	Ryuya Mitsuzuka	0(10)	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
16	FW	Fairoz Hassan	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
17	MF	Iman Hakim	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
18	MF	Mahiro Takahashi	0(9)	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
20	DF	Yasuhiro Hanada	1(10)	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
25	MF	Ren Ishihara	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF	Ong Yu En	2(2)	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
28	FW	Ryosuke Nagasawa	14	3	0	0	0	0	14	3
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
11	MF	Daniel Goh	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Competitions

Singapore Premier League

Main article: 2020 Singapore Premier League

  Win  Draw  Loss

Albirex Niigata (S) v Geylang International

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)1	Albirex Niigata (S)	4-0	Geylang International	Jurong East Stadium
	Reo Nishiguchi 40' Ryosuke Nagasawa 52' Tomoyuki Doi 59' (pen.) Ryoya Tanigushi 74' Gareth Low  38' Rio Sakuma  75'	Report	Fareez Farhan  49' Shahrin Saberin  59' Joshua Pereira  28' Iqbal Hussain  75'	Attendance: 2,522 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar Man of the Match: Reo Nishiguchi

Balestier Khalsa v Albirex Niigata (S)

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)2	Balestier Khalsa	2-2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Bishan Stadium
	Ensar Brunčević 26' Shuhei Hoshino 58' Zaiful Nizam  89' Ahmad Syahir  90+2'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 52' Reo Nishiguchi 89' Ryosuke Nagasawa  87'	Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Zaiful Nizam

Tanjong Pagar United v Albirex Niigata (S)

20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)3 (Rescheduled)	Tanjong Pagar United	2-2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East Stadium
	Shodai Nishikawa 17' Yann Motta 80' 62' Syahadat Masnawi 22' Delwinder Singh  44'	Report	Reo Nishiguchi 58' Tomoyuki Doi 86' Yasuhiro Hanada  76'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Fashah Iskandar

Young Lions FC v Albirex Niigata (S)

18 October 2020 (2020-10-18)4 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Young Lions FC	0-4	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong West Stadium
	Khairin Nadim  44' Shahib Masnawi 49'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 7' Reo Nishiguchi 12' Ryosuke Nagasawa 65' Tomoyuki Doi 73' Hiroyoshi Kamata  38'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Juherman Zaiton Man of the Match: Ryosuke Nagasawa

Albirex Niigata (S) v Lion City Sailors F.C.

24 October 2020 (2020-10-24)5 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-2	Lion City Sailors F.C.	Jurong East Stadium
	Tomoyuki Doi 19' Ryosuke Nagasawa 35' Reo Nishiguchi 94'	Report	Song Ui-young 59' Gabriel Quak 88' Stipe Plazibat  90+3' Saifullah Akbar  90+4'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Muhammad Taqi Man of the Match: Kotaro Takeda

Tampines Rovers v Albirex Niigata (S)

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31)6 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Tampines Rovers	2-0	Albirex Niigata (S)	Our Tampines Hub
	Syahrul Sazali 20' 87' Jordan Webb 56' (pen.) Huzaifah Aziz  90+3'	Report	Fairoz Hasan  24' Gareth Low  33' Ryosuke Nagasawa  52' Ryoya Tanigushi  66'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Jordan Webb

Albirex Niigata (S) v Hougang United

8 November 2020 (2020-11-08)7 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Albirex Niigata (S)	4-0	Hougang United	Jurong East Stadium
	Hiroyoshi Kamata 55' Kenta Kurishima 68' Tomoyuki Doi 77' Rio Sakuma 90+1' Ryosuke Nagasawa  53'	Report	Hafiz Sujad  35' Fabian Kwok  50'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Jansen Foo Man of the Match: Hiroyoshi Kamata

Geylang International v Albirex Niigata (S)

13 November 2020 (2020-11-13)8 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Geylang International	0-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Our Tampines Hub
	Yuki Ichikawa  3' Kamolidin Tashiev  21' Barry Maguire  90+1'	Report	Tomoyuki Doi 10' Ryoya Tanigushi  78' Kotaro Takeda  90'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Tomoyuki Doi

Albirex Niigata (S) v Balestier Khalsa

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)9(Rescheduled) [note 2]	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East Stadium
	Hiroyoshi Kamata 65' Tomoyuki Doi 80' 90' Reo Nishiguchi  84'	Report	Sameer Alassane 77' Kristijan Krajcek  82' Ahmad Syahir  87' Yeo Hai Ngee  88'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Nathan Chan Man of the Match: Ryosuke Nagasawa

Lion City Sailors v Albirex Niigata (S)

22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)10 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Lion City Sailors	2-3	Albirex Niigata (S)	Bishan Stadium
	Song Ui-young 22' (pen.) Tajeli Salamat 45' Aqhari Abdullah  58' Saifullah Akbar  78' Shahdan Sulaiman  90' Hafiz Nor  90+1'	Report	Tomoyuki Doi 12' Fairoz Hasan 34' Yasuhiro Hanada 77' Kotaro Takeda  25' Kenta Kurishima  73'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Tomoyuki Doi

Albirex Niigata (S) v Young Lions FC

25 November 2020 (2020-11-25)11 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Young Lions FC	Jurong East Stadium
	Ong Yu En 4' 20' Kazuki Hashioka 67'	Report	Bill Mamadou  57' Sahffee Jubpre 59'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Juherman Zaiton Man of the Match: Nurshafiq Zaini

Albirex Niigata (S) v Tampines Rovers

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)12 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Albirex Niigata (S)	1-4	Tampines Rovers	Jurong East Stadium
	Tomoyuki Doi 37' Kenta Kurishima  82'	Report	Boris Kopitović 49'62' Amirul Adli 57' Taufik Suparno 88' Andrew Aw  24' Zehrudin Mehmedović  64'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Jansen Foo Man of the Match: Kyoga Nakamura

Albirex Niigata (S) v Tanjong Pagar United

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)13 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-0	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East Stadium
	Tomoyuki Doi 48' (pen.)90+3' Kotaro Takeda 89' Ryuya Mitsuzuka  74'	Report		Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar Man of the Match: Tomoyuki Doi

Hougang United v Albirex Niigata (S)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)14 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Hougang United	0-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hougang Stadium
	Nikesh Singh  32'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 53'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Juherman Zaiton Man of the Match: Ryoya Tanigushi

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S) [a] (C)	14	10	2	2	32	14	+18	32
2	Tampines Rovers	14	8	5	1	27	11	+16	29	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
3	Lion City Sailors	14	8	3	3	44	18	+26	27	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4	Geylang International	14	6	2	6	18	22	−4	20
5	Balestier Khalsa	14	5	4	5	22	28	−6	19

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Main article: 2020 Singapore Cup

Notes

1. Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
2. The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References

1. "Albirex to play in 2018".
2. "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".
3. "Players & Staff".
4. "Kei Okawa confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
5. "Aizil confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
6. "Rio Sakuma confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
7. "Hashioka Kazuki confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
8. "Kotaro Takeda confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
9. "Sato joins from White Swan for 2020".
10. "OGINO Hiromasa (NAVAL1893) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
11. "Kanada joins from JSC for 2020".
12. "Masuda joins from JSC for 2020".
13. "Ishihara joins from JSC for 2020".
14. "TAKAHASHI Mahiro (Albirex Niigata U-18) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
15. "Kenta Kurishima confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
16. "Iman Hakim Ibrahim confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
17. "Ong Yu En confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
18. "Gareth Low (Young Lions) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
19. "Tomoyuki Doi confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
20. "TANIGUSHI Ryoya (Zweigen Kanazawa) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
21. "MITSUZUKA Ryuya (SC Sagamihara U21) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
22. "Daniel Goh (Balestier Khalsa FC) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
23. "Sharul Nizam (Young Lions) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
24. "Reo Nishiguchi confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
25. "Yohei Osada joins from JSC for 2020".
26. "Nagasawa joins the Swans for 2020".
27. "Announcement of FUKUDOME Kengo's transfer to Gainare Tottori(Japan)".
28. "Naruki Takahashi joins White Swans for 2019 season".
29. "Kyoga Nakamura joins Stags for 2020 season".
30. "Noor Akid Nordin signed for Japanese club".
31. "Shoki Ohara (Mito Holly Hock) joins White Swans for 2019 season".
32. "Yosuke Nakagawa (Mito Holly Hock) has joined Albirex Singapore for 2019 season".
33. "Yoshi joins Japan regional club". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
34. "Hougang player signed for Japanese club".
35. "Sharul Nizam (Young Lions) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
36. "Hyrulnizam Juma'at extends contract for 2020".
37. "Zamani Zamri extends contract for 2019".
38. "Kamata extends contract for 2020".
39. "New signing with Fairoz for remaining 2020 season".
40. "Kenji Austin introduction". Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
41. "Zamani Zamri leave the team to Serve the Country".
42. "Daniel Goh leave the team to Serve the Country".