2026 Albirex Jurong Women season

Albirex Jurong FC

2026 season
Chairman	Daisuke Korenaga
Head coach	Kana Kitahara
←  2025 2027  →

The 2026 season is Albirex Jurong Women's, formerly known as Albirex Niigata (S) ^[1] , 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and its first after revamp. ^[2]

The 2026 Albirex Jurong Women's team will be playing in the Women's Premier League (Singapore) & 2026–27 AFC Women's Champions League after winning the 2025 league. ^[3]

Squad

Women squad

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As of 5 February 2022

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Contract start	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Talia Sachet		(2009-07-10) 10 July 2009 (age 16)	Balestier Khalsa	2026	2026
17	Ng Meizhi		(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 31)	SWIFC	2025	2026
23	Erlinawaty Jaffar		(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985 (age 40)	Hougang United	2025	2026
Defenders
3	Ananya Pande		(2010-04-14) 14 April 2010 (age 15)	BG Tampines Rovers	2026	2026
4	Sun Jie		(1985-07-31) 31 July 1985 (age 40)		2023	2026
5	Riho Katayama		(2008-08-28) 28 August 2008 (age 17)	Sanda Shounkan Senior High School	2026	2026
6	Nur Darwisyah		(2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 (age 24)	JSSL Tampines	2024	2026
16	Natasha Kaur		(2009-06-15) 15 June 2009 (age 16)	Geylang International	2026	2026
22	Cocolo Kaneko		(2009-08-30) 30 August 2009 (age 16)	JSSL FC	2026	2026
24	Monessha Nair		(1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 30)	Still Aerion	2025	2026
27	Izyani Ghani		(1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 38)	Hougang United	2025	2026
30	Chiyoko Okada		(2011-10-29) 29 October 2011 (age 14)	Youth team	2026	2026
50	Rosnani Azman		(1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 28)	Hougang United	2024	2026
Midfielders
7	Emily Baranyay		(2009-01-30) 30 January 2009 (age 17)	Singapore Football Club	2026	2026
8	Sitianiwati Rosielin		(1987-05-26) 26 May 1987 (age 38)	Hougang United	2025	2026
11	Anaya Sehgal		(2008-12-07) 7 December 2008 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors	2026	2026
13	Joie Teo		(2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 25)	Tanjong Pagar United	2026	2026
14	Kana Kitahara		(1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 37)	MyNavi Sendai	2022	2026
15	Siti Wan Nabilah		(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 32)	Hougang United	2025	2026
19	Ayaka Miki		(1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 33)	Tanjong Pagar United	2026	2026
Strikers
9	Manami Fukuzawa		(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 34)	Tanjong Pagar United	2024	2026
18	Ruriko Takashima		(1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 35)	Asahi Intecc Loveledge Nagoya	2025	2026
Players who left club during season

Coaching staff

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First team Position Name Team manager (men) Dominic Wong Head coach (men) Keiji Shigetomi Head coach (women) Kana Kitahara Head coach (SPL2) Assistant coach (men) Jaswinder Singh Assistant coach (women) Yuki Monden Nas Nastain Goalkeeper coach (men) Fadhil Salim Goalkeeper coach (women) Bryan Quek Fitness coach (men) Mark Sports trainer Kyler Wong Yiming Hafiz Physiotherapist Karen Koh Alison Soh Analyst Shaun Tan Kitman Roy Krishnan Muhammad Taufik Interpreter Masayuki Kato

Academy Position Name Head of youth Marcal Trulls Under-21 head coach Jaswinder Singh Under-17 head coach Marcal Trulls Under-15 head coach Masayuki Kato Under-13 head coach Nas Nastain Under-21 asst coach Abdul Jamal Toi Under-17 asst coach Keiji Shigetomi Under-15 asst coach Sazali Salleh Under-13 asst coach Juma'at Jantan Goalkeeper coach (under-21) Wan Shaifulrezza Bin Shes Goalkeeper coach (under-17) Hyrulnizam Juma'at Goalkeeper coach (under-15) Fadhilah Hassan Under-21 fitness coach Sufian Under-21 trainer Xin Yu

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Transfer

In

Pre-season

Date	Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
21 January 2026	GK	Talia Sachet	Balestier Khalsa	[7]
	DF	Ananya Pande	BG Tampines Rovers	[8]
	MF	Emily Baranyay	Singapore Football Club	[9]
22 January 2026	DF	Chiyoko Okada	Albirex Girls Football Academy	[10]
	MF	Joie Teo	Tanjong Pagar United	[11]
	MF	Anaya Sehgal	Lion City Sailors	[12]
23 January 2026	DF	Cocolo Kaneko	JSSL FC	[13]
	DF	Riho Katayama	Sanda Shounkan Senior High School	[14]
	DF	Natasha Kaur	Geylang International	[15]
	MF	Ayaka Miki	Tanjong Pagar United	[16]

Out

Pre-season

Date	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
31 December 2025	GK	Aaliya Rosman
	DF	El'rina Alisha
	DF	Munirah Mohamad
	MF	Ariqah Erwan
	MF	Nurzaherra Maisarah	Tiong Bahru
	MF	Alwydia Putri
	MF	Verona Lim Ruo Ya	IMG Academy
	MF	Asyura Abdullah
	MF	Vanessa Han

Extended

Date	Position	Player	Ref
23 December 2025	MF	Kana Kitahara	[17]
	FW	Ruriko Takashima	[18]
24 December 2025	FW	Manami Fukuzawaa	[19]
27 December 2025	DF	Sun Jie	[20]
28 December 2025	GK	Erlinawaty Dewi Jaffar	[21]
	DF	Sitianiwati Rosielin	[22]
	DF	Siti Wan Nabilah	[23]
29 December 2025	MF	Izyani Ghani	[24]
30 December 2025	GK	Ng Meizhi	[25]
	DF	Monessha Nair	[26]
8 January 2026	DF	Rosnani Azman	[27]
9 January 2026	MF	Nur Darwisyah	[28]

Friendly

Pre-season

  Win  Draw  Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals (Women)

As of 17 May 25

No.	Pos.	Player	WPL		AFC Champions League		Total
			Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Talia Sachet	2	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	Ananya Pande	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Sun Jie	2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Riho Katayama	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Nur Dawisyah Noor Haidi	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	Emily Baranyay	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Sitianiwati Rosielin	2	3	0	0	2	3
9	FW	Manami Fukuzawa	2	7	0	0	2	7
11	MF	Anaya Sehgal	2	2	0	0	2	2
13	MF	Joie Teo	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	Kana Kitahara	2	7	0	0	2	7
15	MF	Siti Wan Nabilah	2	2	0	0	2	2
16	DF	Nathasa Kaur	2	0	0	0	2	0
17	GK	Ng Meizhi	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Ruriko Takashima	2	7	0	0	2	7
19	FW	Ayaka Miki	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	Cocolo Kaneko	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	Erlinawaty Jaffar	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Monessha Nair	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	Izyani Ghani	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	Chiyoko Okada	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	DF	Rosnani Azman	2	0	0	0	2	0

Competitions

2025 Women's Premier League is as followed.^{[ citation needed ]}

Women's Premier League

Main article: 2026 Women's Premier League (Singapore)

  Win  Draw  Loss

Hougang United v Albirex Jurong

24 January 20261	Hougang United	0–12	Albirex Jurong	Choa Chu Kang
			Manami Fukuzawa 2', 10', 19', 53' Ruriko Takashima 2', 9', 12', 54', 90+2' Kana Kitahara 10', 23' Siti Wan Nabilah 36'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Albirex Jurong v Balestier Khalsa

1 February 20262	Albirex Jurong	17–0	Balestier Khalsa	Choa Chu Kang
	Manami Fukuzawa 3', 28', 63' Kana Kitahara 6', 77', 90+3', 90+5', 90+6' Anaya Sehgal 13', 23' Siti Wan Nabilah 17' Sitianiwati Rosielin 20', 45+2', 72' 44' (o.g.) Ruriko Takashima 80', 87'			Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Still Aerion WFC v Albirex Jurong

7 February 20263	Still Aerion WFC	–	Albirex Jurong	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Albirex Jurong v Tanjong Pagar United

14 February 20264	Albirex Jurong	–	Tanjong Pagar United	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

BG Tampines Rovers v Albirex Jurong

21 February 20265	BG Tampines Rovers	–	Albirex Jurong	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Albirex Jurong v Geylang International

March 20266

Albirex Jurong

–

Geylang International

Stadium

Lion City Sailors v Albirex Jurong

13 March 20267	Lion City Sailors	–	Albirex Jurong	Bukit Gombak
				Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

Albirex Jurong v Tiong Bahru

5 April 20268	Albirex Jurong	–	Tiong Bahru	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Albirex Jurong v Hougang United

22 April 20269	Albirex Jurong	–	Hougang United	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Balestier Khalsa v Albirex Jurong

26 April 202610	Balestier Khalsa	–	Albirex Jurong	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Albirex Jurong v Still Aerion WFC

2 May 202611	Albirex Jurong	–	Still Aerion WFC	Bukit Gombak
				Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

Tanjong Pagar United v Albirex Jurong

9 May 202612	Tanjong Pagar United	–	Albirex Jurong	Bukit Gombak
				Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

Albirex Jurong v BG Tampines Rovers

16 May 202613	Albirex Jurong	–	BG Tampines Rovers	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Geylang International v Albirex Jurong

23 May 202614	Geylang International	–	Albirex Jurong	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Albirex Jurong v Lion City Sailors

12 June 202615	Albirex Jurong	–	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Tiong Bahru v Albirex Jurong

19 June 202616

Tiong Bahru

–

Albirex Jurong

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Jurong	2	2	0	0	29	0	+29	6	Qualification for AFC Champions League
2	Lion City Sailors	2	2	0	0	17	0	+17	6
3	BG Tampines Rovers	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
4	Geylang International	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3
5	Still Aerion	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
6	Tiong Bahru	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
7	Hougang United	2	0	1	1	1	13	−12	1
8	Tanjong Pagar United	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0	Play-off with WNL runners-up
9	Balestier Khalsa	2	0	0	2	0	33	−33	0	Relegation to National League

Updated to match(es) played on 1 Feb 2026. Source: Women's Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins

References

1. Lee, David (27 November 2025). "Albirex Niigata to be renamed Albirex Jurong from 2026 season". The Straits Times . Retrieved 20 January 2026.
2. "Announcement of Club Name & Emblem Change". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website. 27 November 2025.
3. "Persistence pays off as Albirex seal maiden WPL crown after seasons of near misses". FAS . 6 October 2025.
4. "Women's Team". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website | アルビレックス新潟シンガポール オフィシャルサイト.
5. "2021 Season Team Officials". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
6. "2019 Season Coaching Staff". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
7. "Talia Sachet signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
8. "Ananya Pande signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
9. "Emily Baranyay signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
10. "Chiyoko Okada signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
11. "Joie Teo signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
12. "Anaya Sehgal signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
13. "Cocolo Kaneko signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
14. "Riho Katayama signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
15. "Natasha Kaur signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
16. "Ayaka Miki signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
17. "Kana Kitahara signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
18. "Ruriko Takashima signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
19. "Manami Fukuzawa signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
20. "Sun Jie stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
21. "Erlinawaty Dewi Jaffar stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
22. "Sitianiwati Rosielin stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
23. "Siti Wan Nabilah stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
24. "Izyani Ghani stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
25. "Ng Meizhi stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
26. "Monessha Nair stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
27. "Rosnani Azman stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
28. "Nur Darwisyah stays on for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.