Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata

11th in Japanese J.League
With J1 League title race wide open, who are the biggest threats to leaders Machida Zelvia? With J1 League title race wide open, who are the biggest threats to leaders Machida Zelvia?

With just five points now separating the top five, the J1 League title race looks set to go down to the wire.

Singapore Premier League champions Albirex Niigata (S) face transitional challenges but deserve patience Singapore Premier League champions Albirex Niigata (S) face transitional challenges but deserve patience

SPL champions Albirex Niigata (S) are fast finding out that their transitional period could be challenging times.

Lion City Sailors, Tampines Rovers lay down a marker as champions Albirex Niigata (S) forge new identity Lion City Sailors, Tampines Rovers lay down a marker as champions Albirex Niigata (S) forge new identity

The opening weekend of the 2024-25 Singapore Premier League season saw two teams lay down an immediate marker.

Albirex Niigata (S) reign supreme in Singapore Premier League again with new era beckoning Albirex Niigata (S) reign supreme in Singapore Premier League again with new era beckoning

A new adventure awaits Singapore Premier League champions Albirex Niigata (S) as they transition to a local outfit starting 2024.

As J.League celebrates 30th anniversary, Japanese football has certainly come a long way As J.League celebrates 30th anniversary, Japanese football has certainly come a long way

As the J.League celebrates its 30th anniversary, have the first three decades of the professional era in Japanese football been a success?

Singapore's Albirex Niigata (S) sign ex-Southampton man and Japan's Asian Cup hero Tadanari Lee Singapore's Albirex Niigata (S) sign ex-Southampton man and Japan's Asian Cup hero Tadanari Lee

Albirex Niigata (S)'s quest to reclaim the Singapore Premier League in 2022 will be boosted by the signing of ex-Japan international Tadanari Lee.

Singapore thrashed by Albirex Niigata for second loss on Japan tour Singapore thrashed by Albirex Niigata for second loss on Japan tour

Singapore ended their Japan tour on a losing note, thrashed 3-0 by J-League outfit Albirex Niigata on Sunday for their second defeat in three games.

Tampines' Hafiz Sujad strives for Ryan Giggs' consistency for Singapore Tampines' Hafiz Sujad strives for Ryan Giggs' consistency for Singapore

Tampines midfielder Hafiz Sujad refuses to entertain thoughts of stardom as he continues to strive for consistency for the Singapore national team.

Singapore bounce back from shock loss to record first win of Japan tour Singapore bounce back from shock loss to record first win of Japan tour

After losing 3-2 on Wednesday, Singapore bounced back to win the first game of their Japan tour on Thursday prevailing over Japan Soccer College.

Singapore say performances count more than results on Japan tour Singapore say performances count more than results on Japan tour

Coach V. Sundramoorthy says that testing new combinations is more important than results after Singapore's 3-2 loss to a Japanese college side.

Japanese J1 League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Machida Zelvia 30 +24 58
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshi.. 30 +25 56
3 Vissel Kobe 30 +19 55
4 Kashima Antlers 29 +10 49
5 Gamba Osaka 29 +9 48
6 Tokyo Verdy 1969 30 -2 44
7 Yokohama F. Marin.. 29 +5 41
8 FC Tokyo 30 -1 41
9 Nagoya Grampus 30 -2 40
10 Urawa Red Diamond.. 28 +6 39
11 Albirex Niigata 30 -3 39
12 Cerezo Osaka 29 -3 38
13 Avispa Fukuoka 30 -5 38
14 Kawasaki Frontale 29 +3 37
15 Kyoto Sanga 29 -11 37
16 Kashiwa Reysol 29 -10 33
17 Shonan Bellmare 30 -6 32
18 Jubilo Iwata 29 -13 31
19 Consadole Sapporo 30 -23 25
20 Sagan Tosu 30 -22 24
Full Standings

Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
7 Kaito Taniguch.. 10 28 0
25 Soya Fujiwara 4 29 0
27 Motoki Nagakur.. 4 22 1

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
6 Hiroki Akiyama 1 29 2
5 Michael James 1 24 1
22 Eitaro Matsuda 1 23 1