2020 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season explained

Club:	Albirex Niigata (S)
Season:	2020
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:
Stadium:	Jurong East Stadium
League:	S.League
Cup1:	Singapore Cup
Cup1 Result:	TBA
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021

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

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Kei Okawa		1998 3, df=yes		2020	2020
21	Hyrulnizam Juma'at ^<23		1986 11, df=yes	Warriors FC	2019	2020
26	Aizil Yazid		2004 12, df=yes	Greenridge Secondary School	2020	2020
Defenders
2	Shoma Sato		1999 10, df=yes		2020	2020
3	Kotaro Takeda		1997 8, df=yes		2020	2020
4	Rio Sakuma		1997 4, df=yes		2020	2020
5	Kazuki Hashioka (Captain)		1997 1, df=yes		2020	2020
19	Hiromasa Ogino		2001 3, df=yes		2020	2020
20	Yasuhiro Hanada		1999 5, df=yes		2020	2020
22	Toshihiko Masuda		2001 3, df=yes		2020	2020
Midfielders
6	Gareth Low ^U21		1997 2, df=yes	Young Lions FC	2020	2020
7	Kenta Kurishima		1997 4, df=yes		2020	2020
8	Hiroyoshi Kamata		1997 4, df=yes	Albirex Niigata U18	2016	2020
13	Ryoya Tanigushi		1999 8, df=yes		2020	2020
14	Ryuya Mitsuzuka		1999 2, df=yes		2020	2020
17	Iman Hakim ^U21		9 March 2002	FFA U16	2020	2020
18	Mahiro Takahashi		2001 6, df=yes		2020	2020
25	Ren Ishihara		2001 5, df=yes		2020	2020
27	Ong Yu En ^U21		3 October 2003	FFA U16	2020	2020
36	Kenji Austin ^U21		24 February 2004	FFA U16	2020	2020
Strikers
9	Reo Nishiguchi		1997 8, df=yes		2020	2020
10	Tomoyuki Doi		1997 9, df=yes		2020	2020
16	Fairoz Hassan ^<23		1988 11, df=yes	Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)	2020
23	Yohei Osada		1999 11, df=yes		2020	2020
28			1998 9, df=yes		2020	2020
Players who left club during season
11	Daniel Goh ^U21		1999 8, df=yes	Balestier Khalsa	2020	2020
15	Sharul Nizam ^U21		1997 6, df=yes	Young Lions FC	2020	2020
15	Noor Akid Nordin ^<23		1996 10, df=yes	Balestier Khalsa	2019
24	Zamani Zamri ^U21		31 May 2001	F-17 Academy	2019	2020

U17 Squad

Coaching staff

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

^[3]

Transfer

Pre-season transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
			^[4]
			^[5]
		Ryutsu Keizai University	^[6]
		Tokyo 23 FC (J5)	^[7]
			^[8]
		SC Sagamihara U21 (J3)	^[9]
		Naval 1893 (P3)	^[10]
			^[11]
			^[12]
			^[13]
		Albirex Niigata U18	^[14]
		Waseda University	^[15]
		Singapore Sports School	^[16]
		Singapore Sports School	^[17]
		Young Lions FC	^[18]
		Tokoha University	^[19]
		Zweigen Kanazawa (J2)	Season loan ^[20]
		SC Sagamihara U21 (J3)	^[21]
			Free ^[22]
			Free
		Young Lions FC	^[23]
		Chukyo University	^[24]
			^[25]
		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
		Gainare Tottori (J3)	Free ^[27]
		Vertfee Takahara Nasu (J5)	Free
		DPMM FC II (Brunei League)
		Home United
		Montedio Yamagata (J2)	Loan return ^[28]
		Saturday Football Intl. FC (T2)
		Okinawa SV (J5)	Free
		Tampines Rovers	Free ^[29]
			Loan return ^[30]
		Mito HollyHock (J2)	Loan return ^[31]
		Mito HollyHock (J2)	Loan return ^[32]
		Lagend Shiga FC (J5)	^[33]
			Free
			Loan return ^[34]
		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
		^[36]
		^[37]
		^[38]

Mid-season transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
		Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)	^[39]
			^[40]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
		Young Lions FC	NS ^[41]
		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

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

		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

See main article: 2020 Singapore Premier League.

Singapore Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Albirex to play in 2018.
2. Web site: Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation .
3. Web site: Players & Staff.
4. Web site: Kei Okawa confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
5. Web site: Aizil confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season..
6. Web site: Rio Sakuma confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
7. Web site: Hashioka Kazuki confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
8. Web site: Kotaro Takeda confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
9. Web site: Sato joins from White Swan for 2020 .
10. Web site: OGINO Hiromasa (NAVAL1893) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
11. Web site: Kanada joins from JSC for 2020 .
12. Web site: Masuda joins from JSC for 2020 .
13. Web site: Ishihara joins from JSC for 2020 .
14. Web site: TAKAHASHI Mahiro (Albirex Niigata U-18) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
15. Web site: Kenta Kurishima confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
16. Web site: Iman Hakim Ibrahim confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season..
17. Web site: Ong Yu En confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season..
18. Web site: Gareth Low (Young Lions) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
19. Web site: Tomoyuki Doi confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
20. Web site: TANIGUSHI Ryoya (Zweigen Kanazawa) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season..
21. Web site: MITSUZUKA Ryuya (SC Sagamihara U21) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season .
22. Web site: Daniel Goh (Balestier Khalsa FC) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season..
23. Web site: Sharul Nizam (Young Lions) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season..
24. Web site: Reo Nishiguchi confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season. .
25. Web site: Yohei Osada joins from JSC for 2020 .
26. Web site: Nagasawa joins the Swans for 2020 .
27. Web site: Announcement of FUKUDOME Kengo's transfer to Gainare Tottori(Japan). .
28. Web site: Naruki Takahashi joins White Swans for 2019 season.
29. Web site: Kyoga Nakamura joins Stags for 2020 season.
30. Web site: Noor Akid Nordin signed for Japanese club.
31. Web site: Shoki Ohara (Mito Holly Hock) joins White Swans for 2019 season.
32. Web site: Yosuke Nakagawa (Mito Holly Hock) has joined Albirex Singapore for 2019 season..
33. Web site: Yoshi joins Japan regional club . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B85tBHnhY6w . 2021-12-24 . registration.
34. Web site: Hougang player signed for Japanese club.
35. Web site: Sharul Nizam (Young Lions) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season..
36. Web site: Hyrulnizam Juma'at extends contract for 2020 .
37. Web site: Zamani Zamri extends contract for 2019 .
38. Web site: Kamata extends contract for 2020 .
39. Web site: New signing with Fairoz for remaining 2020 season .
40. Web site: Kenji Austin introduction . 2020-10-18 . 2020-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204042142/http://www.albirex.com.sg/en/archives/players/2020-mf-36-kenji-austin-e/ . dead .
41. Web site: Zamani Zamri leave the team to Serve the Country .
42. Web site: Daniel Goh leave the team to Serve the Country.