Trainning Camp Schedule

The top team hold a three-week training camp in Guam Island deferent from  an annual Brazil camp which was held in past three yeaars. They will leave Japan in 28th January and have games with Omiya(9th) and Kobe(17th) before coming  back to Japan in 18th Febuary. After that, they will stay in Sizuoka as usual before starting of the season.

President eyes 7th

Albirex Niigata held the first press conference in 2006.
First of the conference, President Nakano set their target as 7th in the table and promise full support to new manager, Jun Suzuki.
After that The 44 year-old manager told his determinations and plans in the questions and answers.
The former Yamagata's boss said that he wanted not to change his way to coach as he did for the J2 side because he believed there is not so much difference between J2 and J1. He also said "I like the team like Spanish giant FC barcelona,but i have to make the team which meets levels of the players and of me".

The tema starts the trainning on Wednesday and set a camp in Guam island from 28th January.  

Kawahara gets U-18 call

JFA calls the team's promising striker Kawahara for U-18 international. They will take part in the international tournament held in Lisbon, Portugal in mid june. He has scored two goals in three reserve-league games despite he has not played for the top team yet.

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Target man hit by achiless injury

The team confirmed that their 194cm FW Funakoshi tore his right foot's achiless tendon in the saturday's league-cup game against Omiya and has been ruled out for 4 month.
It is cruel for him because he won the starting role in the last 5 games after he had not played for the first team regularly even as a substitute.

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Match Info: vs Kashiwa

J1 Game11 Kashiwa vs Niigata
Date:15:00 8th May
Place: Kashiwa-no-Ha Stadium

Statsistics
League Comparison
Position(pts): Niigata14(12) Kashiwa17(9)
Goals For: Niigata(11) Kashiwa(9)
Goals Against: Niigata(21)　Kashiwa(16)
Goals Difference: Niigata(-10) Kashiwa(-7)

Head to Head
Overall:W.1 L.1 D.0
Kashiwa-no-Ha:W.0 L.0 D.0            
Goals For: 3(Suzuki:1 Edmilson:1 Fabinho:1)
Goals Against: 4(Hato:1 Nagata:1 Tamada:1 Ze Roberto:1)

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