1: Takeshige and Hamada Debut

GK Akihiko Takeshige and Mizuki Hamada loaned from Iwata and Urawa made debut in the Wednesday 1-1 league cup draw with Oita trinita.

Niigata conceded a goal after Oita's long pass to back of Hamada but Hamada equalized by heading Tanaka's corner kick at the near post.

They looked playing a little bit lack of experiece and combination with other players. By playing games, mainly in league cup, the new signing are expected to improve themselves.

1:Kim Kun Hoan First Goal

The new signing Kim Kun Hoan alrady made his first goal for Albirex in his second league game.
The 193 cm Korean DF met Atomu's corner perfectly with a head in 81 minutes when Niigata were behind Hiroshima by 0-1. However they were defeated with a goal conceded three minutes later.


Kim Kun Hoan

Appearances 2 games
Goals 1 goal
>>> Players Info.

100:Michel:League Appearances

Albirex No.10 MF achieved 100 league appearances by playing in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Kobe.
The brazillian transfered to JEF Chiba in 2008 and moved to Niigata on a permanent deal in 2010 after Chiba relegated to the second division. He played as a second striker currently but moves on a pitch freely and gives a rhythm and an accent to the team's attacking. He has played twenty one games and scored four goals, 2nd most in the team so far in this season.


Michel's League Recod
100 appearances 17 goals

2008 Chiba 10 appearances 1 goal
2009 Chiba 12 appearances 2 goals
2010 Niigata 27 appearances 4 goals
2011 Niigata 30 appearances 6 goals
2012 Niigata 21 appearances 4 goals

5:Team:Most Goals per a game

Thanks to Lopes and Tsubouchi's late strike in the Saturday's home victory over Nagoya, the team broke their goal record to get five goals per a game at the first division.
They have got four goals in a game for 15 times and have  scored 7 goals at J2 game.

In this season, they had struggled to get goals. They had scored only 17 goals for 28 games, worst goals in the league, before the Saturday's game.Also, they had had only two times to score more than two goals per a game.I hope this record breaking result would give the team the confidence to overcome the situation struggling in the relegation zone.


Niigata 5-0 Nagoya
29th September 2012
J1 Game29
Scorer:Michel(54,64),Own Goal(73),Lopes(90),Tsubouchi(90+5)

1:First Goal for Albirex

Shusuke Tsubouchi fired his first goal for Albirex. In yesterday's game against Nagoya, he was substituted for Murakami in 76 and pushed Jins' cornerkick after D.Suzuki touched slightly in the very last minute of the stoppage time, which became team's first ever fifth goal in a J1 leauge game.The 29 year old defender was transferred from Omiya Ardija in August to solve staffing shortage of the side back position. He has played six games so far including two full appearances.

Shusuke Tsubouchi
Date of Birth: May 5th 1983
Pos.:Defender
J1 League Apperances(at Niigata):160(6)
J1 League Goals(at Niigata):3(1)

100: Niigata 100th win in J1 League

100: Niigata 100th win in J1 League

Congratulations!
Albirex Niigata achived their 100th wins in J1 league with yesterday's 1-0 victory over Kashima.

Their first win in J1 was the game against Kashiwa Reysol in their third J1 league game in 4th April in 2004 when they newly promoted.
In the heavy rain, Niigata got scored two goals in the stoppage time to come back from 0-1.

Niigata have kept their place at J1 for eight successive seasons although they were forced difficulties every season because regular class players left for bigger clubs, which was fate for financilly small and local side club.

However finally they got 100th victory yesterday. And the oppornents were seven time league champions Kashima Antlers who had been thought to live in the different world when Niigata joined J1.

That is very impressive for the team and fans.

However the record is just one milestone. The important thing is for the team to keep theirselves at the top league and to keep winning from now on.

Let's Go, Go  Albirex Niigata!

1:Musashi, First Foal for his career

Musashi Suzuki got his first goal for his career in the Wednesday 4-3 league cup match win against Omiya.
The rookie stirker got a last ditch winner in the stoppage time.



Musashi Suzuki
Appearaces
League:3 games
League Cup:4 games
Emperor's Cup:None

200:Yano's 200 league appearance.

Kisyo Kano achieved 200 league appearances with the match against Hiroshima.
The 28 year old man started his professional career at Kashiwa Raysol from 2003.
He transfered to Niigata in 2006,next season Kashiwa relegated.
He has played 161 games for Niigata excluding one and half spell at German outfit, SC Freiberg.


Niigata's J1 league top appearance players

Motohiro Yamaguchi League Appearance 362, Club Appearance 41
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi League Appearance 310 Club Appearance 53
Edmilson League Appearance 226 Club Appearance 116
Yoshito Terakawa League Appearance 260 Club Appearance 136
Isao Homma League Appearance 216 Club Appearance 216
Uchida Jun League Appearance 211 Club Appearance 134
Keiji Kaimoto League Appearance 211 Club Appearance 60
Takayuki Kitano League Appearance 201 Club Appearance 124
Kisyo Yano League Appearance 200 Club Appearance 161

1:Anderson:1 goal for Albirex

Newly signed Brazillian Anderson scored the first goal for Albirex in his third appearance and the first starting role in 1-2 defeat against Vissel Kobe.
The 27 year old man pushed Lopes's low centering into the goal in four minuts from Kick off  after Lopes was released from Kobe's defence by a through ball from Ishikawa.

1:Murakami:1 League appearance for Albirex

Newly signed Murakami made his debut for Albirex by playing as a substitute from stoppage time of 2nd half in the Saturday's 1-0 victory over Kawasaki Frontale at Big Swan. The 27 defender has just been transfered from Kashiwa Reysol 10 days ago.