13:Team:13 Undefeated Run against Kawasaki at home

Albirex Niigata extended their home unbeaten record against Kawasaki Flontale with last Suturday's 1-0 victory, which meant OrangeBlue have been never beaten at home in 13 matches(incl.12 win) since 2001.

Here are the all 13 match results.

1.Niigata 1-0 Kawasaki 31 Mar. 2001(J2 Game4) @Niigata City Athletic Stadium
2.Niigata 2-0 Kawasaki 1 Sep. 2001(J2 Game29) @Niigata Stadium
3.Niigata 2-1 Kawasaki 14 Apr. 2002(J2 Game9) @Niigata City Athletic Stadium
4.Niigata 2-1 Kawasaki 21 Aug. 2002(J2 Game26) @Niigata City Athletic Stadium
5.Niigata 1-0 Kawasaki 26 Apr. 2003(J2 Game8) @Niigata City Athletic Stadium
6.Niigata 3-2 Kawasaki 3 Sep. 2003(J2 Game31) @Niigata City Athletic Stadium
7.Niigata 2-1 Kawasaki 4 May 2005(J1 Game10) @Niigata Stadium
8.Niigata 2-1 Kawasaki 19 Apr. 2006(J1 Game18) @Niigata Stadium
9.Niigata 2-0 Kawasaki 31 Apr. 2007(J1 Game4) @Tohokudenryoku Big Swan Stadium
10.Niigata 2-1 Kawasaki 28 Jun. 2008(J1 Game14) @Tohokudenryoku Big Swan Stadium
11.Niigata 2-2 Kawasaki 11 Jul. 2009(J1 Game17) @Tohokudenryoku Big Swan Stadium
12.Niigata 2-1 Kawasaki 21 Aug. 2010(J1 Game20) @Tohokudenryoku Big Swan Stadium
13.Niigata 1-0 Kawasaki 23 Jul. 2011(J1 Game6) @Tohokudenryoku Big Swan Stadium

300:Kobayshi:300 J1 League Appearance

The team's veteran MF Yoshiyuki Kobayshi achieved 300 appearance for J1 league games with an appearance to the last night match against Kashima.

Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Age:33
Apperance:300 matches(43 for Niigata)
Goal:20 goals(0 for Niigata)


300 J1 game appeared players who have belonged to Niigata
-Motohiro Yamaguchi:362 matches(41 for Niigata:2003-2005)
-Tetsuya Okayama:306 matches(28 for Niigata:2005-2006)
-Yoshiyuki Kobayashi:300matches(43 for Niigata:2010-)

6:Marcio:6 FK goals

Marcio broke the league record of Free kick goals in a season.
The skilful Brazillian made 6th FK goals in a saturday match against F.C.Tokyo, which broke the record of 5th goals per a season set by Brazillian Ueslei in 2003.

Marcio's Free kick goals in 2010

• 1:vs Yamagata(Game12 37min)
• 2:vs C.Osaka(Game13 56min)
• 3:vs Sendai(Game14 68min)
• 4:vs Shimizu(Game19 32min)
• 5:vs Nagoya(Game26 31min)
• 6:vs F.Tokyo(Game27 44min)

300:Team:300 J1 League goals

Albirex achieved 300 goals tally in the J1 League with Marcio's superb freekick in the yesterday's 1-1 draw against FC.Tokyo.

Here are team's annivesary goals.

• 1:Singo Suzuki(2004 1st stage Game3 vs Kashiwa)
• 50:Singo Suzuki(2005 Game3 vs Yokohama FM)
• 100:Takayuki Nakahara(2006 Game6 vs Hiroshima)
• 150:Kisyo Yano(2007 Game6 vs G.Osaka)
• 200:Alessandro(2008 Game13 vs Kobe)
• 250:Toshihiro Matsushita(2009 Game17 vs Kawasaki)
• 300:Marcio Richaldes(2010 Game27 vs F.Tokyo)

1:Kato:First League Appearance

Rookie Masaru Kato made J1 debut with the last match against G.Osaka.
The 19 year old MF appeared the game in stead of Marcio and involved in the game with matured skill.

200:Uchida:League Appearance

Jun Uchida achieved 200 appearance for J1 league games with the last match against G.Osaka.

Jun Uchida
Age:32
Apperance:200 matches(133 for Niigata)
Goal:6 goals(incl.5 for Niigata)

1:First Start And Debut

In the yeaterday game against Oita,

Kazuhisa Kawahara got the first stating role in the league game.
(He had played the starting role in the leauge cup last year but at that time, he played as a MF)

Two rookies, Ayato Hasebe and Kengo Kawamata made debut for the first team as substitutes.

100:Uchida:League Appearance

Jun Uchida made 100 appearance for J1 league games with yesterday's scoless game against Kashiwa.
The 29 year-old started his professional career at the league giants,Kashima and had appeared 77 games.The DF have played 23 games and scored 1 goal for Niigata since he joined last season.

J1 League Appearance(for Albirex)
1: Keiji Kaimoto: 202games(51)
2: Yoshito Terakawa: 192games(97)
3: Masataka Sakamoto: 185games(9)
4: Singo Suzuki: 161games(101)
5: Jun Uchida: 100games(23)

Current Niigata players only.

6:Biggest Number Of Goals against @ Home

Niigata conceded 6 goals in the yestereday's league game against Yokohama M., which broke the worst record of the goals against at home.Here is the worst record that the team conceded goals at home.

Worst Result at Home
#:Date,Category,Oppornents,Result
1:2007.4/28,J1,Yokohama M.,0-6
2:2005.12.3,J1,Urawa,0-4
3:1999.10.2,J2,Kawasaki,1-4
4:2004.6.26,J1,gosaka,1-4
5:2001.5.19,J2,Kyoto,3-4

Numbers:100

100 J1 League Games
The left winger,Singo Suzuki made the 100th league appearace.
In 2002 he left the team which struggled in the 2nd division for promoting Kyoto Purple-Sanga and played 60 games for two years. He came back to Niigata last year when they joined the 1st division at the first time and played 40 games for Niigata so far. He scored 15 goals for the games.

Here's 10 Albirex players for the most league appearances(J1 league only)
1:Yamaguchi 338 games(37 for Niigata)
2:Okayama 282(4)
3:Kuwabara 237(24)
4:Ueno 179(41)
5:Ke.Kaimoto 162(11)
6:Hagimura 154(7)
7:Terakawa 132(37)
8:S.Suzuki 100(40)
9:Ko.kaimoto 70(2)
10:Umeyama 63(12)

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