Albirex Niigata
Japan · founded 1955 · Denka Big Swan Stadium
We list the 5 most recent results, 48 players across 15 seasons and the 60 latest transfers for Albirex Niigata, most recently seen in J1 League.
Competition: J1 League
Manager: Yuzo Funakoshi
Home venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
Record last updated .
Most-played opponents
Clubs Albirex Niigata has met most often in finished competitive matches, all competitions since 2012.
- Consadole Sapporo — 10 matches · 6W 4D 0L
- Jubilo Iwata — 10 matches · 2W 3D 5L
- Matsumoto Yamaga — 10 matches · 4W 3D 3L
- Omiya Ardija — 10 matches · 3W 4D 3L
- Shonan Bellmare — 10 matches · 3W 3D 4L
- Yokohama FC — 10 matches · 3W 1D 6L
- Montedio Yamagata — 9 matches · 4W 3D 2L
- Fujieda MYFC — 1 match · 1W 0D 0L
Recent results
Most recent completed matches.
- Shonan Bellmare 1-1 Albirex Niigata · J2 League · Oct 11, 2026 · Shonan Bellmare
- Matsumoto Yamaga 1-0 Albirex Niigata · J-League Cup · Sep 29, 2026 · Matsumoto Yamaga
- Albirex Niigata 2-1 Jubilo Iwata · J2 League · Sep 19, 2026 · Jubilo Iwata
- Albirex Niigata 1-0 Montedio Yamagata · J2 League · Sep 13, 2026 · Montedio Yamagata
- Yokohama FC 5-0 Albirex Niigata · J2 League · Sep 6, 2026 · Yokohama FC
Grounds
Every ground Albirex Niigata has hosted a home fixture at in the archive, most-used first. This is a count of fixtures we hold, not a claim about which ground the club is registered at.
- Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata — 25 home fixtures here
Managers
Every manager we hold a spell for at Albirex Niigata, most recent first. Each links to a full career record.
- Yuzo Funakoshi — 1 Jun 2025 to present
- Takafumi Yoshimoto — 1 Feb 2025 to 1 Jun 2025
- D. Kimori — 1 Dec 2024 to 1 Feb 2025
- K. Yoshinaga — 1 Apr 2019 to 1 Feb 2020
- M. Suzuki — 1 Jan 2018 to 1 Aug 2018
- F. Miura — 1 Feb 2017 to 1 Dec 2017
- N. Ueno — 1 May 2012 to 1 Jun 2012
- H. Kurosaki — 1 Dec 2009 to 1 May 2012
Players we hold records for
48 players across 15 seasons at Albirex Niigata, each filed under the most recent season we hold for that player at this club. Every name links to a full career profile with per-season stats.
2025/2026
- A. Boudah — Attacker
- F. Hayakawa — Defender
- K. Fujita — Goalkeeper
- K. Mori — Defender
- M. Fitzgerald — Defender
- Motoki Hasegawa — Midfielder
- R. Ochiai — Midfielder
- T. Shimamura — Midfielder
- Y. Horigome — Defender
- Y. Hoshi — Midfielder
- Y. Takagi — Midfielder
- Y. Wakatsuki — Attacker
2024/2025
- J. Yoshida — Midfielder
- K. Abe — Goalkeeper
- K. Suzuki — Attacker
- Motoki Nagakura — Attacker
- T. Deng — Defender
- Takahiro Ko — Midfielder
- Y. Shimada — Midfielder
2023/2024
- S. Mito — Midfielder
2020/2021
- A. Watanabe — Attacker
- M. Dos Santos — Defender
- T. Ogiwara — Defender
- Tae-Se Jong — Attacker
2019/2020
- Leonardo — Attacker
- S. Hiramatsu — Attacker
- S. Toshima — Midfielder
- Samuel Santos — Defender
2018/2019
- Alex Muralha — Goalkeeper
- T. Hara — Midfielder
- Thalles Lima de Conceição Penha — Attacker
2017/2018
- H. Ibusuki — Attacker
- R. Yamazaki — Attacker
- Rony — Attacker
- T. Tomiyama — Attacker
- Thiago Galhardo — Attacker
2016/2017
- K. Kozuka — Midfielder
2015/2016
- K. Yamamoto — Midfielder
- Y. Sato — Midfielder
2014/2015
- A. Tanaka — Midfielder
- Kim Jin-Su — Defender
2013/2014
- Naoya Kikuchi — Midfielder
- Yusuke Murakami — Defender
2012/2013
- Taisuke Nakamura — Defender
2011/2012
2010/2011
- D. Kanei — Goalkeeper
2009/2010
- Gilton Ribeiro — Defender
Recent transfers
Confirmed transfers involving Albirex Niigata, incoming and outgoing.
- · M. Sekiguchi from V-varen Nagasaki — Transfer
- · J. Okumura to Mito Hollyhock — Transfer
- · Y. Otake to Balestier Khalsa — Loan
- · Iury Castilho from Coritiba — Loan
- · Ryuga Tashiro to Tochigi SC — Loan
- · K. Kuwayama from Machida Zelvia — Loan
- · T. Shimamura to Kashiwa Reysol — Return from loan
- · Mihiro Sato to Kashima — Return from loan
- · H. Akiyama from SV Darmstadt 98 — Return from loan
- · R. Maeda from Ehime FC
- · H. Akiyama to SV Darmstadt 98 — Transfer
- · R. Maeda from Ehime FC
- · J. Yoshida from Fukushima United — Return from loan
- · J. Yoshida to Fukushima United — Loan
- · A. Boudah to Vasteras SK FK — Loan
- · Mihiro Sato from Kashima — Loan
- · Toshiya Matsuoka from Albirex Niigata — Free transfer
- · J. Yoshida from Kamatamare Sanuki — Return from loan
- · M. Ohara to Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Return from loan
- · Hiroto Uemura to Jubilo Iwata — Return from loan
- · Haruki Nishimura from Matsumoto Yamaga — Return from loan
- · K. Shimabuku from Fujieda MYFC — Return from loan
- · Haruki Nishimura to Roasso Kumamoto
- · Riita Mori from Tochigi SC — Return from loan
- · R. Ochiai from Oita Trinita — Return from loan
- · K. Taniguchi to Central Coast Mariners — Transfer
- · K. Fujita to Avispa Fukuoka
- · Miguel Silveira to Universitario — Free transfer
- · T. Kato from Imabari
- · Y. Horigome to Consadole Sapporo — Free transfer
- · K. Chiba to FC Ryukyu — Free transfer
- · Y. Onishi from Iwaki
- · Y. Fujiwara from Urawa — Transfer
- · C. Konagaya from Roasso Kumamoto
- · Motoki Hasegawa to V-varen Nagasaki
- · S. Okamoto to Kataller Toyama — Free transfer
- · Kento Hashimoto to FC Tokyo — Transfer
- · Y. Takagi to Bangkok Glass — Free transfer
- · Ken Yamura to Fujieda MYFC — Transfer
- · R. Ochiai to Oita Trinita — Loan
- · Moraes from Maringá — Transfer
- · A. Boudah from Hammarby FF — Transfer
- · M. Ohara from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Loan
- · E. Shirai from Kashiwa Reysol — Transfer
- · H. Akiyama to SV Darmstadt 98 — Loan
- · T. Shimamura from Kashiwa Reysol — Loan
- · Hiroto Uemura from Jubilo Iwata — Loan
- · K. Funaki from Cerezo Osaka — Transfer
- · S. Ota to Shonan Bellmare — Transfer
- · E. Miyamoto to Fagiano Okayama — Transfer
- · H. Inamura to Celtic — Transfer
- · Y. Komi to Kashiwa Reysol — Transfer
- · E. Matsuda to Yokohama F. Marinos — Return from loan
- · Aozora Ishiyama to Matsumoto Yamaga — Loan
- · Y. Otake from YSCC
- · Haruki Nishimura to Matsumoto Yamaga — Loan
- · K. Fujita from JEF United Chiba — Return from loan
- · Riita Mori to Tochigi SC — Loan
- · Y. Otake from Tomori Berat — Return from loan
- · S. Okamoto from Kagoshima United — Return from loan