2011 Albirex Niigata season

Albirex Niigata
2011 season
ChairmanMitsugu Tamura
ManagerHisashi Kurosaki
StadiumBig Swan
J.League Division 114th
Emperor's Cup3rd round
J. League CupQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Lopes (13)[1]
All: Bruno Lopes (16)
Highest home attendance37,830 (vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 6 August 2011)[2]
Lowest home attendance13,644 (vs Ventforet Kofu, 13 July 2011)[2]
Average home league attendance26,049
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The 2011 Albirex Niigata season was Albirex Niigata's eighth consecutive season in J.League Division 1. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.

Match results

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J. League

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Main article: 2011 J.League Division 1

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Cerezo Osaka 34 11 10 13 67 53 +14 43
13 Omiya Ardija 34 10 12 12 38 48 −10 42
14 Albirex Niigata 34 10 9 15 38 46 −8 39
15 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 8 12 14 36 43 −7 36
16 Ventforet Kofu (R) 34 9 6 19 42 63 −21 33 Relegation to 2012 J.League Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 10 9 15 38 46  −8 39 6 6 5 25 20  +5 4 3 10 13 26  −13

Last updated: 1 February 2012.
Source: "J. League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDWDLLDLLDLDWLWLWWWLLDLDLLWWWLDLL
Position124457910111315151514141411111513119131313141313131115131314
Source: "J. League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

J. League Cup

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Main article: 2011 J. League Cup
14 September 2011 2nd round - 1st leg Shimizu S-Pulse 2 – 1 Albirex Niigata Shimizu
19:04 JST Omae 16'
Alex 74'		 Report 6' Homma Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium
Attendance: 6,939
28 September 2011 2nd round - 2nd leg Albirex Niigata 3 – 1 Shimizu S-Pulse Niigata
19:03 JST Bruno Lopes 36'
Tanaka 55'
Michael 58'		 Report 25' Omae Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 10,024
5 October 2011 Quarterfinal Nagoya Grampus 5 – 3 (a.e.t.) Albirex Niigata Nagoya
19:00 Kanazaki 15'
Nagai 90+1', 105+2'
Hashimoto 114'
Tulio 120+1'		 Report 63' Bruno Lopes
90+3' Kawamata
98' Kikuchi		 Stadium: Mizuho Stadium
Attendance: 4,108

Emperor's Cup

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Main article: 2011 Emperor's Cup
12 October 2011 2nd round Albirex Niigata 5 – 0 Toyama Shinjo Club Niigata
19:00 JST Bruno Lopes 36'
Kawamata 21'
Kogure 23'
Kawamata 76'
Uchida 94'		 Report Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 3,597
16 November 2011 3rd round Albirex Niigata 0 – 1 Matsumoto Yamaga Niigata
19:00 JST Report 94' Tatara Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 4,842

Players

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First team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Takaya Kurokawa
3 MF Japan JPN Kazuhiko Chiba
4 DF Japan JPN Daisuke Suzuki
5 DF Japan JPN Naoki Ishikawa
6 MF Japan JPN Yuta Mikado
7 FW Brazil BRA Anderson
8 MF Japan JPN Fumiya Kogure
9 FW South Korea KOR Cho Young-Cheol
10 MF Brazil BRA Michael
11 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Lopes
13 MF Japan JPN Masaru Kato
14 MF Japan JPN Seiya Fujita
15 MF Japan JPN Isao Homma (captain)
17 DF Japan JPN Jun Uchida
18 FW Japan JPN Kengo Kawamata
19 DF Japan JPN Ayato Hasebe
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Japan JPN Shigeto Masuda
21 GK Japan JPN Masaaki Higashiguchi
22 GK Japan JPN Yasuhiro Watanabe
23 MF Japan JPN Atomu Tanaka
24 DF Japan JPN Gotoku Sakai
26 DF Japan JPN Yusuke Murakami
27 MF Japan JPN Hidetoshi Nakata
28 MF Brazil BRA Rafael
29 FW Japan JPN Noriyoshi Sakai
30 GK Japan JPN Hideaki Ozawa
31 MF Japan JPN Fumiya Hayakawa (youth)
32 MF Japan JPN Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
33 DF Japan JPN Ryoma Nishimura (youth)
34 DF Japan JPN Yohei Iwasaki
36 DF Japan JPN Naoya Kikuchi
39 GK Japan JPN Yohei Takeda (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF New Zealand NZL Michael Fitzgerald (to Zweigen Kanazawa)
— DF Japan JPN Kazunari Ono (to Ehime FC)
— MF Japan JPN Musashi Okuyama (to Albirex Niigata Singapore)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Japan JPN Bruno Castanheira (to Albirex Niigata Singapore)
— FW Japan JPN Kazuhisa Kawahara (to Tochigi SC)
— FW Japan JPN Hideo Ōshima (to JEF United Chiba)

Starting XI

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Last updated on 3 February 2012.[1]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
30 GK Japan Hideaki Ozawa 15 Masaaki Higashiguchi had 14 starts
25 RB Japan Yusuke Murakami 15 Seiya Fujita had 12 starts
3 CB Japan Kazuhiko Chiba 28
4 CB Japan Daisuke Suzuki 20 Naoya Kikuchi had 14 starts
24 LB Japan Gotoku Sakai 23 Naoki Ishikawa had 9 starts
15 DM Japan Isao Homma 34
32 DM Japan Yoshiyuki Kobayashi 14 Naoya Kikuchi had 9 starts
23 RM Japan Atomu Tanaka 22
9 LM South Korea Cho Young-Cheol 21 Fumiya Kogure had 6 starts
10 SS Brazil Michael 25 Kengo Kawamata had 5 starts
11 CF Brazil Bruno Lopes 32

References

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  1. ^ a b "Match results and statistics". J. League. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Aggregate Attendances by Club (J1)". J. League. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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