2011 Albirex Niigata season

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.

Albirex Niigata

2011 season
Chairman	Mitsugu Tamura
Manager	Hisashi Kurosaki
Stadium	Big Swan
J.League Division 1	14th
Emperor's Cup	3rd round
J. League Cup	Quarterfinal
Top goalscorer	League: Bruno Lopes (13)[1] All: Bruno Lopes (16)
Highest home attendance	37,830 (vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 6 August 2011)[2]
Lowest home attendance	13,644 (vs Ventforet Kofu, 13 July 2011)[2]
Average home league attendance	26,049
Home colours Away colours
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Match results

J. League

Main article: 2011 J.League Division 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	L
Position	1	2	4	4	5	7	9	10	11	13	15	15	15	14	14	14	11	11	15	13	11	9	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	11	15	13	13	14

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

Main article: 2011 J. League Cup

Shimizu S-Pulse v Albirex Niigata

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

Albirex Niigata v Shimizu S-Pulse

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

Nagoya Grampus v Albirex Niigata

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

Main article: 2011 Emperor's Cup

Albirex Niigata v Toyama Shinjo Club

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

Albirex Niigata v Matsumoto Yamaga

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

First team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Takaya Kurokawa 3 MF  JPN Kazuhiko Chiba 4 DF  JPN Daisuke Suzuki 5 DF  JPN Naoki Ishikawa 6 MF  JPN Yuta Mikado 7 FW  BRA Anderson 8 MF  JPN Fumiya Kogure 9 FW  KOR Cho Young-Cheol 10 MF  BRA Michael 11 FW  BRA Bruno Lopes 13 MF  JPN Masaru Kato 14 MF  JPN Seiya Fujita 15 MF  JPN Isao Homma (captain) 17 DF  JPN Jun Uchida 18 FW  JPN Kengo Kawamata 19 DF  JPN Ayato Hasebe

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  JPN Shigeto Masuda 21 GK  JPN Masaaki Higashiguchi 22 GK  JPN Yasuhiro Watanabe 23 MF  JPN Atomu Tanaka 24 DF  JPN Gotoku Sakai 26 DF  JPN Yusuke Murakami 27 MF  JPN Hidetoshi Nakata 28 MF  BRA Rafael 29 FW  JPN Noriyoshi Sakai 30 GK  JPN Hideaki Ozawa 31 MF  JPN Fumiya Hayakawa (youth) 32 MF  JPN Yoshiyuki Kobayashi 33 DF  JPN Ryoma Nishimura (youth) 34 DF  JPN Yohei Iwasaki 36 DF  JPN Naoya Kikuchi 39 GK  JPN Yohei Takeda (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  NZL Michael Fitzgerald (to Zweigen Kanazawa) — DF  JPN Kazunari Ono (to Ehime FC) — MF  JPN Musashi Okuyama (to Albirex Niigata Singapore)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  JPN Bruno Castanheira (to Albirex Niigata Singapore) — FW  JPN Kazuhisa Kawahara (to Tochigi SC) — FW  JPN Hideo Ōshima (to JEF United Chiba)

Starting XI

Last updated on 3 February 2012.^[1]

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