Albirex Niigata Singapore FC
Albirex Niigata (S) is a professional football club based in Jurong East, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan. The club have won 6 league titles (including one unbeaten title), 4 Singapore Cup, 4 Singapore League Cup and 4 Community Shield.
| Full name | Albirex Niigata Singapore | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Swans | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | Jurong East Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,700 | ||
| Owner | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Chairman | Daisuke Korenaga | ||
| Manager | Kazuaki Yoshinaga | ||
| League | Singapore Premier League | ||
| 2023 | Singapore Premier League, 1st of 8 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Mostly the team is made up of University students from Japan and also academy players from J1 League.
Former Albirex players who have gone on to forge decent J-League careers include former League Players of the Year, Atsushi Kawata (2016) and Tomoyuki Doi (2021), while Issey Nakajima-Farran even went on to play in Major League Soccer in the United States and Ilhan Fandi who goes on to play for the Belgium 2nd division club, K.M.S.K. Deinze in Europe.
Notably, the club also implement a professional code of conduct to instill discipline, good behaviour and team spirit. This includes a ban on hair dye, a punctuality clause where players are fined if they are late for training with no valid reason, and scrubbing footballs together after training.
The club then improved its league performance finishing 7th in the 2008 season, 3rd in the 2012 season and as champions in the 2016 season. The club did not lose a match in their 2018 season.