# Albirex Niigata Ladies

Active departments of Albirex :
| Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | Football (Singapore) |
| Basketball (Men's) | Basketball (Women's) | Cheerleading |
| Skiing | Athletics | Baseball |
| Racing | Snowboarding | Football (Affiliate) |
Albirex Niigata Ladies is a professional women's football club based in Niigata and affiliated with Albirex Niigata, founded in 2002. The club currently plays in the WE League, the highest division of women's football in Japan.

## Kits
### Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
| 2021–2022 | X-girl | Kameda Seika | None |
| 2022–2023 | X-girl | Kameda Seika | None |
| 2023–2024 | | | |

## Staff

    As of 15 October 2022.
| Role | Name |
| Manager | Daisuke Muramatsu |
| Assistant Manager | Tomoaki Sasaki |
| First-Team coach | Yuri Saito |
| First-Team coach | Mok Seonjeong |
| Goalkeeper coach | Shinichi Shuto |
| Doctor | Kayo Yamanaka |
| Physiotherapists | Katsuya Furukawa |
| Physiotherapists | Yuya Hoshino |

### Managerial history

| Dates | Name |
| 2008–2012 | Tatsuyuki Okuyama |
| 2013–20xx | Futoshi Nonaka |
| 20xx–present | Daisuke Muramatsu |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 13 May 2023.
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 | JPN | Chika Hirao |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Riko Urakawa |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Hisui Haza |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Satsuki Miura |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Yuri Kawamura |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Saki Yanagisawa |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Mizuki Sonoda |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Moemi Ishibuchi |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Fuka Kono |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Megumi Kamionobe |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Ayaka Michigami |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Shiori Kato |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Yuna Sonoda |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Yume Takikawa |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Sian Brough |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Ruka Yamaya |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Tomoko Takahashi |
| 22 | GK | JPN | Akari Goda |
| 23 | FW | JPN | Yuina Yamamoto |
| 26 | FW | JPN | Asumi Takeda |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Keito Numao |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Rina Morinaka |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Himeno Shirai |
| 32 | MF | JPN | Yurie Shirasawa |

## Honours
### Domestic competitions

* Empress's Cup
** Runners-up (4): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
* WE League Cup
** Runners-up (1): 2023–24

## Season-by-season record

Seasons of Albirex Niigata Ladies :
| Season | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Empress's Cup | WE League Cup |
| Season | League | Level | Place | Tms. | Empress's Cup | WE League Cup |
| 2003 | Hokushinetsu | 3 | Champions | 9 | Second round | — |
| 2004 | L2 | 2 | 2nd | 6 | Second round | — |
| 2005 | L2 | 2 | 2nd | 7 | Second round | — |
| 2006 | Nadeshiko Div.2 | 2 | Champions | 8 | Second round | — |
| 2007 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 6th | 8 | Quarter-finals | Group stage |
| 2008 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 7th | 8 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2009 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 7th | 8 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2010 | Nadeshiko | 1 | 6th | 10 | Semi-finals | Group stage |
| 2011 | Nadeshiko | 1 | 5th | 9 | Runners-up | — |
| 2012 | Nadeshiko | 1 | 5th | 10 | Third round | Semi-finals |
| 2013 | Nadeshiko | 1 | 8th | 10 | Runners-up | Group stage |
| 2014 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 3rd | 10 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2015 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 4th | 10 | Runners-up | — |
| 2016 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 5th | 10 | Runners-up | Group stage |
| 2017 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 5th | 10 | Quarter-finals | Group stage |
| 2018 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 5th | 10 | Quarter-finals | Group stage |
| 2019 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 6th | 10 | Quarter-finals | Group stage |
| 2020 | Nadeshiko Div.1 | 1 | 5th | 10 | Semi-finals | Cancelled |
| 2021–22 | WE League | 1 | 8th | 11 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2022–23 | WE League | 1 | 10th | 11 | Semi-finals | Group stage |
| 2023–24 | WE League | 1 | TBD | 12 | TBD | Runners-up |