# 2020 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

The 2020 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League, having joined the Sleague in 2004. Along with the 2019 Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

## Squad
### SPL Squad

    As of 10 January 2020.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Kei Okawa | (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26) | Tsukuba University | 2020 | 2020 |
| 21 | Hyrulnizam Juma'at $^{<23}$ | (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 38) | Warriors FC | 2019 | 2020 |
| 26 | Aizil Yazid | (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20) | Greenridge Secondary School | 2020 | 2020 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Shoma Sato | (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 25) | SC Sagamihara U21 | 2020 | 2020 |
| 3 | Kotaro Takeda | (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27) | Chukyo University | 2020 | 2020 |
| 4 | Rio Sakuma | (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27) | Ryutsu Keizai University | 2020 | 2020 |
| 5 | Kazuki Hashioka (Captain) | (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28) | Tokyo 23 FC | 2020 | 2020 |
| 19 | Hiromasa Ogino | (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) | Naval 1893 | 2020 | 2020 |
| 20 | Yasuhiro Hanada | (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25) | Japan Soccer College | 2020 | 2020 |
| 22 | Toshihiko Masuda | (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23) | Japan Soccer College | 2020 | 2020 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Gareth Low $^{U21}$ | (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 28) | Young Lions FC | 2020 | 2020 |
| 7 | Kenta Kurishima | (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27) | Waseda University | 2020 | 2020 |
| 8 | Hiroyoshi Kamata | (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27) | Albirex Niigata U18 | 2016 | 2020 |
| 13 | Ryoya Tanigushi | (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25) | Zweigen Kanazawa | 2020 | 2020 |
| 14 | Ryuya Mitsuzuka | (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 26) | SC Sagamihara U21 | 2020 | 2020 |
| 17 | Iman Hakim $^{U21}$ | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) | FFA U16 | 2020 | 2020 |
| 18 | Mahiro Takahashi | (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) | Albirex Niigata U18 | 2020 | 2020 |
| 25 | Ren Ishihara | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23) | Japan Soccer College | 2020 | 2020 |
| 27 | Ong Yu En $^{U21}$ | (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) | FFA U16 | 2020 | 2020 |
| 36 | Kenji Austin $^{U21}$ | (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 21) | FFA U16 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Strikers |||||||
| 9 | Reo Nishiguchi | (1997-08-21) 21 August 1997 (age 27) | Chukyo University | 2020 | 2020 |
| 10 | Tomoyuki Doi | (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27) | Tokoha University | 2020 | 2020 |
| 16 | Fairoz Hassan $^{<23}$ | (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 36) | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) | 2020 | |
| 23 | Yohei Osada | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25) | Japan Soccer College | 2020 | 2020 |
| 28 | Ryosuke Nagasawa | (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26) | Phuket City F.C. | 2020 | 2020 |
| Players who left club during season |||||||
| 11 | Daniel Goh $^{U21}$ | (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25) | Balestier Khalsa | 2020 | 2020 |
| 15 | Sharul Nizam $^{U21}$ | (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) | Young Lions FC | 2020 | 2020 |
| 15 | Noor Akid Nordin $^{<23}$ | (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 28) | Balestier Khalsa | 2019 | |
| 24 | Zamani Zamri $^{U21}$ | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23) | F-17 Academy | 2019 | 2020 |

### U17 Squad

    As of 10 January 2020.
| Squad No. | Name | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| Defenders |||||||
| Midfielders |||||||
| | Mikhail Danial Lum | GFA Victoria FC | 2020 | 2021 |
| Strikers |||||||

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Keiji Shigetomi |
| Asst Coach and U17 Coach | Yuki Fujimoto |
| Coach | Tomoya Ueta |
| U15 Coach | Masayuki Kato |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Scott Starr |
| Fitness Coach | Jaswinder Singh |
| Team Manager | Matthew Sean |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Kitman | Roy Krishnan |

## Transfer
### Pre-season transfer
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Kei Okawa | Tsukuba University | |
| GK | Aizil Yazid | Greenridge Secondary School | |
| DF | Rio Sakuma | Ryutsu Keizai University | |
| DF | Kazuki Hashioka | Tokyo 23 FC (J5) | |
| DF | Kotaro Takeda | Chukyo University | |
| DF | Shoma Sato | SC Sagamihara U21 (J3) | |
| DF | Hiromasa Ogino | Naval 1893 (P3) | |
| DF | Yasuhiro Hanada | Japan Soccer College | |
| DF | Toshihiko Masuda | Japan Soccer College | |
| MF | Ren Ishihara | Japan Soccer College | |
| MF | Mahiro Takahashi | Albirex Niigata U18 | |
| MF | Kenta Kurishima | Waseda University | |
| MF | Iman Hakim | Singapore Sports School | |
| MF | Ong Yu En | Singapore Sports School | |
| MF | Gareth Low Jun Kit | Young Lions FC | |
| MF | Tomoyuki Doi | Tokoha University | |
| MF | Ryoya Tanigushi | Zweigen Kanazawa (J2) | Season loan |
| MF | Ryuya Mitsuzuka | SC Sagamihara U21 (J3) | |
| MF | Daniel Goh | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| MF | Noor Akid Nordin | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| FW | Sharul Nizam | Young Lions FC | |
| FW | Reo Nishiguchi | Chukyo University | |
| FW | Yohei Osada | Japan Soccer College | |
| FW | Ryosuke Nagasawa | Phuket City F.C. | |
Note 1: Shahrul Nizam left the club before the season start due to personal reason.

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Kengo Fukudome | Gainare Tottori (J3) | Free |
| GK | Yusuke Kawagoe | Vertfee Takahara Nasu (J5) | Free |
| DF | Gerald Ang | | |
| DF | Shuhei Sasahara | DPMM FC II (Brunei League) | |
| DF | Kaishu Yamazaki | Home United | |
| DF | Naruki Takahashi | Montedio Yamagata (J2) | Loan return |
| DF | Kodai Sumikawa | Saturday Football Intl. FC (T2) | |
| DF | Souta Sugiyama | Okinawa SV (J5) | Free |
| DF | Gamu Tasaka | | |
| DF | Shunsuke Fukuda | | |
| MF | Kyoga Nakamura | Tampines Rovers | Free |
| MF | Noor Akid Nordin | Balestier Khalsa | Loan return |
| MF | Shoki Ohara | Mito HollyHock (J2) | Loan return |
| MF | Yosuke Nakagawa | Mito HollyHock (J2) | Loan return |
| MF | Firas Irwan | | |
| MF | Ryo Nakano | | |
| MF | Daichi Tanabe | | |
| FW | Yoshikatsu Hiraga | Lagend Shiga FC (J5) | |
| FW | Daizo Horikoshi | Kaya F.C.–Iloilo | Free |
| FW | Makito Hatanaka | | |
| FW | Daniel Martens | Hougang United U19 | Loan return |
| FW | Sharul Nizam | Young Lions FC | |
Note 1: Yosuke Nakagawa returned to Mito HollyHock after the loan and subsequently released. He joined Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth for the season.
Note 2: Naruki Takahashi moved to Box Hill United SC who is playing in the NPL (Victoria) 2 after his contract with Montedio Yamagata ended.

#### Retained / Extension

| Position | Player |
| GK | Hyrulnizam Juma'at |
| MF | Zamani Zamri |
| FW | Hiroyoshi Kamata |

### Mid-season transfer
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| FW | Fairoz Hassan | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) | |
| MF | Kenji Austin | Active SG | |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| MF | Zamani Zamri | Young Lions FC | NS |
| MF | Daniel Goh | SAFSA | NS |
Note 1: Zamani Zamri was enlisted to NS in April 2020.
Note 2: Daniel Goh was enlisted to NS in June 2020.

## Friendly
### Pre-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Kei Okawa | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Kotaro Takeda | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Rio Sakuma | 13(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Kazuki Hashioka | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Gareth Low | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Kenta Kurishima | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Hiroyoshi Kamata | 13(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Reo Nishiguchi | 6(5) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | Tomoyuki Doi | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | MF | Ryoya Tanigushi | 9(5) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 14 | MF | Ryuya Mitsuzuka | 0(10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Fairoz Hassan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Iman Hakim | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Mahiro Takahashi | 0(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Yasuhiro Hanada | 1(10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Ren Ishihara | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Ong Yu En | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | Ryosuke Nagasawa | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Daniel Goh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 32 | |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Lion City Sailors | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 27 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Geylang International | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
* ↑ The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.