2012 Albirex Niigata season

The 2012 Albirex Niigata season is Albirex Niigata's 9th consecutive season in J.League Division 1. It also includes the 2012 J.League Cup, and the 2012 Emperor's Cup.

Albirex Niigata
2012 season
ChairmanMitsugu Tamura
ManagerMasaaki Yanagishita
from June 12
Hisashi Kurosaki
until May 21
J.League Division 115th
Emperor's Cup3rd Round
J.League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Lopes (7)
All: Bruno Lopes (9)
Highest home attendance35,506 (vs. Kashima Antlers, June 30)
Lowest home attendance15,854 (vs. Yokohama F. Marinos, April 7)
Average home league attendance25,018

Match results

Pre-season
8 February 2012 Albirex Niigata1 – 1Kōchi UniversityHaruno
14:00 JST M.Suzuki  87' Report Stadium: Haruno Stadium
11 February 2012 Albirex Niigata3 – 3Kamatamare SanukiHaruno
13:30 JST Kim Young-Geun  1-17'
Alan Mineiro  2-18'
Fujita  3-18'		 Report Ichihara
Morimoto		 Stadium: Haruno Stadium
16 February 2012 Albirex Niigata1 – 2Tokyo VerdyHaruno
13:30 JST trainee  3-35' Report  1-35' Josimar
 2-25' Koike		 Stadium: Haruno Stadium
19 February 2012 Vissel Kobe0 – 3Albirex NiigataHaruno
14:00 JST Report  47' Michael
 68' Kim Jin-Su
 85' Bruno Lopes (pen)		 Stadium: Haruno Stadium
Attendance: 4,198
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
26 February 2012 Shimizu S-Pulse0 – 0Albirex NiigataShimizu
13:04 JST Report Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium
Attendance: 4,398
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

J.League
Main article: 2012 J.League Division 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Júbilo Iwata 34 13 7 14 57 53 +4 46
13 Omiya Ardija 34 11 11 12 38 45 −7 44
14 Cerezo Osaka 34 11 9 14 47 53 −6 42
15 Albirex Niigata 34 10 10 14 29 34 −5 40
16 Vissel Kobe (R) 34 11 6 17 41 50 −9 39 Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2
17 Gamba Osaka (R) 34 9 11 14 67 65 +2 38
18 Consadole Sapporo (R) 34 4 2 28 25 88 −63 14
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 10 10 14 29 34  −5 40 3 6 8 15 21  −6 7 4 6 14 13  +1

Last updated: 1 December 2012.
Source: "J.League". Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLLDDWLLWLDLLWLDWDWDLLWLDDWDDLWLWW
Position14171716151317171717171717161717161614151717161617171716171717171715
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: "J.League". Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
10 March 2012 1Kawasaki Frontale1 – 0Albirex NiigataKawasaki
17:05 JST Saneto  11' Report Stadium: Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 18,920
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
17 March 2012 2Albirex Niigata1 – 2Omiya ArdijaNiigata
14:00 JST Bruno Lopes  20' Report  68' Kikuchi
 83' Rafael		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 26,294
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura
25 March 2012 3Nagoya Grampus2 – 1Albirex NiigataNagoya
16:03 JST Kanazaki  49'
Kennedy  67'		 Report  90+4' Bruno Lopes Stadium: Mizuho Stadium
Attendance: 10,603
Referee: Itaru Hirose
31 March 2012 4Albirex Niigata1 – 1Gamba OsakaNiigata
16:00 JST Alan Mineiro  5' Report  22' Rafinha Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 16,836
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
7 April 2012 5Albirex Niigata0 – 0Yokohama F. MarinosNiigata
15:00 JST Report Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 15,854
Referee: Ryuji Sato
14 April 2012 6Cerezo Osaka0 – 1Albirex NiigataOsaka
19:00 JST Report  85' Yano Stadium: Kincho Stadium
Attendance: 9,154
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
21 April 2012 7Sagan Tosu1 – 0Albirex NiigataTosu
17:00 JST Tanaka  19'
Tozim  81'		 Report Mikado  32'
Michael  84'		 Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium
Attendance: 5,432
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
28 April 2012 8Albirex Niigata0 – 1Vegalta SendaiNiigata
16:00 JST Yano  45+1'
Bruno Lopes  63'  90'
Kikuchi  67'
Homma  88'
Suzuki  88'
Higashiguchi  88'		 Report Park Ju-Sung  44'
Wilson  89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 24,637
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
3 May 2012 9Sanfrecce Hiroshima0 – 1Albirex NiigataHiroshima
16:00 JST Moriwaki  15'
Mikić  25'
Nakajima  60'
Takahagi  79'		 Report Kikuchi  63' Stadium: Big Arch
Attendance: 17,826
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
6 May 2012 10Albirex Niigata0 – 2FC TokyoNiigata
19:00 JST Kim Jin-Su  83' Report Mukuhara  47'
Kajiyama  51'
Yazawa  70'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 21,827
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
12 May 2012 11Urawa Reds1 – 1Albirex NiigataSaitama
16:00 JST Márcio Richardes  11'
Abe  84'		 Report Bruno Lopes  29'  36'
Kikuchi  45+2'
Tanaka  73'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 31,818
Referee: Ryuji Sato
19 May 2012 12Albirex Niigata1 – 6Júbilo IwataNiigata
15:00 JST Kim Jin-Su  33'  45+2'
Higashiguchi  53'
Kobayashi  63' (o.g.)		 Report Cho Byung-Kuk  7'  62'
Maeda  15', 79'
Kobayashi  48'
Matsuura  68'
Yamazaki  88'
Yamada  90+1'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 21,920
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
26 May 2012 13Kashiwa Reysol1 – 0Albirex NiigataKashiwa
18:30 JST Kondo  36'
Nasu  71'
Otani  84'
Sawa  86'		 Report Murakami  13'
Tanaka  16'
Yano  63'		 Stadium: Hitachi Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,931
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
16 June 2012 14Albirex Niigata1 – 0Shimizu S-PulseNiigata
19:00 JST Kim Jin-Su  5'
Fujita  39'
Michael  61'
Bruno Lopes  69'
Higashiguchi  89'		 Report Sugiyama  27'
Tsujio  59'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 23,797
Referee: Minoru Tojo
23 June 2012 15Vissei Kobe1 – 0Albirex NiigataKobe
19:00 JST Ogawa  58'
Ōkubo  76'		 Report Stadium: Home's Stadium
Attendance: 16,727
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
30 June 2012 16Albirex Niigata1 – 1Kashima AntlersNiigata
19:00 JST Michael  37'
Suzuki  73'
Mikado  90+1'		 Report Sergio Dutra Junior  17'
Iwamasa  68'
Aoki  76'
Ogasawara  88'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 35,506
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
7 July 2012 17Consadole Sapporo0 – 1Albirex NiigataSapporo
14:00 JST Report Tanaka  5'
Mikado  31'
Murakami  48'		 Stadium: Atsubetsu Park
Attendance: 7,673
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
14 July 2012 18Albirex Niigata0 – 0Urawa RedsNiigata
19:00 JST Tanaka  85'
Ohi  90'		 Report Hirakawa  16'
Umesaki  74'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 33,998
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
28 July 2012 19FC Tokyo0 – 2Albirex NiigataChōfu
19:30 JST Report Mikado  32'
Alan Mineiro  67'
Michael  85'		 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 23,430
Referee: Takuya Maeda
4 August 2012 20Albirex Niigata1 – 1Kashiwa ReysolNiigata
20:00 JST Bruno Lopes  29'
Homma  62'  69'
Yano  63'  69'		 Report Leandro Domingues  28'
Nasu  41'
Jorge Wagner  45'
Tanaka  77'
Hashimoto  89'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 25,050
Referee: Haruhiro Otsuka
11 August 2012 21Yokohama F. Marinos3 – 2Albirex NiigataYokohama
19:00 JST Nakazawa  62', 87'
Marquinhos  69'
Taniguchi  85'		 Report Tanaka  18', 65'
Michael  73'		 Stadium: Nippatsu Stadium
Attendance: 11,992
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
18 August 2012 22Albirex Niigata0 – 2Sanfrecce HiroshimaNiigata
20:00 JST Suzuki  82'
Yano  83'		 Report Satō  26'
Ishihara  55'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 32,014
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
25 August 2012 23Kashima Antlers0 – 1Albirex NiigataKashima
18:30 JST Shibasaki  24' Report Michael  38'
Tsubouchi  46'		 Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Attendance: 12,729
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
1 September 2012 24Albirex Niigata0 – 1Cerezo OsakaNiigata
19:00 JST Michael  62' Summary Kakitani  81' Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 24,601
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
15 September 2012 25Gamba Osaka1 – 1Albirex NiigataSuita
20:00 Leandro  15'  17' Report Michael  40'
Bruno Lopes  90+1'  90+5'		 Stadium: Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 17,381
Referee: Ryuji Sato
22 September 2012 26Júbilo Iwata0 – 0Albirex NiigataIwata
17:00 Yamazaki  5' Summary Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 11,118
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
29 September 2012 27Albirex Niigata5 – 0Nagoya GrampusNiigata
15:00 Michael  56', 64'
Murakami  73'
Bruno Lopes  90'
Tsubouchi  90+5'		 Summary Nagai  55'
Tanaka  70'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 22,079
Referee: Tomoya Maeda
6 October 2012 28Albirex Niigata0 – 0Vissel KobeNiigata
16:00 JST Murakami  72' Summary Kitamoto  54'
Ōkubo  68'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 23,849
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
20 October 2012 29Omiya Ardija1 – 1Albirex NiigataSaitama
16:00 Aoki  44' Summary Murakami  9'
Tanaka  38'
Suzuki  53'
Bruno Lopes  90+2'		 Stadium: NACK5 Stadium
Attendance: 11,944
Referee: Minoru Tojo
27 October 2012 30Albirex Niigata0 – 2Sagan TosuNiigata
18:00 Kim Jin-Su  22'
Ohi  63'		 Summary Toyoda  3', 38'
Fujita  71'
Kim Min-Woo  72'
Niwa  78'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 23,254
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
7 November 2012 31Shimizu S-Pulse0 – 1Albirex NiigataShimizu
19:00 Sugiyama  71' Summary Bruno Lopes  57'
Ishikawa  59'		 Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium
Attendance: 8,710
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
17 November 2012 32Albirex Niigata0 – 1Kawasaki FrontaleNiigata
14:03 JST Report Kobayashi  90+5' Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
24 November 2012 33Vegalta Sendai0 – 1Albirex NiigataSendai
14:34 JST Report Kim Jin-Su  17' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 18,526
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
1 December 2012 34Albirex Niigata4 – 1Consadole SapporoNiigata
15:33 JST Tsubouchi  8'
Bruno Lopes  43'
Alan Mineiro  71'
Bruno Lopes  80'		 Report Sakaki  53' Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 28,055
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

J.League Cup
Main article: 2012 J.League Cup
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Shimizu S-Pulse 6501124+815
Kashima Antlers 6501105+515
Albirex Niigata 631265+110
Yokohama F. Marinos 612379−25
Omiya Ardija 6123710−35
Consadole Sapporo 6123611−55
Vissel Kobe 6114610−84
20 March 2012 Group StageConsadole Sapporo0 – 1Albirex NiigataSapporo
13:00 JST Report  38' Alan Mineiro Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 7,487
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
4 April 2012 Group StageShimizu S-Pulse1 – 0Albirex NiigataShimizu
19:04 JST Kobayashi  16' Report Stadium: Nihondaira Stadium
Attendance: 7,479
Referee: Masaaki Toma
18 April 2012 Group StageAlbirex Niigata1 – 0Vissel KobeNiigata
19:03 JST Hirai  27' Report Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 8,158
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
6 June 2012 Group StageAlbirex Niigata0 – 1Kashima AntlersNiigata
19:00 JST Homma  34' Report Iwamasa  77'
Osako  86'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 9,986
Referee: Ryuji Sato
9 June 2012 Group StageYokohama F. Marinos0 – 0Albirex NiigataYokohama
13:00 JST Nakazawa  69' Report Mikado  36'
Murakami  45+1'
Suzuki  85'		 Stadium: Nippatsu Stadium
Attendance: 5,345
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
27 June 2012 Group StageAlbirex Niigata4 – 3Omiya ArdijaNiigata
19:00 JST Kogure  61'
Hirai  73'
Suzuki  90'
Suzuki  90+4'		 Report Shimizu  15', 48'
Watanabe  40'		 Stadium: Big Swan
Attendance: 7,664
Referee: Toshmitsu Yoshida

Emperor's Cup
9 September 2012 Round 2Albirex Niigata2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Saurcos FukuiNiigata
13:00 Bruno Lopes  56', 105+1' Report Yusuke Sakai  45+2' Stadium: Niigata City Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
10 October 2012 Round 3Albirex Niigata0 – 1Fukushima UnitedNiigata
19:00 Report Yoshihiro Masuko  63' Stadium: Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 3,460
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Players

First team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Takaya Kurokawa
3 DF Kentaro Ohi
4 DF Daisuke Suzuki (vice-captain)
5 DF Naoki Ishikawa
6 MF Yuta Mikado
7 MF Seiya Fujita
8 MF Fumiya Kogure
9 FW Kisho Yano
10 MF Michael
11 FW Bruno Lopes
13 MF Taisuke Nakamura
14 FW Shoki Hirai
15 MF Isao Homma (captain)
16 MF Kim Young-Geun
17 DF Jun Uchida
No. Position Player
18 MF Alan Mineiro
19 DF Kim Jin-Su
20 DF Shigeto Masuda
21 GK Masaaki Higashiguchi
22 GK Yasuhiro Watanabe
23 MF Atomu Tanaka
25 DF Yusuke Murakami
26 MF Kenji Koyano
27 FW Bruno Castanheira
28 FW Musashi Suzuki
29 FW Noriyoshi Sakai
30 GK Hideaki Ozawa
32 MF Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
36 DF Naoya Kikuchi (vice-captain)

Pre-season transfers

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