Jaapani J2-League | 04/28 06:00 | 11 | [3] Renofa Yamaguchi v Albirex Niigata [14] | W | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 04/22 04:00 | 10 | [13] Albirex Niigata v Omiya Ardija [19] | L | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J-League'i karikas | 04/18 10:00 | 4 | [4] Albirex Niigata v Vegalta Sendai [2] | W | 3-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 04/15 05:00 | 9 | [18] Tochigi SC v Albirex Niigata [11] | L | 2-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 04/08 05:00 | 8 | [8] Albirex Niigata v Fagiano Okayama [3] | L | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J-League'i karikas | 04/04 10:00 | 3 | [4] Albirex Niigata v Yokohama F-Marinos [1] | L | 1-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 04/01 04:00 | 7 | [10] Roasso Kumamoto v Albirex Niigata [6] | L | 3-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 03/25 05:00 | 6 | [10] Albirex Niigata v Tokushima Vortis [6] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 03/21 06:30 | 5 | [7] Albirex Niigata v Ehime FC [22] | L | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 03/17 05:00 | 4 | [4] Yokohama FC v Albirex Niigata [8] | W | 0-3 | |
Jaapani J-League'i karikas | 03/14 10:00 | 2 | [4] FC Tokyo v Albirex Niigata [2] | L | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 03/11 05:00 | 3 | [7] Albirex Niigata v Kyoto Sanga FC [19] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J-League'i karikas | 03/07 10:00 | 1 | Vegalta Sendai v Albirex Niigata | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 03/03 06:00 | 2 | [10] Albirex Niigata v Matsumoto Y FC [11] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 02/25 05:00 | 1 | [6] Kamatamare Sanuki v Albirex Niigata [11] | W | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J-League | 12/02 05:00 | 34 | [18] Albirex Niigata v Cerezo Osaka [3] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J-League | 11/26 04:00 | 33 | [14] Shimizu S-Pulse v Albirex Niigata [18] | W | 2-3 | |
Jaapani J-League | 11/18 05:00 | 32 | [18] Albirex Niigata v Ventforet Kofu [15] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J-League | 10/29 05:00 | 31 | [18] Albirex Niigata v Sagan Tosu [8] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J-League | 10/21 06:00 | 30 | [6] Jubilo Iwata v Albirex Niigata [18] | D | 2-2 | |
Jaapani J-League | 10/14 05:00 | 29 | [4] Gamba Osaka v Albirex Niigata [15] | W | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J-League | 09/30 06:30 | 28 | [15] Albirex Niigata v Vissel Kobe [7] | L | 0-2 | |
Jaapani J-League | 09/23 05:00 | 27 | [14] Consadole Sapporo v Albirex Niigata [18] | D | 2-2 | |
Jaapani J-League | 09/16 09:00 | 26 | [15] Albirex Niigata v Kashima Antlers [3] | L | 2-4 | |
Jaapani J-League | 09/09 10:00 | 25 | [15] Albirex Niigata v Sanfrecce Hiroshima [6] | D | 0-0 | |
Jaapani J-League | 08/26 10:00 | 24 | [8] Kashiwa Reysol v Albirex Niigata [15] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J-League | 08/19 10:00 | 23 | [18] Albirex Niigata v Vegalta Sendai [12] | L | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J-League | 08/13 10:00 | 22 | [5] Omiya Ardija v Albirex Niigata [15] | L | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J-League | 08/09 10:00 | 21 | [15] Albirex Niigata v Kawasaki Frontale [2] | L | 0-2 | |
Jaapani J-League | 08/05 10:00 | 20 | [18] Albirex Niigata v Yokohama F-Marinos [7] | L | 0-2 |
Albirex Niigata (アルビレックス新潟, Arubirekkusu Nīgata) is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. They currently play in J1 League after promoted from J2 League as champions in 2022.
The club have won 2 J2 League titles.
For many years it had been a local autonomous amateur club, Niigata 11, that could never hope to see the light of day in an old Japan Soccer League dominated almost entirely by company teams. The creation of the J. League spurred the club to rise, and in the 1990s it began climbing fast through the divisions.
In 1998, Albirex Niigata joined the Japan Football League, and was merged into the J2 League after its creation in 1999. The team gradually became competitive and in 2001 and 2002 it came close to getting promoted to J1 and in 2003, it became the champion of J2 and finally joined the top flight.
The team name is made from combining the star Albireo of the constellation Cygnus (the Swan) and the Latin word Rex meaning 'king'. In 1997, due to copyright issues, the team name was changed from Albireo Niigata to the current Albirex Niigata.