Jaapani J2-League | 10/15 05:00 | 41 | [9] Tokyo Verdy v Albirex Niigata [1] | L | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 10/08 05:00 | 40 | [1] Albirex Niigata v Vegalta Sendai [6] | W | 3-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 10/01 05:00 | 39 | [7] Montedio Yamagata v Albirex Niigata [1] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/25 05:00 | 38 | [1] Albirex Niigata v Omiya Ardija [19] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/18 09:00 | 37 | [1] Albirex Niigata v Mito HollyHock [12] | W | 2-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/14 10:30 | 36 | [14] Ventforet Kofu v Albirex Niigata [1] | W | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/10 09:00 | 35 | [2] Albirex Niigata v FC Ryukyu [22] | W | 3-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/03 09:05 | 34 | [2] Albirex Niigata v Oita [7] | L | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/27 09:00 | 33 | [21] Grulla Morioka FC v Albirex Niigata [2] | W | 0-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/20 09:00 | 32 | [2] Albirex Niigata v Roasso Kumamoto [5] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/14 09:00 | 31 | [16] Tochigi SC v Albirex Niigata [2] | W | 0-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/06 09:00 | 30 | [2] Albirex Niigata v Tokushima Vortis [13] | D | 2-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 07/30 10:00 | 29 | [4] V-Varen Nagasaki v Albirex Niigata [2] | D | 2-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 07/23 09:00 | 28 | [1] Albirex Niigata v Fagiano Okayama [5] | L | 2-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 07/16 10:00 | 27 | [11] Zweigen Kanazawa v Albirex Niigata [1] | W | 0-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 07/10 10:00 | 26 | [15] Renofa Yamaguchi v Albirex Niigata [2] | W | 1-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 07/06 10:00 | 25 | [2] Albirex Niigata v JEF Utd Chiba [8] | L | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 07/02 10:30 | 24 | [19] Thespakusatsu v Albirex Niigata [2] | W | 0-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 06/26 09:00 | 23 | [2] Yokohama FC v Albirex Niigata [1] | L | 2-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 06/19 05:00 | 22 | [2] Albirex Niigata v Blaublitz Akita [15] | W | 3-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 06/11 10:00 | 21 | [9] Oita v Albirex Niigata [1] | W | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 06/04 07:00 | 20 | [15] Tokushima Vortis v Albirex Niigata [2] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani karikas | 06/01 10:00 | 8 | Albirex Niigata v Roasso Kumamoto | L | 1-4 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 05/29 05:00 | 19 | [2] Albirex Niigata v Montedio Yamagata [19] | W | 3-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 05/25 10:00 | 18 | [12] Mito HollyHock v Albirex Niigata [2] | W | 0-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 05/21 05:00 | 17 | [3] Albirex Niigata v Yokohama FC [2] | W | 3-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 05/15 05:00 | 16 | [13] Machida Zelvia v Albirex Niigata [1] | L | 2-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 05/08 05:00 | 15 | [2] Albirex Niigata v Tokyo Verdy [6] | W | 4-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 05/04 05:00 | 14 | [3] Albirex Niigata v Zweigen Kanazawa [12] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 04/30 09:00 | 13 | [22] FC Ryukyu v Albirex Niigata [3] | D | 1-1 |
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.