Jaapani J2-League | 12/02 10:00 | 38 | [6] Albirex Niigata v Tochigi SC [11] | D | 2-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 11/28 05:00 | 37 | [3] V-Varen Nagasaki v Albirex Niigata [6] | L | 2-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 11/25 10:00 | 36 | [5] Albirex Niigata v Ehime FC [21] | L | 0-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 11/21 05:00 | 35 | [14] Zweigen Kanazawa v Albirex Niigata [6] | W | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 11/15 05:00 | 34 | [5] Albirex Niigata v JEF Utd Chiba [16] | L | 0-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 11/11 10:30 | 33 | [10] Jubilo Iwata v Albirex Niigata [4] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 11/08 05:00 | 32 | [5] Albirex Niigata v Giravanz Kitakyushu [4] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 11/04 10:00 | 31 | [9] Montedio Yamagata v Albirex Niigata [5] | W | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 11/01 05:00 | 30 | [5] Albirex Niigata v Tokyo Verdy [11] | D | 2-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 10/25 05:00 | 29 | [2] Tokushima Vortis v Albirex Niigata [5] | D | 0-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 10/21 10:00 | 28 | [5] Albirex Niigata v Fagiano Okayama [15] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 10/18 05:00 | 27 | [10] Mito HollyHock v Albirex Niigata [6] | W | 1-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 10/14 10:00 | 26 | [5] Albirex Niigata v Avispa Fukuoka [2] | L | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 10/10 05:00 | 25 | [5] Kyoto Sanga FC v Albirex Niigata [6] | W | 1-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 10/04 05:00 | 24 | [8] Albirex Niigata v Machida Zelvia [15] | W | 4-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/30 10:00 | 23 | [18] FC Ryukyu v Albirex Niigata [9] | W | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/26 05:00 | 22 | [8] Albirex Niigata v Ventforet Kofu [5] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/23 10:00 | 21 | [21] Ehime FC v Albirex Niigata [9] | D | 0-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/19 05:00 | 20 | [8] Albirex Niigata v Tokushima Vortis [3] | L | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/13 10:00 | 19 | [1] Giravanz Kitakyushu v Albirex Niigata [5] | L | 2-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/09 10:00 | 18 | [15] JEF Utd Chiba v Albirex Niigata [6] | W | 1-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/05 09:00 | 17 | [4] Albirex Niigata v Jubilo Iwata [6] | L | 1-3 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 09/02 10:00 | 16 | [4] Albirex Niigata v V-Varen Nagasaki [1] | D | 2-2 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/29 10:00 | 15 | [13] Avispa Fukuoka v Albirex Niigata [5] | W | 0-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/23 09:00 | 14 | [9] Albirex Niigata v FC Ryukyu [18] | W | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/19 10:00 | 13 | [8] Albirex Niigata v Kyoto Sanga FC [6] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/15 10:00 | 12 | [16] Fagiano Okayama v Albirex Niigata [6] | L | 1-0 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/12 10:00 | 11 | [7] Albirex Niigata v Renofa Yamaguchi [21] | W | 2-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/08 09:00 | 10 | [6] Albirex Niigata v Omiya Ardija [2] | D | 1-1 | |
Jaapani J2-League | 08/02 09:00 | 9 | [14] Tochigi SC v Albirex Niigata [6] | D | 0-0 |
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.