The 2017 season was Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League, having joined the S.League in 2004. Along with the S.League, the club alsod competed in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup. They were the defending champions.
Squad
No. Name Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Shuhei Yamada Fujieda MYFC 21 Yosuke Nozawa Matsumoto Yamaga FC 22 Junpei Yamada Yamanashi Gakuin University Defenders 2 Tomoki Menda Doshisha University 3 Takuya Akiyama Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 4 Yuki Yamanouchi Oita Trinita 5 Naofumi Tanaka Osaka Kyoiku University 13 Yasutaka Yanagi Senshu University 15 Shoma Kondo Japan Soccer College 16 Rui Kumada Osaka Gakuin University 17 Satoru Matsuki Japan Soccer College Seiya Kato Tokyo University of Agriculture Midfielders 6 Shuto Inaba Fukuoka University 7 Ryota Nakai Momoyama Gakuin University 10 Kento Nagasaki Shizuoka Sangyo University 14 Ryuya Motoda Mito HollyHock 19 Kenya Kodama Japan Soccer College 20 Yuki Kataoka Japan Soccer College 23 Kouki Sato Japan Soccer College Forwards 8 Hiroyoshi Kamata Albirex Niigata U-18 9 Tsubasa Sano Juntendo University 11 Shoichiro Sakamoto Tegevajaro Miyazaki 18 Minoru Iwaki Japan Soccer College 24 Yusuke Yamazaki Japan Soccer College
Coaching staff
Position NameHead Coach Kazuaki YoshinagaCoach Takafumi MizunoCoach Shuhei OgawaTeam Manager Physiotherapist Kitman
Transfers
Pre-season transfers
In
PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Fujieda MYFC Yamanashi Gakuin University Tokyo University of Agriculture Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences Japan Soccer College Japan Soccer College Senshu University Oita Trinita Mito Hollyhock Loan Japan Soccer College Japan Soccer College Tegevajaro Miyazaki Momoyama Gakuin University Juntendo University Japan Soccer College Japan Soccer College
Out
PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Nagaworld FC Hougang United Sabah FA Thai Honda Kyoto Sanga Albirex NiigataReleasedRetired Estudiantes de Murcia Surfers Paradise Apollo SCReleasedReleased ReleasedReleased ReleasedReleased
Mid-season transfers
Trial
PositionPlayerTrial AtRef Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata
Friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
In Season Friendlies
Match cancelled after 1st half due to lightning warning signal
Team statistics
Appearances and goals Player Sleague Singapore Cup League Cup TotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK Shuhei Yamada100(1)0001(1)02DF Tomoki Menda12(3)0300015(3)03DF Takuya Akiyama24140513314DF Yuki Yamanouchi4(5)01(1)00(1)05(7)05DF Naofumi Tanaka24551503466MF Shuto Inaba24250503427MF Ryota Nakai20(2)11515130(2)138FW Hiroyoshi Kamata24451503459MF Tsubasa Sano21263154293110MF Kento Nagasaki24115551341611FW Shoichiro Sakamoto15(8)53(1)15123(9)713FW Yasutaka Yanagi221515032214MF Ryuya Motoda10(9)32(1)10(4)012(14)415DF Shoma Kondo1(4)00(3)10(1)01(8)116DF Rui Kumada13(11)13(2)11(4)017(17)217DF Satoru Matsuki0000000018FW Minoru Iwaki0000000019MF Kenya Kodama00000(1)00(1)020MF Yuki Kataoka0000000021GK Yosuke Nozawa (captain)220505032022GK Junpei Yamada1000001023MF Kouki Sato3(9)00(3)04(1)07(13)024FW Yusuke Yamazaki00000000
Competitions
Overview
CompetitionRecord S.League Singapore Cup League Cup Total
S.League
Singapore Cup
Quarter-final
Albirex won 7–1 on aggregate.
Semi-final
Albirex won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final Albirex won on penalty
Singapore TNP League Cup
Group matches
Knock out Stage
References