Japan J2-League | 04/17 05:00 | 10 | [8] Fagiano Okayama v Albirex Niigata [6] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/10 05:00 | 9 | [7] Albirex Niigata v Tochigi SC [14] | W | 2-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/03 04:00 | 8 | [13] Roasso Kumamoto v Albirex Niigata [11] | W | 1-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/30 10:00 | 7 | [15] JEF Utd Chiba v Albirex Niigata [6] | L | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/26 05:00 | 6 | [13] Albirex Niigata v Thespa Kusatsu [7] | W | 3-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/19 05:00 | 5 | [18] Albirex Niigata v Ventforet Kofu [13] | W | 2-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/13 04:00 | 4 | [17] Blaublitz Akita v Albirex Niigata [16] | L | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/05 04:30 | 3 | [12] Albirex Niigata v Renofa Yamaguchi [4] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 02/26 04:00 | 2 | [18] Omiya Ardija v Albirex Niigata [12] | D | 2-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 02/20 05:00 | 1 | [17] Vegalta Sendai v Albirex Niigata [13] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 12/05 04:00 | 42 | [6] Albirex Niigata v Machida Zelvia [5] | L | 0-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 11/28 04:00 | 41 | [9] FC Ryukyu v Albirex Niigata [6] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 11/21 05:00 | 40 | [16] Thespa Kusatsu v Albirex Niigata [5] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 11/13 05:00 | 39 | [7] Albirex Niigata v Ehime FC [20] | W | 2-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 11/07 05:00 | 38 | [22] Matsumoto Y FC v Albirex Niigata [7] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 11/03 05:00 | 37 | [6] Albirex Niigata v Jubilo Iwata [1] | L | 0-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 10/31 04:00 | 36 | [11] Fagiano Okayama v Albirex Niigata [5] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 10/23 05:00 | 35 | [5] Albirex Niigata v Blaublitz Akita [13] | L | 1-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 10/16 05:00 | 34 | [3] V-Varen Nagasaki v Albirex Niigata [4] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 10/09 05:00 | 33 | [4] Albirex Niigata v Renofa Yamaguchi [17] | W | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 10/03 05:00 | 32 | [22] Zweigen Kanazawa v Albirex Niigata [4] | L | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 09/25 05:00 | 31 | [3] Albirex Niigata v Ventforet Kofu [4] | W | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 09/19 09:00 | 30 | [11] Tokyo Verdy v Albirex Niigata [6] | W | 1-3 | |
Japan J2-League | 09/11 09:00 | 29 | [3] Albirex Niigata v Montedio Yamagata [8] | L | 1-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 09/04 09:00 | 28 | [4] Albirex Niigata v Giravanz Kitakyushu [19] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 08/28 10:00 | 27 | [10] Mito Hollyhock v Albirex Niigata [3] | L | 4-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 08/22 09:00 | 26 | [3] Albirex Niigata v Sagamihara [21] | W | 2-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 08/14 09:00 | 25 | [10] JEF Utd Chiba v Albirex Niigata [4] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 08/09 09:00 | 24 | [3] Albirex Niigata v Omiya Ardija [21] | D | 2-2 | |
Japan Cup | 08/04 09:00 | 5 | Cerezo Osaka v Albirex Niigata | L | 3-2 |
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.