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{{Short description|Japanese football club}}
{{About|the men's football club based in Japan|the women's team|Albirex Niigata Ladies}}
{{Expand Japanese|topic=sport|アルビレックス新潟|date=February 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
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| nickname = ''Albi''
| founded  = {{Start date and age|1955}} as Niigata Eleven SC
| ground   = [[Denka Big Swan Stadium]],<br>[[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]
| capacity = 42,300
| chairman = Daisuke Korenaga
| manager  = [[Toru Irie]] (interim)
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| website  = {{URL|http://www.albirex.co.jp/}}
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{{nihongo|'''Albirex Niigata'''|アルビレックス新潟|Arubirekkusu Nīgata}} is a professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]], Japan. Formed in 1955 as '''Niigata Eleven SC''', it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. They currently compete in the [[J1 League]] after earning promotion from the [[J2 League]] as champions in [[2022 J2 League|2022]]. However, after four years, in the upcoming season, they will return to the [[J2 League]], the second tier of football in the country, following their relegation from the [[J1 League]] in the 2025 season.

==History==
{{See also|List of Albirex Niigata seasons}}
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.<ref>''Niigata-Nippo''. 11 years-History of Albirex Niigata (2007), pp. 2–10.</ref>

In 1998, Albirex Niigata joined the [[Japan Football League (former)|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,<ref>"Albirex won the promotion slot" ''Niigata-Nippo'': p. 1. 24 November 2003.</ref> it became the champion of J2 and finally joined the top flight.

=== Name changed ===
The team name is made from combining the star ''[[Albireo]]'' of the constellation [[Cygnus (constellation)|Cygnus]] (the Swan) and the [[Latin]] word ''Rex'' meaning 'king'.<ref name="cg">{{cite web |url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/club/niigata/ |title=Club guide : Albirex Niigata |publisher=J.League |language=ja |access-date=25 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629085830/http://www.j-league.or.jp/club/niigata/ |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1997, due to copyright issues, the team name was changed from '''Albireo Niigata''' to the current '''Albirex Niigata'''.

===Team name transition===
*Niigata Eleven SC ''(Soccer Club)'' (1955)
*Albireo Niigata FC (1995)
*Albirex Niigata (1997)

==Home stadium==
[[File:Bigswan080628.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Big Swan]]
{{Main|Denka Big Swan Stadium}}
Joining the J. League in 1999, its hometowns are [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]] and [[Seiro, Niigata|Seiro]]. Until 2003, it used Niigata Perfectural Sport Ground as the home ground but since 2004, the team began using [[Denka Big Swan Stadium|Niigata Stadium Big Swan]] as well and now plays most of its games there. In 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tohokuden-bigswan.com/stadium/archive.html |title=History of Niigata stadium |publisher=Albirex Niigata. and Niigata Urban Flowering and Greenery Foundation Group |language=ja |access-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912150255/http://www.tohokuden-bigswan.com/stadium/archive.html |archive-date=12 September 2011 }}</ref> it set a record for highest attendance in the J. League with the cumulative total of around 660,000.<ref name="biz">{{cite web |url=http://vl-fcbiz.jp/article/ac016/a000735.html |title=Venture spirits, Hiroshi Ikeda interview |date=27 December 2007 |publisher=Biz STYLE |language=ja |access-date=25 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030182347/http://vl-fcbiz.jp/article/ac016/a000735.html |archive-date=30 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its practice grounds are Albirex's training facilities in [[Niigata Seiro Sports Center|Seiro Albillage]] and the {{nihongo|Ijimino Sports Park|五十公野運動公園|Ijimino Undō Kōen}} in [[Shibata, Niigata|Shibata]].

The club plays its home games in the Niigata Stadium "'''Big Swan'''", which is currently called Denka Big Swan Stadium through a sponsorship deal. The stadium was opened in 2001 and has a capacity of 42,300. Prior to this the club had played its matches in the [[Niigata City Athletic Stadium]] constructed in 1938 with a capacity of 18,000.

The stadium was the site of two first round matches and one Round of 16 match in the past [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. It was also the venue for the 2009 [[National Sports Festival of Japan|National Sports Festival]].

==Current squad==
{{updated|22 August 2025.}}<ref>{{cite web |title=TEAM|url=https://www.albirex.co.jp/team/player/2025/ |website=アルビレックス新潟 公式サイト｜ALBIREX NIIGATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE |access-date=9 January 2025 |language=ja }}</ref>
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{{Fs player|no=2|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=[[Jason Geria]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Shosei Okamoto]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=NZL|pos=DF|name=[[Michael Fitzgerald (footballer)|Michael Fitzgerald]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Kaito Taniguchi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Eiji Shirai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Danilo Gomes (footballer, born 1999)|Danilo Gomes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Motoki Ohara]]|other=on loan from [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Fumiya Hayakawa]]|other=[[Vice-captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=[[Yamato Wakatsuki]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Yuji Hoshi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Miguel Silveira]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Ryuga Tashiro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Taiki Arai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Daisuke Yoshimitsu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Soya Fujiwara]]}}
{{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=ea5404|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Takuya Shimamura]]|other=on loan from [[Kashiwa Reysol]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Jin Okumura]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Yuto Horigome (footballer)|Yuto Horigome]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Yoshiaki Takagi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Kazuhiko Chiba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Kodai Mori]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Motoki Hasegawa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Kento Hashimoto (footballer, born 1999)|Kento Hashimoto]]}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Keisuke Kasai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=48|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Yushin Otake]]}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Hiroto Uemura]]|other=on loan from [[Júbilo Iwata]]}}
{{Fs player|no=55|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Matheus Moraes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=65|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Abdelrahman Boudah]]}}
{{Fs player|no=71|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Shota Uchiyama]]}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Kakeru Funaki]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Yuji Ono (footballer)|Yuji Ono]]|other=[[Vice-captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs end|nonumber=|bg=ea5404|color=FFFFFF}}

===Out on loan===
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{{Fs player|no=6|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Hiroki Akiyama]]|other=at {{flagicon|GER}} [[SV Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Eiji Miyamoto]]|other=at [[Fagiano Okayama]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Riku Ochiai]]|other=at [[Oita Trinita]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=[[Haruki Nishimura]]|other=at [[Matsumoto Yamaga FC|Matsumoto Yamaga]]}}
{{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=ea5404|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Riita Mori]]|other=at [[Tochigi SC]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Kazuyoshi Shimabuku]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Fujieda MYFC]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Aozora Ishiyama]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Matsumoto Yamaga FC|Matsumoto Yamaga]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Jimpei Yoshida]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Kamatamare Sanuki]]}}
{{Fs end|nonumber=|bg=ea5404|color=FFFFFF}}

===Notable players===
{{Main|List of Albirex Niigata players}}

==Club officials==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !!Name
|-
| Manager ||{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toru Irie]] (interim)
|-
| Assistant manager ||{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takafumi Yoshimoto]]
|-
| Technical coach ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Mirai Morita <br> {{flagicon|Japan}} Namito Ikezawa
|-
| Physical coach||{{flagicon|Japan}} Tsutomu Anno
|-
| Goalkeeping coach ||{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryuji Ishizue]]
|-
| Assistant goalkeeping coach ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Yasuhiro Watanabe
|-
| Chief doctor ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Satoshi Watanabe
|-
| Chief trainer ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Seiichi Narahara
|-
| Training coaches ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Tetsuo Hasegawa <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Koji Okamoto
|-
| Physiotherapist ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Takeshi Iokawa
|-
| Interpreter ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Yu Kusayanagi <br /> {{flagicon|Brazil}} Yoshio Silvio Kanashiro Cantao
|-
| Competent ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Takaaki Onozaki
|-
| Deputy officer ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryo Doi
|-
| Equipment manager ||{{flagicon|Japan}} Kota Tamakawa
|}

==Managerial history==
Correct as of 23 October 2022
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Manager !!rowspan="2"|Nationality !!colspan="2"|Tenure !!colspan="5"|Managerial Record<br>League 
|-
!Start !!Finish !!P !!W !!D !!L !!W % 
|-
|[[Frans van Balkom]] ||{{flag|Netherlands}} ||1 February 1995 ||31 January 1998 <ref name="his">{{Cite book |title = The 11-year History of Albirex Niigata |year = 2007 |publisher = Albirex Niigata |language = ja |isbn = 978-4861322211 }}</ref>
{{WDL|36|28|3|5}}
|-
|[[Yoshikazu Nagai]] || rowspan="14" |{{flag|Japan}} ||1 February 1998 ||31 December 2000 <ref name="his" />
{{WDL|76|35|7|34}}
|-
|[[Yasuharu Sorimachi]] ||1 February 2001 ||31 January 2006 <ref name="his" />
{{WDL|196|97|40|59}}
|-
|[[Jun Suzuki (footballer, born 1961)|Jun Suzuki]] ||1 February 2006 ||31 January 2010 <ref name="his" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=League Table 2007 J.LEAGUE Division 1|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/200701000134_W0302_E.html|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628211220/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/200701000134_W0302_E.html|archive-date=28 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=League Table 2008 J.LEAGUE Division 1|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/200801000134_W0302_E.html|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628210818/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/200801000134_W0302_E.html|archive-date=28 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=League Table 2009 J.LEAGUE Division 1|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/200901000134_W0302_E.html|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628210943/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/200901000134_W0302_E.html|archive-date=28 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{WDL|136|51|32|53}}
|-
|[[Hisashi Kurosaki]] ||1 February 2010 ||21 May 2012 <ref>{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=League Table 2010 J.LEAGUE Division 1|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201001000134_W0302_E.html|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929061504/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201001000134_W0302_E.html|archive-date=29 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=League Table 2011 J.LEAGUE Division 1|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201101000134_W0302_E.html|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209125351/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201101000134_W0302_E.html|archive-date=9 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="j12">{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=League Table 2012 J.LEAGUE Division 1|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201201000134_W0302_E.html|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214194154/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201201000134_W0302_E.html|archive-date=14 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="kyodo">{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/06/12/sports/yanagishita-named-albirex-manager/#.UnHYsFOokr0 |title=Yanagishita named Albirex manager |work=The Japan Times|publisher= [[Kyodo News]] |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=14 December 2013}}</ref>
{{WDL|80|24|25|31}}
|-
|[[Nobuhiro Ueno]] (caretaker) ||22 May 2012 ||10 June 2012 <ref name="kyodo" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=SCORESHEET 2012 J.LEAGUE Division 1 2nd Day 13th Sec|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201201000113206_W0201_E.html|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214195430/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201201000113206_W0201_E.html|archive-date=14 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{WDL|1|0|0|1}}
|-
|[[Masaaki Yanagishita]] ||11 June 2012 ||31 January 2016 <ref name="j12" /><ref name="kyodo" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=League Table 2013 J.LEAGUE Division 1|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201301000134_W0302_E.html|access-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214194645/http://www.j-league.or.jp/SS/eng/j1f/201301000134_W0302_E.html|archive-date=14 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{WDL|68|20|18|30}}
|-
|[[Tatsuma Yoshida]] ||1 February 2016 ||27 September 2016 <ref name="j2016">{{cite web|publisher=J. League|title=2016 J.LEAGUE Division 1 Albirex Niigata|url=http://data.jleague.jp/SFMS01/search?competition_years=2016&competition_frame_ids=1&team_ids=78&home_away_select=0|date=11 January 2017|access-date=11 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113112730/http://data.jleague.jp/SFMS01/search?competition_years=2016&competition_frame_ids=1&team_ids=78&home_away_select=0|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{WDL|30|7|6|17}}
|-
|[[Koichiro Katafuchi]] (caretaker) ||27 September 2016 ||31 January 2017 <ref name="j2016" />
{{WDL|4|1|0|3}}
|-
|[[Fumitake Miura]] ||1 February 2017 ||7 May 2017
{{WDL|10|1|2|7}}
|-
|[[Koichiro Katafuchi]] (caretaker) ||8 May 2017 ||10 May 2017
{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}
|-
|[[Wagner Lopes]] ||11 May 2017 ||31 December 2017
{{WDL|23|6|5|12}}
|-
|[[Masakazu Suzuki]] ||1 February 2018 ||7 August 2018
{{WDL|27|8|5|14}}
|-
|[[Koichiro Katafuchi]] ||8 August 2018 ||13 April 2019
{{WDL|24|10|6|8}}
|-
|[[Kazuaki Yoshinaga]] ||14 April 2019 ||31 January 2020
{{WDL|33|14|7|12}}
|-
|[[Albert Puig Ortoneda]] ||{{flag|Spain}} ||1 February 2020 ||31 January 2022
{{WDL|84|32|29|23}}
|-
|[[Rikizo Matsuhashi]] || rowspan="3" |{{flag|Japan}} ||1 February 2022 ||31 January 2025 <ref>{{cite web |title=Coach to retire end of season |url=https://www.albirex.co.jp/news/66962/ |website=www.albirex.co.jp |access-date=14 December 2024}}</ref>
{{WDL|43|25|9|9}}
|-
|[[Daisuke Kimori]] ||1 February 2025 ||23 June 2025	
{{WDL|24|7|7|10}}
|-
|[[Toru Irie]] (interim) ||23 June 2025 ||present	
{{WDL|2|0|0|2}}
|-
|}

==League & cup record==
{|class="wikitable" 
|bgcolor=gold|<small>Champions</small>
|bgcolor=silver|<small>Runners-up</small>
|bgcolor=ff6600|<small>Third place</small>
|bgcolor=palegreen|<small>[[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]]</small>
|bgcolor=pink|<small>[[Promotion and relegation|Relegated]]</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="13"|League !!rowspan="2"|[[J.League Cup|J.League<br />Cup]] !!rowspan="2"|[[Emperor's Cup|Emperor's<br />Cup]]
|-
!Season !!Div. !!Teams !!Pos. !!P !!W <small>(OTW)</small> !!D !!L <small>(OTL)</small> !!F !!A !!GD !!Pts !!Attendance/G 
|-
|[[1999 J.League Division 2|1999]]
|rowspan=5|[[J2 League|J2]] ||10 ||'''4th''' ||36 ||16 <small>(4)</small> ||2 ||13 <small>(1)</small> ||46 ||40 ||6 ||58 ||4,211 ||[[1999 J.League Cup|1st round]] ||[[1999 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2000 J.League Division 2|2000]]
|11 ||'''7th''' ||40 ||11 <small>(4)</small> ||5 ||18 <small>(2)</small> ||54 ||63 ||9 ||46 ||4,007 ||[[2000 J.League Cup|1st round]] ||[[2000 Emperor's Cup|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2001 J.League Division 2|2001]]
|12 ||'''4th''' ||44 ||22 <small>(4)</small> ||4 ||7 <small>(7)</small> ||79 ||47 ||32 ||78 ||16,659 ||[[2001 J.League Cup|1st round]] ||[[2001 Emperor's Cup|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2002 J.League Division 2|2002]]
|12 ||'''7th''' ||44 ||23 ||13 ||8 ||75 ||47 ||28 ||82 ||21,478 ||rowspan=2|Not eligible ||[[2002 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2003 J.League Division 2|2003]]
|12 ||bgcolor="gold"|'''1st''' ||44 ||27 ||7 ||10 ||80 ||40 ||40 ||88 ||30,339 ||[[2003 Emperor's Cup|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2004 J.League Division 1|2004]]
|rowspan=14|[[J1 League|J1]] ||16 ||'''10th''' ||30 ||10 ||7 ||13 ||47 ||58 ||-11 ||37 ||37,689 ||[[2004 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2004 Emperor's Cup|4th round]]
|-
|[[2005 J.League Division 1|2005]]
| rowspan="13" |18 ||'''12th''' ||34 ||11 ||9 ||14 ||47 ||62 ||-15 ||42 ||40,114 ||[[2005 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2005 Emperor's Cup|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2006 J.League Division 1|2006]]
|'''14th''' ||34 ||12 ||6 ||16 ||46 ||65 ||-19 ||42 ||38,709 ||[[2006 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2006 Emperor's Cup|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2007 J.League Division 1|2007]]
|'''6th''' ||34 ||15 ||6 ||13 ||48 ||47 ||1 ||51 ||38,276 ||[[2007 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2007 Emperor's Cup|4th round]]
|-
|[[2008 J.League Division 1|2008]]
|'''13th''' ||34 ||11 ||9 ||14 ||32 ||46 ||-14 ||37 ||34,490 ||[[2008 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2008 Emperor's Cup|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2009 J.League Division 1|2009]]
|'''8th''' ||34 ||13 ||11 ||10 ||42 ||31 ||11 ||50 ||33,446 ||[[2009 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2009 Emperor's Cup|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|[[2010 J.League Division 1|2010]]
|'''9th''' ||34 ||12 ||13 ||9 ||48 ||45 ||3 ||49 ||30,542 ||[[2010 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2010 Emperor's Cup|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2011 J.League Division 1|2011]]
|'''14th''' ||34 ||10 ||9 ||15 ||38 ||46 ||-8 ||39 ||26,049 ||[[2011 J.League Cup|Quarter-finals]] ||[[2011 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2012 J.League Division 1|2012]]
|'''15th''' ||34 ||10 ||10 ||14 ||29 ||34 ||-5 ||40 ||25,018 ||[[2012 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2012 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2013 J.League Division 1|2013]]
|'''7th''' ||34 ||17 ||4 ||13 ||48 ||42 ||6 ||55 ||26,112 ||[[2013 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2013 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2014 J.League Division 1|2014]]
|'''12th''' ||34 ||12 ||8 ||14 ||30 ||36 ||-6 ||44 ||22,979 ||[[2014 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2014 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2015 J1 League|2015]]
|'''15th''' ||34 ||8 ||10 ||16 ||41 ||58 ||-17 ||34 ||21,936 ||[[2015 J.League Cup|Semi-finals]] ||[[2015 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2016 J1 League|2016]]
|'''15th''' ||34 ||8 ||6 ||20 ||33 ||49 ||-16 ||30 ||21,181 ||[[2016 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2016 Emperor's Cup|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2017 J1 League|2017]]
|bgcolor="pink"|'''17th''' ||34 ||7 ||7 ||20 ||28 ||60 ||-32 ||28 ||22,034 ||[[2017 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2017 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2018 J2 League|2018]]
|rowspan=5|[[J2 League|J2]] || rowspan="5" |22 ||'''16th''' ||42 ||15 ||8 ||19 ||48 ||56 ||-8 ||53 ||14,913 ||[[2018 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2018 Emperor's Cup|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2019 J2 League|2019]]
|'''10th''' ||42 ||17 ||11 ||14 ||71 ||52 ||-19 ||62 ||14,497 ||rowspan="4"|Not eligible ||[[2019 Emperor's Cup|2nd round]]
|-
|[[2020 J2 League|2020]] '''†'''||'''11th''' ||42 ||14 ||15 ||13 ||55 ||55 ||0 ||57 ||5,361 ||Did not qualify
|-
|[[2022 J2 League|2021]] '''†'''
|'''6th''' ||42 ||18 ||14 ||10 ||61 ||40 ||21 ||68 ||10,879 ||[[2021 Emperor's Cup#Third round|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2022 J2 League|2022]]
| bgcolor="gold" |'''1st''' ||42 ||25 ||9 ||8 ||73 ||35 ||38 ||84 ||14,954 ||[[2022 Emperor's Cup#Second round|2nd round]]
|-
|[[2023 J1 League|2023]]
|rowspan="3"|J1 ||18 ||'''10th''' ||34 ||11 ||12 ||11 ||36 ||40 ||-4 ||45 ||21,731 ||[[2023 J.League Cup|Group stage]] ||[[2023 Emperor's Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|[[2024 J1 League|2024]]
|rowspan="3"|20 ||'''16th''' ||38 ||10 ||12 ||16 ||44 ||59 ||-15 ||42 ||22,430 ||bgcolor=silver|[[2024 J.League Cup#Final|'''Runners-up''']] ||[[2024 Emperor's Cup#Third round|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2025 J1 League|2025]]
|bgcolor=pink|'''TBD''' ||38 || || || || || || || || ||[[2025 J.League Cup#Group 4|3rd round]] ||[[2025 Emperor's Cup#Third round|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2026–27 J2 League|2026–27]]
|J2 ||'''TBD''' ||38 || || || || || || || || ||[[2026–27 J.League Cup#Group|TBD]] ||[[2026–27 Emperor's Cup#|TBD]]
|}
;Key
{{smalldiv|1=
* '''Pos'''. = Position in league; '''P''' = Games played; '''W''' = Games won; '''D''' = Games drawn; '''L''' = Games lost; '''F''' = Goals scored; '''A''' = Goals conceded; '''GD''' = Goals difference; '''Pts''' = Points gained 
* '''Attendance/G''' = Average league home attendance
* '''†''' 2020 & 2021 seasons attendance reduced by [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|COVID-19]] worldwide pandemic
* Source: [http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/ J.League Data Site]
}}

==Honours==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Albirex Niigata Honours
!scope=col|Honour !!scope=col|No. !!scope=col|Years
|-
<!--! In chronological order-->
!scope=row|[[Hokushinetsu Football League]]
|align="center"|3
|[[1986 Japanese Regional Leagues#Hokushinetsu|1986]], [[1996 Japanese Regional Leagues#Hokushinetsu|1996]], [[1997 Japanese Regional Leagues#Hokushinetsu|1997]]
|-
!scope=row|[[J2 League]]
|align="center"|2
|[[2003 J. League Division 2|2003]], [[2022 J2 League|2022]]
|-
|}

== Kit and colours ==

=== Colours ===
Orange represents the sunset of Niigata, and blue represents the [[Sea of Japan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Club colours official profile from J League website |url=https://www.jleague.jp/club/niigata/day/#profile |website=jleague.jp |publisher=J League website}}</ref>

=== Kit evolution ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:65%; border:double #161194; box-shadow: 4px 4px 4px #e84e0f;"
! colspan="5" |Home kits - 1st
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la= _Albirex Niigata 1999 - 2000 HOME FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 1999 - 2000 Home FP|pattern_ra= _Albirex Niigata 1999 - 2000 HOME FP|pattern_sh= _Albirex Niigata 1999 - 2000 HOME FP|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 1999 - 2000 HOME FP
|leftarm=FB6E02|body=|rightarm=FB6E02|shorts=0000FF|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|1999 - 2000}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la= _Albirex Niigata 2001 - 2002 HOME FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2001 - 2002 HOME FP|pattern_ra= _Albirex Niigata 2001 - 2002 HOME FP|pattern_sh= _Albirex Niigata 2001 - 2002 HOME FP|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2001 - 2002 HOME FP
|leftarm=FB6E02|body=|rightarm=FB6E02|shorts=0000FF|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|2001 - 2002}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_ALBIREX 03h|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2003 - 2004 HOME FP|pattern_ra=_ALBIREX 03h|pattern_sh=　_Albirex Niigata 2003 - 2004 HOME FP|pattern_so=　_Albirex Niigata 2003 - 2004 HOME FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|2003 - 2004}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_ALBIREX 05h|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2005 - 2006 HOME FP|pattern_ra=_ALBIREX 05h|pattern_sh=_ALBIREX 05h|pattern_so=_blue band
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|2005 - 2006}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albirex07h|pattern_b=_albirex07h|pattern_ra=_albirex07h|pattern_sh=_albirex07h|pattern_so=_adidasfootball3bluestripes
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|2007}}}}
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_ALBIREX 08h|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2008 - 2009 HOME FP|pattern_ra=_ALBIREX 08h|pattern_sh=_blue stripes adidas|pattern_so=　_Albirex Niigata 2008 - 2009 HOME FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=FB6E02|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|2008 - 2009}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_ALBIREX 10h|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2010 - 2011 HOME FP|pattern_ra=_ALBIREX 10h|pattern_sh=_ALBIREX 10h|pattern_so=_adidasfootball3bluestripes
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|2010 - 2011}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albirex12h|pattern_b=_albirex12h|pattern_ra=_albirex12h|pattern_sh=_blue stripes adidas|pattern_so=_ALBIREX 12h
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=FB6E02|socks=
|title={{Center|2012 - 2013}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albi14h|pattern_b=_albi14h|pattern_ra=_albi14h|pattern_sh=_albi14h|pattern_so=_albi14h
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|2014 - 2015}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albi16h|pattern_b=_albi16h|pattern_ra=_albi16h|pattern_sh=_albi16h|pattern_so=_albi16h
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=
|title={{Center|2016}}}}
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albirex17h|pattern_b=_albirex17H|pattern_ra=_albirex17h|pattern_sh=_albirex17h|pattern_so=_albirex17h
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FF8000
|title={{Center|2017}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=|pattern_b=_albirex18h|pattern_ra=|pattern_sh=_albirex18h|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2003 - 2004 HOME FP
|leftarm=FF5500|body=|rightarm=FF5500|shorts=|socks=FF5500
|title={{Center|2018}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _albirex19h|pattern_b  = _albirex19h|pattern_ra = _albirex19h|pattern_sh = _albirex19h|pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2019 HOME FP
|leftarm=FF5500|body=|rightarm=FF5500|shorts=|socks1=FF5500
|title={{Center|2019}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _albirex20h|pattern_b  = _albirex20h|pattern_ra = _albirex20h|pattern_sh = _albirex20h|pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2020 HOME FP
|leftarm= FF5500|body=|rightarm= FF5500|shorts=|socks1= FF5500
|title={{Center|2020}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _albirex21h|pattern_b  = _albirex21h|pattern_ra = _albirex21h|pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2021 HOME FP|pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2021 HOME FP
|leftarm= FF5500| body=|rightarm = FF5500|shorts= |socks1=FF5500
|title={{Center|2021}}}}
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _Albirex Niigata 2022 HOME FP| pattern_b=_Albirex Niigata 2022 HOME FP| pattern_ra = _Albirex Niigata 2022 HOME FP| pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2022 HOME FP| pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2022 HOME FP
|leftarm=FF5500|body=|rightarm=FF5500|shorts=|socks1=FF5500
|title={{Center|2022}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _Albirex Niigata 2023 HOME FP|pattern_b  = _Albirex Niigata 2023 HOME FP|pattern_ra = _Albirex Niigata 2023 HOME FP|pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2022 HOME FP|pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2022 HOME FP
|leftarm=FF5500|body=|rightarm=FF5500|shorts=|socks1=FF5500
|title={{Center|2023}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _Albirex Niigata 2024 HOME FP|pattern_b  = _Albirex Niigata 2024 HOME FP|pattern_ra = _Albirex Niigata 2024 HOME FP|pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2024 HOME FP|pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2024 HOME FP
|leftarm=FF5500|body=|rightarm=FF5500|shorts=|socks1=FF5500
|title={{Center|2024}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la =_Albirex Niigata 2025 HOME FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2025 HOME FP|pattern_ra = _Albirex Niigata 2025 HOME FP|pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2025 HOME FP|pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2025 HOME FP
|leftarm= FF5500| body=|rightarm= FF5500| shorts=|socks1= FF5500
|title={{Center|2025 - }}}}
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:65%; border:double #161194; box-shadow: 4px 4px 4px #e84e0f;"
! colspan="5" |Away kits - 2nd
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la= _Albirex Niigata 1999 AWAY FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 1999 Away FP|pattern_ra= _Albirex Niigata 1999 AWAY FP|pattern_sh= _Albirex Niigata 1999 AWAY FP|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 1999 AWAY FP
|leftarm=FB6E02|body=|rightarm=FB6E02|shorts=0000FF|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|1999 - 2000}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la= _Albirex Niigata 2001 AWAY FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2001 AWAY FP|pattern_ra= _Albirex Niigata 2001 AWAY FP|pattern_sh= _Albirex Niigata 2001 AWAY FP|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2001 AWAY FP
|leftarm=FB6E02|body=|rightarm=FB6E02|shorts=0000FF|socks=FB6E02
|title={{Center|2001 - 2002}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_ALBIREX 03a|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2003 - 2004 AWAY FP|pattern_ra=_ALBIREX 03a|pattern_sh=　_Albirex Niigata 2003 - 2004 AWAY FP|pattern_so=　_Albirex Niigata 2003 - 2004 AWAY FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=fff|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2003 - 2004}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_ALBIREX 05a|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2005 - 2007 AWAY FP|pattern_ra=_ALBIREX 05a|pattern_sh=_ALBIREX 05a|pattern_so=_blue band
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2005 - 2007}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albirex09a|pattern_b= _albirex09a|pattern_ra=_albirex09a|pattern_sh=_orange stripes|pattern_so=　_Albirex Niigata 2008 - 2009 AWAY FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=fff|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2008 - 2009}}}}
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_ALBIREX 10a|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2010 - 2011 AWAY FP|pattern_ra=_ALBIREX 10a|pattern_sh=_ALBIREX 10a|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2010 - 2011 AWAY FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2010 - 2011}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albirex12a|pattern_b=_albirex12a|pattern_ra=_albirex12a|pattern_sh=_orange stripes|pattern_so=_ALBIREX 12a
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=000080|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2012 - 2013}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albi14a|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2014 - 2015 AWAY FP|pattern_ra=_albi14a|pattern_sh=_albi14a|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2018 SPECIAL FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2014 - 2015}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albi16a|pattern_b=_albi16a|pattern_ra=_albi16a|pattern_sh=_albi16a|pattern_so= _albi16a
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=
|title={{Center|2016}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albirex17a|pattern_b=_albirex17A|pattern_ra=_albirex17a|pattern_sh=_albi16t|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2018 SPECIAL FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2017}}}}
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albirex18a|pattern_b=_albirex18a|pattern_ra=_albirex18a|pattern_sh=_albirex18a|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2018 AWAY FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2018}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la= _albirex19a|pattern_b= _albirex19a|pattern_ra= _albirex19a|pattern_sh= _albirex18a|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2019 AWAY FP
|leftarm= |body= |rightarm  = |shorts= |socks= FFF
|title={{Center|2019}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _albirex20a|pattern_b= _albirex20a|pattern_ra = _albirex20a|pattern_sh= _albirex20a|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2020 AWAY FP
|leftarm= |body= |rightarm= |shorts= |socks= FFF
|title={{Center|2020}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _albirex21a|pattern_b=_albirex21a|pattern_ra= _albirex21a|pattern_sh=_Albirex Niigata 2021 AWAY FP|pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2021 AWAY FP
|leftarm= |body= |rightarm= |shorts=|socks=FFF
|title={{Center|2021}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la = _Albirex Niigata 2022 AWAY FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2022 AWAY FP|pattern_ra = _Albirex Niigata 2022 AWAY FP|pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2022 AWAY FP|pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2022 AWAY FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FFF
|title={{Center|2022}}}}
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
| pattern_la = _Albirex Niigata 2023 AWAY FP| pattern_b  = _Albirex Niigata 2023 AWAY FP| pattern_ra = _Albirex Niigata 2023 AWAY FP| pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2023 AWAY FP| pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2023 AWAY FP
|leftarm =|body = |rightarm =|shorts =|socks= FFF
|title={{Center|2023}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
| pattern_la = _Albirex Niigata 2024 AWAY FP| pattern_b  = _Albirex Niigata 2024 AWAY FP| pattern_ra = _Albirex Niigata 2024 AWAY FP| pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2024 AWAY FP| pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2024 AWAY FP
|leftarm =|body = |rightarm =|shorts =|socks= FFF
|title={{Center|2024}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
| pattern_la = _Albirex Niigata 2025 AWAY FP| pattern_b  = _Albirex Niigata 2025 AWAY FP2| pattern_ra = _Albirex Niigata 2025 AWAY FP| pattern_sh = _Albirex Niigata 2025 AWAY FP| pattern_so = _Albirex Niigata 2025 AWAY FP
|leftarm=|body=| rightarm=|shorts=|socks= FFF
|title={{Center|2025 - }}}}
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:65%; border:double #161194; box-shadow: 4px 4px 4px #e84e0f;"
! colspan="5" |3rd kits - Other
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albi15t|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2015 - 2016 CUP FP|pattern_ra=_albi15t|pattern_sh=_albi14h|pattern_so=_albi15t
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=1A2334
|title={{Center|2015 Cup}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albi16t|pattern_b=_albi16t|pattern_ra=_albi16t|pattern_sh=_albi16t|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2018 SPECIAL FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=fff
|title={{Center|2016 3rd}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albi15t|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2015 - 2016 CUP FP|pattern_ra=_albi15t|pattern_sh=_orange stripes|pattern_so=_albi15t
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=0C1442|socks=1A2334
|title={{Center|2016 Cup}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la=_albi16a|pattern_b=_albi16a|pattern_ra=_albi16a|pattern_sh=_albi16a|pattern_so=_albi16a
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=
|title={{Center|2017 3rd}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la= _Albirex Niigata 2017 SUMMER FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2017 SUMMER FP|pattern_ra= _Albirex Niigata 2017 SUMMER FP|pattern_sh= _Albirex Niigata 2017 SUMMER FP|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2017 SUMMER FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FF8000
|title={{Center|2017 <br/>Summer}}}}
|-
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la= _Albirex Niigata 2018 SPECIAL FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2018 SPECIAL FP|pattern_ra= _Albirex Niigata 2018 SPECIAL FP|pattern_sh= _Albirex Niigata 2018 SPECIAL FP|pattern_so= _Albirex Niigata 2018 SPECIAL FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FF8000
|title={{Center|2018<br>[[Isao Honma]] retirement match}}}}
|{{Football kit|filetype=png
|pattern_la= _Albirex Niigata 2020 SPECIAL HOME FP|pattern_b= _Albirex Niigata 2020 SPECIAL HOME FP|pattern_ra= _Albirex Niigata 2020 SPECIAL HOME FP|pattern_sh= _Albirex Niigata 2020 SPECIAL HOME FP|pattern_so= __Albirex Niigata 2020 SPECIAL HOME FP
|leftarm=|body=|rightarm=|shorts=|socks=FF8000
|title={{Center|2020<Small><br/>ONE NIIGATA<br/>Memorial Blue</Small>}}}}
|-
| || || || ||
|}

==Affiliated clubs==
{{Albirex sections}}

Since 2004, Albirex Niigata has selected a number of players for its satellite team in the [[Singapore Premier League]]. Albirex also has a women's team and joined L2 league (an equivalent of J2) in 2004. Albirex Ladies won the L2 title in 2006,<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Nadeshiko League |url=http://www.nadeshikoleague.jp/fan_zone/pdf/018.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519070750/http://nadeshikoleague.jp/fan_zone/pdf/018.pdf |archive-date=19 May 2011 |access-date=25 July 2011 |publisher=Nadeshiko League |language=ja}}</ref> and went on to join L1 in 2007.

=== Currently affiliated clubs ===
* {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Albirex Niigata Ladies]] ([[Japan Women's Football League]])
* {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Soccer College]] ([[Hokushinetsu Football League]])
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|Albirex Niigata Singapore]] ([[Singapore Premier League]])

=== Formerly affiliated club ===
* {{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh FC|Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh]] ([[Cambodian Premier League]])

In addition to the J1 Albirex Niigata football team, there is a [[Niigata Albirex BB|Niigata Albirex basketball club]] in the [[B.League]], as well as a [[Team Albirex Niigata|ski]], snowboard, [[Niigata Albirex Baseball Club|baseball]], and track and field team. Even though the teams share the same name, the management and finances are completely separate for each team.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website|https://www.albirex.co.jp/en/}}

{{Albirex Niigata}}
{{J.League}}
{{Japanese Club Football|group=clubs}}
{{Albirex Group}}
{{Authority control}}

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