2023 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

Albirex Niigata (S)
2023 season
Chairman	Daisuke Korenaga
Head coach	Kazuaki Yoshinaga
Stadium	Jurong East Stadium
S.League	1st
Singapore Cup	TBA
Top goalscorer	League: Seia Kunori (21 goals); All: Seia Kunori (23 goals)
	← 2022 2024–25 →

The 2023 season was Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football^[1]^[2] and in the S.League, having joined the S.League in 2004. Along with the 2023 Singapore Premier League, the club also competed in the Singapore Cup.

Squad

SPL Squad

As of 6 Jan 2023

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
18	Hassan Sunny ^O23	(1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40)	Lion City Sailors	2023	2026
21	Hyrulnizam Juma'at ^O23	(1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 38)	Warriors FC	2019	2023
31	Yoshihiko Kobayashi	(2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)	Southeastern Community College	2023	2023
Defenders
2	Ryo Takahashi	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 24)	Toyo University	2023	2023
3	Keito Hariya	(2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21)	Funabashi Municipal HS	2022	2023
4	Koki Kawachi	(2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24)	Chukyo University	2023	2023
5	Shunsaku Kishimoto	(2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 24)	Takushoku University	2023	2023
17	Sho Fuwa	(2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 24)	Fukuoka University	2023	2023
Midfielders
6	Asahi Yokokawa	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22)	Tokyo Musashino United FC	2023	2023
7	Shuto Komaki	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)	Kyushu Sangyo University	2023	2023
8	Kaisei Ogawa	(2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 (age 23)	Takushoku University	2023	2023
9	Riku Fukashiro	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)	Takushoku University	2023	2023
13	Masaya Watanabe	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	TuRU Düsseldorf (G5)	2023	2023
14	Shodai Yokoyama	(2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 24)	Osaka University (HSS)	2023	2023
26	Jarrel Ong Jia Wei	(2002-10-26) 26 October 2002 (age 22)	Hougang United U21	2023	2023
27	Shakthi Vinayagavijayan	(2003-05-28) 28 May 2003 (age 21)	Albirex Niigata U19	2022	2023
Strikers
10	Seia Kunori	(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23)	Kansai University	2023	2023
11	Keito Komatsu	(2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24)	Tokoha University	2023	2023
19	Tadanari Lee ^O23	(1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39)	Kyoto Sanga	2022	2023
24	Zamani Zamri	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2022	2023
Players who left club for NS during season
22	Nicky Melvin Singh	(2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 22)	Tampines Rovers U19	2021	2023

U21 Squad

As of 23 Mar 2022.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
56	Firman Nabil ^U21	(2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 19)	Mattar Sailors (SFL1)	2023	2023
Defenders
52	Junki Kenn Yoshimura ^U21	(2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 20)	Singapore Sport School	2021	2025
54	Kenji Austin ^U21	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)	Queensway Secondary School	2020	2025
57	Irfan Azahar ^U21	(2004-11-13) 13 November 2004 (age 20)	Tampines Rovers U17	2022	2023
58	Adam Norkhalis ^U21	(2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023	2023
59	Firwen Anaqin ^U21	(2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 19)	GFA Singapore	2023	2023
60	Oswald Tan ^U21	(2006-08-12) 12 August 2006 (age 18)		2022	2023
64	Wong Jun Kai ^U21	(2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 21)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2022	2023
68	Raihan Ramlee ^U21	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20)	Hougang United U21	2023	2023
71	Mustaqim Mulyadi Ihsan ^U21	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21)	Hougang United U21	2023	2023
74	Daniyal Lynn Rasor ^U21	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20)	NFDP JOHOR	2023	2023
	Gabriel Goh ^U21	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 20)	Lion City Sailors U17	2024	2025
Midfielders
53	Hilman Norhisam ^U21	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2021	2025
61	Okada Ryusei ^U21	(2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 19)	Albirex Junior - JSSL	2022	2023
62	Ilhan Azahar ^U21	(2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 19)	Albirex U15	2022	2023
63	Asraf Rilwan ^U21	(2003-12-03) 3 December 2003 (age 21)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2023
69	Ukaishah Ilhan ^U21	(2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 21)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023	2023
70	Ilhanz Yazid ^U21	(2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19)		2022	2023
73	Rayson Goh Hong Yu ^U21	(2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 19)		2023	2023
75	Danish Harith ^U21	(2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 19)	Geylang International U17	2023	2023
76	Danish Adam Abdullah ^U21	(2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 19)	Nasri Nasir Academy	2023	2023
Strikers
65	Firman Shah Roslani ^U21	(2004-05-29) 29 May 2004 (age 20)	Tampines Rovers U15	2022	2023
66	Preston Heng Yu Hng ^U21	(2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 19)	Active SG	2023	2023
67	Darwisy Hanis ^U21	(2005-06-23) 23 June 2005 (age 19)	Geylang International U17	2023	2023
72	Irsyad Azarudin ^U21	(2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023	2023
Players who left during mid-season

U17 Squad

As of 23 Mar 2022.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Hasmiy Rifaeri ^U17	(2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 18)		2023	2023
16	Jeremy Quan ^U17	(2006-07-04) 4 July 2006 (age 18)		2023	2023
22	Xavier Cheong Sheng Yi ^U17	(2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 17)	Tanjong Pagar United U17	2023	2023
Defenders
5	Sim Jun Yen ^U17	(2007-09-28) 28 September 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
12	Sachin Kabilan Chandra ^U17	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
15	Ignatius Pang Si Jie ^U17	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 18)		2023	2023
18	Aeriel Syazwan ^U17	(2007-07-07) 7 July 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
19	Izzac Ong ^U17	(2007-09-24) 24 September 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
21	Mathava Krishnan ^U17	(2006-01-27) 27 January 2006 (age 18)		2023	2023
23	Arsyad Azrain ^U17	(2007-02-22) 22 February 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
25	Shafihan Shafie ^U17	(2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 18)	Albirex Niigata U19	2022	2023
Midfielders
2	Sachin Balamurali ^U17	(2007-12-16) 16 December 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
3	Nurzikry Zuhri ^U17	(2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 18)	Albirex Niigata U19	2022	2023
8	Hanan Hakimi Rizal ^U17	(2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 18)		2023	2023
10	Nawfal Jailani ^U17	(2006-04-29) 29 April 2006 (age 18)		2023	2023
14	Aqif Ariyan Saifuddin ^U17	(2008-02-25) 25 February 2008 (age 16)		2023	2023
20	Zaqy Jamari ^U17	(2006-08-20) 20 August 2006 (age 18)		2023	2023
Strikers
4	Helmi Shahrol ^U17	(2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 16)		2023	2023
6	Syuaib AL-Muthmaeen ^U17	(2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
7	Matin Mirza Abdullah ^U17	(2007-09-11) 11 September 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
9	Liska Haaziq Iskandar ^U17	(2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
11	Aneeq Fairus ^U17	(2007-06-09) 9 June 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
13	Pradeep Eraaman ^U17	(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008 (age 16)		2023	2023
17	Neelam Ritesh ^U17	(2007-07-15) 15 July 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023

U15 Squad

As of 23 Mar 2022.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
16	Haziq Aqid ^U15	(2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
22	Zulhilmi Zaidi ^U15	(2008-02-16) 16 February 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
30	Nur Syahmi Iskandar ^U15	(2009-09-29) 29 September 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
40	Aqeel Salleh ^U15	(2008-07-26) 26 July 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
Defenders
4	Shane Seenivajan ^U15	(2009-01-19) 19 January 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
14	Aaniq Ilhan ^U15	(2008-04-14) 14 April 2008 (age 16)	2022	2023
19	Seth Tan Ying Han ^U15	(2009-05-20) 20 May 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
20	Kyoshi Erwin ^U15	(2008-07-17) 17 July 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
21	Derric Luke Kumar ^U15	(2009-06-20) 20 June 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
23	Thottiyil Azim ^U15	(2008-08-16) 16 August 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
24	Raden Kusuma ^U15	(2008-06-07) 7 June 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
25	Hariz Aiman ^U15	(2008-03-12) 12 March 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
26	Kaylan Wirth ^U15	(2008-10-09) 9 October 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
27	Nazriel Khairudin ^U15	(2008-08-01) 1 August 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
28	Rayhan Jeffrey ^U15	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
Midfielders
2	Amjad Mubash-Sher ^U15	(2008-10-30) 30 October 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
3	Na'im Juma'at ^U15	(2009-11-25) 25 November 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
8	Saadiq Shafiq ^U15	(2008-06-05) 5 June 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
13	Erfan Nurhan Fazly ^U15	(2009-08-19) 19 August 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
17	Chen Yang Yi ^U15	(2009-06-23) 23 June 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
29	Aliff Shafaein Mazlan ^U15	(2008-06-29) 29 June 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
Strikers
6	Ian Shahrizal ^U15	(2010-10-30) 30 October 2010 (age 14)	2023	2023
7	Ahmad Aqil Shafie ^U15	(2009-04-16) 16 April 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023
10	Naufal Nazrin ^U15	(2008-04-11) 11 April 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
11	Durrani Zayan Putra ^U15	(2008-11-25) 25 November 2008 (age 16)	2023	2023
18	Syed Amer Naufal ^U15	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 15)	2023	2023

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Coaching staff

^[3]

Position	Name
Technical Director	Kazuaki Yoshinaga^[4]
Team Manager (Men)	Dominic Wong
Team Manager (Women) & Assistant Coach (U15)	Tyrus Soo
Head Coach (Men)	Kazuaki Yoshinaga^[5]
Head Coach (Women)	Nahar Daud
Head of Youth & U17 Head Coach	Marcal Trulls
U19 Head Coach & Assistant Coach (Men)	Jaswinder Singh
Under-15 Head Coach & Fitness Coach (Men)	Masayuki Kato
Assistant Coach (Men & U17)	Keiji Shigetomi
Assistant Coach (U17)	Kana Kitahara
Goalkeeper Coach (Men & U19)	Fadhil Salim
Goalkeeper Coach (U17 & U15)	Hyrulnizam Juma'at
Sports Trainer	Tomoya Ueta
Physiotherapist	Karen Koh Alison Soh
Kitman	Roy Krishnan
Interpreter	Ayumi Nagami

^[6]

Transfer

In

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Hassan Sunny	Lion City Sailors	Free. 2 years contract till 2024 ^[7]
GK	Firman Nabil	Mattar City Sailors (SFL1)	Free. 1-year contract till 2023 ^[8]
GK	Yoshihiko Kobayashi	Southeastern Community College	Free.^[9]
DF	Shunsaku Kishimoto	Takushoku University	Free ^[10]
DF	Sho Fuwa	Fukuoka University	Free ^[11]
DF	Koki Kawachi	Chukyo University	Free ^[12]
DF	Ryo Takahashi	Toyo University	Free ^[13]
MF	Jarrel Ong	Hougang United U21	Free.^[14]
MF	Shuto Komaki	Kyushu Sangyo University	Free ^[15]
MF	Kaisei Ogawa	Takushoku University	Free ^[16]
MF	Asahi Yokokawa	Shonan Bellmare	Free ^[17]
MF	Shodai Yokoyama	Osaka University (HSS)	Free ^[18]
MF	Riku Fukashiro	Takushoku University	Free ^[19]
MF	Masaya Watanabe	TuRU Düsseldorf (G5)	Free ^[20]
FW	Seia Kunori	Kansai University	Free ^[21]
FW	Keito Komatsu	Tokoha University	Free ^[22]

Note 1: .

Loan In

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref

Loan Return

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To / From	Ref
DF	Reo Kunimoto	Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2)	Loan Return ^[23]^[24]^[25]

Out

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
GK	Takahiro Koga	SC Sagamihara (J3)	First Team	Free ^[26]^[27]
DF	Jun Kobayashi	Young Lions FC	First Team	Free ^[28]
DF	Tatsuya Sambongi	Free Agent	First Team	Free ^[29]
DF	Shogo Toyomura	FC Nobeoka Agata (J5)	First Team	Free ^[30]^[31]
DF	Yoshiki Matsuura	Free Agent	First Team	Free
DF	Daichi Omori	Kataller Toyama (J3)	First Team	Free ^[32]^[33]
MF	Masahiro Sugita	Balestier Khalsa	First Team	Free ^[34]^[35]
MF	Kan Kobayashi	Young Lions FC	First Team	Free ^[36]
MF	Masaya Idetsu	Free Agent	First Team	Free ^[37]
MF	Kumpei Kakuta	Fukuyama City (J5)	First Team	Free ^[38]
MF	Mahiro Takahashi	Boeung Ket Angkor FC (C1)	First Team	Free ^[39]
MF	Kanato Fukazawa	Japan Soccer College (J5)	First Team	Free
MF	Tsubasa Kawanishi	Albion Rovers (A6)	First Team	Free ^[40]
FW	Shota Ochiai	Free Agent	First Team	Free
FW	Satsuki Mori	Free Agent	First Team	Free
FW	Kodai Tanaka	Lion City Sailors	First Team	Free ^[41]^[42]
FW	Fikri Junaidi	Free Agent	First Team	Free
FW	Fairoz Hasan	Hougang United	First Team	Free ^[43]
FW	Ilhan Fandi	Deinze (B2)	First Team	Free. Signed till June 2024 ^[44]^[45]

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
GK	Kai Yamamoto	Carnegie Mellon University	U21	Free

Post-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
GK	Hyrulnizam Juma'at	Retired	First Team	N.A. ^[46]
FW	Tadanari Lee	Retired	First Team	N.A. ^[47]

Loan Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
MF	Nicky Melvin Singh	SAFSA	NS till July 2025 ^[48]

Retained / Extension / Promoted

^[49]

Position	Player	Ref
GK	Hyrulnizam Juma'at	1-year contract till 2023 ^[50]^[51]
DF	Keito Hariya	1-year contract till 2023 ^[52]
DF	Kenji Austin	1-year contract till 2023 (Promoted) ^[53]
DF	Junki Kenn Yoshimura	1-year contract till 2023 (Promoted) ^[54]
MF	Shakthi Vinayagavijayan	1-year contract till 2023 (Promoted) ^[55]
MF	Nicky Melvin Singh	1-year contract till 2023 ^[50]^[56]
MF	Hilman Norhisam	2 years contract till 2024 ^[50]^[57]
FW	Zamani Zamri	1-year contract till 2023 ^[50]^[58]
FW	Tadanari Lee	1-year contract till 2023 ^[59]
GK	Hassan Sunny	2 years contract till 2026 ^[60]

Friendly

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss

First Team

28 January 2023 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	v	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
	Hilman Norhisam			Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

3 February 2023 2	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-2	Tampines Rovers	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

12 February 2023 3	Albirex Niigata (S)	6-0	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Nicky Melvin Singh Kaisei Ogawa Riku Fukashiro Seia Kunori Asahi Yokokawa	Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

U21

4 April 2023 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	v	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
	Hilman Norhisam			Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Mid-season

First Team

17 June 2023 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	5-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Johor
	Diogo 18' Fernando Forestieri 27' Nazmi Faiz 53' Bergson 64' Aysar Hadi 67'		Seia Kunori 63'	Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

14 October 2023 2	Balestier Khalsa	v	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

In Season friendlies

Notes

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As at 26 Nov 2023

No.	Pos.	Player	SPL		Singapore Cup		Charity Shield		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
2	DF	Ryo Takahashi	9+9	2	2+2	0	1	0	23	2
3	DF	Keito Hariya	6+7	0	0	0	0+1	0	14	0
4	DF	Koki Kawachi	21	4	4	1	1	0	26	5
5	DF	Shunsaku Kishimoto	24	2	3+1	1	1	0	29	3
6	MF	Asahi Yokokawa	22	4	4	0	1	0	27	4
7	MF	Shuto Komaki	20+4	8	2	0	1	0	27	8
8	MF	Kaisei Ogawa	21+2	1	4	0	1	0	28	1
9	MF	Riku Fukashiro	5+18	8	2+2	0	0+1	1	28	9
10	FW	Seia Kunori	21+2	21	4	2	1	1	28	24
11	FW	Keito Komatsu	2+18	13	2+2	0	0	0	24	13
13	MF	Masaya Watanabe	1+14	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
14	MF	Shodai Yokoyama	22+2	5	4	1	1	1	29	7
17	DF	Sho Fuwa	21+1	1	4	0	1	0	27	1
18	GK	Hassan Sunny	19	0	4	0	1	0	24	0
19	FW	Tadanari Lee	21+2	11	2+2	0	0+1	0	28	11
21	GK	Hyrulnizam Juma'at	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
24	FW	Zamani Zamri	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	MF	Jarrel Ong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Shakthi Vinayagavijayan	1+6	0	0+1	0	0	0	8	0
52	DF	Junki Kenn Yoshimura	17+1	1	4	0	0	0	22	1
53	MF	Hilman Norhisam	0+5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
54	MF	Kenji Austin	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
22	FW	Nicky Melvin Singh	6+3	1	0	0	1	0	10	1
51	GK	Kai Yamamoto	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Competitions

Overview

Results summary (SPL)


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	20	2	2	86	20	+66	62	11	0	1	43	7	+36	9	2	1	43	13	+30

Charity Shield

19 February 2023 Charity Shield	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-0	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Seia Kunori 57' (pen.) Shodai Yokoyama 72' Riku Fukashiro 74' 90' Nicky Melvin Singh 48'	Report	Brian Ferreira 41' Nazrul Nazari 76' Amy Recha 90+1'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

25 February 2023 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-0	Young Lions FC	Jurong East
	Shuto Komaki 33' Asahi Yokokawa 51' Koki Kawachi 89'	Report	Aqil Yazid 11' Elijah Lim Teck Yong 74'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

9 March 2023 2	Albirex Niigata (S)	4-0	Lion City Sailors	Jurong East
	Lionel Tan 30' (o.g.) Ryo Takahashi 37' Kaisei Ogawa 87' Seia Kunori 89' Nicky Melvin Singh 45'	Report	Anumanthan Kumar 15' Arshad Shamim 85'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Attendance: 1,695 Referee: Syarqawi Buhari

15 March 2023 3	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Seia Kunori 45+1' 90+3' Tadanari Lee 25' Shuto Komaki 40' Keito Komatsu 86'	Report		Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

19 March 2023 4	Albirex Niigata (S)	0-1	Tampines Rovers	Jurong East
	Riku Fukashiro 74' Tadanari Lee 87'	Report	Boris Kopitović 13' Ong Yu En 58' Shah Shahiran 87'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

1 April 2023 5	Geylang International	1-6	Albirex Niigata (S)	Tampines
	Yushi Yamaya 18' Joshua Pereira 62'	Report	Tadanari Lee 8' Koki Kawachi 44' Shuto Komaki 49' Riku Fukashiro 55' Keito Komatsu 57' Seia Kunori 74' Shunsaku Kishimoto 90'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Clarence Leow

5 April 2023 6	Balestier Khalsa	1-6	Albirex Niigata (S)	Toa Payoh
	Ignatius Ang 87'	Report	Seia Kunori 18' 45+1' 77' Riku Fukashiro 31' 33' Keito Komatsu 90+2' Koki Kawachi 44' Junki Kenn Yoshimura 79'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

10 April 2023 7	Tanjong Pagar United	0-2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East
	Raihan Rahman 35' Marin Mudražija 90+4'	Report	Shodai Yokoyama 7' Shuto Komaki 90'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

15 April 2023 8	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	DPMM FC	Jurong East
	Riku Fukashiro 54' Keito Komatsu 81' Shuto Komaki 32' Sho Fuwa 83'	Report	Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman 30'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei

6 May 2023 9	Hougang United	0-5	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Kazuma Takayama 17' Hazzuwan Halim 82'	Report	Asahi Yokokawa 14' 33' Koki Kawachi 26' 90+3' Keito Komatsu 50'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

21 May 2023 10	Lion City Sailors	3-2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Bishan
	Diego Lopes 49' Shawal Anuar 53' Abdul Rasaq 75' Adam Swandi 62' Hafiz Nor 90+2'	Report	Nur Adam Abdullah 13' (o.g.) Tadanari Lee 25' Asahi Yokokawa 15' Sho Fuwa 17'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Farhan Mohamed

26 May 2023 11	Albirex Niigata (S)	6-2	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East
	Seia Kunori 12' 21' Shuto Komaki 30' Tadanari Lee 51' Sho Fuwa 53' 18' Riku Fukashiro 90' Asahi Yokokawa 37' Koki Kawachi 45'	Report	Madhu Mohana 39' Shuhei Hoshino 54' Ryoya Tanigushi 59'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad

6 June 2023 12	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-0	Geylang International	Jurong East
	Shuto Komaki 21' Seia Kunori 56' Keito Komatsu 80' Koki Kawachi 53' 86' Asahi Yokokawa 79'	Report	Ahmad Syahir 40' Iqbal Hussain 47' Naufal Azman 81' Fadli Kamis 90+3'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

11 June 2023 13	DPMM FC	0-2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Hanif Hamir 88' Helmi Zambin 90+5'	Report	Tadanari Lee 41' Shodai Yokoyama 46' Seia Kunori⁸⁹ Keito Hariya 77'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium ^[a] Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

24 June 2023 14	Albirex Niigata (S)	4-0	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
	Koki Kawachi 10' Shodai Yokoyama 45' Seia Kunori 45+3' 88' Nicky Melvin Singh 90+3'	Report	Shakir Hamzah 30' Blake Ricciuto 62' Khairul Hairie 90+2'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

27 June 2023 15	Tampines Rovers	1-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Tampines
	Boris Kopitović 53' (pen.) Shah Shahiran 63' Yasir Hanapi 90+4'	Report	Tadanari Lee 79' Hassan Sunny 45+3' Koki Kawachi 47' Kaisei Ogawa 58' Riku Fukashiro 89'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Farhan Mohamed

1 July 2023 16	Young Lions FC	2-4	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Ryu Hardy Yussri 64' 76' Jun Kobayashi 90+5' Harhys Stewart 29' Kan Kobayashi90+4	Report	Koki Kawachi 3' Nicky Melvin Singh 33' Keito Komatsu 43' Shodai Yokoyama 88' Seia Kunori 86'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad

8 July 2023 17 (Rescheduled)	DPMM FC	1-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman 30' Hakeme Yazid Said 75' Kristijan Naumovski 90+2' Farshad Noor 90+5'	Report	Keito Komatsu 50' Shunsaku Kishimoto 90+2'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium ^[a] Referee: Taufik Thana

16 July 2023 18	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-1	Lion City Sailors	Jurong East
	Shodai Yokoyama 80' Tadanari Lee 82' Riku Fukashiro 90+5'	Report	Richairo Zivkovic 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Attendance: 2,497 Referee: Andrea Verolino Man of the Match: Seia Kunori

22 July 2023 19	Albirex Niigata (S)	5-0	Young Lions FC	Jurong East
	Keito Komatsu 6' 15' 23' (pen.) Hilman Norhisam 67' Shunsaku Kishimoto 82'	Report	Aqil Yazid 31' 35' Haziq Kamarudin 40'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Keito Komatsu

28 July 2023 20	Albirex Niigata (S)	6-3	Tampines Rovers	Jurong East
	Seia Kunori 1' 4'8 Tadanari Lee 29' Shunsaku Kishimoto 34' Shodai Yokoyama 45+7' Ryo Takahashi 82' Keito Komatsu 83'	Report	Yasir Hanapi 19' (pen.) 60' Ryaan Sanizal 26' 40' Faris Ramli 69'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

3 August 2023 21	Geylang International	1-6	Albirex Niigata (S)	Tampines
	Yushi Yamaya 83'	Report	Seia Kunori 40' 59' 79' 90+2' Shuto Komaki 49' Riku Fukashiro 77' 78'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Taufik Thana

11 August 2023 22	Tanjong Pagar United	2-3	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East
	Marin Mudražija 68' 82' Mirko Šugić 69' Shahrin Saberin 90+4'	Report	Shuto Komaki 17' Tadanari Lee 52' Riku Fukashiro 76' Ryo Takahashi 90+6'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Shahrin Saberin

20 August 2023 23	Balestier Khalsa	1-5	Albirex Niigata (S)	Bishan
	Jordan Emaviwe 16' Irfan Mika'il 89'	Report	Seia Kunori 5' Tadanari Lee 44' Shuto Komaki 53' Asahi Yokokawa 70' Keito Komatsu 76' Kaisei Ogawa 10'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah Man of the Match: Seia Kunori

16 September 2023 24 (Rescheduled)	Albirex Niigata (S)	0-5	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Seia Kunori 12', 19' Junki Kenn Yoshimura 44' Tadanari Lee 49', 69' Shuto Komaki 54'	Report	Nazrul Nazari 68'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)^[b] (C)	24	20	2	2	86	20	+66	62
2	Lion City Sailors (Q)	24	17	3	4	79	39	+40	54	Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage & ASEAN Club Championship
3	Tampines Rovers (Q)	24	14	6	4	47	32	+15	48	Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage
4	Balestier Khalsa	24	12	0	12	60	71	−11	36
5	Geylang International	24	10	3	11	41	52	−11	33
6	Hougang United	24	9	2	13	37	57	−20	29
7	Brunei DPMM^[b]	24	6	5	13	39	43	−4	23
8	Tanjong Pagar United	24	6	3	15	39	62	−23	21
9	Young Lions^[b]	24	1	2	21	24	76	−52	5

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium unavailable due to ongoing renovations.
^ ^a ^b ^c Three clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brunei DPMM (Q)	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	10	Semi-finals
2	Tampines Rovers (Q)	4	2	1	1	9	3	+6	7	Semi-finals
3	Albirex Niigata (S)	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
4	Geylang International	4	1	0	3	6	12	−6	3
5	Young Lions	4	1	0	3	4	10	−6	3

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2023. Source: FAS
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

24 September 2023 Group Match 1	Brunei DPMM	1-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Azwan Ali Rahman 13' Ángel Martínez 33'	Report	Seia Kunori 57'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Mohd Taqi

29 September 2023 Group Match 2	Albirex Niigata (S)	1-2	Geylang International	Jurong East
	Shunsaku Kishimoto 74'	Report	Yushi Yamaya 45+1' Naufal Azman 51' Arshad Shamim 69'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari

22 October 2023 Group Match 3	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Young Lions FC	Jurong East
	Seia Kunori 37' Shodai Yokoyama 75'	Report		Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

26 November 2023 Group Match 4	Albirex Niigata (S)	1-1	Tampines Rovers	Jurong East
	Koki Kawachi 68' Tadanari Lee 73' Ryo Takahashi 83'	Report	Boris Kopitović 79' (pen.) 83'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

References

[std-61] Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium unavailable due to ongoing renovations.

[table_note_ALB0.6329368672487-62] Three clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

[1] "Albirex to play in 2018".

[2] "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".

[3] "Staff 2021".

[4] "Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director".

[5] "Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023".

[6] "Players & Staff".

[7] "Hassan Sunny is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[8] "Firman Nabil is coming to Albirex Niigata Football Club (S)!".

[9] "Yoshihiko Kobayashi is coming to Albirex Niigata Football Club (S)!".

[10] "Shunsaku Kishimoto is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[11] "Sho Fuwa is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[12] "Koki Kawachi is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[13] "Ryo Takahashi is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[14] "Jarrel Ong is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[15] "Shuto Komaki is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[16] "Kaisei Ogawa is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[17] "Asahi Yokokawa is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[18] "Shodai Yokoyama is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[19] "Riku Fukashiro is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[20] "Masaya Watanabe is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[21] "Seia Kunori is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[22] "Keito Komatsu is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[23] "Announcement of Loan Transfer to Albirex Niigata Singapore - Reo Kunimoto". 7 January 2021.

[24] "Kunimoto Reo (Renofa Yamaguchi FC) Will join Albirex for 2021 season!".

[25] "Kunimoto Reo (Renofa Yamaguchi FC) Will return to Renofa for 2023 season!".

[26] "Koga will be joining Sagamihara for 2023 season!".

[27] "古賀貴大選手アルビレックス新潟シンガポールより完全移籍加入のお知らせ!".

[28] "Kobayashi Jun (Kwansei Gakuin University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".

[29] "Tatsuya Sambongi (Kanagawa University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".

[30] "Toyomura Shogo (Chuo Gakuin University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".

[31] "Shogo Toyomura will be joining FC Nobeoka AGATA (Japan) in 2023 season".

[32] "Daichi Omori will be joining Kataller Toyama for 2023 season!".

[33] "Daichi Omori to Kataller Toyama for 2023 season".

[34] "Sugita Masahiro (Waseda University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".

[35] "Masahiro Sugita will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2023 season".

[36] "Kobayashi Kan (Tsukuba University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".

[37] "Idetsu Masaya (Osaka Sangyo University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".

[38] "Kumpei Kakuta will be joining Fukuyama City FC (Japan) in 2023 season".

[39] "Mahiro Takahashi goes Cambodia".

[40] "Tsubasa Kawanishi will be joining Albion Rovers FC (Australia) in 2023 season".

[41] "Kodai Tanaka will be joining Lion City Sailors FC in 2023 season!".

[42] "Kodai Tanaka will lace up for the Lion City Sailors in 2023". 26 December 2022.

[43] "Fairoz Hasan will be joining Hougang United FC in 2023 season".

[44] "Ilhan Fandi will be joining KMSK Deinze (Belgium)".

[45] "Ilhan Fandi to become first Singaporean to play in Belgium".

[46] "Hyrulnizam Juma'at will retire at the end of this season".

[47] "Tadanari Lee will retire at the end of this season".

[48] "Nicky Melvin Singh leave the team to Serve the Country".

[49] "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".

[auto3-50] "2022/2023 Singapore Premier League: Retained and Released List - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[51] "Ah Lau signs for 2023 season!".

[52] "Keito Hariya signs extension for 2023 season!".

[53] "Kenji Austin signs and promoted for 2023 season!".

[54] "Junki Kenn Yoshimura signs and promoted for 2023 season!".

[55] "Shakthi Vinayagavijayan signs for 2023 season!".

[56] "Nicky Melvin Singh signs for 2023 season!".

[57] "Hilman Norhisam signs for 2023 season!".

[58] "Zamani Zamri signs for 2023 season!".

[59] "Former Japan National LEE TADANARI extends contract!".

[60] "2 more seasons with Hassan Sunny!".

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