2023 Albirex Niigata (S) Women season
| 2023 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Daisuke Korenaga |
| Head coach |  Nahar Daud |
The 2023 season is Albirex Niigata (S) Women's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football [1][2]
The 2023 Albirex Niigata (S) Women's team will be playing in the Women's Premier League (Singapore).
Their marquee player is former Japan international Kana Kitahara. [3]
Squad
[edit]Women Squad
[edit]- As of 5 February 2022
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Nur Izzati |
|
3 December 2005 |
|
2023 | 2023 | |
| 25 | Maisarah Ramat |
|
16 October 1993 | Ottawa Serpent FC
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | Kana Kitahara | 
|
7 December 1988 | MyNavi Sendai
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 5 | Cynthia Taye Shi Ya |
|
17 February 1984 |
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 6 | Marina Asada |
|
26 December 1998 | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
|
2023 | 2023 | |
| 13 | Sun Jie | 
|
31 July 1985 |
|
2023 | 2023 | |
| 17 | Nur Emilia Natasha |
|
15 January 1999 | Police SA
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 18 | Wee Xin Yi |
|
1 February 2000 |
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 23 | Marilou Bautista Rubio | 
|
28 September 1975 | Far Eastern University
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 54 | Dini Danisha |
|
6 April 2003 | Home United
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 8 | Noralinda Wahab |
|
8 March 1994 | Kaki Bukit SC
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Nadhra Aqilah |
|
12 April 1994 | Tanjong Pagar United
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 14 | Suriati Soony |
|
26 June 1993 | Kaki Bukit SC
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 15 | Jill Quek Chwee Peng |
|
30 August 1978 |
|
2023 | 2023 | |
| 20 | Siti Erma Ellyana |
|
20 June 1989 | Bukit Gombak Women
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 24 | Nur Sarah Zu'risqha |
|
24 July 2006 |
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 30 | Sierra Castles | 
|
14 October 2000 | Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
2023 | 2023 | |
| 66 | Nurul Unaisah |
|
12 July 2003 |
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 69 | Noriko Farahsyazwani |
|
8 October 1996 | Bishan Arsenal
|
2023 | 2023 | |
| 77 | Siti Nor Aqilah |
|
17 October 2001 | Tampines Changkat CSC
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 97 | Lauren Reese | 
|
3 May 1997 | Wrexham AFC Women
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| Strikers | |||||||
| 2 | Nurhidayah Shah |
|
16 April 1991 |
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 7 | Huraizah Ismail |
|
2 June 1984 | Police SA
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| 11 | Tina Afrida Nasmi |
|
5 April 1982 |
|
2022 | 2023 | |
| Players who left club during season | |||||||
| 10 | Irsalina Irwan |
|
1 January 2007 | ActiveSG
|
2022 | 2023 | |
Coaching staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical Director | Kazuaki Yoshinaga[6]
|
| Head Coach (Men) | Kazuaki Yoshinaga[7]
|
| Head Coach (Women) | Nahar Daud
|
| Assistant Coach | Keiji Shigetomi Jaswinder Singh
|
| Goalkeeper Coach (Men) | Fadhil Salim
|
| Goalkeeper Coach (Women) | Bryan Quek
|
| Sports Trainer | Tomoya Ueta
|
| Fitness Coach | Masayuki Kato
|
| U15 Coach |  Marçal Trulls Sevillano
|
| U19 Coach | Jaswinder Singh
|
| Team Manager (Men) | Dominic Wong
|
| Team Manager (Women) | Nadhra Aqilah
|
| Physiotherapist | Karen Koh Alison Soh
|
| Kitman | Roy Krishnan Muhammad Taufik
|
| Interpreter | Masayuki Kato
|
Transfer
[edit]In
[edit]Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nur Izzati
|
|
Women | Free |
| DF | Sun Jie
|
|
Women | Free |
| DF | Noriko Farahsyazwani
|
|
Women | Free |
| MF | Jill Quek Chwee Peng
|
|
Women | Free |
Note 1: .
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Marina Asada
|
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
|
Women | Free [9] |
| MF | Sierra Castles
|
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
Women | Free [10] |
Loan In
[edit]Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|
Loan Return
[edit]Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To / From | Ref |
|---|
Out
[edit]Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nurul Radiatul
|
|
Women | Free |
| GK | Lynse Ann Sng
|
|
Women | Free |
| DF | Nur Shaahidah Zulkifli
|
Geylang International (W)
|
Women | Free |
| MF | Noridah Abdullah
|
Geylang International (W)
|
Women | Free |
| MF | Nadya Zah
|
Geylang International (W)
|
Women | Free |
| MF | Nur Maisarah
|
|
Women | Free |
| MF | Chloe Poh Yee Fang
|
|
Women | Free |
| MF | Amirah Syahirah
|
|
Women | Free |
| MF | Wan Nashirah
|
Balestier Khalsa Women
|
Women | Free |
| FW | Nuur Fitri Ardilla
|
|
Women | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Irsalina Irwan
|
IMG Academy
|
First Team | Free [11] |
Loan Out
[edit]| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|
Friendly
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Team statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals (Women)
[edit]- As of 10 Sept 2022
| No. | Pos. | Player | WPL | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. |  Goals
|
Apps. | Goals
| |||||||||||
| 2 | FW | Nurhidayah Shah
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | DF | Kana Kitahara
|
3+1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | Cynthia Taye Shi Ya
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | Marina Asada
|
4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | Huraizah Ismail
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | FW | Noralinda Wahab
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Nadhra Aqilah
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | MF | Tina Afrida Nasmi
|
0+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | MF | Sun Jie
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | Suriati Soony
|
? | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 | MF | Jill Quek Chwee Ping
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | DF | Nur Emilia Natasha
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | DF | Wee Xin Yi
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | DF | Nurul Unaisah
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | MF | Siti Nor Aqilah
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | DF | Marilou Bautista Rubio
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | MF | Nur Sarah Zu'risqha
|
? | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | GK | Maisarah Ramat
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | MF | Sierra Castles
|
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 54 | DF | Dini Dannisha
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 66 | DF | Nurul Unaisah
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 73 | MF | Siti Erma Ellyana
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | DF | Irsalina Irwan
|
? | 5 | ? | 5 | ||||||||
| 97 | MF |  Lauren Reese
|
? | 1 | ? | 1 | ||||||||
Competitions
[edit]Women's Premier League
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 18 March 2023 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5-1 | Tiong Bahru FC | Choa Chu Kang |
Lauren Reese  20' Kana Kitahara 62', 74' 77' (o.g.) Tina Afrida Nasmi 88' |
Rabi Atul Ardawiyah 89' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 28 March 2023 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Choa Chu Kang |
| Jill Quek Chwee Ping 32' 48' (o.g.) Irsalina Irwan 44', 60' |
Rabi Atul Ardawiyah 89' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 20 May 2023 3 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 6-0 | Geylang International | Choa Chu Kang |
| Kana Kitahara 33', 62', 71', 86' Tina Afrida Nasmi 36' Nur Sarah Zu'risqha 37' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 28 May 2023 4 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-1 | Hougang United | Choa Chu Kang |
| Kana Kitahara 71', 89' |
Nicole Lim 8' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 18 June 2023 5 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 1-1 | Lion City Sailors | Yishun |
| Nur Izzati Rosni 18' (pen) |
Tina Afrida Nasmi 89' |
Stadium: Yishun Stadium |
| 25 June 2023 6 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 1-1 | Police SA | Yishun |
| Kana Kitahara |
Stadium: Yishun Stadium |
| 23 July 2023 7 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-1 | Still Aerion | Choa Chu Kang |
| Kana Kitahara 22' Suriati Soony 88' |
Janine Lim 27' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 29 July 2023 8 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4-1 | Tampines Rovers | Choa Chu Kang |
| Kana Kitahara 18', 43' Tina Afrida Nasmi 38' Marina Asada 79' |
Farhanah Ruhaizat 19' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 6 August 2023 9 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 1-1 | Tanjong Pagar United | Choa Chu Kang |
| Noralinda Wahab 31' |
Joie Teo 53' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 12 August 2023 10 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 10-0 | Tiong Bahru | Choa Chu Kang |
| Kana Kitahara 12', 58' Sierra Castles 16', 65' Marina Asada 60', 80' Irsalina Irwan 66', 68', 85' Nur Sarah Zu'risqha 67' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 20 August 2023 11 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 9-1 | Balestier Khalsa | Choa Chu Kang |
| Emma Ellyana 15' Sierra Castles 16' Marina Asada 39', 69' Nur Sarah Zu'risqha 52', 55', 73' Kana Kitahara 53' Nurul Unaisah 85' |
Sydney Hector 90+1' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 26 August 2023 12 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 11-0 | Geylang International | Choa Chu Kang |
| Marina Asada 10', 36', 65' Sierra Castles 14' Nur Sarah Zu'risqha 47', 63' Kana Kitahara 60' Suriati Soony 81', 89' 82' (o.g.) Noralinda Wahab 88' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 15 October 2023 13 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3-0 | Geylang International | Choa Chu Kang |
| Kana Kitahara 22' Marina Asada 81', 89' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 22 October 2023 14 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4-1 | Geylang International | Choa Chu Kang |
| Marina Asada 14' Sierra Castles 24', 48' 30' (o.g.) |
Angeline Sarka 41' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 29 October 2023 15 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 0-3 | Lion City Sailors | Clementi |
| Stadium: Clementi Stadium |
| 5 November 2023 16 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3-1 | Still Aerion | Choa Chu Kang |
| Marina Asada 17', 81' Nadhra Aqilah 90+1' |
Carmen Calisto 21' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S)
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 12 | League champions |
| 2 | Lion City Sailors | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | Hougang United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Police SA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | |
| 5 | Tanjong Pagar United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 7 | JSSL Tampines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 3 | |
| 8 | Still Aerion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 9 | Tiong Bahru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |
| 10 | Geylang International | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: FAS
References
[edit]- ^ "Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League". TODAY.
- ^ "Souta Sugiyama (Kaishi Gakuen JSC) confirmed to join White Swans for 2019 Singapore Premier League". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (July 6, 2022). "Football: Albirex strengthen women's team with former Japan international Kana Kitahara" – via The Straits Times.
- ^ "Women's Team". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website | アルビレックス新潟シンガポール オフィシャルサイト.
- ^ "2021 Season Team Officials". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "2019 Season Coaching Staff". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Marina Asada is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Sierra Castles is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Irsalina Irwan leave the team to Study Abroad". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.