2001 Albirex Niigata season

This article chronicles the 2001 season for the Japanese association football club Albirex Niigata.

Albirex Niigata

2001 season
Manager	Yasuharu Sorimachi
Stadium	Niigata Stadium
J.League 2	4th
Emperor's Cup	4th Round
J.League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	Hisashi Kurosaki (21)
Average home league attendance	16,659
Home colours Away colours

Competitions

Competitions	Position
J.League 2	4th / 12 clubs
Emperor's Cup	4th round
J.League Cup	1st round

Domestic results

J.League 2

Sagan Tosu v Albirex Niigata

11 March 2001 (2001-03-11) 1	Sagan Tosu	1-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Albirex Niigata	Tosu Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Albirex Niigata

17 March 2001 (2001-03-17) 2	Kyoto Purple Sanga	1-0	Albirex Niigata	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Montedio Yamagata

24 March 2001 (2001-03-24) 3	Albirex Niigata	1-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Montedio Yamagata	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Kawasaki Frontale

31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 4	Albirex Niigata	1-0	Kawasaki Frontale	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Shonan Bellmare v Albirex Niigata

7 April 2001 (2001-04-07) 5	Shonan Bellmare	3-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Albirex Niigata	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Vegalta Sendai

14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 6	Albirex Niigata	0-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Vegalta Sendai	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Oita Trinita v Albirex Niigata

21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 7	Oita Trinita	0-2	Albirex Niigata	Oita Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Omiya Ardija

28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 8	Albirex Niigata	2-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Omiya Ardija	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Mito HollyHock v Albirex Niigata

3 May 2001 (2001-05-03) 9	Mito HollyHock	0-2	Albirex Niigata	Hitachinaka City Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Yokohama FC

6 May 2001 (2001-05-06) 10	Albirex Niigata	2-1	Yokohama FC	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Ventforet Kofu v Albirex Niigata

12 May 2001 (2001-05-12) 11	Ventforet Kofu	0-2	Albirex Niigata	Kose Sports Park Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Kyoto Purple Sanga

19 May 2001 (2001-05-19) 12	Albirex Niigata	3-4 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Montedio Yamagata v Albirex Niigata

23 May 2001 (2001-05-23) 13	Montedio Yamagata	0-1	Albirex Niigata	Yamagata Park Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Albirex Niigata

27 May 2001 (2001-05-27) 14	Vegalta Sendai	0-2	Albirex Niigata	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Oita Trinita

16 June 2001 (2001-06-16) 15	Albirex Niigata	2-3	Oita Trinita	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Yokohama FC v Albirex Niigata

23 June 2001 (2001-06-23) 16	Yokohama FC	1-0	Albirex Niigata	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Ventforet Kofu

28 June 2001 (2001-06-28) 17	Albirex Niigata	4-0	Ventforet Kofu	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Omiya Ardija v Albirex Niigata

7 July 2001 (2001-07-07) 18	Omiya Ardija	2-1	Albirex Niigata	Omiya Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Mito HollyHock

11 July 2001 (2001-07-11) 19	Albirex Niigata	2-0	Mito HollyHock	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Sagan Tosu

14 July 2001 (2001-07-14) 20	Albirex Niigata	5-0	Sagan Tosu	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kawasaki Frontale v Albirex Niigata

21 July 2001 (2001-07-21) 21	Kawasaki Frontale	2-3 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Albirex Niigata	Todoroki Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Shonan Bellmare

25 July 2001 (2001-07-25) 22	Albirex Niigata	2-0	Shonan Bellmare	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Ventforet Kofu v Albirex Niigata

28 July 2001 (2001-07-28) 23	Ventforet Kofu	0-1	Albirex Niigata	Kose Sports Park Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Montedio Yamagata

3 August 2001 (2001-08-03) 24	Albirex Niigata	0-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Montedio Yamagata	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Omiya Ardija

11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 25	Albirex Niigata	1-0 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Omiya Ardija	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Mito HollyHock v Albirex Niigata

14 August 2001 (2001-08-14) 26	Mito HollyHock	2-0	Albirex Niigata	Kasamatsu Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Vegalta Sendai

18 August 2001 (2001-08-18) 27	Albirex Niigata	1-0	Vegalta Sendai	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Oita Trinita v Albirex Niigata

25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 28	Oita Trinita	2-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Albirex Niigata	Ōita Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Kawasaki Frontale

1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) 29	Albirex Niigata	2-0	Kawasaki Frontale	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Shonan Bellmare v Albirex Niigata

5 September 2001 (2001-09-05) 30	Shonan Bellmare	1-0 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Albirex Niigata	Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Yokohama FC

8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 31	Albirex Niigata	5-1	Yokohama FC	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kyoto Purple Sanga v Albirex Niigata

15 September 2001 (2001-09-15) 32	Kyoto Purple Sanga	2-0	Albirex Niigata	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Sagan Tosu

19 September 2001 (2001-09-19) 33	Albirex Niigata	4-1	Sagan Tosu	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Omiya Ardija v Albirex Niigata

22 September 2001 (2001-09-22) 34	Omiya Ardija	0-3	Albirex Niigata	Omiya Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Oita Trinita

29 September 2001 (2001-09-29) 35	Albirex Niigata	2-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Oita Trinita	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Vegalta Sendai v Albirex Niigata

6 October 2001 (2001-10-06) 36	Vegalta Sendai	4-2	Albirex Niigata	Sendai Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Mito HollyHock

13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 37	Albirex Niigata	2-1	Mito HollyHock	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Yokohama FC v Albirex Niigata

17 October 2001 (2001-10-17) 38	Yokohama FC	0-1	Albirex Niigata	Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Ventforet Kofu

20 October 2001 (2001-10-20) 39	Albirex Niigata	4-1	Ventforet Kofu	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sagan Tosu v Albirex Niigata

28 October 2001 (2001-10-28) 40	Sagan Tosu	0-1	Albirex Niigata	Tosu Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Kyoto Purple Sanga

3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) 41	Albirex Niigata	2-3 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Kyoto Purple Sanga	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Montedio Yamagata v Albirex Niigata

6 November 2001 (2001-11-06) 42	Montedio Yamagata	2-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Albirex Niigata	Yamagata Park Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Kawasaki Frontale v Albirex Niigata

10 November 2001 (2001-11-10) 43	Kawasaki Frontale	1-2	Albirex Niigata	Machida Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Shonan Bellmare

18 November 2001 (2001-11-18) 44	Albirex Niigata	3-2 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Shonan Bellmare	Niigata Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Emperor's Cup

Mind House TC v Albirex Niigata

25 November 2001 (2001-11-25) 1st Round	Mind House TC	1-3	Albirex Niigata	Suzuka Sports Garden
JST (UTC+09)

Albirex Niigata v Tochigi SC

2 December 2001 (2001-12-02) 2nd Round	Albirex Niigata	2-1 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Tochigi SC	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Avispa Fukuoka v Albirex Niigata

9 December 2001 (2001-12-09) 3rd Round	Avispa Fukuoka	2-3 (GG) (a.e.t.)	Albirex Niigata	Hakatanomori Football Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Gamba Osaka v Albirex Niigata

16 December 2001 (2001-12-16) 4th Round	Gamba Osaka	1-0	Albirex Niigata	Tottori Soccer Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

J.League Cup

Albirex Niigata v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4 April 2001 (2001-04-04) 1st Round-1	Albirex Niigata	0-2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Niigata City Athletic Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Albirex Niigata

18 April 2001 (2001-04-18) 1st Round-2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2-0 (4-0 agg.)	Albirex Niigata	Hiroshima Stadium
JST (UTC+09)

Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	D.o.B. (Age)	Height / Weight	J.League 2		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
						Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Koichi Kidera	(1972-04-04)April 4, 1972 (aged 28)	cm / kg	0	0
2	DF		Keiichiro Nakano	(1976-03-29)March 29, 1976 (aged 24)	cm / kg	2	0
3	DF		Sérgio	(1975-09-19)September 19, 1975 (aged 25)	cm / kg	35	4
4	DF		Nobuhiro Shiba	(1974-04-18)April 18, 1974 (aged 26)	cm / kg	7	0
5	DF		Katsuo Kanda	(1966-06-21)June 21, 1966 (aged 34)	cm / kg	32	0
6	MF		Tadahiro Akiba	(1975-10-13)October 13, 1975 (aged 25)	cm / kg	43	0
7	MF		Yoshito Terakawa	(1974-09-06)September 6, 1974 (aged 26)	cm / kg	42	11
8	MF		Souza	(1977-05-29)May 29, 1977 (aged 23)	cm / kg	0	0
8	MF		Marquinho	(1976-03-07)March 7, 1976 (aged 25)	cm / kg	26	1
9	MF		Shingo Suzuki	(1978-03-20)March 20, 1978 (aged 22)	cm / kg	42	16
10	FW		Lindomar	(1977-11-20)November 20, 1977 (aged 23)	cm / kg	3	0
10	FW		Andradina	(1974-09-13)September 13, 1974 (aged 26)	cm / kg	18	6
11	FW		Hisashi Kurosaki	(1968-05-08)May 8, 1968 (aged 32)	cm / kg	44	21
12	DF		Naotaka Takeda	(1978-07-13)July 13, 1978 (aged 22)	cm / kg	1	0
13	DF		Kenji Arai	(1978-05-19)May 19, 1978 (aged 22)	cm / kg	20	0
14	DF		Naoki Takahashi	(1976-08-08)August 8, 1976 (aged 24)	cm / kg	40	1
15	MF		Isao Homma	(1981-04-19)April 19, 1981 (aged 19)	cm / kg	11	1
16	MF		Takamichi Kobayashi	(1979-01-03)January 3, 1979 (aged 22)	cm / kg	4	0
17	FW		Masayuki Onishi	(1977-07-05)July 5, 1977 (aged 23)	cm / kg	13	0
18	DF		Takayuki Nishigaya	(1973-05-12)May 12, 1973 (aged 27)	cm / kg	37	0
19	DF		Kohei Inoue	(1978-10-05)October 5, 1978 (aged 22)	cm / kg	35	0
20	GK		Nobuhiro Maeda	(1973-06-03)June 3, 1973 (aged 27)	cm / kg	0	0
21	GK		Yosuke Nozawa	(1979-11-09)November 9, 1979 (aged 21)	cm / kg	44	0
22	MF		Taichi Hasegawa	(1981-02-26)February 26, 1981 (aged 20)	cm / kg	5	0
23	MF		Masahiro Fukazawa	(1977-07-12)July 12, 1977 (aged 23)	cm / kg	41	1
24	FW		Ryoji Ujihara	(1981-05-10)May 10, 1981 (aged 19)	cm / kg	41	15
25	MF		Shigeru Ubukata	(1978-11-15)November 15, 1978 (aged 22)	cm / kg	0	0
26	MF		Satoru Kobayashi	(1973-08-26)August 26, 1973 (aged 27)	cm / kg	13	1

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