title: 2002 Albirex Niigata season
text: # 2002 Albirex Niigata season
  
  2002 Albirex Niigata season
  
  ## Competitions
  
  | Competitions | Position |
  | - | - |
  | J. League 2 | 3rd / 12 clubs |
  | Emperor's Cup | 3rd Round |
  
  ## Domestic results
  
  ### J. League 2
  
  | Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2002.3.3 | Hitachinaka (ja:ひたちなか市総合運動公園陸上競技場) | Mito HollyHock | 1-0 |
  | 2 | 2002.3.9 | Mitsuzawa Stadium | Yokohama F.C. | 2-0 |
  | 3 | 2002.3.17 | Niigata Stadium | Oita Trinita | 0-1 |
  | 4 | 2002.3.21 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Shonan Bellmare | 2-2 |
  | 5 | 2002.3.24 | Tosu Stadium | Sagan Tosu | 1-1 |
  | 6 | 2002.3.30 | Yamagata Park Stadium | Montedio Yamagata | 1-1 |
  | 7 | 2002.4.6 | Niigata Stadium | Avispa Fukuoka | 0-1 |
  | 8 | 2002.4.10 | Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium | Omiya Ardija | 1-4 |
  | 9 | 2002.4.14 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Kawasaki Frontale | 2-1 |
  | 10 | 2002.4.20 | Kose Sports Stadium | Ventforet Kofu | 3-1 |
  | 11 | 2002.4.24 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Cerezo Osaka | 5-2 |
  | 12 | 2002.4.27 | Niigata Stadium | Yokohama F.C. | 2-0 |
  | 13 | 2002.5.3 | Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium | Shonan Bellmare | 4-1 |
  | 14 | 2002.5.6 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Sagan Tosu | 6-2 |
  | 15 | 2002.5.12 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Montedio Yamagata | 1-0 |
  | 16 | 2002.7.6 | Hakata no mori stadium | Avispa Fukuoka | 1-0 |
  | 17 | 2002.7.10 | Niigata Stadium | Omiya Ardija | 2-2 |
  | 18 | 2002.7.13 | Nagai Stadium | Cerezo Osaka | 3-1 |
  | 19 | 2002.7.20 | Niigata Stadium | Mito HollyHock | 1-0 |
  | 20 | 2002.7.24 | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | Kawasaki Frontale | 0-2 |
  | 21 | 2002.7.27 | Niigata Stadium | Ventforet Kofu | 1-0 |
  | 22 | 2002.8.3 | Ōita Stadium | Oita Trinita | 1-1 |
  | 23 | 2002.8.7 | Niigata Stadium | Montedio Yamagata | 2-0 |
  | 24 | 2002.8.10 | Niigata Stadium | Cerezo Osaka | 0-0 |
  | 25 | 2002.8.16 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Omiya Ardija | 1-0 |
  | 26 | 2002.8.21 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Kawasaki Frontale | 2-1 |
  | 27 | 2002.8.25 | Mitsuzawa (ja:横浜市Mitsuzawa Stadium公園陸上競技場) | Yokohama F.C. | 2-1 |
  | 28 | 2002.8.31 | Kasamatsu Stadium | Mito HollyHock | 1-2 |
  | 29 | 2002.9.7 | Niigata Stadium | Avispa Fukuoka | 2-2 |
  | 30 | 2002.9.11 | Kose Sports Stadium | Ventforet Kofu | 1-2 |
  | 31 | 2002.9.14 | Niigata Stadium | Shonan Bellmare | 2-1 |
  | 32 | 2002.9.21 | Tosu Stadium | Sagan Tosu | 2-0 |
  | 33 | 2002.9.25 | Niigata Stadium | Oita Trinita | 1-1 |
  | 34 | 2002.9.28 | Yamagata Park Stadium | Montedio Yamagata | 1-0 |
  | 35 | 2002.10.5 | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | Kawasaki Frontale | 2-1 |
  | 36 | 2002.10.9 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Ventforet Kofu | 1-1 |
  | 37 | 2002.10.12 | Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium | Shonan Bellmare | 1-1 |
  | 38 | 2002.10.19 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Yokohama F.C. | 5-0 |
  | 39 | 2002.10.23 | Oita (ja:大分市営陸上競技場) | Oita Trinita | 1-2 |
  | 40 | 2002.10.29 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Sagan Tosu | 1-1 |
  | 41 | 2002.11.2 | Hakata no mori stadium | Avispa Fukuoka | 2-2 |
  | 42 | 2002.11.9 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Omiya Ardija | 2-2 |
  | 43 | 2002.11.16 | Nagai Stadium | Cerezo Osaka | 0-3 |
  | 44 | 2002.11.24 | Niigata City Athletic Stadium | Mito HollyHock | 3-1 |
  
  ### Emperor's Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st Round | 2002.. | [] | [] | - |
  | 2nd Round | 2002.. | [] | [] | - |
  | 3rd Round | 2002.. | [] | [] | - |
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 2 | J. League 2 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | Koichi Kidera | (1972-04-04)April 4, 1972 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | 2 | DF | Yoshiaki Maruyama | (1974-10-12)October 12, 1974 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 40 | 0 | | | | |
  | 3 | DF | Sérgio | (1975-09-19)September 19, 1975 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 39 | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | DF | Nobuhiro Shiba | (1974-04-18)April 18, 1974 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 5 | DF | Katsuo Kanda | (1966-06-21)June 21, 1966 (aged 35) | cm / kg | 33 | 2 | | | | |
  | 6 | MF | Tadahiro Akiba | (1975-10-13)October 13, 1975 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 41 | 1 | | | | |
  | 7 | MF | Yoshito Terakawa | (1974-09-06)September 6, 1974 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 42 | 9 | | | | |
  | 8 | MF | Beto | (1973-03-16)March 16, 1973 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 29 | 11 | | | | |
  | 10 | MF | Marcus | (1974-02-25)February 25, 1974 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 36 | 19 | | | | |
  | 11 | FW | Ryoji Ujihara | (1981-05-10)May 10, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 34 | 5 | | | | |
  | 12 | MF | Katsuyuki Miyazawa | (1976-09-15)September 15, 1976 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 31 | 6 | | | | |
  | 13 | DF | Kenji Arai | (1978-05-19)May 19, 1978 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | 14 | DF | Naoki Takahashi | (1976-08-08)August 8, 1976 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 14 | 1 | | | | |
  | 15 | MF | Isao Homma | (1981-04-19)April 19, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | 16 | MF | Ryuji Sueoka | (1979-05-22)May 22, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | | | | |
  | 17 | MF | An Yong-Hak | (1978-10-25)October 25, 1978 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 39 | 3 | | | | |
  | 18 | DF | Masaya Karube | (1979-05-13)May 13, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 19 | DF | Hikaru Mita | (1981-08-01)August 1, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 30 | 0 | | | | |
  | 20 | GK | Nobuhiro Maeda | (1973-06-03)June 3, 1973 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 21 | GK | Yosuke Nozawa | (1979-11-09)November 9, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 43 | 0 | | | | |
  | 22 | FW | Taro Hasegawa | (1979-08-17)August 17, 1979 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 12 | 0 | | | | |
  | 23 | MF | Masahiro Fukazawa | (1977-07-12)July 12, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 39 | 3 | | | | |
  | 24 | FW | Koichiro Katafuchi | (1975-04-29)April 29, 1975 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | 25 | FW | Toru Kaburagi | (1976-04-18)April 18, 1976 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | | | | |
  | 26 | MF | Satoru Kobayashi | (1973-08-26)August 26, 1973 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 39 | 1 | | | | |
  | 27 | DF | Shinobu Arai | (1983-10-24)October 24, 1983 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 28 | FW | Yuzo Funakoshi | (1977-06-12)June 12, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 34 | 7 | | | | |
  | 29 | DF | Masato Kawaguchi | (1981-06-18)June 18, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 30 | MF | Masahiro Ōhashi | (1981-06-23)June 23, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | 31 | MF | Goichi Ueno | (1982-09-24)September 24, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 32 | DF | Tatsunori Yamagata | (1983-10-04)October 4, 1983 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | 33 | MF | Shinya Chiba | (1983-05-03)May 3, 1983 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | 34 | FW | Yuki Hamaguchi | (1982-11-30)November 30, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 35 | DF | Kenta Numajiri | (1980-05-06)May 6, 1980 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | 36 | DF | Shinji Jojo | (1977-08-28)August 28, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  
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  * (in Japanese) J. League official site
  
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