title: 2010 Albirex Niigata season
text: # 2010 Albirex Niigata season
  
  The 2010 Albirex Niigata season is Albirex Niigata's seventh consecutive season in J.League Division 1. It also includes the 2010 J.League Cup, and the 2010 Emperor's Cup.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### J.League
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 |
  | 8 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 51 |
  | 9 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 49 |
  | 10 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 48 |
  | 11 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 44 |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 1 February 2012. Source: "J.League". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | D | W |
  | Position | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
  
  ## Players
  
  ### First team squad
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | JPN | Takaya Kurokawa |
  | 2 | DF | JPN | Kazunari Ōno |
  | 3 | MF | JPN | Kazuhiko Chiba |
  | 4 | DF | JPN | Daisuke Suzuki |
  | 6 | DF | JPN | Mitsuru Nagata |
  | 7 | MF | BRA | João Paulo |
  | 8 | MF | BRA | Michael |
  | 9 | FW | KOR | Cho Young-Cheol |
  | 10 | MF | BRA | Márcio Richardes |
  | 11 | FW | JPN | Kisho Yano |
  | 13 | MF | JPN | Fumiya Kogure |
  | 14 | MF | JPN | Yuta Mikado |
  | 15 | MF | JPN | Isao Homma (captain) |
  | 16 | FW | JPN | Hideo Ōshima |
  | 17 | DF | JPN | Jun Uchida |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 18 | FW | JPN | Kengo Kawamata |
  | 19 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Myodo |
  | 20 | FW | JPN | Kazuhisa Kawahara |
  | 21 | GK | JPN | Masaaki Higashiguchi |
  | 22 | MF | JPN | Daigo Nishi |
  | 23 | MF | JPN | Atomu Tanaka |
  | 24 | DF | JPN | Gotoku Sakai |
  | 25 | MF | JPN | Musashi Okuyama |
  | 26 | DF | JPN | Hiroshi Nakano |
  | 27 | MF | JPN | Hidetoshi Nakata |
  | 28 | GK | JPN | Takahiro Takagi |
  | 29 | MF | JPN | Masaru Kato |
  | 30 | FW | BRA | Fagner |
  | 31 | GK | JPN | Yasuhiro Watanabe (youth) |
  | 32 | MF | JPN | Yoshiyuki Kobayashi |
  | 34 | DF | JPN | Yohei Iwasaki |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | NZL | Michael Fitzgerald (to Zweigen Kanazawa) |
  | — | MF | JPN | Ayato Hasebe (to Zweigen Kanazawa) |
  | — | FW | JPN | Bruno Castanheira (to Machida Zelvia) |
  
  ### Starting XI
  
      Last updated on 3 February 2012.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | MS | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 21 | GK | Masaaki Higashiguchi | 24 | Takaya Kurokawa had 10 starts |
  | 22 | RB | Daigo Nishi | 26 | Jun Uchida had 8 starts |
  | 3 | CB | Kazuhiko Chiba | 33 | |
  | 6 | CB | Mitsuru Nagata | 34 | |
  | 24 | LB | Gotoku Sakai | 28 | |
  | 15 | DM | Isao Homma | 31 | |
  | 32 | DM | Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | 23 | Yuta Mikado had 10 starts |
  | 10 | RM | Márcio Richardes | 26 | |
  | 9 | LM | Cho Young-Cheol | 28 | |
  | 8 | SS | Michael | 23 | Hideo Ōshima had 6 starts |
  | 11 | FW | Kisho Yano | 19 | Hideo Ōshima had 14 starts |
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | J.League 1 | J.League 1 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | Takaya Kurokawa | (1981-04-07)April 7, 1981 (aged 28) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | Kazunari Ono | (1989-08-04)August 4, 1989 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 3 | MF | Kazuhiko Chiba | (1985-06-21)June 21, 1985 (aged 24) | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Daisuke Suzuki | (1990-01-29)January 29, 1990 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
  | 6 | DF | Mitsuru Nagata | (1983-04-06)April 6, 1983 (aged 26) | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Joao Paulo | (1985-02-22)February 22, 1985 (aged 25) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | Michael | (1982-01-21)January 21, 1982 (aged 28) | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 6 |
  | 9 | FW | Cho Young-Cheol | (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 20) | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 11 |
  | 10 | MF | Márcio Richardes | (1981-11-30)November 30, 1981 (aged 28) | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 20 |
  | 11 | FW | Kisho Yano | (1984-04-05)April 5, 1984 (aged 25) | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
  | 13 | MF | Fumiya Kogure | (1989-06-28)June 28, 1989 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | Yuta Mikado | (1986-12-26)December 26, 1986 (aged 23) | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
  | 15 | MF | Isao Homma | (1981-04-19)April 19, 1981 (aged 28) | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
  | 16 | FW | Hideo Ōshima | (1980-03-07)March 7, 1980 (aged 29) | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
  | 17 | DF | Jun Uchida | (1977-10-14)October 14, 1977 (aged 32) | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | Kengo Kawamata | (1989-10-14)October 14, 1989 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | Kazuya Myodo | (1986-04-04)April 4, 1986 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | Kazuhisa Kawahara | (1987-01-29)January 29, 1987 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 21 | GK | Masaaki Higashiguchi | (1986-05-12)May 12, 1986 (aged 23) | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | Daigo Nishi | (1987-08-28)August 28, 1987 (aged 22) | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
  | 23 | MF | Atomu Tanaka | (1987-10-04)October 4, 1987 (aged 22) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
  | 24 | DF | Gotoku Sakai | (1991-03-14)March 14, 1991 (aged 18) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
  | 25 | MF | Musashi Okuyama | (1991-05-15)May 15, 1991 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | DF | Hiroshi Nakano | (1983-10-23)October 23, 1983 (aged 26) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
  | 27 | FW | Bruno Castanheira | (1990-05-20)May 20, 1990 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 28 | GK | Takahiro Takagi | (1982-07-01)July 1, 1982 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | MF | Masaru Kato | (1991-05-07)May 7, 1991 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 30 | FW | Fagner | (1990-08-24)August 24, 1990 (aged 19) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
  | 32 | MF | Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | (1978-01-27)January 27, 1978 (aged 32) | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
  | 33 | GK | Daiki Kanei | (1987-12-08)December 8, 1987 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 34 | DF | Yohei Iwasaki | (1987-03-24)March 24, 1987 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  