title: 2008 Albirex Niigata season
text: # 2008 Albirex Niigata season
  
  2008 Albirex Niigata season
  
  ## Competitions
  
  | Competitions | Position |
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  | J. League 1 | 13th / 18 clubs |
  | Emperor's Cup | 5th Round |
  | J. League Cup | GL-D 3rd / 4 clubs |
  
  ## Domestic results
  
  ### J. League 1
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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  | 11 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 46 |
  | 12 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 43 |
  | 13 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 42 |
  | 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 41 |
  | 15 | JEF United Chiba | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 38 |
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  ### Emperor's Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
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  | 4th Round | 2008.. | [] | [] | - |
  | 5th Round | 2008.. | [] | [] | - |
  
  ### J. League Cup
  
  | Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
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  | GL-D-1 | 2008.. | [] | [] | - |
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  ## Player statistics
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 1 | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | Total | Total |
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  | No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | Takashi Kitano | (1982-10-04)October 4, 1982 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 32 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | DF | Hiroshi Nakano | (1983-10-23)October 23, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 3 | DF | Kazuhiko Chiba | (1985-06-21)June 21, 1985 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 31 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | DF | Mitsuru Chiyotanda | (1980-06-01)June 1, 1980 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 32 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | DF | Mitsuru Nagata | (1983-04-06)April 6, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 30 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 7 | MF | Toshihiro Matsushita | (1983-10-17)October 17, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 28 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | MF | Davi | (1984-06-04)June 4, 1984 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 10 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | MF | Augusto | (1983-11-20)November 20, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 9 | FW | Alessandro Nunes | (1982-03-02)March 2, 1982 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 30 | 13 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | MF | Marcio Richardes | (1981-11-30)November 30, 1981 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 24 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 11 | FW | Kisho Yano | (1984-04-05)April 5, 1984 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 33 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 13 | MF | Fumiya Kogure | (1989-06-28)June 28, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 12 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 15 | MF | Isao Homma | (1981-04-19)April 19, 1981 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 25 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 16 | MF | Yoshito Terakawa | (1974-09-06)September 6, 1974 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 27 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 17 | DF | Jun Uchida | (1977-10-14)October 14, 1977 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 33 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 18 | FW | Kengo Kawamata | (1989-10-14)October 14, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 19 | DF | Keiji Kaimoto | (1972-11-26)November 26, 1972 (aged 35) | cm / kg | 9 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 20 | FW | Kazuhisa Kawahara | (1987-01-29)January 29, 1987 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 18 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 21 | GK | Yosuke Nozawa | (1979-11-09)November 9, 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 22 | GK | Takaya Kurokawa | (1981-04-07)April 7, 1981 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 23 | MF | Atomu Tanaka | (1987-10-04)October 4, 1987 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 25 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 24 | DF | Ayato Hasebe | (1990-02-06)February 6, 1990 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 25 | DF | Kazunari Ono | (1989-08-04)August 4, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 26 | DF | Daisuke Suzuki | (1990-01-29)January 29, 1990 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 27 | DF | Michael James | (1988-09-17)September 17, 1988 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | 28 | DF | Naoto Matsuo | (1979-09-10)September 10, 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 30 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 29 | DF | Gotoku Sakai | (1991-03-14)March 14, 1991 (aged 16) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
  
  ## Other pages
  
  * (in Japanese) J. League official site
  
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