Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh FC
Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh, professional football club based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia which competed in the Cambodian League, the top division of Cambodian football. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan.
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| Full name | Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Dissolved | 2015 | ||
| Ground | Olympic Stadium (Phnom Penh) | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 | ||
| League | Cambodian League | ||
| 2014 | 12th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh aims to contribute to international society and to export Japanese sports business. The team will be made up of primarily Cambodian players and Japanese players subject to the foreign players restrictions in the league. The club will also offer Japanese quality coaching style in training sessions and games which will see the club helping to raise the level of Cambodian football. Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh will also hope to raise the value of sports in Cambodia by operating a football club in Japanese style and contributing Cambodian society.
History
Daisuke Korenaga, the Managing Director & CEO of Albirex Niigata Singapore, is establishing a wholly owned subsidiary in Phnom Penh participating in the Cambodian League from January 2014.
Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh started off their 2014 season with the club restricted to five Japanese per team in which they sign Tatsuta Kazuki, Yusuke Ueda, Wada Yuya and Nokata Hayato. Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh can use field three Japanese players in each matches. The club ended the season badly finishing at the bottom of the league with 2 wins, 4 draws and 16 lost which see them relegated to the 2nd division.
Albirex Niigata Phnom Penh see them having a good run in the 2015 Hun Sen Cup in which they were drawn in Group A and manage to qualify to the quarter-final as group runner-ups seeing them face Cambodian Tiger but they face a 2-0 defeat which see their cup run ended shortly. After the 2015 season has ended, the club face dissolvement.
Satellite clubs
The following clubs are affiliated with Albirex Niigata FC (Cambodia):
2015 Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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