This is a list of seasons played by Albirex Niigata in Japanese football, from their first competitive to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, as well as the club's average attendance and top scorers for each season since 1999. Players in bold were also top scorers in their league that season.
Seasons ChampionsRunners-up PromotedRelegated Season League Cup Top goalscorer(s)Division Tier Position J.League Cup Emperor's Cup Name Goals1986Hokushin'etsu 3 1st 9 8 1 0 17 – – Did not qualify 19873rd 9 3 4 2 10 1st round 19884th 9 4 2 3 10 Did not qualify 19898th 9 2 1 6 5 19903rd 9 4 2 3 10 19913rd 9 5 3 1 13 19922nd 9 6 2 1 14 19934th 9 4 1 4 9 19944th 9 4 1 4 9 19953rd 9 7 1 1 22 19961st 9 8 1 0 25 1st round 19971st 9 9 0 0 27 2nd round 1998JFL2 11th 30 12 0 18 34 2,6963rd round 1999J.League 2 24th 36 22 2 14 58 4,2111st round3rd round Shingo Suzuki820007th 45 15 5 20 46 4,0071st round3rd round Naoki Naruo1720014th 44 26 4 14 78 16,6591st round4th round Hisashi Kurosaki2120023rd44231388221,478–3rd round Marcus1920031st 44 27 7 10 88 30,3394th round Marcus322004J.League 1110th 30 10 7 13 37 37,689Group stage4th round Edmilson15200512th 34 11 9 14 42 40,114Group stage5th round Edmilson18200614th 34 12 6 16 42 38,709Group stage5th round Edmilson1020076th 34 15 6 13 51 38,276Group stage4th round Edmilson19200813th 34 11 9 14 42 34,490Group stage5th round Alessandro1320098th 34 13 11 10 50 33,446Group stageQuarter final Pedro Júnior Márcio Richardes1020109th 34 12 13 9 49 30,542Group stage4th round Márcio Richardes16201114th 34 10 9 15 39 26,049Quarter final3rd round Bruno Lopes13201215th 34 10 10 14 40 25,018Group stage3rd round Bruno Lopes720137th 34 17 4 13 55 26,112Group stage3rd round Kengo Kawamata23201412th 34 12 8 14 44 22,979Group stage3rd round Léo Silva6201515th 34 8 10 16 34 23,444 Semi final 3rd round Hiroshi Ibusuki Rafael Silva 7201618th 34 4 7 23 19 22,625 Group stage 4th round Rafael Silva 11201717th 34 7 7 20 28 22,034 Group stage 3rd round Rony 72018J.League 2 2 16th 42 15 8 19 53 14,913 Group stage 3rd round Arata Watanabe 10201910th 42 17 11 14 62 14,402 – 2nd round Leonardo 282020 †11th 42 14 5 13 57 5,360 – Did not qualify Chong Tese 920216th 42 18 14 10 68 10,879 – 3rd round Kaito Taniguchi 1320221st42 25 9 8 84 14,954 – 2nd round Kaito Taniguchi Ryōtarō Itō 92023J1 League 1 10th 34 11 12 11 45 23,061 Group stage Quarter-finals Ryōtarō Itō 7202416th 38 10 12 16 42 22,430 Runner up 3rd round Kaito Taniguchi 102025
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