Announcement of Club Name & Emblem Change

Team2025/11/27

To all fans, supporters, and everyone involved with Albirex Niigata FC (S)

Thank you very much for your warm and continuous support.
We would like to inform you that Albirex Niigata FC (S) will be changing its club name and emblem starting in 2026.

New Club Name & Emblem

New Club Name

Albirex Jurong Football Club

New Emblem

Implementation Schedule

Top Team

2025/26 Season: Albirex Niigata Singapore (Current Emblem)
From 2026/27 Season: Albirex Jurong Football Club (New Emblem)

Women’s Team & Academy

2025 Season: Albirex Niigata Singapore (Current Emblem)
From 2026 Season: Albirex Jurong Football Club (New Emblem)

Comments from Chairman Daisuke Korenaga

Thank you very much for your continued support.

Albirex Niigata Football Club (S) will change its name to Albirex Jurong Football Club from the 2026 season. Along with this transition, we will also be refreshing our club emblem.

Since our founding in 2004, we have grown together with the Jurong community, and the 2026 season will mark our 23rd year. Throughout this period, we have worked closely with our hometown through initiatives such as the Yuhua Albirex Football Academy and the Prosperity Rice Distribution for Senior (food assistance programme). With the upcoming name change, we aim to further strengthen these efforts, deepen collaboration with Jurong residents and local authorities, and, in the long term, position the club as part of the community’s social infrastructure.

Our vision is clear: to be as essential as “Water, Electricity, Gas, — and Albirex.”

In the J.League in Japan, there is an initiative known as “Sharen!”(Social Cooperation). It is an activity where clubs utilize their framework as football clubs—and go beyond it—to collaborate with the local community, thereby enhancing the club's significance. Albirex Jurong FC will focus first on partnerships in football, sports, and health promotion. And in the future, we aim to be a club that works together with residents to solve social issues facing the Jurong region.

The decision to change the club’s name and emblem was made after deep consideration. These elements are among the most important symbols of a football club. Our roots lie in Albirex Niigata in Japan, and the club was established in Singapore through sincere commitment and strong passion. For this reason, the decision was not taken lightly.

However, since becoming a local club from the 2024–25 season and with a clear goal of challenging in the AFC Champions League, adopting a name and emblem that align with the competition’s regulations became indispensable.

A new name, a new emblem, and the beginning of a new history.
100 years from now, we may no longer exist in this world.
But even after 100 years, Albirex Jurong FC will love Jurong, be loved by Jurong, and exist as infrastructure beyond just a football club.

With this vision in mind, our next challenge begins.

We sincerely appreciate your continued support.

Daisuke Korenaga
Chairman
Albirex Niigata Football Club (S)

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