was a professional football club based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia which competed in the Cambodian League, the top domestic division. It was a satellite team of Albirex Niigata.
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 announcing the withdrawal from 2015 Cambodian League, the club decided to disband their first team.
After pulling out of the Cambodian League, the club continue their initiatives to help develop football in Cambodia. They have hosted football clinics and training camps for children in Cambodia, which are free for the locals. The club also initiated community and corporate futsal tournaments, such as Tsubasa Futsal Cup and the Corporate Champions League, to promote local participation and engagement among non-professional workers. Professional players are barred from competing in such futsal tournaments.
Management and staff +PositionNameChairman & CEO Daisuke KorenagaTechnical director Head coach Junki KatoAssistant coach Goalkeeper coach Fitness coach General manager Noriaki IkedaPhysiotherapist Kitman
Honours Metfone Cambodian League Fair Play Award: 2014
Leagues & Cups
Leagues SeasonLeaguePosPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRemarks 2014 Metfone C-League 12th 22 24162569-4410Relegation Playoff 2015 Metfone C-League Did not participate Withdrawal
Cups
SeasonCupProgress 2014 Hun Sen Cup Did not participate 2015 Hun Sen Cup Quarter-finals
Affiliated clubs Albirex Niigata Japan Soccer College Albirex Niigata Ladies Albirex Niigata Singapore Albirex Niigata Barcelona
External links
Report on clubs foundation and goal – Goal.com
References