2023 Shimizu S-Pulse season

Shimizu S-Pulse
2023 season
Chairman	Shigeo Hidaritomo
Manager	Tadahiro Akiba
Stadium	IAI Stadium Nihondaira
J2 League	5th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
J.League Cup	Group stage
Biggest win	9–1 vs Iwaki FC; (7 May; J1 League)
Biggest defeat	0–6 vs Kawasaki Frontale; (19 April; J.League Cup)
	← 2022 2024 →
	All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

The 2023 season is Shimizu S-Pulse's 32nd season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Japanese football since 2016. In addition to the domestic league, Shimizu S-Pulse will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 May 2023.^[1]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Takuo Ōkubo
2	DF	JPN	Reon Yamahara
3	MF	BRA	Ronaldo
4	DF	JPN	Yuji Takahashi
5	DF	JPN	Kengo Kitazume
6	MF	JPN	Ryo Takeuchi
7	MF	JPN	Yuta Kamiya
9	FW	BRA	Thiago Santana
10	FW	BRA	Carlinhos Júnior
11	MF	JPN	Katsuhiro Nakayama
13	MF	JPN	Kota Miyamoto
14	FW	JPN	Ryohei Shirasaki
15	MF	JPN	Takeru Kishimoto
16	MF	JPN	Kenta Nishizawa
17	MF	KOS	Benjamin Kololli
18	FW	JPN	Sena Saito
20	FW	KOR	Oh Se-hun
22	MF	BRA	Renato Augusto
24	DF	JPN	Shuta Kikuchi
27	DF	JPN	Takumu Kenmotsu
28	DF	JPN	Yutaka Yoshida


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	FW	JPN	Akira Silvano Disaro
31	GK	JPN	Togo Umeda
33	MF	JPN	Takashi Inui
34	DF	JPN	Taketo Ochiai
35	DF	JPN	Sen Takagi ^DSP
37	FW	JPN	Yosuke Morishige
38	DF	JPN	Akira Ibayashi
40	MF	JPN	Hikaru Naruoka
41	GK	JPN	Kaito Shibasaki ^{Type 2}
42	MF	JPN	Narumi Ota ^{Type 2}
43	MF	JPN	Naru Hoshito ^{Type 2}
44	FW	JPN	Jigen Tanaka ^{Type 2}
45	FW	JPN	Koya Kitagawa
46	GK	JPN	Ryoya Abe
47	MF	JPN	Ryunosuke Yada ^{Type 2}
48	MF	JPN	Sean Kotake ^{Type 2}
49	FW	JPN	Takumi Kato
50	DF	JPN	Yoshinori Suzuki (captain)
51	GK	JPN	Yui Inokoshi ^DSP
52	DF	JPN	Kaiga Iwazaki ^{Type 2}
57	GK	JPN	Shūichi Gonda

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Kengo Nagai (at Yokohama FC)
—	DF	BRA	Yago Pikachu (at Fortaleza EC)
—	MF	JPN	Teruki Hara (at Grasshoppers)
—	MF	JPN	Daiki Matsuoka (at Grêmio Novorizontino)
—	MF	JPN	Nagi Kawatani (at Fagiano Okayama)
—	MF	JPN	Yasufumi Nishimura (at Nagano Parceiro)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	JPN	Yuito Suzuki (at RC Strasbourg)
—	FW	JPN	Aoi Ando (at Azul Claro Numazu)
—	FW	JPN	Kanta Chiba (at Tokushima Vortis)
—	FW	JPN	Riyo Kawamoto (at Thespakusatsu Gunma)
—	FW	JPN	Yuta Taki (at Matsumoto Yamaga)

Transfers

Transfers in^[3]
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
7 Apr	DF	Sen Takagi	Hannan University	Loan transfer; DSP
Pre-season	GK	Ryoya Abe	Chuo Gakuin University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kengo Kitazume	Kashiwa Reysol	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuji Takahashi	Kashiwa Reysol	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yutaka Yoshida	Nagoya Grampus	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Taketo Ochiai	Hosei University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takumu Kenmotsu	Waseda University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shuta Kikuchi	V-Varen Nagasaki	Loan return
Pre-season	MF	Hikaru Naruoka	Renofa Yamaguchi	Loan return
Pre-season	FW	Yosuke Morishige	Nihon Fujisawa HS	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Sena Saito	Ryutsu Keizai University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Akira Silvano Disaro	Montedio Yamagata	Loan return

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
19 Mar	MF	Daiki Matsuoka	Grêmio Novorizontino	Loan transfer
Pre-season	GK	Kengo Nagai	Yokohama FC	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Eiichi Katayama	Kashiwa Reysol	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yugo Tatsuta	Kashiwa Reysol	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Valdo	V-Varen Nagasaki	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yago Pikachu	Fortaleza EC	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Daigo Takahashi	Machida Zelvia	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Teruki Hara	Grasshoppers	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Nagi Kawatani	Fagiano Okayama	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yasufumi Nishimura	Nagano Parceiro	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yusuke Goto	Montedio Yamagata	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ibrahim Junior Kuribara	SC Sagamihara	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yuito Suzuki	RC Strasbourg	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kanta Chiba	Tokushima Vortis	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Aoi Ando	Azul Claro Numazu	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yuta Taki	Matsumoto Yamaga	Loan transfer

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J2 League	18 February 2023	12 November 2023	Matchday 1	15	6	7	2	33	11	+22	040.00
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023		Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
J.League Cup	8 March 2023		Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	12	−8	025.00
Total				19	7	8	4	37	23	+14	036.84

Last updated: 13 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Júbilo Iwata (P)	42	21	12	9	74	44	+30	75	Promotion to the 2024 J1 League
3	Tokyo Verdy (O, P)	42	21	12	9	57	31	+26	75	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	42	20	14	8	78	34	+44	74
5	Montedio Yamagata	42	21	4	17	64	54	+10	67
6	JEF United Chiba	42	19	10	13	61	53	+8	67

Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	6	7	2	33	11	+22	25	4	3	1	20	6	+14	2	4	1	13	5	+8

Last updated: 13 May 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	10	13	14	14	14	18	19	16	17	14	10	8	8	7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.^[4]

18 February 1	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–0	Mito HollyHock	Shimizu
14:00		Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 14,324 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

26 February 2	Fagiano Okayama	0–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Okayama
13:00		Report		Stadium: City Light Stadium Attendance: 15,695 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

4 March 3	V-Varen Nagasaki	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Isahaya
14:00	Kuwasaki 39'	Report	Disaro 90+4'	Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 8,242 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

12 March 4	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–0	Oita Trinita	Shimizu
14:00		Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 13,658 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

18 March 5	Júbilo Iwata	2–2	Shimizu S-Pulse	Fukuroi
14:00	Goto 2' 75' Matsumoto 66'	Report	Thiago Santana 42', 87' 87' Ronaldo 83' Zé Ricardo (man.) 90+5'	Stadium: Ecopa Stadium Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

29 March 6	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–3	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Shimizu
19:00	Disaro 29'	Report	Hatao 25' Sato 32' Nagakura 53'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,482 Referee: Reo Tanaka

1 April 7	Ventforet Kofu	1–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kofu
13:00	Hasegawa 82'	Report		Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium Attendance: 11,643 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

8 April 8	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–1	Tokyo Verdy	Shimizu
14:00	Kitazume 45+2' Oh Se-hun 90'	Report	Hayashi 6'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 10,418 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

12 April 9	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–1	Vegalta Sendai	Shimizu
19:00	Shirasaki 45'	Report	Goke 78'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

16 April 10	Renofa Yamaguchi	0–6	Shimizu S-Pulse	Yamaguchi
14:00	Minagawa 24' Matsuhashi 90+2'	Report	Ibayashi 14', 65' Kitagawa 19' Disaro 71' Thiago Santana 85' Nakayama 88'	Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

22 April 11	Omiya Ardija	0–3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Saitama
14:00		Report	Inui 20' Carlinhos Júnior 56' Kamiya 87'	Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 9,316 Referee: Tomokazu Sato

29 April 12	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–0	Tochigi SC	Shimizu
14:00	Inui 39' Kitazume 44'	Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 12,305 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

3 May 13	Tokushima Vortis	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Naruto
14:00	Abe 40'	Report	Suzuki 90+3'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 13,199 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

7 May 14	Shimizu S-Pulse	9–1	Iwaki FC	Shimizu
14:00	Inui 2' Nakayama 16', 45+2', 57' Ibayashi 51' Carlinhos Júnior 52' Thiago Santana 71', 85', 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Yoshizawa 90+4'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

13 May 15	Shimizu S-Pulse	5–0	Fujieda MYFC	Shimizu
14:00	Thiago Santana 3' Carlinhos Júnior 14', 72' Kitagawa 16' Kitazume 27'	Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 14,167 Referee: Masuya Ueda

17 May 16	JEF United Chiba	v	Shimizu S-Pulse	Chiba
19:00		Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

21 May 17	Machida Zelvia	v	Shimizu S-Pulse	Machida
14:00		Report		Stadium: Machida GION Stadium

28 May 18	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Zweigen Kanazawa	Shimizu
14:00		Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

3 June 19	Montedio Yamagata	v	Shimizu S-Pulse	Tendo
14:00		Report		Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata

11 June 20	Roasso Kumamoto	v	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kumamoto
19:00		Report		Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium

25 June 22	Thespakusatsu Gunma	v	Shimizu S-Pulse	Maebashi
19:30		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

28 June 21	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Blaublitz Akita	Shimizu
19:00		Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

Emperor's Cup

7 June 2023 Second round	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Match 21 winner	Shizuoka
19:00 JST (UTC+9)				Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

J.League Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	1	5	0	5	4	+1	8^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Shimizu S-Pulse	6	2	2	2	8	15	−7	8^[a]
3	Kawasaki Frontale	6	2	2	2	12	7	+5	8^[a]
4	Shonan Bellmare	6	1	3	2	8	7	+1	6

Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head points: Urawa Red Diamonds 6, Shimizu S-Pulse 5, Kawasaki Frontale 4.

8 March	Shimizu S-Pulse	3–2	Kawasaki Frontale	Shizuoka
19:03	Oh Se-hun 6' Shirasaki 7' Nakayama 70'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Chanathip 67' Miyashiro 82' (pen.)	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Shu Kawamata

26 March	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Saitama
15:03	Linssen 38'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Kololli 71'	Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Koei Koya

5 April	Shonan Bellmare	3–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Hiratsuka
19:03	Suzuki 21' Yamada 40', 51'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 7,204 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

19 April	Kawasaki Frontale	6–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kawasaki
19:03	Tono 13', 16' Kurumaya 58' Seko 69' Wakizaka 84', 89'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 15,081 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

24 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Shonan Bellmare	Shizuoka
19:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

18 June	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Shizuoka
18:00		JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

References

^ "2023シーズントップチーム選手背番号決定のお知らせ". s-pulse.co.jp. Shimizu S-Pulse. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "TOP TEAM". s-pulse.co.jp. Shimizu S-Pulse. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "NEWS". Shimizu S-Pulse (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ FromOne co., Ltd. "【日程一覧】2023明治安田生命J2リーグ". サッカーキング.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_URD0.16132575001629-5] Head-to-head points: Urawa Red Diamonds 6, Shimizu S-Pulse 5, Kawasaki Frontale 4.

[1] "2023シーズントップチーム選手背番号決定のお知らせ". s-pulse.co.jp. Shimizu S-Pulse. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[2] "TOP TEAM". s-pulse.co.jp. Shimizu S-Pulse. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[3] "NEWS". Shimizu S-Pulse (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[4] FromOne co., Ltd. "【日程一覧】2023明治安田生命J2リーグ". サッカーキング.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	6	7	2	33	11	+22	25	4	3	1	20	6	+14	2	4	1	13	5	+8

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	6	7	2	33	11	+22	25	4	3	1	20	6	+14	2	4	1	13	5	+8

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	6	7	2	33	11	+22	25	4	3	1	20	6	+14	2	4	1	13	5	+8