Volleyball team
Shimizu S-Pulse
Club · Japan · J1 League
«S-Pa»
That is small for a club that has spent most of its life in the top flight.
Shimizu FC came together in February 1991, its squad drawn from players born in Shizuoka Prefecture, and two years later it lined up among the founding members of the J.League. Orange and blue were picked for the port and for Suruga Bay in front of it.
The trophies came in a tight run either side of the millennium. The League Cup arrived first, in 1996; then the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 2000; then the Emperor's Cup in 2001, and the Super Cup in 2001 and again in 2002.
The last decade has been spent going up and down. Relegation in 2015 was answered at once: S-Pulse took J2 the following season and came straight back. The drop in 2022 took longer to undo, and promotion to J1 only followed in 2024.
Latest results
All matches| 6 Sep | J1 League |
|
1:3 | L |
| 2 Sep | J1 League |
|
1:1 | D |
| 29 Aug | J1 League |
|
0:1 | L |
| 26 Aug | Emperor’s Cup |
|
2:1 | W |
| 22 Aug | J1 League |
|
0:1 | L |
| 15 Aug | J1 League |
|
0:1 | L |
Standing
J1 League| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7:11 | 5 |
| 16 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9:10 | 4 |
| 17 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3:7 | 4 |
| 18 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7:14 | 4 |
| 19 |
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2:8 | 3 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 290| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 290 | 147 | 143 |
| Scored | 409 | 236 | 173 |
| Conceded | 380 | 173 | 207 |
| Scored per game | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Difference | +29 | +63 | −34 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Shimizu S-Pulse
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper | 25 | |||
| 28 | Defender | 24 | |||
| 16 | Goalkeeper | 24 | |||
| 9 | Forward | 23 | |||
| 17 | Midfielder | 23 | |||
| 81 | Midfielder | 23 | |||
| 51 | Defender | 20 | |||
| 7 | Midfielder | 19 | |||
| 97 | Midfielder | 19 | |||
| 5 | Defender | 19 | |||
| 21 | Forward | 18 | |||
| 23 | Forward | 18 | |||
| 47 | Midfielder | 18 | |||
| 15 | Defender | 18 | |||
| 38 | Forward | 18 | |||
| 10 | Midfielder | 18 | |||
| 25 | Defender | 17 | |||
| 6 | Midfielder | 17 | |||
| 14 | Defender | 15 | |||
| 4 | Defender | 15 | |||
| 70 | Defender | 13 | |||
| 49 | Forward | 13 | |||
| 39 | Defender | 11 | |||
| 50 | Forward | 9 | |||
| 11 | Forward | 8 | |||
| 13 | Midfielder | 5 | |||
| 19 | Forward | 5 | |||
| 50 | Forward | 5 | |||
| 24 | Defender | 5 | |||
| 8 | Midfielder | 4 | |||
| 29 | Forward | 31 | 4 | ||
| 47 | Midfielder | 3 | |||
| 2 | Midfielder | 3 | |||
| 37 | Midfielder | 3 | |||
| 44 | Midfielder | 3 | |||
| 18 | Forward | 3 | |||
| 3 | Defender | 2 | |||
| 97 | Midfielder | 2 | |||
| 33 | Midfielder | 2 | |||
| 6 | Midfielder | 1 |
Fixtures of Shimizu S-Pulse
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6 Sep
Kawasaki Frontale
A
1:3
L
-
2 Sep
FC Tokyo
H
1:1
D
-
29 Aug
Kashiwa Reysol
H
0:1
L
-
26 Aug
Osaka
H
2:1
W
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22 Aug
Cerezo Osaka
A
0:1
L
-
15 Aug
Yokohama F. Marinos
H
0:1
L
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8 Aug
Nagoya Grampus
A
1:0
W
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18 Jul
Karlsruher SC
A
3:1
W
Honours of Shimizu S-Pulse
- Japanese Super Cup 2001, 2002 2
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2000 1
- Emperor’s Cup 2001 1
- J.League Cup 1996 1
- J2 League 2016 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Motoki Nishihara Mito HollyHock 26/27
- Riku Gundzi Reno. Yamaguchi 26/27
- Kengo Kitazume Matsumoto Yama. 26/27
- Kinoshita Kosuke Sanf. Hiroshima 26/27
- Kei Koizumi FC Tokyo 26/27
- Ryo Germain Sanf. Hiroshima 26/27
Departures
- Motoki Nishihara Mito HollyHock 26/27
- Riku Gundzi Reno. Yamaguchi 26/27
- Hikaru Nakahara Sagan Tosu 26/27
- Kengo Kitazume Matsumoto Yama. 26/27
- Alfredo Stephens M. Ahi Nazareth 26/27
- Zento Uno Mönchengladbach 26/27 €500.00K