| 2002 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Zdravko Zemunović | ||
| Stadium | Nihondaira Sports Stadium | ||
| J. League 1 | 8th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
| J. League Cup | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Alessandro Santos (9) | ||
The 2002 S-Pulse season was S-Pulse's eleventh season in existence and their tenth season in the J1 League. The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup. The team finished the season eighth in the league.
| Competitions | Position |
|---|---|
| J. League 1 | 8th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Quarterfinals |
| J. League Cup | Semifinals |
| 15 December 2002Third round | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4–2 | Sagan Tosu | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka |
Sawanobori  47', 61'Baron 50'Yoshida 90' | Report | Koishi 80', 90' | Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium Attendance: 4,764 |
| 22 December 2002Fourth round | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Shonan Bellmare | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka |
| Baron 12' Ahn Jung-hwan 79' 120' | Report | Tokisaki 8' Toda 81' | Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium Attendance: 6,753 |
| 25 December 2002Quarterfinals | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka |
| Baron 17' | Report | Kubo 31' (pen.), 62' Morisaki 84' | Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium Attendance: 6,835 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
| 27 April 20021 | FC Tokyo | 3–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Tokyo |
| 13:00 | Miyazawa 19' Kelly 44'Fukuda 78' | Report | Koga  34' | Stadium: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 11,393 Referee: Tetsuya Hamana |
| 30 April 20022 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–1 | Vissel Kobe | Shizuoka, Shizuoka |
| 19:00 | Baron 16' 34' Sawanobori 35'76' | Report | Daniel 63' Jo 70'Yoshimura 79' | Stadium: Kusanagi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 6,946 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto |
| 3 May 20023 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 2–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Tokyo |
| 15:00 | Edmundo 4'79' Hiramoto 47' | Report | Stadium: Tokyo Stadium Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura |
| 6 May 20024 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–1 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka |
| 15:04 | Baron 41' Sawanobori 57'Ota 89' | Report | Yamada 12' | Stadium: Kusanagi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 9,681 Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama |
| 9 May 20025 | Vissel Kobe | 0–2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kobe |
| 19:00 | Ataliba 11' | Report | Sawanobori 19' Pecelj 26'Unknown 77' (o.g.)Oenoki 78' | Stadium: Universiade Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,844 Referee: Akio Okutani |
| 12 May 20026 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–1 | FC Tokyo | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka |
| 13:04 | Pecelj 8' Kuboyama 22', 32'Morioka 29'Hiramatsu 55' | Report | Yamao 57' Komine 77'  88'Fukuda 84' 87' | Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium Attendance: 11,390 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 4 September 2002Quarterfinals | JEF United Ichihara | 0–3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Ichihara |
| 19:03 | Muto 41' Nakanishi 57'  85' | Report | Hiramatsu 27' Alex 55'Ikeda 61'Kuboyama 89' | Stadium: Ichihara Stadium Attendance: 3,345 Referee: Toru Kamikawa |
| 2 October 2002Semifinals | Kashima Antlers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashima |
| 19:00 | Unknown25' (o.g.) Hasegawa 106' | Report | Pecelj 65' Alex 67'Toda 76' | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,102 Referee: Masayoshi Okada |
Shimizu S-Pulse qualified for this tournament as runners-up of the 2000 Emperor's Cup, as the winners (Kashima Antlers) have already qualified to the Asian Club Championship as the league winners.
| 21 November 20011st Leg | South China  | 3–2 |  Shimizu S-Pulse | Hong Kong |
| Report | Stadium: Happy Valley Racecourse |
| 28 November 20012nd Leg | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6–0 (8–3 agg.) | South China | Shizuoka, Japan |
| Report | Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium |
| 13 February 20021st Leg | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Jeonju, South Korea |
| Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 20 February 20022nd Leg | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–2 (3–3a agg.) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Shizuoka, Japan |
| Report | Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium |
Shimizu S-Pulse entered the qualifying rounds as winners of the 2001 Emperor's Cup.
| 9 October 20021st Leg | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7–0 |  New Radiant | Shizuoka, Japan |
| Report | Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium |
| 23 October 20022nd Leg | New Radiant | 0–0 (0–7 agg.) | Shimizu S-Pulse | Malé, Maldives |
| Report | Stadium: National Football Stadium |
| 12 November 20021st Leg | South China | 0–5 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Hong Kong |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Happy Valley Racecourse |
| 27 November 20022nd Leg | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–1 (8–1 agg.) | South China | Shizuoka, Japan |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium |
Shimizu S-Pulse qualified to the 2002–03 AFC Champions League.
| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | Masanori Sanada | March 6, 1968 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Toshihide Saito | April 20, 1973 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | Takuma Koga | April 30, 1969 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | MF | Kazuyuki Toda | December 30, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | MF | Yasuhiro Yoshida | July 14, 1969 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | Katsumi Oenoki | April 3, 1965 (aged 36) | cm / kg | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | Teruyoshi Ito | August 31, 1974 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Alessandro Santos | July 20, 1977 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 29 | 9 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | Baron | January 19, 1974 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 28 | 6 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Masaaki Sawanobori | January 12, 1970 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 29 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | DF | Ryuzo Morioka | October 7, 1975 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | DF | Srđan Pecelj | March 12, 1975 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | MF | Kohei Hiramatsu | April 19, 1980 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 27 | 2 | ||||||
| 14 | DF | Tsuyoshi Tanikawa | April 25, 1980 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | FW | Yoshikiyo Kuboyama | July 21, 1976 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | GK | Keisuke Hada | February 20, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | FW | Takayuki Yokoyama | December 22, 1972 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | FW | Kotaro Yamazaki | October 19, 1978 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | DF | Shohei Ikeda | April 27, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | GK | Takaya Kurokawa | April 7, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | DF | Kazumichi Takagi | November 21, 1980 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | Keisuke Ota | July 23, 1981 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | Juninho | July 7, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | GK | Satoshi Asayama | April 25, 1983 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | DF | Daisuke Ichikawa | May 14, 1980 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 30 | 1 | ||||||
| 26 | DF | Alair | January 27, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | FW | Ahn Jung-Hwan | January 27, 1976 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | Jun Muramatsu | April 10, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | MF | Hayato Suzuki | May 13, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | DF | Kazuki Tsuda | July 26, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | MF | Jumpei Takaki | September 1, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 31 | FW | Tatsuya Shiozawa | November 11, 1982 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | MF | Daisuke Tanaka | January 6, 1983 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | MF | Ryosuke Fukazawa | June 29, 1983 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | FW | Igor Cvitanović | November 1, 1970 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 5 | 1 | ||||||
