| 2003 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Takeshi Oki Koji Gyotoku | ||
| Stadium | Nihondaira Sports Stadium | ||
| J.League 1 | 11th | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Semifinals | ||
| J.League Cup | Semifinals | ||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | Ahn Jung-Hwan (11) | ||
The 2003 S-Pulse season was S-Pulse's twelfth season in existence and their eleventh season in the J1 League. The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup. The team finished the season eleventh in the league.
| Competitions | Position |
|---|---|
| J.League 1 | 11th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Semifinals |
| J.League Cup | Semifinals |
| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd round | 2003.. | - | ||
| 4th round | 2003.. | - | ||
| Quarterfinals | 2003.. | - | ||
| Semifinals | 2003.. | - |
| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals-1 | 2003.. | - | ||
| Quarterfinals-2 | 2003.. | - | ||
| Semifinals-1 | 2003.. | - | ||
| Semifinals-2 | 2003.. | - | ||
| Final | 2003.. | - |
Shimizu S-Pulse qualified for the group stage after getting through the qualifying rounds in late 2002.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dalian Shide (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
 Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
 Osotsapa FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
| 9 March 20031 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–0 | Dalian Shide | Dalian, China |
| Report | Stadium: People's Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kim Jong-sik (South Korea) |
| 12 March 20032 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–2 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Dalian, China |
Ahn Jung-hwan  53' | Report | Drakulić 74' Kim Dae-eui 87' | Stadium: People's Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ahmad Khalidi Supain (Malaysia) |
| 15 March 20033 | Osotsapa FC | 0–7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Dalian, China |
| Report | Takagi 23', 40' Sawanobori 27'Alex 50'Ahn Jung-hwan 60', 71'Kitajima 75' | Stadium: People's Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Setiyono Midi Nitrerejo (Indonesia) |
| 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 35) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Toshihide Saito | April 20, 1973 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | Shohei Ikeda | April 27, 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 28 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | Naoki Hiraoka | May 24, 1973 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | MF | Yasuhiro Yoshida | July 14, 1969 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | DF | Émerson | January 5, 1975 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | Teruyoshi Ito | August 31, 1974 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 30 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Alessandro Santos | July 20, 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 26 | 7 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | Tuto | July 2, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 20 | 6 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Masaaki Sawanobori | January 12, 1970 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 11 | DF | Ryuzo Morioka | October 7, 1975 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 25 | 3 | ||||||
| 13 | MF | Kohei Hiramatsu | April 19, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | Jumpei Takaki | September 1, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | FW | Yoshikiyo Kuboyama | July 21, 1976 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | GK | Keisuke Hada | February 20, 1978 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | Tomoyoshi Tsurumi | October 12, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | FW | Hideaki Kitajima | May 23, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 18 | 2 | ||||||
| 19 | FW | Ahn Jung-Hwan | January 27, 1976 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 28 | 11 | ||||||
| 20 | GK | Takaya Kurokawa | April 7, 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | DF | Kazumichi Takagi | November 21, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | Keisuke Ota | July 23, 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | Yuki Takabayashi | May 22, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | DF | Daisuke Ichikawa | May 14, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | FW | Tatsuya Shiozawa | November 11, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | Jun Muramatsu | April 10, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | MF | Hayato Suzuki | May 13, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | DF | Kazuki Tsuda | July 26, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | MF | Daisuke Tanaka | January 6, 1983 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | MF | Kota Sugiyama | January 24, 1985 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 5 | 0 | ||||||
