| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Iwao Hayakawa | ||
| Manager | Afshin Ghotbi | ||
| J. League Division 1 | – | ||
| Emperor's Cup | – | ||
| J. League Cup | – | ||
The 2012 Shimizu S-Pulse season was Shimizu S-Pulse's 20th consecutive season in J.League Division 1. Shimizu S-Pulse also competed in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J.League Cup.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 52 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 50 |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 49 |
| 10 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 48 |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 46 |
| 10 March 20121 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Toyota Stadium |
| Saturday 14:04 | Kennedy  33' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 24,316 Referee: Nishimura |
| 17 March 20122 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira |
| Saturday 15:04 | Brosque 9' Takagi 51' | Report | 87' Chiba | Attendance: 13,231 Referee: Kimura |
| 24 March 20123 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium |
| Saturday 19:04 | Masushima 81', 86' | Report | 38' Iwashita | Attendance: 12,209 Referee: Yoshida |
| 31 March 20124 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–0 | Consadole Sapporo | OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira |
| Saturday 18:34 | Takagi 49' | Report | Attendance: 14,216 Referee: Takayama |
| 7 April 20125 | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Home's Stadium Kobe |
| Saturday 15:00 | Takagi  90+1' | Summary | Iwashita 30' Brosque 82' | Attendance: 12,709 Referee:  Itaru Hirose |
| 14 April 20126 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–2 | Júbilo Iwata | OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira |
| Saturday 17:00 | Takagi 45+1' Omae 48', 88'Muramatsu 50'Jymmy 55' | Summary | Cho Byung-Kuk 13' Chiyotanda 68'Yamamoto 90+4' | Attendance: 16,334 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 22 April 20127 | Gamba Osaka | 3–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium |
| Sunday 20:00 | Takei 20' Leandro 27' (pen.)Sato 57'81' | Summary | Hayashi 26' Lee Ki-Je 42'Ono 54'Brosque 90+3' | Attendance: 8,548 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
| 28 April 20128 | F.C. Tokyo | 0–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| Saturday 14:00 | Takahashi 50' | Summary | Jymmy Dougllas França 5'  56'Brosque 24' 73'Jong-a-Pin 45+1'Ono 49'Lee Ki-Je 53'Yoshida 65'Takagi 77' | Attendance: 22,405 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 3 May 20129 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–0 | Kashima Antlers | OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira |
| Thursday 20:00 | Ito 5' Takagi 72'Omae 75' | Summary | Koroki 45+1' Iwamasa 50' | Attendance: 18,393 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 6 May 201210 | Vegalta Sendai | 0–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Yurtec Stadium Sendai |
| Sunday 14:00 | Summary | Omae 40' 53' Jong-a-Pin 57' 68'Takagi 62'Kobayashi 75' | Attendance: 18,525 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 12 May 201211 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | Cerezo Osaka | OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira |
| Saturday 16:30 | Iwashita 74' Brosque 90+6' | Summary | Kakitani 15' Kurogi 69' | Attendance: 15,891 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 19 May 201212 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| Saturday 16:30 | Abe 42' Umesaki 72' | Summary | Brosque 20' 54' Takagi 62' | Attendance: 35,877 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 26 May 201213 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira |
| Saturday 15:00 | Kang Song-Ho 31' | Summary | Dutra 28' | Attendance: 16,556 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 16 June 201214 | Albirex Niigata | 1–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium |
| Saturday 20:00 | Kim Jin-Su 5' Fujita 39'Michael 61'Bruno Lopes 69'Higashiguchi 89' | Summary | Sugiyama 27' Tsujio 59' | Attendance: 23,797 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
| 23 June 201215 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | Sagan Tosu | OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira |
| Saturday 19:00 | Omae 26' (pen.) | Summary | Kim Min-Woo 27' Yeo Sung-Hye 48'Ikeda 57'Mizunuma 86'Toyoda 90+3' | Attendance: 17,696 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
| 4 April 2012Group B | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–0 | Albirex Niigata | OUTSOURCING Stadium Nihondaira |
| Wednesday 19:04 | Kobayashi 16' | Report | Attendance: 7,479 Referee: Iemoto |
| 8 September 2012Round 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5–0 | Arterivo Wakayama | Shizuoka City |
| 13:00 | Shirasaki 2', 25', 80' Ito 68'Satoru Kashiwase 90+1' | Report | Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 2,864 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 10 October 2012Round 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | – | Tokyo Verdy | Shizuoka City |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira |
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