| 2023 season | |
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| 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) |
| 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.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 40.00 |
| 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 | 25.00 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 36.84 | |||
Last updated: 13 May 2023
Source: Soccerway
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| 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
The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023. [4]
| 18 February1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–0 | Mito HollyHock | Shimizu |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 14,324 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
| 26 February2 | Fagiano Okayama | 0–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Okayama |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: City Light Stadium Attendance: 15,695 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura |
| 4 March3 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Isahaya |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 8,242 Referee: Yosuke Kubota |
| 12 March4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–0 | Oita Trinita | Shimizu |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 13,658 Referee: Keigo Sendachi |
| 18 March5 | Júbilo Iwata | 2–2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Fukuroi |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Ecopa Stadium Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo |
| 29 March6 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–3 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Shimizu |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,482 Referee: Reo Tanaka |
| 1 April7 | Ventforet Kofu | 1–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kofu |
| 13:00 |
| Report | Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium Attendance: 11,643 Referee: Yuzo Sutani |
| 8 April8 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–1 | Tokyo Verdy | Shimizu |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 10,418 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita |
| 12 April9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | Vegalta Sendai | Shimizu |
| 19:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
| 16 April10 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 0–6 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Yamaguchi |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Dai Matsumoto |
| 22 April11 | Omiya Ardija | 0–3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Saitama |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 9,316 Referee: Tomokazu Sato |
| 29 April12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2–0 | Tochigi SC | Shimizu |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 12,305 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 3 May13 | Tokushima Vortis | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Naruto |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 13,199 Referee: Yuzo Sutani |
| 7 May14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9–1 | Iwaki FC | Shimizu |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura |
| 13 May15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5–0 | Fujieda MYFC | Shimizu |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 14,167 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
| 17 May16 | JEF United Chiba | v | Shimizu S-Pulse | Chiba |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena |
| 21 May17 | Machida Zelvia | v | Shimizu S-Pulse | Machida |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium |
| 28 May18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | v | Zweigen Kanazawa | Shimizu |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| 3 June19 | Montedio Yamagata | v | Shimizu S-Pulse | Tendo |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| 11 June20 | Roasso Kumamoto | v | Shimizu S-Pulse | Kumamoto |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium |
| 25 June22 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | v | Shimizu S-Pulse | Maebashi |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma |
| 28 June21 | Shimizu S-Pulse | v | Blaublitz Akita | Shimizu |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| 7 June 2023 Second round | Shimizu S-Pulse | v | Match 21 winner | Shizuoka |
| 19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| 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 |
| 8 March | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Shizuoka |
| 19:03 | JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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