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Shimizu S-Pulse
清水エスパルス

Full name

Shimizu S-Pulse

Nickname(s)

S-Pa

Founded

1991

Ground

Nihondaira Sports Stadium
Shimizu, Shizuoka

Capacity

20,339 ^[1]

Chairman

Hayao Iwakawa

Manager

Kenta Hasegawa

League

J. League Div.1

2006

J. League Div.1, 4th





Home colours





Away colours

Shimizu S-Pulse (清水エスパルス, Shimizu Esuparusu^?) is a Japanese football club located in Shimizu, Shizuoka.

In terms of honours, S-Pulse is one of Japan's successful teams. They have won all 3 domestic trophies at least once and have also won the Asian Cup Winners Cup. However, the J. League Division 1 title has eluded them; the closest they came was in the 1999 season when they became champions of the second stage only to end up losing out on the title to local rivals, Júbilo Iwata.

S-Pulse finished 4th in the league in the 2006 season; 12 points adrift of the champions, Urawa Reds. They exited the J. League Cup early after failing to qualify from their group and were knocked out of the Emperor's Cup in the quarter finals by Kashima Antlers.

1 History
2 Stadium
3 Team Record
4 Players
5 Managers
6 Achievements
7 Footnotes
8 External Links

[edit] History

Main article: History of Shimizu S-Pulse

S-Pulse was formed in February, 1991 as Shimizu FC. Two months later, the club name was officially changed to Shimizu S-Pulse. S-Pulse is a combination of the S from Shizuoka, Shimizu, and Soccer, and Pulse from English to mean the spirit of all those who support the team.

After being approved for participation in the J. League, S-Pulse competed in the 1992 J. League Cup. They qualify for their first cup final However, the dream start ended with defeat at the hands of Verdy Kawasaki in the final. In 1993, S-Pulse became one of the ten founder members of the top division. In the first stage, they won 10 of 18 matches to finish 4th in the table. The second stage was even better; 14 wins put them in 2nd place. Their second venture into the J. League Cup was another near miss. They defeated Gamba Osaka in the semi finals only to lose in the final once again to Verdy Kawasaki.

The 1996 season was an improvement on the 1995 season. However, the real success of the season was the J. League Cup. After finishing top in their group, S-Pulse made it to the final, defeating Bellmare Hiratsuka 5-0 in the semi finals. In the final, S-Pulse let a 2-0 lead slip and the match went to penalties after a 3-3 draw. S-Pulse won the match 5-4 on penalties to claim their first cup title.

1999 began with S-Pulse's first appearance in the Japanese Super Cup, replacing Yokohama Flügels (Flügels merged with Yokohama Marinos at the end of the 1998 season). However, S-Pulse lost the match 2-1. S-Pulse finished 3rd in the first stage of the league and then went on to win the second stage. The title deciding matches saw S-Pulse take on their local rivals, Júbilo Iwata. After a 2-1 defeat and then a 2-1 victory, S-Pulse lost the tie 4-2 on penalties.

The new millennium brought even better results for S-Pulse. Victory in the Asian Cup Winners Cup in 2000 and victory in the final of the Emperor's Cup in 2001 meant that the S-Pulse trophy cabinet was beginning to fill up. Victories in the 2001 and 2002 Japanese Super Cups meant that the club had won four cups in three years.

In 2005, S-Pulse closed the year with a run to the Emperor's Cup final in which they did not concede a single goal. However, this changed in the final against Urawa Reds, which they lost 2-1.

S-Pulse started the 2006 season with three victories in a row and continued to show good form throughout the season, finishing in 4th place. However, their participation in the J. League Cup ended at the group stage after they only managed to pick up 8 points. After finishing the league season on a high, S-Pulse went on to reach the quarter finals of the Emperor's Cup but their run ended with defeat at the hands of Kashima Antlers. S-Pulse have now gone four seasons without winning any silverware.

[edit] Stadium

Main articles: Nihondaira Sports Stadium, Shizuoka "Ecopa" Stadium

S-Pulse plays most of their home matches at the Nihondaira Sports Stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 20,339.

However, in order to accommodate for more fans, the fixture against neighbouring team Júbilo Iwata often takes place at Shizuoka "Ecopa" Stadium. This stadium has a capacity of 51,349.

[edit] Team Record

[edit] J. League

Season	League	Place	GP	Pts	Win	Draw	Lose	Average Crowd
1993	J1 1st stage	4 / 10	18	-	11	-	7	18,462
	J1 2nd stage	Runners-up / 10	18	-	14	-	4
	J1 Total	3 / 10	36	-	25	-	11
1994	J1 1st stage	Runners-up / 12	22	-	16	-	6	19,726
	J1 2nd stage	6 / 12	22	-	11	-	11
	J1 Total	4 / 12	44	-	27	-	17
1995	J1 1st stage	12 / 14	26	30	10	-	16	19,747
	J1 2nd stage	4 / 14	26	45	15	-	11
	J1 Total	9 / 14	52	75	25	-	27
1996	J1	10 / 16	30	37	12	-	18	12,962
1997	J1 1st stage	7 / 17	16	25	9	-	7	9,888
	J1 2nd stage	6 / 17	16	29	10	-	6
	J1 Total	5 / 17	32	54	19	-	13
1998	J1 1st stage	Runners-up / 18	17	39	13	-	4	12,298
	J1 2nd stage	5 / 18	17	31	12	-	5
	J1 Total	3 / 18	34	70	25	-	9
1999	J1 1st stage	3 / 16	15	30	10	1	4	12,883
	J1 2nd stage	Champions / 16	15	33	11	1	3
	J1 Total	Runners-up / 16	30	63	21	2	7
2000	J1 1st stage	3 / 16	15	28	10	0	5	12,422
	J1 2nd stage	13 / 16	15	14	5	2	8
	J1 Total	8 / 16	30	42	15	2	13
2001	J1 1st stage	4 / 16	15	26	10	0	5	15,973
	J1 2nd stage	4 / 16	15	23	9	0	6
	J1 Total	4 / 16	30	49	19	0	11
2002	J1 1st stage	7 / 16	15	24	8	3	4	14,963
	J1 2nd stage	12 / 16	15	17	6	0	9
	J1 Total	8 / 16	30	41	14	3	13
2003	J1 1st stage	11 / 16	15	18	5	3	7	16,284
	J1 2nd stage	10 / 16	15	21	6	3	6
	J1 Total	11 / 16	30	39	11	6	13
2004	J1 1st stage	11 / 16	15	16	3	7	5	13,568
	J1 2nd stage	14 / 16	15	13	4	1	10
	J1 Total	14 / 16	30	29	7	8	15
2005	J1	15 / 18	34	39	9	12	13	12,752
2006	J1	4 / 18	34	60	18	6	10	14,302
2007	J1

[edit] Other Domestic Competitions

See other domestic competitions record

[edit] Major International Competitions

Season	Competition	Result	Average Crowd
1999-00	Asian Cup Winners Cup	Champions	?
2000	Asian Super Cup	Runners-up	?
2000-01	Asian Cup Winners Cup	3rd	?
2001-02	Asian Cup Winners Cup	Quarter-finals	?
2002-03	AFC Champions League	Round 1	?

[edit] Players

[edit] Current Squad

As of January 29, 2007

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Makoto Kakegawa
2	DF	Arata Kodama
3	DF	Takahiro Yamanishi
4	DF	Kazumichi Takagi
5	DF	Keisuke Iwashita
6	MF	Kota Sugiyama
7	MF	Teruyoshi Ito
8	MF	Kohei Hiramatsu
9	FW	Takuro Yajima
10	MF	Jungo Fujimoto
11	FW	Mitsuhiro Toda
13	MF	Akihiro Hyodo
14	MF	Jumpei Takaki
15	FW	Yoshikiyo Kuboyama
16	MF	Takuma Edamura
17	MF	Fernandinho

No.	Position	Player
18	FW	Cho Jae-Jin
19	FW	Kazuki Hara
20	FW	Akinori Nishizawa
22	GK	Yohei Nishibe
22	MF	Keisuke Ota
23	FW	Shinji Okazaki
24	DF	Yasuhiro Hiraoka
25	DF	Daisuke Ichikawa
26	DF	Naoaki Aoyama
27	DF	Tomonobu Hiroi
28	MF	Masaki Yamamoto
29	GK	Kaito Yamamoto
30	GK	Yohei Takeda
31	FW	Shinji Tsujio
32	DF	Katsuhiko Sano
33	FW	Alexandre

Note: The official site lists the club mascot as player #0 and the supporters as player #12.

[edit] Noted Players

Note: Players with bold names have been named Player of the Year or Young Player of the Year in the J. League.

[edit] World Cup Players

World Cup 1994

Ronaldão

World Cup 1998

Teruyoshi Ito
Toshihide Saito

World Cup 2002

World Cup 2006

Cho Jae-Jin

[edit] Managers

Manager	Nat.	Tenure
Émerson Leão	Brazil	1992–1994
Rivelino	Brazil	1994
Masakatsu Miyamoto	Japan	1995
Osvaldo Ardiles	Argentina	1996–1998
Steve Perryman	England	1998–2000
Zemunovic Zdravko	Serbia	2000–2002
Takeshi Ohki	Japan	2003
Kouji Gyoutoku	Japan	2003
Antoninho	Brazil	2004
Nobuhiro Ishizaki	Japan	2004
Kenta Hasegawa	Japan	2005-present