# 2023 Shimizu S-Pulse season

The 2023 season was 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 participated in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 12 May 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Takuo Ōkubo |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Reon Yamahara |
| 3 | MF | BRA | Ronaldo |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Yuji Takahashi |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kengo Kitazume |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Ryo Takeuchi |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Yuta Kamiya |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Thiago Santana |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Carlinhos Júnior |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Katsuhiro Nakayama |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Kota Miyamoto |
| 14 | FW | JPN | Ryohei Shirasaki |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Takeru Kishimoto |
| 16 | MF | JPN | Kenta Nishizawa |
| 17 | MF | KOS | Benjamin Kololli |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Sena Saito |
| 20 | FW | KOR | Oh Se-hun |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Renato Augusto |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Shuta Kikuchi |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Takumu Kenmotsu |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Yutaka Yoshida |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Akira Silvano Disaro |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Togo Umeda |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Takashi Inui |
| 34 | DF | JPN | Taketo Ochiai |
| 35 | DF | JPN | Sen Takagi |
| 37 | FW | JPN | Yosuke Morishige |
| 38 | DF | JPN | Akira Ibayashi |
| 40 | MF | JPN | Hikaru Naruoka |
| 41 | GK | JPN | Kaito Shibasaki $^{Type2}$ |
| 42 | MF | JPN | Narumi Ota $^{Type2}$ |
| 43 | MF | JPN | Naru Hoshito $^{Type2}$ |
| 44 | FW | JPN | Jigen Tanaka $^{Type2}$ |
| 45 | FW | JPN | Koya Kitagawa |
| 46 | GK | JPN | Ryoya Abe |
| 47 | MF | JPN | Ryunosuke Yada $^{Type2}$ |
| 48 | MF | JPN | Sean Kotake $^{Type2}$ |
| 49 | FW | JPN | Takumi Kato |
| 50 | DF | JPN | Yoshinori Suzuki (captain) |
| 51 | GK | JPN | Yui Inokoshi |
| 52 | DF | JPN | Kaiga Iwazaki $^{Type2}$ |
| 57 | GK | JPN | Shūichi Gonda |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Kengo Nagai (at Yokohama FC) |
| — | DF | BRA | Yago Pikachu (at Fortaleza EC) |
| — | MF | JPN | Teruki Hara (at Grasshoppers) |
| — | MF | JPN | Daiki Matsuoka (at Grêmio Novorizontino) |
| — | MF | JPN | Nagi Kawatani (at Fagiano Okayama) |
| — | MF | JPN | Yasufumi Nishimura (at Nagano Parceiro) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | JPN | Yuito Suzuki (at RC Strasbourg) |
| — | FW | JPN | Aoi Ando (at Azul Claro Numazu) |
| — | FW | JPN | Kanta Chiba (at Tokushima Vortis) |
| — | FW | JPN | Riyo Kawamoto (at Thespakusatsu Gunma) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yuta Taki (at Matsumoto Yamaga) |

## Transfers

Transfers in :
| Join on | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer type |
| 7 Apr | DF | Sen Takagi | Hannan University | Loan transfer; DSP |
| Pre-season | GK | Ryoya Abe | Chuo Gakuin University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Kengo Kitazume | Kashiwa Reysol | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yuji Takahashi | Kashiwa Reysol | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yutaka Yoshida | Nagoya Grampus | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Taketo Ochiai | Hosei University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Takumu Kenmotsu | Waseda University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Shuta Kikuchi | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan return |
| Pre-season | MF | Hikaru Naruoka | Renofa Yamaguchi | Loan return |
| Pre-season | FW | Yosuke Morishige | Nihon Fujisawa HS | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Sena Saito | Ryutsu Keizai University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Akira Silvano Disaro | Montedio Yamagata | Loan return |
Transfers out :
| Leave on | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer type |
| 19 Mar | MF | Daiki Matsuoka | Grêmio Novorizontino | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | GK | Kengo Nagai | Yokohama FC | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Eiichi Katayama | Kashiwa Reysol | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yugo Tatsuta | Kashiwa Reysol | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Valdo | V-Varen Nagasaki | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yago Pikachu | Fortaleza EC | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Daigo Takahashi | Machida Zelvia | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Teruki Hara | Grasshoppers | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Nagi Kawatani | Fagiano Okayama | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Yasufumi Nishimura | Nagano Parceiro | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Yusuke Goto | Montedio Yamagata | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Ibrahim Junior Kuribara | SC Sagamihara | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Yuito Suzuki | RC Strasbourg | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Kanta Chiba | Tokushima Vortis | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Aoi Ando | Azul Claro Numazu | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Yuta Taki | Matsumoto Yamaga | Loan transfer |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | 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 | 040.00 |
| 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 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 036.84 |
Last updated: 13 May 2023 Source: Soccerway

### J2 League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | |
| Position | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.

### J.League Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Urawa Red Diamonds 6, Shimizu S-Pulse 5, Kawasaki Frontale 4.