# 1996 Shimizu S-Pulse season

The 1996 season was Shimizu S-Pulse's fifth season in existence and their fourth season in the J1 League. The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, and the Suntory Cup. The team finished the season tenth in the league and won the J.League Cup.

## Review and events
### League results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997. ISBN 4-09-102329-0.

### League results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League | 10th / 16 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | Quarterfinals |
| J.League Cup | Champions |
| Suntory Cup | Semifinals |

## Player statistics

| Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J.League | J.League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Suntory Cup | Suntory Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MF | | Santos | (1960-12-09)December 9, 1960 (aged 35) | 176 cm / 74 kg | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| FW | | Massaro | (1961-05-23)May 23, 1961 (aged 34) | 179 cm / 74 kg | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| MF | | Toninho | (1965-03-23)March 23, 1965 (aged 30) | 186 cm / 79 kg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| DF | | Katsumi Ōenoki | (1965-04-03)April 3, 1965 (aged 30) | 178 cm / 71 kg | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| DF | | Takumi Horiike | (1965-09-06)September 6, 1965 (aged 30) | 173 cm / 66 kg | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| FW | | Kenta Hasegawa | (1965-09-25)September 25, 1965 (aged 30) | 177 cm / 77 kg | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 16 |
| FW | | Tatsuru Mukōjima | (1966-01-09)January 9, 1966 (aged 30) | 161 cm / 54 kg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| MF | | Masao Sugimoto | (1967-06-26)June 26, 1967 (aged 28) | 167 cm / 64 kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| GK | | Masanori Sanada | (1968-03-06)March 6, 1968 (aged 28) | 178 cm / 73 kg | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| MF | | Ademir Santos | (1968-03-28)March 28, 1968 (aged 27) | 174 cm / 64 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | | Takeshi Urakami | (1969-02-07)February 7, 1969 (aged 27) | 182 cm / 79 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Masaaki Sawanobori | (1970-01-12)January 12, 1970 (aged 26) | 170 cm / 66 kg | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 12 |
| GK | | Kōji Nakahara | (1970-07-27)July 27, 1970 (aged 25) | 178 cm / 78 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Hideki Nagai | (1971-01-26)January 26, 1971 (aged 25) | 175 cm / 66 kg | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 8 |
| DF | | Masahiro Andō | (1972-04-02)April 2, 1972 (aged 23) | 176 cm / 67 kg | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| DF | | Toshihide Saitō | (1973-04-20)April 20, 1973 (aged 22) | 180 cm / 70 kg | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| MF | | Yuzuki Itō | (1974-04-07)April 7, 1974 (aged 21) | 172 cm / 65 kg | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | | Hiroyuki Shirai | (1974-06-17)June 17, 1974 (aged 21) | 180 cm / 70 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | | Hiroaki Tajima | (1974-06-27)June 27, 1974 (aged 21) | 173 cm / 65 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | | Yoshika Matsubara | (1974-08-19)August 19, 1974 (aged 21) | 179 cm / 73 kg | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| MF | | Teruyoshi Itō | (1974-08-31)August 31, 1974 (aged 21) | 168 cm / 72 kg | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| MF | | Noriaki Suzuki | (1975-04-23)April 23, 1975 (aged 20) | 165 cm / 60 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Ryūzō Shimizu | (1975-07-01)July 1, 1975 (aged 20) | 173 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Yasuhiro Nagahashi | (1975-08-02)August 2, 1975 (aged 20) | 170 cm / 67 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Marcelo | (1975-08-20)August 20, 1975 (aged 20) | 182 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Ryūzō Morioka | (1975-10-07)October 7, 1975 (aged 20) | 180 cm / 71 kg | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| DF | | Shinichi Niimura | (1976-04-20)April 20, 1976 (aged 19) | 174 cm / 68 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| MF | | Yukihiko Satō | (1976-05-11)May 11, 1976 (aged 19) | 177 cm / 68 kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | Tadaaki Matsubara | (1977-07-02)July 2, 1977 (aged 18) | 182 cm / 74 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Ryō Ōishi | (1977-07-13)July 13, 1977 (aged 18) | 177 cm / 70 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| DF | | Kazuyuki Toda | (1977-12-30)December 30, 1977 (aged 18) | 178 cm / 68 kg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| GK | | Keisuke Hada | (1978-02-20)February 20, 1978 (aged 18) | 182 cm / 75 kg | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| FW | | Hiroki Matsubara † | (1973-11-15)November 15, 1973 (aged 22) | 176 cm / 69 kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | | Oliva † | (1971-09-26)September 26, 1971 (aged 24) | -cm / -kg | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 15 |
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Keisuke Hada (from Minami Uwa High School) |
| — | DF | JPN | Toshihide Saitō (from Waseda University) |
| — | DF | JPN | Tadaaki Matsubara (from Shimizu Commercial High School) |
| — | DF | JPN | Ryō Ōishi (from Shimizu Commercial High School) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kazuyuki Toda (from Toin Gakuen High School) |
| — | MF | BRA | Toninho (loan return from Urawa Red Diamonds) |
| — | MF | JPN | Hideki Nagai (from Fukuoka Blux) |
| — | FW | JPN | Yoshika Matsubara (from Júbilo Iwata) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | JPN | Katsumi Ōtaki |
| — | DF | JPN | Yasuhiro Yamada (retired) |
| — | DF | JPN | Naoki Naitō (to Sanfrecce Hiroshima) |
| — | DF | JPN | Hiroaki Hiraoka (to Toshiba) |
| — | DF | JPN | Kiyoshi Nakamura |
| — | MF | JPN | Yasutoshi Miura (to Verdy Kawasaki) |
| — | MF | BRA | Dias |
| — | MF | JPN | Yasuhiro Yoshida (to Sanfrecce Hiroshima) |
| — | MF | JPN | Takamitsu Ōta (to Toshiba) |
| — | MF | JPN | Kenji Tanaka |
| — | MF | JPN | Noriaki Asakura (to Toshiba) |
| — | FW | JPN | Jun Iwashita (to Vissel Kobe) |
| — | FW | BRA | Marco |

## Transfers during the season
### In

* Hiroki Matsubara (from Ritsumeikan University)
* Fernando Nicolas Oliva (from Atlético Central Córdoba on March)

### Out

* Marcelo (on July)
* Toninho

## Awards

* J.League Rookie of the Year: Toshihide Saito