Shimizu S-Pulse

Japanese football club

Key facts

2025: 14th of 20
Full name: Shimizu S-Pulse
Nickname: S-Pa
Founded: 1991 ; 35 years ago ( 1991 ) as Shimizu FC
Ground: IAI Stadium Nihondaira , Shimizu , Shizuoka
Capacity: 19,594
Chairman: Shigeo Hidaritomo
Manager: Takayuki Yoshida
League: J1 League
Website: www .s-pulse .co .jp

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Shimizu S-Pulse (清水エスパルス, Shimizu Esuparusu) is a Japanese professional football club located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. S-Pulse is going to compete in the J1 League for the 2025 Season, after winning promotion from the Japanese second tier of professional league football, the J2 League in the 2024 season. The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League ("Original Ten"), which began the following year. The club originally consisted of players drawn exclusively from Shizuoka Prefecture, a unique distinction at the time.