title: 2019 Shimizu S-Pulse season
text: # 2019 Shimizu S-Pulse season
  
  The 2019 Shimizu S-Pulse season involves the team competing in the J1 League, they finished 8th in the 2018 J1 League. They will also compete in the J.League Cup, and the Emperor's Cup.
  
  ## Squad
  
  As of 30 January 2019.
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | JPN | Yohei Nishibe |
  | 2 | DF | JPN | Yugo Tatsuta |
  | 3 | DF | KOR | Hwang Seok-Ho |
  | 5 | DF | JPN | Shoma Kamata |
  | 6 | MF | JPN | Ryo Takeuchi |
  | 7 | MF | JPN | Mitsunari Musaka |
  | 8 | MF | JPN | Hideki Ishige |
  | 9 | FW | PRK | Jong Tae-se (Captain) |
  | 13 | GK | JPN | Yuji Rokutan |
  | 14 | MF | JPN | Jumpei Kusukami |
  | 15 | MF | JPN | Takuma Mizutani |
  | 16 | MF | JPN | Kenta Nishizawa |
  | 17 | MF | JPN | Yosuke Kawai |
  | 18 | DF | BRA | Elsinho |
  | 19 | FW | JPN | Jin Hiratsuka |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 20 | MF | JPN | Keita Nakamura |
  | 21 | GK | JPN | Toru Takagiwa |
  | 22 | MF | BRA | Renato Augusto |
  | 23 | FW | JPN | Koya Kitagawa |
  | 25 | DF | JPN | Ko Matsubara |
  | 26 | DF | JPN | Hiroshi Futami |
  | 27 | DF | JPN | Takahiro Iida |
  | 30 | FW | JPN | Shota Kaneko |
  | 31 | GK | JPN | Togo Umeda |
  | 33 | DF | BRA | Wanderson (on loan from Atlético Paranaense) |
  | 34 | MF | JPN | Yuta Taki |
  | 35 | DF | JPN | Kenta Ito |
  | 36 | MF | JPN | Yasufumi Nishimura |
  | 37 | FW | JPN | Daigo Takahashi |
  | 49 | FW | BRA | Douglas |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### J. League Cup
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GAM | JUB | SSP | YAM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
  | 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 |
  | 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 |
  | 4 | Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
  