The 2002 S-Pulse season was
S-Pulse's eleventh season in existence and their tenth season in the
J1 League. The club also competed in the
Emperor's Cup and the
J.League Cup
The is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organized by J.League. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits (YBC) of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992. It is also known as the or (Levain is one of Y ...
. The team finished the season eighth in the league.
Competitions
Domestic results
J. League 1
Emperor's Cup
J. League Cup
;Group stage
;Final stage
International results
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Shimizu S-Pulse qualified for this tournament as runners-up of the
2000 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2000 season.
Overview
It was contested by 80 teams, and Kashima Antlers won the championship.
Results 1st Round
*Nirasaki Astros 0–4 Hosei University
*Fukuoka University 4–1 Shimizu Commercial High School ...
, as the winners (
Kashima Antlers) have already qualified to the
Asian Club Championship
The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competitio ...
as the league winners.
;Second round
;Quarterfinals
AFC Champions League (qualification)
Shimizu S-Pulse entered the qualifying rounds as winners of the
2001 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2001 season.
Overview
It was contested by 80 teams, and Shimizu S-Pulse won the championship.
Results 1st Round
*Ohara Gakuen JaSRA 1–3 Komazawa University
*Juntendo University 3–4 Sagawa Express
* Sun Li ...
.
;Third qualifying round
;Fourth qualifying round
Shimizu S-Pulse qualified to the
2002–03 AFC Champions League
The 2002–03 AFC Champions League was the twenty-second edition of Asia's premier football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and the first edition under the AFC Champions League title.
Sixteen teams competed in this ed ...
.
Player statistics
Other pages
J. League official site
{{2002 in Japanese football
Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse seasons