Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse

10th in Japanese J.League
Whatever happened to Japan's 2002 FIFA World Cup stars who formed the first wave to Europe? Whatever happened to Japan's 2002 FIFA World Cup stars who formed the first wave to Europe?

With the retirement of Shinji Ono, only one member from Japan's star-studded 2002 World Cup squad remains active -- but whatever happened to them?

As J.League celebrates 30th anniversary, Japanese football has certainly come a long way As J.League celebrates 30th anniversary, Japanese football has certainly come a long way

As the J.League celebrates its 30th anniversary, have the first three decades of the professional era in Japanese football been a success?

Collection Collection

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kashima Antlers 20 +14 41
2 Kyoto Sanga 20 +8 34
3 Urawa Red Diamond.. 21 +6 34
4 Kashiwa Reysol 19 +5 34
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshi.. 19 +6 33
6 Kawasaki Frontale 19 +12 32
7 Cerezo Osaka 21 +4 30
8 Vissel Kobe 18 +4 30
9 Machida Zelvia 20 0 28
10 Shimizu S-Pulse 19 0 25
11 Fagiano Okayama 19 -1 24
12 Gamba Osaka 19 -4 24
13 Tokyo Verdy 1969 19 -5 24
14 Nagoya Grampus 19 -2 23
15 Avispa Fukuoka 19 -4 23
16 Shonan Bellmare 20 -10 22
17 FC Tokyo 19 -9 20
18 Yokohama FC 20 -8 19
19 Albirex Niigata 18 -8 16
20 Yokohama F. Marin.. 18 -8 14
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
23 Koya Kitagawa 8 19 0
19 Kai Matsuzaki 4 16 3
33 Takashi Inui 2 19 1

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
19 Kai Matsuzaki 3 16 4
98 Matheus Bueno 2 19 1
70 Sen Takagi 2 15 2