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|club=Shimizu S-Pulse
|season=1997
|chairman=
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|manager={{flagicon|ARG}}[[Osvaldo Ardiles|Ardiles]]
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|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|league=[[J.League Division 1|J.League]]
|league result=5th
|cup1=[[Emperor's Cup]]
|cup1 result=Quarterfinals
|cup2=[[J.League Cup]]
|cup2 result=GL-A 2nd
|league topscorer={{flagicon|BRA}}[[Fernando Nicolas Oliva|Oliva]] (13)
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|nextseason=[[1998 Shimizu S-Pulse season|1998]]
}}

The '''1997 season''' was [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]'s sixth season in existence and their fifth season in the [[J1 League]]. The club also competed in the [[1997 Emperor's Cup|Emperor's Cup]] and the [[1997 J.League Cup|J.League Cup]]. The team finished the season fifth in the league.

==Competitions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Competitions!!Position
|-
|[[1997 J.League|J.League]]||5th / 17 clubs
|-
|[[1997 Emperor's Cup|Emperor's Cup]]||Quarterfinals
|-
|[[1997 J.League Cup|J.League Cup]]||GL-A 2nd / 4 clubs
|}

==Domestic results==
===J.League===
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|round=1-1
|date={{Start date|1997|04|12|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Kashiwa Reysol]]
|score=0-1
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-2
|date={{Start date|1997|04|16|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=0-1
|report=
|team2=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-3
|date={{Start date|1997|04|19|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Gamba Osaka]]
|score=4-1
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Osaka Expo '70 Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-4
|date={{Start date|1997|04|23|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=2-1 ([[Golden goal|GG]])
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=[[Verdy Kawasaki]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-5
|date={{Start date|1997|04|26|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]
|score=1-3
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
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|round=1-6
|date={{Start date|1997|05|03|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=2-1
|report=
|team2=[[JEF United Ichihara]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-7
|date={{Start date|1997|05|07|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-8
|date={{Start date|1997|05|10|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=1-2 ([[Golden goal|GG]])
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=[[Yokohama Marinos]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-9
|date=
|time=
|team1=
|score=bye
|report=
|team2=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=V
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-10
|date={{Start date|1997|05|24|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
|score=1-0
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Ehime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-11
|date={{Start date|1997|05|28|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=1-0
|report=
|team2=[[Avispa Fukuoka]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-12
|date={{Start date|1997|05|31|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Cerezo Osaka]]
|score=1-2 ([[Golden goal|GG]])
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Osaka Nagai Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-13
|date={{Start date|1997|07|05|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=2-4
|report=
|team2=[[Vissel Kobe]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-14
|date={{Start date|1997|07|09|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Kashima Antlers]]
|score=0-1
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Kashima Soccer Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-15
|date={{Start date|1997|07|12|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=3-1
|report=
|team2=[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-16
|date={{Start date|1997|07|16|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Yokohama Flügels]]
|score=4-3 ([[Golden goal|GG]])
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=1-17
|date={{Start date|1997|07|19|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=[[Júbilo Iwata]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-1
|date={{Start date|1997|07|30|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=3-1
|report=
|team2=[[Yokohama Flügels]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-2
|date={{Start date|1997|08|02|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=2-3 ([[Golden goal|GG]])
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=[[Kashiwa Reysol]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-3
|date={{Start date|1997|08|06|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|score=3-4
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Urawa Komaba Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-4
|date={{Start date|1997|08|09|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=1-2
|report=
|team2=[[Gamba Osaka]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-5
|date={{Start date|1997|08|16|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Verdy Kawasaki]]
|score=1-0 ([[Golden goal|GG]])
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Todoroki Athletics Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-6
|date={{Start date|1997|08|20|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=1-0
|report=
|team2=[[Kyoto Purple Sanga]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-7
|date={{Start date|1997|08|23|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[JEF United Ichihara]]
|score=0-3
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Ichihara Seaside Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-8
|date={{Start date|1997|08|30|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=3-1
|report=
|team2=[[Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-9
|date={{Start date|1997|09|03|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Yokohama Marinos]]
|score=1-0 ([[Golden goal|GG]])
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Yokohama Mitsuzawa Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-10
|date=
|time=
|team1=
|score=bye
|report=
|team2=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=V
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-11
|date={{Start date|1997|09|10|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Nagoya Grampus Eight]]
|score=2-1
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mizuho Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-12
|date={{Start date|1997|09|13|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=1-0
|report=
|team2=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-13
|date={{Start date|1997|09|20|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=2-0
|report=
|team2=[[Cerezo Osaka]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-14
|date={{Start date|1997|09|24|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Avispa Fukuoka]]
|score=0-1 ([[Golden goal|GG]])
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Hakatanomori Football Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-15
|date={{Start date|1997|09|27|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Vissel Kobe]]
|score=0-3
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-16
|date={{Start date|1997|10|01|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=2-0
|report=
|team2=[[Kashima Antlers]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=2-17
|date={{Start date|1997|10|04|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Júbilo Iwata]]
|score=2-0
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Júbilo Iwata Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}

===Emperor's Cup===
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|round=1st Round
|date=
|time=
|team1=
|score=bye
|report=
|team2=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=V
}}
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|round=2nd Round
|date=
|time=
|team1=
|score=bye
|report=
|team2=
|goals1=
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|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=V
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=3rd Round
|date={{Start date|1997|12|14|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=3-0
|report=
|team2=[[F.C. Fukushima]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=4th Round
|date={{Start date|1997|12|20|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=3-1
|report=
|team2=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Tochigi Green Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=Quarterfinals
|date={{Start date|1997|12|23|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=1-6
|report=
|team2=[[Yokohama Flügels]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Ehime Matsuyama Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}

===J.League Cup===
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|round=GL-A-1
|date={{Start date|1997|03|08|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=0-0
|report=
|team2=[[Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=GL-A-2
|date={{Start date|1997|03|15|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Brummell Sendai]]
|score=0-2
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Sendai City Athletic Stadium|Miyagi Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=GL-A-3
|date={{Start date|1997|03|19|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=2-0
|report=
|team2=[[JEF United Ichihara]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=GL-A-4
|date={{Start date|1997|03|22|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|score=1-1
|report=
|team2=[[Brummell Sendai]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=GL-A-5
|date={{Start date|1997|03|26|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[JEF United Ichihara]]
|score=3-0
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Ichihara Seaside Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round=GL-A-6
|date={{Start date|1997|03|29|df=y}}
|time= [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|team1=[[Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|score=2-2
|report=
|team2=[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
}}

==Player statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan="2"|No.!!rowspan="2"|Pos.!!rowspan="2"|Nat.!!rowspan="2"|Player!!rowspan="2"|D.o.B. (Age)!!rowspan="2"|Height / Weight!!colspan="2"|[[1997 J.League|J.League]]!!colspan="2"|[[1997 Emperor's Cup|Emperor's Cup]]!!colspan="2"|[[1997 J.League Cup|J.League Cup]]!!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|1||GK||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Masanori Sanada]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1968|3|6}}||178&nbsp;cm / 73&nbsp;kg||32||0||3||0||6||0||41||0
|-
|2||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Toshihide Saito]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1973|4|20}}||181&nbsp;cm / 73&nbsp;kg||22||2||3||0||0||0||25||2
|-
|3||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Masahiro Ando (footballer)|Masahiro Ando]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1972|4|2}}||176&nbsp;cm / 67&nbsp;kg||32||2||3||0||6||0||41||2
|-
|4||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Takumi Horiike]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1965|9|6}}||173&nbsp;cm / 68&nbsp;kg||29||0||0||0||6||0||35||0
|-
|5||MF||{{flagicon|BRA}}||[[Carlos Alberto Santos|Santos]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1960|12|9}}||176&nbsp;cm / 74&nbsp;kg||31||3||3||3||6||0||40||6
|-
|6||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Katsumi Oenoki]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1965|4|3}}||178&nbsp;cm / 70&nbsp;kg||28||0||3||0||5||0||36||0
|-
|7||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Teruyoshi Ito]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1974|8|31}}||168&nbsp;cm / 71&nbsp;kg||31||7||3||1||6||1||40||9
|-
|8||MF||{{flagicon|ARG}}||[[Fernando Nicolas Oliva|Oliva]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1971|9|26}}||180&nbsp;cm / 80&nbsp;kg||22||13||3||2||5||2||30||17
|-
|9||FW||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Kenta Hasegawa]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1965|9|25}}||177&nbsp;cm / 77&nbsp;kg||30||5||1||0||6||2||37||7
|-
|10||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Masaaki Sawanobori]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1970|1|12}}||170&nbsp;cm / 60&nbsp;kg||31||11||3||1||6||0||40||12
|-
|11||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Ryuzo Morioka]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1975|10|7}}||179&nbsp;cm / 70&nbsp;kg||30||1||3||0||6||0||39||1
|-
|12||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Yukihiko Sato]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1976|5|11}}||177&nbsp;cm / 70&nbsp;kg||0||0||1||0||2||0||3||0
|-
|13||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Tadaaki Matsubara]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1977|7|2}}||182&nbsp;cm / 74&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
|14||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Kazuyuki Toda]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1977|12|30}}||178&nbsp;cm / 68&nbsp;kg||20||0||3||0||5||0||28||0
|-
|15||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Ryo Oishi]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1977|7|13}}||177&nbsp;cm / 70&nbsp;kg||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|16||GK||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Koji Nakahara]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1970|7|27}}||178&nbsp;cm / 76&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
|17||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Yuzuki Ito]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1974|4|7}}||172&nbsp;cm / 65&nbsp;kg||6||0||0||0||4||0||10||0
|-
|18||FW||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Daizo Okitsu]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1974|6|15}}||170&nbsp;cm / 68&nbsp;kg||17||1||0||0||0||0||17||1
|-
|19||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Junji Nishizawa]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1974|5|10}}||181&nbsp;cm / 77&nbsp;kg||21||0||3||0||1||0||25||0
|-
|20||GK||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Keisuke Hada]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|2|20}}||182&nbsp;cm / 75&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
|21||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Nobuhiro Naito]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|5|25}}||164&nbsp;cm / 60&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||1||0||||0
|-
|22||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Hisaaki Kobayashi]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1978|9|20}}||171&nbsp;cm / 65&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
|23||MF/DF||{{flagicon|BRA}}||[[Alessandro Santos|Alex]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1977|7|20}}||178&nbsp;cm / 69&nbsp;kg||27||3||3||0||2||1||32||4
|-
| ||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Tsuyoshi Tanikawa]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1980|4|25}}||175&nbsp;cm / 70&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
| →24||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Daisuke Ichikawa]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1980|5|14}}||181&nbsp;cm / 70&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
| ||DF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Yuzo Wada]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1980|5|2}}||172&nbsp;cm / 63&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
| ||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Kosuke Watanabe]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1979|7|16}}||165&nbsp;cm / 60&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
| ||MF||{{flagicon|JPN}}||[[Kohei Hiramatsu]]||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1980|4|19}}||171&nbsp;cm / 60&nbsp;kg||0||0||||0||0||0||||0
|-
|24||DF||{{flagicon|WAL}}||[[Mark Bowen (footballer)|Bowen]] †||{{Birth date and age2|1997|3|8|1963|12|7}}||178&nbsp;cm / 75&nbsp;kg||7||3||0||0||3||1||10||4
|}
* † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season.

==Transfers==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
'''In:'''
{{Football squad start|hidenote=yes}}
{{Football squad player|no=19|nat=JPN|name=[[Junji Nishizawa]]|pos=DF|other=from [[Verdy Kawasaki]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Tsuyoshi Tanikawa]]|pos=DF|other=from [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Daisuke Ichikawa]]|pos=DF|other=from [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Yuzo Wada]]|pos=DF|other=from [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Kosuke Watanabe]]|pos=MF|other=from [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Kohei Hiramatsu]]|pos=MF|other=from [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] youth}}
{{Football squad player|no=21|nat=JPN|name=[[Nobuhiro Naito]]|pos=MF|other=from [[Shizuoka Gakuen School|Shizuoka Gakuen Senior High School]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=22|nat=JPN|name=[[Hisaaki Kobayashi]]|pos=MF|other=from [[Shimizu Commercial High School]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=23|nat=BRA|name=[[Alessandro Santos|Alex]]|pos=MF|other=from Meitoku Gijuku Senior High School}}
{{Football squad player|no=18|nat=JPN|name=[[Daizo Okitsu]]|pos=FW|other=from [[University of Tsukuba]]}}
{{Football squad end}}
{{Col-2}}
'''Out:'''
{{Football squad start|hidenote=yes}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Takeshi Urakami]]|pos=GK|other=to [[Kawasaki Frontale]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Hiroyuki Shirai]]|pos=DF|other=to [[Verdy Kawasaki]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Shinichi Niimura]]|pos=DF|other=to Hitachi Shimizu}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Masao Sugimoto]]|pos=MF|other=retired}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Ademir Santos]]|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Hideki Nagai]]|pos=MF|other=to [[Verdy Kawasaki]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Noriaki Suzuki]]|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Yasuhiro Nagahashi]]|pos=MF|other=to [[Kawasaki Frontale]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=ITA|name=[[Daniele Massaro|Massaro]]|pos=FW|other=}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Tatsuru Mukojima]]|pos=FW|other=to [[Kawasaki Frontale]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Hiroaki Tajima]]|pos=FW|other=to [[Honda FC|Honda Motor]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Yoshika Matsubara]]|pos=FW|other=to [[JEF United Ichihara]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Ryuzo Shimizu (born 1975)|Ryuzo Shimizu]]|pos=FW|other=retired}}
{{Football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Hiroki Matsubara]]|pos=FW|other=}}
{{Football squad end}}
{{Col-end}}

==Transfers during the season==
===In===
*{{flagicon|WAL}}[[Mark Bowen (footballer)|Mark Rossllyn Bowen]] (on March)

===Out===
*{{flagicon|WAL}}[[Mark Bowen (footballer)|Mark Rossllyn Bowen]] (on September)

==Awards==
none

==References==
*''J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997'', 1997 {{ISBN|4-09-102329-0}}
*''J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1998'', 1996 {{ISBN|4-09-102335-5}}
*''J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999'', 1999 {{ISBN|4-88752-099-9}}

==Other pages==
*{{in lang|ja}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110317070254/http://www.j-league.or.jp/ J. League official site]
*{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.s-pulse.co.jp/ Shimizu S-Pulse official site]

{{Shimizu S-Pulse}}
{{1997 in Japanese football}}

[[Category:Japanese football clubs 1997 season|Shimizu S-Pulse]]
[[Category:Shimizu S-Pulse seasons]]