2013 Competition Records

Barry writes

The full 2013 results are as follows. All home were held at Nihondaira unless otherwise stated.

League Results
Final League Table
Nabisco Cup Results
Emperor's Cup Results

League Results

1)   3/2  (Sat) 16:00  (A) Omiya Ardija 2-2 S-Pulse (Nack Stadium) (report) 
2)   3/9 （Sat）14:00  (H) S-Pulse 0-5 Yokohama F. Marinos (report) 
3)   3/16 （Sat）16:00  (A)  Shonan Bellmare 1-1 S-Pulse (BMW Stadium) (report) 
4)   3/30 （Sat）13:00  (H) S-Pulse 0-4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (report) 
5)   4/6（Sat）14:00  (A)  Sagan Tosu 0-1 S-Pulse (Best Amenity Stadium) (report) 
6)   4/13 （Sat）17:00  (H) S-Pulse 1-0 Jubilo Iwata (report) 
7)   4/20 （Sat）13:00  (H) S-Pulse 1-1 Cerezo Osaka (report) 
8)   4/27 （Sat）17:00  (A)  Urawa Red Diamonds 0-1 S-Pulse (Saitama Stadium) (report) 
9)   5/3 （Fri）15:00  (H)  S-Pulse 1-2 Albirex Niigata (report) 
10)  5/6 （Mon）14:00  (H)  S-Pulse 1-2 Kawasaki Frontale (report) 
11)  5/11 （Sat）17:00  (A)  Ventforet Kofu 0-2 S-Pulse (Chugin Stadium) (report) 
12)  5/18 （Sat）19:00   (A)  FC Tokyo 2-0 S-Pulse (Ajinomoto Stadium) (report) 
13)  5/25 （Sat) 14:00  (H) S-Pulse 2-0 Vegalta Sendai (report) 
14)  7/6 （Sat）19:00  (A)  Nagoya Grampus 2-1 S-Pulse (Toyota Stadium) (report) 
15)  7/10 （Wed）19:00  (A)  Kashima Antlers 2-1 S-Pulse (Kashima Stadium) (report)
16)  7/13 （Sat）18:00  (H)  S-Pulse 3-1 Oita Trinita (report) 
17)  7/17 （Wed）19:00  (A)  Kashia Reysol 2-2 S-Pulse (Hitachi Stadium) (report) 
18)  731 （Wed）19:00  (H)  S-Pulse 0-0 FC Tokyo (report) 
19)  8/3 （Sat）19:00  (A) Albirex Niigata 3-1 S-Pulse (Big Swan) (report) 
20)  8/10 （Sat）18:00  (H)  S-Pulse 3-1 Shonan Bellmare (report) 
21)  8/17 （Sat）19:00  (A)  Cerezo Osaka 4-1 S-Pulse (Kincho Stadium)  
22)  8/24（Sat）18:00  (H)  S-Pulse 0-2 Urawa Red Diamonds (Ecopa Stadium)
23)  8/28 （Wed）19:00  (H)  S-Pulse 4-3 Kashima Antlers (report) 
24)  8/31 （Sat）19:00  (A) Oita Trinita 2-3 S-Pulse (Oita Bank Dome) (report) 
25)  9/14 （Sat）15:00  (H)  S-Pulse 2-1 Nagoya Grampus (report) 
26)  9/21 （Sat）19:00  (A) Yokohama FM 0-1 S-Pulse (Nippatsu Stadium) (report) 
27)  9/28 （Sat）15:00  (H)  S-Pulse 2-1 Ventforet Kofu (report) 
28  10/5 （Sat）16:00  (A)  Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-1 S-Pulse (Big Arch) (report) 
29)  10/19 （Sat）15:00  (H) S-Pulse 6-4 Sagan Tosu (report) 
30)  10/27 （Sun）16:00  (A)  Jubilo Iwata 0-1 S-Pulse (Yamaha Stadium) (report) 
31)  11/10 （Sun）19:00  (A)  Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 S-Pulse (Todoroki Stadium) (report) 
32)   11/23 （Sat）14:00  (H)  S-Pulse 1-0 Omiya Ardija (report) 
33)  11/30 （Sat）17:00  (A)  Vegalta Sendai 1-2 S-Pulse (Yurtec Stadium) (report) 
34)  12/7 （Sat）15:30  (H)  S-Pulse 1-2 Kashiwa Reysol (report)

Initial Reaction (February 2013)

Some picks for me include the derby, the away of which is being hosted at the tiny Yamaha Stadium! Initially it may seem a surprise for Jubilo to give up on Ecopa, but when you look at their dwindling crowds there of late, and the fact the last few derbys there have seen roughly the same number of away fans as home, you can't blame them for attempting to regain some kind of home field advantage.

Aside from that, Nagoya away at the immense Toyota may have to be done again. Yokohama FM this year will be at the much smaller Nippatsu Stadium, a far better viewing experience than the Nissan, and Oita Trinita away during summer holidays looks tempting. Less than a month before the big kick off, roll on 2013!

Final League Table

1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C)	34	19	6	9	51	29	+22	63
2	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	18	8	8	49	31	+18	62
3	Kawasaki Frontale	34	18	6	10	65	51	+14	60
4	Cerezo Osaka	34	16	11	7	53	32	+21	59
5	Kashima Antlers	34	18	5	11	60	52	+8	59
6	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	17	7	10	66	56	+10	58
7	Albirex Niigata	34	17	4	13	48	42	+6	55
8	FC Tokyo	34	16	6	12	61	47	+14	54
9	SHIMIZU S-PULSE	34	15	5	14	48	57	−9	50
10	Kashiwa Reysol	34	13	9	12	56	59	−3	48
11	Nagoya Grampus	34	13	8	13	47	48	−1	47
12	Sagan Tosu	34	13	7	14	54	63	−9	46
13	Vegalta Sendai	34	11	12	11	41	38	+3	45
14	Omiya Ardija	34	14	3	17	45	48	−3	45
15	Ventforet Kofu	34	8	13	13	30	41	−11	37
16	Shonan Bellmare (R)	34	6	7	21	34	62	−28	25
17	Júbilo Iwata (LOL)	34	4	11	19	40	56	−16	23
18	Oita Trinita (R)	34	2	8	24	31	67	−36	14

Nabisco Cup Results

The league cup played out as follows.

1)     3/20 （Wed) 13:00  (H) S-Pulse 1-1 Ventforet Kofu (report) 
2)     3/23 （Sat）13:00  (A) Jubilo Iwata 5-1 S-Pulse (Yamaha Stadium) (report)
4)     4/10 （Wed）19:00  (A)  Kawasaki Frontale 0-0 S-Pulse (Todorki Stadium) (report)
5)     4/23 （Tue）19:00  (A) Omiya Ardija 2-3 S-Pulse (Nack Stadium) (report) 
6)     5/15（Wed）19:00  (H) S-Pulse 0-1 Shonan Bellmare (report) 
7)     5/22 （Wed）19:00  (H) S-Pulse 1-2 Yokohama F. Marinos (report)

S-Pulse eliminated at the group stage.


Emperor's Cup Results

The Emperor's Cup went down thusly.

 Rnd 2) 9/7 (Sat) 15:00 (H) S-Pulse 2-0 Fujieda MYFC (report)
 Rnd 3) 10/14 (Mon) 15:00 (H) S-Pulse 3-2 Zweigen Kanazawa (report)
 Rnd 4) 11/16 (Sat) 13:00 (H) S-Pulse 0-1 Vegalta Sendai (report)