#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	FC Tokyo	14	+25	33
2	Kashiwa Reysol	14	+11	31
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	+22	30
4	Machida Zelvia	14	+20	29
5	Vissel Kobe	14	+9	27
6	Kashima Antlers	14	+5	23
7	Yokohama F. Marinos	14	+6	22
8	Kawasaki Frontale	14	+4	22
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	-6	22
10	Fagiano Okayama	14	-6	17
11	Cerezo Osaka	14	-9	17
12	Kyoto Sanga	14	-4	16
13	Nagoya Grampus	14	-8	14
14	Tokyo Verdy	14	-10	14
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	-13	14
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	-5	13
17	Gamba Osaka	14	-8	12
18	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	13	-9	10
19	Mito Hollyhock	13	-13	9
20	Avispa Fukuoka	14	-11	8

AFC Champions League Elite League Stage
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Match info

Competition: Japanese J1 League
Round: Round 7
Season: 2026-2027
Kick-off: Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 09:30
Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka
Capacity: 20,248
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Avispa Fukuoka

Match events

8'Shintaro Nagofor Werik Popo
26'Daiki MiyaYellow card
30'Takumi Kamijimafor Daiki Fukazawa
34'Kenta InoueYellow card
Half-time
67'Tomoya Fujiifor Kenta Inoue
67'Won Du-jaefor Kazuki Kozuka
71'Yudai ShimamotoAssist: Ryo Germain1 - 0
77'Hiroki Akinofor Keiya Shiihashi
77'Kaoru Yamawakifor Yu Hashimoto
77'Abdul Hanan Sani Brownfor Masato Shigemi
90'Park Seung-Wookfor Mateus Brunetti Valor
93+3'Kosuke Kinoshitafor Oh Se-hun
Full-time

Statistics

56%Ball possession44%
3Shots on target1
9Shots off target4
1Blocked shots1
1Corner kicks5
124Attacks89
66Dangerous attacks42
1Yellow cards1

Lineups

Confirmed

Shimizu S Pulse

Formation 4-2-3-1

16Togo Umeda(C)GK
24Hidehiro SugaiDF
3Yuji TakahashiDF
15Yuki HondaDF
25Mateus Brunetti ValorDF
47Yudai ShimamotoMF
17Masaki YumibaMF
13Ryo GermainMF
81Kazuki KozukaMF
8Kenta InoueMF
9Oh Se-hunFW

Substitutes

70Sen Takagi
50Tomoya Fujii
14Park Seung-Wook
1Yuya Oki
6Won Du-jae
21Kai Matsuzaki
19Kosuke Kinoshita
7Capixaba
28Yutaka Yoshida

Missing

Kei Ishikawa · Knee injury
Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi · Red card suspension

Avispa Fukuoka

Formation 3-4-2-1

24Yuma Obata(C)GK
23Daiki FukazawaDF
37Masaya TashiroDF
38Daiki MiyaDF
47Yu HashimotoMF
34Keiya ShiihashiMF
11Tomoya MikiMF
29Yota MaejimaMF
13Shu MorookaMF
6Masato ShigemiMF
9Werik PopoFW

Substitutes

21Oriol Romeu
14Shintaro Nago
1Takumi Nagaishi
25Yuji Kitajima
5Takumi Kamijima
32Abdul Hanan Sani Brown
17Hiroki Akino
15Yuma Tsujioka
33Kaoru Yamawaki

Missing

Kazuki Fukushima · Knee injury

Recent form

Shimizu S-Pulse

L D L W L

Avispa Fukuoka

D L L D L

Last five results, most recent first.

Head to head

Shimizu S Pulse wins

Draws

Avispa Fukuoka wins

About Shimizu S-Pulse vs Avispa Fukuoka

Shimizu S-Pulse and Avispa Fukuoka finished 1-0 in the Japanese J1 League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches. Avispa Fukuoka have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Recent form

Shimizu S-Pulse

L D L W L

Avispa Fukuoka

D L L D L

Last five results, most recent first.

Japanese J1 League table

Full table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	FC Tokyo	14	+25	33
2	Kashiwa Reysol	14	+11	31
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	+22	30
4	Machida Zelvia	14	+20	29
5	Vissel Kobe	14	+9	27
6	Kashima Antlers	14	+5	23
7	Yokohama F. Marinos	14	+6	22
8	Kawasaki Frontale	14	+4	22
9	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	-6	22
10	Fagiano Okayama	14	-6	17
11	Cerezo Osaka	14	-9	17
12	Kyoto Sanga	14	-4	16
13	Nagoya Grampus	14	-8	14
14	Tokyo Verdy	14	-10	14
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	-13	14
16	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	-5	13
17	Gamba Osaka	14	-8	12
18	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	13	-9	10
19	Mito Hollyhock	13	-13	9
20	Avispa Fukuoka	14	-11	8

AFC Champions League Elite League Stage
AFC Champions League Elite Playoff
Relegation

Match info

Competition: Japanese J1 League
Round: Round 7
Season: 2026-2027
Kick-off: Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 09:30
Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka
Capacity: 20,248
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura