| Club: | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Chairman: | Shigeo Hidaritomo |
| Manager: | Tadahiro Akiba |
| Stadium: | IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| League: | J2 League |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | Emperor's Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | J.League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
| Largest Win: | 9–1 vs Iwaki FC (7 May; J1 League) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–6 vs Kawasaki Frontale (19 April; J.League Cup) |
| Updated: | 13 May 2023 |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 season is Shimizu S-Pulse's 32nd season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Japanese football since 2016. In addition to the domestic league, Shimizu S-Pulse will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.
| Transfers in[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Join on | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer type |
| 7 Apr | DF |  Sen Takagi | Hannan University | Loan transfer; DSP |
| Pre-season | GK | Ryoya Abe | Chuo Gakuin University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Kengo Kitazume | Kashiwa Reysol | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yuji Takahashi | Kashiwa Reysol | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yutaka Yoshida | Nagoya Grampus | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Taketo Ochiai | Hosei University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Takumu Kenmotsu | Waseda University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Shuta Kikuchi | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan return |
| Pre-season | MF | Hikaru Naruoka | Renofa Yamaguchi | Loan return |
| Pre-season | FW | Yosuke Morishige | Nihon Fujisawa HS | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Sena Saito | Ryutsu Keizai University | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Akira Silvano Disaro | Montedio Yamagata | Loan return |
| Transfers out | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leave on | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer type |
| 19 Mar | MF | Daiki Matsuoka |  Grêmio Novorizontino | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | GK | Kengo Nagai | Yokohama FC | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Eiichi Katayama | Kashiwa Reysol | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yugo Tatsuta | Kashiwa Reysol | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Valdo | V-Varen Nagasaki | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Yago Pikachu | Fortaleza EC | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Daigo Takahashi | Machida Zelvia | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Teruki Hara | Grasshoppers | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Nagi Kawatani | Fagiano Okayama | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Yasufumi Nishimura | Nagano Parceiro | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Yusuke Goto | Montedio Yamagata | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Ibrahim Junior Kuribara | SC Sagamihara | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Yuito Suzuki |  RC Strasbourg | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Kanta Chiba | Tokushima Vortis | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Aoi Ando | Azul Claro Numazu | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Yuta Taki | Matsumoto Yamaga | Loan transfer |
See main article: 2023 J2 League.
The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.[4]
See main article: 2023 Emperor's Cup.
See main article: 2023 J.League Cup.