 A previous representative of the city in the old Japan Soccer League had been "Nippon Light Metal S.C.", who was a co-founder of the Second Division and competed in it for three seasons (being renamed "Hagoromo Club" in 1973 and relegated as such in 1974, to fold in the Tokai League in 1975).After being approved for participation in the J.League, S-Pulse competed in the 1992 J.