Oita Trinita

Ōita Trinita (大分トリニータ, Ōita Torinīta) is a Japanese football club currently playing in J2 League, having been relegated after the 2021 season after a three-year stint in J1 League. The club's home town is Ōita city, but the club draws support from Beppu, Saiki, and the entire Ōita Prefecture.

Ōita Trinita
大分トリニータ
Full nameOita Trinita
Nickname(s)Trinita (トリニータ, Torinīta)
Azzurro (Azūro)
Camenaccio (カメナチオ, Kamenachio)
Founded1994 (1994)
GroundShowa Denko Dome Oita
Ōita
Capacity31,997
ChairmanToru Enoki
ManagerTakahiro Shimotaira
LeagueJ2 League
2021J1 League, 18th of 20 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

The club's name, Trinita, is the Italian translation of the word trinity (trinità), which was the club's original name before being changed in 1999, and Ōita, the club's home town.[1] The combined word expresses the will of the local citizens, companies, and government to support the team. Another connection to the Italian culture can be found in the city nickname Azzurro ("light blue" in English).

The club's home ground is Ōita Bank Dome, also known as the "Big Eye", which was one of the venues built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The club practices at the adjacent football and rugby field, and Ōita City Public Ground.

History


The club was formed as Ōita Trinity in 1994 and advanced through the Ōita Prefectural League and the Kyushu League before finishing as the runner-up of the 1996 National League, resulting in promotion to the JFL. In 1999, the club changed its name to Trinita due to copyright infringement concerns. The same year, the club joined J.League Division 2, the second-highest flight in Japanese football (renamed to its current name of J2 League in 2015), and placed third. The club also placed third in 2000, and despite being in contention for promotion until the final game of the season in 2001, finished sixth. The following year, the club won J.League Division 2 and finally earned promotion to the top-flight Division 1. In 2008, the club won the J.League Cup, the first major title won by a Kyūshū club since Yawata Steel SC shared the 1964 Emperor's Cup.[2]

Ōita Stadium

In 2009, the club suffered their worst-ever results in their seven-year history in the top flight, including 14 straight losses in league matches, which is the current worst record in the J.League since the golden goal system was eliminated. The club even fired cup-winning manager Pericles Chamusca in mid-July.[3] On October 25, the club's relegation was confirmed after being held to a 1–1 draw by ten-man Kyoto Sanga F.C., although the club would have faced relegation anyway as they had outstanding loans from the JFL's emergency fund and league rules prohibit clubs with such loans from participating in the top flight.[4]

During the 2012 J.League Division 2 season, Oita Trinita finished in sixth place, qualifying for the promotion playoffs in the first year of its introduction in Japan's second flight as the club had also paid back all its emergency loans that October. Despite being the lowest seed, Oita Trinita defeated Kyoto Sanga F.C. 4–0 in the semi-final and JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1–0 in the final, earning promotion to 2013 J.League Division 1, returning to the top flight after a 5-year absence[5] This time, however, their top flight stay lasted only one season. In 2015 they were further relegated to J3 League after losing in the promotion playoffs to Machida Zelvia on December 6,[6] becoming the first major trophy winner to be relegated to the third tier. The club immediately gained promotion back to J2 League by winning the J3 League title in 2016.

Record as J.League member
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
SeasonDiv.TeamsPos.Attendance/GJ.League CupEmperor's Cup
1999 J2103rd3,8862nd round3rd round
2000 113rd4,8181st round3rd round
2001 126th6,6382nd round3rd round
2002 121st12,349–4th round
2003 J11614th21,373Group stage3rd round
2004 1613th21,889Group stage5th round
2005 1811th22,080Group stage5th round
2006 188th20,350Group stage5th round
2007 1814th19,759Group stage5th round
2008 184th20,322Winners4th round
2009 1817th18,428Group stage3rd round
2010 J21915th10,463–3rd round
2011 2012th8,779–2nd round
2012 226th9,721–2nd round
2013 J11818th11,915Group stageQuarter finals
2014 J2227th8,422–3rd round
2015 2221st7,533–3rd round
2016 J3161st7,771–3rd round
2017 J2229th8,063–3rd round
2018 222nd8,907–2nd round
2019 J1189th15,347Group stageQuarter finals
2020 † 1811th5,147Group stageDid not qualify
2021 † 2018th6,722Group stageRunners-up
2022 22TBA
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

Coaching staff

The Coaching Staff for the 2021 J1 League season;

Position Staff
First-team Manager Takahiro Shimotaira
Head Coach Ken Iwase
Coach Kazuki Fukui
Kazunari Okayama
Goalkeeper Coach Keisuke Yoshisaka
Physical Coach Jun Sato
Trainer Hidenori Hisano
Takafumi Kazama
Yuta Hamada
Shota Harada
Competent Kenta Motoya
Side affairs Yasushi Nakayama
Kei Kaburagi
Hikaru Kikuzumi
Interpreter & Portuguese Riku Muramatsu

Players

Current squad
As of 30 April 2022[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Shun Takagi
2 DF  JPN Yuki Kagawa
3 DF  JPN Yuto Misao
4 DF  JPN Keisuke Saka
6 MF  JPN Yuki Kobayashi
7 MF  JPN Rei Matsumoto
8 MF  JPN Yamato Machida
10 MF  JPN Naoki Nomura
11 MF  JPN Hokuto Shimoda
13 FW  JPN Kohei Isa
14 DF  JPN Yukitoshi Ito
15 DF  JPN Yuta Koide
16 FW  JPN Arata Watanabe
17 MF  JPN Kenta Inoue
18 FW  JPN Kazuki Fujimoto
19 DF  JPN Katsunori Ueebisu
20 FW  JPN Shun Nagasawa
21 MF  BRA Eduardo Neto
22 FW  BRA Samuel
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  JPN Hiroto Nakagawa
24 GK  JPN Konosuke Nishikawa
25 MF  JPN Seigo Kobayashi
26 MF  JPN Kenshin Yasuda Type 2
27 MF  JPN Tsukasa Umesaki
28 MF  JPN Junya Nodake
29 FW  JPN Shinya Utsumoto
31 MF  BRA Pereira (on loan from Atlético Goianiense)
32 GK  JPN Taro Hamada
33 FW  JPN Hiroto Goya
35 MF  JPN Josei Sato Type 2
38 MF  JPN Keita Takahata
39 MF  JPN Asahi Masuyama
41 DF  JPN Ryosuke Tone
43 MF  JPN Masaki Yumiba
44 GK  JPN Shun Yoshida
49 DF  JPN Kento Haneda
50 FW  JPN Yusei Yashiki

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  JPN Yusho Takahashi (at Veroskronos Tsuno)
— DF  JPN Kenta Fukumori (at Tochigi SC)
— FW  JPN Yuya Takazawa (at Giravanz Kitakyushu)

Club captains

Managers

Kit Evolution
FP 1st
1999
2000 - 2001
2002 - 2003
2004
2005 - 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 - 2011
2012 - 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 -
FP 2nd
1999 - 2001
2002 - 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 - 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 - 2018
2019
2020
2021 -
FP Other
2020
Limited

References
  1. "クラブ・選手名鑑 大分トリニータ" [Club · Player's Directory Oita Trinita] (in Japanese). J.League. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. "J.League News No.40" (PDF). J.League. November 24, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. Andrew Mckirdy (July 9, 2009). "Indecision over Chamusca can only worsen Oita's plight". Japan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "A yellow card for J.League". Japan Times. December 12, 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. Andrew Mckirdy (November 24, 2012). "Trinita slip past JEF United to earn promotion to first division". Japan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. "Machida promoted to J2". J. League. December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  7. "選手・スタッフ一覧". 大分トリニータ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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