Oita Trinita

Ōita Trinita (大分トリニータ, Ōita Torinīta) is a Japanese football club located in Ōita, Capital of Ōita Prefecture. They currently play in J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football.

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)
GroundResonac Dome Oita
Ōita
Capacity31,997
ChairmanMasakaze Ozawa
ManagerTakahiro Shimotaira
LeagueJ2 League
2022J2 League, 5th of 22
WebsiteClub website

Name origin

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 Italian).

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 topflight, 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 tier.[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 tier after a 5-year absence[5] This time, however, their top tier 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. In 2018, after finishing as runner's up in the J2 League in 2018, Oita Trinita gained promotion back to J1. After finishing 18th in 2021, Trinita would be relegated back to J2 League, but in the background of that, the club made a Cinderella run to the Emperor's Cup Final. Just 1 week after the confirmation to be relegated, they defeated defending Emperor's Cup champion Kawasaki Frontale in stunning fashion in the semis; after the game was tied 1 all, Trinita won 4–5 on penalty kicks. They ended up losing to Urawa Red Diamonds in the final, giving the Reds their eighth Emperor's Cup title.

The club will play its second consecutive season at the J2 League on 2023.

Location

The club's home town is the city of Ōita, but the club draws support from the entire Ōita Prefecture.

Stadium

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

Record as J.League member
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
SeasonDiv.TeamsPos.PW (OTW)DL (OTL)FAGDPtsAttendance/GJ.League CupEmperor's Cup
1999 J2103rd3618 (3)38 (4)624220633,8862nd round3rd round
2000 113rd4026 (0)38 (3)803842814,8181st round3rd round
2001 126th4424 (1)49 (6)755223786,6382nd round3rd round
2002 121st44281066734339412,349Not eligible4th round
2003 J11614th30511142737-102621,373Group stage3rd round
2004 1613th3086163556-213021,889Group stage5th round
2005 1811th3412715444314322,080Group stage5th round
2006 188th3413813474524720,350Group stage5th round
2007 1814th34125174260-184119,759Group stage5th round
2008 184th3416810332495620,322Winners4th round
2009 1817th3486202645-193018,428Group stage3rd round
2010 J21915th361011153949-104110,463Not eligible3rd round
2011 2012th381214124245-3508,7792nd round
2012 226th4221813594019719,7212nd round
2013 J11818th3428243167-361411,915Group stageQuarter finals
2014 J2227th421712135255-3638,422Not eligible3rd round
2015 2221st42814204151-10387,5333rd round
2016 J3161st301947502426617,7713rd round
2017 J2229th4217131258508648,0633rd round
2018 222nd4223712765125768,9072nd round
2019 J1189th34121111353504715,347Group stageQuarter finals
2020 † 1811th341110133645-9435,147Group stageDid not qualify
2021 † 2018th3898213155-24356,722Group stageRunners-up
2022 J2225th42171510625210666,618Group stage3rd round
2023 22TBA422nd round
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

League

Cups

Players

Current squad
As of 8 September 2023.[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
2 DF Japan JPN Yuki Kagawa
3 DF Brazil BRA Derlan
4 DF Japan JPN Keisuke Saka
5 MF Japan JPN Hiroto Nakagawa
6 MF Japan JPN Masaki Yumiba
7 MF Japan JPN Tsukasa Umesaki (captain)
8 MF Japan JPN Yamato Machida
9 FW Brazil BRA Samuel
10 MF Japan JPN Naoki Nomura
11 FW Japan JPN Arata Watanabe
13 FW Japan JPN Kohei Isa
14 MF Japan JPN Ren Ikeda
15 FW Japan JPN Yusei Yashiki
16 MF Japan JPN Taira Shige
17 MF Japan JPN Keita Takahata
18 FW Japan JPN Kazuki Fujimoto
19 DF Japan JPN Katsunori Ueebisu
20 FW Japan JPN Shun Nagasawa
21 FW Japan JPN Shun Ayukawa (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
22 GK Japan JPN Yoshiaki Arai
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Brazil BRA Teixeira (on loan from Bahia)
24 GK Japan JPN Konosuke Nishikawa
25 DF Japan JPN Tomoya Ando
26 MF Japan JPN Kenshin Yasuda
27 DF Japan JPN Yusuke Matsuo
28 MF Japan JPN Junya Nodake
29 FW Japan JPN Shinya Utsumoto
30 DF Japan JPN Yusho Takahashi
31 DF Brazil BRA Pereira
33 MF Japan JPN Arata Kozakai DSP
35 MF Japan JPN Josei Sato
39 FW Japan JPN Shuto Udo DSP
41 DF Japan JPN Ryosuke Tone
44 GK Japan JPN Shinichi Morimoto Type 2
45 FW Japan JPN Taiga Kimoto Type 2
46 MF Japan JPN Hayato Matsuoka Type 2
47 DF Japan JPN Shunsuke Ono Type 2
48 GK Japan JPN Hiroto Kono Type 2
49 DF Japan JPN Kento Haneda

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
— GK Japan JPN Taro Hamada (at Japan AC Nagano Parceiro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Japan JPN Kenta Fukumori (at Japan Tochigi SC)

Club captains

Coaching staff

For the 2023 season.

PositionStaff
ManagerJapan Takahiro Shimotaira
Assistant managerJapan Ken Iwase
First-team coachJapan Kazuki Fukui
Japan Michiaki Kakimoto
Japan Kazunari Okayama
Japan Tetsuya Takada
Goalkeeper coachJapan Tetsuya Murao
Japan Keisuke Yoshisaka
Physical coachJapan Jun Sato
Analytics coachJapan Satoshi Yasui
TrainerJapan Kiyohisa Shibata
Japan Toru Mizoguchi
Japan Hidenori Hisano
Japan Shota Harada
CompetentJapan Hikaru Kikuzumi
Side affairsJapan Taichi Nakayama
Side affairs & InterpreterJapan Riku Muramatsu
InterpreterJapan Alejandro Masafumi Matsumura

Managerial history
ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Moon Jung-sik South Korea1 February 199431 January 1997
Nobuhiro Ishizaki Japan1 February 199930 April 2001
Shinji Kobayashi Japan1 May 200131 January 2004
Han Berger Netherlands1 February 200431 January 2005
Hwangbo Kwan South Korea1 February 200528 August 2005
Arie Schans Netherlands1 September 20058 September 2005
Pericles Chamusca Brazil9 September 200513 July 2009
Ranko Popovic Serbia  Austria1 August 200931 December 2009
Hwangbo Kwan South Korea1 February 201031 January 2011
Kazuaki Tasaka Japan1 February 20112 June 2015
Nobuaki Yanagida Japan1 June 20153 January 2016
Tomohiro Katanosaka Japan1 February 201631 January 2022
Takahiro Shimotaira Japan1 February 2022current

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
2022
2023 -
FP 2nd
1999 - 2001
2002 - 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 - 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 - 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -
FP Other
2020
Limited
2021
Limited
2022
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. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "A yellow card for J.League". Japan Times. December 12, 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. Andrew Mckirdy (November 24, 2012). "Trinita slip past JEF United to earn promotion to first division". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. "Machida promoted to J2". J. League. December 8, 2015. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. 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). Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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