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Oita Trinita

Ōita Trinita
大分トリニータ
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Full nameOita Trinita
Nickname(s)Trinita (トリニータ, Torinīta)
Azzurro (Azūro)
Camenaccio (カメナチオ, Kamenachio)
Founded1994
GroundShowa Denko Dome Ōita ("Big Eye")
Ōita
Capacity31,997
ChairmanToru Enoki
ManagerTomohiro Katanosaka
LeagueJ1 League
2020J1 League, 11th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

Ōita Trinita (大分トリニータ, Ōita Torinīta) is a Japanese football club currently playing in J1 League, having been promoted in 2018 after a 5-year absence from Japan's top flight. The club's home town is Ōita city, but the club draws support from Beppu, Saiki, and the entire Ōita Prefecture.

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. Others 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 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

Old crest

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]

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

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G J.League Cup Emperor's Cup
1999 J2 10 3rd 3,886 2nd Round 3rd Round
2000 11 3rd 4,818 1st Round 3rd Round
2001 12 6th 6,638 2nd Round 3rd Round
2002 12 1st 12,349 4th Round
2003 J1 16 14th 21,373 Group Stage 3rd Round
2004 16 13th 21,889 Group Stage 5th Round
2005 18 11th 22,080 Group Stage 5th Round
2006 18 8th 20,350 Group Stage 5th Round
2007 18 14th 19,759 Group Stage 5th Round
2008 18 4th 20,322 Winners 4th Round
2009 18 17th 18,428 Group Stage 3rd Round
2010 J2 19 15th 10,463 3rd Round
2011 20 12th 8,779 2nd Round
2012 22 6th 9,721 2nd Round
2013 J1 18 18th 11,915 Group Stage Quarterfinals
2014 J2 22 7th 8,422 3rd Round
2015 22 21st 7,533 3rd Round
2016 J3 16 1st 7,771 3rd Round
2017 J2 22 9th 8,063 3rd Round
2018 22 2nd 8,907 2nd Round
2019 J1 18 9th 15,347 Group Stage Quarterfinals
2020 18 11th 5,147 Group Stage DNQ
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • Source: J.League Data Site


Honours

  • J2 League
    • Champions: 2002
    • Runner-ups: 2018
    • Play-offs Winners: 2012
  • J3 League
    • Champions: 2016
  • J.League Cup
    • Winners: 2008
  • Suruga Bank Championship
    • Runners-up : 2009

Coaching staff

The Coaching Staff for the 2020 J1 League season;

Position Staff
First-team Manager Japan Tomohiro Katanosaka
Head Coach Japan Ken Iwase
Coach Japan Yoshitaka Yasuda
Japan Kazuki Fukui
Goalkeeper Coach Japan Keisuke Yoshisaka
Physical Coach Japan Jun Sato

Players

Ōita Stadium

Current squad

As of 13 February 2021.[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 Japan JPN Shun Takagi
2 DF Japan JPN Yuki Kagawa
3 DF Japan JPN Yuto Misao
4 DF Japan JPN Keisuke Saka
5 DF Japan JPN Kenta Fukumori
6 MF Japan JPN Yuki Kobayashi
7 MF Japan JPN Rei Matsumoto
8 MF Japan JPN Yamato Machida
9 FW Japan JPN Yuya Takazawa
10 MF Japan JPN Naoki Nomura
11 MF Japan JPN Hokuto Shimoda
13 FW Japan JPN Kohei Isa
15 DF Japan JPN Yuta Koide
16 FW Japan JPN Arata Watanabe
17 MF Japan JPN Kenta Inoue
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Japan JPN Kazuki Fujimoto
19 DF Japan JPN Katsunori Ueebisu
20 FW Japan JPN Shun Nagasawa
22 GK Japan JPN William Popp
23 MF Japan JPN Kaoru Takayama
24 GK Japan JPN Konosuke Nishikawa
25 MF Japan JPN Seigo Kobayashi
26 DF Japan JPN Hayuto Kurosaki
38 MF Japan JPN Keita Takahata
40 MF Japan JPN Yushi Hasegawa
41 DF Japan JPN Ryosuke Tone
43 MF Japan JPN Masaki Yumiba
44 GK Japan JPN Shun Yoshida
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 Ryosuke Kojima (at Japan Albirex Niigata)
MF Japan JPN Daisuke Sakai (at Japan Gainare Tottori)
MF Japan JPN Yuya Himeno (at Japan Fujieda MYFC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Japan JPN Shintaro Kokubu (at Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu)
MF Japan JPN Kazuhiro Sato (at Japan Matsumoto Yamaga FC)
FW Japan JPN Shota Kawanishi (at Japan FC Gifu)

Club captains

  • Japan Cui Daewoo 1999
  • Japan Tomohiro Katanosaka 2000
  • Japan Tetsuro Uki 2002-2003
  • Brazil Sandro 2004
  • JapanTakayuki Yoshida 2005
  • Japan Takashi Miki 2006-2007
  • Japan Takamatsu Taiki 2008-2010
  • Japan Miyazawa Masafumi 2011-2013
  • Japan Takagi Kazudo 2014
  • Brazil Daniel 2015
  • Japan Satoshi Yamagishi 2016-2017
  • Japan Takeuchi Akira 2018.1-2018.8
  • Japan Kenji Baba 2018.8-2018.12
  • Japan Suzuki Yoshinori 2019-

Managers

  • South Korea Moon Jung-sik 1994–1996
  • South Korea Park Kyung-wha 1997
  • Japan Yasunori Haga 1997
  • Brazil Chico Formiga 1998
  • Japan Nobuhiro Ishizaki 1999–2001
  • Japan Shinji Kobayashi 2001–2003
  • Netherlands Han Berger 2004
  • South Korea Hwangbo Kwan 2005, 2010
  • Netherlands Arie Schans 2003
  • Brazil Péricles Chamusca 2005–2009
  • SerbiaAustria Ranko Popović 2009
  • Japan Kazuaki Tasaka 2011–2015
  • Japan Nobuaki Yanagida 2015
  • Japan Tomohiro Katanosaka 2016–

International Player(s)

AFC
  • Japan Tomoki Iwata
  • Japan Ryosuke Kojima
  • Thailand Thitiphan Puangjan

References

  1. ^ "クラブ・選手名鑑 大分トリニータ" [Club · Player's Directory Oita Trinita]. jleague.jp (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). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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