Oita Trinita
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| Full name | Oita Trinita | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Trinita(トリニータ,Torinīta) Azzurro(Azūro) Camenaccio(カメナチオ,Kamenachio) | ||
| Founded | 1994asŌita Trinity | ||
| Stadium | Resonac Dome Oita Ōita | ||
| Capacity | 40,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Masakaze Ozawa | ||
| Manager | Tomohiro Katanosaka | ||
| League | J2 League | ||
| 2024 | J2 League, 16th of 20 | ||
| Website | oita-trinita | ||
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Ōita Trinita(Đại phân トリニータ,Ōita Torinīta)is a Japanesefootball clublocated inŌita,Capital ofŌita Prefecture.They currently play inJ2 League,Japanese second tier of professional football.
Name origin
[edit]The club's name,Trinita,is the Italian translation of the wordtrinity(trinità),which was the club's original name before being changed in 1999, andŌita,the club's home town.[2]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 thecity nicknameAzzurro ( "light blue" in Italian).
History
[edit]The club was formed asŌita Trinityin 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 theJFL.In 1999, the club changed its name toTrinitadue to copyright infringement concerns. The same year, the club joinedJ.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 theJ.League Cup,the first major title won by aKyūshūclub sinceYawata Steel SCshared the1964 Emperor's Cup.[3]
In the2009 season,Ōita 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 thegolden goalsystem was eliminated. Ōita even fired cup-winning managerPericles Chamuscain mid-July.[4]On October 25, the club's relegation was confirmed after being held to a 1–1 draw by ten-manKyoto Sanga,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.[5]
During the2012 J.League Division 2season, Ōita 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, Ōita defeatedKyoto Sanga4–0 in the semi-final andJEF United Chiba1–0 in the final, earning promotion to2013 J.League Division 1,returning to the top tier after a 5-year absence[6]This time, however, their top tier stay lasted only one season. In 2015 they were further relegated toJ3 Leagueafter losing in the promotion playoffs toMachida Zelviaon December 6,[7]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 in2016.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 aCinderella runto theEmperor's Cup Final.Just 1 week after the confirmation to be relegated, they defeated defending Emperor's Cup championKawasaki Frontalein stunning fashion in the semis; after the game was tied 1 all, Trinita won 4–5 on penalty kicks. They ended up losing toUrawa Red Diamondsin the final, giving the Reds their eighth Emperor's Cup title.
The club will play its second consecutive season at the J2 League in the2023 season.
Stadium
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The club's home town is the city ofŌita,but the club draws support from the entireŌita Prefecture.The stadium originally had a capacity of 43,000. After the2002 FIFA World Cup,3,000 movable seats on the track were removed, giving the stadium its current capacity of 40,000.
The club's home ground isResonac Dome Oita,also known as the "Big Eye", which was one of the venues built for the2002 FIFA World Cup.The club practices at its adjacent football and rugby field, and Ōita City Public Ground.
Kit evolution
[edit]| Home kit - 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 |
   2024 - | ||||
| Away kit - 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 |
 2024 - | ||||
| Special kits - 3rd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
   2020 Limited |
    2021 Limited |
    2022 Limited |
    2023 Limited | |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 16 August 2024.[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Club captains
[edit]
Cui Daewoo (1999)- Tomohiro Katanosaka(2000)
- Tetsuro Uki(2002–2003)
Sandro(2004)- Takayuki Yoshida(2005)
- Takashi Miki(2006–2007)
- Daiki Takamatsu(2008–2010)
- Masashi Miyazawa(2011–2013)
- Kazumichi Takagi(2014)
- Daniel(2015)
- Satoru Yamagishi(2016–2017)
- Akira Takeuchi(January – August 2018)
- Kenji Baba(August – December 2018)
- Yoshinori Suzuki(2019–2020)
- Shun Takagi(2021)
- Hokuto Shimoda(2022)
- Tsukasa Umesaki(2023)
- Arata Watanabe(2024–present)
Club official
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Tomohiro Katanosaka
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| Head coach | Minoru Takenaka
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| First-team coach | Kazuki FukuiSatoshi Yasui
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| Goalkeeper coach | Keisuke Yoshisaka
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| Physical coach | Ryo Yano
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| Trainer | Kiyohisa ShibataToru MizoguchiRyosuke ShibataShota Harada
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| Competent | Hikaru Kikuzumi
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| Side affairs | Keishiro Seto Akito Shimoyama |
| Interpreter | Alejandro Masafumi Matsumura
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Managerial history
[edit]| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | ||
| Moon Jung-sik |  South Korea |
1 February 1994 | 31 January 1997 |
| Nobuhiro Ishizaki | Japan |
1 February 1999 | 30 April 2001 |
| Shinji Kobayashi | Japan |
1 May 2001 | 31 January 2004 |
| Han Berger |  Netherlands |
1 February 2004 | 31 January 2005 |
| Hwangbo Kwan | South Korea |
1 February 2005 | 28 August 2005 |
| Arie Schans | Netherlands |
1 September 2005 | 8 September 2005 |
| Pericles Chamusca | Brazil |
9 September 2005 | 13 July 2009 |
| Ranko Popović |  Serbia |
1 August 2009 | 31 December 2009 |
| Hwangbo Kwan | South Korea |
1 February 2010 | 31 January 2011 |
| Kazuaki Tasaka | Japan |
1 February 2011 | 2 June 2015 |
| Nobuaki Yanagida | Japan |
1 June 2015 | 3 January 2016 |
| Tomohiro Katanosaka | Japan |
1 February 2016 | 31 January 2022 |
| Takahiro Shimotaira | Japan |
1 February 2022 | 10 November 2023 |
| Tomohiro Katanosaka(2) | Japan |
30 November 2023 | |
Record as J.League member
[edit]| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | P | W(OTW) | D | L(OTL) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | J2 | 10 | 3rd | 36 | 18(3) | 3 | 8(4) | 62 | 42 | 20 | 63 | 3,886 | 2nd round | 3rd round |
| 2000 | 11 | 3rd | 40 | 26(0) | 3 | 8(3) | 80 | 38 | 42 | 81 | 4,818 | 1st round | 3rd round | |
| 2001 | 12 | 6th | 44 | 24(1) | 4 | 9(6) | 75 | 52 | 23 | 78 | 6,638 | 2nd round | 3rd round | |
| 2002 | 12 | 1st | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 94 | 12,349 | Not eligible | 4th round | |
| 2003 | J1 | 16 | 14th | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 26 | 21,373 | Group stage | 3rd round |
| 2004 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 56 | -21 | 30 | 21,889 | Group stage | 5th round | |
| 2005 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 43 | 22,080 | Group stage | 5th round | |
| 2006 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 47 | 20,350 | Group stage | 5th round | |
| 2007 | 18 | 14th | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 41 | 19,759 | Group stage | 5th round | |
| 2008 | 18 | 4th | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 56 | 20,322 | Winners | 4th round | |
| 2009 | 18 | 17th | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 30 | 18,428 | Group stage | 3rd round | |
| 2010 | J2 | 19 | 15th | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 41 | 10,463 | Not eligible | 3rd round |
| 2011 | 20 | 12th | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 50 | 8,779 | 2nd round | ||
| 2012 | 22 | 6th | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 40 | 19 | 71 | 9,721 | 2nd round | ||
| 2013 | J1 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 67 | -36 | 14 | 11,915 | Group stage | Quarter finals |
| 2014 | J2 | 22 | 7th | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 63 | 8,422 | Not eligible | 3rd round |
| 2015 | 22 | 21st | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 38 | 7,533 | 3rd round | ||
| 2016 | J3 | 16 | 1st | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 61 | 7,771 | 3rd round | |
| 2017 | J2 | 22 | 9th | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 64 | 8,063 | 3rd round | |
| 2018 | 22 | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 8,907 | 2nd round | ||
| 2019 | J1 | 18 | 9th | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 47 | 15,347 | Group stage | Quarter finals |
| 2020† | 18 | 11th | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 43 | 5,147 | Group stage | Did not qualify | |
| 2021† | 20 | 18th | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 35 | 6,722 | Group stage | Runners-up | |
| 2022 | J2 | 22 | 5th | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 66 | 6,618 | Group stage | 3rd round |
| 2023 | 22 | 9th | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 62 | 9,143 | Not eligible | 2nd round | |
| 2024 | 20 | 16th | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 43 | 10,360 | First round | Round of 16 | |
| 2025 | 20 | TBD | 38 | TBD | TBD |
- Key
- Pos.= Position in league;P= Games played;W= Games won;D= Games drawn;L= Games lost;F= Goals scored;A= Goals conceded;GD= Goals difference;Pts= Points gained
- OTW= Overtime wins - 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 Overtime wins only
- OTL= Overtime losses - 1999, 2000 & 2001 Overtime losses only
- 3 points for a win; 2 points for an overtime win (OTW), 1 point for a drawn game.
- Attendance/G= Average home league attendance
- †2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced byCOVID-19worldwide pandemic
- Note:The 2011 season changed temporarily because of Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, clubs in the affected area could not play, therefore the Division 2 North & Division 2 South merged into one group and the clubs only played once each. No promotion to Division 1 in that season.
- Source:J.League Data Site
Honours
[edit]| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kyushu Soccer League | 1 | 1995 |
| J2 League | 1 | 2002 |
| J.League Cup | 1 | 2008 |
| J3 League | 1 | 2016 |
References
[edit]- ^"Listing in Stadium DB".stadiumdb /.Retrieved11 November2024.
- ^"クラブ・ tuyển thủ danh giam đại phân トリニータ"[Club · Player's Directory Oita Trinita] (in Japanese).J.League.Archivedfrom the original on 14 April 2019.Retrieved8 February2017.
- ^"J.League News No.40"(PDF).J.League. November 24, 2012. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 19 January 2010.Retrieved10 January2015.
- ^Andrew Mckirdy (July 9, 2009)."Indecision over Chamusca can only worsen Oita's plight".Japan Times.Archivedfrom the original on 13 November 2017.Retrieved10 January2015.
- ^"A yellow card for J.League".Japan Times. December 12, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 10 January 2015.Retrieved10 January2015.
- ^Andrew Mckirdy (November 24, 2012)."Trinita slip past JEF United to earn promotion to first division".Japan Times.Archivedfrom the original on 10 January 2015.Retrieved10 January2015.
- ^"Machida promoted to J2".J. League.December 8, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on February 22, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 21,2016.
- ^"Tuyển thủ ・スタッフ một lãm".Đại phân トリニータ công thức サイト(in Japanese).Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2022.Retrieved30 April2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Japanese)
