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Ōita Trinita
大分トリニータ

Full name	Oita Trinita
Nickname(s)	Trinita (トリニータ, Torinīta) Azzurro (Sky Blue) Camenaccio (カメナチオ, Kamenachio)
Founded	1994; 31 years ago (1994) as Ōita Trinity
Stadium	Resonac Dome Oita Ōita
Stadium capacity	40,000
Chairman	Masakaze Ozawa
Manager	Tomohiro Katanosaka
League	J2 League
2022	J2 League, 5th of 22
Home colours Away colours

Ōita Trinita (大分トリニータ, Ōita Torinīta) is a Japanese football club from Ōita, the capital city of Ōita Prefecture. They play in the J2 League, which is the second-highest professional football league in Japan.

What Does the Name "Trinita" Mean?

The club's name, Trinita, comes from the Italian word for "trinity" (trinità). This was the club's original name before it was changed in 1999.

The name "Ōita" comes from the club's home city. The combined name shows that local people, businesses, and the government all work together to support the team. The club also has a connection to Italian culture through its nickname, Azzurro, which means "light blue" in Italian.

A Quick Look at Ōita Trinita's History

The club started in 1994 as Ōita Trinity. They quickly moved up through local leagues. By 1996, they were good enough to join the JFL.

In 1999, the club changed its name to Trinita. This was because of some issues with the old name. In the same year, they joined J.League Division 2, which is now called J2 League. They finished third in their first year.

Ōita Trinita also finished third in 2000. In 2001, they almost got promoted but ended up in sixth place. The next year, 2002, they won the J.League Division 2 title. This win meant they moved up to the top league, J.League Division 1.

In 2008, Ōita Trinita won the J.League Cup. This was a very big achievement. It was the first major title won by a club from the Kyūshū region in many years.

The 2009 season was tough for Ōita. They had a very difficult time, losing 14 league matches in a row. This is still the worst record in the J.League. The club even had to change their manager during the season.

On October 25, 2009, Ōita Trinita was moved down to a lower league. This happened after they drew a game 1–1 with Kyoto Sanga. They also had some financial issues that would have led to relegation anyway.

In the 2012 J.League Division 2 season, Ōita finished sixth. This allowed them to play in the promotion playoffs. Even though they were the lowest-ranked team in the playoffs, they played very well.

They beat Kyoto Sanga 4–0 in the semi-final. Then, they won against JEF United Chiba 1–0 in the final. This amazing win meant they were promoted back to 2013 J.League Division 1. They were back in the top league after five years!

However, their time in the top league was short. They were moved down again after just one season. In 2015, they were even relegated to the J3 League. This made them the first major trophy winner to drop to the third tier.

But Ōita Trinita bounced back quickly! They won the J3 League title in 2016. This meant they were promoted straight back to the J2 League. In 2018, they finished second in the J2 League. This earned them another promotion back to J1.

In 2021, Ōita Trinita finished 18th in J1 and were relegated back to J2 League. However, they had an incredible "Cinderella run" in the Emperor's Cup. Just one week after being relegated, they beat the defending champions, Kawasaki Frontale, in a thrilling semi-final. The game was tied 1-1, and Trinita won 4–5 on penalty kicks. They made it to the final but lost to Urawa Red Diamonds.

For the 2025 season, Ōita Trinita is playing in the J2 League.

Ōita Trinita's Home Stadium

Ōita Stadium

The club's home city is Ōita, but fans from all over Ōita Prefecture support the team. Their home ground is Crasas Dome Oita, also known as the "Big Eye." This stadium was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

The stadium originally held 43,000 people. Some movable seats were removed, so now it can hold 40,000 fans. The team practices at a football and rugby field next to the stadium, and at the Ōita City Public Ground.

League and Cup Performance

Key to the Table

• Pos. = Where the team finished in the league.
• P = Total games played.
• W = Games won.
• D = Games that ended in a draw.
• L = Games lost.
• F = Goals scored by the team.
• A = Goals scored against the team.
• GD = Goal difference (goals scored minus goals against).
• Pts = Total points earned.
• OTW = Overtime wins (used in some older seasons).
• OTL = Overtime losses (used in some older seasons).
• In the past, a win gave 3 points, an overtime win gave 2 points, and a draw gave 1 point.
• Attendance/G = The average number of fans at home games.
• † In 2020 and 2021, fewer fans could attend games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Note: The 2011 season was changed because of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Teams in affected areas could not play. The two Division 2 groups merged into one, and teams played each other only once. No teams were promoted to Division 1 that season.
• Source: J.League Data Site

Club Achievements

Current Players

No. Position Player 3 DF Derlan 4 DF Atsuki Satsukawa 5 MF Hiroto Nakagawa 9 FW Kotaro Arima 10 MF Naoki Nomura 11 FW Gleyson 13 FW Kohei Isa 14 MF Ren Ikeda 15 FW Yusei Yashiki 16 MF Taira Shige 18 MF Junya Nodake 19 MF Arata Kozakai 21 FW Shun Ayukawa (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 22 GK Mun Kyung-gun 24 GK Shun Sato

No. Position Player 25 MF Keigo Sakakibara 27 DF Yusuke Matsuo 28 MF Hiroshi Kiyotake 29 FW Shinya Utsumoto 30 DF Issei Tone 31 DF Pereira 32 GK Taro Hamada 33 DF Ayuki Miyakawa 34 DF Yudai Fujiwara (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds) 35 MF Josei Sato 36 MF Hayato Matsuoka 38 MF Taiki Amagasa 39 FW Shuto Udo 40 GK Hiroto Kono 44 DF Manato Yoshida (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)

Players on Loan to Other Clubs

No. Position Player 20 FW Taiga Kimoto (at Kamatamare Sanuki) 23 DF Shunsuke Ono (at Toyama Shinjo)

No. Position Player 41 FW Kim Hyun-woo (at Iwaki FC) MF Kenshin Yasuda (at K.R.C. Genk)

Club Staff

Here are the main staff members for the 2025 season:

Position	Staff
Manager	Tomohiro Katanosaka
Head coach	Minoru Takenaka
First-team coach	Satoshi Yasui Kenji Baba
Goalkeeper coach	Keisuke Yoshisaka
Physical coach	Ryo Yano
Strength coach	Hitoshi Otomo
Cheef Trainer	Shota Harada
Trainer	Kiyohisa Shibata Tsutomu Okabayashi Tomoki Iwasa
Competent	Hikaru Kikuzumi
Deputy officer	Keishiro Seto Akito Shimoyama
Interpreter	Alejandro Masafumi Matsumura

Who Has Managed the Team?

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	Japan	30 November 2023

Team Captains Through the Years

• 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)

Team Kit Designs Over Time

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	2025 -

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	2025 -

Special kits - 3rd
2020 Limited	2021 Limited	2022 Limited

See also

In Spanish: Oita Trinita para niños