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 | 1994 (1994) | ||
| Ground | Ōita Bank Dome ("Big Eye") Ōita | ||
| Capacity | 31,997 | ||
| Chairman | Toru Enoki | ||
| Manager | Tomohiro Katanosaka | ||
| League | J1 League | ||
| 2018 | J2 League, 2nd (Promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Current seasonOita Trinita (大分トリニータ, Ōita Torinīta) is a Japanese football club currently playing in the J1 League. 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 a portmanteau of the English word trinity, 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.
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, River Park Inukai, and Ōita City Public Ground.
Contents
1 History
2 Record as J.League member
3 Honours
4 Players
4.1 Current squad
4.2 Out on loan
5 Managers
6 International Player
7 References
8 External links
History
Old crest
The team started as Oita 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 the J2 League and placed third. The team also placed third in 2000, and despite being in competition for promotion till the last game, it finished in sixth the next season. The following year, it won the J2 league championship and finally earned promoted to the J1 league. In 2008, they won J.League Cup, the first major title won by a Kyūshū club since the former Yawata Steel club's Emperor's Cup wins of the 1960s.[2]
In 2009 season, they suffered their worst-ever results in their seven-year J1 history, including 14 straight losses in league matches, which is the current worst record in the J.League since the Golden goal system was eliminated. They even fired cup-winning manager Pericles Chamusca in mid-July.[3] On October 25, their relegation to J2 for the 2010 season was decided after being held to a 1–1 draw by ten-man Kyoto Sanga F.C.. However, according to J.League regulations, Oita would face relegation anyway due to the acceptance of official funding (by the regulation, any team receiving this funding will not be allowed to stay in Division 1, unless the funding is paid back in the future).[4]
In their 3rd year in J.League Division 2 in 2012, they finished at 6th place. As the introduction of promotion playoffs and they had paid back the fund on October, they were given chance of promotion. They defeated Kyoto Sanga F.C. by 4–0 at the semi-final and JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1–0 at the final, thus to be promoted to 2013 J.League Division 1, back to the top division first time since 2008 season.[5] This time, however, their top flight stay lasted only one season. In 2015 they were relegated to J3 League after losing promotion playoffs to Machida Zelvia on December 6,[6] thereby 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 |
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1999 | J2 | 10 | 3 | 3,886 | 2nd Round | 3rd Round |
2000 | J2 | 11 | 3 | 4,818 | 1st Round | 3rd Round |
2001 | J2 | 12 | 6 | 6,638 | 2nd Round | 3rd Round |
2002 | J2 | 12 | 1 | 12,349 | – | 4th Round |
2003 | J1 | 16 | 14 | 21,373 | Group Stage | 3rd Round |
2004 | J1 | 16 | 13 | 21,889 | Group Stage | 5th Round |
2005 | J1 | 18 | 11 | 22,080 | Group Stage | 5th Round |
2006 | J1 | 18 | 8 | 20,350 | Group Stage | 5th Round |
2007 | J1 | 18 | 14 | 19,759 | Group Stage | 5th Round |
2008 | J1 | 18 | 4 | 20,322 | Winners | 4th Round |
2009 | J1 | 18 | 17 | 18,428 | Group Stage | 3rd Round |
2010 | J2 | 19 | 15 | 10,463 | – | 3rd Round |
2011 | J2 | 20 | 12 | 8,779 | – | 2nd Round |
2012 | J2 | 22 | 6 | 9,721 | – | 2nd Round |
2013 | J1 | 18 | 18 | 11,915 | Group Stage | Quarterfinals |
2014 | J2 | 22 | 7 | 8,422 | – | 3rd Round |
2015 | J2 | 22 | 21 | 7,533 | – | 3rd Round |
2016 | J3 | 16 | 1 | 7,771 | – | 3rd Round |
2017 | J2 | 22 | 9 | 8,063 | – | 3rd Round |
2018 | J2 | 22 | 2 | 8,907 | – | 2nd Round |
2019 | J1 | 18 | – |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
- Source: J.League Data Site
Honours
J2 League
- Champions: 2002
- Runner-ups: 2018
- Play-offs Winners: 2012
- Champions: 2002
J3 League
- Champions: 2016
- Champions: 2016
J.League Cup
- Winners: 2008
- Winners: 2008
Suruga Bank Championship
- Runners-up : 2009
- Runners-up : 2009
Players
Ōita Stadium
Current squad
As of 2 March 2019.[7]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Moon Jung-sik 1994–1996
Park Kyung-wha 1997
Yasunori Haga 1997
Chico Formiga 1998
Nobuhiro Ishizaki 1999–2001
Shinji Kobayashi 2001–2003
Han Berger 2004
Hwangbo Kwan 2005, 2010
Arie Schans 2003
Péricles Chamusca 2005–2009
Ranko Popović 2009
Kazuaki Tasaka 2011–2015
Nobuaki Yanagida 2015
Tomohiro Katanosaka 2016–
International Player
- AFC
Thitipan Puangchan
References
^ "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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "J.League News No.40" (PDF). J.League. November 24, 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ Andrew Mckirdy (July 9, 2009). "Indecision over Chamusca can only worsen Oita's plight". Japan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ "A yellow card for J.League". Japan Times. December 12, 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ Andrew Mckirdy (November 24, 2012). "Trinita slip past JEF United to earn promotion to first division". Japan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ "Machida promoted to J2". J. League. December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^ https://www.oita-trinita.co.jp/news/20190148185/
External links
- Official Website
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