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| Full name | Oita Trinita | ||
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| Nicknames | Trinita (トリニータ,Torinīta) Azzurro (Sky Blue) Camenaccio (カメナチオ,Kamenachio) | ||
| Founded | 1994; 32 years ago (1994) asŌita Trinity | ||
| Stadium | Crasus Dome Oita Ōita | ||
| Capacity | 40,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Masakaze Ozawa | ||
| Manager | Shuhei Yomoda | ||
| League | J2 League | ||
| 2025 | J2 League, 16th of 20 | ||
| Website | oita-trinita | ||
 Current season | |||
Ōita Trinita (大分トリニータ,Ōita Torinīta) is a Japanesefootball club located inŌita, Capital ofŌita Prefecture. They currently play inJ2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football.
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 nickname Azzurro ("light blue" in Italian).
The club was formed asŌita 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 theJFL. In 1999, the club changed its name toTrinita due 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 aKyūshū club sinceYawata Steel SC shared 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 goal system was eliminated. Ōita even fired cup-winning managerPericles Chamusca in 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 2 season, 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 Sanga 4–0 in the semi-final andJEF United Chiba 1–0 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 League after losing in the promotion playoffs toMachida Zelvia on 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 run to theEmperor's Cup Final. Just 1 week after the confirmation to be relegated, they defeated defending Emperor's Cup championKawasaki 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 toUrawa 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 in the2023 season.
The club's hometown is the city ofŌita, but the club draws support from the entireŌita Prefecture. The stadium originally had a capacity of 43,000 for 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 isCrasas 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.
| 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 | 1st round | Round of 16 | |
| 2025 | 16th | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 38 | 10,402 | 1st round | 3rd round | ||
| 2026 | 10 | TBD | 18 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| 2026-27 | 20 | TBD | 38 | TBD | TBD |
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kyushu Soccer League | 1 | 1995 |
| J2 League | 1 | 2002 |
| J.League Cup | 1 | 2008 |
| J3 League | 1 | 2016 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For 2025 season
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Shuhei Yomoda |
| First-team coaches | Satoshi YasuiKenji 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 |
| 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 | 18 August 2025[9] |
| Minoru Takenaka[10] | Japan | 18 August 2025 | 12 January 2026 |
| Shuhei Yomoda | Japan | 12 January 2026 | Current |
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)| Home kit - 1st | ||||
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          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 | ||
