Oita Trinita
is a J. League team. The team name
Trinita can be considered either a combination of the English language word
trinity and
Ōita, or the Italian language word
trinità. The dual meaning expresses the will of the citizens, companies, and local governments to support the team.
The team's home town is Ōita, Ōita city, but the club draws support from Beppu, Ōita, Saiki, Ōita and the entire Ōita Prefecture. Its home ground is Ōita Stadium also called "Big Eye" and practices at the adjacent football and rugby field, River Park Inukai, and Ōita City Public Ground.
History
The youngest team currently playing in J1, the team started as
Oita Trinity in 1994 and advanced through the Ōita Prefectural League, Kyushu League and finished as the runner-up at the 1996 National League, resulting in promotion to the Japan Football League (former). In 1999, they changed their name to
Trinita due to a copyright infringement, 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.
Team Record
J.League
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Players
As of July 6, 2008
Notable players
- Will Robson Emilio Andrade
- Dodô
- Magno Alves
- Rodrigo Mendes
- Richard Witschge
- Patrick Zwaanswijk
- Lorenzo Staelens
- Andrzej Kubica
- Choi Dae-Shik
- Choi Moon-Sik
- Kim Dong Hyun
- Takuya Jinno
- Akira Kaji
- Kazuya Maekawa
- Ryuji Michiki
- Tsukasa Umesaki
Managers
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Official Links
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