{"id":143793,"date":"2021-12-14T11:32:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T02:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=143793&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-12-14T11:32:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T02:32:52","slug":"first-kyushu-based-j-league-team-in-emperors-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/first-kyushu-based-j-league-team-in-emperors-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"First Kyushu-based J League Team in Emperor&#8217;s Cup\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oita Trinita, the professional soccer team based in Oita Prefecture, made it to the final of the Emperor&#8217;s Cup as the first Kyushu-based J League team. On Dec. 12, the team defeated Kawasaki Frontale in a penalty shootout at 4-5. While Trinita will be relegated from the J1 league to the J2 league next season, the team remains enthusiastic about winning the first victory of the tournament. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkansports.com\/soccer\/news\/202112120000671.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkan Sports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oita-press.co.jp\/1010000000\/2021\/12\/12\/JIT202112120184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oita Press<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143794\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_oita_trinita-2021-cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C785&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_oita_trinita-2021-cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_oita_trinita-2021-cl.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_oita_trinita-2021-cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_oita_trinita-2021-cl.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/oita\/20211213\/5070011453.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK Oita<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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