Ōita-shi is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Atsuhiro Miura, but the city has produced 23 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Yohei Fukumoto, Kohei Kawata, Masato Fujita and Koki Kotegawa. Among them are 22 male and 1 female players. Birth years range from 1974 to 2006.