Kataller Toyama

The idea of a merged club had been discussed by the Toyama Prefectural Football Association as early as 2005, but discussions had come to nothing.

On September 10, 2007, YKK (owner of YKK AP SC) and Hokuriku Electric Power Company (owner of ALO's Hokuriku), agreed with merging their clubs to aim promotion to the J.League in response of eager request by the TPFA. According to Tulip TV, local broadcasting company, over 20 companies informally promised to invest in the new club. In the media briefing, the governor of Toyama Prefecture also participated.

TPFA has founded an organization named "Civic Football Club Team of Toyama Prefecture (富山県民サッカークラブチーム)" with two major economic organization and representatives of Hokuriku Electric Power Company and YKK. The Japan Football League confirmed that the merged club would compete in the JFL from the 2008 season.[1]

They applied for J.League Associate Membership in January 2008, then their application was accepted at the board meeting of J.League on February 19, 2008. On November 23 they secured qualification for promotion to the J2 League, and on December 1 promotion was made official by J.League.[2]

The word "kataller" is a portmanteau of the phrase katare (勝たれ) which in Toyama dialect means "to win", and the French aller, "to go". The phrase is also intended to be a pun of Italian cantare, "to sing", and of native Japanese katare (語れ), "to talk" (written with a different kanji character).[1]

The crest is shaped in the form of a tulip, the official Toyama Prefecture flower.

Key

• Tms. = Number of clubs
• Pos. = Position in league
• Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
• Source: J.League Data Site

As of 28 June 2020.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Hiroki Oka 2 DF  JPN Yuki Matsubara 4 DF  JPN Issei Tone 5 DF  JPN Junya Imase 6 MF  JPN Teppei Usui 7 MF  JPN Yoji Sasaki 8 FW  JPN Shunta Takahashi 9 FW  JPN Hayate Take 10 MF  JPN Sho Hanai 11 FW  JPN Hayato Otani 13 MF  JPN Ikki Sasaki 14 FW  JPN Yohei Ono 15 MF  BRA Lucas Daubermann 16 MF  JPN Hiroya Sueki

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  JPN Shuto Inaba 18 FW  JPN Akira Matsuzawa 19 DF  JPN Daiki Yagishita 20 FW  JPN Ten Miyagi 21 GK  JPN Kanta Tanaka 22 MF  JPN Nobuyuki Shiina 23 DF  JPN Makoto Rindo 25 MF  JPN Yuma Matsumoto 26 MF  JPN Junki Mawatari 27 MF  JPN Yusuke Tanaka 31 GK  JPN Kazuki Saito 32 MF  JPN Hiroki Todaka 33 MF  JPN Nobuki Iketaka 37 FW  JPN Shu Hiramatsu

• Official site (in Japanese)