Kataller Toyama

Kataller Toyama (カターレ富山, Katāre Toyama) is a football club in Japan that was formed from the merger of the old ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP F.C. clubs. They currently play in J3 League.

Kataller Toyama
カターレ富山
Full nameKataller Toyama
Founded2007 (2007)
GroundToyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium
Toyama, Toyama
Capacity28,494
ChairmanEiji Sakai
ManagerTetsuro Uki
LeagueJ3 League
20195th
WebsiteClub website

History

The idea of a merged team 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 F.C.) and Hokuriku Electric Power Company (owner of ALO's Hokuriku), agreed with merging their teams 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 team. 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 J2, and on December 1 promotion was made official by J. League.[2]

Name and crest

The word "kataller" is a portmanteau of the phrase 勝たれ katare 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 語れ katare, "to talk" (written with a different kanji character).[1]

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

Record as J. League member
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Emperor's Cup
2009 J2 18 13 3,740 3rd Round
2010 J2 19 18 4,463 2nd Round
2011 J2 20 16 3,275 3rd Round
2012 J2 22 19 3,324 2nd Round
2013 J2 22 18 4,474 2nd Round
2014 J2 22 22 4,266 3rd Round
2015 J3 13 5 2,820 –
2016 J3 16 6 3,608 2nd Round
2017 J3 17 8 3,159 2nd Round
2018 J3 17 11 2,670 2nd Round
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance
  • Source: J. League Data Site

Uniforms

Current squad

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

References
  1. "カターレ富山 プロフィール" [Kataller Toyama; Club profile] (in Japanese). J. League. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. "Three clubs admitted to J. League". Japan Times. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. "TEAM トップチーム". www.kataller.co.jp.


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