is a football club based in Toyama, Capital of Toyama Prefecture. The club currently play in J2 League after promotion from J3 in 2024, Japanese second tier of professional football.
History 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 at the time.
On 10 September 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 twenty companies informally promised to invest in the new club. In the media briefing, the governor of Toyama Prefecture also participated.
TPFA has founded an organisation 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 organisation 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.
They applied for J.League Associate Membership in January 2008, then their application was accepted at the board meeting of J.League on 19 February 2008. On 23 November 2008, they secured qualification for promotion to the J2 League and on 1 December 2008, promotion was made official by J.League.
In 2014, after a six-year stint at the J2, Kataller Toyama was relegated to the J3 ahead of the 2015 season after a J2 bottom-place finish.
On 7 December 2024, Kataller Toyama secure promotion to J2 League after draw 2-2 against Matsumoto Yamaga and ended 10 years in third tier.
Name and crest 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).
The crest is shaped in the form of a tulip, the official Toyama Prefecture flower.
League & cup record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated League J. League Cup Emperor's CupSeason Div. Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G 2008JFL 3 18 3rd 34 18 8 8 61 36 25 62 4,306 Not eligible 2nd round2009J2 2 18 13th 51 15 16 20 48 58 -10 61 3,740 3rd round201019 18th 36 8 4 24 39 71 -32 28 4,463 2nd round201120 16th 38 11 10 17 36 53 -17 433,275 3rd round201222 19th 42 9 11 22 38 59 -21 38 3,324 2nd round201322 18th 42 11 11 20 45 59 -14 44 4,474 2nd round201422 22nd 42 5 8 29 28 74 -46 23 4,266 3rd round2015J3 3 13 5th 36 14 10 12 37 36 1 52 2,820 Did not qualify201616 6th 30 13 10 7 37 27 10 49 3,608 2nd round201717 8th 32 13 8 11 37 33 4 47 3,159 2nd round201817 11th 32 12 5 15 41 50 -9 41 2,670 2nd round201918 4th 34 16 10 8 54 31 23 58 2,737 3rd round2020 † 18 9th 34 15 5 14 52 43 9 50 1,216 Did not qualify202115 4th 28 13 7 8 40 34 6 46 2,780 2nd round202218 6th 3419 3 12 55 48 7 60 2,872 2nd round202320 3rd 38 19 5 14 59 48 11 62 3,444 3rd round20243rd 38 16 16 6 54 38 12 64 4,092 Playoff round 2nd round2025J22 17th 38 9 10 19 34 49 -15 37 5,635 3rd round 3rd round202640 2nd 18 10 5 3 37 24 13 38 5,601 N/A N/A2026–2720 TBD 38 - TBD TBD Key
Honours +Kataller Toyama honoursHonour No. YearsToyama Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Toyama Prefectural Qualifiers92008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Current squad .
Out on loan
Club officials Position NameManager Ryo AdachiAssistant manager Yasuo ManakaGoalkeeper coach Hiroaki IidakaPhysical coach Takahiro KiuchiTechnical staff Yuito NakaoInterpreter Irala Gabriel KitamuraChief trainer Kazuyuki YamamotoTrainer Kei ShinoharaCompetent Ryohei TaniguchiSide affairs Takaharu Shirasaki
Managerial history Manager Nationality Tenure Managerial RecordStart Finish P W D L Win%Hiroshi Sowa 1 February 2008 29 September 2010Takayoshi Amma 29 September 2010 31 December 2014 J.League Data SiteYasuyuki Kishino 1 February 2015 27 August 2015Shigeo Sawairi 28 August 2015 30 November 2015Yasutoshi Miura 1 February 2016 31 January 2017Tetsurō Uki 1 February 2017 9 May 2018Ryō Adachi 9 May 2018 31 January 2021Nobuhiro Ishizaki 1 February 2021 19 September 2022Michiharu Otagiri 19 September 2022 27 May 2025Ryō Adachi 27 May 2025 Current
Kit and colours Colours Kataller Toyama's main colour is blue.
Kit evolution Home kit - 1st Away kit - 2nd
References
External links Official site (in Japanese)