Japan
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that was formed from the merger of the
ALO's Hokuriku
was a Japanese football club based in Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture. They played in the Japan Football League, and their team colour was blue.
Their nickname ''ALO's'' derives from '' Antelopes.'' '' Hokuriku'' refers to the r ...
and
YKK AP SC
is a Japanese football club based in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture. They play in Toyama Prefectural League. Their team colour is blue.
History
The club was founded as the football club of YKK (then Yoshida Kōgyō) in 1962. They won the inaugural ...
. The club currently plays in
J3 League
or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan.
The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...
.
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.
On September 10, 2007, YKK (owner of YKK AP SC) and
Hokuriku Electric Power Company
The Hokuriku Electric Power Company supplies power by a regulated monopoly to Toyama Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, the northern part of Fukui Prefecture, and northwestern parts of Gifu Prefecture. It is often abbreviated within its area of ...
(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.
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.
Name and crest
The word "kataller" is a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsToyama dialect means "to win", and the
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
''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
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequ ...
character).
The crest is shaped in the form of a tulip, the official Toyama Prefecture flower.
League & cup record
;Key
Current squad
''As of 20 August 2022''.
Club officials
Managerial history
Kit and colours
Colours
Kataller Toyama's main colour is
blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ...