Kataller Toyama

Japanese football club

Football club

Kataller Toyama
カターレ富山

Full name| Kataller Toyama
Founded| 2007; 18 years ago (2007) as Kataller Toyama
Stadium| Toyama Stadium
Toyama, Toyama
Capacity| 25,251
Chairman| Eiji Sakai
Manager| Ryo Adachi
League| J2 League
2024| J3 League, 3rd of 20 (promoted via play-offs)
Website| kataller.co.jp

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Kataller Toyama (カターレ富山, Katāre Toyama) 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

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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. [1]

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.[2]

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

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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.

## League & cup record

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Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated

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League | J. League
Cup | Emperor's
Cup

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Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G
2008 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 3rd | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 62 | 4,306 | Not eligible | 2nd round
2009 | J2 | 2 | 18 | 13th | 51 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 61 | 3,740 | 3rd round
2010 | 19 | 18th | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 71 | -32 | 28 | 4,463 | 2nd round
2011 | 20 | 16th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 43 | 3,275 | 3rd round
2012 | 22 | 19th | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 38 | 3,324 | 2nd round
2013 | 22 | 18th | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 44 | 4,474 | 2nd round
2014 | 22 | 22nd | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 74 | -46 | 23 | 4,266 | 3rd round
2015 | J3 | 3 | 13 | 5th | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 52 | 2,820 | Did not qualify
2016 | 16 | 6th | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 49 | 3,608 | 2nd round
2017 | 17 | 8th | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 47 | 3,159 | 2nd round
2018 | 17 | 11th | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 41 | 2,670 | 2nd round
2019 | 18 | 4th | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 58 | 2,737 | 3rd round
2020 † | 18 | 9th | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 50 | 1,216 | Did not qualify
2021 | 15 | 4th | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 46 | 2,780 | 2nd round
2022 | 18 | 6th | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 60 | 2,872 | 2nd round
2023 | 20 | 3rd | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 62 | 3,444 | 3rd round
2024 | 20 | 3rd | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 54 | 38 | 12 | 64 | 4,092 | Playoff round | 2nd round
2025 | J2 | 2 | 20 | TBD | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - | 3rd round | TBA

Key

* Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
* Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
* † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
* Source: J.League Data Site

## Honours

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Kataller Toyama honours  Honour | No. | Years

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Toyama Prefectural Football Championship
Emperor's Cup Toyama Prefectural Qualifiers  | 9  | 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

## Current squad

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As of 7 August 2025.[3]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  JPN | Tomoki Tagawa (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
2  | DF |  JPN | Arata Yoshida (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)
3  | DF |  JPN | Yuki Kagawa
4  | DF |  JPN | Kyosuke Kamiyama
5  | DF |  JPN | Junya Imase
6  | MF |  JPN | Shunta Sera
7  | MF |  JPN | Yoji Sasaki
8  | MF |  JPN | Daichi Matsuoka
10  | FW |  JPN | Riki Matsuda
13  | DF |  JPN | Sota Fukazawa
14  | MF |  JPN | Juzo Ura (on loan from Vissel Kobe)
15  | MF |  BRA | Gabriel Henrique
16  | MF |  JPN | Hiroya Sueki
17  | MF |  JPN | Naoki Inoue
18  | MF |  JPN | Takumi Ito
19  | DF |  JPN | Yuki Saneto
20  | MF |  JPN | Musashi Oyama
21  | GK |  JPN | Takuo Okubo (on loan from Iwate Grulla Morioka)
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22  | MF |  JPN | Nobuyuki Shiina
23  | DF |  JPN | Shumpei Nishiya
24  | MF |  JPN | Yosuke Kawai
25  | MF |  JPN | Ayumu Kameda
27  | FW |  JPN | Tsubasa Yoshihira
28  | MF |  JPN | Sho Fuseya (on loan from Machida Zelvia)
31  | GK |  KOR | Koh Bong-jo (on loan from Sagan Tosu)
32  | MF |  JPN | Shun Mizoguchi
33  | MF |  JPN | Yoshiki Takahashi
34  | MF |  JPN | Genta Takenaka
39  | FW |  JPN | Manato Furukawa (on loan from Tokyo Verdy)
40  | DF |  JPN | Yutaka Takeuchi
42  | GK |  JPN | Toshiki Hirao
46  | DF |  JPN | Yuki Kawakami
48  | MF |  JPN | Keita Ueda
58  | FW |  JPN | Hayate Take
88  | DF |  JPN | Takumi Hama
-- | FW |  JPN | Keijiro Ogawa

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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26  | DF |  JPN | Atsushi Nabeta (at Reilac Shiga)
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41  | DF |  JPN | Shuichi Sakai (at Nagano Parceiro)

## Club officials

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Position  | Name

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Manager  |  Ryo Adachi
Assistant manager  |  Yasuo Manaka
Goalkeeper coach  |  Hiroaki Iidaka
Physical coach  |  Takahiro Kiuchi
Technical staff  |  Yuito Nakao
Interpreter  |  Irala Gabriel Kitamura
Chief trainer  |  Kazuyuki Yamamoto
Trainer  |  Kei Shinohara
Competent  |  Ryohei Taniguchi
Side affairs  |  Takaharu Shirasaki

## Managerial history

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Manager | Nationality | Tenure | Managerial Record

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Start | Finish | P | W | D | L | Win%
Hiroshi Sowa |  Japan | 1 February 2008 | 29 September 2010  | 78 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 026.92
Takayoshi Amma |  Japan | 29 September 2010 | 31 December 2014  | 173 | 38 | 42 | 93 | 021.97 [4]
Yasuyuki Kishino |  Japan | 1 February 2015 | 27 August 2015
Shigeo Sawairi |  Japan | 28 August 2015 | 30 November 2015
Yasutoshi Miura |  Japan | 1 February 2016 | 31 January 2017
Tetsurō Uki |  Japan | 1 February 2017 | 9 May 2018
Ryō Adachi |  Japan | 9 May 2018 | 31 January 2021
Nobuhiro Ishizaki |  Japan | 1 February 2021 | 19 September 2022[5]
Michiharu Otagiri |  Japan | 19 September 2022 | 27 May 2025[6]
Ryō Adachi |  Japan | 27 May 2025 | Current[7]

## Kit and colours

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### Colours

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Kataller Toyama's main colour is blue.

### Kit evolution

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Home kit - 1st

2008-2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 -

Away kit - 2nd

2008-2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 -

## References

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1. ^ a b "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. ^ "カターレ富山公式ウェブサイト". カターレ富山公式ウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
4. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
5. ^ "Coach Ishizaki's resignation". kataller.co.jp. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
6. ^ "Coach Michiharu Odagiri Announces Inaugural Press Conference". kataller.co.jp. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
7. ^ "New manager announcement". www.kataller.co.jp. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

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* Blaublitz Akita
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* JEF United Chiba
* Júbilo Iwata
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* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Omiya Ardija
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Sagan Tosu
* Tokushima Vortis
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* Vegalta Sendai
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