They changed their name to ALO's Hokuriku to show their intention to be more community-oriented in 1996, although the company still control the club (thus rendering it ineligible for promotion to the J.

had been the biggest rival all the time as they have to compete for the right to participate in Emperor's Cup as the representative of Toyama.

On September 10, 2007, Hokuriku Electric Power Company and YKK agreed with merging their teams to aim promotion to the J.

The Japan Football League confirmed that the merged club would compete in the JFL from the 2008 season.

The new merged club is named as Kataller Toyama and ALO's Hokuriku ceased to exist.