Consadole Sapporo on Wednesday announced that the club will change its name to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on February 1, 2016.

In addition to the team name, the name of the club’s parent company as well as associated emblems and logos will also be changed.

The team’s “hometown area,” formerly Sapporo itself, will now include the entirety of Hokkaido, centred around the Sapporo area.

Consadole are currently 11th in the MEIJI YASUDA J2 League, and will wrap up their season when they host bottom side Tochigi SC on Monday.