C.F. Monterrey

Mexican professional football club

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see C.F. Monterrey (women).

Football club

Monterrey

Full name| Club de Fútbol Monterrey
Nickname(s)| Rayados (Striped-Ones)
La Pandilla (The Gang)
Los Albiazules (The White-and-Blues)

Founded| 28 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-28)
Ground| Estadio BBVA
Capacity| 53,500[1]
Owner| FEMSA
Chairman| José Antonio Noriega
Manager| Vacant
League| Liga MX
Clausura 2024| Regular phase: 4th
Final phase: Semi-finals
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Club de Fútbol Monterrey is a Mexican professional football club based in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. The team plays in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. Founded on 28 June 1945, it is the oldest active professional team from the northern part of Mexico. Since 1999 the club has been owned by FEMSA, Latin America's largest bottling company. Its home games have been played in the Estadio BBVA since 2015.[2] The team's nickname of Rayados (The Striped-Ones) stems from the club's traditional navy blue striped uniform. The uniform is reflected in the club's current crest, which is also decorated with stars above the crest representing the club's league titles and stars below representing continental.

Monterrey has won five league titles, three domestic cups, and five CONCACAF Champions League titles (notably, three consecutive tournaments in 2011, 2012 and 2013). In 2020, Monterrey became the second Mexican club to complete the continental treble.[3][4]

The club's oldest rival is Tigres UANL of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León. The derby between the two, known as the Clásico Regiomontano, is considered to be one of the most heated and intensely competed rivalries in Mexican football; both teams consistently rank among the highest in attendance[5] and regularly feature among the most expensively assembled squads in the country.[6][7]

## History

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### 1940s–50s

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Team lineup in 1945.

Club de Football Monterrey was founded on 28 June 1945, near the end of World War II by a group of industrial businessmen headed by Ramón Cárdenas Coronado, Enrique Ayala Medina, Paul C. Probert, Rogelio Cantú Gómez and Miguel Margáín Zozaya.

The team's nickname was popularly accepted, after the team's uniform, which is traditionally white with navy blue vertical stripes. Although the original uniform was white with a diagonal blue upper shoulder, the stripes were inspired in 1965, when the Tampico Madero (nicknamed "Jaibas Bravas", or Brave crabs) football team wore them, and the Monterrey team adopted them. Since then, the home uniform consists of vertical blue and white striped jerseys with blue shorts.

In its first professional game, played on 19 August 1945 against San Sebastián de León, Monterrey won 1–0, with José "Che" Gómez scoring the winner. That joy quickly came to an end, first by losing 6–0 to Montezuma, and then having the club's travelling bus involved in a tragic accident in the San Juan de los Lagos roads that would take the lives of many of the club's players and had a big impact on the surviving players. The other Mexican clubs in solidarity loaned players to Monterrey in order to continue playing the tournament, but the club struggled nevertheless; they lost 21 games in a row and conceded 121 goals that year, finishing last in the league. Due to these events, the club decided to stop playing in the league in 1946 in honor of the players who died.

It was not until 1952 when the club resumed action thanks to Dr. Carlos Canseco, president of the Asociación de Fútbol de Nuevo León. The club enrolled in the second division and just 4 years later the club earned promotion to the top division. Once again the joy was short-lived, when the club finished last in their first year back and was relegated once again to the second division after finishing with a record of 4 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses for a total of 15 points, just 1 short of Zacatepec who earned their permanence in the category. The club would once again earn the promotion in the 1959–60 season, and haven't been relegated since then.

### 1960s

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The club started off the 1960s in bad shape, barely avoiding relegation with only 2 more points than Club Celaya, who had 19 points, in the 1960–61 season.

In the 1961–62 season the club was again close to relegation, finishing second to last for the second year in a row just one point ahead of Zacatepec, who had 18 points and was relegated. In the following season the club finally managed to have a decent campaign in the first division, finishing 5th in the league.

In the 1963–64 season the club improved their performance and would finish 3rd in the league just 5 points behind champions Guadalajara who had 37 points. In the following two seasons the club would finish third and fourth respectively, narrowly missing out on clinching titles by only a few points. The 1966–67 season was mediocre, as the club finished tied for 8th in the league with Irapuato on 30 points each. This season is also remembered for Jabatos de Nuevo León's promotion to the first division, which meant 2 clubs from Monterrey would be participating in the first division for the first time. However, the following season was even worse, with the club finishing 14th, only four points from relegation.

### 1970s

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In 1970 the tournament was split into 2 short tournaments, due to the 1970 World Cup that was taking part in Mexico. In the first stage, the club was placed in group 1 where they managed to finish 2nd with 17 points, one less than group leader Toluca. In the second stage the club finished 7th of eight teams. The following year Monterrey finished runner up to Club América who went on to win the league title that year against Toluca.

Portuguese football legend Eusébio briefly played for the club in 1975

In the 1971–72 tournament the club qualified for the play-offs which had been introduced a few years back. The club would lose in quarterfinals to Club América 2–1 on aggregate. The following year the club missed out on the playoffs, finishing tied for 5th with Veracruz and Guadalajara each with 32 points. The following season the club managed to qualify for the quarterfinals where they once again were eliminated, this time by Atlético Español 5–6 on aggregate.

Monterrey played its first match in international tournaments on 5 July 1975 in the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup when they defeated Canadian club Serbian White Eagles FC by a score of 2–0.[8]

In the 1975–76 tournament the club finished in first place with a total of 44 points by means of 16 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses. In quarterfinals the club played Cruz Azul and won 7–2 on aggregate. In the semifinals the club played against Guadalajara who eliminated them, 2–3 on aggregate. During 1975, the Portuguese superstar Eusébio played for the club.

In the 1976–77 and 1977–78 seasons, the club failed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing 4th both times. In the 1978–79 tournament the club once again qualified to the playoffs finishing 1st in group one with a total of 40 points by means of 14 wins 12 draws and 12 losses. This time a short tournament was played by the best 8 teams in the league who were then split into 2 groups. Monterrey was placed in group 2 along with Pumas, Tigres and Zacatepec. After 6 rounds of play the club finished in 3rd place with 6 points, just 2 points behind Pumas who went on to lose against Cruz Azul, the winners of the other group.

In the following season the club finished 3rd in group 1 with 34 points but failed to qualify for the playoffs again. The decade came to an end with "Rayados" having shown great effort, as they qualified a couple times for the playoffs, but failed to win their first league title.

### 1980s

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In the year 1989, the anthem of Rayados was created by composer Luis Aguilé. It is considered by Monterrey's fans as one of the symbols of identity of the team.[9]

### 1990s

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At the beginning of the decade, Monterrey signed two notable players, Carlos Hermosillo and Manuel Negrete, for the 1990–91 season. The next season, they won their first Copa MX after defeating Juarez 4–2 in the Estadio Tecnológico and then went on to reach the league final of the 1992–93 season, losing to Atlante.

While the early years of the decade seemed promising for Monterrey, the latter half of the decade would prove to be a disappointing one, as financial problems started to become a problem for the club. During this period, the club sold many players who would go on to have successful careers with other teams like Ramón Morales and Sinha. Young talent Jesus Arellano was sold to Guadalajara in 1997, though he returned to the club in 2000 and spent the next eleven years as captain before retiring in 2011.

One of the most memorable moments of this decade was the so-called "Clasico del Descenso" in the 1995–96 season. On 24 March 1996, Monterrey defeated their arch-rivals Tigres 2–1 at Estadio Universitario. Tigres were facing a relegation battle after years of poor results, and needed a victory to avoid being relegated; the defeat meant that Tigres would be relegated for the first and so far only time in their history to the Segunda División.[10]

In 1999, Monterrey was facing a fierce relegation battle of its own against Puebla, culminating on May 9, 1999, when the teams faced each other at the Estadio Tecnológico to decide which team would get relegated. Monterrey only needed a draw to stay in the Primera División, and with a memorable performance from Francisco Javier "El Abuelo" Cruz who had played a vital role in Monterrey's first title win thirteen years before, Monterrey managed to draw 1–1 and stay in Mexico's top flight.

### 21st century

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Guillermo Franco (pictured in 2010) played a vital role in the club's Clausura 2003 title win.

Martínez

Rotchen

Rogerio

Chávez

Rodríguez

Pérez

Castro

Arellano

Erviti

Franco

Alex

Clausura 2003 Championship starting line-up

In 2002, Monterrey hired Argentinian coach Daniel Passarella and started to form a strong and competitive side featuring the likes of Guillermo Franco, Walter Erviti, Jesus Arellano and Luis Perez. In the Clausura 2003 tournament, they won their first official title. In the semi-finals, they faced their arch-rivals Tigres for the first time ever in a Liguilla. In the first leg, they won 4–1 at the Estadio Universitario, and despite losing 2–1 at their home ground in the second leg, they managed to advance to the finals with an aggregate victory of 5–3. On June 14, 2003, they defeated Monarcas Morelia 3–1 on aggregate to claim their second league title after 17 years.

Pasarella left in 2004, and afterwards, Monterrey hired Miguel Herrera to be their head coach. He led them to the finals of the Apertura 2004, but the club lost against Pumas. He would lead them to the finals again in the Apertura 2005 tournament, this time losing to Toluca by an aggregate of 6–3. After the loss, Guillermo Franco left the club to play for Spanish club Villarreal. Herrera would remain their head coach until 2007, when he was fired after a poor string of results in the Apertura 2007. For the Clausura 2008, Monterrey hired Ricardo La Volpe to be their head coach, and they managed to reach the semi-finals. This team featured new players such as Humberto Suazo and newly acquired league veteran striker Jared Borgetti. However, the next tournament was a poor one for Rayados, as they finished in 14th place.

#### The Vucetich Era (2009–13)

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In 2009, Monterrey hired coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich and formed a team that would become one of the strongest in the league, with an attack led by Humberto Suazo and new acquisition Aldo de Nigris, a midfield featuring veteran players Luis Ernesto Perez and Jesus Arellano along with Walter Ayovi and a defence led by Jose Maria Basanta, Duilio Davino and goalkeeper Jonathan Orozco. They won their third league title, the Apertura 2009 tournament, with an aggregate 6–4 victory against Cruz Azul in the finals.[11] The first leg was played at the Estadio Tecnológico, where Monterrey overcame a 3–1 deficit to win the game 4–3. The second leg was played at the Estadio Azul, with Monterrey winning 2–1. Thus, after a six-year wait Monterrey lifted their third league title.

Monterrey in Clausura 2012

Orozco

Davino

Basanta

Meza

Paredes

Pérez

Galindo

Santana

Ayoví

Suazo

de Nigris

Apertura 2009 Championship starting line-up

In the next tournament, Humberto Suazo left to play for Spanish club Real Zaragoza, but nonetheless, Monterrey managed to finish on top of the table for the first time in their history. However, they would be eliminated in the quarter-finals by Pachuca. Suazo returned to Rayados for the Apertura 2010 tournament, and they managed to win their fourth league title when they defeated Santos Laguna in the finals. Although they lost 3–2 in the first leg, they were able to make a comeback and win 3–0 in the second leg at the Estadio Tecnológico, with Humberto Suazo and Jose Basanta scoring two and one goals, respectively. With an aggregate score of 5–3, Monterrey claimed their fourth title.[12]

Vucetich in 2012

Monterrey secured a place in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League and won the tournament for the first time in their history. They faced Real Salt Lake in the Finals and won 3–2 on aggregate to claim their first CONCACAF Champions League title and the third title in the Vucetich Era.[13]

Orozco

Davino

Mier

Basanta

Moya

Paredes

Zavala

Cardozo

Ayoví

Suazo

de Nigris

Apertura 2010 Championship starting line-up

The following year, they reached the finals of the Clausura 2012 league tournament and the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. Both finals were against the same opponent, Santos Laguna. Rayados were seeking to win their fifth league title and their second Champions League title. They lost the Clausura 2012 finals against Santos,[14] but won the finals of the Champions League against them to claim their second consecutive CONCACAF title.[15]

Monterrey reached the finals of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League for the third consecutive time, and faced Santos Laguna in a repeat of the previous year's final. The first leg finished in a 0–0 draw. In the second leg, Santos built a 2–0 lead with goals from Darwin Quintero and former Rayados player Felipe Baloy. However, Monterrey managed to make a dramatic comeback and scored four goals within 30 minutes, starting with a brace from Aldo de Nigris and a goal each from Humberto Suazo and Neri Cardozo, which gave Monterrey their third consecutive CONCACAF Champions League title and the fifth overall title in the Vucetich Era. This solidified them as the best Mexican soccer team of all time. Although they enjoyed tremendous success in the CONCACAF Champions League, they did not return to the following tournament as they could not reach any league finals during the 2012–13 Liga MX season and thus could not get a chance to try to become the first team to win the tournament four times in a row.

Monterrey started the 2013–14 season with a lot of changes. Aldo de Nigris left the club to join Chivas, and Walter Ayovi joined Pachuca. By now, players like Jesus Arellano and Duilio Davino had retired, and long-time club players like Luis Ernesto Perez had left the club. With the arrival of new players like Dorlan Pabon and Leobardo Lopez, Monterrey was ready for the Apertura 2013 tournament. However, a string of poor results and the shock early departure of Pabon would prove to be a threat as Monterrey started the tournament poorly. On August 25, 2013, Rayados announced that Vucetich had stepped down as coach, and thus the Vucetich Era, which earned the club a total of five titles in four years, came to an end.[16]

Humberto Suazo is the club's second all-time top scorer with 121 goals across all competitions.

#### Post-Vucetich period (2013–15)

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Rayados hired José Guadalupe Cruz to become the new manager of the team, and although they managed to reach the semi-finals of the domestic cup, the Copa MX, they failed to qualify to the playoffs of the Apertura 2013 tournament. After a bad start to the Clausura 2014, they fired Cruz on February 18, 2014, after only 17 league games coached.[17]

Monterrey replaced Cruz with Carlos Barra, who had worked as an assistant coach for Vucetich. Although they failed to reach the playoffs for the second consecutive tournament, the team kept Barra for the 2014–15 season. Colombian striker Dorlan Pabon re-joined the team, and with new signings such as Stefan Medina and Pablo Barrera, Monterrey started the Apertura 2014 tournament with high expectations. They managed to secure 6th place and returned to the playoffs for the first time since Vucetich had managed the club. The club had a strike partnership of Dorlan Pabon and Humberto Suazo, with Pabon scoring 11 goals. The club reached the semi-finals but lost 3–0 on aggregate against the eventual champions Club América in what would prove to be Suazo's last games with the club before returning to Colo-Colo. Suazo had scored over 102 league goals in a seven-year span and became the all-time top scorer for the club at the time.[18]

The team started the Clausura 2015 tournament in poor form, losing four of their first six games, and on February 15, the team fired Barra[19] and replaced him with two-time Liga MX champion Antonio Mohamed,[20] who had led Club América to the league championship the previous tournament. Mohamed had played for Rayados during his years as a player. He was part of the squad that managed to avoid relegation in 1999. Monterrey did not qualify to the playoffs under Mohamed, but the club were keen on keeping him for the 2015–16 season. That season would prove to be a special one as the team were moving to a new home ground, the Estadio BBVA Bancomer. In the summer, Rayados made new signings, including midfielder Walter Gargano, striker Rogelio Funes Mori and re-signed Jose Maria Basanta, who had left for Italian side Florentina after the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Former club veterans Aldo de Nigris and Luis Ernesto Pérez also returned to the club, along with the promotion to the first team of promising young center back Cesar Montes. Rayados had a formidable attacking trio of Dorlan Pabon, Rogelio Funes Mori and Edwin Cardona, who had signed with Monterrey during the winter of 2015. They narrowly missed the playoffs of the Apertura 2015 tournament, but their offense was lauded by many as one of the best in the league.[21][22]

#### Tenure of Antonio Mohamed (2015–2018)

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After failing to qualify for the playoffs in 2015, the club loaned several players to other clubs in the league. Players such as Stefan Medina and Severo Meza were loaned to Pachuca and Sinaloa, respectively. In the winter of 2016, the team acquired club veteran Walter Ayovi who had left the club in 2013 and River Plate midfielder Carlos Sánchez[23] who had won the Copa Libertadores a few months prior. The team began the Clausura 2016 tournament in great form by winning their first three games. They went on to have their best regular season in years by finishing on top of the league with 37 points, seven points ahead of second place Pachuca.[24][25] The team's success was primarily due to their attacking trio composed of Pabon, Funes Mori and Cardona, with midfielder Carlos Sanchez providing several goals and assists.

Antonio Mohamed was the club's manager from February 2015 to May 2018

The team entered the playoffs as favourites to win the title.[26] In the quarterfinals, they faced their arch-rivals and defending league champions Tigres UANL, the first leg was played at the Estadio Universitario where Monterrey won 3–1.[27] The away leg was played at the BBVA Bancomer, where Tigres won 2–1 despite several penalties that were controversially awarded to Monterrey.[28][29] Monterrey advanced to the semi-finals with a 4–3 aggregate victory and extended their record of never being eliminated by Tigres in the playoffs. In the semi-finals, they faced América, losing the first leg at the Estadio Azteca 1–0.[30] In the second leg, they faced them at home and pulled off a dramatic 4–2 victory, in what was described by some pundits as one of the best games in the history of the playoffs.[31][32] They advanced to the league finals where they would face Pachuca. Controversy arose when it was confirmed that Carlos Sanchez would not be able to play the finals as the Uruguay national team had called him up for the upcoming Copa América Centenario.[33][34] In the league finals against Pachuca, Monterrey lost the first leg 1–0 at the Estadio Hidalgo, with the sole goal coming from striker Franco Jara. The second leg took place at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer in what was its first ever final since it was inaugurated the year before. On May 29, in front of 53,000 spectators, the final was played. Monterrey opened the scoring in the 39th minute with a shot from Dorlan Pabon to level the aggregate 1–1. Veteran goalkeeper Óscar Pérez had several key saves for Pachuca, and in the closing minutes of the game, a header from Victor Guzman in the 93rd minute gave the title to Pachuca in what was described by the Mexican media as a heart-breaking defeat for Monterrey.[35][36][37][38]

The following tournament ended in disappointment as the team narrowly failed to qualify to the playoffs of the Apertura 2016.[39] However, it also saw the return of Rayados to the CONCACAF Champions League after a three-year absence, having won the tournament three times in a row under Vucetich. The team had high hopes to redeem itself after their league title loss; however, the team was shockingly eliminated in the group stage after finishing second in their group behind Panamanian club Arabe Unido.[40][41]

In the Apertura 2017 season, Monterrey finished the regular season in first place with 37 points and advanced to playoffs. In quarterfinals, Monterrey beat Atlas 2–1 in the first leg and 4–1 in the second, a 6–2 aggregate. Monterrey faced Morelia in semifinals, winning 1–0 in the away leg and 4–0 in the home leg, a 5–0 aggregate. Monterrey advanced to the final against arch rival Tigres, In the first leg, the teams tied 1–1 at the Estadio Universitario. In the second leg at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Tigres beat Monterrey 2–1 with goals from Eduardo Vargas and Francisco Meza. In May 2018, Mohamed resigned from his position shortly after being eliminated from the Clausura 2018 playoffs by Club Tijuana. He left the club having won two titles and breaking the club record amount of points for short seasons, but was criticized for various playoff failures.[42]

#### Appointment of Diego Alonso (2018–2019)

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Monterrey players celebrate their fourth CONCACAF Champions League title against Tigres UANL (2019).

Barovero

Medina

Sánchez

Layún

Vangioni

Ortiz

Rodríguez

Gallardo

Pizarro

Pabón

Funes Mori

Apertura 2019 Championship starting line-up

After announcing the appointment of Diego Alonso in July 2018, the club would have a great run in the Copa MX. Despite beating Querétaro 1–0 in the quarter-finals and Pachuca on penalties in the semi-finals, the club would fall short, losing 2–0 to Cruz Azul in Copa MX Apertura final. Monterrey would finish third in the Liga MX Clausura and fifth in the Liga MX Apertura, giving them a playoff spot in both competitions. They would advance to the semifinals in the Clausura playoffs, beating Necaxa but losing to Tigres on a league position decider after a 1–1 draw. In the Apertura playoffs they would have to face the same faith, going on to the semi-finals of the competition, beating Santos Laguna 3–0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals until facing Cruz Azul and falling short on a league position decider after a 1–1 draw. In the CONCACAF Champions League, they would go on to win the continental tournament after convincingly beating Sporting Kansas City 10–2 on aggregate in the semi-final and finally beating rivals Tigres in the CONCACAF Champions League final. This championship was significant to the city, and seen as a kind of revenge for the domestic final lost to Tigres, and is known in the city as "the star that shines the most".[43]

In the Apertura 2019 season, Diego Alonso would be dismissed from his post having more defeats than victories in the Apertura.[44]

#### Reappointment of Antonio Mohamed (2019–2020)

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On 14 October, Antonio Mohamed was reappointed as the manager of Monterrey. The club would find themselves in a good run in the Club World Cup, advancing to the semi-finals after beating Al Sadd 3–2, but were eventually eliminated by losing to Liverpool after a stoppage time winner from Roberto Firmino. The club would beat Al Hilal on penalties, earning a third place medal in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup. That same month, despite the club finishing 8th on the Apertura general table, they would go on to reach the championship finals against América and defeat them in penalties, winning 4–2 and securing their 5th championship league trophy.[45]

## Culture

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### Colours

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Since the club's founding in 1945, the colours used by the club have been white and blue, with varied use from the usual stripes. The shade of the blue itself has been in constant change, ranging from navy and cobalt to slightly lighter tones. The third colour has also been inconsistent, sometimes presented as being red, orange and cyan, and recently, violet, purple or green.

### Youth development

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The club has constantly emphasized home-grown (cantera) players and has produced international players such as Francisco Javier Cruz, Héctor Becerra, Missael Espinoza, Jesús Arellano, Antonio de Nigris, Severo Meza, Jonathan Orozco, Jesús Zavala, Hiram Mier, Jesús Manuel Corona, César Montes, Jonathan González, and Carlos Rodríguez among others.

### Rivalry

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Rayados' biggest rival is Tigres UANL. This rivalry is called the Clásico Regiomontano. Monterrey and Tigres are both known to sell out all of their home games regardless of weather conditions and the teams' status. For Clásico matches, the stadium is sold out as soon as tickets go on sale. The rivalry has been labeled as the most intensely competed rivalry in Mexican football.[46][47][48]

As of August 2022, there have been a total of 128 official Clásico games, Tigres has been victorious in 47 of them, while Monterrey has won 42, and a total of 39 games have been draws. Monterrey and Tigres played their first Clásico on 13 July 1974 in the Estadio Universitario, with the match ending in a 1–1 draw. Monterrey would be the first team to win the Clásico in their second confrontation, 2–1. Almost all their first encounters were played in the Estadio Universitario, with averages of 70,000 fans attending these games, which were before the stadium renovation. In addition, there were also another six "non-official" games before the first official Clásico, in five of which Rayados were victorious. [citation needed]

Monterrey has recently held somewhat of a regional rivalry with state neighbors Santos Laguna, whom they have played a total of four finals, with Monterrey winning three of them and Santos one. It is known by many as La Nortena.

### Fan base

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25,000 in attendance at a Monterrey training session.[49]

Los Rayados supporters constantly fill the Estadio BBVA Bancomer. They had the highest average Liga MX attendance (50,000 per game) in 2016. The city of Monterrey claims and does have Mexico's most loyal supporting crowds for their teams, due to the city having the only venues that regularly sell-out in the Primera División.[citation needed] There is a rivalry between the La Adicción, a C.F. Monterrey support crowd, and the Libres y Lokos, a Tigres UANL support crowd, each time a Clásico takes place.

### Rayados Kids

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In 2017 Rayados C.f. launched its YouTube and YouTube Kids original series, Rayados Kids,[50] dedicated to creating content for children who love the team, in interview style format with the team players and original stories revolving around the teams actual positioning on soccer leagues. The web garnered around six thousand subscriptions and one million views in its first year.

### Rayados Christmas Campaign

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Since 2010 Rayados teammates have joined to wish a merry Christmas to its fans, by filming their annual holiday campaign.[51] It has become a tradition to include a new rendition of their famous crowd chant song "corrido de monterrey" each year on their holiday video, showing their fans how their passion lives "en la vida y en la cancha".[52]

## Grounds

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Main articles: Estadio Tecnológico and Estadio BBVA

Monterrey played their home matches at the Estadio Tecnológico from 1950 to 2015, though for a period of time from 1973 to 1980 they played at the Estadio Universitario, the stadium was opened on July 17, 1950, by Mexican president Miguel Alemán Valdés, it was the second oldest football stadium in Mexico, after Estadio Azul. The stadium was a part of the 1986 Mexico FIFA World Cup which could hold 38,000 people, and served 4 matches within the tournament but, in July 2017 the stadium began to be demolished.

Monterrey played at the Estadio Tecnológico from 1950 to 2015

In 1977–78, with preparations for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship underway at the Estadio Universitario, both Tigres and Rayados played at the Estadio Tecnológico, including the first Clásico Regio derby held in the stadium; it would be the first of 42 meetings between the two clubs venue, with the final fixture being a 2–2 draw in October 2014.

Monterrey won league titles in 1986 (Mexico 1986) and Apertura 2010 in the venue, as well as the Copa MX in 1991 and the CONCACAF Champions League in 2012–13.

The interior of Estadio BBVA

In July 2015, Monterrey moved to a new stadium called Estadio BBVA, located in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, in Greater Monterrey. The new stadium currently has a capacity of 53,500 people. The stadium has similar features of those incorporated within the design of England's Wembley Stadium and the Aviva Stadium in Ireland. The stadium was inaugurated on 2 August 2015 in a friendly match for the eighth edition of the Eusébio Cup, where Monterrey defeated Benfica 3–0 hosting in front of a sold-out crowd.[53][54]

Estadio BBVA has been Monterrey's current home since Apertura 2015

Estadio BBVA, designed by Christopher Lee of Populous, started its development in October 2011, and included plans for reforestation and environmental healing for the decaying area that surrounds the construction site. The stadium was developed by FEMSA which costed around US$200 million. It is seen as one of the most beautiful stadiums in Mexico, it has the fourth largest capacity crowd in Mexico. It has an authentic grass surface, suites, a club-themed Restaurant, a club lounge, and high-end interior and exterior design. The inclination of the grandstand is 34 degrees and with the minimum distance allowed by FIFA to provide unsurpassed closeness to the action.

On 29 May 2016, Monterrey played their first final in their new stadium in front of 50,000 fans against Pachuca for the Clausura 2016 championship, which they tied 1–1, but lost 2–1 on aggregate.

## Kits and sponsorship

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### Kit evolution

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to C.F. Monterrey kits.

The original uniform was a shirt that was split diagonally across the chest with blue and white at each side, with white shorts and navy blue socks. In 1955 after winning the second division the club used a white shirt with two horizontal blue lines across the chest. In the 1960s the club wore a different kit inspired by the one used by Jaibos Tampico Madero with vertical baby blue lines with white shorts and socks. It was in 1962 when D. José Ramón Ballina introduced the kit that the club still uses to date, inspired by Asturias FC, a club he had played in Mexico City.

In the 1970s, many models emerged, some with broad, thicker stripes, and blue and black combinations, but the most significant change occurred in the mid-1980s when the color of the T-shirt changed from royal blue to navy blue, a colour that is still in use today.

Atletica was the kit manufacturer from 1999 to 2007, followed by American company Nike which manufactured the kits from 2007 to 2014. Afterwards, Monterrey signed a contract with German sportswear manufacturer Puma which has been making the team's kit ever since.

### Sponsors

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Year  | Manufacturer  | Main Sponsor  | Other Sponsors

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1984–91  | Adidas |  |
1991–98  | Aba Sport | ABACO-CONFIA 1989–98  | AGUA SPORT
1998–99  | Aba Sport | Bimbo | AGUA SPORT, Pepsi and Tecate
1999–07  | Atletica | Bimbo | Coca-Cola, Casas Javer, Oxxo, Carta Blanca and BBVA Bancomer
2007–08  | Nike | Bimbo | Coca-Cola, Casas Javer, LG, Carta Blanca and BBVA Bancomer
2008–13  | Nike | Bimbo | Coca-Cola, Casas Javer, Carta Blanca, Berel, The Home Depot and BBVA Bancomer
2014–2016  | Puma | Bimbo | Coca-Cola, Tecate, The Home Depot, AeroMéxico, H-E-B, Berel, HaVital Casas, Carl's Jr and BBVA Bancomer
2016–2017  | Puma | BBVA Bancomer | Coca-Cola, Tecate, The Home Depot, Cemex, H-E-B, Berel, HaVital Casas, AT&T and Hagamoslo Bien
2017–2019  | Puma | AT&T | Coca-Cola, Tecate, The Home Depot, Cemex, H-E-B, Berel, Hagámoslo Bien, Chilchota Alimentos, MAN SE, Vidusa and BBVA Bancomer
2019–2021  | Puma | AT&T | Coca-Cola, Tecate, The Home Depot, H-E-B, Berel, Hagámoslo Bien, Oxxo Gas, Chilchota Alimentos, CREST México, MAN SE, Vidusa and BBVA Mexico
2021–2022  | Puma | Codere  | Coca-Cola, Tecate, The Home Depot, H-E-B, Berel, Hagámoslo Bien, Oxxo Gas, Roshfrans, Chilchota Alimentos, CREST México, Vidusa and BBVA Mexico
2022–  | Puma | Codere  | Coca-Cola, Tecate, H-E-B, Berel, Hagámoslo Bien, Oxxo Gas, Roshfrans, Chilchota Alimentos, Carl's Jr., CREST México, Vidusa and BBVA Mexico

## Honours

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### National competitions

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* Primera División / Liga MX

Winners (5): México 86, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2019

* Copa México / Copa MX

Winners (3): 1991–92, Apertura 2017, 2019–20

* Second Division Super Cup

Winners (1): 1956

### International competitions

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* CONCACAF Champions Cup

Winners (5): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2019, 2021

* CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup

Winners (1): 1993

* FIFA Club World Cup

Third place (2): 2012, 2019

### Friendly tournaments

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* Eusébio Cup (1): 2015
* 2nd place: Trofeo Ciudad de la Línea (Spain, 1979)[55]
* 2nd place: Ciudad de Alicante Trophy (Spain, 1979)[56]
* 2nd place: Ciudad de Jerez Trophy (Spain, 1979)[57]
* Los Angeles Nations Cup (1): 1991[58]
* Copa Gobernador de Nuevo León (1): 1992[59]
* Subcampeón del Torneo Ría de Aveiro (Portugal): 1995[60]
* Subcampeón del Trofeo Ciudad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain): 1995[61][62]
* Copa Rial (Pontevedra, España) (1): 1995[63]
* Copa Movistar (1): 2002
* International Challenge Cup (1): 2003[64]
* Torneo de Verano Miller Lite (1): 2004[65]
* Copa Chiapas(1): 2006
* Trofeo Santos Laguna 25 Aniversario (1): 2008[66]
* Chicago Mayor's Cup (1): 2009[67]
* Copa 100 años de la UNAM (1): 2010[68]

## Personnel

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### Management

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Position  | Staff

|

Sporting Chairman  |  José Antonio Noriega
Corporate Chairman  |  Manuel Filizola
Coordinator of football  |  Héctor Lara
Director of academy  |  Nicolás Martellotto

Source: Liga MX

### Coaching staff

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Position  | Staff

|

Manager  | Vacant
Assistant managers | Vacant
Vacant
Nicolás Sánchez
Goalkeeper coach |  Fabián Donelli
Fitness coaches | Vacant
Alan Torres
Physiotherapists |  José Obregón
Roberto García
José Cárdenas
Team doctor |  Francisco García

## Players

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### First-team squad

[edit]

As of 5 July 2024

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

1  | GK |  ARG | Esteban Andrada
3  | DF |  MEX | Gerardo Arteaga
4  | DF |  MEX | Víctor Guzmán
6  | DF |  MEX | Edson Gutiérrez
7  | FW |  ARG | Germán Berterame
8  | MF |  ESP | Óliver Torres
9  | FW |  USA | Brandon Vázquez
10  | MF |  ESP | Sergio Canales
11  | MF |  ARG | Maximiliano Meza
14  | DF |  MEX | Érick Aguirre
15  | DF |  MEX | Héctor Moreno (Captain)
16  | MF |  COL | Johan Rojas
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

17  | MF |  MEX | Jesús Corona
18  | DF |  MEX | Axel Grijalva
19  | MF |  MEX | Jordi Cortizo
20  | DF |  CHI | Sebastián Vegas
22  | GK |  MEX | Luis Cárdenas
24  | GK |  MEX | César Ramos
30  | MF |  ARG | Jorge Rodríguez
31  | FW |  MEX | Roberto de la Rosa (on loan from Pachuca)
32  | DF |  MEX | Tony Leone
33  | DF |  COL | Stefan Medina
34  | DF |  MEX | César Bustos
35  | MF |  MEX | Pedro Ramírez

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

-- | DF |  MEX | Orlando Botello (at York United)
-- | DF |  MEX | Javier Casillas (at Venados)
-- | DF |  MEX | Christian Franco (at Juárez)
-- | DF |  MEX | Daniel Parra (at Forge)
-- | DF |  MEX | Gustavo Sánchez (at Mazatlán)
—  | MF |  MEX | Alfonso González (at Pachuca)
-- | MF |  MEX | Víctor López (at Querétaro)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

-- | MF |  MEX | Jaziel Martínez (at Atlético Morelia)
-- | MF |  MEX | Josué Martínez (at York United)
—  | MF |  USA | Jacobo Reyes (at New Mexico United)
—  | MF |  MEX | Michell Rodríguez (at UNAM)
-- | MF |  MEX | Ángel Zapata (at Sinaloa)
—  | FW |  MEX | Alí Ávila (at UNAM)

### Reserve teams

[edit]

Main article: Monterrey Reserves and Academy

### Top scorers

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| Player  | FMF  | CUP  | CON  | REC  | CWC  | INL  | TOTAL

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Rogelio Funes Mori | 133 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 160
Humberto Suazo | 102 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 121
Mario de Souza | 90 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96[69]
Dorlan Pabón | 73 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88
Aldo de Nigris | 66 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83
Milton Carlos | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73
Rubén Romeo Corbo | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69
Guillermo Franco | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65
Alfredo Jiménez | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59
Francisco Javier Cruz | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57
Lucho Pérez | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55
Bira | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55
Sergio Verdirame | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50
Jesús Arellano | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49
Nicolás Sánchez | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42

Legend:

FMF: Liga MX
CUP: Copa MX
CON: CONCACAF Champions League
REC: Recopa de la Concacaf
CWC: FIFA Club World Cup

INL: InterLiga

### Most appearances

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Club de Fútbol Monterrey

Rank  | Player  | Period  | Apps
1 |  Magdaleno Cano | 1967–1982 | 437
2 |  Jesús Arellano | 1994–1997; 2000–2011 | 407
3 |  José María Basanta | 2008–2014; 2016–2020 | 384
4 |  Jonathan Orozco | 2005–2016 | 371
5 |  Lucho Pérez | 2003–2012; 2015–2016 | 335
6 |  Jesús Eduardo Zavala | 2006–2018 | 307

* Players in bold are currently active with Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
* Does not count appearances in international competitions.

## Managers

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* Roberto Scarone (1962–65)
* Mario Perez (1966–69)
* Ignacio "El Gallo" Jáuregui (1969–74)
* Fernando Riera (1975–76)
* Bira (1976)
* Luis Firpo (1976–77)
* Fernando Riera (1977–78)
* Otto Glória (1978–79)
* Gustavo Peña (1979)
* Bira (1979–80)
* Pedro Dellacha (1980–81)
* Héctor Hugo Eugui (1981–82)
* Vicente Pereda (1982–83)
* Roberto Matosas (1983–84)
* Francisco Avilán (1984–87)
* José Ledezma (1987–89)
* Fernando Riera (1989)
* Pedro García (1989–91)
* Carlos Alberto Torres (1991–92)[citation needed]
* Miguel Mejía Barón (1 July 1991 – 30 June 93)
* Hugo Hernández (1993–94)
* Magdaleno Cano (1994), (1997), (1999)
* Arturo Salah (1 July 1994 – 30 June 97)
* Claudio Lostanau (1997)
* Tomás Boy (1 July 1997 – 30 June 98)
* José Treviño (22 Jan 1999 – 1 March 99)
* Carlos Jara Saguier (4 March 1999 – 30 June 99)
* Eduardo Solari (1999)
* Benito Floro (12 Nov 1999 – 30 June 2001)
* Daniel Passarella (1 July 2002 – 31 Dec 2003)
* Hugo de León (2004)
* Sergio Orduña (20 April 2004 – 30 June 2004)
* Miguel Herrera (1 July 2004–16 Sept 2007)
* Isaac Mizrahi Smeke (1 Oct 2007 – 10 Jan 2008)
* Ricardo La Volpe (12 Jan 2008 – 8 Jan 2009)
* Víctor Manuel Vucetich (9 Jan 2009 – 26 Aug 2013)
* José Guadalupe Cruz (27 Aug 2013 – 18 Feb 2014)
* C. Barra & J. Treviño (interim) (19 Feb 2014 – 16 May 2014)
* Carlos Barra (16 May 2014 – 15 February 2015)
* Antonio Mohamed (16 February 2015 – 7 May 2018)
* Diego Alonso (18 May 2018 – 30 September 2019)
* Antonio Mohamed (9 October 2019 – 25 November 2020)
* Javier Aguirre (7 December 2020 – 26 February 2022)
* Víctor Manuel Vucetich (2 March 2022 – 28 May 2023)
* Fernando Ortíz (29 May 2023 – 6 August 2024)

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1980s|

* 1980: UNAM
* 1981: Transvaal
* 1982: UNAM
* 1983: Atlante
* 1984: Violette
* 1985: Defence Force
* 1986: Alajuelense
* 1987: América
* 1988: Olimpia
* 1989: UNAM

1990s|

* 1990: América
* 1991: Puebla
* 1992: América
* 1993: Saprissa
* 1994: Cartaginés
* 1995: Saprissa
* 1996: Cruz Azul
* 1997: Cruz Azul
* 1998: D.C. United
* 1999: Necaxa

2000s|

* 2000: Los Angeles Galaxy
* 2002: Pachuca
* 2003: Toluca
* 2004: Alajuelense
* 2005: Saprissa
* 2006: América
* 2007: Pachuca
* 2008: Pachuca

CONCACAF Champions League era, 2008–2023

2000s|

* 2008–09: Atlante
* 2009–10: Pachuca

2010s|

* 2010–11: Monterrey
* 2011–12: Monterrey
* 2012–13: Monterrey
* 2013–14: Cruz Azul
* 2014–15: América
* 2015–16: América
* 2016–17: Pachuca
* 2018: Guadalajara
* 2019: Monterrey

2020s|

* 2020: Tigres
* 2021: Monterrey
* 2022: Seattle Sounders FC
* 2023: León

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CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup and CONCACAF Giants Cup winners

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|

* 1991: Atlético Marte
* 1993: Monterrey
* 1994: Necaxa
* 1995: Tecos
* 1996: Games abandoned
* 1997: Games abandoned
* 1998: Games abandoned

CONCACAF Giants Cup|

* 2001: América

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