Club de Fútbol Monterrey
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The Club de Fútbol Monterrey is a Mexican football
club from Monterrey
, Nuevo León
, and the current champion of the CONCACAF Champions League
. Founded on June 28, 1945, it is the oldest active team in the professional division from the northern part of Mexico.
The club is owned by FEMSA
, Latin America
's largest bottling company. Home games are played in the Estadio Tecnológico
in Monterrey
, Mexico
, a stadium shared with the college (American) football team Borregos Salvajes
which represents the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
.
The club has enjoyed success in recent years, winning 4 league titles in 1986, 2003, 2009 and 2010; a Copa Mexico
in 1991, and the CONCACAF Champions League
in 2011. Because of its home uniform, the team is commonly known as the Rayados (the striped ones). Its oldest rival is the Tigres of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, against whom the local derby
is played every season.
Monterrey has counted on notable international players, mainly from Argentina, Brazil, Chile
, Spain, Uruguay
and other locations in Africa and Europe.
, a group of industrial businessmen headed by Ramón Cárdenas Coronado, Enrique Ayala Medina, Paul C. Probert, Rogelio Cantú Gómez and Miguel Margáín Zozaya, decided to create the Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
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, the home uniform consists of vertical blue and white striped jerseys with blue shorts.
In its first professional game, played August 19, 1945 against San Sebastián de León, Monterrey won by a score of 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 traveling bus involved in a tragic accident in the San Juan de los Lagos roads that would take the life's of many of the clubs players and would have a big impact on the surviving players. The other Mexican clubs in solidarity loaned Monterrey players in order to continue playing that tournament, but the club struggled nevertheless losing 21 games in a row and allowing 121 goals that year, finishing last in the league. Due to the circumstance, the club decided to stop playing in the league in 1946, just a year later in honor to the players passing.
It was until 1952 when the club resume 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 would earn the promotion to the top division. Once again the joy was short lived having the club finished last that first year back and been relegated once again to the second division after finishing with a record of 4 wins 7 draws 13 losses for a total of 15 points just 1 short of Zacatepec
who kept the category. The club would once again earn the promotion in the 1959–60 tournament which they have held till date.
In the 1961–62 tournament the club was again came close to relegation finishing 2nd 2 last for the second year in arrow just ahead of Zacatepec
who would now loss the category. The club had a record of 7 wins 5 draws and 15 losses for a total of 19 points.
In the 1962–63 tournament the club finally managed to have a successful year in the first division finishing 5th in the league 8 points behind CD Oro
that years champions who finished with a leagues best 36 points. That year record was 8 wins 12 draws and only 6 losses for a total of 28 points.
In the 1963–64 tournament the club would finish 3rd in the league just 5 points behind club Guadalajara who would have a league best 37 points. That year record was 12 wins 8 draws 6 losses for a total of 32 points.
In the 1964–65 tournament the club would once again finish 3rd in the league this time just 3 points behind club Guadalajara who won its second consecutive league title with 40 points. This years record was 17 wins 3 draws and 10 losses for a total of 37 points.
In the 1965–66 tournament the club finished tied for 4th in the league with Club Atlante with 33 points. This year is also remember for Club Nuevo León promotion to the first division having for the first time 2 clubs from Monterrey
participating in the first division. This year record was 13 wins 7 draws and 10 losses for a total of 33 points.
In the 1966–67 tournament the club felt back in to mediocrity finishing tied for 8th in the league with Irapuato with 30 points each. This year record was 10 wins , draws and losses for a total of 30 points.
In the 1967–68 tournament the club continue its descent finishing tied for 14 in the league with CD Oro
. That year record was 6 wins 9 draws and 15 losses for a total of 21 points.
In the 1968–69 tournament the club finished tied for 10th place in the league with Pachuca. This year is also remembered for Club Nuevo León's relegation after the club finished tied for last place with CD Oro
both with 21 points. A playoff series was held where after 3 matches CD Oro
managed to maintain its category. This year record was 10 wins 8 draws and 12 losses for a total of 28 points.
In the 1969–70 tournament the club close this decade tied for 9th place along with Atlante both with 28 points. This year record was 9 wins 10 draws and 11 losses for a total of 2 points. The 60s saw the club fight for the title as well to maintain the category.
who when on to win the league title that year against Toluca.
In the 1971–72 tournament the club would qualify to the playoff which had been introduce a few years back. The club would loss in quarterfinals to Club America
201 in aggregated time. The following year the club failed to qualify finishing tie for 5th with Veracruz and Guadalajara each with 32 points.
In the 1973–74 tournament the club managed to qualify the quarterfinals where they once again were eliminated this time by Atlético Español
who beat them 5–6 in aggregated time. The following year the club failed to qualify to the playoffs finishing 3rd in group 2 with a record of 15 wins 14 draws losing 9 for a total of 44 points 2 points fewer than Unión de Curtidores
who qualified.
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 who they managed to beat 7–2 in aggregated time scoring 5 goals in the first match and 2 more in the second winning both games. In semifinals the club played Guadalajara who eliminated them with a score of 2–3 in aggregated time. For the 1976–77 tournament the club fail to qualify finishing 4th in group 2 with 32 points by means of 10 wins, 12 draws losing 16 games. For the 1977–78 tournament the club once again fell short and did not qualify finishing 4th in group 2 with 38 points just 6 shy of cross town rival Tigres U.A.N.L., who won its first league title.
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 losing 12. This time a short tournament was played by the best 8 teams in the league who where then split in to 2 groups. Monterrey was placed in group 2 along with Pumas U.N.A.M.
, Tigres U.A.N.L. and Zacatepec
. after 6 rounds of play the club finished in 3rd place with 6 points by means of 1 win, 4 draws losing just 1 match , just 2 points behind Pumas
who went on to loses to Cruz Azul who had won the other group.
In the 1979–80 tournament the club finished 3rd in group 1 with 34 points with a record of 9 wins 16 draws losing 16 games scoring 40 goals and allowing 50. The decade came to an end with Club Monterrey having title to show for all their efforts, qualifying a couple times but failing to win their first league title.
in the Estadio Tecnológico during the well known Torneo México 86, to win by an aggregate 3–2. The goals were scored by Uruguayan Reinaldo Güeldini, and Mexican Francisco Javier Cruz
, who finished the season as the league leader in goals. For many years the team's logo did not show the star for this title.
Their main rivals are the UANL Tigres
and they have played in 89 derbies, or Clásico Regiomontano
as they are called, two of them were played in Texas
at Frisco's Pizza Hut Park and Houston's Robertson Stadium. It has been a close rivalry, Rayados have played the derby in semi-finals twice in a round robin format, having won two games and lost two games, both times (2003 and 2005) qualifying to the finals.
Monterrey won their Second title in the Clausura 2003 tournament, when on June 14, 2003 they defeated Monarcas Morelia by an aggregate of 3–1.
Monterrey again defeated Tigres on another Semifinal on December 10, 2005 Apertura 2005 (Playoffs) Tigres was victorious in the first game (Clásico 78) 1–0 in the Estadio Universitario. For the second game, Rayados won 2–1 an once again eliminated Tigres from the play offs thanks to a incredible goal by Guillermo "El Guille" Franco as the game was ending and sent Rayados to the finals.
And their third title was won in the "Apertura 2009" tournament, defeating Cruz Azul, one of Mexico's most prominent teams, by an aggregate of 6–4.
Monterrey has 3 top scorers the most in Nuevo León teams with Francisco Javier Cruz 14 Goals in "México 86" who gave the first championship to Rayados, Guillermo Franco 15 Goals in "Apertura 2004" and helped get the second championship in clausura 2003 and later on goin to a club in Spain called Villareal C.F , Humberto Suazo 13 Goals in "Clausura 2008" who gave the third championship for the strip ones in Apertura 2009 and also in CONMEBOL's the top scorer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification with 10 goals, one ahead Brazilian striker Luís Fabiano. And later went to Spain to play for Real Zaragoza. He then later returned during the 2010 Apertura tournament
, which was later won by the team. Followed by a triumphant run in the 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League
.
This era has proven to be the most successful in the club's history.
The third colour has also been inconsistent, sometimes presented as being red, orange, cyan, and recently, violet, purple, or green.
. This rivalry is called Clásico Regiomontano
. Monterrey sells out all of their home games regardless of weather conditions and the teams' status. On every Clásico the stadium is sold out as soon as tickets go on sale. Monterrey and Tigres played their first Clásico on July 13, 1974 in the Estadio Universitario
, with a draw 1–1. Monterrey would be the first team to win the Clásico in their second confrontation 2–1. In the first Clásicos, almost all were played in the Estadio Universitario. Estimating almost 70,000 fans attending these games before stadium renovation. Tigres has won the derby more times than Rayados. In 35 years and 92 games of heated rivalry, Tigres has won 33 games, while Rayados 32. The teams have tied on 26 occasions, with one game being suspended.
The city of Monterrey claims to 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 Divisón
. There is a rivalry between the La Adicción, CF Monterrey support crowd, and the Libres y Lokos, UANL Tigres
support crowd, each time a Clásico (Local Derby) takes place.
La Adicción is the most well known traveling support groups due to the thousands of members chanting for the team in home and away games.
, it is the second oldest football stadium in Mexico
, after Estadio Azul
. Monterrey will move to a new stadium called Estadio de Fútbol Monterrey, it is planned to be in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, in Greater Monterrey
. The new stadium will have an approximate capacity of 50,000 with options for remodeling and expansion. The stadium will have similar features of those incorporated within the design of England's Wembley Stadium
and the Aviva Stadium
in Ireland.
The Estadio de Fútbol Monterrey, designed by Populous, will start development in October, and includes plans for reforestation and environmental healing for the decaying area that surrounds the construction site.
Estadio Azul
facing Cruz Azul in the final. Aldo de Nigris
made the first goal of the match a 1–0 that meant a 5–3 at the moment for CF Monterrey later Cruz Azul had an advantage of making a goal in the second half with a 1–1 draw by then meaning a 5–4 still favoring the northern squad. Humberto Suazo
then took advantage of the field invading the Cruz Azul area then to make the 2–1 definite victory (6–4 total). Some of the Monterrey champion squad team members left the team. Among them Felipe Baloy
and Humberto Suazo
himself.
Rayados won their 4th League Championship on December 5, of 2010 at home, when they defeated Club Santos Laguna on a 5–3 aggregate, with a remarkable performance by Humberto "El Chupete" Suazo and Hiram Mier, after a consistent high-quality tournament that year.
Following, CF Monterrey became winner of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
on April 27 against Real Salt Lake
at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah with a 3–2 aggregate score. This being the first international title won by Monterrey coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich
after a long string of league championships.
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 F.C.
, a club he had played in Mexico City
.
Club Supporters (the 12th Man)
28 – Jesús Arellano
, midfielder
(1992–1997; 2000–2011)
José María Basanta
Neri Cardozo
Hugo Norberto Castillo César Delgado
Walter Erviti
Leandro Gracián
German Martellotto Antonio Mohamed
Gustavo Moriconi Pablo Rotchen
Sergio Verdirame
Alex
Bahia Careca
Claudinho Guarací Barbosa Milton Carlos Reynaldo Güeldini Ubirajara Chagas Reinaldo Navia
Miguel Ramirez
Humberto Suazo
Walter Ayoví Giovanny Espinoza
Norberto Huezo
Jesus Arellano
Francisco Avilan Hector Becerra Marcelino Bernal Jared Borgetti
Magdaleno Cano Felix Cruz
Francisco Javier Cruz
Duilio Davino
Aldo de Nigris
Antonio de Nigris
Missael Espinoza
Guillermo Franco
Roberto Gomez Junco Juan González Carlos Hermosillo
Luis Hernández
Ignacio Jáuregui
Mario Jáuregui Alfredo Jimenez Ricardo Martinez Ramon Morales
Guillermo Muñoz
Manuel Negrete Arias
José Antonio Noriega
Jonathan Orozco
Ricardo Osorio
Gustavo Peña
Luis Pérez
Francisco Solis
Zinha
Porfirio Jimenez Felipe Baloy
Osvaldo Martínez
Ruben Ruiz Diaz Ernesto Labarthe
Claudio Lostanau
Eusébio Abdul Thompson Conteh
Sebastián Abreu
Nilo Acuña Egidio Arévalo Rios Francisco Bertochi Ruben Romeo Corbo
Hugo Enrique Esquivel Eber Moas Pedro Rocha
Richard Tavarez Juan Arango
Juan Vasquez
(1962–65)
Carlos Alberto Torres
(1991–92) Miguel Mejía Barón
1991–92) Hugo Hernández (1993) Arturo Salah
(1994–96) Eduardo Solari Magdaleno Cano Carlos Jara Saguier
Claudio Lostanau (1997) José Treviño
(1998–99)
Benito Floro (2000–02) Daniel Passarella
(2002–03) Hugo de León
(2004) Miguel Herrera
(2004–07) Isaac Mizrahi (2007) Ricardo Lavolpe
(2008–09) Víctor Manuel Vucetich
(2009–)
Football (soccer)
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club from Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Nuevo León
Nuevo León
Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
, and the current champion of the CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
. Founded on June 28, 1945, it is the oldest active team in the professional division from the northern part of Mexico.
The club is owned by FEMSA
FEMSA
FEMSA is the largest beverage company in Mexico and in Latin America and as of September 2011 also the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the world. FEMSA originated as the Cuauhtémoc Brewery in 1890, which, through debt management, was restructured as FEMSA in 1988...
, Latin America
Latin America
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's largest bottling company. Home games are played in the Estadio Tecnológico
Estadio Tecnológico
The Estadio Tecnológico is a stadium located in city of Monterrey, Mexico.It is the property of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. The Monterrey Football Club play their home games there, but only rent the space and are not affiliated with the Institute.The stadium was...
in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Mexico
Mexico
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, a stadium shared with the college (American) football team Borregos Salvajes
Borregos Salvajes
The Borregos Salvajes is the name of all the sports teams that represent the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in various sports, such as: basketball, volleyball, football and soccer for both men's and women's teams.-American football:The Tec de Monterrey teams are best known...
which represents the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education commonly shortened as Monterrey Institute of Technology or Monterrey Tech is one of the largest private, nonsectarian and coeducational multi-campus universities in...
.
The club has enjoyed success in recent years, winning 4 league titles in 1986, 2003, 2009 and 2010; a Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...
in 1991, and the CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
in 2011. Because of its home uniform, the team is commonly known as the Rayados (the striped ones). Its oldest rival is the Tigres of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, against whom the local derby
Clásico Regiomontano
Clásico Regiomontano is a football derby in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, between crosstown rival teams Monterrey and UANL.Since the first Clásico in 1974, the two teams have competed 91 times for bragging rights and city honour...
is played every season.
Monterrey has counted on notable international players, mainly from Argentina, Brazil, Chile
Chile
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, Spain, Uruguay
Uruguay
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and other locations in Africa and Europe.
1940s–50s
At the end of World War IIWorld War II
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, a group of industrial businessmen headed by Ramón Cárdenas Coronado, Enrique Ayala Medina, Paul C. Probert, Rogelio Cantú Gómez and Miguel Margáín Zozaya, decided to create the Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
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, the home uniform consists of vertical blue and white striped jerseys with blue shorts.
In its first professional game, played August 19, 1945 against San Sebastián de León, Monterrey won by a score of 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 traveling bus involved in a tragic accident in the San Juan de los Lagos roads that would take the life's of many of the clubs players and would have a big impact on the surviving players. The other Mexican clubs in solidarity loaned Monterrey players in order to continue playing that tournament, but the club struggled nevertheless losing 21 games in a row and allowing 121 goals that year, finishing last in the league. Due to the circumstance, the club decided to stop playing in the league in 1946, just a year later in honor to the players passing.
It was until 1952 when the club resume 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 would earn the promotion to the top division. Once again the joy was short lived having the club finished last that first year back and been relegated once again to the second division after finishing with a record of 4 wins 7 draws 13 losses for a total of 15 points just 1 short of Zacatepec
Zacatepec
Zacatepec is a Mexican football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos. They are nicknamed Cañeros . Their colors are white and green . Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two...
who kept the category. The club would once again earn the promotion in the 1959–60 tournament which they have held till date.
1960s
The club started of the 60s in bad shape just avoiding relegation with 3 more points than Club Celaya. The club finished the 1960–61 tournament with a record of 7 wins 7 draws 12 losses for a total of 21 points.In the 1961–62 tournament the club was again came close to relegation finishing 2nd 2 last for the second year in arrow just ahead of Zacatepec
Zacatepec
Zacatepec is a Mexican football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos. They are nicknamed Cañeros . Their colors are white and green . Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two...
who would now loss the category. The club had a record of 7 wins 5 draws and 15 losses for a total of 19 points.
In the 1962–63 tournament the club finally managed to have a successful year in the first division finishing 5th in the league 8 points behind CD Oro
CD Oro
Club Deportivo Oro is a football club that plays in the second division. It is based in the city of Guadalajara. The club was one of five clubs from the state of Jalisco to play in the Mexican first division. It only won one league title, back in 1962, and was runner-up five times in 1947, 1953,...
that years champions who finished with a leagues best 36 points. That year record was 8 wins 12 draws and only 6 losses for a total of 28 points.
In the 1963–64 tournament the club would finish 3rd in the league just 5 points behind club Guadalajara who would have a league best 37 points. That year record was 12 wins 8 draws 6 losses for a total of 32 points.
In the 1964–65 tournament the club would once again finish 3rd in the league this time just 3 points behind club Guadalajara who won its second consecutive league title with 40 points. This years record was 17 wins 3 draws and 10 losses for a total of 37 points.
In the 1965–66 tournament the club finished tied for 4th in the league with Club Atlante with 33 points. This year is also remember for Club Nuevo León promotion to the first division having for the first time 2 clubs from Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
participating in the first division. This year record was 13 wins 7 draws and 10 losses for a total of 33 points.
In the 1966–67 tournament the club felt back in to mediocrity finishing tied for 8th in the league with Irapuato with 30 points each. This year record was 10 wins , draws and losses for a total of 30 points.
In the 1967–68 tournament the club continue its descent finishing tied for 14 in the league with CD Oro
CD Oro
Club Deportivo Oro is a football club that plays in the second division. It is based in the city of Guadalajara. The club was one of five clubs from the state of Jalisco to play in the Mexican first division. It only won one league title, back in 1962, and was runner-up five times in 1947, 1953,...
. That year record was 6 wins 9 draws and 15 losses for a total of 21 points.
In the 1968–69 tournament the club finished tied for 10th place in the league with Pachuca. This year is also remembered for Club Nuevo León's relegation after the club finished tied for last place with CD Oro
CD Oro
Club Deportivo Oro is a football club that plays in the second division. It is based in the city of Guadalajara. The club was one of five clubs from the state of Jalisco to play in the Mexican first division. It only won one league title, back in 1962, and was runner-up five times in 1947, 1953,...
both with 21 points. A playoff series was held where after 3 matches CD Oro
CD Oro
Club Deportivo Oro is a football club that plays in the second division. It is based in the city of Guadalajara. The club was one of five clubs from the state of Jalisco to play in the Mexican first division. It only won one league title, back in 1962, and was runner-up five times in 1947, 1953,...
managed to maintain its category. This year record was 10 wins 8 draws and 12 losses for a total of 28 points.
In the 1969–70 tournament the club close this decade tied for 9th place along with Atlante both with 28 points. This year record was 9 wins 10 draws and 11 losses for a total of 2 points. The 60s saw the club fight for the title as well to maintain the category.
1970s
In the 1970s the tournament was split in to 2 short tournaments due to the 1970 world cup that was taking part in Mexico for the first time. The club was place in group 1 where they managed to finish 2 with 17 points 1 less than group leader Toluca. In the second part of the tournament the club finished 7th. The following year Monterrey finished runner up to Club AmericaClub América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
who when on to win the league title that year against Toluca.
In the 1971–72 tournament the club would qualify to the playoff which had been introduce a few years back. The club would loss in quarterfinals to Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
201 in aggregated time. The following year the club failed to qualify finishing tie for 5th with Veracruz and Guadalajara each with 32 points.
In the 1973–74 tournament the club managed to qualify the quarterfinals where they once again were eliminated this time by Atlético Español
Atlético Español
Atlético Español was a football team which played between 1971 to 1982 they played in the Primera División de México. They played out of México City.- History :...
who beat them 5–6 in aggregated time. The following year the club failed to qualify to the playoffs finishing 3rd in group 2 with a record of 15 wins 14 draws losing 9 for a total of 44 points 2 points fewer than Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores is a Mexican football team, nicknamed Curtidores. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Segunda División Profesional in el Estadio La Martinica in the city of León . Due to the club's long history and tradition it has many followers, not just in the city...
who qualified.
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 who they managed to beat 7–2 in aggregated time scoring 5 goals in the first match and 2 more in the second winning both games. In semifinals the club played Guadalajara who eliminated them with a score of 2–3 in aggregated time. For the 1976–77 tournament the club fail to qualify finishing 4th in group 2 with 32 points by means of 10 wins, 12 draws losing 16 games. For the 1977–78 tournament the club once again fell short and did not qualify finishing 4th in group 2 with 38 points just 6 shy of cross town rival Tigres U.A.N.L., who won its first league title.
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 losing 12. This time a short tournament was played by the best 8 teams in the league who where then split in to 2 groups. Monterrey was placed in group 2 along with Pumas U.N.A.M.
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
, Tigres U.A.N.L. and Zacatepec
Zacatepec
Zacatepec is a Mexican football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos. They are nicknamed Cañeros . Their colors are white and green . Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two...
. after 6 rounds of play the club finished in 3rd place with 6 points by means of 1 win, 4 draws losing just 1 match , just 2 points behind Pumas
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
who went on to loses to Cruz Azul who had won the other group.
In the 1979–80 tournament the club finished 3rd in group 1 with 34 points with a record of 9 wins 16 draws losing 16 games scoring 40 goals and allowing 50. The decade came to an end with Club Monterrey having title to show for all their efforts, qualifying a couple times but failing to win their first league title.
1980s
On March 1, 1986, the Rayados won their first title in the return leg of a series against Tampico-MaderoJaibos Tampico Madero
Club Jaiba Brava del Tampico Madero is a football team that plays in the Segunda División de México, the third division of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación...
in the Estadio Tecnológico during the well known Torneo México 86, to win by an aggregate 3–2. The goals were scored by Uruguayan Reinaldo Güeldini, and Mexican Francisco Javier Cruz
Francisco Javier Cruz
Francisco Javier Cruz Jiménez was a Mexican football player who played for Rayados de Monterrey and UANL Tigres, becoming one of the few players to be successful in both professional teams from Monterrey...
, who finished the season as the league leader in goals. For many years the team's logo did not show the star for this title.
Their main rivals are the UANL Tigres
UANL Tigres
Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, often known only as Tigres or UANL, a Mexican football club that plays in the Primera División. It is one of the two professional football teams of the state of Nuevo León. The team plays home games at the Estadio Universitario, located in San...
and they have played in 89 derbies, or Clásico Regiomontano
Clásico Regiomontano
Clásico Regiomontano is a football derby in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, between crosstown rival teams Monterrey and UANL.Since the first Clásico in 1974, the two teams have competed 91 times for bragging rights and city honour...
as they are called, two of them were played in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
at Frisco's Pizza Hut Park and Houston's Robertson Stadium. It has been a close rivalry, Rayados have played the derby in semi-finals twice in a round robin format, having won two games and lost two games, both times (2003 and 2005) qualifying to the finals.
Modern Day
Monterrey was the first to defeat Tigres on a classic Semifinal Game in on June 4 and June 7, 2003. This was the first time that Tigres and Rayados met on semi-finals. Monterrey were favorites to claim the League playoffs, and it was expected that whoever won would have been champion. Tigres started the first game well, scoring very luckily early 1–0 , but By a powerful offensive football by Rayados to end the match at 4–1. Monterrey eliminated Tigres by a global 5–3.Monterrey won their Second title in the Clausura 2003 tournament, when on June 14, 2003 they defeated Monarcas Morelia by an aggregate of 3–1.
And their third title was won in the "Apertura 2009" tournament, defeating Cruz Azul, one of Mexico's most prominent teams, by an aggregate of 6–4.
Monterrey has 3 top scorers the most in Nuevo León teams with Francisco Javier Cruz 14 Goals in "México 86" who gave the first championship to Rayados, Guillermo Franco 15 Goals in "Apertura 2004" and helped get the second championship in clausura 2003 and later on goin to a club in Spain called Villareal C.F , Humberto Suazo 13 Goals in "Clausura 2008" who gave the third championship for the strip ones in Apertura 2009 and also in CONMEBOL's the top scorer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification with 10 goals, one ahead Brazilian striker Luís Fabiano. And later went to Spain to play for Real Zaragoza. He then later returned during the 2010 Apertura tournament
2010 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla
The Liguilla of the 2010 Primera División de México Apertura was a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México...
, which was later won by the team. Followed by a triumphant run in the 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League
2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
The 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals was the fourth final of the current format of the CONCACAF Champions League. The match was contested in a two-leg aggregate format between April 19–28, 2011....
.
This era has proven to be the most successful in the club's history.
Colours
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, cyan, and recently, violet, purple, or green.
Rivalry
Rayados' biggest rival is TigresUANL Tigres
Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, often known only as Tigres or UANL, a Mexican football club that plays in the Primera División. It is one of the two professional football teams of the state of Nuevo León. The team plays home games at the Estadio Universitario, located in San...
. This rivalry is called Clásico Regiomontano
Clásico Regiomontano
Clásico Regiomontano is a football derby in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, between crosstown rival teams Monterrey and UANL.Since the first Clásico in 1974, the two teams have competed 91 times for bragging rights and city honour...
. Monterrey sells out all of their home games regardless of weather conditions and the teams' status. On every Clásico the stadium is sold out as soon as tickets go on sale. Monterrey and Tigres played their first Clásico on July 13, 1974 in the Estadio Universitario
Estadio Universitario
The Estadio Universitario – nicknamed El Volcán is a stadium property of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, located in its premises in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León in Mexico.-Sports:...
, with a draw 1–1. Monterrey would be the first team to win the Clásico in their second confrontation 2–1. In the first Clásicos, almost all were played in the Estadio Universitario. Estimating almost 70,000 fans attending these games before stadium renovation. Tigres has won the derby more times than Rayados. In 35 years and 92 games of heated rivalry, Tigres has won 33 games, while Rayados 32. The teams have tied on 26 occasions, with one game being suspended.
Fan base
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
. There is a rivalry between the La Adicción, CF Monterrey support crowd, and the Libres y Lokos, UANL Tigres
UANL Tigres
Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, often known only as Tigres or UANL, a Mexican football club that plays in the Primera División. It is one of the two professional football teams of the state of Nuevo León. The team plays home games at the Estadio Universitario, located in San...
support crowd, each time a Clásico (Local Derby) takes place.
La Adicción is the most well known traveling support groups due to the thousands of members chanting for the team in home and away games.
Stadium
Currently Monterrey plays at Estadio TecnológicoEstadio Tecnológico
The Estadio Tecnológico is a stadium located in city of Monterrey, Mexico.It is the property of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. The Monterrey Football Club play their home games there, but only rent the space and are not affiliated with the Institute.The stadium was...
, it is the second oldest football stadium in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, after Estadio Azul
Estadio Azul
The Estadio Azul, is a 35,000-seat stadium located in Mexico City. This sports facility is currently used for association football matches and previously for American football. It is the home of Mexican football club Cruz Azul; it has been also home for Atlante F.C...
. Monterrey will move to a new stadium called Estadio de Fútbol Monterrey, it is planned to be in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, in Greater Monterrey
Monterrey Metropolitan area
The Monterrey metropolitan area refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Officially called Area Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey or AMM, the metropolitan area is the 3rd-largest such area in Mexico....
. The new stadium will have an approximate capacity of 50,000 with options for remodeling and expansion. The stadium will have similar features of those incorporated within the design of England's Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
and the Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium
The Aviva Stadium is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 50,000 spectators. The stadium is built on the site of the old Lansdowne Road venue, which was demolished in 2007, and replaces that stadium as home to its chief tenants: the Irish rugby union team and the...
in Ireland.
The Estadio de Fútbol Monterrey, designed by Populous, will start development in October, and includes plans for reforestation and environmental healing for the decaying area that surrounds the construction site.
Championships
Monterrey won their third Mexican League Championship title on the night of December 13, 2009 at Mexico City'sMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
Estadio Azul
Estadio Azul
The Estadio Azul, is a 35,000-seat stadium located in Mexico City. This sports facility is currently used for association football matches and previously for American football. It is the home of Mexican football club Cruz Azul; it has been also home for Atlante F.C...
facing Cruz Azul in the final. Aldo de Nigris
Aldo de Nigris
Jesús Aldo de Nigris Guajardo is a Mexican footballer of Italian descent who currently plays for Monterrey in the Primera Division and the Mexico national football team.-Early career:...
made the first goal of the match a 1–0 that meant a 5–3 at the moment for CF Monterrey later Cruz Azul had an advantage of making a goal in the second half with a 1–1 draw by then meaning a 5–4 still favoring the northern squad. Humberto Suazo
Humberto Suazo
Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo , nicknamed Chupete, is a Chilean football player, who currently plays as a striker in Monterrey. In 2006 he was awarded by IFFHS as the world's top goal scorer of the year....
then took advantage of the field invading the Cruz Azul area then to make the 2–1 definite victory (6–4 total). Some of the Monterrey champion squad team members left the team. Among them Felipe Baloy
Felipe Baloy
Felipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez is a football defender who currently plays in Mexico for Primera División de México team Santos Laguna and is the current captain of the Panama national football team.-Early life:...
and Humberto Suazo
Humberto Suazo
Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo , nicknamed Chupete, is a Chilean football player, who currently plays as a striker in Monterrey. In 2006 he was awarded by IFFHS as the world's top goal scorer of the year....
himself.
Rayados won their 4th League Championship on December 5, of 2010 at home, when they defeated Club Santos Laguna on a 5–3 aggregate, with a remarkable performance by Humberto "El Chupete" Suazo and Hiram Mier, after a consistent high-quality tournament that year.
Following, CF Monterrey became winner of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 27, 2010 and ended on April 27, 2011. Monterrey of Mexico won their first title, defeating Real Salt Lake of the United States 3-2 on aggregate in the...
on April 27 against Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah with a 3–2 aggregate score. This being the first international title won by Monterrey coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas is a former Mexican footballer and current manager of Monterrey of the Primera División de México. "Vuce" has coached ten teams in the Primera División de México, accomplishing five league championships with different clubs, two Copa México championships, an InterLiga...
after a long string of league championships.
Kit evolution
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 blue lines across the chest. In the 60s the club wore a different kit inspired by the one used by Jaibos Tampico MaderoJaibos Tampico Madero
Club Jaiba Brava del Tampico Madero is a football team that plays in the Segunda División de México, the third division of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación...
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 F.C.
Asturias F.C.
Asturias F.C. was a former Mexican association football club that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division. Asturias F.C. would overcome Real Club España, club along which were known as the foreign...
, a club he had played in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
.
Sponsors
| Year | Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–1991 | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
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| 1991–1998 | ABA SPORT | ABACO 1989–1998 | |
| 1998–1999 | ABA SPORT | Oxxo OXXO OXXO is a primarily-franchised chain of convenience stores from Mexico, with over 7,000 stores across Latin America. It is the largest chain of this kind of store in Mexico. It is wholly owned by the beverage company FEMSA... |
Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo... and Tecate Tecate Tecate is a small city in Baja California, Mexico and the municipal seat of Tecate Municipality. It is located on the border with Tecate, California, United States in the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. There is a small port of entry betwixt the sister cities that serves as a calmer... |
| 1999–2007 | Atletica | Bimbo Grupo Bimbo Grupo Bimbo is the largest Mexican food company and the largest bakery in the world with brands in Americas, Europe, and China.-History:Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico in 1945 by Lorenzo Servitje, Jose T. Mata, Jaime Sendra, and Jaime Jorba... |
Coca Cola, Casas Javer, Oxxo OXXO OXXO is a primarily-franchised chain of convenience stores from Mexico, with over 7,000 stores across Latin America. It is the largest chain of this kind of store in Mexico. It is wholly owned by the beverage company FEMSA... , Carta Blanca and BBVA Bancomer |
| 2007–2008 | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Bimbo Grupo Bimbo Grupo Bimbo is the largest Mexican food company and the largest bakery in the world with brands in Americas, Europe, and China.-History:Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico in 1945 by Lorenzo Servitje, Jose T. Mata, Jaime Sendra, and Jaime Jorba... |
Coca Cola, Casas Javer, LG LG Group LG Corp. is the second-largest South Korean conglomerate company following Samsung, and it is headquartered in the LG Twin Towers in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. LG produces electronics, chemicals, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics, LG Display,... , Carta Blanca and BBVA Bancomer |
| 2008– | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Bimbo Grupo Bimbo Grupo Bimbo is the largest Mexican food company and the largest bakery in the world with brands in Americas, Europe, and China.-History:Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico in 1945 by Lorenzo Servitje, Jose T. Mata, Jaime Sendra, and Jaime Jorba... |
Coca Cola, Casas Javer, Carta Blanca, Home Depot and BBVA Bancomer |
Past Home Kits
Past Away Kits
Current squad
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican Football Transfers Summer 2011.Retired numbers
12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)12th Man (football)
The 12th man or 12th player is a term used to describe the fans within a stadium during association football or American football games. This term has a different meaning in cricket, referring to the first substitute player who fields when a member of the fielding side is injured...
28 –
Jesús ArellanoJesús Arellano
José de Jesús Arellano Alcócer , is a retired Mexican football player. He last played for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México, with whom he has played most of his career.-Biography:...
, midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
(1992–1997; 2000–2011)
Top goalscorers
| Club de Fútbol Monterrey Club de Fútbol Monterrey The Club de Fútbol Monterrey is a Mexican football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León, and the current champion of the CONCACAF Champions League. Founded on June 28, 1945, it is the oldest active team in the professional division from the northern part of Mexico.... |
||
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahia |
90 Goals |
| 2 |  Humberto SuazoHumberto Suazo Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo , nicknamed Chupete, is a Chilean football player, who currently plays as a striker in Monterrey. In 2006 he was awarded by IFFHS as the world's top goal scorer of the year.... |
70 Goals |
| 3 | Milton Carlos |
69 Goals |
| 4 |  Ruben Romeo CorboRomeo Corbo Ruben Romeo Corbo Burmia is a retired Uruguayan football striker who played for several clubs in Latin America, including C.A. Peñarol and Club de Futbol Monterrey.... |
68 Goals |
| 5 | Guillermo Franco Guillermo Franco Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson is an Argentine-born Mexican football striker who plays for Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Mexico national team, until his international retirement in September 2010.-Early life:... |
| 63 Goals |
| 6 | Ubirajara Chagas |
55 Goals |
| 7 | Francisco Javier Cruz Francisco Javier Cruz Francisco Javier Cruz Jiménez was a Mexican football player who played for Rayados de Monterrey and UANL Tigres, becoming one of the few players to be successful in both professional teams from Monterrey... |
54 Goals |
| 8 | Alfredo Jimenez |
53 Goals |
| 9 | Luis Ernesto Perez Luis Ernesto Pérez Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México... |
48 Goals |
| 10 | Jesus Arellano Jesús Arellano José de Jesús Arellano Alcócer , is a retired Mexican football player. He last played for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México, with whom he has played most of his career.-Biography:... |
47 Goals |
- Players in bold are currently active with Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
- Players in italic are still active but are not currently with Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
- Does not include international competition goals.
Most Appearances
| Club de Fútbol Monterrey Club de Fútbol Monterrey The Club de Fútbol Monterrey is a Mexican football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León, and the current champion of the CONCACAF Champions League. Founded on June 28, 1945, it is the oldest active team in the professional division from the northern part of Mexico.... |
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| Rank | Player | Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdaleno Cano |
433 |
| 2 | Jesus Arellano Jesús Arellano José de Jesús Arellano Alcócer , is a retired Mexican football player. He last played for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México, with whom he has played most of his career.-Biography:... |
409 |
| 3 | Luis Ernesto Perez Luis Ernesto Pérez Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México... |
290 |
| 4 | Juan Gonzalez |
275 |
| 5 | Guillermo Muñoz Guillermo Muñoz Guillermo Muñoz Ramírez is a retired Mexican football defender, who was nicknamed "El Turbo". He obtained a total number of 20 caps for the Mexican national team between 1987 and 1993, and was a squad member at the 1993 Copa América. He made his debut on January 17, 1987.-References:* at National... |
| 274 |
- Players in bold are currently active with Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
- Players in italic are still active but are not currently with Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
- Does not count appearances in international competitions.
Notable players
Emilio BaldonedoEmilio Baldonedo
Emilio Baldonedo was an Argentine footballer and football manager. He played the best part of his career for Club Atlético Huracán in Argentina and went on to become the manager of a number of teams in the Argentine Primera....
José María Basanta
José Basanta
José María Basanta is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for CF Monterrey in Mexico.-Career :...
Neri Cardozo
Neri Cardozo
Neri Raúl Cardozo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera Division de Mexico.-Club career:...
Hugo Norberto Castillo César Delgado
César Delgado
César Fabián Delgado Godoy is an Argentine footballer. He plays for Monterrey. His nickname "El Chelito" is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado because of their same last name.-Career:...
Walter ErvitiWalter Erviti
Walter Daniel Erviti Roldán is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. He plays mainly as a deep-lying playmaker.-Club career:...
Leandro Gracián
Leandro Gracián
Leandro Gracián is an Argentine football player, who plays for Boca Juniors.-Career:Gracián started his professional career with Vélez Sársfield where he was part of the team that won the Clausura 2005 tournament....
German Martellotto
Antonio MohamedAntonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
Gustavo Moriconi Pablo Rotchen
Pablo Rotchen
Pablo Oscar Rotchen Suárez is a retired Argentine football defender who played for the Argentina national team in Copa América 1997....
Sergio VerdirameSergio Verdirame
Sergio Verdirame is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina, Chile and Mexico....
AlexAlex Fernandes
Alexsandro Fernandes Xavier , often known simply as Alex, is a Mexican football striker. He currently plays for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México.-Career:...
Bahia Careca
Carlos Alberto Bianchezi
Carlos Alberto Bianchezi is a retired Brazilian footballer who played for Brazilian sides Marília Atlético Clube, Guarani and Palmeiras, as well as in Italy for Atalanta and in Mexico for CF Monterrey.-External links:*...
Claudinho Guarací Barbosa Milton Carlos Reynaldo Güeldini Ubirajara Chagas Reinaldo Navia
Reinaldo Navia
Reinaldo Marcelino Navia Amador is a Chilean footballer, who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Ñublense as Striker....
Miguel Ramirez
Miguel Ramírez
Miguel Ramírez Pérez , nicknamed "Cheíto", is a retired Chilean football defender. He was capped 62 times and scored 1 goal for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 2003, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-Career:...
Humberto Suazo
Humberto Suazo
Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo , nicknamed Chupete, is a Chilean football player, who currently plays as a striker in Monterrey. In 2006 he was awarded by IFFHS as the world's top goal scorer of the year....
Walter Ayoví Giovanny Espinoza
Giovanny Espinoza
Giovanny Patricio Espinoza Pabón is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Unión Española in the Chilean First Division.-Club career:...
Norberto Huezo
Norberto Huezo
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Jesus Arellano
Jesús Arellano
José de Jesús Arellano Alcócer , is a retired Mexican football player. He last played for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México, with whom he has played most of his career.-Biography:...
Francisco Avilan Hector Becerra Marcelino Bernal Jared Borgetti
Jared Borgetti
Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría is a retired Mexican footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability...
Magdaleno Cano Felix Cruz
Felix Cruz
Felix Cruz is a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Universidad Nacional.-External links:*...
Francisco Javier Cruz
Francisco Javier Cruz
Francisco Javier Cruz Jiménez was a Mexican football player who played for Rayados de Monterrey and UANL Tigres, becoming one of the few players to be successful in both professional teams from Monterrey...
Duilio Davino
Duilio Davino
Duilio César Jean Pierre Davino Rodríguez is a Mexican football defender who plays for Estudiantes Tecos of the Primera Division de Mexico....
Aldo de Nigris
Aldo de Nigris
Jesús Aldo de Nigris Guajardo is a Mexican footballer of Italian descent who currently plays for Monterrey in the Primera Division and the Mexico national football team.-Early career:...
Antonio de Nigris
Antonio de Nigris
Antonio de Nigris Guajardo was a Mexican footballer who played as a striker.During his career, which was cut short at 31 by a fatal heart attack, he played in six different countries, also representing twelve clubs in nine years.-Club career:Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, de Nigris became...
Missael Espinoza
Missael Espinoza
Eduardo Missael Espinoza Padilla is a retired Mexican football midfielder. He obtained a total number of 41 caps and 4 goals for the Mexican national team between 1990 and 1995, and was a squad member at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, albeit without playing a game.- References :* at National Football...
Guillermo FrancoGuillermo Franco
Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson is an Argentine-born Mexican football striker who plays for Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Mexico national team, until his international retirement in September 2010.-Early life:...
Roberto Gomez Junco Juan González Carlos Hermosillo
Carlos Hermosillo
Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa is a Mexican former football player. He is one of the top all-time goalscorers for the Mexican national team. He is also known as "El Grandote de Cerro Azul"....
Luis Hernández
Luis Hernández (footballer)
Luis Arturo "El Matador" Hernández Carreón is a Mexican football striker, the fourth highest goalscorer of all-time for the Mexican national football team, and their highest goalscorer in World Cups...
Ignacio Jáuregui
Ignacio Jáuregui
Ignacio Jáuregui is a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He also played for Club Atlas and C.F. Monterrey.-External links:*...
Mario Jáuregui Alfredo Jimenez Ricardo Martinez Ramon Morales
Ramón Morales
Ramón Morales Higuera is a retired Mexican international footballer who last played for Estudiantes Tecos as a midfielder.Biography=...
Guillermo Muñoz
Guillermo Muñoz
Guillermo Muñoz Ramírez is a retired Mexican football defender, who was nicknamed "El Turbo". He obtained a total number of 20 caps for the Mexican national team between 1987 and 1993, and was a squad member at the 1993 Copa América. He made his debut on January 17, 1987.-References:* at National...
Manuel Negrete Arias
Manuel Negrete Arias
Manuel "Manolo" Negrete Arias is Mexican coach and former football midfielder, who became famous for scoring one of the most spectacular goals of the 1986 World Cup...
José Antonio Noriega
José Antonio Noriega
José Antonio Noriega known as El Tato Noriega is a former Mexican footballer who played 14 years for various clubs in the Primera División de México. Noriega played with seven different clubs in Mexico, his most years coming with Monterrey. Noriega played for the Mexico national football team in...
Jonathan Orozco
Jonathan Orozco
Jonathan Emmanuel Orozco Domínguez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays in Monterrey of Primera División de México as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
Ricardo Osorio
Ricardo Osorio
Ricardo Osorio Mendoza is a Mexican international football defender, who currently plays with Monterrey of the Primera División de México...
Gustavo Peña
Gustavo Peña
Gustavo Peña Velazco is a retired Mexican footballer.During his club career he played for Oro Guadalajara, Cruz Azul and Monterrey. He earned 82 caps and scored 3 goals for the Mexico national football team from 1961 to 1974, and took part in two FIFA World Cups , where he was captain in both...
Luis Pérez
Luis Ernesto Pérez
Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México...
Francisco Solis
ZinhaÂntonio Naelson
Antônio Naelson Matias , also known simply as Sinha is a Mexican football midfielder, who plays for Club Toluca in the Mexican First Division.-Biography:...
Porfirio Jimenez Felipe Baloy
Felipe Baloy
Felipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez is a football defender who currently plays in Mexico for Primera División de México team Santos Laguna and is the current captain of the Panama national football team.-Early life:...
Osvaldo Martínez
Osvaldo Martínez
Osvaldo David Martínez Arce is a Paraguayan football midfielder. He currently plays for Atlante FC in the Primera Division de Mexico.-Career:...
Ruben Ruiz Diaz Ernesto LabartheErnesto Labarthe
Ernesto Labarthe is a former Peruvian footballer who played for Sport Boys in Peru, Monterrey in Mexico and Palestino in Chile....
Claudio Lostanau
Eusébio Abdul Thompson ContehAbdul Thompson Conteh
Abdul Thompson Conteh is a former Sierra Leonean football striker.-Career:Conteh played three seasons in Major League Soccer, with San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and D.C. United in 2001 and 2002. He scored a total 15 goals in league play...
Sebastián Abreu
Sebastián Abreu
Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo is an Uruguayan footballer who plays with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in Brazil as a striker.Best known by his nickname El Loco , the prolific goalscorer – for club and country – played for more than 20 teams during his professional career, in six different...
Nilo Acuña Egidio Arévalo Rios Francisco Bertochi Ruben Romeo Corbo
Romeo Corbo
Ruben Romeo Corbo Burmia is a retired Uruguayan football striker who played for several clubs in Latin America, including C.A. Peñarol and Club de Futbol Monterrey....
Hugo Enrique Esquivel Eber Moas Pedro Rocha
Pedro Rocha
Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti is a former Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974....
Richard Tavarez Juan Arango
Juan Arango
Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany, as an attacking midfielder....
Juan Vasquez
Managers
Roberto ScaroneRoberto Scarone
Roberto Scarone was an Uruguayan football player and manager. He is mainly known for his successful managing spell at the helm of the Uruguayan powerhouse Peñarol in the early 1960s.-Career:...
(1962–65)
- Mario Perez (1966–69) Ignacio Jáuregui "El Gallo" (1969–74)
- Roberto Matosas Vicente Pereda Fernando RieraFernando RieraFernando Riera Bauzá was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Riera was born in Santiago, Chile...
(1975–76), (1977–78), (1988–89) Francisco Avilán (1984–87) - José Ledezma (1987–88) Pedro GarcíaPedro García BarrosPedro García Barros is a retired Chilean football midfielder, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1967-09-19. After his professional career he became a football coach, guiding several teams, including the national squad at the 2001 Copa América...
(1989–91)
Carlos Alberto Torres
Carlos Alberto Torres
Carlos Alberto Torres is a former Brazilian footballer, one of the most highly regarded defenders of all time. He captained Brazil to victory in the 1970 World Cup and is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, as well as the U.S...
(1991–92) Miguel Mejía Barón
Miguel Mejía Baron
Miguel Mejía Barón is a Mexican football manager.He coached Mexico at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.-Teams a coach:*1988-1991: UNAM Pumas*1991-1992: Monterrey*1993-1995: Mexico national football team*1996-1998: Atlante...
1991–92) Hugo Hernández (1993) Arturo Salah
Arturo Salah
Arturo Salah Cassani is a Chilean former football player, who currently is an unemployed manager. He is of Palestinian background. Lastly he managed the Universidad de Chile. As a player, Salah played for Audax, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile and Palestino.-Manager career:He began his...
(1994–96) Eduardo Solari Magdaleno Cano Carlos Jara Saguier
Carlos Jara Saguier
Carlos Jara Saguier is a former football player who is currently working as a coach, born in Paraguay on 25 August 1956. Carlos is one of the seven Jara Saguier brothers that played professional football in Paraguay....
Claudio Lostanau (1997) José Treviño
José Treviño
José Treviño is a current manager of C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-External links:...
(1998–99)
Benito Floro (2000–02) Daniel Passarella
Daniel Passarella
Daniel Alberto Passarella is a former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup...
(2002–03) Hugo de León
Hugo De León
Hugo Eduardo de León Rodríguez, is a Uruguayan football coach and former player.-National team player career:The 189 cm defender was capped 48 times for Uruguay between July 1979 and June 1990, including four games at the 1990 World Cup...
(2004) Miguel Herrera
Miguel Herrera
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre is a retired football defender and the head coach of Club América. He was born in Cuatepec, Hidalgo, México.-Club career:...
(2004–07) Isaac Mizrahi (2007) Ricardo Lavolpe
Ricardo Lavolpe
Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football manager. He is a former Argentine World Cup-winning goalkeeper and the former coach of the Mexican national team. He is known for his tactical flexibility during matches and abrasive manner, as well...
(2008–09) Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas is a former Mexican footballer and current manager of Monterrey of the Primera División de México. "Vuce" has coached ten teams in the Primera División de México, accomplishing five league championships with different clubs, two Copa México championships, an InterLiga...
(2009–)
National
- Primera División de MéxicoPrimera División de MéxicoThe Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
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- México 86, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010
- Runner-up (3): 1992–93, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2005
- Segunda División de México: 2
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- 1956, 1960
- Second Division Super Cup: 1
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- 1956
- Copa MéxicoCopa MéxicoThe Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...
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- 1991
- Runner-up (2): 1964, 1969
- Campeón de CampeonesCampeón de CampeonesCampeón de Campeones was an annual Mexican association football competition -as well as the name of the trophy given to its winner-, initiated in 1942 as a contest between each year's Mexican First Division league winner and its Mexican Cup counterpart, and then reformatted in 2001 as a yearly...
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- Runner-up (1): 2003
- InterLigaInterLigaThe InterLiga was a football competition from 2004 to 2010 between Mexican clubs to determine qualifying spots for that country in South America's premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores....
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- 2010
International
- CONCACAF Cup Winners CupCONCACAF Cup Winners CupThe CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup was an international football club competition held from 1991 to 1998.The cup was between the winners of their nations domestic cup competitions, which posed a problem as some participating countries did not have a cup competition. The last three competitions were...
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- 1993
- CONCACAF Champions LeagueCONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
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- 2010–112010–11 CONCACAF Champions LeagueThe 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 27, 2010 and ended on April 27, 2011. Monterrey of Mexico won their first title, defeating Real Salt Lake of the United States 3-2 on aggregate in the...
- 2010–11
Friendly Tournaments
- Subcampeón del Trofeo Ciudad de la Línea (España): 1979.
- Segundo lugar del Ciudad de Alicante TrophyCiudad de Alicante TrophyThe Trofeo Ciudad de Alicante is a friendly football tournament played annually since 1984, with the exception of the years 1997, 1999 and 2003-2009. It's held in Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain by Hércules CF....
(España): 1979. - Segundo lugar del Trofeo Ciudad de Jerez (España): 1979.
- Los Angeles Nations Cup (1): 1991.
- Copa Gobernador de Nuevo León (1): 1992.
- Subcampeón del Torneo Ría de Aveiro (Portugal): 1995.
- Subcampeón del Trofeo Ciudad de Santiago de Compostela (España): 1995.
- Copa Rial (Pontevedra, España) (1): 1995.
- Copa Movistar (1): 2002.
- International Challenge Cup (1): 2003.
- Torneo de Verano Miller Lite (1): 2004.
- Copa Chiapas(1): 2006.
- Trofeo Santos Laguna 25 Aniversario: 2008.
- Chicago Mayor's Cup (1): 2009.
- Copa 100 años de la UNAM: 2010.