The Monterrey Football Club (in Spanish:Club de Futbol Monterrey) is a Mexican football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León. Founded on 28 June 1945, it is also the oldest team from the north of Mexico currently playing in its professional division. They are owned by FEMSA, Latin America's largest bottling company. Because of their home uniform they are traditionally known as the Rayados (the striped ones) and their oldest rival are the Tigers of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, with whom they play a local derby.
Honours
- Domestic League: 2
- Domestic League Runner-Up: 3
- 1993, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2005
- Mexican Cup: 1
- Mexican Cup Runner-Up: 2
- Mexican Super Cup Runner-Up: 1
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1
- Second Division: 2
- Second Division Super Cup: 1
Los Rayados
At the end of World War II, 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 Futbol 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 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.
On March 1, 1986, the Rayados won their first title in the return leg of a series against Tampico-Madero in the Estadio Tecnológico, to win by an aggregrate 3-2. The goals were scored by Uruguayan Reinaldo Güeldini, and Mexican Francisco Javier "El Abuelo" Cruz, who finished the season as the league leader in goals. For many years the team's logo didn't show the star for this title.
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.
Their main rivals are the UANL Tigres and they have played in 82 derbies, or Clásico Regiomontano as they are called, one of them were played in Laredo, Texas. It has been a close rivalry, Rayados have played the derby in semi-finals twice in a home and away format, having won two games and lost two games, both times (2003 and 2005) qualifying to the finals.
Rivalry
Rayados' biggest rival is Tigres. This rivalry is called Clásico Regiomontano, the second most important derby in Mexico, just behind the Superclásico between Guadalajara and América. Many people in Mexico believe that this could be the biggest derby in México if their stadiums were not so limited to attendance. Monterrey and Tigres sell out most 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 3-3. 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. Currently, Rayados lags behind Tigres with 29 defeats against 30 victories, tied games are 24. humberto souza next seson join galatasaray sk in 10 mellon euro transfer...
Fan base
Monterrey is known throughout Mexico for having the most loyal and strongest supporting crowds for their teams (regardless of which one). There is a rivalry between La Adicción and Libres y Lokos, UANL Tigres crowd, each time a Clásico takes place.
Stadium
Currently Monterrey plays at Estadio Tecnológico, it is the second oldest football stadium in Mexico, after Estadio Azul. Monterrey may move to a new stadium, construction of which will be announced briefly, it is planned to be in the Pastora Sector in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon. The new stadium will have 50,000 seats and it is supposed to be the most modern in the Americas.
Current squad
Top club scorers of all times
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 Mario "Bahia" Souza da Mota 90 Goals 1984-1992  Guille Franco 71 Goals 2002-2005 (active with Villarreal CF)- Milton Carlos 69 Goals 1973-1978
 Ruben Romeo Corbo 68 Goals 1974-1980- Ubirajara Chagas 67 Goals 1968-1973
- Francisco Javier Cruz 54 Goals 1983-1992
- Alfredo Jimenez 53 Goals 1970-1975
- Sergio Verdirame 45 Goals 1992-1996
- Rafael Ortega 45 Goals 1982-1989
- Miguel Angel Torres 44 Goals 1980-1984
Top goalscorers
Noted players
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Mexico
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Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
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Chile
Peru
 Claudio Lostanau
Portugal
Paraguay
El Salvador
Venezuela
Sierra Leone
Panama
Spain
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Managers
References
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