C.F. Monterrey

Monterrey
Full name	Club de Futbol Monterrey. A.C.
Nickname(s)	Rayados (the striped ones); La Pandilla(The Gang)
Founded	1945-06-28
Ground	Tecnológico,; Monterrey, Nuevo León; (Capacity: 32,000)
Owner	FEMSA
Chairman	Jorge Urdiales
Manager	Víctor Manuel Vucetich
League	La Primera División
Clausura 2009	Quarter-Finalists; 4th (league)
Home colours	Away colours

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The 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. The question of which team is most successful is the topic of fierce debates in weeks prior to a match.

[edit] Honours

Primera División de México

Winners (2): México 86, Clausura 2003.

Runners-up (3): 1992-1993, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2005.

Segunda División de México

Winners (2): 1956, 1960.

Second Division Super Cup

Winner: 1956.

Copa México:

Winner (1): 1991-1992.

Runners-Up (2): 1964, 1969.

Campeón de Campeones

Runner-up 2003.

[edit] International

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup

Winner: 1993.

[edit] History

Franco Pepino (left, from Veracruz) and Robert de Pinho (right, from Monterrey). De Pinho is wearing Monterrey's classic home uniform.

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 (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.

Badge used in the 1980s

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 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.

[edit] Rivalry

Rayados' biggest rival is Tigres. This rivalry is called Clásico Regiomontano, the third most important derby in Mexico, behind the Superclásico between Guadalajara and América and El Clásico Tapatío between CD Guadalajara and Atlas, both played before the Monterrey teams existed. 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 is behind Tigres with 29 victories against 33 defeats, tied games are 24.

[edit] Fan base

The Estadio Tecnológico in a match between Veracruz and Monterrey.

The city of Monterrey claims to have Mexico's most loyal supporting crowds for their teams. There is a rivalry between La Adicción, CF Monterrey crowd, and Libres y Lokos, UANL Tigres crowd, each time a Clásico takes place.

[edit] Stadium

Currently Monterrey plays at Estadio Tecnológico, 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 Leon. The new stadium will have a capacity of 50,000.

[edit] Current Squad

For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2009.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jonathan Orozco
2	DF	Severo Meza
4	DF	Diego Martínez
5	DF	Duilio Davino
6	MF	Gerardo Galindo
7	MF	Juan Carlos Medina
8	MF	Luis Ernesto Pérez (Vice-Captain)
9	FW	Sergio Santana
10	MF	Osvaldo Martínez
11	FW	Aldo de Nigris
13	FW	Abraham Carreño
14	DF	Elliott Huitrón
69	DF	Christian Musto

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	José María Basanta
17	MF	Jesús Zavala
18	FW	Manuel Pérez
19	DF	Héctor Morales
20	MF	Walter Ayoví
21	DF	Diego Ordaz
22	MF	William Paredes
23	DF	Felipe Baloy
24	DF	Óscar Recio
25	GK	Omar Ortiz
26	FW	Humberto Suazo
28	MF	Jesús Arellano (Captain)

[edit] Top club scorers of all times

1. Mario "Bahia" de Souza Mota 90 Goals 1984-1992
2. Guillermo Franco 71 Goals 2002-2005
3. Milton Carlos 69 Goals 1973-1978
4. Ruben Romeo Corbo 68 Goals 1974-1980
5. Ubirajara Chagas 67 Goals 1968-1973
6. Francisco Javier Cruz 54 Goals 1983-1992 1998-2000
7. Alfredo Jimenez 53 Goals 1970-1975
8. Humberto Suazo 45 Goals 2007-
9. Sergio Verdirame 45 Goals 1992-1996
10. Rafael Ortega 45 Goals 1982-1989