Club de Futbol Monterrey

Club de Fútbol 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	Ricardo Lavolpe
League	La Primera División
Clausura 2008	Semifinalist
	Home colours
	Away colours

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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.

[edit] Honours

Domestic League: 2
- México 86, Clausura 2003
Domestic League Runner-Up: 3
- 1993, Apertura 2004, Apertura 2005
Mexican Cup: 1
- 1991
Mexican Cup Runner-Up: 2
- 1964, 1969
Mexican Super Cup Runner-Up: 1
- 2003
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1
- 1993
Second Division: 2
- 1956, 1960
Second Division Super Cup: 1
- 1956

Mexucan Super Cup 1 1992

[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 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 87 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 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 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 is behind Tigres with 29 defeats against 30 victories, tied games are 24. .

[edit] Fan base

The Estadio Tecnológico in a match between Veracruz and Monterrey.

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. Rayados fans, though, are thought to be more loyal to their team.

[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

Humberto Suazo (26) is the current top-striker.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jonathan Orozco
2	DF	Severo Meza
3	DF	Pierre Ibarra
5	MF	José Joel González
6	MF	Arturo Alvarado
7	MF	Octavio Valdez
8	MF	Luis Pérez (vice-captain)
9	FW	Carlos Ochoa
10	MF	Mauro Cejas
14	DF	Joel Morales
15	DF	José María Basanta
16	GK	Christian Martínez
17	FW	Eduardo Zavala
19	MF	José Hiber Ruiz

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Gonzalo Choy
21	DF	Diego Ordaz
22	MF	William Paredes
23	DF	Felipe Baloy
26	FW	Humberto Suazo
28	MF	Jesús Arellano (captain)
30	DF	Ernesto Serrato
44	MF	Alejandro Molina
46	DF	Óscar Recio
48	MF	David Stringel
49	MF	Alejandro Berber
50	FW	Abraham Carreño
55	DF	Fernando Ibarra
58	FW	Jared Borgetti

[edit] Top club scorers of all times

1. Mario "Bahia" Souza da Mota 90 Goals 1984-1992
2. Guille Franco 71 Goals 2002-2005 (active with Villarreal CF)
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 1998-1999
7. Alfredo Jimenez 53 Goals 1970-1975
8. Sergio Verdirame 45 Goals 1992-1996
9. Rafael Ortega 45 Goals 1982-1989
10. Miguel Angel Torres 44 Goals 1980-1984