Monterrey, widely known as Rayados, is a historic Mexican football institution founded in 1945 and rooted in the metropolitan area of Nuevo León. Its navy-and-white identity is closely associated with Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, where the Cerro de la Silla forms a distinctive backdrop. The club’s modern profile combines strong regional traditions with an international outlook, while the Clásico Regiomontano against Tigres UANL remains central to its sporting culture. This page brings together the club’s current profile and recorded competitive footprint.
Monterrey Upcoming matches by league
Liga MX
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- Apertura - 9
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
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- Apertura - 10
Atlante FC
Monterrey
Estadio Banorte -
- Apertura - 11
Club AmericaNo H2HMonterrey
Estadio Banorte -
- Apertura - 12
MonterreyNo H2HPachuca
Monterrey Last matches by league
Liga MX
Leagues Cup
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- Final
Toluca2 - 0Monterrey
Friendlies Clubs
CONCACAF Champions League
FIFA Club World Cup
Monterrey Team Roster
The recorded roster contains 35 players: 3 attackers, 12 defenders, 4 goalkeepers and 16 midfielders. The defensive group includes É. Aguirre, G. Arteaga, S. Medina and V. Guzmán, while the midfield offers J. Corona, L. Ocampos, L. Orellano, Óliver Torres and O. Pineda. The attacking options listed are H. Cuypers, R. De la Rosa and U. Đurđević. Goalkeeping coverage is provided by C. Ramos, L. Cárdenas, S. Lomelin and Santiago Perez. The recorded shirt numbers range from 2 to 256, with several higher-numbered entries. The list therefore covers every major playing group, from goalkeepers through attackers.
position Goalkeeper
Esteban Maximiliano Andrada
Luis Alberto Cárdenas López
César Rafael Ramos Becerra
S. Lomelin
position Defender
J. Casillas
Ricardo Chávez Soto
Gerardo Daniel Arteaga Zamora
Víctor Andrés Guzmán Olmedo
Carlos Joel Salcedo Hernández
Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño
Luis Ricardo Reyes Moreno
John Stefan Medina Ramírez
César Rodrigo Bustos Hernández
C. Frayde
D. Garcia
position Midfielder
Fidel Daniel Ambríz González
Lucas Ariel Ocampos
Óliver Torres Muñoz
Diego Martín Rossi Marachlian
Iker Jareth Fimbres Ochoa
Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla
Jesús Manuel Corona Ruíz
Cesar Garza Cantu
Orbelín Pineda Alvarado
Jorge Agustín Rodríguez
Sebastian Rodriguez
Joel Eduardo Domínguez Macías
José Alejandro Urías Félix
Cristian Isaac Reyes Bermúdez
O. Galvez
A. Rojas
position Attacker
Luca Nicolás Orellano
Roberto Carlos de la Rosa González
Uroš Đurđević
Hugo Jean-Marc Cuypers
A. De Nigris
Last Monterrey Coachs
Domènec Torrent is Monterrey’s current coach, having begun the role on June 1, 2025. The timeline places Martín Demichelis before him, from August 2024 to May 2025, after Fernando Ortíz’s spell from May 2023 to August 2024. Víctor Vucetich preceded that period, serving from March 2022 to May 2023. The timeline also records Nicolás Sánchez on August 1, 2024, alongside the transition between coaching appointments. This chronology covers more than four years of recorded coaching history.
Matías Jesús Almeyda
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matías Jesús Almeyda | Argentina | 1 July 2026 | |
| Domènec Torrent Font | Spain | 1 June 2025 | |
| Nicolás Gabriel Sánchez | Argentina | 1 August 2024 | 1 August 2024 |
| Martín Gastón Demichelis | Argentina | 1 August 2024 | 1 May 2025 |
| Fernando Ortíz | Argentina | 1 May 2023 | 1 August 2024 |
| Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas | Mexico | 1 March 2022 | 1 May 2023 |
| Javier Aguirre Onaindía | Mexico | 1 December 2020 | 1 February 2022 |
| José Sigfredo Treviño Ruiz | Mexico | 1 October 2019 | 1 October 2019 |
| Antonio Ricardo Mohamed Matijevich | Argentina | 1 October 2019 | 1 November 2020 |
| Diego Martín Alonso López | Uruguay | 1 June 2018 | 1 September 2019 |
| Antonio Ricardo Mohamed Matijevich | Argentina | 1 February 2015 | 1 May 2018 |
| José Guadalupe Cruz Núñez | Mexico | 1 August 2013 | 1 February 2014 |
| Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas | Mexico | 1 January 2009 | 1 August 2013 |
Monterrey Transfers
Recent recorded arrivals through July 22, 2026 include transfers for H. Cuypers from Chicago Fire, O. Pineda from AEK Athens FC, D. Rossi from Columbus Crew, U. Đurđević from Atlas, L. Orellano from FC Cincinnati, A. Aceves from CF Pachuca and A. Martial from AEK Athens FC. S. Rodriguez arrived on loan from Houston Dynamo. Several entries are returns from loan, including M. Rodríguez, E. Andrada, Cesar Garza Cantu, J. Martínez, Francisco Aldahir Valenzuela López, J. Rojas, O. Botello and S. Vegas. This recent recorded set is not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. De Nigris |
Monterrey U21
|
Raise | 11 August 2026 |
| H. Cuypers |
Chicago Fire
|
Transfer | 22 July 2026 |
| H. Cuypers |
Chicago Fire
|
Transfer | 21 July 2026 |
| O. Pineda |
AEK Athens FC
|
Transfer | 17 July 2026 |
| D. Rossi |
Columbus Crew
|
Transfer | 2 July 2026 |
| J. Casillas |
Venados FC
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Ramos |
Atlas
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Martínez |
Monarcas
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Cesar Garza Cantu |
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Andrada |
Zaragoza
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Rodríguez |
CDS Tampico Madero
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Francisco Aldahir Valenzuela López |
Dundee
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| S. Rodriguez |
Houston Dynamo
|
Loan | 4 February 2026 |
| U. Đurđević |
Atlas
|
Transfer | 2 February 2026 |
| L. Orellano |
FC Cincinnati
|
Transfer | 10 January 2026 |
Recent recorded departures through July 27, 2026 include S. Mele on loan to Independiente and G. Sánchez to Atlante FC. Sergio Canales left as a free agent for Racing Santander. Loans also sent Joaquin Alejandro Moxica Chapa to Atlante FC, J. Rojas to Vasco DA Gama, Francisco Aldahir Valenzuela López to Dundee, E. Andrada to Zaragoza, T. Leone and Cesar Garza Cantu to U.N.A.M. - Pumas, and S. Vegas to Leon. Recorded transfers include G. Berterame to Inter Miami, O. Botello to Monarcas, J. Cortizo and J. Alvarado to Leon, and N. Deossa to Real Betis. The departures listed are not a complete total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rodríguez |
Monarcas
|
- | 7 August 2026 |
| S. Mele |
Independiente
|
Loan | 27 July 2026 |
| G. Sánchez |
Atlante FC
|
Transfer | 12 July 2026 |
|
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
|
- | 30 June 2026 | |
| M. Rodríguez |
CDS Tampico Madero
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Martínez |
Monarcas
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| Joaquin Alejandro Moxica Chapa |
Atlante FC
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| Sergio Canales |
Racing Santander
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Rodríguez |
Monarcas
|
- | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Rodríguez |
CDS Tampico Madero
|
- | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Rodríguez |
CDS Tampico Madero
|
Loan | 3 February 2026 |
| Francisco Aldahir Valenzuela López |
Dundee
|
Loan | 1 February 2026 |
| G. Berterame |
Inter Miami
|
Transfer | 29 January 2026 |
| G. Berterame |
Miami
|
Transfer | 28 January 2026 |
| G. Berterame |
Inter Miami
|
Transfer | 28 January 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Monterrey’s recorded movement through July 2026 shows a mixture of direct transfer entries, loans and loan returns rather than a single type of change. The arrivals include international and domestic pathways, with H. Cuypers from Chicago Fire, O. Pineda from AEK Athens FC, D. Rossi from Columbus Crew, U. Đurđević from Atlas, L. Orellano from FC Cincinnati and A. Aceves from CF Pachuca. S. Rodriguez is listed as a loan arrival, while several others returned from temporary spells elsewhere. On the outgoing side, the record includes loans to Independiente, Atlante FC, Dundee, Zaragoza, Vasco DA Gama, Leon and U.N.A.M. - Pumas, a free-agent departure for Sergio Canales, and transfers involving G. Sánchez, G. Berterame, O. Botello, J. Cortizo, J. Alvarado and N. Deossa. Repeated entries and loan reversals indicate movement across multiple windows, but the recorded movement shown here is not exhaustive and cannot establish a complete net balance.
Leagues Monterrey has participated in
Monterrey’s competition record through 2025 spans Liga MX, the CONCACAF Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Leagues Cup, all with recent participation recorded through 2025. The recorded Liga MX history begins in 2016, while the continental competition begins in 2017. FIFA Club World Cup entries reach back to 2011, and Leagues Cup participation starts in 2023. Friendlies Clubs is recorded through 2024 and is therefore historical in this context, while Copa MX appears only for 2019 and is also historical. The record shows a broad domestic, regional and global competition footprint.
More about Monterrey
Monterrey, formally Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados, A.C., is a Mexican football club founded in 1945. Founded in 1945, it is regarded as the oldest active professional club in northern Mexico. Based in the Monterrey metropolitan area of Nuevo León and playing in Guadalupe, the club is commonly known as Monterrey or Rayados, with Los Albiazules and La Pandilla also used as nicknames. Its identity is built around navy blue and white, especially the vertical stripes traditionally associated with its home kit.
The club plays at Estadio BBVA, a venue widely known as El Gigante de Acero. Its setting in Guadalupe is especially distinctive: the jagged outline of Cerro de la Silla rises behind the stadium, linking the matchday image to the geography of Monterrey. The venue and the striped crest are among the clearest visual expressions of the club’s regional identity.
Monterrey is part of the football culture of northern Mexico and shares one of the country’s defining rivalries with Tigres UANL. The Clásico Regiomontano gives the club’s local identity a regular competitive focus, while the broader profile reaches across domestic, CONCACAF and global football. Its recorded participation in Liga MX, the CONCACAF Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Leagues Cup reflects that range.
The club is backed by FEMSA, the major Mexican beverage and bottling group, and its institutional profile is associated with substantial expectations around performance and organization. Monterrey’s football model combines established domestic talent with international recruitment and a regional youth academy pathway. That blend helps explain the club’s enduring place in Mexican football: it is a northern institution with a strong visual culture, a high-profile home, an intense local rivalry and an international outlook.
Last matches statistics for Monterrey
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Monterrey
1 - 2
Orlando City SC
|
3 / 12 |
|
90 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
|
Inter Miami
1 - 2
Monterrey
|
6 / 15 |
|
88 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
|
Monterrey
2 - 1
Nashville SC
|
5 / 16 |
|
83 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
|
Monterrey
6 - 1
FC Juarez
|
10 / 28 |
|
86 | 11 | - | 0 |
|
Leon
2 - 0
Monterrey
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Monterrey
2 - 1
Chicago Fire
|
4 / 16 |
|
82 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
|
Monterrey
1 - 3
Atletico San Luis
|
7 / 24 |
|
0% | 9 | 1 | 1 |
|
Club America
2 - 2
Monterrey
|
4 / 14 |
|
81 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
|
Toluca
2 - 0
Monterrey
|
2 / 12 |
|
85 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
|
Monterrey
0 - 0
Tigres UANL
|
6 / 18 |
|
0% | 15 | 3 1 | 3 |
Detailed statistics Monterrey
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shots Monterrey
Warnings Monterrey
Passes Monterrey
Goalkeeper saves Monterrey
Latest start lineups Monterrey (XI)
Monterrey vs Tigres UANL
Liga MX 2026 - 1550965
Toluca vs Monterrey
Leagues Cup 2026 - 1638066
Club America vs Monterrey
Leagues Cup 2026 - 1635864
Monterrey vs Chicago Fire
Leagues Cup 2026 - 1627558
Monterrey vs FC Juarez
Liga MX 2026 - 1550922
Monterrey vs Nashville SC
Leagues Cup 2026 - 1530150
2025-2026
1st shirt
2025-2026
2nd shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
2nd shirt
2021-2022
3rd shirt
2021-2022
5th shirt
2020-2021
1st shirt
2020-2021
2nd shirt
2020-2021
3rd shirt
2020-2021
5th shirt