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| clubname = Monterrey
| ground = [[Estadio BBVA]]<br>[[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]]
| capacity = 53,500<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2016/01/08/estadio-de-rayados-incremento-su-aforo|title= Estadio de Rayados Incrementó su aforo|publisher=Medio Tiempo|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref>
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| fullname = Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados, A.C.
| nickname = ''Rayados'' (Striped-Ones)<br>''La Pandilla'' (The Gang)<br>''Los Albiazules'' (The White-and-Blues)
| short name = MTY, CFM
| founded = {{start date and age|1945|6|28|df=y}}
| owner = [[FEMSA]]
| chairman = [[José Antonio Noriega]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Domènec Torrent]]
| league = [[Liga MX]]
| season = [[2025–26 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2025]]
| position = Regular phase: 5th<br>Final phase: Semifinals
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'''Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados, A.C.''', simplified as '''CF Monterrey''', and also known as '''Rayados de Monterrey''', is a Mexican professional [[Association football|football]] club based in the [[Monterrey metropolitan area]], [[Nuevo León]]. It competes in [[Liga MX]], the top division of [[Mexican football league system|Mexican football]], and plays its home matches at the [[Estadio BBVA]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ubicación Estadio BBVA Bancomer – Sitio Oficial del Club de Futbol Monterrey|url=https://www.rayados.com/monterrey/ubicacion_estadio|access-date=12 March 2021|website=www.rayados.com|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327030312/https://rayados.com/monterrey/ubicacion_estadio|url-status=live}}</ref>
Founded in 1945, it is the oldest active professional club from the [[Northern Mexico]], since 1999 the club has been owned by [[FEMSA]].
Nicknamed ''Rayados'' stems from the club's traditional navy blue striped uniform, which is reflected in the club's crest.

Domestically, CF Monterrey has won 5 [[Liga MX]] titles and 3 [[Copa MX]] titles. Internationally, it has won 5 [[CONCACAF Champions Cup|CONCACAF Champions League]] titles and one [[CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]]. The club finished in third place twice in the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] ([[2012 FIFA Club World Cup|2012]] and [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup|2019]]). In 2020, the club became the second Mexican club to complete the [[Treble (association football)|treble]] after winning the Liga MX, Copa MX and CONCACAF Champions League titles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Juárez|first=Puente Libre-Periódico y noticias de Ciudad|title=Triplete de Monterrey: segundo equipo en México que lo logra|url=http://www.puentelibre.mx/noticia/triplete_de_monterrey_campeon_concacaf_copa_y_liga_segundo_equipo_en_lograrlo/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Puente Libre|date=5 November 2020 |language=es-ES|archive-date=2 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302223653/http://www.puentelibre.mx/noticia/triplete_de_monterrey_campeon_concacaf_copa_y_liga_segundo_equipo_en_lograrlo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=En el futbol mexicano, ¿cuántos equipos han conseguido el triplete? |url=https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/futbol-mexicano-cuantos-equipos-triplete/r1nt6z9mzok31hj1w1rcnt4n1 |date=4 Nov 2020 |access-date=2021-04-28 |website=Goal.com |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302223652/https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/futbol-mexicano-cuantos-equipos-triplete/r1nt6z9mzok31hj1w1rcnt4n1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The club's oldest and biggest rival is [[Tigres UANL]] of the [[Autonomous University of Nuevo León]]. The derby between the two, known as the ''[[Clásico Regiomontano]]'', is considered to be one of the most heated and intensely competed rivalries in Mexican football; both teams consistently rank among the highest in attendance<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-06|title=Tigres y Rayados, entre los de mejor asistencia en el continente|url=https://www.futboltotal.com.mx/futbol-mexicano/tigres-y-rayados-entre-los-de-mejor-asistencia-en-el-continente/2020/01|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Futbol Total |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509222502/https://www.futboltotal.com.mx/futbol-mexicano/tigres-y-rayados-entre-los-de-mejor-asistencia-en-el-continente/2020/01 |archive-date= May 9, 2021 }}</ref> and regularly feature among the most expensively assembled squads in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-03|title=Rayados y Tigres, en el Top-10 de más valiosos en América|url=https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2020/02/04/futbol/1580783996_812364.html|first1=Mariano|last1=Sánchez|access-date=2021-03-12|website=AS México|language=es-mx|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613084106/https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2020/02/04/futbol/1580783996_812364.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-03|title=Monterrey desbanca a Tigres como el equipo más caro de Liga MX|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/5137450/monterrey-desbanca-a-tigres-como-el-equipo-mas-caro-de-liga-mx|access-date=2021-03-12|website=ESPN.com.mx|language=es|archive-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506055113/http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/5137450/monterrey-desbanca-a-tigres-como-el-equipo-mas-caro-de-liga-mx|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===1940s–50s===
[[File:C.F. Monterrey, 1945.jpg|thumb|Team lineup in 1945.]]
Club de Football Monterrey was founded on 28 June 1945, near the end of [[World War II]] by a group of industrial businessmen headed by Ramón Cárdenas Coronado, Enrique Ayala Medina, Paul C. Probert, Rogelio Cantú Gómez and Miguel Margáín Zozaya.

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 then, the home uniform consists of vertical blue and white striped jerseys with blue shorts.

In its first professional game, played on 19 August 1945 against San Sebastián de León, Monterrey won 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 travelling bus involved in a tragic accident in the [[San Juan de los Lagos]] roads that would take the lives of many of the club's players and had a big impact on the surviving players. The other Mexican clubs in solidarity loaned players to Monterrey in order to continue playing the tournament, but the club struggled nevertheless; they lost 21 games in a row and conceded 121 goals that year, finishing last in the league. Due to these events, the club decided to stop playing in the league in 1946 in honor of the players who died.

It was not until 1952 when the club resumed 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 earned promotion to the top division. Once again the joy was short-lived, when the club finished last in their first year back and was relegated once again to the second division after finishing with a record of 4 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses for a total of 15 points, just 1 short of [[Zacatepec]] who earned their permanence in the category. The club would once again earn the promotion in the 1959–60 season, and haven't been relegated since then. 

===1960s===
The club started off the 1960s in bad shape, barely avoiding relegation with only 2 more points than Club Celaya, who had 19 points, in the 1960–61 season.

In the 1961–62 season the club was again close to relegation, finishing second to last for the second year in a row just one point ahead of [[Zacatepec]], who had 18 points and was relegated. In the following season the club finally managed to have a decent campaign in the first division, finishing 5th in the league. 

In the 1963–64 season the club improved their performance and would finish 3rd in the league just 5 points behind champions [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] who had 37 points. In the following two seasons the club would finish third and fourth respectively, narrowly missing out on clinching titles by only a few points. The 1966–67 season was mediocre, as the club finished tied for 8th in the league with [[C.D. Irapuato|Irapuato]] on 30 points each. This season is also remembered for [[Jabatos de Nuevo Leon]]'s promotion to the first division, which meant 2 clubs from [[Monterrey]] would be participating in the first division for the first time. However, the following season was even worse, with the club finishing 14th, only four points from relegation. 

===1970s===
In 1970 the tournament was split into 2 short tournaments, due to the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]] that was taking part in Mexico. In the first stage, the club was placed in group 1 where they managed to finish 2nd with 17 points, one less than group leader [[Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club|Toluca]]. In the second stage the club finished 7th of eight teams. The following year Monterrey finished runner up to [[Club América]] who went on to win the league title that year against Toluca.

[[File:Eusebio Benfica.JPG|thumb|Portuguese football legend [[Eusébio]] briefly played for the club in 1975]]

In the 1971–72 tournament the club qualified for the play-offs which had been introduced a few years back. The club would lose in quarterfinals to [[Club América]] 2–1 on aggregate. The following year the club missed out on the playoffs, finishing tied for 5th with [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz|Veracruz]] and [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] each with 32 points. The following season the club managed to qualify for the quarterfinals where they once again were eliminated, this time by [[Atlético Español]] 5–6 on aggregate.

Monterrey played its first match in international tournaments on 5 July 1975 in the [[1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] when they defeated Canadian club [[Serbian White Eagles FC]] by a score of 2–0.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Koep|first=Bob|date=July 14, 1975|title=Players, fans mob visitors|page=B1|work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref>

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]] and won 7–2 on aggregate. In the semifinals the club played against Guadalajara who eliminated them, 2–3 on aggregate. During 1975, the Portuguese superstar [[Eusébio]] played for the club.

In the 1976–77 and 1977–78 seasons, the club failed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing 4th both times. 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 and 12 losses. This time a short tournament was played by the best 8 teams in the league who were then split into 2 groups. Monterrey was placed in group 2 along with [[Pumas UNAM|Pumas]], [[Tigres UANL|Tigres]] and [[Atlético Zacatepec|Zacatepec]]. After 6 rounds of play the club finished in 3rd place with 6 points, just 2 points behind Pumas who went on to lose against Cruz Azul, the winners of the other group. 

In the following season the club finished 3rd in group 1 with 34 points but failed to qualify for the playoffs again. The decade came to an end with "Rayados" having shown great effort, as they qualified a couple times for the playoffs, but failed to win their first league title.

===1980s===

1986 was the first time than Monterrey won the [[Liga MX]] title. Due to the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], the Mexican league was splitted in two short tournaments: PRODE 86 and México 86. In México 86, the team was commanded by the coach Francisco Avilán and ended at the top spot of the Group 2 and qualified to the Liguilla with [[Tampico Madero]], [[Cruz Azul]] and [[Chivas Guadalajara]]. In the Liguilla, thrashed 6-0 in aggregate against [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]] in the quarter-finals and eliminated Guadalajara by 2-0 aggregated at semifinals. In the final, the Rayados won the title defeating Tampico Madero by 3-2 on agregate.

In the year 1989, the anthem of Rayados was created by composer [[Luis Aguilé]]. It is considered by Monterrey's fans as one of the symbols of identity of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/aficion-monterrey-celebro-28-anos-himno-rayados|title=Afición de Monterrey celebró los 28 años del himno de Rayados|date=17 September 2017|access-date=6 July 2020|publisher=MedioTiempo|language=es|archive-date=6 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706170356/https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/aficion-monterrey-celebro-28-anos-himno-rayados|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1990s===
At the beginning of the decade, Monterrey signed two notable players, [[Carlos Hermosillo]] and [[Manuel Negrete Arias|Manuel Negrete]], for the 1990–91 season. The next season, they won their first [[Copa MX]] after defeating [[C.F. Cobras de Querétaro|Juarez]] 4–2 in the Estadio Tecnológico and then went on to reach the league final of the [[1992–93 Mexican Primera División season|1992–93 season]], losing to [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]].

While the early years of the decade seemed promising for Monterrey, the latter half of the decade would prove to be a disappointing one, as financial problems started to become a problem for the club. During this period, the club sold many players who would go on to have successful careers with other teams like [[Ramón Morales]] and [[Sinha (footballer)|Sinha]]. Young talent [[Jesús Arellano|Jesus Arellano]] was sold to Guadalajara in 1997, though he returned to the club in 2000 and spent the next eleven years as captain before retiring in 2011.

One of the most memorable moments of this decade was the so-called "Clasico del Descenso" in the [[1995–96 Mexican Primera División season|1995–96 season]]. On 24 March 1996, Monterrey defeated their arch-rivals Tigres 2–1 at [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]]. Tigres were facing a relegation battle after years of poor results, and needed a victory to avoid being relegated; the defeat meant that Tigres would be relegated for the first and so far only time in their history to the [[Segunda División de México|Segunda División]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 March 2021|title=Así recuerda Rayados el día que mandaron a Tigres a Segunda|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/recuerda-rayados-clasico-descenso-mandaron-tigres|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Mediotiempo.com|language=es-MX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324170305/https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/recuerda-rayados-clasico-descenso-mandaron-tigres |archive-date=24 March 2021 }}</ref>

In 1999, Monterrey was facing a fierce relegation battle of its own against [[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]], culminating on May 9, 1999, when the teams faced each other at the Estadio Tecnológico to decide which team would get relegated. Monterrey only needed a draw to stay in the Primera División, and with a memorable performance from [[Francisco Javier Cruz|Francisco Javier "El Abuelo" Cruz]] who had played a vital role in Monterrey's first title win thirteen years before, Monterrey managed to draw 1–1 and stay in Mexico's top flight. Also in 1999, Rayados made his first [[CONMEBOL Libertadores]] participation and had a decent campaign despite falling in the group stage.

===21st century===
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In 2002, Monterrey hired Argentinian coach [[Daniel Passarella]] and started to form a strong and competitive side featuring the likes of [[Guillermo Franco]], [[Walter Erviti]], [[Jesus Arellano]] and [[Luis Ernesto Perez|Luis Perez]]. In the Clausura 2003 tournament, they won their first official title. In the semi-finals, they faced their arch-rivals Tigres for the first time ever in a Liguilla. In the first leg, they won 4–1 at the Estadio Universitario, and despite losing 2–1 at their home ground in the second leg, they managed to advance to the finals with an aggregate victory of 5–3. On June 14, 2003, they defeated [[Monarcas Morelia]] 3–1 on aggregate to claim their second league title after 17 years.

Pasarella left in 2004, and afterwards, Monterrey hired [[Miguel Herrera]] to be their head coach. He led them to the finals of the Apertura 2004, but the club lost against Pumas. He would lead them to the finals again in the Apertura 2005 tournament, this time losing to Toluca by an aggregate of 6–3. After the loss, Guillermo Franco left the club to play for Spanish club [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]. Herrera would remain their head coach until 2007, when he was fired after a poor string of results in the Apertura 2007. For the Clausura 2008, Monterrey hired [[Ricardo La Volpe]] to be their head coach, and they managed to reach the semi-finals. This team featured new players such as [[Humberto Suazo]] and newly acquired league veteran striker [[Jared Borgetti]]. However, the next tournament was a poor one for Rayados, as they finished in 14th place.

====The Vucetich Era (2009–13)====

In 2009, Monterrey hired coach [[Víctor Manuel Vucetich]] and formed a team that would become one of the strongest in the league, with an attack led by Humberto Suazo and new acquisition [[Aldo de Nigris]], a midfield featuring veteran players Luis Ernesto Perez and Jesus Arellano along with [[Walter Ayovi]] and a defence led by [[Jose Basanta|Jose Maria Basanta]], [[Duilio Davino]] and goalkeeper [[Jonathan Orozco]]. They won their third league title, the Apertura 2009 tournament, with an aggregate 6–4 victory against [[Cruz Azul]] in the finals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2009 |title=Cruz Azul (4)1-2(6)... !Vive el Rey y es Rayado!, Monterrey Campeón del A09 |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/cronicas/2009/12/13/cruz-azul-4-1-2-6-vive-el-rey-y-es-rayado-monterrey-campeon-del-a09_27191 |website=Mediotiempo.com |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220044709/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/cronicas/2009/12/13/cruz-azul-4-1-2-6-vive-el-rey-y-es-rayado-monterrey-campeon-del-a09_27191 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Primera División de México Apertura 2009 Liguilla Final#First leg|first leg]] was played at the Estadio Tecnológico, where Monterrey overcame a 3–1 deficit to win the game 4–3. [[Primera División de México Apertura 2009 Liguilla Final#Second leg|The second leg]] was played at the Estadio Azul, with Monterrey winning 2–1. Thus, after a six-year wait Monterrey lifted their third league title.

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In the next tournament, Humberto Suazo left to play for Spanish club [[Real Zaragoza]], but nonetheless, Monterrey managed to finish on top of the table for the first time in their history. However, they would be eliminated in the quarter-finals by [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]]. Suazo returned to Rayados for the Apertura 2010 tournament, and they managed to win their fourth league title when they defeated [[Santos Laguna]] in the finals. Although they lost 3–2 in the first leg, they were able to make a comeback and win 3–0 in the second leg at the Estadio Tecnológico, with Humberto Suazo and Jose Basanta scoring two and one goals, respectively. With an aggregate score of 5–3, Monterrey claimed their fourth title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.informador.com.mx/deportes/2010/254330/6/rayados-del-monterrey-campeones-del-apertura-2010.htm|title=Rayados del Monterrey, campeones del Apertura 2010|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-date=11 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111121213/http://www.informador.com.mx/deportes/2010/254330/6/rayados-del-monterrey-campeones-del-apertura-2010.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Víctor Manuel Vucetich.jpg|thumb|Vucetich in 2012]]
Monterrey secured a place in the [[2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League]] and won the tournament for the first time in their history. They faced [[Real Salt Lake]] in the [[2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals|Finals]] and won 3–2 on aggregate to claim their first [[CONCACAF Champions League]] title and the third title in the Vucetich Era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deportes.terra.com.mx/futbol/rayados-va-al-mundial-de-clubes-vence-1-0-al-real-salt-lake,d348db0ec9aaf310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|title=Deportes – Terra Mexico|work=Terra |access-date=21 June 2016|archive-date=11 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111130451/http://deportes.terra.com.mx/futbol/rayados-va-al-mundial-de-clubes-vence-1-0-al-real-salt-lake,d348db0ec9aaf310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Football squad on pitch|GK=[[Jonathan Orozco|Orozco]]|GK_nat=Mexico|RCB=[[Hiram Mier|Mier]]|RCB_nat=Mexico|CB=[[Duilio Davino|Davino]]|CB_nat=Mexico|LCB=[[José Basanta|Basanta]]|LCB_nat=Argentina|RB=[[Sergio Pérez Moya|Moya]]|RB_nat=Mexico|LB=[[William Paredes|Paredes]]|LB_nat=Mexico|CM=[[Jesús Eduardo Zavala|Zavala]]|CM_nat=Mexico|RM=[[Neri Cardozo|Cardozo]]|RM_nat=Argentina|LM=[[Walter Ayoví|Ayoví]]|LM_nat=Ecuador|RCF=[[Humberto Suazo|Suazo]]|RCF_nat=Chile|LCF=[[Aldo de Nigris|de Nigris]]|LCF_nat=Mexico|caption=Apertura 2010 Championship starting line-up|align=left}}
The following year, they reached the finals of the Clausura 2012 league tournament and the [[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League]]. Both finals were against the same opponent, [[Santos Laguna]]. Rayados were seeking to win their fifth league title and their second Champions League title. They lost the Clausura 2012 finals against Santos,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.informador.com.mx/deportes/2012/377568/6/santos-campeon-del-futbol-mexicano.htm|title=Santos, campeón del futbol mexicano|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529134847/http://www.informador.com.mx/deportes/2012/377568/6/santos-campeon-del-futbol-mexicano.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> but won the [[2012 CONCACAF Champions League Finals|finals]] of the Champions League against them to claim their second consecutive CONCACAF title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2012/04/26/con-nuevo-formato-concachampions-rayados-es-el-primer-bicampeon|title=Con nuevo formato Concachampions, Rayados es el primer Bicampeón|date=26 April 2012 |access-date=21 June 2016|archive-date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201552/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2012/04/26/con-nuevo-formato-concachampions-rayados-es-el-primer-bicampeon|url-status=live}}</ref>

Monterrey reached the [[2013 CONCACAF Champions League Finals|finals]] of the [[2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League]] for the third consecutive time, and faced Santos Laguna in a repeat of the previous year's final. The first leg finished in a 0–0 draw. In the second leg, Santos built a 2–0 lead with goals from [[Darwin Quintero]] and former Rayados player [[Felipe Baloy]]. However, Monterrey managed to make a dramatic comeback and scored four goals within 30 minutes, starting with a brace from [[Aldo de Nigris]] and a goal each from [[Humberto Suazo]] and [[Neri Cardozo]], which gave Monterrey their third consecutive CONCACAF Champions League title and the fifth overall title in the Vucetich Era. This solidified them as the best Mexican football team of all time. Although they enjoyed tremendous success in the CONCACAF Champions League, they did not return to the [[2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League|following tournament]] as they could not reach any league finals during the [[2012–13 Liga MX season]] and thus could not get a chance to try to become the first team to win the tournament four times in a row.

Monterrey started the 2013–14 season with a lot of changes. [[Aldo de Nigris]] left the club to join [[C.D. Guadalajara|Chivas]], and [[Walter Ayovi]] joined [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]]. By now, players like [[Jesus Arellano]] and [[Duilio Davino]] had retired, and long-time club players like [[Luis Ernesto Perez]] had left the club. With the arrival of new players like [[Dorlan Pabon]] and [[Leobardo Lopez]], Monterrey was ready for the Apertura 2013 tournament. However, a string of poor results and the shock early departure of Pabon would prove to be a threat as Monterrey started the tournament poorly. On August 25, 2013, Rayados announced that Vucetich had stepped down as coach, and thus the Vucetich Era, which earned the club a total of five titles in four years, came to an end.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2013 |title=Víctor Manuel Vucetich dejó de ser técnico de Monterrey |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2013/08/25/victor-manuel-vucetich-dejo-de-ser-tecnico-de-monterrey |website=Mediotiempo.com |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=16 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201428/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2013/08/25/victor-manuel-vucetich-dejo-de-ser-tecnico-de-monterrey |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Humberto Suazo headshot.jpg|thumb|Humberto Suazo is the club's second all-time top scorer with 121 goals across all competitions.]]

====Post-Vucetich period (2013–15)====

Rayados hired [[José Guadalupe Cruz (footballer)|José Guadalupe Cruz]] to become the new manager of the team, and although they managed to reach the semi-finals of the domestic cup, the [[Copa MX]], they failed to qualify to the playoffs of the [[2013–14 Liga MX season|Apertura 2013]] tournament. After a bad start to the Clausura 2014, they fired Cruz on February 18, 2014, after only 17 league games coached.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.mx/news/142402-el-profe-cruz-es-cesado-de-rayados-de-monterrey|title=¡Reprobado! El \'Profe\' Cruz está fuera de Rayados {{!}} FOX Sports|website=FOX Sports|language=es-LA|access-date=2016-06-21|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106010731/http://www.foxsports.com.mx/news/142402-el-profe-cruz-es-cesado-de-rayados-de-monterrey|url-status=live}}</ref>
	
Monterrey replaced Cruz with [[Carlos Barra]], who had worked as an assistant coach for Vucetich. Although they failed to reach the playoffs for the second consecutive tournament, the team kept Barra for the [[2014–15 Liga MX season|2014–15 season]]. Colombian striker [[Dorlan Pabón|Dorlan Pabon]] re-joined the team, and with new signings such as [[Stefan Medina]] and [[Pablo Barrera]], Monterrey started the Apertura 2014 tournament with high expectations. They managed to secure 6th place and returned to the playoffs for the first time since Vucetich had managed the club. The club had a strike partnership of Dorlan Pabon and [[Humberto Suazo]], with Pabon scoring 11 goals. The club reached the semi-finals but lost 3–0 on aggregate against the eventual champions [[Club América]] in what would prove to be Suazo's last games with the club before returning to [[Colo-Colo]]. Suazo had scored over 102 league goals in a seven-year span and became the all-time top scorer for the club at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deportes.televisa.com/futbol-mexicano/2014-12-12/humberto-suazo-se-va-monterrey/|title=Humberto Suazo anuncia su salida del Monterrey|last=Deportes|first=Televisa|website=Deportes|access-date=2016-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042936/http://deportes.televisa.com/futbol-mexicano/2014-12-12/humberto-suazo-se-va-monterrey/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	
The team started the Clausura 2015 tournament in poor form, losing four of their first six games, and on February 15, the team fired Barra<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publimetro.com.mx/publisport/llego-su-hora-carlos-barra-esta-fuera-de-rayados/mobo!XPxdi4435g1fM/|title=Llegó su hora: Carlos Barra está fuera de Rayados|last=Publisport|date=2015-02-15|website=Publimetro|access-date=2016-06-22|archive-date=13 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813110231/http://www.publimetro.com.mx/publisport/llego-su-hora-carlos-barra-esta-fuera-de-rayados/mobo!XPxdi4435g1fM/|url-status=live}}</ref> and replaced him with two-time Liga MX champion [[Antonio Mohamed]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.mx/news/189386-oficial-antonio-mohamed-nuevo-tecnico-de-rayados-de-monterrey|title=Oficial: Antonio Mohamed, nuevo DT de Rayados {{!}} FOX Sports|website=FOX Sports|language=es-LA|access-date=2016-06-22|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916155603/http://www.foxsports.com.mx/news/189386-oficial-antonio-mohamed-nuevo-tecnico-de-rayados-de-monterrey|url-status=live}}</ref> who had led Club América to the league championship the previous tournament. Mohamed had played for Rayados during his years as a player. He was part of the squad that managed to avoid relegation in 1999. Monterrey did not qualify to the playoffs under Mohamed, but the club were keen on keeping him for the [[2015–16 Liga MX season|2015–16 season]]. That season would prove to be a special one as the team were moving to a new home ground, the [[Estadio BBVA Bancomer]]. In the summer, Rayados made new signings, including midfielder [[Walter Gargano]], striker [[Rogelio Funes Mori]] and re-signed [[José María Basanta|Jose Maria Basanta]], who had left for Italian side [[ACF Fiorentina|Florentina]] after the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. Former club veterans [[Aldo de Nigris]] and [[Luis Ernesto Pérez]] also returned to the club, along with the promotion to the first team of promising young center back [[Cesar Montes]]. Rayados had a formidable attacking trio of Dorlan Pabon, Rogelio Funes Mori and [[Edwin Cardona]], who had signed with Monterrey during the winter of 2015. They narrowly missed the playoffs of the Apertura 2015 tournament, but their offense was lauded by many as one of the best in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2015/10/26/tridente-rayado-de-terror-en-la-liguilla|date=Oct 26, 2015|title=Tridente Rayado, de terror en la Liguilla|website=Medio Tiempo|access-date=2016-06-22|archive-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819083736/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2015/10/26/tridente-rayado-de-terror-en-la-liguilla|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.multimedios.com/deportes/futbol/rayados/tridente-rayado-punto-historia.html|title='Tridente' rayado, a punto de hacer historia|website=Multimedios Televisión|access-date=2016-06-22|archive-date=28 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828183643/http://www.multimedios.com/deportes/futbol/rayados/tridente-rayado-punto-historia.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Tenure of Antonio Mohamed (2015–2018)====
After failing to qualify for the playoffs in 2015, the club loaned several players to other clubs in the league. Players such as [[Stefan Medina]] and [[Severo Meza]] were loaned to [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]] and [[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]], respectively. In the winter of 2016, the team acquired club veteran [[Walter Ayoví|Walter Ayovi]] who had left the club in 2013 and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] midfielder [[Carlos Andrés Sánchez|Carlos Sánchez]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.record.com.mx/futbol-futbol-nacional-liga-mx-monterrey/rayados-confirma-contratacion-de-carlos-sanchez|title=Rayados confirma fichaje de Carlos Sánchez|date=2015-11-14|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063635/http://www.record.com.mx/futbol-futbol-nacional-liga-mx-monterrey/rayados-confirma-contratacion-de-carlos-sanchez|url-status=live}}</ref> who had won the [[Copa Libertadores]] a few months prior. The team began the [[2015–16 Liga MX season|Clausura 2016]] tournament in great form by winning their first three games. They went on to have their best regular season in years by finishing on top of the league with 37 points, seven points ahead of second place [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2016/04/30/rayados-establecio-record-interno-de-puntos|title=Rayados estableció récord interno de puntos|work=MedioTiempo|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es-MX|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233706/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2016/04/30/rayados-establecio-record-interno-de-puntos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.multimedios.com/deportes/futbol/rayados/arranque-historico.html|title=Arranque histórico|website=Multimedios Televisión|date=15 February 2016|access-date=2017-06-08|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063901/http://www.multimedios.com/deportes/futbol/rayados/arranque-historico.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team's success was primarily due to their attacking trio composed of [[Dorlan Pabón|Pabon]], [[Rogelio Funes Mori|Funes Mori]] and [[Edwin Cardona|Cardona]], with midfielder Carlos Sanchez providing several goals and assists.
[[File:Antonio Ricardo Mohamed Matijevich.jpg|thumb|Antonio Mohamed was the club's manager from February 2015 to May 2018]]
The team entered the playoffs as favourites to win the title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/reacciones/2016/04/23/rayados-sera-el-favorito-en-liguilla-turco_66334|title=Rayados será el favorito en Liguilla: Turco|work=MedioTiempo|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es-MX|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085717/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/reacciones/2016/04/23/rayados-sera-el-favorito-en-liguilla-turco_66334|url-status=live}}</ref> In the quarterfinals, they faced their arch-rivals and defending league champions [[Tigres UANL]], the first leg was played at the [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]] where Monterrey won 3–1.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/440378/monterrey-derrota-3-1-a-tigres-en-juego-ida-los-cuartos-final|title=Monterrey derrota 3–1 a Tigres en juego de ida de los cuartos de final – Proceso|date=2016-05-11|work=Proceso|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es-MX|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803130010/http://www.proceso.com.mx/440378/monterrey-derrota-3-1-a-tigres-en-juego-ida-los-cuartos-final|url-status=live}}</ref> The away leg was played at the [[Estadio BBVA Bancomer|BBVA Bancomer]], where Tigres won 2–1 despite several penalties that were controversially awarded to Monterrey.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mxm.televisadeportes.esmas.com/futbol/partidos/liga-mx-clausura-2016/35957/monterrey-vs-tigres/cronica.html|title=Crónica Rayados vs Tigres, Liguilla Clausura 2016|last=Deportes|first=Televisa|work=Deportes|access-date=2017-06-08|archive-date=23 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523165356/http://mxm.televisadeportes.esmas.com/futbol/partidos/liga-mx-clausura-2016/35957/monterrey-vs-tigres/cronica.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/publisport/2016/05/15/queda-clasico-108-historia.html|title=Queda Clásico 108 para la historia|website=Publimetro México|date=15 May 2016 |language=es-ES|access-date=2017-06-08|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803090341/https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/publisport/2016/05/15/queda-clasico-108-historia.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Monterrey advanced to the semi-finals with a 4–3 aggregate victory and extended their record of never being eliminated by Tigres in the playoffs. In the semi-finals, they faced [[Club América|América]], losing the first leg at the [[Estadio Azteca]] 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.24-horas.mx/al-minuto-15-america-y-monterrey-se-mantienen-sin-goles/|title=América derrota 1–0 a Monterrey en ida de semifinales del Torneo de Clausura 2016 (+gol) {{!}} 24 Horas|website=www.24-horas.mx|date=19 May 2016 |language=es-MX|access-date=2017-06-08|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803093548/http://www.24-horas.mx/al-minuto-15-america-y-monterrey-se-mantienen-sin-goles/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the second leg, they faced them at home and pulled off a dramatic 4–2 victory, in what was described by some pundits as one of the best games in the history of the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mxm.televisadeportes.esmas.com/futbol/partidos/liga-mx-clausura-2016/35979/monterrey-vs-america/cronica.html|title=Crónica: Rayados Monterrey vs América, Semifinal Clausura 2016|last=Deportes|first=Televisa|work=Deportes|access-date=2017-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702183114/http://mxm.televisadeportes.esmas.com/futbol/partidos/liga-mx-clausura-2016/35979/monterrey-vs-america/cronica.html|archive-date=2 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://laaficion.milenio.com/monterrey/Rayados_4-2_America-Semifinales-Clausura_2016-Final_Liga_MX-Cardona-Arroyo_0_741526086.html|title=Rayados sufre pero vence 4–2 al América y se mete a la final|last=Flores|first=Roberto|work=Milenio|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803130454/http://laaficion.milenio.com/monterrey/Rayados_4-2_America-Semifinales-Clausura_2016-Final_Liga_MX-Cardona-Arroyo_0_741526086.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They advanced to the league finals where they would face [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]]. Controversy arose when it was confirmed that Carlos Sanchez would not be able to play the finals as the [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay national team]] had called him up for the upcoming [[Copa América Centenario]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://laaficion.milenio.com/monterrey/Carlos_Sanchez-Sanchez_no_jugara-Uruguay-Carlos_Sanchez_Uruguay-Final_0_743325737.html|title=Carlos Sánchez no jugará la Final del Clausura 2016|last=Afición|first=La|work=Milenio|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085927/http://laaficion.milenio.com/monterrey/Carlos_Sanchez-Sanchez_no_jugara-Uruguay-Carlos_Sanchez_Uruguay-Final_0_743325737.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unotv.com/noticias/portal/deportes/detalle/carloss-nchez-no-jugar-la-final-del-clausura-2016-740747/|title=Carlos Sánchez no jugará la Final del Clausura 2016|website=www.unotv.com|date=24 May 2016 |access-date=2017-06-08|archive-date=25 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525152346/http://www.unotv.com/noticias/portal/deportes/detalle/carloss-nchez-no-jugar-la-final-del-clausura-2016-740747/|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Clausura 2016 Liga MX championship stage#Monterrey v Pachuca|the league finals against Pachuca]], Monterrey lost the first leg 1–0 at the [[Estadio Hidalgo]], with the sole goal coming from striker [[Franco Jara]]. The second leg took place at the [[Estadio BBVA Bancomer]] in what was its first ever final since it was inaugurated the year before. On May 29, in front of 53,000 spectators, the final was played. Monterrey opened the scoring in the 39th minute with a shot from [[Dorlan Pabón|Dorlan Pabon]] to level the aggregate 1–1. Veteran goalkeeper [[Óscar Pérez Rojas|Óscar Pérez]] had several key saves for Pachuca, and in the closing minutes of the game, a header from [[Víctor Guzmán (footballer, born 1995)|Victor Guzman]] in the 93rd minute gave the title to Pachuca in what was described by the Mexican media as a heart-breaking defeat for Monterrey.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2016/05/30/con-gol-agonico-pachuca-es-campeon-de-liga-mx|title=Con gol agónico, Pachuca es campeón de Liga MX|work=MedioTiempo|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es-MX|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085725/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2016/05/30/con-gol-agonico-pachuca-es-campeon-de-liga-mx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://laaficion.milenio.com/futbol/Final_Clausura_2016-Rayados_de_Monterrey-Tuzos_de_Pachuca-partido_de_vuelta_0_746325567.html|title=Pachuca campéon del Clausura 2016|last=Afición|first=La|work=Milenio|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085844/http://laaficion.milenio.com/futbol/Final_Clausura_2016-Rayados_de_Monterrey-Tuzos_de_Pachuca-partido_de_vuelta_0_746325567.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.aztecadeportes.com/notas/liga-bancomer-mx/2016-05-29-22-41/pachuca-es-campeon-del-clausura-2016/|title=Pachuca es campeón del Clausura 2016|last=Deportes|first=Azteca|work=Azteca Deportes|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es-LA|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803130428/http://www.aztecadeportes.com/notas/liga-bancomer-mx/2016-05-29-22-41/pachuca-es-campeon-del-clausura-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.info7.mx/seccion/triste-final-con-sueno-no-cumplido-/1576605|title=Triste final con sueño no cumplido {{!}} INFO7|access-date=2017-06-08|language=es-MX|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803130035/http://www.info7.mx/seccion/triste-final-con-sueno-no-cumplido-/1576605|url-status=live}}</ref>

The following tournament ended in disappointment as the team narrowly failed to qualify to the playoffs of the [[2016–17 Liga MX season#Apertura 2016|Apertura 2016]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.multimedios.com/deportes/futbol/rayados/nuevo-fracaso-mohamed.html|title=Nuevo fracaso en la era Mohamed|website=Multimedios Televisión|date=20 November 2016|access-date=2017-07-06|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013801/http://www.multimedios.com/deportes/futbol/rayados/nuevo-fracaso-mohamed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, it also saw the return of Rayados to the [[CONCACAF Champions League]] after a three-year absence, having won the tournament three times in a row under Vucetich. The team had high hopes to redeem itself after their league title loss; however, the team was shockingly eliminated in the group stage after finishing second in their group behind Panamanian club [[C.D. Árabe Unido|Arabe Unido]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2016/09/14/rayados-fracaso-en-concachampions-arabe-unido-lo-elimino|date=Sep 15, 2016|title=Rayados fracasó en Concachampions; Árabe Unido lo eliminó|work=MedioTiempo|access-date=2017-07-06|language=es-MX|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073040/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2016/09/14/rayados-fracaso-en-concachampions-arabe-unido-lo-elimino|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://laaficion.milenio.com/monterrey/rayados-monterrey-eliminado-concachampions-milenio-la_aficion_0_811119269.html|title=Rayados de Monterrey fracasó en Concachampions|last=Diego|first=Medina|date=Sep 14, 2016|work=Milenio|access-date=2017-07-06|language=es|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013942/http://laaficion.milenio.com/monterrey/rayados-monterrey-eliminado-concachampions-milenio-la_aficion_0_811119269.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the Apertura 2017 season, Monterrey finished the regular season in first place with 37 points and advanced to playoffs. In quarterfinals, Monterrey beat [[Club Atlas|Atlas]] 2–1 in the first leg and 4–1 in the second, a 6–2 aggregate. Monterrey faced [[Monarcas Morelia|Morelia]] in semifinals, winning 1–0 in the away leg and 4–0 in the home leg, a 5–0 aggregate. Monterrey advanced to the final against arch rival Tigres, In the first leg, the teams tied 1–1 at the [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]]. In the second leg at the [[Estadio BBVA Bancomer]], Tigres beat Monterrey 2–1 with goals from [[Eduardo Vargas]] and [[Francisco Meza]]. In May 2018, Mohamed resigned from his position shortly after being eliminated from the Clausura 2018 playoffs by [[Club Tijuana]]. He left the club having won two titles and breaking the club record amount of points for short seasons, but was criticized for various playoff failures.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-07 |title=Monterrey: Antonio Mohamed resigns as Rayados manager after Liguilla elimination |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/monterrey-accepts-mohamed-resignation/mrib2f7qgw071bhlafxl90ctf |first1=Jon |last1=Arnold |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Goal.com |language=en-US |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812074409/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/monterrey-accepts-mohamed-resignation/mrib2f7qgw071bhlafxl90ctf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Appointment of Diego Alonso (2018–2019) ====
{{Football squad on pitch|align=left|LM=[[Jesús Gallardo|Gallardo]]|LCF_nat=Argentina|LCF=[[Rogelio Funes Mori|Funes Mori]]|RCF=[[Dorlan Pabón|Pabón]]|RCF_nat=Colombia|SS_nat=Mexico|SS=[[Rodolfo Pizarro|Pizarro]]|RM_nat=Mexico|RM=[[Carlos Alberto Rodríguez|Rodríguez]]|LM_nat=Mexico|CM_nat=Paraguay|GK=[[Marcelo Barovero|Barovero]]|CM=[[Celso Ortiz|Ortiz]]|LB_nat=Argentina|LB=[[Leonel Vangioni|Vangioni]]|RB_nat=Mexico|RB=[[Miguel Layún|Layún]]|LCB_nat=Argentina|LCB=[[Nicolás Sánchez (footballer, born 1986)|Sánchez]]|RCB_nat=Colombia|RCB=[[Stefan Medina|Medina]]|GK_nat=Argentina|caption=Apertura 2019 Championship starting line-up}}
After announcing the appointment of [[Diego Alonso]] in July 2018, the club would have a great run in the [[Copa MX]]. Despite beating [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]] 1–0 in the quarter-finals and [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]] on penalties in the semi-finals, the club would fall short, losing 2–0 to [[Cruz Azul]] in [[Copa MX|Copa MX Apertura final]].  Monterrey would finish third in the [[Liga MX|Liga MX Clausura]] and fifth in the [[Liga MX|Liga MX Apertura]], giving them a playoff spot in both competitions. They would advance to the semifinals in the Clausura playoffs, beating [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]] but losing to Tigres on a league position decider after a 1–1 draw. In the Apertura playoffs they would have to face the same faith, going on to the semi-finals of the competition, beating [[Santos Laguna]] 3–0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals until facing Cruz Azul and falling short on a league position decider after a 1–1 draw. In the [[CONCACAF Champions League]], they would go on to win the continental tournament after convincingly beating [[Sporting Kansas City]] 10–2 on aggregate in the semi-final and finally beating rivals [[Tigres UANL|Tigres]] in the [[2018 CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions League final]]. This championship was significant to the city, and seen as a kind of revenge for the domestic final lost to Tigres, and is known in the city as "the star that shines the most".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presume Rayados 'la que más brilla' |url=https://www.elnorte.com/presume-rayados-la-que-mas-brilla/ar2175025 |first1=Jesús |last1=Carvajal |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=El Norte |language=es}}</ref>

In the Apertura 2019 season, Diego Alonso would be dismissed from his post having more defeats than victories in the [[Apertura 2019 Liga MX championship stage|Apertura]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/monterrey-moves-on-from-diego-alonso-after-clasico-loss/1g3kle3yj8vc51xiyevn40ldar|title=Liga MX news: Monterrey fires manager Diego Alonso after Clasico Regio defeat|website=Goal.com|access-date=2019-12-30|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230001405/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/monterrey-moves-on-from-diego-alonso-after-clasico-loss/1g3kle3yj8vc51xiyevn40ldar|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Reappointment of Antonio Mohamed (2019–2020) ====
On 14 October, Antonio Mohamed was reappointed as the manager of Monterrey. The club would find themselves in a good run in the [[FIFA Club World Cup|Club World Cup]], advancing to the semi-finals after beating [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] 3–2, but were eventually eliminated by losing to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] after a stoppage time winner from [[Roberto Firmino]]. The club would beat [[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]] on penalties, earning a third place medal in the [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup]].  That same month, despite the club finishing 8th on the [[Apertura and Clausura|Apertura]] general table, they would go on to reach the championship finals against [[Club América|América]] and defeat them in penalties, winning 4–2 and securing their 5th championship league trophy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monterrey defeat Club America on penalties to win Liga MX 2019 Apertura title|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=560779|work=ESPN|first=Tom|last=Marshall|date=30 December 2019|access-date=15 September 2020|archive-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429170703/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=560779|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Culture==

===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 and cyan, and recently, violet, purple or green.

=== Youth development ===
The club has constantly emphasized home-grown (''[[cantera]]'') players and has produced international players such as [[Francisco Javier Cruz]], [[Héctor Becerra]], [[Missael Espinoza]], [[Jesús Arellano]], [[Antonio de Nigris]], [[Severo Meza]], [[Jonathan Orozco]], [[Jesús Eduardo Zavala|Jesús Zavala]], [[Hiram Mier]], [[Jesús Manuel Corona]], [[César Montes]], [[Jonathan González (footballer, born 1999)|Jonathan González]], and [[Carlos Alberto Rodríguez|Carlos Rodríguez]] among others.

===Rivalry===

Rayados' biggest rival is [[Tigres de la UANL|Tigres UANL]]. This rivalry is called the [[Clásico Regiomontano]]. Monterrey and Tigres are both known to sell out all of their home games regardless of weather conditions and the teams' status. For Clásico matches, the stadium is sold out as soon as tickets go on sale. The rivalry has been labeled as the most intensely competed rivalry in Mexican football.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.elhorizonte.mx/seccion/deja-clasico-regio-un-legado-de-pasion-y-duelos-inolvidables/787314|title=Deja Clásico Regio un legado de pasión y duelos inolvidables – El Horizonte|last=ElHorizonte|work=elhorizonte|access-date=2017-07-05|language=es-MX|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209043951/http://www.elhorizonte.mx/seccion/deja-clasico-regio-un-legado-de-pasion-y-duelos-inolvidables/787314|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.multimedios.com/deportes/futbol/tigres/pasion-orgullo-y-mucho-mas.html|title=Pasión, orgullo y mucho más...|website=Multimedios Televisión|date=June 2017|access-date=2017-07-05|archive-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122448/http://www.multimedios.com/deportes/futbol/tigres/pasion-orgullo-y-mucho-mas.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/04/20/clasico-regio-de-mas-pasion-que-el-nacional-hugo-gonzalez|title=Clásico regio, de más pasión que el nacional: Hugo González|work=MedioTiempo|access-date=2017-07-05|language=es-MX|archive-date=27 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627112116/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/04/20/clasico-regio-de-mas-pasion-que-el-nacional-hugo-gonzalez|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of August 2022, there have been a total of 128 official Clásico games, Tigres has been victorious in 47 of them, while Monterrey has won 42, and a total of 39 games have been draws. Monterrey and Tigres played their first Clásico on 13 July 1974 in the [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]], with the match ending in a 1–1 draw. Monterrey would be the first team to win the Clásico in their second confrontation, 2–1. Almost all their first encounters were played in the Estadio Universitario, with averages of 70,000 fans attending these games, which were before the stadium renovation. In addition, there were also another six "non-official" games before the first official Clásico, in five of which Rayados were victorious. {{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Monterrey has recently held somewhat of a regional rivalry with state neighbors [[Santos Laguna]], whom they have played a total of four finals, with Monterrey winning three of them and Santos one. It is known by many as La Nortena.

===Fan base===
[[File:Entrenamiento del Monterrey.jpg|thumb|25,000 in attendance at a Monterrey training session.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.info7.com.mx/a/noticia/328576|title=Acuden 25 mil a ver a Rayados|access-date=3 August 2013|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235859/http://www.info7.com.mx/a/noticia/328576|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

Los Rayados supporters constantly fill the Estadio BBVA Bancomer. They had the highest average [[Liga MX]] attendance (50,000 per game) in 2016. The city of Monterrey claims and does have Mexico's most loyal supporting crowds for their teams, due to the city having the only venues that regularly sell-out in the [[Liga MX|Primera División]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} There is a rivalry between the ''La Adicción'', a C.F. Monterrey support crowd, and the ''[[Libres y Lokos]]'', a [[Tigres de la UANL|Tigres UANL]] support crowd, each time a ''Clásico'' takes place. 

===Children's web series===

In 2017, the club launched its [[YouTube]] and [[YouTube Kids]] original series, ''[[Rayados Kids]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.brands.mx/project/459-rayados-kids |title= Rayados Kids {{!}} Brands&People |access-date= 1 June 2021 |archive-date= 2 June 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215524/https://www.brands.mx/project/459-rayados-kids |url-status= live }}</ref> dedicated to creating content for children who love the team, in interview style format with the team players and original stories revolving around the teams actual positioning on football leagues. The web garnered around six thousand subscriptions and one million views in its first year.

===Rayados Christmas Campaign===

Since 2010 Rayados teammates have joined to wish a Merry Christmas to its fans, by filming their annual holiday campaign.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.brands.mx/project/660-rayados|title= Rayados XMAS {{!}} Brands&People|access-date= 1 June 2021|archive-date= 2 June 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220027/https://www.brands.mx/project/660-rayados|url-status= live}}</ref> It has become a tradition to include a new rendition of their famous crowd chant song "El Corrido de Monterrey" each year on their holiday video, showing their fans how their passion lives "En la Vida y en la Cancha" (In Life and on the Field).<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.brands.mx/project/99-rayados |title= Rayados {{!}} Brands&People |access-date= 1 June 2021 |archive-date= 2 June 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215322/https://www.brands.mx/project/99-rayados |url-status= live }}</ref>

==Grounds==
{{main article|Estadio Tecnológico|Estadio BBVA}}
Monterrey played their home matches at the [[Estadio Tecnológico]] from 1950 to 2015, though for a period of time from 1973 to 1980 they played at the [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]], the stadium was opened on July 17, 1950, by Mexican president [[Miguel Alemán Valdés]], it was the second oldest football stadium in Mexico, after Estadio Azul. The stadium was a part of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 Mexico FIFA World Cup]] which could hold 38,000 people, and served 4 matches within the tournament but, in July 2017 the stadium began to be demolished.
[[File:EstadioTecnologico.JPG|thumb|Monterrey played at the Estadio Tecnológico from 1950 to 2015]]
In [[1977–78 Mexican Primera División season|1977–78]], with preparations for the&nbsp;[[1977 CONCACAF Championship]]&nbsp;underway at the Estadio Universitario,&nbsp;both Tigres and Rayados played at the Estadio Tecnológico, including the first&nbsp;''[[Clásico Regiomontano|Clásico Regio]]''&nbsp;derby held in the stadium;&nbsp;it would be the first of 42 meetings between the two clubs venue, with the final fixture being a 2–2 draw in October 2014.
Monterrey won league titles in&nbsp;[[1985–86 Mexican Primera División season#Mexico-1986|1986]]&nbsp;(Mexico 1986) and&nbsp;[[2010–11 Mexican Primera División season|Apertura 2010]]&nbsp;in the venue, as well as the&nbsp;[[Copa MX]]&nbsp;in 1991 and the&nbsp;[[CONCACAF Champions League]]&nbsp;in 2012–13.[[File:Estadio BBVA.jpg|thumb|The interior of Estadio BBVA]]In July 2015, Monterrey moved to a new stadium called [[Estadio BBVA]], located in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, in [[Monterrey Metropolitan area|Greater Monterrey]]. The new stadium currently has a capacity of 53,500 people. The stadium has similar features of those incorporated within the design of England's [[Wembley Stadium]] and the [[Aviva Stadium]] in Ireland. The stadium was inaugurated on 2 August 2015 in a friendly match for the eighth edition of the [[Eusébio Cup]], where Monterrey defeated [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] 3–0 hosting in front of a sold-out crowd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42197/language/pt-PT/.aspx|title=Eusébio Cup no México|date=23 June 2015|publisher=[[S.L. Benfica]]|language=pt|trans-title=Eusébio Cup in Mexico|access-date=23 June 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113641/http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/42197/language/pt-PT/.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/cronicas/2015/08/03/rayados-goleo-a-benfica-en-inauguracion_64408|title=Rayados goleó a Benfica en inauguración|date=2 August 2015|publisher=Medio Tiempo|language=es|access-date=5 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805203128/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/cronicas/2015/08/03/rayados-goleo-a-benfica-en-inauguracion_64408|archive-date=5 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Estadio BBVA Bancomer (1).jpg|left|thumb|Estadio BBVA has been Monterrey's current home since Apertura 2015]]

Estadio BBVA, designed by Christopher Lee of [[Populous (company)|Populous]], started its development in October 2011, and included plans for reforestation and environmental healing for the decaying area that surrounds the construction site. The stadium was developed by [[FEMSA]] which costed around US$200 million. It is seen as one of the most beautiful stadiums in Mexico, it has the fourth largest capacity crowd in Mexico. It has an authentic grass surface, suites, a club-themed Restaurant, a club lounge, and high-end interior and exterior design. The inclination of the grandstand is 34 degrees and with the minimum distance allowed by FIFA to provide unsurpassed closeness to the action.

On 29 May 2016, Monterrey played their first final in their new stadium in front of 50,000 fans against [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]] for the [[2015–16 Liga MX season|Clausura 2016]] championship, which they tied 1–1, but lost 2–1 on aggregate.

==Kits and sponsorship==

===Kit evolution===
{{Commons|C.F. Monterrey kits}}
The 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 horizontal blue lines across the chest. In the 1960s the club wore a different kit inspired by the one used by [[Jaibos Tampico Madero]] 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 FC]], a club he had played in Mexico City.

In the 1970s, many models emerged, some with broad, thicker stripes, and blue and black combinations, but the most significant change occurred in the mid-1980s when the color of the T-shirt changed from royal blue to navy blue, a colour that is still in use today.

[[Atletica]] was the kit manufacturer from 1999 to 2007, followed by American company [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] which manufactured the kits from 2007 to 2014. Afterwards, Monterrey signed a contract with German sportswear manufacturer [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] which has been making the team's kit ever since.

===Sponsors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#020B3E;"|Year
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#020B3E;"|Manufacturer
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#020B3E;"|Main Sponsor
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#020B3E;"|Other Sponsors
|-
|1984–91
|[[Adidas]]
|
|
|-
|1991–98
|[[Aba Sport]]
|ABACO-CONFIA 1989–98
||AGUA SPORT
|-
|1998–99
|[[Aba Sport]]
|[[Grupo Bimbo|Bimbo]]
|AGUA SPORT, [[Pepsi]] and [[Tecate]]
|-
|1999–07
|[[Atletica]]
|[[Grupo Bimbo|Bimbo]]
|[[Coca-Cola]], Casas Javer, [[Oxxo]], Carta Blanca and [[BBVA Bancomer]]
|-
|2007–08
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|[[Grupo Bimbo|Bimbo]]
|[[Coca-Cola]], Casas Javer, [[LG Group|LG]], Carta Blanca and [[BBVA Bancomer]]
|-
|2008–13
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|[[Grupo Bimbo|Bimbo]]
|[[Coca-Cola]], Casas Javer, Carta Blanca, Berel, [[The Home Depot]] and [[BBVA Bancomer]]
|-
|2014–2016
|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|[[Grupo Bimbo|Bimbo]]
|[[Coca-Cola]], Tecate, The Home Depot, [[AeroMéxico]], [[H-E-B]], Berel, HaVital Casas, [[Carl's Jr]] and [[BBVA Bancomer]]
|-
|2016–2017
|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|[[BBVA Bancomer]]
|[[Coca-Cola]], Tecate, The Home Depot, [[Cemex]], H-E-B, Berel, HaVital Casas, [[AT&T]] and Hagamoslo Bien
|-
|2017–2019
|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|[[AT&T]]
|[[Coca-Cola]], Tecate, The Home Depot, [[Cemex]], H-E-B, Berel, Hagámoslo Bien, [[Chilchota Alimentos]], [[MAN SE]], Vidusa and [[BBVA Bancomer]]
|-
|2019–2021
|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|[[AT&T]]
|[[Coca-Cola]], Tecate, The Home Depot, H-E-B, Berel, Hagámoslo Bien, Oxxo Gas, Chilchota Alimentos, CREST México, [[MAN SE]], Vidusa and [[BBVA Mexico]]
|-
|2021–2022
|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|Codere
|[[Coca-Cola]], Tecate, The Home Depot, H-E-B, Berel, Hagámoslo Bien, Oxxo Gas, Roshfrans, Chilchota Alimentos, CREST México, Vidusa and [[BBVA Mexico]]
|-
|2022–
|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|Codere
|[[Coca-Cola]], Tecate, H-E-B, Berel, Hagámoslo Bien, Oxxo Gas, Roshfrans, Chilchota Alimentos, [[Carl's Jr.]], CREST México, Vidusa and [[BBVA Mexico]]
|}

==Honours==
===Domestic===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!Type
!Competition
!Titles
!Winning years
!Runners-up
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]]<br>'''Top division'''
!scope=col|[[Liga MX|Primera División/Liga MX]]
|'''5'''
|[[1985–86 Mexican Primera División season#México 1986|México 1986]], [[Primera División de México Clausura 2003|Clausura 2003]], [[2009–10 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2009]], [[2010–11 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2010]], [[2019–20 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2019]]
|[[1992–93 Mexican Primera División season|1992–93]], [[Primera División de México Apertura 2004|Apertura 2004]], [[Primera División de México Apertura 2005|Apertura 2005]], [[2011–12 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2012]], [[2015–16 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2016]], [[2017–18 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2017]], [[2024–25 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2024]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Copa MX|Copa México/Copa Presidente/Copa MX]]
|'''3'''
|[[1991–92 Copa México|1991–92]], [[Apertura 2017 Copa MX|Apertura 2017]], [[2019–20 Copa MX|2019–20]]
|[[1963–64 Copa México|1963–64]], [[1968–69 Copa México|1968–69]], [[Apertura 2018 Copa MX|Apertura 2018]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Campeón de Campeones]]
|0
|–
|2003
|-
!scope=col|[[Supercopa MX]]
|0
|–
|[[2018 Supercopa MX|2018]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''Promotion division'''
!scope=col|[[Liga Premier de México|Segunda División]]
|'''2'''
|[[1955–56 Mexican Segunda División season|1955–56]], [[1959–60 Mexican Segunda División season|1959–60]]
|[[1957–58 Mexican Segunda División season|1957–58]], [[1958–59 Mexican Segunda División season|1958–59]]
|-
!scope=col|Copa México de Segunda División
|0
|–
|1957–58
|-
!scope=col|[[Liga Premier de México#Campeón de Campeones de Segunda División/Liga Premier|Campeón de Campeones de Segunda División]]
|'''1'''
|1960
|1956
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!Type
!Competition
!Titles 
!Winning years
!Runners-up
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Concacaf logo.svg|20px]] '''Continental [[CONCACAF]]'''
!scope=col|[[CONCACAF Champions Cup|CONCACAF Champions League]]
|'''5'''
|[[2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League|2010–11]], [[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League|2011–12]], [[2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League|2012–13]], [[2019 CONCACAF Champions League|2019]], [[2021 CONCACAF Champions League|2021]]
|–
|-
!scope=col|[[CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1'''{{sup|s}}
|[[1993 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|1993]]
|–
|}

;Notes:
* {{legend|gold|record}}
* {{sup|s}} shared record

===Friendly===
* '''[[Eusébio Cup]]''': 2015
* '''Los Angeles Nations Cup''': 1991<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/camel91.html|publisher= Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|title= Los Angeles Nations Cup (Camel Cup) 1993|access-date= 4 February 2023|archive-date= 4 June 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230604205252/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/camel91.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
* '''Copa Gobernador de Nuevo León''': 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=http:/m/|date=28 December 2000|author=Chávez Córdova, Angel|title=Diez Clásicos amistosos país: México pdf|publisher=elnorte.com|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206074108/http://www.elnorte.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Copa Rial''': 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elnorte.com/|date=18 August 1995|author=Rodríguez, Luis Enrique|title=Cierran Rayados gira con un triunfo, país: México pdf|publisher=elnorte.com|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206074108/http://www.elnorte.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Copa Movistar''': 2002
* '''International Challenge Cup''': 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elnorte.com/|access-date=2 October 2003|author=Rodríguez, Érick|title=Triunfa Rayados ante texanos, país: México pdf|publisher=elnorte.com|archive-date=9 October 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031009014308/http://www.elnorte.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Torneo de Verano Miller Lite''': 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elnorte.com/|access-date=2 August 2004|author=Vargas, César|title=Regios pintan bien: Anota Franco tres goles, país: México pdf|publisher=elnorte.com|archive-date=4 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804003906/http://www.elnorte.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Copa Chiapas''': 2006
* '''Chicago Mayor's Cup''': 2009<ref name="Mayor's Cup">{{cite web |author = González, Guillermo |year = 2009 |url = http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8603545 |title = Monterrey pasa prueba y vence al Cracovia por dos goles a cero; gana la Mayor's Cup de Chicago |access-date = 9 May 2010 |publisher = milenio.com |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100116045845/http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8603545 |archive-date = 16 January 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
* '''Copa del Pacífico''': 2024

==Personnel==
===Management===
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=#004F79|p=Sporting Chairman  |s={{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Antonio Noriega]] }}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=#004F79|p=Corporate Chairman  |s={{flagicon|MEX}} Manuel Filizola }}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=#004F79|p=Coordinator of football |s={{flagicon|MEX}} Héctor Lara }}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=red;|p=Director of academy|s={{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolás Martellotto}}
{{Fb cs footer|s= [http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/6/cruz-azul Liga MX]|date=May 2018}}

===Coaching staff===
{|class="wikitable 
|-
! style=background-color:#003466;color:white| Position
! style=background-color:#003466;color:white| Staff
|-
|-
|Manager 
| {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Domènec Torrent]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |Assistant managers||  {{flagicon|SPA}} Jordi Gris
|-
| {{flagicon|SPA}} Jordi Guerrero
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nicolás Sánchez (footballer, born 1986)|Nicolás Sánchez]]
|-
|Goalkeeper coach||{{flagicon|ARG}} Fabián Donelli
|-
|  Fitness coach|| {{flagicon|MEX}} Vicente Espadas
|-
| Physiotherapist||{{flagicon|SPA}} Emilio Ricart
|-
|rowspan="2" |Team doctors||{{flagicon|MEX}} Francisco García
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Felipe Peña
|-
| rowspan="2" | Assistant doctors|| {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Giavino
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Zingaretti
|}

==Players==
===First-team squad===
{{updated|12 September 2025}}
{{football squad start|nonumber=|bg=003466|color=FFFFFF}}
{{football squad player|no=2|nat=MEX|name=[[Ricardo Chávez (footballer)|Ricardo Chávez]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=3|nat=MEX|name=[[Gerardo Arteaga]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=4|nat=MEX|name=[[Víctor Guzmán (footballer, born 2002)|Víctor Guzmán]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=5|nat=MEX|name=[[Fidel Ambríz]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=7|nat=MEX|name=[[Germán Berterame]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=8|nat=ESP|name=[[Óliver Torres]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=9|nat=FRA|name=[[Anthony Martial]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=10|nat=ESP|name=[[Sergio Canales]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=13|nat=MEX|name=[[Carlos Salcedo]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=14|nat=MEX|name=[[Érick Aguirre]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=17|nat=MEX|name=[[Jesús Manuel Corona|Jesús Corona]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=21|nat=MEX|name=[[Luis Reyes (Mexican footballer)|Luis Reyes]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad mid|nonumber=|bg=003466|color=FFFFFF}}
{{football squad player|no=22|nat=MEX|name=[[Luis Cárdenas (footballer)|Luis Cárdenas]]|pos=GK}}
{{football squad player|no=23|nat=MEX|name=[[Gustavo Sánchez (footballer)|Gustavo Sánchez]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=25|nat=URU|name=[[Santiago Mele]]|pos=GK}}
{{football squad player|no=27|nat=MEX|name=[[Roberto de la Rosa]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=29|nat=ARG|name=[[Lucas Ocampos]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=30|nat=ARG|name=[[Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1995)|Jorge Rodríguez]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=31|nat=MEX|name=[[Michell Rodríguez]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=33|nat=COL|name=[[Stefan Medina]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=34|nat=MEX|name=[[César Bustos]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=35|nat=MEX|name=[[Iker Fimbres]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Alonso Aceves]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad end|nonumber=|bg=003466|color=FFFFFF}}

{{For|recent transfers|List of Mexican football transfers summer 2025}}

===Out on loan===
{{football squad start|nonumber=|bg=003466|color=FFFFFF}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=ARG|name=[[Esteban Andrada]]|pos=GK|other=at [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=César Ramos|pos=GK|other=at [[Atlas F.C.|Atlas]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Orlando Botello]]|pos=DF|other=at [[York United FC|York United]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Tony Leone (footballer)|Tony Leone]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Pumas UNAM|UNAM]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Mauricio Morales|pos=DF|other=at [[Santiago F.C.|Santiago]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=CHI|name=[[Sebastián Vegas]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Club León|León]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[César Garza]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Pumas UNAM|UNAM]]}}
{{football squad mid|nonumber=|bg=003466|color=FFFFFF}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Víctor López (footballer, born 2003)|Víctor López]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Jaziel Martínez]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Atlético Morelia]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Jesús Rodríguez|pos=MF|other=at [[Santiago F.C.|Santiago]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=COL|name=[[Johan Rojas (footballer)|Johan Rojas]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Pablo Sánchez|pos=MF|other=at [[Santiago F.C.|Santiago]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Alí Ávila]]|pos=FW|other=at [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Josué Morales|pos=FW|other=at [[Santiago F.C.|Santiago]]}}
{{football squad end|nonumber=|bg=003466|color=FFFFFF}}

===Reserve teams===
{{Main article|C.F. Monterrey Reserves and Academy|l1 = Monterrey Reserves and Academy}}

===Top Scorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left:1em;"
|-
| colspan="9" align="center" bgcolor="#003466" |'''<span style="color:white;">Club de Fútbol Monterrey</span>'''
|-
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#003466;"|Rank
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#003466;"|Player
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#003466;"|FMF
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#003466;"|CUP
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#003466;"|CON
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#003466;"|REC
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#003466;"|CWC
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#003466;"|INL
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#003466;"|'''TOTAL'''
|-
| 1 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Rogelio Funes Mori]] || 133 || 19 || 5 || 0 || 3 || 0 || '''160'''
|-
| 2 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Humberto Suazo]] || 102 || 0 || 16 || 0 || 2 || 1 || '''121'''
|-
| 3 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Mario de Souza Mota|Mario de Souza]] || 90 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''96''' <ref name="Suazo, cerca de Bahía">{{cite web |author=Guevara, Oscar |year=2012 |url=http://blogs.televisadeportes.esmas.com/index.php/2012/05/18/suazo-cerca-de-bahia/ |title=Suazo, cerca de Bahía |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-date=24 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524071449/http://blogs.televisadeportes.esmas.com/index.php/2012/05/18/suazo-cerca-de-bahia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 4 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Dorlan Pabón]] || 73 || 12 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''88'''
|-
| 5 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Aldo de Nigris]] || 66 || 0 || 15 || 0 || 2 || 0 || '''83'''
|-
| 6 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Milton Carlos]] || 73 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''73'''
|-
| 7 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Rubén Romeo Corbo]] || 68 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''69'''
|-
| 8 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Guillermo Franco]] || 63 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''65'''
|-
| 9 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Alfredo Jiménez]] || 58 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''59'''
|-
| 10 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Francisco Javier Cruz]] || 54 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''57'''
|-
| 11 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Ernesto Pérez|Lucho Pérez]] || 49 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || '''55'''
|-
| - || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ubirajara Chagas|Bira]] || 55 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''55'''
|-
| 13 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Verdirame]] || 46 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || '''50'''
|-
| 14 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Jesús Arellano]] || 48 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''49'''
|-
| 15 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Nicolás Sánchez (footballer, born 1986)|Nicolás Sánchez]] || 31 || 6 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''42'''
|}

<small><dl>
<dt>'''Legend:'''</dt>
<dd>'''FMF:''' [[Liga MX]]</dd>
<dd>'''CUP:''' [[Copa MX]]</dd>
<dd>'''CON:''' [[CONCACAF Champions League]]</dd>
<dd>'''REC:''' Recopa de la Concacaf</dd>
<dd>'''CWC:''' [[FIFA Club World Cup]]</dd>
<dd>'''INL:''' [[InterLiga]]</dd>
</dl></small>

===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em"
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#003466" |'''<span style="color:white;">Club de Fútbol Monterrey</span>'''
|-
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#003466;"|Rank
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#003466;"|Player
! style="color:#f9f9f9; background:#003466;"|Period
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#003466;"|{{abbr|Apps|Appearances}}
|-
|1 || style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Magdaleno Cano (footballer)|Magdaleno Cano]]
|1967–1982|| 437
|-
|2 || style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Jesús Arellano]]
|1994–1997; 2000–2011|| 407
|-
|3 || style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[José María Basanta]]
|2008–2014; 2016–2020|| 390
|-
|4 || style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Ernesto Pérez|Lucho Pérez]]
|2003–2012; 2015–2016|| 388
|-
|5 || style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Jonathan Orozco]]
|2005–2016|| 371
|-
|6 || style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|Colombia}} '''[[Stefan Medina]] '''
|2014; 2016–present|| 350
|-
|7 || style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Rogelio Funes Mori]]
|2015–2023|| 328
|-
|8 || style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Jesús Eduardo Zavala]]
|2006–2018|| 285
|}
* Players in '''bold''' are currently active with Club de Fútbol Monterrey.
* Does not count appearances in international competitions.

==Managers==
{{div col|colwidth=35em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Roberto Scarone]] (1962–65)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Perez (1966–69)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Ignacio Jáuregui|Ignacio "El Gallo" Jáuregui]] (1969–74)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Fernando Riera]] (1975–76)
*{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Ubirajara Chagas|Bira]] (1976)
*{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Luis Firpo]] (1976–77)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Fernando Riera]] (1977–78)
*{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Otto Glória]] (1978–79)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Gustavo Peña]] (1979)
*{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Ubirajara Chagas|Bira]] (1979–80)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Pedro Dellacha]] (1980–81)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Héctor Hugo Eugui]] (1981–82)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Vicente Pereda]] (1982–83)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Roberto Matosas]] (1983–84)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Francisco Avilán]] (1984–87)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Ledezma]] (1987–89)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Fernando Riera]] (1989)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Pedro García Barros|Pedro García]] (1989–91)
*{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Carlos Alberto Torres]] (1991–92){{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Miguel Mejía Barón]] (1 July 1991 – 30 June 93)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Hugo Hernández (footballer)|Hugo Hernández]] (1993–94)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Magdaleno Cano (footballer)|Magdaleno Cano]] (1994), (1997), (1999)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Arturo Salah]] (1 July 1994 – 30 June 97)
*{{flagicon|Peru}} [[Claudio Lostanau]] (1997)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Tomás Boy]] (1 July 1997 – 30 June 98)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Treviño (footballer)|José Treviño]] (22 Jan 1999 – 1 March 99)
*{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Carlos Jara Saguier]] (4 March 1999 – 30 June 99)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Solari]] (1999)
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Benito Floro]] (12 Nov 1999 – 30 June 2001)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Daniel Passarella]] (1 July 2002 – 31 Dec 2003)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Hugo de León]] (2004)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sergio Orduña]] (20 April 2004 – 30 June 2004)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Miguel Herrera]] (1 July 2004–16 Sept 2007)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Isaac Mizrahi Smeke]] (1 Oct 2007 – 10 Jan 2008)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Ricardo La Volpe]] (12 Jan 2008 – 8 Jan 2009)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Víctor Manuel Vucetich]] (9 Jan 2009 – 26 Aug 2013)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Guadalupe Cruz (manager)|José Guadalupe Cruz]] (27 Aug 2013 – 18 Feb 2014)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Carlos Barra|C. Barra]] & [[José Treviño (footballer)|J. Treviño]] ''(interim)'' (19 Feb 2014 – 16 May 2014)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Carlos Barra]] (16 May 2014 – 15 February 2015)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Antonio Mohamed]] (16 February 2015 – 7 May 2018) 
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Diego Alonso]] (18 May 2018 – 30 September 2019)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Antonio Mohamed]] (9 October 2019 – 25 November 2020)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Javier Aguirre]] (7 December 2020 – 26 February 2022)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Víctor Manuel Vucetich]] (2 March 2022 – 28 May 2023)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Fernando Ortiz (footballer, born 1977)|Fernando Ortíz]] (29 May 2023 – 6 August 2024)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Martín Demichelis]] (12 August 2024 – 11 May 2025)
*{{flagicon|España}} [[Domènec Torrent]] (21 May 2025 – present)
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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