2024–25 C.F. Monterrey season

C.F. Monterrey
2024–25 season
ChairmanJosé Antonio Noriega
ManagerFernando Ortiz (until 6 August 2024)
Martín Demichelis (from 12 August 2024)
StadiumEstadio BBVA
Liga MX AperturaRegular phase: 5th
Final phase: Runners-up
Liga MX ClausuraRegular phase: 7th
Final phase: Quarter-finals
Leagues CupGroup stage
CONCACAF Champions CupRound of 16
FIFA Club World CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerGermán Berterame
Sergio Canales
(10 goals)
Highest home attendanceApertura:
52,127
(vs América, 15 December 2024)
Lowest home attendanceApertura:
36,441
(vs Juárez, 18 September 2024)
Biggest winApertura:
Monterrey 5–1 Atlético San Luis
(7 December 2024)
Biggest defeatApertura:
Monterrey 0–4 Cruz Azul
(13 July 2024)

The 2024–25 C.F. Monterrey season is the 80th season in existence and the 29th consecutive season in Liga MX. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Leagues Cup.

Squad

As of 14 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Esteban Andrada
3 DF  MEX Gerardo Arteaga
4 DF  MEX Víctor Guzmán
5 MF  MEX Fidel Ambríz
6 DF  MEX Edson Gutiérrez
7 FW  MEX Germán Berterame
8 MF  ESP Óliver Torres
9 FW  USA Brandon Vázquez
10 MF  ESP Sergio Canales
14 DF  MEX Érick Aguirre
15 DF  MEX Héctor Moreno (Captain)
16 MF  COL Johan Rojas
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MEX Jesús Corona
18 DF  MEX Axel Grijalva
19 MF  MEX Jordi Cortizo
20 DF  CHI Sebastián Vegas
22 GK  MEX Luis Cárdenas
24 GK  MEX César Ramos
29 FW  ARG Lucas Ocampos
30 MF  ARG Jorge Rodríguez
31 FW  MEX Roberto de la Rosa (on loan from Pachuca)
32 DF  MEX Tony Leone
33 DF  COL Stefan Medina
34 DF  MEX César Bustos
35 MF  MEX Pedro Ramírez
93 DF  ESP Sergio Ramos
204 MF  MEX Iker Fimbres

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  MEX Orlando Botello (at York United)
DF  MEX Javier Casillas (at Venados)
DF  MEX Christian Franco (at Juárez)
DF  MEX Daniel Parra (at Forge)
DF  MEX Gustavo Sánchez (at Mazatlán)
MF  MEX Alfonso González (at Pachuca)
MF  MEX Víctor López (at Querétaro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  MEX Jaziel Martínez (at Atlético Morelia)
MF  MEX Josué Martínez (at York United)
MF  USA Jacobo Reyes (at New Mexico United)
MF  MEX Michell Rodríguez (at UNAM)
MF  MEX Ángel Zapata (at Sinaloa)
FW  MEX Alí Ávila (at UNAM)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
7 June 2024 MF Johan Rojas La Equidad $2,500,000 [1]
8 June 2024 MF Óliver Torres Sevilla FC Free transfer [2]
11 June 2024 FW Roberto de la Rosa Pachuca One-year loan [3]
28 August 2024 MF Fidel Ambríz León $6,000,000 [4]
3 September 2024 FW Lucas Ocampos Sevilla FC $8,000,000 [5]
6 February 2025 DF Sergio Ramos Free [6]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
9 June 2024 MF Omar Govea Guadalajara $2,400,000 [7]
10 June 2024 DF Jesús Gallardo Toluca $5,000,000 [8]
30 June 2024 MF Jonathan González Juárez Free transfer [9]
1 July 2024 MF Alfonso González Pachuca One-year loan [10]
8 July 2024 MF Luis Romo Cruz Azul $7,000,000 [11]
8 July 2024 FW Duván Vergara América de Cali Free transfer [12]
14 July 2024 FW Rodrigo Aguirre América $3,000,000 [13]
19 July 2024 MF Jaziel Martínez Atlético Morelia One-year loan [14]
15 August 2024 FW Maximiliano Meza River Plate $2,300,000 [15]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Liga MX (Apertura) 7 July 2024 15 December 2024 Matchday 1 Runners-up 23 12 4 7 40 29 +11 052.17
Liga MX (Clausura) 11 January 2025 10 May 2025 Matchday 1 Quarter-finals 21 10 4 7 39 29 +10 047.62
Leagues Cup 30 July 2024 3 August 2024 Group stage Group stage 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup 5 February 2025 12 March 2025 First round Round of 16 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 050.00
FIFA Club World Cup 17 June 2025 Group stage 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 033.33
Total 53 25 13 15 93 65 +28 047.17

Last updated: 25 June 2025
Source: Competitions

Apertura 2024

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 12 4 7 40 29  +11 40 7 2 3 23 15  +8 5 2 4 17 14  +3

Last updated: 16 December 2024.
Source:

Apertura 2024

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 UANL 17 10 4 3 25 15 +10 34 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
4 UNAM 17 9 4 4 21 13 +8 31
5 Monterrey 17 9 4 4 26 19 +7 31
6 Atlético San Luis 17 9 3 5 27 19 +8 30
7 Tijuana 17 8 5 4 24 25 −1 29 Qualification for the play-in round[b]
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:
  1. ^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.

Results by round

Round1234
GroundAHAH
ResultWLWW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular phase

The match schedule was released on 6 June 2024.[16][17]

7 July 2024 1 Pachuca 0–1 Monterrey Pachuca
19:00 UTC−6 Report
  • Canales 14'
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 18,262
Referee: Ismael Rosario López
13 July 2024 2 Monterrey 0–4 Cruz Azul Guadalupe
21:10 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 45,957
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
17 July 2024 3 Necaxa 0–1 Monterrey Aguascalientes
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Jesús Rafael López
20 July 2024 4 Monterrey 2–1 Querétaro Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 39,932
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres
16 August 2024 16 Puebla 1–2 Monterrey Puebla
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos
23 August 2024 5 Tijuana 2–2 Monterrey Tijuana
20:05 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 23,333
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
31 August 2024 6 Monterrey 1–2 Toluca Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 43,150
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
14 September 2024 7 Santos Laguna 0–2 Monterrey Torreón
21:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 11,241
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
18 September 2024 8 Monterrey 3–2 Juárez Guadalupe
21:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 36,441
Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos
21 September 2024 9 Monterrey 0–0 Mazatlán Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 43,721
Referee: Ismael Rosario López
28 September 2024 10 Guadalajara 1–1 Monterrey Zapopan
21:05 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 36,043
Referee: Jesús Rafael López
5 October 2024 11 Atlético San Luis 1–0 Monterrey San Luis Potosí
17:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 11,214
Referee: Victor Alfonso Cáceres
19 October 2024 12 Monterrey 4–2 Tigres Guadalupe
21:10 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 51,983
Referee: Oscar García
23 October 2024 13 Monterrey 0–0 UNAM Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6 Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 40,959
Referee: Adonai González Escobedo
27 October 2024 14 América 2–1 Monterrey Mexico City
20:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 23,810
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
2 November 2024 15 Monterrey 4–0 Atlas Guadalupe
19:05 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 40,381
Referee: Fernando Gomez
10 November 2024 17 Monterrey 2–1 León Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 41,874
Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Final phase

Quarter-finals

28 November 2024 First leg Monterrey 1–0 UNAM Guadalupe
21:10 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 37,379
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
1 December 2024 Second leg UNAM 3–5
(3–6 agg.)
Monterrey Mexico City
12:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 37,439
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Semi-finals

4 December 2024 First leg Atlético San Luis 2–1 Monterrey San Luis Potosí
21:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 22,803
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
7 December 2024 Second leg Monterrey 5–1
(6–3 agg.)
Atlético San Luis Guadalupe
20:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 48,606
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Final

12 December 2024 First leg América 2–1 Monterrey Puebla
20:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 36,933
Referee: Victor Alfonso Cáceres
15 December 2024 Second leg Monterrey 1–1
(2–3 agg.)
América Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 52,127
Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Clausura 2025

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Necaxa 17 10 1 6 36 29 +7 31 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
6 León 17 9 3 5 24 21 +3 30
7 Monterrey 17 8 4 5 32 23 +9 28 Qualification for the play-in round[b]
8 Pachuca 17 8 4 5 29 23 +6 28
9 Juárez 17 6 6 5 16 21 −5 24
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2025. Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:
  1. ^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.

Regular phase

The match schedule was released on 15 December 2024.[18] [19]

12 January 2025 1 Monterrey 1–1 Puebla Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 37,244
Referee: Luis Alfredo García
18 January 2025 2 Toluca 1–1 Monterrey Toluca
21:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 27,273
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
25 January 2025 3 Monterrey 2–3 Pachuca Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 43,072
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco
29 January 2025 4 Atlas 3–3 Monterrey Guadalajara
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 18,099
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero
1 February 2025 5 Monterrey 1–0 Necaxa Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 44,471
Referee: Marco Ortíz
8 February 2025 6 Juárez 2–1 Monterrey Ciudad Juárez
21:00 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 8,785
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
16 February 2025 7 Querétaro 2–4 Monterrey Querétaro
17:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Attendance: 17,494
Referee: Fernando Hernández
22 February 2025 8 Monterrey 3–1 Atlético San Luis Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 50,023
Referee: Daniel Quintero
25 February 2025 9 Mazatlán 1–0 Monterrey Mazatlán
21:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Encanto
Attendance: 10,473
Referee: Abraham Quirarte
2 March 2025 10 Monterrey v Santos Laguna Guadalupe
20:00 UTC−6 Stadium: Estadio BBVA
8 March 2025 11 Cruz Azul v Monterrey
19:00 UTC−6
16 March 2025 12 UNAM v Monterrey Mexico City
18:00 UTC−6 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
29 March 2025 13 Monterrey v Tijuana Guadalupe
21:00 UTC−6 Stadium: Estadio BBVA
5 April 2025 14 Monterrey v Guadalajara Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6 Stadium: Estadio BBVA
12 April 2025 15 Tigres v Monterrey San Nicolás de los Garza
19:00 UTC−6 Attendance: Estadio Universitario
16 April 2025 16 Monterrey v América Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6 Stadium: Estadio BBVA
20 April 2025 17 León v Monterrey León
19:00 UTC−6 Stadium: Estadio León

CONCACAF Champions Cup

First round

5 February 2025 First leg Forge FC 0–2 Monterrey Hamilton, Canada
20:00 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
11 February 2025 Second leg Monterrey 3–0
(5–0 agg.)
Forge FC Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Referee: Walter Lopez

Round of 16

5 March 2025 First leg Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 Monterrey Vancouver, Canada
19:30 UTC−8 Report Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá or BC Place
Attendance: 9,613[20]
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
12 March 2025 Second leg Monterrey 2–2
(3–3 (a) agg.)
Vancouver Whitecaps Torreón
18:30 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona[note 1]
Attendance: 10,420[22]

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUS UNM MTY
1 Austin FC 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 UNAM 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 −1 2 2–3
3 Monterrey 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1 0–2 1–1
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
30 July 2024 1 Monterrey 0–2 Austin FC Austin, United States
20:00 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)
3 August 2024 2 Monterrey 1–1
(0–3 p)
UNAM Austin, United States
21:00 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Penalties

FIFA Club World Cup

Group stage

The group stage draw took place on 5 December 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Milan 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Monterrey 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3 River Plate 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Urawa Red Diamonds 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 June 2025 1 Monterrey 1–1 Inter Milan Pasadena, United States
6:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 40,311[23]
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
21 June 2025 2 River Plate 0–0 Monterrey Pasadena, United States
6:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 57,393[24]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
25 June 2025 3 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Monterrey Pasadena, United States
6:00 pm PDT Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 14,312[25]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Knock-out stage

1 July 2025 Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 Monterrey Atlanta, United States
9:00 pm EDT
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 31,442
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Notes

  1. ^ Due to a Shakira concert at Estadio BBVA, Monterrey played their home Round of 16 match in Torreón.[21]

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