2018–19 C.F. Monterrey season

The 2018–19 C.F. Monterrey season was the 83rd season in the football club's history and the 68th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the Liga MX and Copa MX, the club also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Monterrey
2018–19 season
OwnerFEMSA
ChairmanDuilio Davino
ManagerDiego Alonso
StadiumEstadio BBVA Bancomer
Apertura5th
Playoffs: Semifinals
Clausura3rd
Playoffs: Semifinals
Apertura Copa MXRunners-up
CONCACAF Champions LeagueChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rogelio Funes Mori
(16 goals)

All:
Rogelio Funes Mori
(20 goals)
Highest home attendance53,327
(vs Tigres, 1 May 2019)
Lowest home attendance16,681
(vs Venados, 28 August 2018)
Average home league attendance39,767
Biggest winMonterrey 5–0 Pachuca
(5 January 2019)
Biggest defeatToluca 5–1 Monterrey
(7 April 2019)
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2019.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Diego Alonso
Assistant coaches Carlos Barra
Claudio Arzeno
Mauricio Elena
Goalkeepers coach Fabián Donelli
Fitness coach Mauricio Marchetti
Therapists José Cárdenas
José Obregón
Roberto García
Doctors Francisco García
Raúl Luna

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Marcelo Barovero (1984-02-18) 18 February 1984 2018 Necaxa
22 GK Juan Pablo Carrizo (1984-05-06) 6 May 1984 2017 Internazionale
24 GK Édson Reséndez (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 2015 Youth System
Defenders
3 DF César Montes (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 2015 Youth System
3 DF Nicolás Sánchez (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 2017 (Winter) Racing
6 DF Edson Gutiérrez (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 2018 Celaya
11 DF Leonel Vangioni (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 2017 Milan
13 DF José María Basanta (1984-04-03) 3 April 1984 2015 Fiorentina
23 DF Johan Vásquez (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 2018 Sonora
33 DF Stefan Medina (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 2017 Pachuca
Midfielders
14 MF Alfonso González (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 2016 Atlas
16 MF Celso Ortiz (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 2016 AZ
17 MF Jesús Gallardo (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 2018 UNAM
20 MF Rodolfo Pizarro (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 2018 Guadalajara
21 MF Jesús Molina (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988 2017 (Winter) Santos Laguna
25 MF Jonathan González (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 2017 Youth System
29 MF Carlos Rodríguez (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 2017 (Winter) Youth System
Forwards
7 FW Rogelio Funes Mori (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 2015 Eskişehirspor
8 FW Dorlan Pabón (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 2014 São Paulo
10 FW Jonathan Urretaviscaya (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 2018 Pachuca
18 FW Avilés Hurtado (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 2017 Tijuana
19 FW Luis Madrigal (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 2018 Youth System

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 December 2018.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window
Source
1 GK Marcelo Barovero 36 Necaxa Loan Summer Mediotiempo.com
6 DF Edson Gutiérrez 25 Celaya Transfer Summer
17 MF Jesús Gallardo 26 UNAM Transfer Summer
19 FW Luis Madrigal 27 Oaxaca End of Loan Summer
20 MF Rodolfo Pizarro 26 Guadalajara Transfer Summer
23 DF Johan Vásquez 22 Sonora Loan Summer
29 MF Carlos Rodríguez 24 Toledo End of Loan Summer

Out

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window
Source
1 GK Hugo González 30 Necaxa Loan Summer Mediotiempo.com
9 FW Lucas Albertengo 30 Independiente Loan Return Summer
13 MF Carlos Sánchez 36 Santos Transfer Summer
17 MF Jesús Zavala 33 Zacatecas Transfer Summer
20 DF Juan Álvarez 24 Unattached Released Summer
23 DF Juan Portales 24 Atlético San Luis Loan Summer
27 FW Jorge Benítez 28 Cerro Porteño Transfer Summer
30 FW Julio Cruz 25 Guadalupe Transfer Summer
32 DF Efraín Velarde 34 Morelia Loan Summer
82 DF Germán Camacho 25 Toledo Loan Summer
287 MF William Mejía 21 Toledo Loan Summer
295 MF Misael Domínguez 21 Cruz Azul Loan Summer

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 21 July 2018 8 December 2018 Matchday 1 5th 21 12 3 6 29 20 +9 057.14
Apertura Copa MX 1 August 2018 31 October 2018 Group stage Runners-up 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 062.50
Torneo Clausura 5 January 2019 18 May 2019 Matchday 1 3rd 21 10 6 5 35 23 +12 047.62
CONCACAF Champions League 20 February 2019 1 May 2019 Round of 16 Winners 8 5 2 1 16 4 +12 062.50
Total 58 32 13 13 94 53 +41 055.17

Last updated: 6 March 2019

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 UNAM 17 8 6 3 29 19 +10 30 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
4 Santos Laguna 17 8 6 3 27 18 +9 30
5 Monterrey 17 9 3 5 25 19 +6 30
6 UANL 17 8 5 4 32 18 +14 29
7 Toluca 17 8 2 7 27 22 +5 26
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 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could qualify for the Liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 9 3 5 25 19  +6 30 6 1 1 17 9  +8 3 2 4 8 10  −2

Last updated: 3 December 2018.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWLWWDLLDWLWLWDW
Position83353222664656655
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2018. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

21 July 2018 1 Pachuca 0–1 Monterrey Pachuca
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 26,567
Referee: Diego Montaño
29 July 2018 2 León 0–2 Monterrey León
20:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 17,712
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
4 August 2018 3 Monterrey 2–1 Querétaro Guadalupe
21:06
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 42,288
Referee: Oscar Mejía
11 August 2018 4 América 3–0 Monterrey Mexico City
21:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 24,346
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
18 August 2018 5 Monterrey 1–0 UNAM Guadalupe
21:06
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 40,268
Referee: Diego Montaño
22 August 2018 6 BUAP 1–2 Monterrey Puebla City
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 7,836
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
25 August 2018 7 Monterrey 2–2 Morelia Guadalupe
21:06
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 40,129
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
31 August 2018 8 Puebla 2–1 Monterrey Puebla City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 9,550
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
15 September 2018 9 Monterrey 2–4 Guadalajara Guadalupe
21:06
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 37,812
Referee: Francisco Chacón
23 September 2018 10 Tigres 0–0 Monterrey San Nicolás de los Garza
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
29 September 2018 11 Monterrey 3–0 Tijuana Guadalupe
21:06
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 32,597
Referee: Jonathan Hernández
6 October 2018 12 Cruz Azul 2–1 Monterrey Mexico City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 27,689
Referee: Fernando Hernández
21 October 2018 13 Monterrey 2–1 Toluca Guadalupe
20:06
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 29,444
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
26 October 2018 14 Santos 1–0 Monterrey Torreón
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 22,887
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
3 November 2018 15 Monterrey 2–0 Veracruz Guadalupe
20:06
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 28,482
10 November 2018 16 Necaxa 1–1 Monterrey Aguascalientes City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 11,534
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
24 November 2018 17 Monterrey 3–1 Atlas Guadalupe
21:06
Report
Stadium: BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 31,758
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
Quarter-finals
28 November 2018 First leg Monterrey 1–0 Santos Guadalupe
21:06
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
1 December 2018 Second leg Santos 0–2
(0–3 agg.)
Monterrey Torreón
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 25,900
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
Semi-finals
5 December 2018 First leg Monterrey 1–0 Cruz Azul Guadalupe
20:06 CST
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 36,721
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
8 December 2018 Second leg Cruz Azul 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
Monterrey Mexico City
19:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 39,307
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
Note: 1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Cruz Azul advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.

Apertura Copa MX

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Puebla 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
3 Venados 4 0 0 4 2 8 6 0
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 August 2018 1 Monterrey 2–1 Puebla Guadalupe
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 26,040
Referee: Alejandro Funk
7 August 2018 2 Venados 0–3 Monterrey Mérida
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Iturralde
Attendance: 7,278
Referee: Alan Enrique Martínez Vega
14 August 2018 3 Puebla 1–1 Monterrey Puebla City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 4,538
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
28 August 2018 4 Monterrey 3–2 Venados Guadalupe
21:00
Report
  • Robles  12'
  • Villafana  17'
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 16,681
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome

Round of 16

2 October 2018 Monterrey 4–2 Zacatepec Guadalupe
21:15
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 23,260
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza

Quarterfinals

9 October 2018 Monterrey 1–0 Querétaro Guadalupe
20:30
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 26,361
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán

Semifinal

23 October 2018 Pachuca 3–3
(3–4 p)
Monterrey Pachuca
21:06
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 22,385
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
Penalties

Final

31 October 2018 Final Monterrey 0–2 Cruz Azul Guadalupe
20:36 Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 49,764
Referee: Fernando Guerrero

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 León 17 13 2 2 41 14 +27 41 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 UANL (C) 17 11 4 2 33 16 +17 37
3 Monterrey 17 8 6 3 33 21 +12 30
4 Cruz Azul 17 8 6 3 26 15 +11 30
5 América 17 9 2 6 28 19 +9 29
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
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 8 6 3 33 21  +12 30 4 5 0 23 9  +14 4 1 3 10 12  −2

Last updated: 2 March 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWDWWDWDLDLWWDL
Position14211112233443223
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2019. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 January 2019 1 Monterrey 5–0 Pachuca Guadalupe
17:06
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 39,853
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
12 January 2019 2 Monterrey 2–2 León Guadalupe
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 43,583
Referee: Francisco Chacón
19 January 2019 3 Querétaro 1–2 Monterrey Querétaro
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Attendance: 13,970
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
26 January 2019 4 Monterrey 3–2 América Guadalupe
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 46,292
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
3 February 2019 5 UNAM 1–1 Monterrey Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 17,825
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
9 February 2019 6 Monterrey 4–0 BUAP Guadalupe
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 39,364
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
15 February 2019 7 Morelia 2–3 Monterrey Morelia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Attendance: 18,951
Referee: Roberto Rios Jácome
23 February 2019 8 Monterrey 0–0 Puebla Guadalupe
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 43,219
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
2 March 2019 9 Guadalajara 0–2 Monterrey Zapopan
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 32,233
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez
9 March 2019 10 Monterrey 1–1 Tigres Guadalupe
19:00 Pabón  17'
Funes Mori  33',  78'
Montes  70'
Sánchez  85'
Report Meza  22'
Pizarro  43'
Quiñones  80',  80'
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
16 March 2019 11 Tijuana 1–0 Monterrey Tijuana
19:06 Bolaños  67'
Lajud  69'
Bou  70'
Report Vangioni  44' Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
30 March 2019 12 Monterrey 2–2 Cruz Azul Guadalupe
21:00 Funes Mori  16'
Vangioni  16'
Hurtado  44'
Montes  48'
Report Madueña  18'
Baca  23'
Yotún  40'
Caraglio  75'
Lichnovsky  90'
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
7 April 2019 13 Toluca 5–1 Monterrey Toluca
12:00 da Silva  3',  44'
Pardo  14',  63',  65'
Canelo  72'
Maidana  75'
Medina  82'
Report Vásquez  38'
Medina  69'
Pizarro  71'
Vangioni  77'
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
13 April 2019 14 Monterrey 4–0 Santos Guadalupe
21:00 Pizarro  22'
Funes Mori  60',  76',  87'
Report Quiñones  75' Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
19 April 2019 15 Veracruz 0–1 Monterrey Boca del Río
21:00 Luna  67'
García  73'
Bonilha  78'
Report Gallardo  65'
Vangioni  69'
Vásquez  70'
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
27 April 2019 16 Monterrey 2–2 Necaxa Guadalupe
19:00 Vásquez  23'
Bareiro  44'
Report Fernández  2'
Álvarez  61'
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
5 May 2019 17 Atlas 2–0 Monterrey Guadalajara
21:00 Torres  21'
Vigon  87'
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Quarter-finals
9 May 2019 First leg Necaxa 1–0 Monterrey Aguascalientes
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 23,200
12 May 2019 Second leg Monterrey 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
Necaxa Guadalupe
20:00 Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 46,200
Semi-finals
15 May 2019 First leg Monterrey 1–0 Tigres Guadalupe
21:00 Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 50,027
18 May 2019 Second leg Tigres 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
Monterrey San Nicolás
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 41,500

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) First leg Alianza 0–0 Monterrey San Salvador
22:00 (21:00 UTC−6) Report Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) Second leg Monterrey 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Alianza Guadalupe
22:00 (21:00 UTC−6) Sánchez  86' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)

Quarter-finals

6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) First leg Monterrey 3–0 Atlanta United Guadalupe
22:00 (21:00 UTC−6)
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Second leg Atlanta United 1–0
(1–3 agg.)
Monterrey Atlanta
20:00 (20:00 UTC−4) Parkhurst  60'
J. Martínez  77'
Report Pizarro  84' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 40,048
Referee: Henry Bejarano

Semifinals

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

April 4, 2019 First leg Monterrey 5–0 Sporting Kansas City Guadalupe
9:00 PM Pabón  7',  76'
Hurtado  14'
Sánchez  49',  70' (pen.)
Gallardo  55'
Montes  67'
Report Fontàs  30'
Zusi  58'
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: Mario Escobar
April 11, 2019 Second leg Sporting Kansas City 2–5
(2–10 agg.)
Monterrey Kansas City, United States
8:00 PM Gerso  6',  29'
Gutiérrez  26'
Ilie  60'
Report Funes Mori  20',  90+1'
Montes  36'
Pizarro  39'
Layún  61'
Hurtado  82'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Joel Aguilar

Finals

May 1, 2019 Second leg Monterrey 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
Tigres Guadalupe
9:00 PM Sánchez  26' (pen.) Gignac  85' Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer

Statistics

Goals

As of 18 May 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Concacaf CL Total[2]
1 Rogelio Funes Mori FW 5 2 11 2 20
2 Nicolás Sánchez DF 7 1 4 5 17
3 Dorlan Pabón FW 2 1 4 3 10
4 Jesús Gallardo MF 3 1 1 2 7
Rodolfo Pizarro MF 2 0 4 1 7
6 Luis Madrigal FW 3 3 0 0 6
Avilés Hurtado FW 2 0 2 2 6
8 Daniel Lajud MF 1 4 0 0 5
9 Stefan Medina DF 2 0 0 0 2
10 Alfonso González MF 0 1 0 0 1
Jonathan González MF 0 0 1 0 1
César Montes DF 1 0 0 0 1
Celso Ortiz MF 1 0 0 0 1
Daniel Parra DF 0 1 0 0 1
Carlos Rodríguez MF 0 1 0 0 1
Jonathan Urretaviscaya FW 0 1 0 0 1
Ángel Zaldívar FW 0 0 1 0 1
Total 28 16 7 1 52

Clean sheets

As of 13 January 2019
Rank Name Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Concacaf CL Total[3]
1 Marcelo Barovero 9 0 1 0 10
2 Juan Pablo Carrizo 0 2 0 0 2
Total921012

References

  1. http://www.rayados.com/plantel/lista Rayados.com
  2. "Monterrey | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  3. LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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