2024–25 C.F. Monterrey season

C.F. Monterrey 2024–25 football season

C.F. Monterrey

2024–25 season

Chairman

José Antonio Noriega

Manager

Fernando Ortiz (until 6 August 2024)
Martín Demichelis (from 12 August 2024)

Stadium

Estadio BBVA

Liga MX Apertura

Regular phase: 5th
Final phase: Runners-up

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Top goalscorer

Germán Berterame
Sergio Canales
(10 goals)

Highest home attendance

Apertura:
52,127
(vs América, 15 December 2024)

Lowest home attendance

Apertura:
36,441
(vs Juárez, 18 September 2024)

Biggest win

Apertura:
Monterrey 5–1 Atlético San Luis
(7 December 2024)

Biggest defeat

Apertura:
Monterrey 0–4 Cruz Azul
(13 July 2024)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2023–24

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
204	MF	MEX	Iker Fimbres

For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2021.

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
7 June 2024	MF	Johan Rojas	La Equidad	$2,500,000
8 June 2024	MF	Óliver Torres	Sevilla FC	Free transfer
11 June 2024	FW	Roberto de la Rosa	Pachuca	One-year loan
28 August 2024	MF	Fidel Ambríz	León	$6,000,000
3 September 2024	FW	Lucas Ocampos	Sevilla FC	$8,000,000

Out

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

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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		Matchday 1						!—
Leagues Cup	30 July 2024	3 August 2024	Group stage		2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total					25	12	5	8	41	32	+9	048.00

Last updated: 16 December 2024
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	UANL	17	10	4	3	25	15	+10	34	Qualification for the quarter–finals
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

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:

The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W
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.

Pachuca v Monterrey

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

Monterrey v Cruz Azul

13 July 2024 2	Monterrey	0–4	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe
21:10 UTC−6		Report	Rivero 14' Rotondi 28' (pen.), 50' Sepúlveda 76'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 45,957 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández

Necaxa v Monterrey

17 July 2024 3	Necaxa	0–1	Monterrey	Aguascalientes
19:00 UTC−6	Arce Jr. 62' Garnica 79' 80' Oliveros 80'	Report	Cortizo 57' Canales 79'	Stadium: Estadio Victoria Referee: Jesús Rafael López

Monterrey v Querétaro

20 July 2024 4	Monterrey	2–1	Querétaro	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6	Berterame 29' Guzmán 34' Rojas 66'	Report	Lértora 33' Manzanarez 37' Río 78' López 88'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 39,932 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres

Puebla v Monterrey

16 August 2024 16	Puebla	1–2	Monterrey	Puebla
19:00 UTC−6	Orona 38' Ferrareis 59' Ormeño 81'	Report	Cortizo 26' Berterame 36' Canales 55' Andrada 83' Medina 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos

Tijuana v Monterrey

23 August 2024 5	Tijuana	2–2	Monterrey	Tijuana
20:05 UTC−7	Rivera 35' (pen.) Zúñiga 90+8', 90+10'	Report	Berterame 28' Vázquez 43' Rodríguez 76' Andrada 83'	Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 23,333 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Monterrey v Toluca

31 August 2024 6	Monterrey	1–2	Toluca	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6	Vázquez 54' (pen.) Medina 90+8'	Report	Gallardo 6' Ruiz 59' Baeza 80' Violante 87'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 43,150 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Santos Laguna v Monterrey

14 September 2024 7	Santos Laguna	0–2	Monterrey	Torreón
21:00 UTC−6	H. Rodríguez 34'	Report	Vázquez 4' J. Rodríguez 30' Ambríz 81' Berterame 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 11,241 Referee: Erick Yair Miranda

Monterrey v Juárez

18 September 2024 8	Monterrey	3–2	Juárez	Guadalupe
21:00 UTC−6	Vegas 3' Berterame 11', 90+3' Canales 36', 79', 85' (pen.)	Report	Valoyes 22', 59' Estupiñan 47', 77' Díaz 65' Villalpando 77' Ortega 81'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 36,441 Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos

Monterrey v Mazatlán

21 September 2024 9	Monterrey	0–0	Mazatlán	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6	Vegas 6' Andrada 69' Rojas 90+7'	Report	Torres 22' Franco 38' Meraz 57'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 43,721 Referee: Ismael Rosario López

Guadalajara v Monterrey

28 September 2024 10	Guadalajara	1–1	Monterrey	Zapopan
21:05 UTC−6	Briseño 10' Marín 28' Rangel 88'	Report	Arteaga 48' Moreno 75' Corona 79', 88' Rojas 89' Rodríguez 90+2' Andrada 90+8'	Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 36,043 Referee: Jesús Rafael López

Atlético San Luis v Monterrey

5 October 2024 11	Atlético San Luis	1–0	Monterrey	San Luis Potosí
17:00 UTC−6	Chávez 41', 52' Dourado 73' Guillén 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Victor Alfonso Cáceres

Monterrey v Tigres

19 October 2024 12	Monterrey	4–2	Tigres	Guadalupe
21:10 UTC−6	Fimbres 5', 66', 37' Canales 26' Ocampos 36' (pen.)	Report	Pizarro 44' Gignac 45+9' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 51,983 Referee: Oscar García

Monterrey v UNAM

23 October 2024 13	Monterrey	0–0	UNAM	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 40,959 Referee: Adonai González Escobedo

América v Monterrey

27 October 2024 14	América	2–1	Monterrey	Mexico City
20:00 UTC−6	B. Rodríguez 49' Zendejas 81' Fidalgo 89'	Report	Medina 62' Ambríz 77' Moreno 85' Cortizo 87'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 23,810 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

Monterrey v Atlas

2 November 2024 15	Monterrey	4–0	Atlas	Guadalupe
19:05 UTC−6	Canales 6', 40', 26' Berterame 13' Torres 16' Rojas 68'	Report	Márquez 22' Dória 71'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 40,381 Referee: Fernando Gomez

Monterrey v León

10 November 2024 17	Monterrey	2–1	León	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6	Gutiérrez 31' Canales 77' (pen.) Ocampos 85'	Report	Mendoza 63', 90+2' Guerra 85'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 41,874 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Final phase

Main article: Apertura 2024 Liga MX final phase

Quarter-finals

Monterrey v UNAM

28 November 2024 First leg	Monterrey	1–0	UNAM	Guadalupe
21:10 UTC−6	Torres 37' Medina 70' Canales 90' (pen.)	Report	Silva 53' Duarte 75' Monroy 81' Ergas 87' Martínez 89'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 37,379 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

UNAM v Monterrey

1 December 2024 Second leg	UNAM	3–5 (3–6 agg.)	Monterrey	Mexico City
12:00 UTC−6	Silva 6' Martínez 36', 87', 64' Pussetto 66' Duarte 90+6' Caicedo 90+8'	Report	Berterame 32', 73' Ocampos 56' Arteaga 79' Rodríguez 84' Aguirre 88' Torres 90+3' Vázquez 90+6'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 37,439 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Semi-finals

Atlético San Luis v Monterrey

4 December 2024 First leg	Atlético San Luis	2–1	Monterrey	San Luis Potosí
21:00 UTC−6	Bonatini 30' Chávez 80'	Report	Berterame 66'	Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 22,803 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Monterrey v Atlético San Luis

7 December 2024 Second leg	Monterrey	5–1 (6–3 agg.)	Atlético San Luis	Guadalupe
20:00 UTC−6	Torres 47', 85' Berterame 52' Guillén 82' (o.g.) Vázquez 90+1'	Report	Sánchez 40' Salles-Lamonge 75' (pen.) Sanabria 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 48,606 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Final

América v Monterrey

12 December 2024 First leg	América	2–1	Monterrey	Puebla
20:00 UTC−6	Álvarez 39' Zendejas 49' dos Santos 59' Juárez 81'	Report	Canales 35' Torres 73'	Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 36,933 Referee: Victor Alfonso Cáceres

Monterrey v América

15 December 2024 Second leg	Monterrey	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	América	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6	Berterame 17' Rojas 85'	Report	Sánchez 24' Zendejas 85'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 52,127 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Clausura 2025

Regular phase

The match schedule was released on 15 December 2024.

Monterrey v Puebla

11 January 2025 1	Monterrey	v	Puebla	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Toluca v Monterrey

18 January 2025 2	Toluca	v	Monterrey	Toluca
21:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

Monterrey v Pachuca

25 January 2025 3	Monterrey	v	Pachuca	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Atlas v Monterrey

29 January 2025 4	Atlas	v	Monterrey	Guadalajara
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

Monterrey v Necaxa

1 February 2025 5	Monterrey	v	Necaxa	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Juárez v Monterrey

8 February 2025 6	Juárez	v	Monterrey	Ciudad Juárez
21:00 UTC−7				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

Querétaro v Monterrey

16 February 2025 7	Querétaro	v	Monterrey	Querétaro
17:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Corregidora

Monterrey v Atlético San Luis

22 February 2025 8	Monterrey	v	Atlético San Luis	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Mazatlán v Monterrey

25 February 2025 9	Mazatlán	v	Monterrey	Mazatlán
21:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio El Encanto

Monterrey v Santos Laguna

2 March 2025 10	Monterrey	v	Santos Laguna	Guadalupe
20:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Cruz Azul v Monterrey

8 March 2025 11	Cruz Azul	v	Monterrey
19:00 UTC−6

UNAM v Monterrey

16 March 2025 12	UNAM	v	Monterrey	Mexico City
18:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Monterrey v Tijuana

29 March 2025 13	Monterrey	v	Tijuana	Guadalupe
21:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Monterrey v Guadalajara

5 April 2025 14	Monterrey	v	Guadalajara	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Tigres v Monterrey

12 April 2025 15	Tigres	v	Monterrey	San Nicolás de los Garza
19:00 UTC−6				Attendance: Estadio Universitario

Monterrey v América

16 April 2025 16	Monterrey	v	América	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

León v Monterrey

20 April 2025 17	León	v	Monterrey	León
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio León

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

First round

Forge FC v Monterrey

5 February 2025 First leg	Forge FC	v	Monterrey	Hamilton
20:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

Monterrey v Forge FC

11 February 2025 Second leg	Monterrey	v	Forge FC	Guadalupe
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup group stage § West 1

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage	2–3	—	—
3	Monterrey	2	0	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1		0–2	1–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers Monterrey

Austin FC

30 July 2024 1	Monterrey	0–2	Austin FC	Austin, United States
20:00 UTC−5		Report	Obrian 61' Pereira 79'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

Monterrey

UNAM

3 August 2024 2	Monterrey	1–1 (0–3 p)	UNAM	Austin, United States
21:00 UTC−5	Corona 53'	Report	Funes Mori 80'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
	Penalties
	Vázquez Medina Rojas		Quispe Huerta Nathan Ergas

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2024–25 in Mexican men's football

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National teams

2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League

League competitions

Level 1	Liga MX (Final phase: Ap. 2024, Cl. 2025)
Level 2	Liga de Expansión MX
Level 3	Liga Premier Serie A Serie B
Level 4	Liga TDP

Cup competitions

Continental	CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup group stage knockout stage final
National	Copa Promesas MX Copa Conecta

Club seasons
Liga MX	Club América Atlas Atlético San Luis Cruz Azul Guadalajara Juárez León Mazatlán Monterrey Necaxa Pachuca Puebla Querétaro Santos Laguna Tijuana Toluca UANL UNAM

Categories:

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

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

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