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Monterrey
2023–24 season
Sporting director	José Antonio Noriega
Manager	Fernando Ortíz
Stadium	BBVA
Liga MX	Apertura: 2nd; Clausura: 4th; 2nd
Leagues Cup	Semi-finals
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Germán Berterame; Sergio Canales; (11 each); All: ; Germán Berterame; Sergio Canales; (13 each)
Highest home attendance	38,156 vs Atlas; (9 July 2023)
Average home league attendance	38,156
Biggest win	Mazatlán 0–3 Monterrey; Monterrey 3–0 Real Salt Lake
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Monterrey season was the 78th year in the football club's history and the 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Monterrey competed in Liga MX, the Leagues Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Kits

Supplier: Puma
Sponsors: BBVA, Codere, Roshfrans, VIDUSA (front), Tecate, OXXO, H-E-B (back), nowports, CREST México, Berel (sleeves), Futura (shorts), Viva (socks)

Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Signed in	Previous club
1	GK	Esteban Andrada	33	2021	Boca Juniors
4	DF	Víctor Guzmán	22	2023 (Winter)	Tijuana
5	MF	Omar Govea	28	2023 (Winter)	Voluntari
6	DF	Edson Gutiérrez	28	2018	Celaya
9	FW	Germán Berterame	26	2022	Atlético Madrid
10	MF	Sergio Canales	33	2023	Real Betis
11	MF	Maximiliano Meza	32	2019 (Winter)	Independiente
14	DF	Érick Aguirre	27	2021	Pachuca
15	DF	Héctor Moreno (captain)	36	2021	Al-Gharafa
17	DF	Jesús Gallardo	30	2018	Pumas UNAM
18	DF	Axel Grijalva	24	2018	Youth system
19	MF	Jordi Cortizo	28	2022 (Winter)	Puebla
20	DF	Sebastián Vegas	28	2021	Mazatlán
21	MF	Alfonso González	30	2016	Atlas
22	GK	Luis Cárdenas	31	2019 (Winter)	Querétaro
23	DF	Gustavo Sánchez	24	2020	Youth system
24	GK	César Ramos	24	2020	Youth system
25	MF	Jonathan González	25	2023	Raya2
27	MF	Luis Romo	29	2022 (Winter)	Cruz Azul
29	FW	Rodrigo Aguirre	30	2022	Necaxa
31	DF	Daniel Parra	25	2023	Atlético Morelia
33	DF	Stefan Medina	32	2017	Pachuca
34	DF	César Bustos	19	2023	Youth system

Last updated: 26 July 2023
Source: ligamx.net and rayados.com

Transfers

Transfers in

Summer

Date	Position	No.	Player	From	Type	Ref.
24 July 2023	MF	10	Sergio Canales	Real Betis	Transfer	^[1]

Transfers out

Summer

Date	Position	No.	Player	To	Type	Ref.
9 July 2023	MF	–	Ángel Zapata	FC Juárez	Loan	^[2]
24 July 2023	MF	16	Celso Ortíz	Pachuca	Released	^[3]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Apertura 2023	1 July 2023		Matchday 1	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	066.67
Clausura 2024	January 2024		Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Leagues Cup	26 July 2023		Group stage	5	5	0	0	12	4	+8	100.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup	6 February 2024		Round one	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	100.00
Total				12	11	1	0	27	7	+20	091.67

Last updated: 11 August 2023
Source: soccerway.com

Liga MX

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	América (C)	17	12	4	1	37	14	+23	40	Qualification for the quarter-finals^[a]
2	Monterrey	17	10	3	4	27	15	+12	33
3	UANL	17	8	6	3	32	18	+14	30
4	UNAM	17	8	4	5	27	18	+9	28
5	Guadalajara	17	8	3	6	22	22	0	27

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) Champions
Notes:

^ The first four places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals and host the second leg.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	1	0	0	1	0	+1	1	1	0	4	1	+3

Last updated: 14 July 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	D	W	W	P	P
Position	6	5	2

Updated to match(es) played on 14 July 2023. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2023.^[4]

1 July 2023 1	Atlético San Luis	1–1	Monterrey	San Luis Potosí
17:00 CDT	Domínguez 31' Güémez 36' Zaldívar 48' (pen.)	Referee Report	Funes Mori 39' Govea 57' Ortíz 65'	Stadium: Alfonso Lastras Ramírez Attendance: 14,494 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho

9 July 2023 2	Monterrey	1–0	Atlas	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
19:00 CDT				Stadium: BBVA

3 March 2023 3	Mazatlán	0–3	Monterrey	Mazatlán
18:05 MST 19:05 CST				Stadium: Mazatlán Referee: Jesús Rafael López

TBD 4	Monterrey	Postponed	Tijuana	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
--:-- CDT				Stadium: BBVA

TBD 5	Toluca	Postponed	Monterrey	Toluca
--:-- CDT				Stadium: Nemesio Díez

27 August 2023 6	Monterrey	v	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
20:05 CDT				Stadium: BBVA

2 September 2023 7	Guadalajara	v	Monterrey	Zapopan
17:00 CDT				Stadium: Akron

16 September 2023 8	Monterrey	v	León	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
19:00 CDT				Stadium: BBVA

23 September 2023 9	Tigres UANL	v	Monterrey	San Nicolás de los Garza
21:05 CDT				Stadium: Universitario

30 September 2023 10	Monterrey	v	Santos Laguna	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
19:00 CDT				Stadium: BBVA

3 October 2023 11	Puebla	v	Monterrey	Puebla
19:00 CDT				Stadium: Cuauhtémoc

7 October 2023 12	Monterrey	v	Juárez	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
17:00 CDT				Stadium: BBVA

22 October 2023 13	Pumas UNAM	v	Monterrey	Ciudad Universitaria
12:00 CDT				Stadium: Olímpico Universitario

28 OCtober 2023 14	Monterrey	v	América	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
21:05 CDT				Stadium: BBVA

31 October 2023 15	Monterrey	v	Necaxa	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
21:05 CDT				Stadium: BBVA

4 November 2023 16	Pachuca	v	Monterrey	Pachuca
21:00 CDT				Stadium: Hidalgo

11 November 2023 17	Querétaro	v	Monterrey	Querétaro
17:00 CDT				Stadium: Corregidora

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Monterrey	17	13	1	3	35	14	+21	40	Qualification for the quarter-finals
2	América	17	9	7	1	36	21	+15	34
3	Guadalajara	17	10	4	3	28	18	+10	34
4	Toluca	17	9	5	3	34	19	+15	32
5	Pachuca	17	10	1	6	32	22	+10	31	Qualification for the reclassification

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

CONCACAF Champions Cup

First round

6 February 2024 (2024-02-06) First leg	Comunicaciones	1–4	Monterrey	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 (19:00 UTC−06:00)	Mejía 29'	Report	Berterame 22' A. González 51' Gallardo 71' R. Aguirre 85'	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Attendance: 11,118^[5] Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) Second leg	Monterrey	3–0 (7–1 agg.)	Comunicaciones	Guadalupe, Mexico
22:15 (21:15 UTC−06:00)	Moreno 10' Corona 31' Vázquez 79'	Report		Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 21,307^[6] Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Second round

7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) First leg	Cincinnati	0–1	Monterrey	Cincinnati, United States
19:00		Report	Vázquez 24'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,175 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) Second leg	Monterrey	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	Cincinnati	Guadalupe, Mexico
22:15	Romo 41' Vázquez 68'	Report	Acosta 47'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 45,221^[7] Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Quarterfinals

3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) First leg	Inter Miami	1–2	Monterrey	Fort Lauderdale, United States
20:00	Avilés 19'	Report	Meza 69' Rodríguez 89',	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 22,170 Referee: Walter López

10 April 2024 (2024-04-10) Second leg	Monterrey	3–1 (5–2 agg.)	Inter Miami	Guadalupe, Mexico
22:30 (20:30 UTC−06:00)	Vázquez 31' Berterame 58' Gallardo 64'	Report	Gómez 85'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 53,032 Referee: Iván Barton

Semifinals

24 April 2024 First leg	Columbus Crew	2–1	Monterrey	Columbus, United States
20:15 (18:15 UTC−06:00)	Hernández 25' Russell-Rowe 73' Mățan 87'	Report	Meza 58', 67' Moreno 90+2'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 17,145 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

1 May 2024 Second leg	Monterrey	1–3 (2–5 agg.)	Columbus Crew	Guadalupe, Mexico
20:15 (18:15 UTC−06:00)	Cheberko 11' (o.g.)		Morris 45+4' Rossi 49' Russell-Rowe 89'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MON	RSL	SEA
1	Monterrey	2	2	0	7	2	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	3–0	4–2
2	Real Salt Lake	2	1	1	3	3	0	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	3–0
3	Seattle Sounders FC	2	0	2	2	7	−5	0		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

26 July 2023 2	Monterrey	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Sandy, United States
19:30 UTC-6 20:30 CDT	Glad 8' (o.g.) Berterame 13', 74' Govea 33' Romo 87'	Report	Ojeda 66'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,734 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza (United States)

30 July 2023 3	Monterrey	4–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Seattle, United States
18:00 UTC-7 19:00 CDT	Moreno 1' Berterame 31', 45+2' (pen.), 63' Cortizo 48'	Report	Lodeiro 2' Morris 6' Lodeiro 37' Ragen 72' Yeimar 86'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 33,508 Referee: Bryan López

Knockout

4 August 2023 Round of 32	Monterrey	1–0	Portland Timbers	Portland, United States
19:00 UTC-7 20:00 CDT	Gallardo 27' Rojas 39' Meza 45+1' Meza 79' Romo 90+6'	Report	Mosquera 28' Zuparic 80' Chará 90+6'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,770 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios

8 August 2023 Round of 16	UANL	0–1	Monterrey	Houston, United States
19:00 UTC-5 18:00 CDT	Samir 10' Lainez 66' Ordóñez 88' Pizarro 90+3' Aquino 90+6' 90+9' Gorriarán 90+13'	Report	Rojas 44' Romo 60' Mori 71' Medina 83' Canales 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 20,104 Referee: Ismail Elfath

11 August 2023 Quarterfinals	Los Angeles FC	2–3	Monterrey	Pasadena, United States
20:00 UTC-7 21:00 CDT	Bouanga 2' (pen.) Acosta 8' Bogusz 42' Murillo 90+3'	Report	Meza 25' Medina 31' Aguirre 56' Canales 68' (pen.) Palencia 80' (o.g.) Funes Mori 88' Cortizo 90+8'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 15,649 Referee: Héctor Said Martínez
Note: Due to a scheduled concert at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles FC will host their quarterfinal match at the Rose Bowl.^[8]

15 August 2023 Semifinals	Monterrey	0–2	Nashville SC	Nashville, United States
21:30 UTC-5 21:30 CDT	Guzmán 71' Cortizo 81' Meza 87'	Report	Picault 45', 90+6' Surridge 67' Panicco 83'	Stadium: GEODIS Park Attendance: 27,732 Referee: Walter López

19 August 2023 Third Place	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Monterrey	Chester, United States
18:00 UTC-4 17:00 CDT	Bueno 1' Uhre 45+2' Bedoya 69'	Report	Parra 9'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,778 Referee: Juan Calderón

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of matches played 11 August 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Apertura 2023		Clausura 2024		Leagues Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ARG	Esteban Andrada	8	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
Defenders
4	DF	MEX	Víctor Guzmán	3	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
6	DF	MEX	Edson Gutiérrez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
14	DF	MEX	Érick Aguirre	7	0	3	0	0	0	4	0
15	DF	MEX	Héctor Moreno	8	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
17	DF	MEX	Jesús Gallardo	5	0	0	0	0	0	3+2	0
20	DF	CHI	Sebastián Vegas	7	0	3	0	0	0	2+2	0
33	DF	COL	Stefan Medina	7	1	3	1	0	0	4	0
Midfielders
5	MF	MEX	Omar Govea	8	0	1+2	0	0	0	5	0
8	MF	ECU	Joao Rojas	8	2	0+3	2	0	0	5	0
10	MF	ESP	Sergio Canales	3	2	0	0	0	0	2+1	2
11	MF	ARG	Maximiliano Meza	8	1	3	0	0	0	5	1
19	MF	MEX	Jordi Cortizo	8	1	3	0	0	0	1+4	1
25	MF	MEX	Jonathan González	7	0	2+1	0	0	0	3+1	0
27	MF	MEX	Luis Romo	4	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	0
188	MF	MEX	Kevin Ortega^[a]	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
210	MF	MEX	Victor López^[a]	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	MEX	Rogelio Funes Mori	8	2	3	1	0	0	3+2	1
9	FW	ARG	Germán Berterame	6	6	3	1	0	0	3	5
29	FW	URU	Rodrigo Aguirre	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1	0
207	FW	MEX	Ali Ávila^[a]	3	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
Players transferred out during the season
16	DF	PAR	Celso Ortíz	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

^ ^a ^b ^c Player is registered with the under-23 team.

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of matches played 11 August 2023

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Liga Apertura	Leagues Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Germán Berterame	1	5	6
2	MF	8	Joao Rojas	2	0	2
	MF	10	Sergio Canales	0	2	2
	FW	7	Rogelio Funes Mori	1	1	2
5	DF	33	Stefan Medina	1	0	1
	MF	19	Jordi Cortizo	1	1	1
	MF	11	Maximiliano Meza	0	1	1
Own Goals				0	2	2
Total				5	12	17