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Round 1

  1. In what year was Club de Fútbol Monterrey founded?
  2. What tragedy hit Monterrey in their debut 1945-46 season and led to the club withdrawing from the league in 1946?
  3. Monterrey won their first top-flight league title in the México 86 tournament. Which club did they beat in the final?
  4. In May 1999 Monterrey drew 1-1 at home to Puebla to avoid relegation. Which hero of the 1986 title team set up the goal in his farewell match?
  5. Before moving to Estadio BBVA in 2015, which ground was Monterrey's home for most of the time since the early 1950s?
  6. In which municipality of Greater Monterrey is Estadio BBVA located?
  7. Monterrey lost their first final at Estadio BBVA, the Clausura 2016 decider, to a 93rd-minute header. Who were the opponents?
  8. In the 1995-96 'Clásico del Descenso', Monterrey won 2-1 to send which club down to the second division?
  9. The Apertura 2017 final was the first league final between Monterrey and Tigres. Tigres won the second leg 2-1 at Estadio BBVA. Francisco Meza scored one; who scored the other?
  10. Monterrey beat Tigres 2-1 on aggregate in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League final. Which Monterrey player scored in both legs?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1945 — Monterrey was founded on 28 June 1945 by a group of local businessmen. They withdrew after one season, came back in the Segunda División in 1952 and won promotion for good in 1960.
  2. The team bus caught fire on a road trip — In September 1945 the team bus caught fire at San Juan de los Lagos on the way to a match. Several players were badly hurt and Costa Rican Enrique Lizano later died. The club finished bottom and withdrew in 1946.
  3. Tampico Madero — Coached by Francisco Avilán, Monterrey knocked out Atlante and Guadalajara, then beat Tampico Madero 3-2 on aggregate in the final.
  4. Francisco Javier Cruz — 'El Abuelo' Cruz, who scored the extra-time winner in the 1986 final, set up Sergio Pérez's goal against Puebla on 9 May 1999, the day he retired.
  5. Estadio Tecnológico — Monterrey played at the Estadio Tecnológico from 1950 to 2015, apart from a 1973-80 spell at the Estadio Universitario. Demolition of the old ground began in July 2017.
  6. Guadalupe — Estadio BBVA, nicknamed 'El Gigante de Acero', stands in Guadalupe, east of Monterrey, with a view of the Cerro de la Silla.
  7. Pachuca — Monterrey levelled the tie through Dorlan Pabón, but Víctor Guzmán's stoppage-time header gave Pachuca the Clausura 2016 title.
  8. Tigres UANL — On 24 March 1996 Monterrey won 2-1 at the Estadio Universitario. The result relegated their city rivals Tigres for the only time in their history.
  9. Eduardo Vargas — After a 1-1 first leg, goals from Eduardo Vargas and Francisco Meza gave Tigres a 2-1 win in the second leg and their sixth league title.
  10. Nicolás Sánchez — Argentine defender Nicolás Sánchez scored the only goal of the first leg at the Estadio Universitario, then a penalty in the 1-1 second leg at Estadio BBVA.

Round 2

  1. Which manager led Monterrey to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League title?
  2. Monterrey won the Apertura 2019 Liga MX title on penalties after finishing only eighth in the table. Who did they beat in the final?
  3. Which manager returned to Monterrey in October 2019 and won the Apertura 2019 title that December?
  4. Who scored Liverpool's stoppage-time winner against Monterrey in the 2019 Club World Cup semi-final?
  5. Which club beat Monterrey 3-1 in the 2012 Club World Cup semi-final in Yokohama?
  6. At Monterrey's first Club World Cup in 2011, which host-nation club knocked them out on penalties in the quarter-finals?
  7. Monterrey won the Apertura 2009 title, Víctor Manuel Vucetich's first with the club, by beating which club 6-4 on aggregate in the final?
  8. Monterrey won the Apertura 2010 final against Santos Laguna with a 3-0 second-leg win. Who scored twice in that match?
  9. Monterrey won their first CONCACAF Champions League in 2010-11 by beating which club in the final?
  10. In the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League final, Monterrey came from 2-0 down to beat Santos Laguna 4-2 in the second leg. Who scored twice?
Answers — round 2
  1. Diego Alonso — Uruguayan Diego Alonso, appointed in 2018, beat Tigres in the 2019 final for the club's fourth CONCACAF title. He was dismissed in autumn 2019.
  2. América — The final finished 3-3 on aggregate, and Monterrey won the shoot-out 4-2 for their fifth league title.
  3. Antonio Mohamed — 'El Turco' Mohamed, who had coached the club from 2015 to 2018 and played for them in 1998-2000, was reappointed in October 2019 and won the title that December.
  4. Roberto Firmino — Funes Mori cancelled out Naby Keïta's opener, but Firmino scored in the 91st minute to win it 2-1 for Liverpool in Qatar.
  5. Chelsea — Mata, Torres and an own goal put Chelsea 3-0 up before de Nigris replied. Monterrey then beat Al Ahly 2-0 to finish third.
  6. Kashiwa Reysol — Suazo equalised in a 1-1 draw in Toyota, but Kashiwa Reysol won the shoot-out 4-3. Monterrey then beat Espérance 3-2 to finish fifth.
  7. Cruz Azul — Monterrey came from 3-1 down to win the first leg 4-3 at the Tecnológico, then won 2-1 at the Estadio Azul.
  8. Humberto Suazo — After losing the first leg 3-2, Monterrey won 3-0 at the Tecnológico. Suazo scored twice and Basanta once for a 5-3 aggregate win.
  9. Real Salt Lake — After a 2-2 first leg at the Tecnológico, Humberto Suazo's goal won the second leg 1-0 in Utah for a 3-2 aggregate win.
  10. Aldo de Nigris — De Nigris scored twice and Cardozo and Suazo once each, sealing a third straight CONCACAF title under Vucetich.

Round 3

  1. Which Monterrey striker won the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League Golden Boot, the first time the award was given?
  2. From which Chilean club did Monterrey sign Humberto Suazo in 2007?
  3. Which striker overtook Humberto Suazo as Monterrey's all-time leading scorer during his 2015-2023 spell at the club?
  4. Who managed Monterrey to the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League title, won 1-0 in the final at Estadio BBVA?
  5. Which coach led Monterrey to the Clausura 2003 title, the club's first league crown in 17 years?
  6. Víctor Manuel Vucetich, who led Monterrey to three straight CONCACAF Champions League titles, has what nickname?
  7. Monterrey completed a treble of Apertura 2019, the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League and the 2019-20 Copa MX. Who did they beat in that Copa MX final?
  8. Which company took control of CF Monterrey in 1999, rescuing the club from intervention by Mexico's tax authority?
Answers — round 3
  1. Humberto Suazo — Suazo and Santos Laguna's Oribe Peralta both scored 7. Suazo won the award because he scored more goals in the two-legged final.
  2. Colo-Colo — Suazo had won three straight league titles with Colo-Colo before Monterrey paid a reported $5 million for him in 2007.
  3. Rogelio Funes Mori — Funes Mori scored 160 goals in all competitions between 2015 and 2023, passing Suazo's 121.
  4. Javier Aguirre — 'El Vasco' Aguirre took over before the Clausura 2021. An early goal decided the final and gave the club its fifth CONCACAF title.
  5. Daniel Passarella — Argentine Daniel Passarella's side beat Tigres 5-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals, the first ever Liguilla meeting between the rivals, then beat Morelia 3-1 on aggregate in the final.
  6. El Rey Midas — Mexican press and fans call Vucetich 'El Rey Midas' (King Midas) because everything he touches seems to turn to gold.
  7. Tijuana — The 2019-20 Copa MX, delayed by the pandemic, ended in November 2020 with Monterrey beating Tijuana for their third cup title.
  8. FEMSA — In June 1999 Mexico's tax authority, which had seized the indebted club, handed it to Monterrey-based beverage and retail group FEMSA. FEMSA later formalised the purchase and built Estadio BBVA at a cost of around US$200 million.

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