# 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.

## Coaching staff

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

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | GK | Marcelo Barovero | (1984-02-18) 18 February 1984 (age 40) | 2018 | Necaxa |
| 22 | GK | Juan Pablo Carrizo | (1984-05-06) 6 May 1984 (age 40) | 2017 | Internazionale |
| 24 | GK | Édson Reséndez | (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28) | 2015 | Youth System |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | DF | César Montes | (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27) | 2015 | Youth System |
| 3 | DF | Nicolás Sánchez | (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 38) | 2017 (Winter) | Racing |
| 6 | DF | Edson Gutiérrez | (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | Celaya |
| 11 | DF | Leonel Vangioni | (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 37) | 2017 | Milan |
| 13 | DF | José María Basanta | (1984-04-03) 3 April 1984 (age 40) | 2015 | Fiorentina |
| 23 | DF | Johan Vásquez | (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 26) | 2018 | Sonora |
| 33 | DF | Stefan Medina | (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | Pachuca |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 14 | MF | Alfonso González | (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30) | 2016 | Atlas |
| 16 | MF | Celso Ortiz | (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | AZ |
| 17 | MF | Jesús Gallardo | (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 30) | 2018 | UNAM |
| 20 | MF | Rodolfo Pizarro | (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) | 2018 | Guadalajara |
| 21 | MF | Jesús Molina | (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988 (age 36) | 2017 (Winter) | Santos Laguna |
| 25 | MF | Jonathan González | (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 25) | 2017 | Youth System |
| 29 | MF | Carlos Rodríguez | (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) | 2017 (Winter) | Youth System |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | FW | Rogelio Funes Mori | (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33) | 2015 | Eskişehirspor |
| 8 | FW | Dorlan Pabón | (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36) | 2014 | São Paulo |
| 10 | FW | Jonathan Urretaviscaya | (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | Pachuca |
| 18 | FW | Avilés Hurtado | (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 37) | 2017 | Tijuana |
| 19 | FW | Luis Madrigal | (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | Youth System |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 December 2018. 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. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Source |
| 1 | GK | Marcelo Barovero | 40 | Necaxa | Loan | Summer | Mediotiempo.com |
| 6 | DF | Edson Gutiérrez | 28 | Celaya | Transfer | Summer | |
| 17 | MF | Jesús Gallardo | 30 | UNAM | Transfer | Summer | |
| 19 | FW | Luis Madrigal | 31 | Oaxaca | End of Loan | Summer | |
| 20 | MF | Rodolfo Pizarro | 30 | Guadalajara | Transfer | Summer | |
| 23 | DF | Johan Vásquez | 26 | Sonora | Loan | Summer | |
| 29 | MF | Carlos Rodríguez | 27 | Toledo | End of Loan | Summer | |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Source |
| 1 | GK | Hugo González | 34 | Necaxa | Loan | Summer | Mediotiempo.com |
| 9 | FW | Lucas Albertengo | 33 | Independiente | Loan Return | Summer | |
| 13 | MF | Carlos Sánchez | 40 | Santos | Transfer | Summer | |
| 17 | MF | Jesús Zavala | 37 | Zacatecas | Transfer | Summer | |
| 20 | DF | Juan Álvarez | 28 | Unattached | Released | Summer | |
| 23 | DF | Juan Portales | 28 | Atlético San Luis | Loan | Summer | |
| 27 | FW | Jorge Benítez | 32 | Cerro Porteño | Transfer | Summer | |
| 30 | FW | Julio Cruz | 29 | Guadalupe | Transfer | Summer | |
| 32 | DF | Efraín Velarde | 38 | Morelia | Loan | Summer | |
| 82 | DF | Germán Camacho | 29 | Toledo | Loan | Summer | |
| 287 | MF | William Mejía | 25 | Toledo | Loan | Summer | |
| 295 | MF | Misael Domínguez | 25 | Cruz Azul | Loan | Summer | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 94 | 53 | +41 | 055.17 |
Last updated: 6 March 2019 Source: Mediotiempo.com

### Torneo Apertura
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | UANL | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Toluca | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
* ↑ 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

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 December 2018. Source: LigaMX

#### Result round by round

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

#### Liguilla
##### Quarter-finals
##### Semi-finals
### 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Venados | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Final
### Torneo Clausura
#### League table

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

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 March 2019. Source: LigaMX

#### Result round by round

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

#### Liguilla
##### Quarter-finals
##### Semi-finals
### CONCACAF Champions League
#### Semifinals

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

#### Finals
## Statistics
### Goals

    As of 18 May 2019
| Rank | Player | Position | Apertura | Ap. Copa MX | Clausura | Concacaf CL | Total |
| 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 |
| 4 | Rodolfo Pizarro | MF | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Luis Madrigal | FW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 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 |
| 10 | Jonathan González | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | César Montes | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Celso Ortiz | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Daniel Parra | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Carlos Rodríguez | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Jonathan Urretaviscaya | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ángel Zaldívar | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 28 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 52 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 13 January 2019
| Rank | Name | Apertura | Ap. Copa MX | Clausura | Concacaf CL | Total |
| 1 | Marcelo Barovero | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Carrizo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |