Monterrey La Raza (1992-2001)
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The original Monterrey La Raza was a professional indoor soccer team based in Monterrey, Mexico. The team was founded on December 29, 1992 as a member of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. After the CISL folded, the La Raza took one season off and attempted to join the National Professional Soccer League before joining the World Indoor Soccer League in 1999. The team folded after it was expelled from the WISL before the 2001 season due to the lack of progress on building Arena Monterrey.
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[edit] Notable Players
The most famous player in the team's history was Zizinho, father of Giovanni Dos Santos.
Other notable players include:
- Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Lopez
- Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Genoni Martinez
- Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Bollella
- Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Raul Salas
- Image:Flag of England.svg Kevin Smith (1993-95)
[edit] Honors
Championships
- 1995 CISL: Monterrey defeated the Sacramento Knights 12-6, 4-5 (OT), 10-7 to win series 2-1.
- 1996 CISL: Monterrey defeated the Houston Hotshots 10-6, 6-5 to win series 2-1 in the minigames.
- 2000 WISL: Monterrey defeated the Dallas Sidekicks 6-5 in shootouts.
Division Titles
- 1995 Eastern Division
- 1996 Eastern Division
- 1997 Eastern Division
- 2000 WISL Regular Season
[edit] Home Arena
The Monterrey Tech Gym was the home turf for La Raza. It had a playing surface of 162 x 82.
Why Such a Small Arena?
La Raza was admitted to the CISL with the understanding that Monterrey Tech was a temporary home until work was completed on 16,000 seat (and regulation-field sized) Monterrey Arena. When the team folded before the 2001 season, the Monterrey Arena was still not finished.
[edit] Coach
- Erich Geyer 1993-1997,1999-2000
