Clásico Regiomontano Explained

Clásico Regiomontano
City Or Region:	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
First Contested:	1974
Teams Involved:	C.F. Monterrey and Tigres UANL
Most Player Appearances:	André-Pierre Gignac

Clásico Regiomontano, Clásico Regio, Clásico del Norte or Clásico Norteño is a football derby in Nuevo León, Mexico, between crosstown rival teams C.F. Monterrey and Tigres UANL. Since the first Clásico in 1974, the two teams have competed over 100 times for bragging rights and city honour.^[1] It is known for being one of the most intensely competed derbies in Mexican football, even being regarded by people in the city of Monterrey and Northern Mexico as the most important Mexican derby. The match is the biggest game of the season in Monterrey, and every year, fans wait in line for days outside the stadium just to get tickets, which are often priced at two or three times their regular value.^[2] ^[3]

In August 2018, Monterrey and Tigres had the most expensive squads in Liga MX.^[4]

Record

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
Monterrey	137	46	42	49	168	182	−14
UANL	137	49	42	46	182	168	+14

MP = Matches Played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Dif = Goal Difference

Clásico 28 was suspended without result.

Historical results

Clásico Number	Home Team	Result^[5]	Away Team	Stadium	Date	Tournament
1	Tigres	3–3	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	July 13, 1974	1974–1975 Season
2	Rayados	2–1	Tigres	Estadio Universitario	January 4, 1975	1974–1975 Season
3	Tigres	0–4	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	August 23, 1975	Friendly
4	Rayados	0–0	Tigres	Estadio Universitario	January 31, 1976	1975–1976 Season
5	Tigres	0–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	June 12, 1976	1975–1976 Season
6	Tigres	1–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 25, 1976	1976–1977 Season
7	Rayados	3–2	Tigres	Estadio Universitario	February 5, 1977	1976–1977 Season
8	Rayados	0–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	August 13, 1977	1977–1978 Season
9	Tigres	4–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	January 14, 1978	1977–1978 Season
10	Rayados	0–0	Tigres	Estadio Universitario	September 23, 1978	1978–1979 Season
11	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	February 3, 1979	1978–1979 Season
12	Rayados	0–1	Tigres	Estadio Universitario	June 6, 1979	1978–1979 Season (Playoffs)
13	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	June 16, 1979	1978–1979 Season (Playoffs)
14	Rayados	1–1	Tigres	Estadio Universitario	October 6, 1979	1979–1980 Season
15	Tigres	2–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	February 16, 1980	1979–1980 Season
16	Rayados	2–2	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	October 4, 1980	1980–1981 Season
17	Tigres	3–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	November 6, 1980	Friendly
18	Tigres	2–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	March 21, 1981	1980–1981 Season
19	Tigres	3–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	October 3, 1981	1981–1982 Season
20	Rayados	1–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	February 6, 1982	1981–1982 Season
21	Rayados	1–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	September 18, 1982	1982–1983 Season
22	Tigres	2–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	January 22, 1983	1982–1983 Season
23	Tigres	0–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 17, 1983	1983–1984 Season
24	Rayados	0–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	January 28, 1984	1983–1984 Season
25	Tigres	1–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	August 11, 1984	Friendly
26	Rayados	2–2	Tigres	Estadio Universitario	November 17, 1984	1984–1985 Season
27	Rayados	2–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	March 30, 1985	1984–1985 Season
28	Suspended without result at the 7th minute				May 1, 1985	Friendly
29	Tigres	1–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 28, 1985	Friendly
30	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	October 25, 1986	1986–1987 Season
31	Rayados	0–2	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	March 21, 1987	1986–1987 Season
32	Tigres	2–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	December 12, 1987	1987–1988 Season
33	Rayados	2–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	May 7, 1988	1987–1988 Season
34	Tigres	1–3	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	January 14, 1989	1988–1989 Season
35	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	May 13, 1989	1988–1989 Season
36	Tigres	0–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	December 2, 1989	1989–1990 Season
37	Rayados	0–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	March 31, 1990	1989–1990 Season
38	Rayados	4–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	December 22, 1990	1990–1991 Season
39	Tigres	2–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 27, 1991	1990–1991 Season
40	Rayados	0–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	December 7, 1991	1991–1992 Season
41	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 4, 1992	1991–1992 Season
42	Tigres	1–1 (4–5 on p.k.)	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	August 1, 1992	Friendly
43	Tigres	1–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	November 7, 1992	1992–1993 Season
44	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	March 20, 1993	1992–1993 Season
45	Rayados	3–3	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	August 7, 1993	Friendly
46	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	November 6, 1993	1993–1994 Season
47	Tigres	2–4	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	March 5, 1994	1993–1994 Season
48	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	November 30, 1994	1994–1995 Season
49	Tigres	1–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 5, 1995	1994–1995 Season
50	Rayados	2–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	December 2, 1995	1995–1996 Season
51	Tigres	1–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	March 24, 1996	1995–1996 Season
52	Tigres	2–2 (5–4 on p.k.)	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	July 27, 1996	1996–1997 Cup
53	Tigres	0–4	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	July 19, 1997	Friendly
54	Rayados	2–3	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	September 13, 1997	Invierno 1997
55	Tigres	1–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	February 27, 1998	Verano 1998
56	Rayados	1–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	September 12, 1998	Invierno 1998
57	Tigres	3–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	December 19, 1998	Friendly
58	Tigres	2–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	February 27, 1999	Verano 1999
59	Tigres	2–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 22, 1999	Invierno 1999
60	Rayados	2–3	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	December 18, 1999	Friendly
61	Rayados	3–6	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	February 26, 2000	Verano 2000
62	Rayados	0–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	April 5, 2000	Verano 2000
63	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	September 2, 2000	Invierno 2000
64	Tigres	2–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	December 29, 2000	Friendly
65	Tigres	2–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	February 10, 2001	Verano 2001
66	Rayados	0–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	October 20, 2001	Invierno 2001
67	Tigres	0–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	March 30, 2002	Verano 2002
68	Tigres	0–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	July 20, 2002	Friendly
69	Rayados	1–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	October 19, 2002	Apertura 2002
70	Tigres	2–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 12, 2003	Clausura 2003
71	Tigres	1–4	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	June 4, 2003	Clausura 2003 (Playoffs)
72	Rayados	1–2	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	June 7, 2003	Clausura 2003 (Playoffs)
73	Tigres	3–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	October 22, 2003	Apertura 2003
74	Rayados	3–3	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	April 10, 2004	Clausura 2004
75	Tigres	6–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	August 21, 2004	Apertura 2004
76	Rayados	1–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	January 22, 2005	Clausura 2005
77	Rayados	2–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	September 24, 2005	Apertura 2005
78	Tigres	1–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	December 7, 2005	Apertura 2005 (Playoffs)
79	Rayados	2–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	December 10, 2005	Apertura 2005 (Playoffs)
80	Tigres	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Rayados	Home Depot Center	January 15, 2006	Interliga 2006
81	Tigres	2–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	March 12, 2006	Clausura 2006
82	Rayados	2–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	October 14, 2006	Apertura 2006
83	Rayados	0–2	Tigres	Robertson Stadium	January 3, 2007	Interliga 2007
84	Tigres	3–3	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	March 31, 2007	Clausura 2007
85	Tigres	1–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 22, 2007	Apertura 2007
86	Rayados	2–3	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	March 8, 2008	Clausura 2008
87	Rayados	1–4	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	October 18, 2008	Apertura 2008
88	Tigres	0–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 11, 2009	Clausura 2009
89	Tigres	1–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	August 22, 2009	Apertura 2009
90	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Robertson Stadium	January 6, 2010	Interliga 2010
91	Rayados	2–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	February 14, 2010	Torneo Bicentenario 2010
92	Tigres	0–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 11, 2010	Apertura 2010
93	Rayados	0–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	February 19, 2011	Clausura 2011
94	Tigres	0–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	October 22, 2011	Apertura 2011
95	Rayados	2–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	April 7, 2012	Clausura 2012
96	Rayados	0–1	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	November 3, 2012	Apertura 2012
97	Tigres	0–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	Abril 27, 2013	Clausura 2013
98	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	May 8, 2013	Clausura 2013 (Playoffs)
99	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	May 11, 2013	Clausura 2013 (Playoffs)
100	Tigres	3–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	August 10, 2013	Apertura 2013
101	Rayados	2–2 (4–2 on p.k.)	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	October 2, 2013	Copa MX Apertura 2013
102	Rayados	0–0	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	February 1, 2014	Clausura 2014
103	Rayados	2–2	Tigres	Estadio Tecnológico	October 25, 2014	Apertura 2014
104	Tigres	3–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 18, 2015	Clausura 2015
105	Tigres	3–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 19, 2015	Apertura 2015
106	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	March 5, 2016	Clausura 2016
107	Tigres	1–3	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	May 11, 2016	Clausura 2016 (Playoffs)
108	Rayados	1–2	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	May 14, 2016	Clausura 2016 (Playoffs)
109	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	October 29, 2016	Apertura 2016
110	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	April 22, 2017	Clausura 2017
111	Tigres	4–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	May 10, 2017	Clausura 2017 (Playoffs)
112	Rayados	0–2	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	May 13, 2017	Clausura 2017 (Playoffs)
113	Rayados	2–0	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	November 19, 2017	Apertura 2017
114	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	December 7, 2017	Apertura 2017 (Finals)
115	Rayados	1–2	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	December 10, 2017	Apertura 2017 (Finals)
116	Tigres	2–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 28, 2018	Clausura 2018
117	Tigres	0–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 23, 2018	Apertura 2018
118		1–1	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	March 9, 2019	Clausura 2019
119	Tigres	0–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 23, 2019	CONCACAF Champions League (Finals)
120	Rayados	1–1	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	May 1, 2019	CONCACAF Champions League (Finals)
121	Rayados	1–0	Tigres	Estadio BBVA Bancomer	May 15, 2019	Clausura 2019 (Playoffs)
122	Tigres	1–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	May 18, 2019	Clausura 2019 (Playoffs)
123	Rayados	0–2	Tigres	Estadio BBVA	September 28, 2019	Apertura 2019
124	Rayados	0–2	Tigres	Estadio BBVA	September 26, 2020	Guardianes 2020
125	Tigres	2–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	April 24, 2021	Guardianes 2021
126	Rayados	2–0	Tigres	Estadio BBVA	September 19, 2021	Apertura Grita México
127	Tigres	2–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	March 19, 2022	Clausura Grita México
128	Rayados	0–0	Tigres	Estadio BBVA	August 20, 2022	Apertura 2022
129	Tigres	0–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	March 18, 2023	Clausura 2023
130	Tigres	1–1	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	May 17, 2023	Clausura 2023 (Semi-final)
131	Rayados	0–1	Tigres	Estadio BBVA	May 20, 2023	Clausura 2023 (Semi-final)
132	Tigres	0–1	Rayados	Shell Energy Stadium	August 8, 2023	Leagues Cup (Round of 16)
133	Tigres	3–0	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	September 23, 2023	Apertura 2023
134	Rayados	1–2	Tigres	Shell Energy Stadium	October 14, 2023	Friendly
135	Rayados	3–3	Tigres	Estadio BBVA	April 14, 2024	Clausura 2024
136	Tigres	1–2	Rayados	Estadio Universitario	May 9, 2024	Clausura 2024 (Quarter-final)
137	Rayados	1-1	Tigres	Estadio BBVA	May 12, 2024	Clausura 2024 (Quarter-final)

Notable Clásicos

Clásico 1. The first Clásico Regiomontano. 13 July, 1974 saw the first game Tigres played in the First Division with Monterrey, and resulted in a tie. Result: Tigres 3–3 Rayados.
Clásico 2. The first victory went to Monterrey, with a score of 2–1. Nilo Acuna scored at the 44th and Alfredo Jimenez at the 89th minute. Tigres’ rather late goal was made by Alberto Rodriguez at the 92nd minute.
Clásico 12 and 13.^[6] The first Clásico in the playoffs. With the first leg on 6 June, and the second leg on 16 June 1979, Tigres and Rayados met in the playoffs for the first time, although this was not a direct elimination instance. In the 1978–79 season, league playoffs were played in an elimination "group-stage" format, in which, after league elimination, two groups of four teams were formed and the leader of each group advanced to the final. Tigres and Rayados were in Group 2, along with Pumas and Zacatepec. Both games were played in the Estadio Universitario. Tigres won Clásico 12 with a goal by Mantegazza at the 18th minute. Clásico 13 ended with a draw by 1–1, in which Rayados' Raúl Isiordia scored first, at the 8th minute, only to be tied at the 40th by Gerónimo Barbadillo. With these results, Tigres managed to tie for first place with Pumas on the group leaderboard, but were not able to qualify to the final due to goal difference.
Clasico 23. Rayados wins after six years. On 17 September 1983, Rayados defeated Tigres at their stadium after six years without winning, since 5 February 1977. Tigres held at the time what was the longest undefeated streak in these Clásicos.
Clásico 51. What is known as the “Relegation Clásico”. Tigres had three poor seasons, being one of the worst teams in Mexico.^[7] It was a done deal that Tigres would be relegated to Primera División A, but to confirm it, they only needed to lose one more game. Contrary to popular belief, Tigres was already in Primera A even if it won this game, as the results for it to stay depended on a different game, and no matter the result of the clasico, they were already relegated to Primera A, with goals by Sergio "El Pibe" Verdirame and Luis Miguel Salvador, Monterrey won with a score of 2–1.
Clasico 61. Run over Rayados with six goals. On 26 February 2000, Tigres visited Rayados at their stadium. Tigres outplayed Monterrey and scored six goals. Rayados claimed that there was an irregularity with the signature on the contract of Osmar Donizete. The game was eventually annulled.
Clásico 71 . The "4 a 1". On 4 June 2003, was the first time that Tigres and Rayados met in the playoff semifinals. There was a sense that whoever won this semifinal would have been the favourite for the championship. Tigres started the first game well, scoring very early 1–0, but 4 unanswered goals by Rayados turned the tide in the game and in the Semifinals.
Clásico 75 . Six goals again. Tigres visited Rayados and humiliated them in their own stadium with a score of 6–2. Tigres scored 6 goals in a derby for the second time.
Clásico 79. Another semifinal encounter. Tigres was victorious in the first game (Clásico 78) 1–0 in the Estadio Universitario. For the second game, Rayados won 2–1, Defender Claudio Suárez saw the red card in a play that gave Rayados a penalty and the goal lead. Rayados defeated Tigres with a goal by Guillermo "El Guille" Franco as the game neared the 90 minute mark. This was the 2nd time in which Rayados advanced to the championship final games at the expense of Tigres.
Clásico 80. It was the first time that a Clásico Regio was played outside the country. In the finals of the Interliga 2006, held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, Tigres defeated Monterrey by 2–1.
Clásico 99. Rayados defeats Tigres for the third time in direct-elimination playoffs. Tigres finished the regular season as the leader with 35 points and only 2 defeats in the regular season. One of their two defeats was against Monterrey at Clasico 97. Initially, Monterrey did not qualify for the playoffs, ending the regular season in the ninth place. Queretaro F.C. finished in eight place and was meant to be the playoff opponent of Tigres, but was relegated to Ascenso MX because the team had accumulated the lowest point coefficient in the last 2 years. The situation with Queretaro was able to get Monterrey off the hook as they were the next eligible team to travel to the playoffs. At Clasico 98, the away leg of the playoffs, Monterrey defeated Tigres 1–0 at the Estadio Tecnologico, in a close game that Tigres controlled most of the time. In the second leg, Tigres needed to win by 1–0, or by a difference of two goals because of the away goals rule (which means they needed to finish the game 3–1, 4–2, 5–3 in their favour to advance). Tigres came out aggressive and Danilinho scored a goal early on in the game. Minutes later, with a game totally handled by Tigres, Israel Jimenez scored an own goal that tied the game 1–1, for an aggregate of 2–1 that would send Tigres packing.
Clásico 100. The 100th edition of the Clásico Regiomontano. Tigres painfully lost the Clásico 99 by way of an own goal of Israel Jimenez and was eliminated from the playoffs by Monterrey. Because of these woes, Tigres was eager for a chance to redeem themselves. Both teams started aggressive but Tigres had the first chance and a young Alan Pulido scored a header which would set the score to 1–0 after a long pass by Jesús Dueñas. After a mistake by Hugo Ayala, Humberto Suazo tied the game 1–1. Pulido scored again to make it 2–1 for Tigres. In the second half, Tigres controlled the game and captain Lucas Lobos scored the final 3–1, effectively getting their redemption after losing in the playoffs.
Clásico 101. Quarterfinals at the Copa MX. After a 0–2 lead for Tigres at the end of the first half, César Delgado entered as a substitute and turned things around for Monterrey by making it 1–2 and assisting the goal that levelled the score on the 93rd minute—a dramatic header from Luis Madrigal. This forced penalty kicks without extra time, as per Copa MX rules. Rayados scored 4 out of 4 penalty kicks. Tigres' first shot was held by Rayados' goalkeeper Juan de Dios Ibarra, and Manuel Viniegra hit the crossbar on their last shot for a final score of 4–2 for Monterrey.^[8]
Clásico 115. 2017 saw the first ever Clasico Regiomontano league final in the Apertura 2017. Tigres and Rayados would tie 1–1 in Tigres home stadium thanks to an early goal by Nicolás Sánchez and a Panenka from Enner Valencia. In the second leg, Rayados played against Tigres in their home stadium, the Estadio BBVA having never been beaten at home since Tigres beat them 2–0 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Clasura playoffs. An early goal by Dorlan Pabon would be irrelevant as Tigres would score twice thanks to goals by Eduardo Vargas and Francisco Meza. The game would end 1–2 with Tigres winning 3–2 aggregate and winning their sixth Liga MX championship as well as bragging rights in the first ever Clasico Regiomontano finals.
Clásico 119 & 120. The Clasico Regiomontano goes global. This was the first Clasico Regiomontano played in an international tournament, at the finals of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format. The first leg was hosted by Tigres UANL at the Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on 23 April 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Rayados de Monterrey at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer in Guadalupe on 1 May 2019. Monterrey won the finals 2–1 on aggregate for their fourth CONCACAF Champions League title and prevented Tigres from winning the CONCACAF Champions League for the third time after losing the 2015–16 and 2016–17 editions to Club América and Pachuca respectively. Tigres would finally go on to win the CONCACAF Champions League in 2020, whilst Monterrey is still credited as the first winner of the derby in an international tournament.
Clásico 131. Facing off in another Liguilla tie, Tigres won on the road 1-0 in the 2nd leg of the semifinals on May 20, 2023 thanks to a Sebastián Córdova goal late in the 2nd half. This gave Tigres a 2-1 aggregate victory to advance to the 2023 Clausura final, where they ultimately defeated Chivas to win their 8th league crown. It was a surprsing victory for Tigres, as that season was defined by multiple managerial changes and Rayados had just come off an impressive regular season where they finished top of the standings with a record 40 points.
Clásico 132. In the first Clásico played in the United States since 2010, the two sides faced off in the round of 16 of the 2023 Leagues Cup at Shell Energy Stadium. In a tense match, Rayados would ultimately come away victorious thanks to a penalty kick goal from new arrival Sergio Canales late in second-half stoppage time following a lengthy and controversial VAR review.
Clásico 133. In their first league meeting of the 2023-24 campaign, Tigres handily defeated Rayados 3-0 at Estadio Universitario. André-Pierre Gignac would become the all-time leading scorer in Clasico Regiomontano history, scoring twice to bring his tally in the debry to 12 goals.
Clásico 135. The first Clásico to end in a 3–3 draw since 2007. Rayados' third goal came at the last play of the match in the 90+10' minute, in which Germán Berterame headed the ball to tie one of the most epic Clásicos of all time.

Notable players

Most appearances

27, Jesús Arellano, Rayados player with the most Clásicos played and the best regiomontano in history.
26, "El Jefe" Tomás Boy, Tigres player with the most Clásicos played.^[9]
16, Francisco Javier "El Abuelo" Cruz, one of the few players to be successful with both Tigres and Rayados.^[9]

Most goals

12, André-Pierre Gignac, leading goalscorer for Tigres and the whole derby.
11, Mario de Souza Mota "Bahía", leading goalscorer for Monterrey.
8, Walter Gaitán, “El Chueco”^[10]
8, Claudio "El Diablo" Nuñez

Other famous players

Luis "El Matador" Hernandez, the first player to have scored with both teams, first with Monterrey.
Sebastián "El Loco" Abreu, the first foreign player (born in Uruguay) to have scored with both teams, first with Rayados and most known in Rayados.
Gaston Fernandez, the second foreign player (born in Argentina) to have scored with both teams, first with Rayados.
Aldo de Nigris, the first player to have scored first with Tigres in a derby and then with Rayados. He is also the first player that was born in the city of Monterrey to score for both teams.
Luis Rodríguez, the first player ever to become champion with both teams. Chaka first became champion of Liga MX with Monterrey in 2010 with few games played. With Tigres has won Liga MX in 2016 and 2017.

Notable managers

Carlos Miloc, managed Tigres and never lost an official Clásico Regiomontano for a total of 13 undefeated games
Victor Manuel Vucetich, managed both teams, having two stints with Tigres to varying degrees of success. With Tigres, he won the Copa Mexico in '96 but was relegated from the Liga MX that season. With Monterrey, he won the Liga MX twice and the CONCACAF Champions League thrice.
Ricardo Ferretti, “El Tuca”, former player for Monterrey in the 86–87 season, and former manager of Tigres in three different periods: 2000–2003, 2006 and 2010–2021. His third tenureship has been his most successful winning five Liga MX titles (Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2019) and three campeón de campeones titles (2016, 2017, 2018)
Antonio Mohamed, “El Turco”, former player and manager for Monterrey, known for his large frame, spiked blond hair, and for winning a Liga MX and two Copa MX titles with Monterrey. It was under Mohamed that Monterrey got to play the first Clasico Regio as a competition final against a Tigres team led by Ferretti.

Notes and References

Web site: La Historia de los Clásicos. October 12, 2006. Chavana.com Online Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927132555/http://www.chavana.com/columna.php?columnaID=0275. September 27, 2007. dead. 2006-10-12.
http://www.milenio.com/index.php/2007/03/30/55010/ “Roba cámara” el clásico norteño entre Tigres y Monterrey
http://www.milenio.com/index.php/2006/10/12/6537/ Agotadas las localidades para el partido Tigres-Monterrey
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