The original Monterrey La Raza ( es, La Raza de Monterrey) was a professional indoor soccer team based in
Monterrey,
Nuevo León,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. 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
The World Indoor Soccer League (WISL) was a United States-based indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.
History
After the demise of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, four of its teams decided to crea ...
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.
Honors
Championships
*1995 CISL: Monterrey defeated the
Sacramento Knights
Sacramento Knights were an indoor soccer team that played from 1993 to 2001 in ARCO Arena and were owned by the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The team played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1993 to 1997. The team then moved to the Wo ...
12–6, 4–5 (OT), 10–7 to win series 2–1.
*1996 CISL: Monterrey defeated the
Houston Hotshots
The Houston Hotshots are a professional indoor soccer team in Houston, Texas. They play in the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) From 1994 to 1997 and 2000–2001, the Houston Hotshots were a full professional indoor soccer team in Houston ...
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
Year-by-year
Home Arena
The Monterrey Tech Gym was the home turf for La Raza. It had a playing surface of 162 x 82.
Coach
*
Erich Geyer
Erich Geyer (born November 7, 1950) is a German former football (soccer) defender who spent most of his career in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Following his retirement from playing, he coached for over twent ...
1993–1997,1999–2000
References
Association football clubs established in 1992
Football clubs in Monterrey
Association football clubs disestablished in 2001
Continental Indoor Soccer League teams
World Indoor Soccer League teams
Mexican indoor football teams
Defunct football clubs in Mexico
Monterrey La Raza
1992 establishments in Mexico
2001 disestablishments in Mexico
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