The original Monterrey La Raza () was a professional indoor soccer team based in
Monterrey
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,
Nuevo León,
Mexico
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. 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.
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
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 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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