title: 2017–18 C.F. Monterrey (women) season
text: # 2017–18 C.F. Monterrey (women) season
  
  The 2017–18 season was Monterrey's first competitive season and first season in the Liga MX Femenil, the top flight of Mexican women's football.
  
  On the Apertura 2017 tournament, Monterrey finished fourth and failed to qualified for the playoffs. For the next tournament, the Rayadas finished first during the regular season and managed to get to the championship final, where they lost against rivals UANL in penalties, in the women's version of the Clásico Regiomontano.
  
  ## Squad
  
  ### Apertura
  
  | No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||
  | 1 | Claudia Lozoya | (1995-06-07)7 June 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 12 | Sandra Estrada | (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 24 | Karla Ramírez | (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | Defenders |||||
  | 2 | Alexia Frías | (1994-11-27)27 November 1994 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 3 | Katia Estrada | (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 4 | Rebeca Bernal (Captain) | (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 5 | Sarahí Leyva | (1997-01-30)30 January 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | 6 | Flor Mejía | (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 7 | Hilary García | (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 16 | Selena Castillo | (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 17 | Dafne Garibay | (1997-07-14)14 July 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | 19 | Mariana Cadena | (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 22 | Alejandra Sorchini | (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
  | Midfielders |||||
  | 13 | Sofía Ochoa | (1995-11-17)17 November 1995 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 15 | Lourdes de León | (2002-03-04)4 March 2002 (aged 15) | 2017 |
  | 18 | Gelymar Melo | (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 16) | 2017 |
  | 20 | Daniela Solís | (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 24) | 2017 |
  | 21 | Montserrat Bernal | (1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 23 | Ángela Carreón | (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 16) | 2017 |
  | Forwards |||||
  | 8 | Diana Evangelista | (1994-11-05)5 November 1994 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 9 | Desirée Monsiváis (Vice-captain) | (1988-01-19)19 January 1988 (aged 29) | 2017 |
  | 10 | Dinora Garza | (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 29) | 2017 |
  | 11 | Pamela Verdirame | (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  
  ### Clausura
  
  | No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||
  | 1 | Claudia Lozoya | (1995-06-07)7 June 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 24 | Karla Ramírez | (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 29 | Wendy Toledo | (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 17) | 2018 |
  | Defenders |||||
  | 2 | Alexia Frías | (1994-11-27)27 November 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
  | 3 | Katia Estrada | (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
  | 4 | Rebeca Bernal (Captain) | (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | 5 | Sarahí Leyva | (1997-01-30)30 January 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | 7 | Hilary García | (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | 16 | Selena Castillo | (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 19 | Mariana Cadena | (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 22 | Alejandra Sorchini | (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
  | 26 | Valeria Valdez | (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 23) | 2018 |
  | 27 | Victoria López | (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 16) | 2018 |
  | 28 | Vanessa López | (1998-09-26)26 September 1998 (aged 19) | 2018 |
  | Midfielders |||||
  | 13 | Sofía Ochoa | (1995-11-17)17 November 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 14 | Mariana Partida | (2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 15) | 2018 |
  | 15 | Lourdes de León | (2002-03-04)4 March 2002 (aged 15) | 2017 |
  | 18 | Gelymar Melo | (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 20 | Daniela Solís | (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 24) | 2017 |
  | 21 | Montserrat Bernal | (1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 23 | Ángela Carreón | (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 25 | Norali Armenta | (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 22) | 2018 |
  | Forwards |||||
  | 8 | Diana Evangelista | (1994-11-05)5 November 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
  | 9 | Desirée Monsiváis | (1988-01-19)19 January 1988 (aged 29) | 2017 |
  | 10 | Dinora Garza | (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 29) | 2017 |
  | 11 | Pamela Verdirame | (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  
  ## Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Staff |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Héctor Becerra |
  | Assistant manager | Eliud Contreras |
  | Doctor | Isis Guerrero |
  | Fitness coach | Javier Flores |
  
  ## 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 % |
  | Apertura | 30 July 2017 | 28 October 2017 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 071.43 |
  | Clausura | 7 January 2018 | 4 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | Runnerups | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 066.67 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 35 | +56 | 068.75 |
  
  Source: Competitions
  
  ### Torneo Apertura
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | UANL | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 3 | Guadalajara (C) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 4 | Monterrey | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 31 | |
  | 5 | Pachuca | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 6 | Toluca | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 26 | |
  
  * 1 2 The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.
  
  ### Torneo Clausura
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Monterrey | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 2 | América | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 3 | UANL (C) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 4 | Guadalajara | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 | |
  | 5 | Toluca | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
  
  * 1 2 The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Apertura | Apertura | Clausura | Clausura |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | MEX | Claudia Lozoya | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | MEX | Alexia Frías | 25 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | MEX | Katia Estrada | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | MEX | Rebeca Bernal | 28 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 8 |
  | 5 | DF | MEX | Sarahí Leyva | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | MEX | Flor Mejía | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | DF | MEX | Hilary García | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
  | 8 | FW | MEX | Diana Evangelista | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 |
  | 9 | FW | MEX | Desirée Monsiváis | 22 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
  | 10 | FW | MEX | Dinora Garza | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 |
  | 11 | FW | MEX | Pamela Verdirame | 22 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
  | 13 | MF | MEX | Sofía Ochoa | 16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | MEX | Mariana Partida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | MEX | Lourdes de León | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | MEX | Selena Castillo | 31 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
  | 17 | DF | MEX | Dafne Garibay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | MEX | Gelymar Melo | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | MEX | Mariana Cadena | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
  | 20 | MF | MEX | Daniela Solís | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
  | 21 | MF | MEX | Montserrat Bernal | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | MEX | Alejandra Sorchini | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
  | 23 | MF | MEX | Ángela Carreón | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 24 | GK | MEX | Karla Ramírez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 25 | MF | MEX | Norali Armenta | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
  | 26 | DF | MEX | Valeria Valdez | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
  | 27 | DF | MEX | Victoria López | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
  | 28 | DF | MEX | Vanessa López | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 29 | GK | MEX | Wendy Toledo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Apertura | Clausura | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FW | 9 | Desirée Monsiváis | 10 | 12 | 22 |
  | 2 | MF | 20 | Daniela Solís | 5 | 7 | 12 |
  | 3 | DF | 4 | Rebeca Bernal | 3 | 8 | 11 |
  | 4 | FW | 10 | Dinora Garza | 4 | 5 | 9 |
  | 5 | FW | 8 | Diana Evangelista | 2 | 6 | 8 |
  | 5 | MF | 25 | Norali Armenta | 0 | 8 | 8 |
  | 7 | FW | 11 | Pamela Verdirame | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | 8 | DF | 2 | Alexia Frías | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 9 | DF | 16 | Selena Castillo | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 10 | DF | 6 | Flor Mejía | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | MF | 13 | Sofía Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | MF | 18 | Gelymar Melo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | DF | 19 | Mariana Cadena | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | MF | 21 | Montserrat Bernal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | DF | 26 | Valeria Valdez | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | DF | 27 | Victoria López | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 53 | 91 |
  
  ### Hat-tricks
  
  | Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Desirée Monsiváis | Santos Laguna | 7–0 (H) | 28 October 2017 | Liga MX Femenil |
  | Desirée Monsiváis | León | 4–2 (A) | 26 February 2018 | Liga MX Femenil |
  | Dinora Garza | Querétaro | 7–1 (A) | 10 March 2018 | Liga MX Femenil |
  | Daniela Solís | Atlas | 6–1 (H) | 26 March 2018 | Liga MX Femenil |
  
  ### Own goals
  
  | Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Vanessa López | UANL | 2–2 (A) | 27 April 2018 | Liga MX Femenil | |
  