Editing Monterrey (section)

===Sports===
The city hosted 8 matches during the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="fifa-1986">{{cite web |url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/wc86index.html |title=Planet World Cup – 1986 – Results |publisher=PlanetWorldCup.com |access-date=July 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403154022/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/wc86index.html |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city will host matches during the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-to-announce-host-cities-for-fifa-world-cup-2026 |title=FIFA announces hosts cities for FIFA World Cup 2026™ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228153555/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-to-announce-host-cities-for-fifa-world-cup-2026 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[FINA World Junior Swimming Championships]] were held in Monterrey in the summer of 2008 at the University of Nuevo Leon (UANL),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uanl.mx |title=Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León |access-date=October 20, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023035958/http://www.uanl.mx/ |archive-date=October 23, 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> after the completion of a world-class and FINA-approved Aquatic Center. Also the city wanted to bid for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/other_news/1150304681.html |title=GamesBids.com – Monterrey Mexico Considers 2016 Summer Olympic Bid |publisher=gamesbids.com |access-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212075501/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/other_news/1150304681.html |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but the Mexican Olympic Committee refused to support it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/index.php?news=1189691186 |title=GamesBids.com – Mexico's Olympic Committee Rejects Monterrey's 2016 Olympic Bid |publisher=gamesbids.com |access-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212083435/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/index.php?news=1189691186 |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Backed by a young people's movement, students of the universities of Monterrey formed the Monterrey 2014 Foundation with the purpose of hosting the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]]. In 2009, the Mexican Olympic Committee gave the bid to [[Guadalajara]] which later on withdrew the bid late January 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milenio.com/node/366309/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126083848/http://www.milenio.com/node/366309 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 26, 2010 |title=Guadalajara ya no será candidata &#124; Milenio.com |access-date=January 24, 2010 }}</ref> Monterrey was [[Monterrey bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics|bidding]] for the [[2018 Summer Youth Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2018/12783-monterrey-steps-up-bid-for-2018-summer-youth-olympics |title=Monterrey steps up bid for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News |work=insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News |publisher=insidethegames.biz |date=April 26, 2011 |access-date=November 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103409/http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2018/12783-monterrey-steps-up-bid-for-2018-summer-youth-olympics |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |url-status=live |last1=Gold |first1=David }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://monterrey2014.blogspot.com/ |title=MONTERREY 2014 - Ciudad Aspirante a los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud |publisher=Monterrey2014.blogspot.com |date=February 28, 2004 |access-date=November 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111191132/http://monterrey2014.blogspot.com/ |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Again, in February 2012, the [[Mexican Olympic Committee]] chose [[Guadalajara]] as a candidate for the [[2018 Summer Youth Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=39241 |title=Guadalajara chosen over Monterrey for 2018 Youth Olympic Games |publisher=arountherings.com |access-date=February 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112085609/http://aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=39241 |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was eliminated by the [[International Olympic Committee]] to advance to the final round.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=37505&Language=es |title=IOC shortlists three Candidate Cities for 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games |publisher=fivb.org |access-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112083944/http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=37505&Language=es |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since then, the Foundation Monterrey Olympic City A.C., the new name of this group of young citizens,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ciudadolimpica.org.mx |title=Fundación Monterrey Ciudad Olímpica AC |publisher=ciudadolimpica.org.mx |access-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520224925/http://ciudadolimpica.org.mx/ |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> are working on a project bid for the [[2023 Summer Youth Olympics]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/Monterrey2023/ |title=Monterrey 2023 Summer Youth Olympic Games |publisher=ciudadolimpica.org.mx |access-date=January 30, 2016 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310134002/https://www.facebook.com/Monterrey2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and then apply for the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].
[[File:Estadio_BBVA_Bancomer_(1).jpg|left|thumb|[[Estadio BBVA]]]]

Monterrey has two [[Association football|football]] teams in the Mexican league. The [[Club de Fútbol Monterrey|C.F. Monterrey]], commonly known as the ''Rayados del Monterrey'', uses the [[Estadio BBVA Bancomer]], a facility sponsored by [[BBVA Bancomer]] and other important businesses. The [[Tigres UANL]], owned by [[CEMEX]],<ref name="cemex-tig">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=as7oVWUYzeHw |title=Cemex Hard Times May Get Tougher If Soccer Team Falls to Minors |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=July 3, 2009 |date=May 8, 2009 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016182534/https://www.bloomberg.com/politics?pid=20601079&sid=as7oVWUYzeHw |url-status=live }}</ref> host matches at [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]], on the main campus of the [[UANL]]. Both teams are related to the city on the [[Local derby|derby]], called [[Clásico Regiomontano]]. During the match, most of the city watches in bars, clubs, and family homes. It was proposed to build a stadium for both teams, the "[[Estadio Internacional Monterrey]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.estadiointernacionalmonterrey.com |title=Official Site |publisher=Estadiointernacionalmonterrey.com |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207165150/http://estadiointernacionalmonterrey.com/ |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but both teams rejected the idea. The project is still being promoted, but the UANL Tigres have yet to finish their stadium contract and the ''Rayados'' just inaugurated a new stadium of their own. Club de Fútbol Monterrey recently opened a new stadium with a capacity of 50,000. It was scheduled to be finished by 2014, named "[[Estadio de Fútbol Monterrey]]", but was inaugurated on August 2, 2015, in a match with [[Benfica FC]]. Rayados won, 3–0. Before the inauguration, the name was changed to [[Estadio BBVA Bancomer]]. It will remain the club's property for 50 years before becoming government property.

In addition, two professional [[indoor soccer]] teams were hosted in the past, the [[Monterrey La Raza (1992–2001)|Monterrey La Raza]], members of the [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]] and [[World Indoor Soccer League]] and the [[Monterrey Fury]], members of the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|Major Indoor Soccer League]]. The city was [[Monterrey La Raza (2007–10)|awarded another franchise to begin play in the fall of 2007]] in the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|MISL]].

[[File:Estadio de beisbol en Monterrey.jpg|thumb|left|[[Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey]]]]
Baseball has a long history in the city, where it became the most popular sport during the early 20th century. Monterrey has been champion of the [[Little League World Series]] three times (1957, 1958 and 1997), and has been host of [[Major League Baseball]] games. The [[Sultanes de Monterrey]] are a Mexican League baseball team in the Northern Division. They have won the national title several times. The team was formed May 20, 1939, as Carta Blanca (a local beer brand, owned by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery which owned the team). The team was also known as the gray ghosts. Soon, they became one of the most important teams in the league, winning its first championship in 1943. The Sultanes play in the [[Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey]], the largest baseball stadium in Mexico.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} In 2003, the city unsuccessfully attempted to buy (and relocate to Monterrey) the [[Montreal Expos|Montreal Expos franchise]] of [[Major League Baseball]].

There are two professional basketball teams: [[Fuerza Regia]] that plays in the national league, [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional]], and the [[Monterrey Poison|Monterrey Venom]] that plays in the minor league [[American Basketball Association (21st century)|American Basketball Association]]. Fuerza Regia used to play at the [[Monterrey Arena]] and now is doing this at Gimnasio Nuevo León while the Monterrey Poison plays at the gymnasium of the ITESM. The city has hosted the [[Champ Car]] race in [[Fundidora Park]] from 2001 to 2005 and hosted the [[A1 Grand Prix|A1 Grand Prix of Nations]] in February 2006.

In 2004, Monterrey hosted the [[World Karate Federation]] Senior World Championships. In April 2004, Monterrey's [[Arena Monterrey]] became the first city to host [[WWE]] in Mexico. In 2007, Monterrey hosted the Women's [[WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships]]. The city has two college [[American football]] teams, the ''[[Auténticos Tigres UANL]]'' and the ''[[Borregos Salvajes Monterrey|Borregos Salvajes]]'' (ITESM) that play in the National College League ([[ONEFA]]). There is also a local children's league called AFAIM. People can also find golf, fishing, camping, and extreme-sports outdoors near the city ([[bungee jumping]] at [[Cola de Caballo]], [[rock-climbing]], hiking, mountain bike). In particular there is international-level [[rock-climbing]] places like la Huasteca, [[Potrero Chico]] and many other canyons.

Starting 2009 the [[Monterrey Open]] has been held at Monterrey. It is a professional women's tennis tournament affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is part of the International tournaments on the WTA Tour. The [[Monterrey Open (Nationwide Tour event)|Monterrey Open]] was also a golf tournament on the U.S.-based second tier professional [[Nationwide Tour|Nike Tour]], later named the Nationwide Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour, from 1993 to 2001. It was played at the Club Campestre in [[San Pedro Garza García]], a suburb of Monterrey. In 2010, Monterrey hosted the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] World U18 Championship at the [[Monterrey Ice Complex]]. Centauros Rugby Club Monterrey was founded in 2010 and is affiliated with the FMRU (Federacion Mexicana de Rugby).