The original Monterrey La Raza () was a professional indoor soccer team based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. 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 League championsRunners-UpDivision champions*Playoff berth
YearLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsAvg. attendance1993CISL4th 15–13Semifinals2,9671994CISL2nd Eastern 17–11Semifinals3,3741995CISL1st Eastern 23–5Won Championship3,1371996CISL1st Eastern 18–10Won Championship2,4471997CISL1st Eastern 20–8Semifinals2,6841999WISL3rd WISL, 14–8Semifinals2,7642000WISL1st WISL, 20–4Won Championship3,157
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
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