The Monterrey Steel was a professional indoor football team and a charter member of the National Arena League (NAL) that played in the 2017 season. Based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, the Steel played their home games at Arena Monterrey.
The Steel were the first team from Mexico to play in an American arena/indoor football league, as well as the first team from outside the United States to play in one since the Toronto Phantoms of the Arena Football League (2001–2002).
History On November 30, 2016, it was announced that the Monterrey Steel would be joining the National Arena League for its inaugural 2017 season. In the announcement, the team named arena football veteran J. A. Anderson as their first head coach, and unveiled their logo and color scheme. The Steel nickname is a tribute to Monterrey being the steel capital of Mexico, with the first mills opening in the city in 1903, and owner Fernando Von Rossum's association with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steel were the only team in the 2017 season to defeat the Jacksonville Sharks in the last week of the regular season at Jacksonville. They again faced the Sharks in Jacksonville one week later in a semifinal playoff game, where they lost 43–32.
During the 2017 off-season, the Steel were unable to commit for playing the 2018 season in the NAL citing the 2017 Central Mexico earthquake. By November 2017, the team website had expired. The team would eventually be removed from the league in December for failing to meet the league's minimum obligations in time for the release of the 2018 schedule.
In January 2018, the Southern Steam of the semi-professional Elite Indoor Football announced they would play the Steel on July 1, 2018, in an international game (along with Lagartos Tamaulipas) but has not been mentioned since.
Monterrey Kings In 2024, owner Fernando Von Rossum was announced as the owner of the Monterrey Kings, a team that was originally slated to begin play in Arena Football One. In a social media post, the Kings advertised themselves as a revival of the Steel. In November 2024, the Kings postponed their AF1 debut until 2026. The Kings have not posted on social media since January 2025.
Season result Season League Regular season Postseason results Finish Wins Losses Ties 2017 NAL 4th 7 4 0 Lost Semifinal 32–43 vs. Jacksonville
Players Roster
Monterrey Steel roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
Individual awards
Defensive Rookie of the Year Season Player PositionSergio SchiaffinoDB
Staff Monterrey Steel staff Front office Owner – Fernando Von Rossum Head coach Head coach – J. A. Anderson
2017 season
Standings
Schedule
Regular season The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016.
Key:
All start times are local time Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Monday March 20 7:00pm Corpus Christi Rage W 55–12 1–0 Arena Monterrey 2 Monday March 27 7:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 61–24 2–0 Arena Monterrey 3 Monday April 3 7:00pm Corpus Christi Rage W 57–28 3–0 Arena Monterrey 4 Monday April 10 7:05pm at Dayton WolfpackCancelled 5 BYE 6 Monday April 24 7:00pm Jacksonville Sharks L 21–60 3–1 Arena Monterrey 7 BYE 8 Saturday May 6 7:00pm at Columbus Lions L18–48 3–2 Columbus Civic Center 9 Monday May 15 7:00pm at Corpus Christi Rage W 33–30 4–2 American Bank Center 10 Saturday May 20 7:00pm at Jacksonville Sharks L 13–42 4–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 11 Saturday May 27 7:00pm at Georgia Firebirds W 68–26 5–3 Albany Civic Center 12 Monday June 5 7:00pm Georgia Firebirds W 66–8 6–3 Arena Monterrey 13 Monday June 12 7:00pm Columbus Lions L 42–49 6–4 Arena Monterrey 14 Saturday June 17 7:00pm at Jacksonville Sharks W 44–37 7–4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Postseason RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationScoreRecordFirst RoundSaturdayJune 247:00pmat Jacksonville Sharks L 32–43 0–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
References
External links Monterrey Steel official website