What are Monterrey's colors?
The Blue and White Stripes Behind Monterrey’s Rayados Identity
Blue and white have belonged to Club de Futbol Monterrey since its foundation on June 28, 1945, but the familiar striped shirt developed later. Monterrey’s original 1945-46 uniform divided the shirt diagonally between blue and white rather than using vertical bands. When the club returned to professional football for the 1952-53 season, it adopted the blue-and-white vertical stripes that became its defining visual feature. The pattern has remained closely associated with Monterrey through changing kit designs, while the same two colors continue to anchor the club crest and home identity. Based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, the club has played its home matches at Estadio BBVA since 2015. The combination of blue, white, and vertical striping is so closely connected with the team that it also helped produce the nickname by which Monterrey is widely known.
How the Striped Shirt Created the Rayados Name
The nickname Rayados, meaning “the striped ones,” developed directly from Monterrey’s uniform. After the vertical blue-and-white shirt was introduced for the 1952-53 season, local newspapers began using “Rayados” for the team. Historical club records place the first known appearances of the nickname in the press in September 1952. Rather than being created as a formal club title, the name spread naturally among journalists and supporters because of the shirt’s distinctive striped design. Other nicknames were proposed at different points, but Rayados remained in regular use and eventually became inseparable from Monterrey’s football identity. The enduring name makes the club’s blue-and-white stripes more than a uniform pattern: they are also the visual origin of its best-known nickname.
