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Monterrey Steel
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.
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| Monterrey, Nuevo Leónat Arena Monterrey | ||
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| MonterreySteel.com | ||
| Fernando Von Rossum | ||
| J. A. Anderson | ||
| Fernando Von Rossum | ||
| Monterrey Steel (2017) | ||
| Arena Monterrey (2017) | ||
| National Arena League (2017) | ||
| 2017 |
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).
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.
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 | League | Regular season | Postseason results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAL | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost Semifinal 32–43 vs. Jacksonville |
| Monterrey Steel roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | ||||||
| 8 Robert Kent | ||||||
| 1 Bernard Morris | ||||||
| Running backs |
55 Charles Stevens Wide receivers
2 London Crawford 14 Dello Davis 3 Jeron Harvey 7 David Lewis 15 Derek Patterson | | Offensive linemen 58 René Brassea 74 Colin Madison 69 Derrick Zeigler Defensive linemen
47 Jabari Fletcher 96 Federico Orturo 13 Joe Sykes 18 Jerry Turner 10 Jeremiah Zene Jr. | | Linebackers 11 Nathaniel Dunn 17 Wesley Mauia Defensive backs
5 Justin Broome 4 Svante Davenport 20 Travonti Johnson 14 Sergio Schiaffino 21 Greg Reid Special teams
6 Brandon Rutherford | | Reserve lists 12 Jacoby Jones WR (IR) 23 Jonathan Lugo FB (IR) -- Charles McClain WR (Exempt) 9 Darwin Pittman LB (IR) -- Eric Weaver OL (IR)
| Monterrey Steel staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front office | ||||
| Owner – Fernando Von Rossum | Head coach | |||
| Head coach – J. A. Anderson |
| 2017 Monterrey Steel season |
|---|
| Leoncio Ruiz |
| J. A. Anderson |
| Arena Monterrey |
| 7–4 |
| 4th |
| Lost NAL Semifinals 32–43 (Sharks) |
| 2017 National Arena League standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z – Jacksonville Sharks | 11 | 1 | .917 | 697 | 299 | — | L1 |
| y – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 9 | 1 | .900 | 610 | 349 | 1.0 | W7 |
| x – Columbus Lions | 9 | 3 | .750 | 689 | 412 | 2.0 | W6 |
| x – Monterrey Steel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 478 | 364 | 3.5 | W1 |
| High Country Grizzlies | 3 | 7 | .300 | 449 | 484 | 7.0 | L4 |
| Georgia Firebirds | 2 | 9 | .182 | 372 | 576 | 8.5 | L5 |
| Dayton Wolfpack | 0 | 7 | .000 | 125 | 478 | 8.5 | L7 |
| Corpus Christi Rage | 0 | 9 | .000 | 166 | 624 | 9.5 | L9 |
z – clinched home field advantage
y – clinched home playoff game
x – clinched playoff spot
The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016.
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | March 20 | 7:00pm | Corpus Christi Rage | W 55–12 | 1–0 | Arena Monterrey |
| Monday | March 27 | 7:00pm | Dayton Wolfpack | W 61–24 | 2–0 | Arena Monterrey |
| Monday | April 3 | 7:00pm | Corpus Christi Rage | W 57–28 | 3–0 | Arena Monterrey |
| Monday | April 10 | 7:05pm | at Dayton Wolfpack | Cancelled | ||
| BYE | ||||||
| Monday | April 24 | 7:00pm | Jacksonville Sharks | L 21–60 | 3–1 | Arena Monterrey |
| BYE | ||||||
| Saturday | May 6 | 7:00pm | at Columbus Lions | L18–48 | 3–2 | Columbus Civic Center |
| Monday | May 15 | 7:00pm | at Corpus Christi Rage | W 33–30 | 4–2 | American Bank Center |
| Saturday | May 20 | 7:00pm | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 13–42 | 4–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| Saturday | May 27 | 7:00pm | at Georgia Firebirds | W 68–26 | 5–3 | Albany Civic Center |
| Monday | June 5 | 7:00pm | Georgia Firebirds | W 66–8 | 6–3 | Arena Monterrey |
| Monday | June 12 | 7:00pm | Columbus Lions | L 42–49 | 6–4 | Arena Monterrey |
| Saturday | June 17 | 7:00pm | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 44–37 | 7–4 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | June 24 | 7:00pm | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 32–43 | 0–1 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
- Monterrey Steel official website
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