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River Plate and C.F. Monterrey Playing a January 2023 Friendly at Q2 Stadium

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River Plate of Argentina’s Primera División and C.F. Monterrey of Mexico’s Liga MX will play a friendly match on Tuesday, January 10 at Q2 Stadium in Austin.

River Plate vs Monterrey

The match will kick off at 8:00 PM and will mark the first-ever visit to Q2 Stadium by River Plate.

For C.F. Monterrey, also known as “Rayados,” the match marks a return to Austin following a friendly with Club América at Q2 Stadium in March 2022.

Oak Collective Season Ticket and Waitlist members will have access to a ticket pre-sale at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM respectively on Friday, December 2.

Tickets go on sale to the public at 10:00 AM on Monday, December 5.

One of the most successful clubs in South America, Buenos Aires-based River Plate has won the Argentine Primera División title a record 37 times, Argentine national cups 14 times, and the Copa Libertadores four times.

Austin FC midfielder and Designated Player Sebastián Driussi began his professional career with River Plate, making 102 appearances and scoring 29 goals between 2014 and 2017.

C.F. Monterrey has won five Liga MX titles, three national cups, and five Concacaf Champions League titles. Rayados have performed well historically at the FIFA Club World Cup, with only FC Barcelona and Real Madrid having accrued more points all-time in the competition.

Austin FC vs Atlas FC Friendly on February 16, 2022

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Austin FC will be hosting Liga MX Champions, Atlas FC, at Q2 Stadium in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday, February 16th at 8:00 PM.

Austin FC vs Atlas FC

Season ticket holders will receive tickets to this match as part of the Season Ticket membership. The tickets have been loaded into SeatGeek accounts of season ticket holders.

Tickets to see Austin FC play Atlas on February 16 at Q2 Stadium are now on sale at austinfc.com and q2stadium.com, as well as SeatGeek.com: get $20 off your first order on SeatGeek with code: SHAWNCOLLINS.

Based in Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco, Atlas defeated Club León on penalty kicks in the two-legged Apertura 2021 Final last December, claiming the Club’s first Liga MX title since the 1950-1951 season.

Atlas is managed by Argentine Diego Cocca, who took over in 2020.

In addition to its two Liga MX titles, Atlas has won four Copa MX titles and four Campeón de Campeones titles.

Since its founding in 1916, Atlas has developed some of the Mexican men’s national team’s most famous names, including legendary El Tri defender Rafael Márquez, Andrés Guardado, and Jared Borgetti.