Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón is a

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team playing at the top level in the

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. It is based in

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. Their home stadium is

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. Their nickname is ''Guerreros del Sur'' or The Southern Warriors.

History

Municipal Pérez Zeledón was founded in 1962 and they reached the Second Division in 1976.Perez Zeledon Historia
– UNAFUT

A.D. Generaleña and A.D. Pérez Zeledón merger

In 1988, ''Asociación Deportiva Municipal Generaleña'' won promotion to the Primera Division and in 1991 a second team from Pérez Zeledón, ''Asociación Deportiva Pérez Zeledón'', also clinched the second division title, prompting to merge the teams into ''Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón'' which would go and represent the canton in the top tier. In 2010, Puma Generaleña was founded as successor to AD Generaleña.

2004 Apertura champions

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defeated them on their own home stadium 0–1. Although, they missed out on the overall championship title, losing against

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1–4 on aggregate. The club's top goalscorer that season was Ever Alfaro. Also in the team were

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– Nación who were both part of the Ticos along their path to 2006's World Cup held in Germany.

Honours

**Champions (1): Apertura 2017

Current squad

''As of 24 March 2025''

Out on loan

Championship Apertura 2017

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on December 20, 2017.

Coaching staff

*Coach - José Giacone Garita *Attached - Omar Royero Gutiérrez & José Carlos Cancela Durán *Goalkeepers - Giovanny Chacón Obando *Physio - Andres Mata Leiva *Doctor - William Cruz Umaña *Props - Melvin Bonilla Villalobos

References

External links

* * Pérez Zeledon – Info del cantón
First online website of Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica, since 2002

Official website of Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica

Official English News and Information Site for Perez Zeledon
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