AS Puma Generaleña was a professional football club in Costa Rica. They are based in

San Isidro de El General San Isidro de El General () is the first district of the canton of Pérez Zeledón, in the southern part of the province of San José in Costa Rica, as well as the name of said district's main city. San Isidro de El General is the most populous ...

and they played their home matches at the

Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a multi-use stadium in Pérez Zeledón (canton), Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of the Liga FPD, Costa Rican FPD team ...

History

The club was only founded in 2010 after its predecessor ''Asociación Deportiva Generaleña'' merged in 1991 with Asociación Deportiva Pérez Zeledón to become

Municipal Pérez Zeledón A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

. After striker Marvin Chinchilla was dismissed by

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, he decided to retire and start his own club along with his brothers Rigoberto, who became club president, German and Franklin. They took over the franchise of Second Division side ''El Roble FC de Alajuela'' and in May 2014 they won their first promotion to the

Primera División de Costa Rica The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Uni ...

. They became the third club in the league's history to last only one year at the highest level when they were relegated in April 2015.AS Puma, el tercer equipo que apenas duró un año en la Primera División
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References

External links

– Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Puma Association football clubs established in 2010 Football clubs in Costa Rica 2010 establishments in Costa Rica