A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón
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| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Municipal Pérez Zeledón | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Guerreros del Sur (Southern warriors) | ||
| Founded | 1962 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Chairman | Gilberth Fernández | ||
| Manager | Johnny Chávez | ||
| League | Liga FPD | ||
| 2019 Apertura | Liga FPD, 6th | ||
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Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera División de Costa Rica.
It is based in San Isidro de El General. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón. 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.[1]
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.[1] In 2010, Puma Generaleña was founded as successor to AD Generaleña.[2]
2004 Apertura champions
The team were surprise winners of the 2004–05 Apertura in the Primera División, their first and only title so far, under the coaching of Carlos Restrepo against Saprissa defeated them on their own home stadium 0–1.[3] Although, they missed out on the overall championship title, losing against Alajuelense 1–4 on aggregate.[4] Club top goalscorer that season was Ever Alfaro, also in the team were William Sunsing and Géiner Segura,[5] they were both part of the Ticos along their path to 2006's World Cup held in Germany.
Honours
- Champions: Apertura 2017
- Runner-up: Apertura 2004
Players
Current squad
- As of 6 August 2018[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Historical list of coaches
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References
- ^ a b Perez Zeledon Historia Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ AS. Puma Generaleña Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Pérez Zeledón se adjudicó torneo de apertura Saprissa 0 – Pérez Zeledón 1: ¡Guerreros y campeones! – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Alajuelense gana 1–0 y se corona campeón del futbol Costa Rica – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Aquí está el campeón – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Los Guerreros – Pérez Zeledón". MunicipalPZ.net. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Daniel Casas dirigirá a Pérez Zeledón Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine – Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Marvin Solano fue destituido como técnico del Pérez Zeledón Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine – Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Pérez Zeledón vuelve a mover su banquillo, Daniel Casas regresa al equipo generaleño – CRHoy (in Spanish)