# A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón

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.

### 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

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. Although, they missed out on the overall championship title, losing against Alajuelense 1–4 on aggregate. The club's top goalscorer that season was Ever Alfaro. Also in the team were William Sunsing and Géiner Segura, who were both part of the Ticos along their path to 2006's World Cup held in Germany.

## Honours

* Primera División de Costa Rica
** Champions (1): Apertura 2017

## Current squad

As of 28 August, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRC | Bryan Segura (on loan from Herediano) |
| 2 | DF | CRC | Diego Mesén (on loan from Cartaginés) |
| 3 | DF | CRC | Kevin Fajardo |
| 4 | DF | CRC | Asdrúbal Gibbons |
| 5 | DF | CRC | William Fernández |
| 6 | DF | CRC | Luis José Hernández |
| 7 | MF | CRC | Rodrigo Garita |
| 8 | MF | GUA | Rodrigo Saravia |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Jonathan Morán |
| 10 | MF | CRC | Kenneth Cerdas |
| 11 | MF | CRC | Diego Sánchez (on loan from Cartaginés) |
| 12 | FW | CRC | Josué Mitchell |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Cardel Benbow |
| 20 | DF | CRC | Johan Cortés |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | CRC | Brandon Bonilla (on loan from Guadalupe) |
| 22 | GK | CRC | Jussef Delgado |
| 23 | DF | URU | Joaquin Aguirre |
| 24 | MF | CRC | Darnell Bartley |
| 25 | MF | CRC | Anderson Barboza |
| 26 | MF | CRC | Axel Amador |
| 27 | DF | CRC | Sebastián Monge |
| 28 | FW | CRC | Erick Marín |
| 30 | FW | CRC | Jefferson Rivera |
| 31 | DF | CRC | Keral Ríos |
| 33 | FW | PAN | Manuel Morán |
| 35 | GK | CRC | Justin Vargas |
| 39 | MF | CRC | Aarón Fallas |
| 77 | FW | CRC | Esteban Cruz (on loan from Alajuelense) |

## Championship Apertura 2017

List of players and coaching staff who won the Apertura 2017 National Soccer Championship of Costa Rica First Division, by defeating Club Sport Herediano on December 20, 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Luis Aseff |
| 3 | DF | CRC | Porfirio López Meza |
| 5 | DF | CRC | Dave Myrie Medrano |
| 6 | MF | CRC | Jeikel Venegas McCarthy |
| 7 | MF | CRC | Juan Gabriel Guzmán Otarola |
| 8 | MF | CRC | Fabián Garita |
| 9 | FW | CRC | Frank Zamora |
| 10 | MF | CRC | Esyin Cordero |
| 11 | MF | CRC | Anthony López Muñoz |
| 12 | FW | CRC | Josué Mitchell Omier |
| 13 | GK | CRC | Guido Jiménez López |
| 15 | DF | CRC | César Carrillo Madrigal |
| 16 | MF | CRC | Anthony Mata Flores |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | CRC | Josué Martínez Arias |
| 21 | DF | CRC | Keilor Soto Vega (Captain) |
| 22 | MF | ARG | Milton Martínez |
| 23 | DF | CRC | Mauricio Núñez Morales |
| 24 | MF | CRC | Luis Carlos Barrantes Campos |
| 25 | MF | CRC | Fernando Monge |
| 26 | GK | CRC | Bryan Segura Cruz |
| 27 | FW | CRC | Warren Cordero |
| 28 | MF | ARG | Pablo Azcurra |
| 29 | FW | PAR | Lauro Cazal |
| 33 | MF | CRC | Álvaro Sánchez Álfaro |
| 61 | MF | CRC | Carlos Hernández Valverde |
| 77 | DF | CRC | Kevin Sancho Ramos |

### 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