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Wikipedia - 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.
Municipal Pérez Zeledón a câștigat de două ori Copa de Costa Rica (în 2009 și 2013) și o dată Supercopa de Costa Rica (în 2014). De asemenea, clubul a participat la Liga CONCACAF, unde a ajuns în sferturile de finală în 2018.
Printre jucătorii notabili care au evoluat pentru Municipal Pérez Zeledón se numără:
* Keylor Navas (Real Madrid)
* Bryan Ruiz (Alajuelense)
* Cristian Gamboa (Boavista)
* Giancarlo González (Alajuelense)
* Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruña)
Municipal Pérez Zeledón este un club cu o bază solidă de suporteri din San Isidro de El General și din zonele învecinate. Clubul este cunoscut pentru stilul său de joc atacant și pentru atmosfera caldă de pe stadionul său.