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.

Pérez Zeledón

Full name	Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón
Nickname(s)	Guerreros del Sur (Southern Warriors)
Founded	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Ground	Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Juan Luis Artavia
Manager	Geiner Segura
League	Liga Promerica
Clausura 2023	9°
Website	www.municipalpz.net
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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] The club's top goalscorer that season was Ever Alfaro. Also in the team were William Sunsing and Géiner Segura,^[5] 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 15 August, 2025

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 3 DF  MEX Luis López 4 DF  CRC Rawy Rodríguez (on loan from Carmelita) 5 DF  CRC William Fernández 6 DF  CRC Luis José Hernández 7 MF  CRC Rodrigo Garita 8 MF  CRC José Mora 9 FW  CRC Fabricio Alemán (on loan from Deportivo Saprissa) 10 MF  CRC Anthony López 11 FW  CRC Abner Hudson 12 MF  CRC Kendall Porras 14 MF  CRC Gustavo Méndez 15 MF  CRC Alejandro Porras

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  PAN Jorman Aguilar 20 FW  CRC Royner Rojas 21 MF  CRC Pablo Gamboa 22 GK  CRC Jussef Delgado 23 DF  URU Joaquin Aguirre 24 MF  CRC Sergio Carmona 25 DF  SLV Adán Clímaco 28 DF  MEX Eduardo Pastrana 30 DF  CRC Jefferson Rivera 31 DF  CRC Keral Ríos 33 FW  PAN Manuel Morán 70 FW  CRC Cristopher Solano

Out on loan

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 — MF  CRC Anderson Barboza (at Jicaral until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CRC Aarón Fallas (at Jicaral until 30 June 2025)

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