Devonshire Cougars is a football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 club based in Devonshire

Devonshire Parish, Bermuda

-Location:It is located in the centre of the territory, close to the junction between the main part of the main island and the peninsula containing the capital, Hamilton, and Pembroke Parish . To the northeast, it is joined to Smith's Parish, and to the southwest it borders Paget Parish. As with...

, Bermuda

Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...

  and are in the Cingular Wireless Premier Division

Cingular Wireless Premier Division

The Bermudian Premier Division is the highest level of professional football in Bermuda, although it excludes the Bermuda Hogges, who play in the US league system....

 league. Team colours are Green and Gold.

In the 2009-10 season season, Devonshire Cougars won their first FA Cup after defeating the Somerset Eagles 2-2. Cougars found themselves trailing at the interval after conceding two goals in as many minutes just before halftime. Player/coach Kwame Steede

Kwame Steede

Kwame Steede is a Bermudian international footballer who plays club football for Bermuda Hogges in the USL Premier Development League, as a midfielder.-External links:...

 pulled one goal back for the Cougars in normal time and Darius Cox

Darius Cox

Darius Cox is a Bermudian footballer who currently plays for Bermuda Hogges in the USL Premier Development League.-Club:...

's hopeful punt from the halfway line completed a dramatic injury time comeback. The match was decided in a penalty shootout, where the Cougars bested the Eagles 5-4. The Eagles fell behind in the shootout when their second penalty, taken by Damon Swan, was saved by goalkeeper Ricardo Brangman. Damico Coddington

Damico Coddington

Damico Coddington is a Bermudian soccer player who currently plays for Bermuda Hogges in the USL Premier Development League.-Club:...

 converted the fifth and final spot kick to secure Cougars maiden FA Cup final triumph.

In the 2010-11 season, the power house Devonshire Cougars Started and ended the season off on a high beating Dandy Town Hornets in the beginning of the season, for the charity Cup. In the final stage of the season the Big Cats showed there ability in the last game of the season, once again sealing the FA Cup defeating Rangers at the National Sports Centre. Critics say that it was the Tumaini Steede show at National Sports Centre as the youngster struck a brace to help Devonshire Cougars successfully defend their FA Cup with a comfortable 4-1 win over Southampton Rangers.Jesse Seymour and youngster Lejuan Simmons also scored for the champions, while Travis Wilkinson scored a consolation goal for Rangers. Having been beaten the weekend before at the same venue in the Friendship Cup to North Village, the FA Cup final was to be no repeat of their last outing.

Achievements

• Cingular Wireless Premier Division
  Cingular Wireless Premier Division
  The Bermudian Premier Division is the highest level of professional football in Bermuda, although it excludes the Bermuda Hogges, who play in the US league system....
  
  : 3

2004/05, 2006/07, 2008/09

• FA Challenge Cup: 2

2009/10 2010/11

• Bermuda Charity Shield: 2

2006/07 2010/11

• Bermuda Friendship Trophy: 1

2004/05

• Bermuda Martonmere Cup: 3

2001/02, 2006/07, 2008/09

• Bermuda Dudley Eve Trophy: 1

2005/06

Current squad

Staff and board members

• President:   Craig Clarke
• Vice President:   Vance Brown
• Secretary:   Nadine Browne-Evans

Sponsors

• Burt Construction Ltd. (2009/10)
• Matches Lane (2009/10)
• Twist Trucking (2009/10)