Bermuda Hogges
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| Full name | Bermuda Hogges Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Hogges |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Ground |
BAA Stadium Pembroke, Bermuda |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Owner | Paul Scope |
| Head Coach | Andrew Bascome |
| League | USL Premier Development League |
| 2011 | 6th, Mid Atlantic Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | www |
Bermuda Hogges were a Bermudian soccer team based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. On May 28, 2013 the club announced it pulled out of the USL’s Premier Development League due to financial difficulties.
The team played its home games at the Bermuda Athletic Association Stadium in Pembroke, Bermuda. The team's colors were red, green and white.
The Hogges were announced as an expansion team in the USL Second Division in 2007, owned by Bermuda legend Shaun Goater, fellow former professional Kyle Lightbourne, and local businessman Paul Scope. The stated aim of the team was to develop the overall level of play in Bermuda due to increased regular international competition for the top Bermudan players, which it was hoped would also result in a more competitive national team. The name "Hogges" was suggested by the team's owners following a fan contest; it comes from the hog's long association with Bermuda, and the toughness of the animal.
The initial first team squad included a number of full Bermudian international players, notably Stephen Astwood, Domico Coddington, Darius Cox, Devaun DeGraff, Timothy Figureido, Damon Ming, John Barry Nusum, Michael Parsons, Jelani Scott and Kwame Steede, all of whom had represented their country in various World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying games. Shaun Goater and Kyle Lightbourne were also Bermudian internationals until their retirement from international football, making the Hogges' by far the most experienced USL2 team in terms of international competition.
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