Birmingham Grasshoppers were an American soccer team that played in

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from 1992 to 1996 as a member of the

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. When the USISL split into two leagues in 1995, the Grasshoppers joined the

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. Preston Goldfarb (soccer coach at Birmingham-Southern College) was instrumental in originating the team and while at the helm, the Birmingham Grasshoppers won a division title, participated in the USISL "Sizzlin Nine" National Tournament, and hosted two regional playoffs. The Grasshoppers team was designed to give his players an opportunity to compete at a high level during the off-season, but travel schedules and time away from Birmingham-Southern led Goldfarb to discontinue the Grasshoppers after four seasons.

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Defunct soccer clubs in Alabama Soccer clubs in Birmingham, Alabama Association football clubs established in 1992 Association football clubs disestablished in 1996 1992 establishments in Alabama 1996 disestablishments in Alabama {{Alabama-footyclub-stub