Birmingham Grasshoppers were an American soccer

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 team that played in Birmingham, Alabama

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 from 1992-1996 as a member of the United States Interregional Soccer League. When the USISL split into two leagues in 1995, the Grasshoppers joined the Premier League

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. Preston Goldfarb (soccer coach at Birmingham-Southern College

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) 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.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
1992-1993	Southern Challenge Cup (Provisional)	9	5	4	18	9	45
1993-1994	Midsouth	18	13	5	36	1	104
1994-1995	Eastern	18	10	8	45	46	97
1995-1996	Eastern	14	4	10	20	33	12