Birmingham Grasshoppers

Birmingham Grasshoppers were an American soccer team that played in Birmingham, Alabama 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. 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.

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, February 28, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.