Birmingham Grasshoppers
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The Birmingham Grasshoppers were an American soccer team that played as a member of the United States Interregional Soccer League from 1992-1996. When the USISL split into two leagues in 1995, the Grasshoppers joined the Premier League.
Birmingham-Souther College's head soccer coach Preston Goldfarb was instrumental in originating the team. Under his leadership, the Birmingham Grasshoppers won a division title, participated in the USISL "Sizzlin Nine" National Tournament, and hosted two regional playoffs. The 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.
References
- "Birmingham Grasshoppers." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 21 July 2006, 06:31 UTC [1]. Accessed 10 August 2006.
- Farmer, Rea (July 27, 1996) "[http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960727/07270392.htm Birmingham Forfeits Last Two Games." The Virginian-Pilot - accessed August 10, 2006
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