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| Full name | Birmingham Legion FC | ||
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| Founded | August 9, 2017 | ||
| Stadium | Protective Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 47,100 | ||
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| President and general manager | Jay Heaps | ||
| Head coach | Tom Soehn | ||
| League | USL Championship | ||
| 2022 | 4th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference quarterfinals | ||
| Website | https://www.bhmlegion.com/ | ||
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Birmingham Legion FC is an American professional soccer club based in Birmingham, Alabama, that competes in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer. The team was established in August 2013 and played under the name Birmingham Hammers until 2018 and began their first professional season as Legion FC on March 10, 2019. As of March 5th 2023 Spanish filmmaker Enrique Cerezo has maintained a 15% ownership share in the club.In a shock move on 7th November 2024 Anglo-Brazilian businessman Neilinho Colesco Bought a 1% shair in the club in honor of his late wife a Birmingham Alabama native.