Grenada_national_football_team

Grenada national football team

Grenada national football team

National association football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Grenada women's national football team.

The Grenada national football team represents Grenada in international football, and is controlled by the Grenada Football Association, a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team is nicknamed The Spice Boys, a reference to the country being nicknamed the "Island of Spice" or the "Spice Isle".

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Grenada has never qualified for the World Cup but have finished second in the Caribbean Cup in 1989 and 2008. Their second-place finish in the 2008 Caribbean Cup gave Grenada its first qualification to a major international competition, that being the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

History

Beginnings and early tournaments (1934–1989)

Grenada played its first international match, on 13 October 1934, against British Guiana, which they defeated 2–1. They played British Guiana twice, Barbados and St Kitts and Nevis before the Second World War started in 1939, winning all of those contests.

In 1961, Grenada participated in the Windward Islands Tournament, losing their opening game to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6–3, but winning their next two matches against Saint Lucia 4–0 and Dominica 8–1 to win the tournament. Grenada won the tournament again the following year, beating Saint Vincent 2–1 in the final, and for four consecutive years from 1967 to 1970.

Grenada played their first competitive match in the 1979 CFU Championship qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago, losing 3–1 on aggregate. Grenada entered the 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification but lost in the preliminary round to Guyana 8–4 over two legs. Their next competitive match came in the 1985 CFU Championship qualifiers, but they lost both matches and failed to progress past the first round. Grenada had more success in the CFU Championship's successor tournament, reaching the 1989 Caribbean Cup final before losing 2–1 to Trinidad and Tobago.

Caribbean Cup and qualifiers (1990–2010)

Grenada qualified for the 1990 Caribbean Cup but lost again to Trinidad and Tobago, this time 5–0 before drawing with Jamaica 0–0 therefore failing to advance. In the qualifiers for the 1994 Caribbean Cup, Grenada was eliminated by Barbados in an infamous match where Barbados purposefully scored an own-goal in order to force overtime and help them to advance, which they did. Grenada qualified to the 1997 Caribbean Cup, reaching the semi-finals before losing to Saint Kitts and Nevis. Grenada entered the 1998 World Cup qualifiers but after getting through the preliminary round by beating Guyana 8–1 on aggregate, they lost 7–1 over two legs to Haiti.

In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, Grenada was knocked out by Barbados who won with a tight 5–4 aggregate score. They were luckier four years later in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, once again eliminating Guyana (8–1 on aggregate) in the first round before falling to the USA who edged them 6–2. Granada would close this decade with a new World Cup disappointment, in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, being eliminated by Costa Rica 5–2.

Gold Cup

Nineteen years after finishing runner-up in the 1989 Caribbean Cup, the Spice Boyz once again reached the final, in the 2008 edition, although they lost to the hosts, Jamaica 2–0. However, this result allowed them to qualify for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup for the first time, however Grenada failed to score a goal in the competition whilst conceding ten times and collecting no points. In the 2010 Caribbean Cup, Grenada reached the semi-finals before again being eliminated by Jamaica though their performance earned them qualification for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup but they again failed to capitalise, losing all three group matches and scoring only a single goal.

2012–present

Since 2012, Grenada have not managed to progress to the Caribbean Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they finished bottom of their qualifying group despite being the top seed, then in 2018 World Cup qualification they were eliminated by Haiti in the third round.

In the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying, Grenada suffered its largest ever defeat, losing 10–0 against Curaçao. They'd eventually qualify for League B before earning promotion to League A for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League competition.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

22 February Friendly Grenada  1–1  Barbados Sauteurs, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4
  • Charles 89' (pen)
Stadium: Fond Playing Field
24 February Friendly Grenada  2–2  Barbados St. George's, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
26 February Friendly Grenada  2–2  Barbados St. George's, Grenada
16:00 UTC−4
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
3 March Friendly Grenada  1–2  Saint Lucia St. George's, Grenada
  • Williams 89'
 Report
  • S. Elva 31', 69'
 Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
5 March Friendly Grenada  2–0  Saint Lucia Gouyave, Grenada
16:00 UTC−4
  • Marshall 5'
  • Julien 68'
 Report Stadium: Cuthbert Peters Park
24 March 2022–23 Nations League Grenada  1–7  United States St. George's, Grenada
20:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 7,032
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
17 June 2023 Gold Cup qualification Guyana  1–1
(5–3 p)		  Grenada Fort Lauderdale, United States
21:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Penalties
Note: Guyana advance on penalties 5–3
8 September 2023–24 Nations League Grenada  1–1  Suriname St. George's, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
12 September 2023–24 Nations League Honduras  4–0  Grenada Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
12 October 2023 2023–24 Nations League Grenada  1–4  Jamaica St. George's, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4
  • Williams 30'
 Report
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)
15 October 2023 2023–24 Nations League Suriname  4–0  Grenada Paramaribo, Suriname
21:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion
Attendance: 1,285
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

2024

5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Trinidad and Tobago  –  Grenada
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9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Grenada  –  Costa Rica
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2025

4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Grenada  –  Bahamas
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10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Saint Kitts and Nevis  –  Grenada
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Coaching staff

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Coaching history

*Player-coach

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals between 15 and 18 June 2023.[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2023, after the match against  Guyana.

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

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Records

As of 15 October 2023[3]
Players in bold still active with Grenada.

Most appearances

Cassim Langaigne is Grenada's most capped player with 72 appearances.
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Top goalscorers

Ricky Charles is Grenada's top scorer with 37 goals.
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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup

Main article: Grenada at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
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CONCACAF Nations League

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CFU Caribbean Cup

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References

  1. [1]
    "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Our 23 man roster for the Gold Cup Preliminaries". Twitter. GrenadaFA. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    Mamrud, Roberto. "Grenada - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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