Grenada national football team

Grenada
Nickname(s)	Spice Boys
Association	Grenada Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Andrew Munro (women's); Vacant (men's)
Most caps	Cassim Langaigne (71)
Top scorer	Ricky Charles (33)
Home stadium	Kirani James Stadium
FIFA code	GRN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	159 (11 June 2020)[1]
Highest	88 (July 2009)
Lowest	176 (December 2007)
Elo ranking
Current	153 23 (2 April 2020)[2]
Highest	126 (August 2004)
Lowest	186 (November 2018)
First international
	Grenada 2–1 British Guiana ; (Grenada; 13 October 1934)
Biggest win
	Grenada 14–1 Anguilla ; (St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda; 15 April 1998)
Biggest defeat
	Curaçao 10–0 Grenada ; (Willemstad, Curaçao; 10 September 2018)
CONCACAF Championship; & Gold Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2009)
Best result	Group stage, 2009 and 2011

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 dubbed as the "Island of Spice" or the "Spice Isle".

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.

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter								Declined participation
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	4	8
1986	Withdrew								Withdrew
1990	Did not enter								Declined participation
1994	Did not enter								Declined participation
1998	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	7
2002									2	0	1	1	4	5
2006									4	2	0	2	10	7
2010									3	1	1	1	12	5
2014									6	1	1	4	7	14
2018									4	1	0	3	3	7
2022	To be determined								To be determined
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	5	2	14	37	48

CONCACAF Championship record

CONCACAF Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963 to 1977	Did not enter
1981	Did not qualify
1985	Withdrew
1989	Did not enter
Total	–	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–

Gold Cup record

Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993 to 2007	Did not qualify
2009	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	0	10
2011	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	1	15
2013 to 2015	Did not qualify
2021	Qualified
Total	Group stage	3/16	6	0	0	6	1	25

Caribbean Cup record

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	17	4
1990	Group Stage (Tournament later abandoned)		5	1	3	1	4	7
1991	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
1997	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	15	7
1998	Did not qualify
1999	Group stage	6th	5	2	1	2	6	11
2001	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2008	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	8	11
2010	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	3	4
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
Total	Runners-up	6/19	33	13	10	10	53	44

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

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

2019

24 March Nations League qualifying	Puerto Rico	0–2	Grenada	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
16:00 AST		Report	German 27' Paterson 74'	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Referee: Trevester Richards (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

5 September Nations League B	Grenada	2–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	St. George's, Grenada
18:00	Mitchell 19' Charles 82'	Report	Hanley 57'	Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

8 September Nations League B	Belize	1–2	Grenada	Belmopan, Belize
16:00	McCauley 24'	Report	Paterson 59' (pen.) Charles 90+3'	Stadium: Isidoro Beaton Stadium Referee: Erick Lezama (Nicaragua)

10 October Nations League B	French Guiana	0–0	Grenada	Cayenne, French Guiana
20:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

13 October Nations League B	Grenada	1–0	French Guiana	St. George's, Grenada
19:00	Charles 67'	Report		Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

14 November Nations League B	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–0	Grenada	Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
14:00		Report		Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

17 November Nations League B	Grenada	3–2	Belize	St. George's, Grenada
19:00	Charles 14', 59', 68'	Report	Gaynair 32' Salazar 55'	Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Nations League in September 2019

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Jason Belfon	(1990-07-03) 3 July 1990	37	0	Euro New York
1GK	Shemel Louison	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990	20	0	Old Road FC
1GK	Jeremy Richardson	(1998-03-03) 3 March 1998	1	0	Paradise FC

2DF	Kraig Noel-McLeod	(1999-12-11) 11 December 1999	3	0	Hendon
2DF	Irvine Smith	(1989-07-17) 17 July 1989	34	0	Paradise FC
2DF	Omar Beckles	(1991-10-25) 25 October 1991	2	0	Shrewsbury Town
2DF	Aaron Pierre	(1993-02-17) 17 February 1993	5	0	Shrewsbury Town
2DF	A. J. Paterson	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	5	4	Charleston Battery
2DF	Tyrone Sterling	(1987-10-08) 8 October 1987	3	0	Hemel Hempstead Town

3MF	Shavon John-Brown	(1995-04-13) 13 April 1995	20	4	New York Cosmos
3MF	Rickell Charles	(1998-10-01) 1 October 1998	2	0	Queens Park Rangers SC
3MF	Alexander McQueen	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995	5	0	Dagenham & Redbridge
3MF	Josh Gabriel	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999	2	0	GBSS Demerara Mutual
3MF	Kennedy Hinkson	(1986-02-21) 21 February 1986	11	1	La Horquetta Rangers
3MF	Leon Braveboy	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999	1	0	Hard Rock FC
3MF	Kwazim Theodore	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996	20	0	FC Camerhogne
3MF	Steffon Abraham	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999	4	0	Paradise FC
3MF	Ricky Modeste	(1988-02-13) 13 February 1988	5	2	Dover Athletic

4FW	Antonio German	(1991-12-26) 26 December 1991	3	1	Unattached
4FW	Saydrel Lewis	(1997-11-27) 27 November 1997	16	5	Real Juventud
4FW	Jamal Charles	(1995-11-24) 24 November 1995	22	14	Real Sociedad
4FW	Kairo Mitchell	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997	7	3	Coalville Town
4FW	Darren Modoo	(1998-05-21) 21 May 1998	4	0	Paradise FC

Recent call-ups

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

Historical list of coaches

Rudi Gutendorf (1976)
Carlos Cavagnaro (1986–87)
Carlos Alberto da Luz (2000)
Franklyn Simpson (2002)
Alister De Bellotte (2004)
Anthony Modeste (2007–08)*
Norris Wilson (2008–09)
Tommy Taylor (2009–10)
Franklyn Simpson (2010–11)
Mike Adams (2011–12)
Alister De Bellotte (2012)
Clark John (2013–14)
Anthony Modeste (2014–15)[3]
Jorge Anon (2015)
Andrew Munro (2016)
Ashley Folkes (2017–2018)
Shalrie Joseph (2018–2019) [4]

*Player-coach

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Puerto Rico-Grenada". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
"Joseph's Grenada harbouring golden aspirations".

External links

Grenada at FIFA.com
Grenada at CONCACAF site
Grenada Football Association official website

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[3] FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Puerto Rico-Grenada". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.

[4] "Joseph's Grenada harbouring golden aspirations".

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Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
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