Grenada national football team

Grenada
Nickname(s)	Spice Boys
Association	Grenada Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Michael Findlay
Most caps	Cassim Langaigne (72)
Top scorer	Ricky Charles (37)
Home stadium	Kirani James Stadium
FIFA code	GRN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	169 1 (10 February 2022)
Highest	88 (July 2009)
Lowest	176 (December 2007)
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)
Gold Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2009)
Best result	Group stage (2009, 2011, 2021)
Medal record
CFU Caribbean Cup

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.

History[]

Beginnings and early tournaments (1934–1989)[]

Granada 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 purposfully 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.

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.

2021[]

25 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	El Salvador	2–0	Grenada	San Salvador, El Salvador
20:25 UTC−6	Mayen 23' Rugamas 46'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)

30 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	Grenada	1–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	St. George's, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4	Lewis 33'	Report		Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)

4 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	Grenada	North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
16:00 UTC−4	Browne 20'	Report		Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

8 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Grenada	1–2	Montserrat	St. George's, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4	Lewis 51'	Report	L. Taylor 85', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

13 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Honduras	4–0	Grenada	Houston, United States
22:10 UTC−5	Bengtson 28' Solano 52' Leverón 86' Quioto 88'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 10,625 Referee: (Mexico)

17 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Grenada	0–4	Qatar	Houston, United States
18:30 UTC−5		Report	Hatem 11' Afif 22' Muntari 36' Ali 46'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Referee: (United States)

20 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Panama	3–1	Grenada	Orlando, United States
23:30 UTC−5	Quintero 7' Rodríguez 27', 64'	Report	Frank 76'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

2022[]

23 March Friendly	Gibraltar	v	Grenada	Gibraltar
				Stadium: Victoria Stadium

Head coaches[]

Rudi Gutendorf (1976)
Carlos Cavagnaro (1986–87)
Carlos Alberto da Luz (2000)
(2002)
Alister De Bellotte (2004)
Anthony Modeste (2007–08)*
(2008–09)
Tommy Taylor (2009–10)
(2010–11)
Mike Adams (2011–12)
Alister De Bellotte (2012)
(2013–14)
Anthony Modeste (2014–15)
Jorge Anon (2015)
Andrew Munro (2016)
(2017–2018)
Shalrie Joseph (2018–2019)
Andrew Munro (2019–2020)
Michael Findlay (2021–present)

*Player-coach

Players[]

Current squad[]

The final squad for 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup was announced on 1 July 2021. Caps and goals correct as of: 15 July 2021, after the match against Honduras.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jason Belfon	(1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 31)	44	0	W Connection
12	1GK	Reice Charles-Cook	(1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 27)	3	0	Bromley
22	1GK		(2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Queens Park Rangers SC

2	2DF	Benjamin Ettienne	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 18)	5	0	Charleston Battery
3	2DF	Kwesi Paul	(1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 27)	2	0	Peachtree City
4	2DF	Aaron Pierre	(1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 (age 28)	15	1	Shrewsbury Town
5	2DF	Omar Beckles	(1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 30)	7	0	Leyton Orient
16	2DF	A. J. Paterson	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 26)	14	4	Charleston Battery
18	2DF	Kraig Noel-McLeod	(1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 22)	8	0	Unattached
17	2DF	Tyrone Sterling	(1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 34)	11	0	Dulwich Hamlet
2	4FW	Benjamin Ettienne	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 18)	5	0	Charleston Battery

6	3MF	Oliver Norburn	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 29)	3	0	Peterborough United
7	3MF	Romar Frank	(1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 25)	15	1	Camerhogne
8	3MF	Alexander McQueen	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 26)	11	0	Indy Eleven
11	3MF	Shavon John-Brown	(1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 26)	30	4	New Amsterdam
19	3MF	Kwazim Theodore	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 26)	31	1
21	3MF	Josh Gabriel	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 22)	6	0	Alderson Broaddus Battlers

9	4FW	Kairo Mitchell	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 24)	13	2	Notts County
10	4FW	Saydrel Lewis	(1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 (age 24)	25	7	Real Juventud
13	4FW	Regan Charles-Cook	(1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 25)	3	0	Ross County
14	4FW	Dejon Noel-Williams	(1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 (age 23)	5	0	Gloucester City
15	4FW	Ricky German	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 23)	3	0	Dulwich Hamlet
20	4FW	Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Aldershot Town
23	4FW	Jamal Charles	(1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 26)	28	14	Paradise

Recent call-ups[]

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK		(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 22)	0	0		2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
GK		(2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Camerhogne	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
GK	Jeremy Richardson	(1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
GK		(2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Hard Rock FC	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad

DF		(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 18)	8	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Hard Rock FC	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Camerhogne	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 19)	0	0		2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 (age 28)	12	0	FC Camerhogne	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 26)	0	0		2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Hard Rock FC	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF	Ro-Shaun Williams	(1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Doncaster Rovers	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
DF		(1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 27)	0	0	Queen's Park	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad

MF		(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 22)	8	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF	Shandon Baptiste	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 23)	3	1	Brentford	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 23)	6	0	Hard Rock FC	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Wealdstone	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 22)	0	0		2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Camerhogne	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 26)	19	1	Hard Rock FC	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Queen's Park	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF	Ricky Modeste	(1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 33)	8	2	Tonbridge Angels	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 18)	0	0	Queen's Park	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF	Moron Phillip	(1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Hurricanes SC	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 29)	30	1		2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF	Irvine Smith	(1989-07-17) 17 July 1989 (age 32)	40	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
MF		(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 18)	0	0		2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad

FW		(1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 23)	0	0		2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
FW	Kharlton Belmar	(1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 29)	4	0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
FW	Antonio German	(1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 (age 30)	8	1	Leatherhead	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad
FW		(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Paradise	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad

Records[]

As of 17 July 2021^[5]

Players in bold still active with Grenada.

Most appearances[]

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Cassim Langaigne	72	6	2004–2016
2	Ricky Charles	71	37	1995–2011
3	Anthony Modeste	67	13	1996–2011
4	Patrick Modeste	53	6	1996–2015
5	Kithson Bain	49	17	2002–2015
5	Marc Marshall	49	0	2004–2015
7	Jason Belfon	44	0	2013–present
8	Irvine Smith	40	0	2011–present
9	Shanon Phillip	39	0	2008–2018
10	Marcus Julien	33	4	2006–2015
10	Desmond Noel	33	0	2002–2012

Top goalscorers[]

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Ricky Charles	37	71	0.52	1995–2011
2	Kithson Bain	17	49	0.35	2002–2015
3	Jamal Charles	14	28	0.5	2015–present
3	Denis Rennie	14	28	0.5	1999–2008
5	Anthony Modeste	13	67	0.19	1996–2011
6	Keith Fletcher	7	11	0.64	1990–2000
	Jake Rennie	7	32	0.22	2008–2017
	Saydrel Lewis	7	25	0.28	2017–present
9		6	19	0.32	2009–2018
	Clive Murray	6	20	0.3	2011–2015
	Patrick Modeste	6	53	0.11	1996–2015
	Cassim Langaigne	6	72	0.08	2004–2016

Competition records[]

FIFA World Cup[]

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 to 1974	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1978	Did not enter								Declined participation
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									4	1	0	3	2	5
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	6	2	17	39	53

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup[]

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963 to 1973	Part of United Kingdom
1977	Did not enter
1981	Did not qualify
1985	Withdrew
1989	Did not enter
1991	Did not enter
1993	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	0	10
2011	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	1	15
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	1	11
Total	Group stage	11th	9	0	0	9	2	36

CONCACAF Nations League[]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2019−20	B	A	6	4	2	0	8	4		15th
2022–23	A	To be determined
Total			6	4	2	0	8	4	15th

CFU Caribbean Cup[]

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not enter								Did not enter
1979	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	3
1981	Did not enter								Did not enter
1983	Did not enter								Did not enter
1985	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	8
1988	Did not enter								Did not enter
1989	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	4	3	4	4	0	0	13	1
1990	Group Stage	5th	2	0	1	1	0	5	3	1	2	0	4	2
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify								3	0	2	1	1	2
1993									3	1	0	2	6	7
1994									2	1	0	1	4	4
1995									2	1	0	1	2	4
1996									3	1	1	1	3	4
1997	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	6	8	2	1	1	0	6	2
1998	Did not qualify								3	2	0	1	17	4
1999	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	10	2	1	1	0	3	1
2001	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	6	7
2005									5	1	1	3	8	10
2007									3	0	1	2	1	3
2008	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	8	11	5	2	1	2	10	9
2010	Fourth Place	4th	5	1	2	2	3	4	3	2	0	1	5	4
2012	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	3	4
2014									3	0	2	1	4	5
2017									4	2	0	2	11	9
Total	Runners-up	2nd	22	6	6	10	24	41	60	22	13	25	109	93

References[]

^ "Grenada Football Association Appoints New Senior Men's National Team Head Coach". Grenada Football Association. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup rosters". CONCACAF.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Grenada - Record International Players". RSSSF.

External links[]

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

[1] "Grenada Football Association Appoints New Senior Men's National Team Head Coach". Grenada Football Association. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[4] "CONCACAF Gold Cup rosters". CONCACAF.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Mamrud, Roberto. "Grenada - Record International Players". RSSSF.

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