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

Grenada

Nickname(s)	Spice Boys
Association	Grenada Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Michael Findlay[1]
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	160 (10 December 2020)[2]
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)
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2009)
Best result	Group stage (2009, 2011)

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
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
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 2019	Did not qualify
2021	Qualified
Total	Group stage	3/16	6	0	0	6	1	25

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

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.

2021

25 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	El Salvador	v	Grenada	San Salvador, El Salvador
				Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán

30 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	Grenada	v	U.S. Virgin Islands	St. George's, Grenada
				Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium

4 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Antigua and Barbuda	v	Grenada	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
				Stadium: Antigua Recreation Ground

8 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Grenada	v	Montserrat	St. George's, Grenada
				Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium

July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Grenada	v	TBD	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Grenada	v	TBD	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	TBD	v	Grenada	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

Players

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Jason Belfon	3 July 1990	37	0	Euro New York
12	GK	Shemel Louison	9 August 1990	20	0	Old Road FC
22	GK	Jeremy Richardson	3 March 1998	1	0	Paradise FC
4	DF	Aaron Pierre	17 February 1993	5	0	Shrewsbury Town
5	DF	Kimron Marshall	28 February 1993	6	0	Unknown
15	DF	Irvine Smith	17 July 1989	34	0	Paradise FC
16	DF	A. J. Paterson	31 January 1996	5	4	Charleston Battery
17	DF	Tyrone Sterling	8 October 1987	3	0	Hemel Hempstead Town
2	MF	Rickell Charles	1 October 1998	2	0	Queens Park Rangers SC
3	MF	Christian James	24 February 2001	0	0	Unknown
6	MF	Roma Frank	28 September 1996	2	0	Unknown
8	MF	Alexander McQueen	24 March 1995	5	0	Dagenham & Redbridge
11	MF	Shavon John-Brown	13 April 1995	20	4	New York Cosmos
13	MF	Steffon Abraham	29 December 1999	4	0	Paradise FC
14	MF	Leon Braveboy	13 January 1999	1	0	Hard Rock FC
18	MF	Jamol Telesford	22 May 1998	0	0	Unknown
19	MF	Kwazim Theodore	12 January 1996	20	0	FC Camerhogne
21	MF	Josh Gabriel	30 November 1999	2	0	GBSS Demerara Mutual
7	FW	Antonio German	26 December 1991	3	1	Unattached
9	FW	Kairo Mitchell	21 October 1997	7	3	Kings Kynn Town
10	FW	Saydrel Lewis	27 November 1997	16	5	Real Juventud
20	FW	Rahim Stephen	20 October 1999	0	0	Unknown
23	FW	Jamal Charles	24 November 1995	22	14	Real Sociedad

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
DF	Kraig Noel-McLeod	11 December 1999	3	0	Hendon	v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 14 November 2019
DF	Omar Beckles	25 October 1991	2	0	Crewe Alexandra	v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 14 November 2019

Records

As of 17 November 2019[3]

Players in bold still active at international level.

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

Most goals # Player Period Goals Caps Ratio 1 Ricky Charles 1995–2011 37 71 0.52 2 Kithson Bain 2002–2015 17 49 0.35 3 Jamal Charles 2015– 14 17 0.82 Denis Rennie 1999–2008 14 28 0.5 5 Anthony Modeste 1996–2011 13 67 0.19 6 Keith Fletcher 1990–2000 7 11 0.64 Jake Rennie 2008–2017 7 32 0.22 8 Denron Frederick 2009–2018 6 19 0.32 Clive Murray 2011–2015 6 20 0.3 Patrick Modeste 1996–2015 6 53 0.11 Cassim Langaigne 2004–2016 6 72 0.08

Head 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)
• Jorge Anon (2015)
• Andrew Munro (2016)
• Ashley Folkes (2017–2018)
• Shalrie Joseph (2018–2019)
• Andrew Munro (2019–2020)
• Michael Findlay (2021–present)

*Player-coach

See also

Barbados 4–2 Grenada (1994 Caribbean Cup qualification)

References

1. "Grenada Football Association Appoints New Senior Men's National Team Head Coach". Grenada Football Association. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
3. Mamrud, Roberto. "Grenada - Record International Players". RSSSF.

External links

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