Grenada national football team

Grenada
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameThe Spice Boys
AssociationGrenada Football Association (GFA)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachAnthony Modeste
CaptainSaydrel Lewis
Most capsCassim Langaigne (72)
Top scorerRicky Charles (37)
Home stadiumKirani James Stadium
FIFA codeGRN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 164 Steady (19 January 2026)[1]
Highest88 (July 2009)
Lowest176 (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 Gold Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage (2009, 2011, 2021)
Medal record

The Grenada national football team represents Grenada in men's international football, which is governed by the Grenada Football Association founded in 1924. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1978 and an affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1969. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

Grenada has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup three times, and has also participated twice in League A and twice in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished as runners-up in the Caribbean Cup twice (1989 and 2008).

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

2025

7 March Friendly Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1–1  Grenada Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
19:00 UTC−4
  • Garret Leigertwood 86'
Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium
19 March Friendly Russia  5–0  Grenada Moscow, Russia
20:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
31 May Friendly Grenada  2–0  Anguilla St. George's, Grenada
Report Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Grenada  6–0  Bahamas St. George's, Grenada
19:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 2,235
Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)
11 October Friendly Grenada  2–0  Cuba (domestic team) St. George's, Grenada
19:30 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Referee: Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago)[4]

2026

18 January Friendly Grenada  0–1  Jamaica St. George's, Grenada
15:00 UTC−4 Report N. Fuller 81' Stadium: Kirani James Stadium
March 2026 FIFA Series Grenada  v TBA Rwanda
March 2026 FIFA Series Grenada  v TBA Rwanda

Coaching staff

Thomas Frederick Taylor became the manager of the national football team of Grenada in 2009
Position Name
Technical director Grenada Alister Fleming
Head coach England Terry Connor
Assistant coaches Grenada Ryan Cummings
Grenada Graeme Constance
Grenada Jamal Trafford
Fitness coaches Grenada Hayden Roberts
Grenada Luther Jeffords
Physiotherapists Grenada James Neil
Grenada Denzel Daniels
Grenada Khalil Stevens
Team doctors Grenada Lawrence Cooper
Grenada Andrew Sherman
Masseur Grenada Adam Courts
Osteopath Grenada Wesley Lewis
Team nutritionists Grenada Rebecca Pembroke
Grenada Graham Murray
Team cookers Grenada Timothy Hogg
Grenada Alvin Marshall
Grenada Jessica Mitchell
Grenada LeRoy Hendricks
Grenada Rashid Goodwin
Team coordinator Grenada Marcellus Henshaw
Technical director Grenada Gary Hudson
Head of delegation Grenada Raymond Bullock

Coaching history

*Player-coach

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Jamaica on 18 January 2026.[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 8 october 2025, after the match against British Virgin Islands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jeremy Richardson (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 4 0 Grenada Football Association Paradise FC International
12 1GK Chad Phillip (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 8 0 Grenada Football Association FC Camerhogne
1GK Shaquille Charles (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 1 0 Grenada Football Association St. John's

2 2DF Benjamin Ettienne (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 22 0 Grenada Football Association Queens Park Rangers
2DF Josh Gabriel (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 18 0 Grenada Football Association St. David's FC
5 2DF Sawan Mark (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 4 0 Grenada Football Association Hurricanes
3 2DF Joshua Lett (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 0 0 The Football Association Sunderland U21
4 2DF Aaron Pierre (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 25 0 The Football Association Eastleigh
2DF Anthony Charles (2006-04-04) 4 April 2006 0 0 Grenada Football Association Queens Park Rangers

3MF Trevon Williams (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 12 2 Grenada Football Association Queens Park Rangers
14 3MF Parish Muirhead (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 3 0 The Football Association Carshalton Athletic
3MF Ethan Telesford (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 12 0 Grenada Football Association FC Camerhogne
3MF Keston WIlliams (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 3 1 Grenada Football Association Paradise FC International
16 3MF Keishon Clarke (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 5 0 United States Soccer Federation Golden Bears

4FW Romar Frank (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 29 1 Grenada Football Association Camerhogne
4FW Darius Johnson (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 14 2 United States Soccer Federation Phoenix Rising FC
4FW Joshua Isaac (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 15 7 Grenada Football Association Paradise FC International
11 4FW Shavon John-Brown (1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 41 4 United States Soccer Federation Spokane Velocity
15 4FW Jermaine Francis (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 15 3 The Football Association Hartlepool United
18 4FW Deanroy Phillip (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 5 0 Grenada Football Association Shamrock FC
20 4FW Raheem Raeburn (2008-02-15) 15 February 2008 0 0 Grenada Football Association North Stars FC
4FW Zade Douglas (2006-07-28) 28 July 2006 4 0 United States Soccer Federation Dodge City Conquistadors
4FW Vijay Valcin (2005-07-20) 20 July 2005 3 0 Grenada Football Association St. John's
4FW Deondre Smith (2005-04-23) 23 April 2005 0 0 Grenada Football Association Queens Park Rangers

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 Reice Charles-Cook (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 9 0 United States Indy Eleven v.  Curaçao, 14 October 2024
GK Jason Belfon (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 52 0 Grenada Paradise FC International v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 10 June 2025
GK Trishwan Thomas (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 3 0 Grenada Grenada Police FC v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 10 June 2025

DF Kayden Harrack (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 19 1 England Dagenham & Redbridge v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 November 2025
DF Johnathan Williams (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 1 1 Grenada FC Camerhogne v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 November 2025
DF AJ Paterson (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 20 4 United States Birmingham Legion v.  Cuba, 11 October 2025
DF Roman Charles-Cook (2003-12-22) 22 December 2003 5 0 England Dover Athletic v.  Cuba, 11 October 2025
DF Jacob Bedeau (1999-12-24) 24 December 1999 3 0 England Notts County v.  Cuba, 11 October 2025
DF Ryhim Griffith (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 3 0 Grenada Queens Park Rangers v.  Cuba, 11 October 2025
DF Kimron Marshall (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 18 1 Grenada Camerhogne v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 10 June 2025
DF Kane Vincent-Young (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 7 0 England Colchester United v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 10 June 2025
DF Delroy Phillip (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 0 0 Grenada Shamrock FC v.  Curaçao, 14 October 2024

MF E-Jay George (2007-02-23) 23 February 2007 1 0 Grenada FC Camerhogne v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 November 2025
MF Hensen William 0 0 Grenada Paradise v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 November 2025
MF Myles Hippolyte (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 9 4 England AFC Wimbledon v.  Cuba, 11 October 2025
MF Josh Thomas (2008-04-29) 29 April 2008 0 0 Grenada FC Camerhogne v.  Cuba, 11 October 2025
MF Steffon Abraham (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 18 0 Grenada Paradise FC International v.  Russia, 19 March 2025
MF Dorrel Pierre (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 9 1 Grenada Paradise FC International v.  Russia, 19 March 2025
MF Brady Charles (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 4 0 United States LU Blue Tigers v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 10 June 2025
MF Kwazim Theodore (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 43 1 Grenada St. David's FC v.  Curaçao, 14 October 2024
MF Ashley Charles (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 7 0 England Bromley v.  Curaçao, 14 October 2024
MF Damien Barker John (2004-12-07) 7 December 2004 2 0 United States Phoenix Rising v.  Curaçao, 14 October 2024

FW Regan Charles-Cook (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 14 3 Scotland Motherwell v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 November 2025
FW D'Margio Wright-Phillips (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 0 0 Belgium Beerschot v.  U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 November 2025
FW Keishean Francois (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 4 2 Canada North Surrey v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 10 June 2025
FW Saydrel Lewis (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 43 9 Grenada SAB Spartans v.  Saint Kitts and Nevis, 10 June 2025

Records

As of 14 November 2025[6]
Players in bold still active with Grenada.

Most appearances

Cassim Langaigne is Grenada's most capped player with 72 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 Jason Belfon 55 0 2013–present
5 Patrick Modeste 53 6 1996–2015
6 Kithson Bain 49 17 2002–2015
Marc Marshall 49 0 2004–2015
8 Kwazim Theodore 45 1 2017–present
9 Shavon John-Brown 44 4 2012–present
10 Saydrel Lewis 43 9 2017–present

Top goalscorers

Ricky Charles is Grenada's top scorer with 37 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Period
1 Ricky Charles 37 71 0.52 1995–2011
2 Jamal Charles 17 41 0.41 2015–present
Kithson Bain 17 49 0.35 2002–2015
4 Denis Rennie 14 28 0.5 1999–2008
5 Anthony Modeste 13 67 0.19 1996–2011
6 Saydrel Lewis 9 43 0.21 2017–present
7 Joshua Isaac 8 19 0.42 2021–present
8 Keith Fletcher 7 6 1.17 1990–2000
Jake Rennie 7 32 0.22 2008–2017
10 Myles Hippolyte 6 10 0.6 2023–present
Denron Frederick 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

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1978 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 4 8
Mexico 1986 Withdrew Withdrew
1990 and 1994 Did not enter Declined participation
France 1998 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 9 8
South Korea Japan 2002 2 0 1 1 4 5
Germany 2006 4 2 0 2 10 7
South Africa 2010 3 1 1 1 12 5
Brazil 2014 6 1 1 4 7 14
Russia 2018 4 1 0 3 3 7
Qatar 2022 4 1 0 3 2 5
Canada Mexico United States 2026 4 2 1 1 11 7
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total - 0/11 - - - - - - 33 10 4 19 62 66
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 to Haiti 1973 Part of United Kingdom
Mexico 1977 Did not enter
Honduras 1981 Did not qualify
1985 Withdrew
1989 Did not enter
United States 1991
Mexico United States 1993 Did not qualify
United States 1996
United States 1998
United States 2000
United States 2002
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005
United States 2007
United States 2009 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 0 10
United States 2011 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 1 15
United States 2013 Did not qualify
Canada United States 2015
United States 2017
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019
United States 2021 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 11
Canada United States 2023 Did not qualify
Canada United States 2025
Total Group stage 3/28 9 0 0 9 2 36

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 B A 6 4 2 0 8 4 Rise United States 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 A D 4 0 1 3 4 17 Same position United States 2023 Did not qualify
2023–24 A B 4 0 1 3 2 13 Decrease United States 2024
2024–25 B B 6 2 1 3 7 6 Same position United States 2025 Ineligible
Total 20 6 5 9 21 40 Total 0 Titles

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
Trinidad and Tobago 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Suriname 1979 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 3
Puerto Rico 1981 Did not enter Did not enter
French Guiana 1983
Barbados 1985 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 8
Martinique 1988 Did not enter Did not enter
Barbados 1989 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 0 0 13 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Group Stage 5th 2 0 1 1 0 5 3 1 2 0 4 2
Jamaica 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Did not qualify 3 0 2 1 1 2
Jamaica 1993 3 1 0 2 6 7
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 2 1 0 1 4 4
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 2 1 0 1 2 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 3 1 1 1 3 4
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 1 1 0 6 2
Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 1998 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 17 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 10 2 1 1 0 3 1
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 6 7
Barbados 2005 5 1 1 3 8 10
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 3 0 1 2 1 3
Jamaica 2008 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 8 11 5 2 1 2 10 9
Martinique 2010 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 0 1 5 4
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 3 4
Jamaica 2014 3 0 2 1 4 5
Martinique 2017 4 2 0 2 11 9
Total Runners-up 2nd 22 6 6 10 24 41 60 22 13 25 109 93

Honours

Regional

References

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  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Grenada vs. British Virgin Islands Match Report – Wednesday October 8, 2025". FBREF.com. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Granada vs Cuba" (in Spanish). La Naciión. 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  5. ^ "The Grenada Football Association (GFA) officially announce the 24-man squad selected for the National Senior Men's Team's upcoming friendly against Jamaica". Grenada Football Association. 16 January 2026 – via Facebook.
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