GFA Premier League

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GFA Premier League
Founded1983
First season1983
Country Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
Confederation CONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to GFA First Division
Domestic cup(s) GFA Super Knockout Cup
International cup(s) CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Current champions Hurricanes
(2021–22)
Most championships Hurricanes (7 titles)
Current: 2023–24 GFA Premier League

The GFA Premier League is the top football league in Grenada. It was created in 1983 and is headed by the Grenada Football Association. 10 teams participate in this league.

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The 10th-placed team is relegated to the Grenada First Division, while the 9th-placed team plays a play-off with the 2nd-placed team of the second level.

Despite being a league competition in CONCACAF none of the Grenadan teams ever played in CFU Club Championship or CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Some of the matches are played at the 9,000 capacity Grenada National Stadium. In 2014, the match between PetroCaribe Queens Park Rangers and Nixon's Electrical Happy Hill FC was the first live broadcast of a Premier Division match. [1]

Current teams

As of 2022

2021–22 stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Eagles Super Strikers Sauteurs Fond Recreation Ground 1,000
FC Camerhogne St. George's Kirani James Athletic Stadium 8,000
Spartans SC
Hard Rock FC Sauteurs Fond Recreation Ground 1,000
Hurricanes SC Victoria Alston George Park 1,000
Mount Rich SC
Paradise FC International Paradise Progress Park 1,000
Queens Park Rangers SC Gouyave Cutbert Peters Park 1,000
St. John's SC Gouyave Cutbert Peters Park 1,000
Chantimelle Football Club

Previous winners

Top goalscorers

SeasonGoalscorerClubGoals
2005
Flag of Grenada.svg Nigel Bishop GBSS
15
2018-19
Flag of Grenada.svg Keno Alexander Hard Rock FC
14
Flag of Grenada.svg Jose McIntosh Jr Eagles
2021-22
Flag of Grenada.svg Rickell Charles QPR
16
2023-24
Flag of Grenada.svg Jamil Rocastle Hard Rock
16

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of Grenada.svg Deandre Smith3
2 Flag of Grenada.svg Rayel Alexander2
Flag of Grenada.svg Rickell Charles
Flag of Grenada.svg Kriston Julien
Flag of Grenada.svg Jose Jr McIntosh
Flag of Grenada.svg Jamil Rocastle
7 Flag of Grenada.svg Keno Alexander1
Flag of Grenada.svg Kasey Baptiste
Flag of Grenada.svg Shermon Calliste
Flag of Grenada.svg Jamal Charles
Flag of Grenada.svg Keishon Clarke
Flag of Grenada.svg Chiesa Clyne
Flag of Grenada.svg Joshua Isaac
Flag of Grenada.svg Randell Mark
Flag of Grenada.svg Darrel Phillip
Flag of Grenada.svg Jake Rennie
Flag of Grenada.svg Travis Rennie
Flag of Grenada.svg Kobe Rigby
Flag of Grenada.svg Raheem Stephen
Flag of Grenada.svg Kwazim Theodore
Flag of Grenada.svg Henson Williams
Flag of Grenada.svg Keston Williams

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References

  1. "Live TV coverage for Grenada's Premier Division". CONCACAF.com. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.