The Grenada national football team represents

Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...

in international

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and is controlled by the Grenada Football Association, a member of the

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. 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

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History

Beginnings and early tournaments (1934–1989)

Granada played its first international match, on 13 October 1934, against

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, which they defeated 2–1. They played

twice,

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and

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before the

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started in 1939, winning all of those contests. In 1961, Grenada participated in the

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, losing their opening game to

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6–3, but winning their next two matches against

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4–0 and

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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

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, losing 3–1 on aggregate. Grenada entered the

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but lost in the preliminary round to

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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 The 1989 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Barbados. The tour ...

final before losing 2–1 to

Caribbean Cup and qualifiers (1990–2010)

Grenada qualified for the

1990 Caribbean Cup The 1990 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago ...

but lost again to

, this time 5–0 before drawing with

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

0–0 therefore failing to advance. In the qualifiers for the

1994 Caribbean Cup The 1994 Caribbean Cup (known as the Shell Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth edition of the Caribbean Cup, the football championship of the Caribbean, one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. ...

, Grenada was eliminated by Barbados in an infamous match where

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 The 1997 Caribbean Cup (known as Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup for sponsorship reasons ) was the ninth edition of the Caribbean Cup hosted by Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Qualifying Tournament First stage The winners of each group ...

, 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

8–1 on aggregate, they lost 7–1 over two legs to

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. In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, Grenada was knocked out by

who won with a tight 5–4 aggregate score. They were luckier four years later in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, once again eliminating

(8–1 on aggregate) in the first round before falling to the

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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

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5–2.

Gold Cup

Nineteen years after finishing runner-up in the

, the ''Spice Boyz'' once again reached the final, in the 2008 edition, although they lost to the hosts,

2–0. However, this result allowed them to qualify for the

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 The 2010 Caribbean Cup (also known as Digicel Caribbean Cup 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was the 2010 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union ...

, Grenada reached the semi-finals before again being eliminated by Jamaica though their performance earned them qualification for the

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the 21st CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's 50 years of existence. The United States was the host nation. The competition started on June ...

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

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they were eliminated by

in the third round. In the

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, Grenada suffered its largest ever defeat, losing 10–0 against

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. They'd eventually qualify for

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before earning promotion to League A for the

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competition.

Head coaches

* Rudi Gutendorf (1976) * Carlos Cavagnaro (1986–87) *

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(2000) * Franklyn Simpson (2002) * Alister De Bellotte (2004) * Anthony Modeste (2007–08)* * Norris Wilson (2008–09) *

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(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 Shalrie Jamal Joseph (born May 24, 1978) is a Grenadian former professional footballer who is currently a coach with the New England Revolution organization. Youth and College Joseph moved to Brooklyn, New York with his family as a teenager. He ...

(2018–2019) * Andrew Munro (2019–2020) * Mohammad Kwid (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the

games against

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and

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in June 2022. ''Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2022, after the match against

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Recent call-ups

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

Records

Players in bold still active with Grenada.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup

CONCACAF Nations League

CFU Caribbean Cup

References

External links

Grenada
at FIFA.com
Grenada
at CONCACAF.com
Grenada Football Association
(official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Grenada National Football Team Caribbean national association football teams