GFA Premier League explained

Country: Grenada
Confed:CONCACAF
Founded:1983
First:1983
Teams:10
Relegation:GFA First Division
Levels:1
Domest Cup:GFA Super Knockout Cup
Most Successful Club: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.

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

2021–22 stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Eagles Super StrikersSauteursFond Recreation Ground1,000
FC CamerhogneSt. George'sKirani James Athletic Stadium8,000
Spartans SC
Hard Rock FCSauteursFond Recreation Ground1,000
Hurricanes SCVictoriaAlston George Park1,000
Mount Rich SC
Paradise FC InternationalParadiseProgress Park1,000
Queens Park Rangers SCGouyaveCutbert Peters Park1,000
St. John's SCGouyaveCutbert Peters Park1,000
Chantimelle Football Club

Previous winners

Paradise

Carib Hurricane

not finished

Carib Hurricane

Paradise

Hurricanes

not held due to COVID-19

Hurricanes

Top goalscorers

SeasonGoalscorerClubGoals
Nigel BishopGBSS
Keno AlexanderHard Rock FC
Jose McIntosh JrEagles
Rickell CharlesQPR
Jamil RocastleHard Rock

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountry PlayerHat-tricks
1Deandre Smith 3
2Rayel Alexander2
Rickell Charles
Kriston Julien
Jose Jr McIntosh
Jamil Rocastle
7Keno Alexander1
Kasey Baptiste
Shermon Calliste
Keishon Clarke
Chiesa Clyne
Randell Mark
Darrel Phillip
Jake Rennie
Travis Rennie
Kobe Rigby
Raheem Stephen
Kwazim Theodore
Henson Williams
Keston Williams

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Live TV coverage for Grenada's Premier Division. CONCACAF.com. 11 June 2014. 16 July 2014.