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 nicknamed the "Island of Spice" or the "Spice Isle".
Nickname(s) | The Spice Boys | ||
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Association | Grenada Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Terry Connor | ||
Captain | Saydrel Lewis | ||
Most caps | Cassim Langaigne (72) | ||
Top scorer | Ricky Charles (37) | ||
Home stadium | Kirani James Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GRN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 174 (4 April 2024) | ||
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) | |||
Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2009, 2011, 2021) | ||
Medal record |
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.
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