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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.
| Current season: 2023–24 GFA Premier League | |
| Founded | 1983 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1983 |
| Country | Grenada |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| 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) |
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 Edit
As of 2022[update]
- Eagles Super Strikers
- FC Camerhogne
- Spartans
- Hard Rock
- Hurricanes
- Mount Rich
- Paradise
- Queens Park Rangers
- St. John's
- Chantimelle
2021–22 stadiums Edit
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Edit
- 1983: unknown
- 1984: Queens Park Rangers
- 1985: unknown
- 1986: Carenage
- 1987–93: unknown
- 1994: Queens Park Rangers
- 1995: Queens Park Rangers
- 1996: Barba Super Stars
- 1997: Seven Seas Rock City
- 1998: Fontenoy United
- 1999: SAFL
- 2000: GBSS
- 2001: GBSS
- 2002: Queens Park Rangers
- 2003: Carib Hurricane
- 2004: abandoned
- 2005: Paradise
- 2006: Carib Hurricane
- 2007: Paradise
- 2008: Carib Hurricane
- 2009: abandoned
- 2010: Paradise
- 2011: Hard Rock
- 2012: Hard Rock
- 2013: Hard Rock
- 2014: Paradise
- 2015: Carib Hurricane
- 2016: not finished
- 2017–18: Carib Hurricane
- 2018–19: Paradise
- 2019–20: Hurricanes
- 2020–21: not held due to COVID-19
- 2021–22: Hurricanes
Top scorers Edit
| Season | Goalscorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nigel Bishop | GBSS | 15 |
| 2018-19 | Keno Alexander | Hard Rock FC | 14 |
| Jose McIntosh Jr | Eagles | ||
| 2021-22 | Rickell Charles | QPR | 16 |
References Edit
- ^ "Live TV coverage for Grenada's Premier Division". CONCACAF.com. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
External links Edit
- Official Site
- Grenada - List of Champions, RSSSF.com