Grenada national football team

The Grenada national football team represents Grenada in men's international football, which is governed by the Grenada Football Association founded in 1924. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1978 and an affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1969. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

Grenada has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup three times, and has also participated twice in League A and twice in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished as runners-up in the Caribbean Cup twice (1989 and 2008).

History

Beginnings and early tournaments (1934–1989)

Grenada played its first international match, on 13 October 1934, against British Guiana, which they defeated 2–1. They played British Guiana twice, Barbados and St Kitts and Nevis before the Second World War started in 1939, winning all of those contests.

In 1961, Grenada participated in the Windward Islands Tournament, losing their opening game to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6–3, but winning their next two matches against Saint Lucia 4–0 and Dominica 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 Trinidad and Tobago, losing 3–1 on aggregate. Grenada entered the 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification but lost in the preliminary round to Guyana 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 final before losing 2–1 to Trinidad and Tobago.

Caribbean Cup and qualifiers (1990–2010)

Grenada qualified for the 1990 Caribbean Cup but lost again to Trinidad and Tobago, this time 5–0 before drawing with Jamaica 0–0 therefore failing to advance. In the qualifiers for the 1994 Caribbean Cup, Grenada was eliminated by Barbados in an infamous match where Barbados 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, 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 Guyana 8–1 on aggregate, they lost 7–1 over two legs to Haiti.

In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, Grenada was knocked out by Barbados who won with a tight 5–4 aggregate score. They were luckier four years later in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, once again eliminating Guyana (8–1 on aggregate) in the first round before falling to the USA 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 Costa Rica 5–2.

Gold Cup

Nineteen years after finishing runner-up in the 1989 Caribbean Cup, the Spice Boyz once again reached the final, in the 2008 edition, although they lost to the hosts, Jamaica 2–0. However, this result allowed them to qualify for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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, Grenada reached the semi-finals before again being eliminated by Jamaica though their performance earned them qualification for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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 2018 World Cup qualification they were eliminated by Haiti in the third round.

In the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying, Grenada suffered its largest ever defeat, losing 10–0 against Curaçao. They'd eventually qualify for League B before earning promotion to League A for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League competition.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2025

2026

Coaching staff

thumb|200px|[[Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951)|Thomas Frederick Taylor became the manager of the national football team of Grenada in 2009]]

{| class=wikitable

! Position

! Name

|Technical director

| Alister Fleming

|Head coach

| Anthony Modeste

|Assistant coaches

| Ryan Cummings Graeme Constance Jamal Trafford

|Fitness coaches

| Hayden Roberts Luther Jeffords

|Physiotherapists

| James Neil Denzel Daniels Khalil Stevens

|Team doctors

| Lawrence Cooper Andrew Sherman

|Masseur

| Adam Courts

|Osteopath

| Wesley Lewis

|Team nutritionists

| Rebecca Pembroke Graham Murray

|Team cookers

| Timothy Hogg Alvin Marshall Jessica Mitchell LeRoy Hendricks Rashid Goodwin

|Team coordinator

| Marcellus Henshaw

|Technical director

| Gary Hudson

|Head of delegation

| Raymond Bullock

Coaching history

Rudi Gutendorf (1976)
Carlos Cavagnaro (1986–87)
Carlos Alberto da Luz (2000)
Franklyn Simpson (2002)
Alister De Bellotte (2004)
Anthony Modeste (2007–08)*
Norris Wilson (2008–09)
Tommy Taylor (2009–10)
Franklyn Simpson (2010–11)
Mike Adams (2011–12)
Alister De Bellotte (2012)
Clark John (2013–14)
Anthony Modeste (2014–15)
Jorge Añón (2015)
Andrew Munro (2016)
Ashley Folkes (2017–2018)
Shalrie Joseph (2018–2019)
Andrew Munro (2019–2020)
Michael Findlay (2021–2022)
Anthony Modeste (2022–2023)
Terry Connor (2023–2024)
Shalrie Joseph (2024)
Anthony Modeste (2025–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Republic of Ireland on 16 May 2026 in Murcia, Spain.

Caps and goals correct as of 16 May 2026, after the match against Republic of Ireland.

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

200px|right|thumb|[[Cassim Langaigne is Grenada's most capped player with 72 appearances.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=30px|Rank

! style="width:150px;"|Player

!width=50px|Caps

!width=50px|Goals

! style="width:100px;"|Period

| 1

| style="text-align: left;"|Cassim Langaigne

| 72

| 6

| 2004–2016

| 2

| style="text-align: left;"|Ricky Charles

| 71

| 37

| 1995–2011

| 3

| style="text-align: left;"|Anthony Modeste

| 67

| 13

| 1996–2011

| 4

| style="text-align: left;"|Jason Belfon

| 55

| 0

| 2013–present

| 5

| style="text-align: left;"|Patrick Modeste

| 53

| 6

| 1996–2015

| rowspan=2|6

| style="text-align: left;"|Kithson Bain

| 49

| 17

| 2002–2015

| style="text-align: left;"|Marc Marshall

| 49

| 0

| 2004–2015

| 8

| style="text-align: left;"|Kwazim Theodore

| 45

| 1

| 2017–present

| 9

| style="text-align: left;"|Shavon John-Brown

| 44

| 4

| 2012–present

| 10

| style="text-align:left;"|Saydrel Lewis

| 43

| 9

| 2017–present

Top goalscorers

200px|right|thumb|[[Ricky Charles is Grenada's top scorer with 37 goals.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=30px|Rank

! style="width:150px;"|Player

!width=50px|Goals

!width=50px|Caps

!width=50px|Ratio

!width=100px|Period

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"|Ricky Charles

| 37

| 71

| 1995–2011

| rowspan="2"|2

| style="text-align:left;"|Jamal Charles

| 17

| 41

| 2015–present

| style="text-align:left;"|Kithson Bain

| 17

| 49

| 2002–2015

| 4

| style="text-align:left;"|Denis Rennie

| 14

| 28

| 1999–2008

| 5

| style="text-align: left;"|Anthony Modeste

| 13

| 67

| 1996–2011

| 6

| style="text-align:left;"|Saydrel Lewis

| 9

| 43

| 2017–present

| 7

| style="text-align:left;"|Joshua Isaac

| 8

| 19

| 2021–present

| rowspan=2|8

| style="text-align:left;"|Keith Fletcher

| 7

| 6

| 1990–2000

| style="text-align:left;"|Jake Rennie

| 7

| 32

| 2008–2017

| rowspan=5|10

| style="text-align:left;"|Myles Hippolyte

| 6

| 10

| 2023–present

| style="text-align:left;"|Denron Frederick

| 6

| 19

| 2009–2018

| style="text-align:left;"|Clive Murray

| 6

| 20

| 2011–2015

| style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Modeste

| 6

| 53

| 1996–2015

| style="text-align:left;"|Cassim Langaigne

| 6

| 72

| 2004–2016

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|FIFA World Cup

!rowspan=19|

!colspan=6|FIFA World Cup qualification

!Year

!Round

!Position

|1930 to 1978

|colspan=8 |Not a FIFA member

|colspan=6 |Not a FIFA member

| 1982

|colspan=8|Did not qualify

|2||0||0||2||4||8

| 1986

|colspan=8 | Withdrew

|colspan=6 | Withdrew

|1990 and 1994

|colspan=8|Did not enter

|colspan=6|Declined participation

| 1998

|colspan=8 rowspan=8|Did not qualify

|4||2||0||2||9||8

| 2002

|2||0||1||1||4||5

| 2006

|4||2||0||2||10||7

| 2010

|3||1||1||1||12||5

| 2014

|6||1||1||4||7||14

| 2018

|4||1||0||3||3||7

| 2022

|4||1||0||3||2||5

| 2026

|4||2||1||1||11||7

| 2030

|colspan=8 rowspan=2|To be determined

|colspan=6 rowspan=2|To be determined

| 2034

!Total|| - |||| -|| - || - || - || - || - ||33||10||4||19||62||66

:*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record

!Year

!Round

!Position

| 1963 to 1973||colspan=8|Part of

| 1977||colspan=8|Did not enter

| 1981||colspan=8|Did not qualify

|1985||colspan=8|Withdrew

|1989||colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not enter

| 1991

| 1993 ||colspan=8 rowspan=8|Did not qualify

| 1996

| 1998

| 2000

| 2002

| 2003

| 2005

| 2007

| 2009||Group stage||12th||3||0||0||3||0||10

| 2011||Group stage||11th||3||0||0||3||1||15

| 2013||colspan=8 rowspan=4|Did not qualify

| 2015

| 2017

| 2019

| 2021||Group stage||16th||3||0|||0||3||1||11

| 2023||colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify

| 2025

!Total||Group stage||3/28||9||0||0||9||2||36

CONCACAF Nations League

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! colspan="20" |CONCACAF Nations League record

! colspan="10" |League

! rowspan="7" |

! colspan="9" |Finals

!Season

!Division

!Group

! width="28" |

! width="35" |

!Finals

!Result

|2019–20

| 2021

| colspan="8" |Ineligible

|2022–23

|17

| 2023

| colspan="8" rowspan="2" |Did not qualify

|2023–24

|13

| 2024

|2024–25

| 2025

| colspan="8" |Ineligible

!Total

!—

!20

!21

!40

!—

!Total

!0 Titles

!—

CFU Caribbean Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!colspan=9| CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record

!rowspan=28|

!colspan=6| Qualification record

!Year

!Round

!Position

!Pld

!D*

!GF

!GA

| 1978||colspan=8|Did not enter

|colspan=6|Did not enter

| 1979||colspan=8|Did not qualify

||2||0||0||2||1||3

| 1981||colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not enter

|colspan=6 rowspan=2|Did not enter

| 1983

|| 1985||colspan=8|Did not qualify

|2||0||0||2||1||8

| 1988||colspan=8|Did not enter

|colspan=6|Did not enter

|-bgcolor=silver

| 1989||Runners-up||2nd||3||1||1||1||4||3

||4||4||0||0||13||1

| 1990||Group Stage||5th||2||0||1||1||0||5

||3||1||2||0||4||2

| 1991||colspan=8|Did not enter

|colspan=6|Did not enter

| 1992||colspan=8 rowspan=5|Did not qualify

||3||0||2||1||1||2

| 1993

||3||1||0||2||6||7

| 1994

||2||1||0||1||4||4

| 1995

||2||1||0||1||2||4

| 1996

||3||1||1||1||3||4

|-bgcolor=LemonChiffon

| 1997||Fourth place||4th||4||1||1||2||6||8

||2||1||1||0||6||2

| 1998||colspan=8|Did not qualify

||3||2||0||1||17||4

| 1999||Group stage||6th||3||1||0||2||3||10

||2||1||1||0||3||1

| 2001||colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not qualify

||3||1||0||2||6||7

| 2005

||5||1||1||3||8||10

| 2007

||3||0||1||2||1||3

|-bgcolor=silver

| 2008||Runners-up||2nd||5||2||1||2||8||11

||5||2||1||2||10||9

|-bgcolor=LemonChiffon

| 2010||Fourth place||4th||5||1||2||2||3||4

||3||2||0||1||5||4

| 2012||colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not qualify

||3||1||1||1||3||4

| 2014

||3||0||2||1||4||5

| 2017

||4||2||0||2||11||9

!Total

!Runners-up||2nd||22||6||6||10||24||41

!60||22||13||25||109||93

Honours

Regional

Caribbean Cup
Runners-up (2): 1989, 2008

References

External links

Grenada at FIFA.com (archived 9 June 2007)
Grenada at CONCACAF.com (archived 16 December 2013)
Grenada Football Association (official website)