GFA Premier League

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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.

GFA Premier League
Founded1983
First season1983
CountryGrenada Grenada
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toGFA First Division
Domestic cup(s)GFA Super Knockout Cup
International cup(s)CFU Club Shield
Current championsParadise
(2023–24)
Most championshipsHurricanes (7 titles)
Current: 2024–25 GFA Premier 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

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As of 2022

2021–22 stadiums

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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

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Top goalscorers

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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
2023-24
  Jamil Rocastle Hard Rock
16

Multiple hat-tricks

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Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1   Deandre Smith 3
2   Rayel Alexander 2
  Rickell Charles
  Kriston Julien
  Jose Jr McIntosh
  Jamil Rocastle
7   Keno Alexander 1
  Kasey Baptiste
  Shermon Calliste
  Jamal Charles
  Keishon Clarke
  Chiesa Clyne
  Joshua Isaac
  Randell Mark
  Darrel Phillip
  Jake Rennie
  Travis Rennie
  Kobe Rigby
  Raheem Stephen
  Kwazim Theodore
  Henson Williams
  Keston Williams

References

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  1. ^ "Live TV coverage for Grenada's Premier Division". CONCACAF.com. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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