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.
Founded | 1983 |
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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 | Carib Hurricane (2017) |
Most championships | Tied(4 titles) |
Current: 2018–19 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 - 2018–19
- Eagles Super Strikers
- FC Camerhogne
- GBSS
- Happy Hill
- Hard Rock
- Hurricanes
- Mount Rich
- Paradise
- Queens Park Rangers
- St. John's
Previous winners
- 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
References
- "Live TV coverage for Grenada's Premier Division". CONCACAF.com. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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