2016 GFA Premier Division

GFA Premier Division
Season2016
ChampionsHard Rock
RelegatedBoca Juniors
Gouyave
CFU Club ChampionshipHard Rock
St. John's
Matches played90
Goals scored330 (3.67 per match)
Biggest home winHDR 5–0 GYV
(20 Aug 2016)
MTR 6–1 CHT
(5 Oct 2016)
Biggest away winGYV 1–6 QPR
(4 Sept 2016)
Highest scoringPAR 4–3 GYV
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The 2016 GFA Premier Division was the 33rd season of top-division football in Grenada. The regular season competition began on 10 June 2016 and concluded on 23 October 2016.

The playoffs were scheduled to begin in December 2016, with the first legs of the semifinals being held on 11 December 2016 and the second legs on 14 December 2016. The final and consolation matches were scheduled for 18 December 2016, but were not played. This was due to a double forfeit between Mount Rich and Paradise FC International as both their games were unplayed. By default, Hard Rock won the league title after beating St. John's Sports 4–0 on aggregate in their semifinal series. St. John's was the default runner-up.

Both St. John's and Hard Rock earned berths into the 2017 CFU Club Championship, but ended up not participating in the competition.

Teams

A total of 10 teams are taking part in the league. New Hampshire United and GBSS were relegated to the GFA First Division. The two clubs that replaced them were Mount Rich and Gouyave. Mount Rich is returned to the top flight for the first time since 2014, while Gouyave was making their inaugural campaign in the top division.[1]

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Location of teams in the GFA Premier Division 2016
Club Location Venue Capacity
Boca Juniors The Bocas La Borie Field 200
Carib Hurricane Victoria Alston George Park 1,000
Chantimelle Chantimelle Chantimelle R.C. School Field 100
Fontenoy United St. George's National Cricket Stadium 20,000
Gouyave Gouyave Cutbert Peters Park 400
Hard Rock Sauteurs Fond Recreation Ground 1,000
Mount Rich Morne Fendue Central Point Field 150
Paradise Paradise Progress Park 1,000
Queens Park Rangers St. George's Grenada National Stadium 10,000
St. John's Gouyave Cutbert Peters Park 400

Regular Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paradise 18 13 5 0 48 23 +25 44 Qualify for Championship Playoff
2 Hard Rock (C) 18 12 3 3 43 19 +24 39
3 St. John's Sports 18 9 6 3 40 29 +11 33
4 Mount Rich 18 7 6 5 38 30 +8 27
5 Carib Hurricane 18 6 6 6 24 24 0 24
6 Queens Park Rangers 18 4 8 6 35 33 +2 20
7 Chantimelle (O) 18 4 5 9 26 38 −12 17 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
8 Fontenoy United (R) 18 4 4 10 31 45 −14 16
9 Boca Juniors (R) 18 2 7 9 26 42 −16 13 Relegation to GFA First Division
10 Gouyave (R) 18 3 2 13 19 47 −28 11
Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grenada2016.html
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated

Post-season

Championship Playoff

Relegation Playoff

The 7th and 8th placed 2016 GFA Premier Division teams, Chantimelle and Fontenoy United, respectively played in a two-leg aggregate series against the third and fourth-place finishers of the 2016 GFA First Division, Eagles Super Strikers and North Stars, respectively.[2]

Results

Eagles Super Strikers won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the GFA Premier Division.

North Stars1–5Chantimelle

Chantimelle won 9–1 on aggregate and remained in the GFA Premier Division.

References

  1. ^ Bascombe, Michael (28 September 2015). "Boca Juniors Take Charge of GFA Premier League, Gouyave FC leads GFA First Division". Grenada Sports. grenadasports.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Schöggl, Hans (29 March 2017). "Promotion/relegation playoffs - Grenada 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 29 April 2017.