2016 GFA Premier Division

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = GFA Premier Division

| season = 2016

| winners = Hard Rock

| promoted =

| relegated = Boca Juniors
Gouyave

| continentalcup1 = CFU Club Championship

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Hard Rock
St. John's

| league topscorer =

| biggest home win = HDR 5–0 GYV
{{small|(20 Aug 2016)}}
MTR 6–1 CHT
{{small|(5 Oct 2016)}}

| biggest away win = GYV 1–6 QPR
{{small|(4 Sept 2016)}}

| highest scoring = PAR 4–3 GYV

| matches = 90

| total goals = 330

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| longest winless =

| prevseason = 2015

| nextseason = 2017

}}

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.{{cite web|last1=Bascombe|first1=Michael|title=Boca Juniors Take Charge of GFA Premier League, Gouyave FC leads GFA First Division|url=http://www.grenadasports.gd/boca-juniors-take-charge-of-gfa-premier-league-gouyave-fc-leads-first-division/|website=Grenada Sports|publisher=grenadasports.com|access-date=29 April 2017|date=28 September 2015}}

{{Location map+|Grenada|width=450|float=right|caption=Location of teams in the GFA Premier Division 2016|places=

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.183333|long=-61.7|label=Hurricane|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.218333|long=-61.639167|label=Hard Rock|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.140833|long=-61.6925|label=Paradise|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.0481403|long=-61.7475116|label=QPR|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.1792222|long=-61.6245137|label=Mount Rich|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.202458|long=-61.664067|label=Chantimelle|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.031751|long=-61.736892|label=Boca Juniors|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.065164|long=-61.755196|label=Fontenoy United|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Grenada|lat=12.159251|long=-61.731443|label=Gouyave
St. John's|position=left}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! 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

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|stack_footer=yes

|update= complete

|source= https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grenada2016.html

|show_matches=

|team1=PAR |team2=HRD |team3=STJ |team4=MTR |team5=HUR |team6=QPR |team7=CHA |team8=FON |team9=BOCA |team10=GYV

|name_PAR=Paradise

|name_HRD=Hard Rock

|name_STJ=St. John's Sports

|name_MTR=Mount Rich

|name_HUR=Carib Hurricane

|name_QPR=Queens Park Rangers

|name_CHA=Chantimelle

|name_FON=Fontenoy United

|name_BOCA=Boca Juniors

|name_GYV=Gouyave

|result1=PO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result7=RPO |result8=RPO |result9=REL |result10=REL

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualify for Championship Playoff

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification to Relegation playoffs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to GFA First Division

|win_PAR=13 |draw_PAR=5 |loss_PAR=0 |gf_PAR=48 |ga_PAR=23 |status_PAR=

|win_HRD=12 |draw_HRD=3 |loss_HRD=3 |gf_HRD=43 |ga_HRD=19 |status_HRD=c

|win_STJ=9 |draw_STJ=6 |loss_STJ=3 |gf_STJ=40 |ga_STJ=29 |status_STJ=

|win_MTR=7 |draw_MTR=6 |loss_MTR=5 |gf_MTR=38 |ga_MTR=30 |status_MTR=

|win_HUR=6 |draw_HUR=6 |loss_HUR=6 |gf_HUR=24 |ga_HUR=24 |status_HUR=

|win_QPR=4 |draw_QPR=8 |loss_QPR=6 |gf_QPR=35 |ga_QPR=33 |status_QPR=

|win_CHA=4 |draw_CHA=5 |loss_CHA=9 |gf_CHA=26 |ga_CHA=38 |status_CHA=o

|win_FON=4 |draw_FON=4 |loss_FON=10 |gf_FON=31 |ga_FON=45 |status_FON=r

|win_BOCA=2 |draw_BOCA=7 |loss_BOCA=9 |gf_BOCA=26 |ga_BOCA=42 |status_BOCA=r

|win_GYV=3 |draw_GYV=2 |loss_GYV=13 |gf_GYV=19 |ga_GYV=47 |status_GYV=r

}}

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.{{cite web|last1=Stokkermans|first1=Karel|last2=Schöggl|first2=Hans|title=Promotion/relegation playoffs - Grenada 2016|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grenada2016.html|website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=29 April 2017|date=29 March 2017}}

== Results ==

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|score= 1–1

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|id= Fontenoy United v Eagles Super Strikers

|date={{Start date|2016|12|21|df=y}}

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|team1= Fontenoy United

|score= 0–1

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|team2= Eagles Super Strikers

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|stadium= National Cricket Stadium, Gouyave

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

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|id= North Stars v Chantimelle

|date={{Start date|2017|3|19|df=y}}

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|score= 1–5

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|id= Chantimelle v North Stars

|date={{Start date|2017|3|26|df=y}}

|time=

|team1= Chantimelle

|score= 4–1

|report=

|team2= North Stars

|goals1=

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|stadium= Chantimelle R.C. School Field, Chantimelle

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

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