Vancouver Whitecaps FC2's (F) Caleb Clarke and (D) Jackson Farmer have been called up to Canada's 20-man roster for CONCACAF Olympic qualifying. The tournament, which includes eight CONCACAF nations, is scheduled to start on October 1st at Sporting Park in Kansas City, MO. Also selected to the Canadian team is former Whitecap Ben Fisk, who now plays for RC Deportivo La Coruňa in Spain.
The CONCACAF Olympic qualifying championship consists of two groups of four teams, with the top two teams automatically qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The third place team can advance to the Olympic soccer tournament, but would have to so by beating COMNEBOL's Colombia, who finished second in South America's Youth Football Championship.
CANADA
GK (3) -- Max Crépeau (FC Montreal/CAN); Ricky Gomes (Atletico de Malveira/POR);
Quillan Roberts (
Toronto FC II/CAN)
DF (4) -- Jackson Farmer (Vancouver Whitecaps FC II/CAN); Luca Gasparotto (Greenock Morton/SCO); Johnny Grant (FC Montreal/CAN); Skylar Thomas (Toronto FC II/CAN)
MF (6) -- Dylan Carreiro (Dundee FC /SCO); Jay Chapman (Toronto FC/CAN); Mauro Eustaquio (Ottawa Fury FC/CAN); Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé (FC Montreal/CAN); Chris Mannella (Toronto FC II/CAN); Sam Piette (Racing de Ferrol/SPA)
FW (7) -- Mo Babouli (Toronto FC II/CAN); Hanson Boakai (FC Edmonton/CAN); Caleb Clarke (Vancouver Whitecaps FC II/CAN); Ben Fisk (Deportivo de La Coruna /SPA);
Anthony Jackson-Hamel (
Montreal Impact FC/CAN); Mark-Anthony Kaye (Toronto FC II/CAN); Michael Petrasso (Queens Park Rangers/ENG)
2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship Groups
Group A: Canada, USA, Panama, Cuba
Group B: Mexico, Honduras, Haiti, Costa Rica
2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship Schedule
*Local time (ET)
Thursday, October 1 (Sporting Park)
5:30 pm (6:30 pm ET) Panama vs. Cuba
8:00 pm (9:00 pm ET) United States of America vs. Canada
Friday, October 2 (StubHub Center)
6:00 pm (9:00 pm ET) Honduras vs. Haiti
8:30 pm (11:30 pm ET) Mexico vs. Costa Rica
Saturday, October 3 (Sporting Park)
1:30 pm (2:30 pm ET) Canada vs. Panama
4:00 pm (5:00 pm ET) Cuba vs. United States of America
Sunday, October 4 (StubHub Center)
1:30 pm (4:30 pm ET) Honduras vs. Costa Rica
4:00 pm (7:00 pm ET) Haiti vs. Mexico
Tuesday, October 6 (Dick's Sporting Goods Park)
5:00 pm (7:00 pm ET) Canada vs. Cuba
7:30 pm (9:30 pm ET) United States of America vs. Panama
Wednesday, October 7 (Dick's Sporting Goods Park)
5:00 pm (7:00 pm ET) Costa Rica vs. Haiti
7:30 pm (9:30 pm ET) Mexico vs. Honduras
Saturday, October 10 (Rio Tinto Stadium)
Semifinals (Winners advance to the 2016 Olympic games)
1:00 pm (3:00 pm ET) 1A vs. 2B
4:00 pm (6:00 pm ET) 2A vs. 1B
Tuesday, October 13 (Rio Tinto Stadium)
3rd Place (Winner advances to Olympic Games play-in against Colombia)
5:00 pm (7:00 pm ET) Loser Semifinal 1 vs. Loser Semifinal 2
Final
8:00 pm (10:00 pm ET) Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner Semifinal 2
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