CARSON, Calif. (Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015) - Tickets for the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship Group B matches at StubHub Center on Friday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 4 will go on sale later this month.
2012 Olympic Gold medalists Mexico headline Group B and will play their first two matches on Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Tickets for the two events in the Los Angeles area go on sale to the general public Friday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m. PT through ussoccer.com, by calling 1-888-929-7849, and at the StubHub Center ticket office (open Monday-Friday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.).
A total of eight teams will compete in the tournament: three from North America (direct qualifiers: Canada, Mexico and the United States), three from Central America and two from the Caribbean. The USA was seeded as the tournament host in Group A. Mexico, the defending Olympic Qualifying Tournament champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, was seeded in Group B. The rest of the teams will be placed into the groups at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament draw, which is set to take place Aug. 18 in Los Angeles.
Winners of the semifinal matchups will qualify for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics and advance to the Oct. 13 final, while the losers will meet in a third place match. The third-place winner will qualify for the CONCACAF - CONMEBOL playoff, where it will face Colombia in a final opportunity to qualify for the Olympics in Rio.
CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015
Date |
Event |
Start Times |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
<p>Oct. 1</p> |
<p>Group A Doubleheader*</p> |
<p>5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. CT</p> |
<p>Kansas City, Kan</p> |
<p>Oct. 2</p> |
<p>Group B Doubleheader**</p> |
<p>6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. PT</p> |
<p>Carson, Calif.</p> |
<p>Oct. 3</p> |
<p>Group A Doubleheader*</p> |
<p>1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. CT</p> |
<p>Kansas City, Kan</p> |
<p>Oct. 4</p> |
<p>Group B Doubleheader**</p> |
<p>1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. PT</p> |
<p>Carson, Calif.</p> |
<p>Oct. 6</p> |
<p>Group A Doubleheader*</p> |
<p>5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. MT</p> |
<p>Commerce City, Colo.</p> |
<p>Oct. 7</p> |
<p>Group B Doubleheader**</p> |
<p>5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. MT</p> |
<p>Commerce City, Colo.</p> |
<p>Oct. 10</p> |
<p>Semifinal Doubleheader</p> |
<p>2 p.m. and 5 p.m. MT</p> |
<p>Sandy, Utah</p> |
<p>Oct. 13</p> |
<p>Third Place & Final</p> |
<p>5 p.m. and 8 p.m. MT</p> |
<p>Sandy, Utah</p> |
* USA to play in second match
** Mexico to play in second match
