Field_hockey_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_qualification
Twelve teams qualified for the women's field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Japan as the host nation qualified automatically. In addition, the remaining six nations will be determined by an Olympic qualification event. As hosts Japan also won the Asian Games title, a seventh quota place was added to the Olympic qualification event.[2]
More information Event, Dates ...
| Event | Dates | Location(s) | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  Japan |
| 2018 Asian Games | 19 August – 1 September 2018 |  Jakarta |
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| 2019 Pan American Games | 29 July – 9 August 2019 |  Lima |
1 |  Argentina |
| 2019 African Olympic Qualifier | 12 – 18 August 2019 |  Stellenbosch |
1 | South Africa |
| 2019 EuroHockey Championship | 17 – 25 August 2019 |  Antwerp |
1 |  Netherlands |
| 2019 Oceania Cup | 5 – 8 September 2019 |  Rockhampton |
1 |  New Zealand |
| 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers | 25 October – 3 November 2019 | Various | 7 | Australia China Germany Great Britain India Ireland Spain |
| Total | 12 | |||
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The champion of the women's field hockey tournament at the 2018 Asian Games qualifies for the Olympics. If Japan is the winner, the quota place is added to the qualification events rather than going to the runner-up.[2]
Qualified teams
More information Means of qualification, Dates ...
| Means of qualification | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 19 September 2014 | Jakarta | 1 | Indonesia |
| 2014 Asian Games | 20 September – 2 October 2014 |  Incheon | 5 | South Korea |
| China | ||||
| India | ||||
| Japan | ||||
 Malaysia | ||||
| Asian Games Qualifiers | 12–20 January 2018 |  Bangkok | 4 | Thailand |
 Hong Kong | ||||
 Chinese Taipei | ||||
 Kazakhstan | ||||
| Total | 10 | |||
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Preliminary round
Pool A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 7 | |
| 3 | Malaysia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 7 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 3 | 7th place game |
| 5 | Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 | 9th place game |
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Pool B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | +37 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 9 | |
| 3 | Thailand |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Indonesia (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | 7th place game |
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 3 | 9th place game |
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Final round
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| China | 2 | |||||
Final ranking
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Japan |
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India |
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China |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Malaysia |
| 6 | Thailand |
| 7 | Indonesia |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei |
| 9 | Hong Kong |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
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Qualified teams
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| Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Peru |
| 2018 South American Games | 30 May – 7 June |  Cochabamba |
2 | Argentina Uruguay |
| 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | 20–28 July |  Barranquilla |
2 |  Cuba Mexico |
| 2017 Women's Pan American Cup | 5–13 August |  Lancaster |
3 |  Canada* Chile (15) United States |
| Total | 8 | |||
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- A playoff was not held, and Canada was automatically given the spot.
Preliminary round
Pool A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cuba |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 0 |
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Source: FIH
Pool B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Peru (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
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Classification round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Chile | 5 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| United States | 9 | |||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
Main article: 2019 Women's African Olympic Qualifier
Teams
The following seven teams, shown with pre-tournament FIH World Rankings, were expected to participate in the tournament.[5] Nigeria and Uganda withdrew before the tournament.
Pool
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 12 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 2 |  Ghana |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Kenya |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Namibia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
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Main article: 2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Qualified teams
The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[7]
More information Dates, Event ...
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2016 | Host | 1 | Belgium (9) | |
| 18–26 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands (1) England (4) Germany (5) Spain (7) Ireland (8) |
| 6–12 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship II | Cardiff, Wales | 2 |  Belarus (22) Russia (23) |
| Total | 8 | |||
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Preliminary round
Pool A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 5 | |
| 3 | Belgium (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
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Pool B
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 August | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| 25 August | ||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| 23 August | ||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| England | 0 | |||||
| Netherlands | 8 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 August | ||||||
| Spain (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| England | 1 (2) | |||||
Final ranking
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 11 | Qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics |
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Germany |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 8 | |
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Spain |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | England |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 8 | |
| 5 | Ireland |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 10 | |
| 6 | Belgium |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Russia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 3 | Relegated to EuroHockey Championship II |
| 8 | Belarus |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 |
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Source: FIH
Main article: 2019 Women's Oceania Cup
Pool
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
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Australia (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
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Main article: 2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers
Originally, twelve teams were to take part in the Olympic Qualifiers. These teams were to be drawn into six pairs; each pair playing a two-match, aggregate score series. The winner of each series qualified for the Olympics. As Japan won the 2018 Asian Games (thereby qualifying twice, once as host and once as Asian champions), there were 14 teams, seven of whom qualified.[2]
Qualification
The participating teams were confirmed on 29 August 2019 by the International Hockey Federation.[8]
More information Dates, Event(s) ...
| Dates | Event(s) | Location | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January – 29 June 2019 | 2019 FIH Pro League | 2[lower-alpha 1] | Argentina Australia Germany Netherlands | |
| 8–16 June 2019 | 2018–19 FIH Series Finals |  Banbridge |
2 | Ireland South Korea |
| 15–23 June 2019 | Hiroshima |
1 | India Japan | |
| 19–27 June 2019 | Valencia |
2 | Canada Spain | |
| 8 September 2019 | FIH World Rankings | 7[lower-alpha 1] | Belgium Chile China Great Britain Italy New Zealand Russia United States | |
| Total | 14 | |||
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Matches
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
9–2 | Russia |
4–2 | 5–0 |
| China |
2–2 (2–1 p.s.o.) |
Belgium |
0–2 | 2–0 |
| Spain |
4–1 | South Korea |
2–1 | 2–0 |
| India |
6–5 | United States |
5–1 | 1–4 |
| Germany |
9–0 | Italy |
2–0 | 7–0 |
| Great Britain |
5–1 | Chile |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Ireland |
0–0 (4–3 p.s.o.) |
Canada |
0–0 | 0–0 |
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- Argentina, the Netherlands, and New Zealand already qualified directly for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning their continental championships, so they were replaced by the highest ranked teams not already qualified.
- Japan finished in the top two and cannot qualify for the Olympic Qualifiers because they are already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, the team that finished third does not automatically qualify for the FIH Olympic qualifiers. Any such additional place is determined by the FIH World Rankings as at the completion of the continental championships.
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: draw live on 9 September". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.