Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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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]

Table

Event Dates Location(s) Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation — — 1  Japan
2018 Asian Games 19 August – 1 September 2018 Indonesia Jakarta – –1
2019 Pan American Games 29 July – 9 August 2019 Peru Lima 1  Argentina
2019 African Olympic Qualifier 12 – 18 August 2019 South Africa Stellenbosch 1  South Africa
2019 EuroHockey Championship 17 – 25 August 2019 Belgium Antwerp 1  Netherlands
2019 Oceania Cup 5 – 8 September 2019 Australia 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
^1 – Japan qualified both as the hosts and the continental champions, therefore that quota is added to the FIH Olympic Qualifiers rather than going to the runners-up of the tournament.[2]

2018 Asian Games

Main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament

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

Means of qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualified
Host country 19 September 2014 Indonesia Jakarta 1  Indonesia
2014 Asian Games 20 September – 2 October 2014 South Korea Incheon 5  South Korea
 China
 India
 Japan
 Malaysia
Asian Games Qualifiers 12–20 January 2018 Thailand Bangkok 4  Thailand
 Hong Kong
 Chinese Taipei
 Kazakhstan
Total 10

Preliminary round

Pool A

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
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Pool B

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
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts

Final round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
29 August
 
 
 Japan2
 
31 August
 
 South Korea0
 
 Japan2
 
29 August
 
 India1
 
 India1
 
 
 China0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
31 August
 
 
 South Korea1
 
 
 China2

Final ranking

Rank Team
 Japan
 India
 China
4  South Korea
5  Malaysia
6  Thailand
7  Indonesia
8  Chinese Taipei
9  Hong Kong
10  Kazakhstan

2019 Pan American Games

Main article: Field hockey at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

Qualified teams

Event Dates Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation — — 1  Peru
2018 South American Games 30 May – 7 June Bolivia Cochabamba 2  Argentina
 Uruguay
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 20–28 July Colombia Barranquilla 2  Cuba
 Mexico
2017 Women's Pan American Cup 5–13 August United States Lancaster 3  Canada*
 Chile (15)
 United States
Total 8
  • A playoff was not held, and Canada was automatically given the spot.

Preliminary round

Pool A

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
Source: FIH

Pool B

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
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Classification round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
4 August
 
 
 Argentina21
 
6 August
 
 Peru0
 
 Argentina3
 
4 August
 
 Chile1
 
 Uruguay0
 
9 August
 
 Chile5
 
 Argentina5
 
4 August
 
 Canada1
 
 Canada9
 
6 August
 
 Mexico0
 
 Canada2
 
4 August
 
 United States0 Bronze medal match
 
 Cuba0
 
9 August
 
 United States9
 
 Chile1
 
 
 United States5
 

2019 African Olympic Qualifier

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

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
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
(H) Hosts

2019 EuroHockey Championship

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]

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

Preliminary round

Pool A

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
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 1 2 0 15 2 +13 5
3  Ireland 3 1 1 1 13 3 +10 4 Pool C
4  Belarus 3 0 0 3 3 28 −25 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 August
 
 
 Spain2
 
25 August
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany0
 
23 August
 
 Netherlands2
 
 England0
 
 
 Netherlands8
 
Third place
 
 
25 August
 
 
 Spain (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
 England1 (2)

Final ranking

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 5 3 2 0 26 2 +24 11 Qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany 5 2 2 1 18 6 +12 8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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
Source: FIH

2019 Oceania Cup

Main article: 2019 Women's Oceania Cup

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4 2020 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia (H) 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts

Olympic qualifying events

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]

Dates Event(s) Location Quota Qualifier(s)
26 January – 29 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League 2[a]  Argentina[b]
 Australia
 Germany
 Netherlands[b]
8–16 June 2019 2018–19 FIH Series Finals Northern Ireland Banbridge 2  Ireland
 South Korea
15–23 June 2019 Japan Hiroshima 1  India
 Japan[c]
19–27 June 2019 Spain Valencia 2  Canada
 Spain
8 September 2019 FIH World Rankings 7[a]  Belgium
 Chile
 China
 Great Britain
 Italy
 New Zealand[b]
 Russia
 United States
Total 14

Matches

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

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ a b As two of the four FIH Pro League qualifiers had already qualified for the Olympics through their confederation's tournaments, the two FIH Pro League qualifying spots were added to the (originally four) FIH World Rankings quota.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations January 2015
  4. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations January 2015
  5. ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
  7. ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. ^ "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: draw live on 9 September". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.