AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Founded2004;21 years ago (2004)
Region Asia (AFC)
Current championsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Most successful team(s)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2024

Since 2004, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has held Asian qualifying tournaments for the Summer Olympics women's football tournaments. The two top teams from the tournament qualify for the Olympics, excluding the berth for the hosts if the Olympic is held in an Asian country.

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History

Women's football was introduced to Olympics in 1996, but until 2000 the participating teams were determined by the results of preceding FIFA Women's World Cup. Continental confederations, including the AFC, have held qualifying tournaments since 2004. [1]

Format

Until 2024, the format differ by the tournaments (See the pages of each qualifying tournaments for details).

Since 2028, the top eight finishers (i.e. all quarter-finalists) of the latest AFC Women's Asian Cup will battle for the right to reach the Olympic Games. The teams will be divided into two groups of four teams and play a double round-robin home-and-away format, with the winner of each group taking their place at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. [2]

Results

Flags for the qualifying tournaments indicate the hosts of the final rounds; No flag.svg indicates the final round was held in various places.

EditionOlympicsQualifying tournamentQualified teamsNotesNumber of teams
Olympic hostsvia qualifying
1 Flag of the United States.svg 1996 ( Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 World Cup)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(fourth place)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
(quarterfinalists)
Top 8 teams in the World Cup were to qualify(2)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 ( Flag of the United States.svg 1999 World Cup)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(runners-up)
Top 8 teams in the World Cup were to qualify(3)
3 Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Flag of Japan.svg Qualifying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(winners)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
(runners-up)
11
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 No flag.svg Qualifying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
(Group A winners)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
(Group B winners)
Two group winners of final round were to qualify12
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qualifying Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
(winners)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
(runners-up)
17
6 Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Qualifying Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(winners)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(runners-up)
18
7 Flag of Japan.svg 2020 No flag.svg Qualifying Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(play-off winners)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(play-off winners)
Two play-off winners were to qualify25
8 Flag of France.svg 2024 No flag.svg Qualifying Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(play-off winners)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
(play-off winners)
Two play-off winners were to qualify31
9 Flag of the United States.svg 2028 No flag.svg QualifyingTwo group winners are to qualify8

See also

References

  1. Report and Statistics – Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 (PDF). 2004. p. 132. Retrieved 8 August 2021.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.