Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The women's qualification for the Olympic field hockey tournament occurred between August 2023 and January 2024, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. All five FIH (International Hockey Federation) zones secured a continental representation in the Olympic field hockey event.^[2]

The host nation France received a direct quota place in the women's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list.^[3] The remaining half of the field attributed the quota places to the top three teams in each of the two separate FIH Olympic qualifying tournaments.^[2]

Method

Twelve teams were to participate in the women's field hockey tournament, with each National Olympic Committee (NOC) sending a roster of sixteen players and two substitutes.

Host nation

As the host nation, France received a direct quota place in the women's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. If the French hockey players had won the 2023 EuroHockey Championships, the number of places in two wildcard tournaments would have risen to seven, with the remaining spot offered to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal losers.^[2][4]

Continental qualification

The winners from each of the five confederation zones (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) in their respective tournaments listed below secured a quota place for their respective NOC:^[2]

• Africa – 2023 African Games later replaced by the 2023 African Olympic Qualifier
• Americas – 2023 Pan American Games
• Asia – 2022 Asian Games
• Europe – 2023 EuroHockey Championship
• Oceania – 2023 Oceania Cup

Qualification via the wild card tournament

The remaining half of the total quota were attributed to the eight-team field through each of the two separate FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs), that took place from 13 to 20 January 2024.^[1][2] The top three eligible NOCs at the end of each tournament secured the berths to complete the twelve-team field for Paris 2024.^[2]

The teams based on the continental quotas, determined by the number of NOCs from each continent within the top 22 of the FIH world ranking list, were eligible to participate in each of the two OQTs. From these quotas, six nations (the host nation France and five continental winners) qualified for Paris were removed from the list, leaving the remainder to be filled by the highest-ranked eligible NOCs in each of the continental meets.^[2]

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host/Country	Berths	Qualified team
Host country	—		1	France
2023 Oceania Cup	10–13 August 2023	Whangārei	1	Australia
2023 EuroHockey Championship	18–26 August 2023	Mönchengladbach	1	Netherlands
2022 Asian Games	25 September − 7 October 2023	Hangzhou	1	China
2023 Pan American Games	26 October – 4 November 2023	Santiago	1	Argentina
2023 African Olympic Qualifier[5]	29 October – 5 November 2023	Pretoria	1	South Africa
2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers	13–20 January 2024	Ranchi	3	Germany  United States  Japan
		Valencia	3	Belgium  Spain  Great Britain
Total			12

2023 Oceania Cup

Main article: 2023 Women's Oceania Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	2024 Summer Olympics
2	New Zealand (H)	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

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

2023 EuroHockey Championships

Main article: 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship

Qualified teams

Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the women's tournament.^[7][8]

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	14 December 2020	—	1	Germany
2021 EuroHockey Championship	5–13 June 2021	Amstelveen	3	Netherlands  Belgium  Spain
EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers	17–20 August 2022	Vilnius	1	Italy
	18–21 August 2022	Dublin	1	Ireland
	24–27 August 2022	Dunkirk	1	Scotland
	25–28 August 2022	Durham	1	England
Total			8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	9	Semi-finals
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	3	10	−7	3
4	Italy	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13	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.^[9]

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Semi-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6
3	Ireland	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
4	Scotland	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	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.^[9]
(H) Hosts

Final round

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 August
	Netherlands	7
					26 August
	England	0
					Netherlands	3
	24 August
					Belgium	1
	Germany	0
	Belgium	1
					Third place
					26 August
					England	0
					Germany	3

Final ranking

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
	Netherlands	2024 Summer Olympics
	Belgium	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
	Germany (H)
4	England[a]
5	Ireland
6	Spain
7	Scotland[b]
8	Italy	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Source: FIH
(H) Host
Notes:

1. England qualified the Great Britain team for the Olympic Qualifiers
2. As England already qualified Great Britain for the Olympic Qualifiers, Scotland berth was passed to the next ranked team.

2022 Asian Games

Main article: Field hockey at the 2022 Asian Games

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host country	16 September 2016	—	1	China
2018 Asian Games	19–31 August 2018	Jakarta	5	Japan  India  South Korea  Malaysia  Thailand
2022 Asian Games Qualifier[10]	6–14 June 2022		4	Hong Kong  Kazakhstan  Singapore  Indonesia
Total			10

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	3	1	0	33	1	+32	10	Semi-finals
2	South Korea	4	3	1	0	17	1	+16	10
3	Malaysia	4	2	0	2	16	12	+4	6	Fifth place game
4	Singapore	4	1	0	3	2	25	−23	3	Seventh place game
5	Hong Kong	4	0	0	4	0	29	−29	0	Ninth place game

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.^[9]

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	4	4	0	0	31	0	+31	12	Semi-finals
2	China (H)	4	3	0	1	43	2	+41	9
3	Thailand	4	2	0	2	7	26	−19	6	Fifth place game
4	Kazakhstan	4	1	0	3	2	24	−22	3	Seventh place game
5	Indonesia	4	0	0	4	1	32	−31	0	Ninth place game

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.^[9]
(H) Hosts

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 October
	India	0
					7 October
	China	4
					China	2
	5 October
					South Korea	0
	Japan	2 (3)
	South Korea	2 (4)
					Third place
					7 October
					India	2
					Japan	1

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
	China (H)	2024 Summer Olympics
	South Korea	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
	India
4	Japan
5	Malaysia
6	Thailand
7	Singapore
8	Kazakhstan
9	Hong Kong
10	Indonesia

Source: FIH
(H) Host

2023 Pan American Games

Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Quota(s)	Qualified team
Host country	—		1	—
2022 Pan American Cup	19–29 January	Santiago	2 4	Canada  United States  Uruguay  Trinidad and Tobago
2022 South American Games	4–12 October	Asunción	2	Chile  Argentina
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	27 June – 5 July	Santo Domingo	2	Mexico  Cuba
Total			8

• Chile finished in the top two at the 2022 South American Games, meaning the host nation quota was reallocated as an additional quota through the 2022 Pan American Cup.
• Since Canada and the USA qualified through the Pan American Cup, an additional spot was available through the event.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	34	1	+33	9	Semi-finals
2	United States	3	2	0	1	19	5	+14	6
3	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	11	11	0	3	5th–8th classification
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	0	47	−47	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.^[11]

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chile (H)	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Semi-finals
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	12	3	+9	6
3	Cuba	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1	5th–8th classification
4	Mexico	3	0	1	2	1	16	−15	1

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.^[11]
(H) Hosts

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	2 November
	Argentina	3
					4 November
	Canada	0
					Argentina	2
	2 November
					United States	1
	Chile	1 (1)
	United States	1 (3)
					Bronze medal match
					4 November
					Canada	0
					Chile	2

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
	Argentina	2024 Summer Olympics
	United States	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
	Chile (H)
4	Canada
5	Uruguay
6	Cuba
7	Trinidad and Tobago
8	Mexico

Source: FIH
(H) Host

2023 African Olympic Qualifier

Main article: 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
FIH World Rankings	—	—	2	South Africa  Ghana
Northeast African Qualifying Tournament	6 June 2022	Cancelled[12]	2	Kenya  Uganda
Northwest African Qualifying Tournament	25 August 2022	Cancelled[13]	2	Nigeria  Zambia*
FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament	31 August – 4 September 2022	Harare	2	Zimbabwe  Namibia
Total			8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	2	2	0	0	14	0	+14	6	Semi-finals
2	Nigeria	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
3	Zimbabwe	2	0	0	2	1	12	−11	0	Fifth to seventh place classification

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.^[14]
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Semi-finals
2	Ghana	3	2	0	1	11	5	+6	6
3	Zambia	3	1	0	2	4	13	−9	3	Fifth to seventh place classification
4	Namibia	3	0	0	3	3	6	−3	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.^[14]

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 November
	South Africa	7
					5 November
	Ghana	0
					South Africa	9
	3 November
					Nigeria	0
	Kenya	0
	Nigeria	1
					Third place
					5 November
					Ghana	1
					Kenya	3

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	2024 Summer Olympics
2	Nigeria
3	Kenya
4	Ghana
5	Namibia
6	Zambia
7	Zimbabwe

Source: FIH
(H) Host

FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Main article: 2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
2023 EuroHockey Championship II	30 July – 5 August 2023	Prague	2	Czech Republic  Ukraine
2023 Oceania Cup	10–13 August 2023	Whangārei	1	New Zealand
2023 EuroHockey Championship	18–26 August 2023	Mönchengladbach	6	Belgium  Germany  Great Britain  Ireland  Spain  Italy
2022 Asian Games	25 September − 7 October 2023	Hangzhou	4	South Korea  India  Japan  Malaysia
2023 Pan American Games	26 October – 4 November 2023	Santiago	3	United States  Chile  Canada
Total			16

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Germany	2024 Summer Olympics
2	United States
3	Japan
4	India (H)
5	New Zealand
6	Italy
7	Chile
8	Czech Republic

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Belgium	2024 Summer Olympics
2	Spain (H)
3	Great Britain
4	Ireland
5	South Korea
6	Canada
7	Ukraine
8	Malaysia

Source: FIH
(H) Host

See also

• Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification