The qualification for women's football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The following qualification tournaments were held to determine the participating nations.[1]
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Confederation (Region) | Berths | Qualified Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation (automatically qualified) | 1 | ||
| UEFA (Europe) | 2 | ||
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1 | ||
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) | 2 | ||
| CAF (Africa) | 1 | ||
| AFC (Asia) | 2 | ||
| OFC (Oceania) | 1 |
All matches were held in Japan.
See main article: 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Mexico and the United States earned Olympic qualification places by winning their semi-final matches.
See main article: 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification.
Series A
Series B
Series C
Eight teams participated in the group stage. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The winners of the semi-finals qualified for the Olympics.
CONMEBOL did not hold the qualifying competition for the one spot but nominated , the winners of 2003 South American Women's Football Championship and 2003 Pan American Games, as the South American representative.[3] Brazil also achieved the best performance among CONMEBOL teams at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, having advanced to the quarter-finals, while the confederation's only other team, Argentina, were eliminated in the group stage.
See main article: 2004 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
All matches were held in Fiji.
Due to scheduling issues, UEFA did not hold a separate qualifying competition; UEFA instead announced that the top two UEFA teams in 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup were to qualify for the Olympics. As a result, the World Cup winners and the runners-up qualified for the Olympics (together with the hosts ).
General references