Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification explained

Twelve teams competed in the women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In addition to the United Kingdom, the host nation, 11 women's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.

Table

Means of qualification	Date of completion	Venue	Berths
Host nation	2005	none	1
	11 September 2011	^[1]	2
	22 October 2011^[2]		2
	29 January 2012	^[3]	2
	21 November 2010		2
	4 April 2012		1
	17 July 2011		2
Total			12

Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

AFC

See main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers.

Japan and North Korea earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the final round.

Final round

CAF

See main article: 2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Cameroon and South Africa earned Olympic qualification places by winning their final round ties.

Final round

CONCACAF

See main article: 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

The United States and Canada earned Olympic qualification places by winning their semi-final matches.

Preliminary round

See main article: 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification.

Caribbean Zone

Ranking of second-placed teams

Central American Zone

Knockout stage

CONMEBOL

See main article: 2010 South American Women's Football Championship.

Brazil and Colombia earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the second round of the South American Women's Football Championship.

Second stage

OFC

See main article: 2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

New Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning their final round tie.

First stage

Knockout round

Final stage

UEFA

See main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

France and Sweden earned Olympic qualification places by finishing as the best UEFA teams in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Notes and References

Web site: China to host women's Olympic qualifiers . 3 March 2011 . . 25 July 2012.
Web site: Fixture change in Africa . https://web.archive.org/web/20111018233517/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/newsid=1495323/index.html . dead . October 18, 2011 . 19 August 2011 . FIFA . 25 July 2012.
Web site: Canada granted 2012 Olympic Qualifiers . CanadaSoccer.com . Canadian Soccer Association . 7 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111111094926/http://www.canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_WWC/olympic.asp . 11 November 2011 . dead .