| Tournament: | Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| Confederations: | 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Previous Tournament: | Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics |
The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics are qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involve 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, are to be held in India, Ireland and Japan, at different times in 2012. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earn a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
India qualified to Olympics after beating France 8–1 in first qualifying tournament,[1] while South Korea qualified after beating Ireland 3–2 in the second qualifying tournament.[2] South Africa qualified after they beat Japan 2-1 in the third qualifying tournament.
Below is the list of 18 teams who participate in these qualifying tournaments:[3]
| Zone | Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 2010 Asian Games | |
| Africa | 2011 African Olympic Qualifier | |
| Americas | 2011 Pan American Games | |
| Europe | 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship | |
| EuroHockey Nations Trophy | |
– Replaced by Italy[4]
– Replaced by Brazil[5]
– Replaced by Singapore[6]
– South Africa played in qualifying tournament, then gave up automatic berth which was given to Spain.
| Tournament: | FIH Road to London – Delhi |
| Country: | India |
| City: | New Delhi |
| Dates: | 18–26 February |
| Venues: | Dhyan Chand National Stadium |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 3 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 139 |
| Top Scorer: | Sandeep Singh |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 16 |
| Best Player: | Sardar Singh |
Qualifying 1 was held from February 18 to February 25, 2012 in New Delhi, India.[3]
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Sardar Singh
Mariusz Chyla Sandeep Singh (16 goals)| Tournament: | FIH Road to London – Dublin |
| Country: | Ireland |
| City: | Dublin |
| Dates: | 10–18 March |
| Venues: | National Hockey Stadium |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 3 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 104 |
| Top Scorer: | Timothy Cockram Razie Rahim Lee Nam-Yong |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 6 |
| Best Player: | You Hyo-Sik |
Qualifying 2 was held from March 10 to March 18, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.[3]
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Razie Rahim, 
Timothy Cockram, Lee Nam-Yong (6 goals)Qualifying 3 was held from April 26 to May 6, 2012 in Kakamigahara, Japan.[3]
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| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | –7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | –36 | 0 |
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