Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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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 | Venue1 | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 2005 | none | 1 | |
AFC Preliminary Competition | 11 September 2011 | 2 | ||
CAF Preliminary Competition | 22 October 2011[2] | multiple | 2 | |
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 29 January 2012 | 2 | ||
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition | 21 November 2010 | 2 | ||
OFC Preliminary Competition | 4 April 2012 | multiple | 1 | |
Best UEFA teams in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | 17 July 2011 | 2 | ||
Total | 12 |
- ^1 Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
AFC
Japan and North Korea earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the final round.
First round
Group A | Group B | Group C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Second round
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | 4 | 10 | |
2 | 4 | 9 | |
3 | 4 | 7 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | |
5 | 4 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Final round
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | 5 | 13 | |
2 | 5 | 11 | |
3 | 5 | 9 | |
4 | 5 | 5 | |
5 | 5 | 4 | |
6 | 5 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
CAF
Cameroon and South Africa earned Olympic qualification places by winning their final round ties.
First round
{{#section:2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament|First round}}
Second round
{{#section:2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament|Second round}}
Third round
{{#section:2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament|Third round}}
Final round
{{#section:2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament|Final round}}
CONCACAF
The United States and Canada earned Olympic qualification places by winning their semi-final matches.
Preliminary round
Caribbean Zone
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Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts |
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts |
Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | 3 | 7 | |
2 | 3 | 6 |
Central American Zone
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | 4 | 12 | |
2 | 4 | 9 | |
3 | 4 | 6 | |
4 | 4 | 3 | |
5 | 4 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Group stage
Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts |
Source: CONCACAF
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
3 | ||||||
January 29 – Vancouver | ||||||
1 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
4 | ||||||
3 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
CONMEBOL
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.
First stage
Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts |
Source: CONMEBOL
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Second stage
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | 3 | 9 | |
2 | 3 | 4 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | |
4 | 3 | 1 |
OFC
New Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning their final round tie.
First stage
Round-robin
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | 3 | 9 | |
2 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | |
4 | 3 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Knockout round
Final | ||
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa | ||
2 | ||
0 | ||
Third place play-off | ||
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa | ||
0 | ||
2 | ||
Final stage
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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New Zealand |
15–0 | 8–0 | 7–0 |
UEFA
France and Sweden earned Olympic qualification places by finishing as the best UEFA teams in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
References
- ↑ "China to host women's Olympic qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ↑ "Fixture change in Africa". FIFA. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ↑ "Canada granted 2012 Olympic Qualifiers". CanadaSoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ↑ "Đội tuyển nữ Iran bỏ cuộc tại Vòng loại thứ 2 Giải bóng đá nữ Olympic London 2012". Vietnam Football Federation. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.