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 edit
Means of qualification | Date of completion | Venue1 | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 2005 | none | 1 | Great Britain |
AFC Preliminary Competition | 11 September 2011 | China[1] | 2 | Japan North Korea |
CAF Preliminary Competition | 22 October 2011[2] | multiple | 2 | Cameroon South Africa |
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 29 January 2012 | Canada[3] | 2 | United States Canada |
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition | 21 November 2010 | Ecuador | 2 | Brazil Colombia |
OFC Preliminary Competition | 4 April 2012 | multiple | 1 | New Zealand |
Best UEFA teams in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | 17 July 2011 | Germany | 2 | Sweden France |
Total | 12 |
- ^1 Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
AFC edit
Japan and North Korea earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the final round.
First round edit
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Source: AFC
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Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Source: AFC
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Second round edit
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Thailand | 4 | 10 |
2 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 9 |
3 | Vietnam | 4 | 7 |
4 | Jordan (H) | 4 | 3 |
5 | Iran | 4 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Final round edit
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Japan | 5 | 13 |
2 | North Korea | 5 | 11 |
3 | Australia | 5 | 9 |
4 | China (H) | 5 | 5 |
5 | South Korea | 5 | 4 |
6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
CAF edit
Cameroon and South Africa earned Olympic qualification places by winning their final round ties.
First round edit
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Botswana | 2–6 | Zambia | 1–4 | 1–2 |
Second round edit
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Gabon | w/o | Equatorial Guinea | ||
Angola | 2–2 (a) | Namibia | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Congo | w/o | Nigeria | ||
Cameroon | 6–0 | Mali | 5–0 | 1–0 |
Guinea | 1–7 | Ghana | 1–2 | 0–5 |
DR Congo | 0–3 | Ethiopia | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Morocco | 1–3 | Tunisia | 0–3 | 1–0 |
Zambia | 1–5 | South Africa | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Third round edit
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ethiopia | 2–2 (a) | Ghana | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Cameroon | 0–21 | Equatorial Guinea | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Nigeria | 9–0 | Namibia | 7–0 | 2–0 |
South Africa | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Tunisia | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | Cameroon |
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1 Equatorial Guinea were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player,[6] Jade Boho; Cameroon were advanced to the final round.[7]
Final round edit
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Cameroon | 2–1 | 1–2 |
South Africa | 4–1 | Ethiopia | 3–0 | 1–1 |
CONCACAF edit
The United States and Canada earned Olympic qualification places by winning their semi-final matches.
Preliminary round edit
Caribbean Zone edit
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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 | Cuba | 3 | 7 |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 6 |
Central American Zone edit
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Costa Rica | 4 | 12 |
2 | Guatemala (H) | 4 | 9 |
3 | El Salvador | 4 | 6 |
4 | Honduras | 4 | 3 |
5 | Nicaragua | 4 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Group stage edit
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Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts |
Source: CONCACAF
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Knockout stage edit
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
Canada | 3 | |||||
January 29 – Vancouver | ||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||
Canada | 0 | |||||
January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
United States | 4 | |||||
United States | 3 | |||||
Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
CONMEBOL edit
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 edit
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Source: CONMEBOL
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Source: CONMEBOL
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Second stage edit
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Brazil | 3 | 9 |
2 | Colombia | 3 | 4 |
3 | Chile | 3 | 2 |
4 | Argentina | 3 | 1 |
OFC edit
New Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning their final round tie.
First stage edit
Round-robin edit
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 9 |
2 | Tonga (H) | 3 | 6 |
3 | Samoa | 3 | 3 |
4 | Vanuatu | 3 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Knockout round edit
Final | ||
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa | ||
Papua New Guinea | 2 | |
Tonga | 0 | |
Third place play-off | ||
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa | ||
Samoa | 0 | |
Vanuatu | 2 | |
Final stage edit
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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New Zealand | 15–0 | Papua New Guinea | 8–0 | 7–0 |
UEFA edit
France and Sweden earned Olympic qualification places by finishing as the best UEFA teams in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Eq Guinea thrown out of women's Olympic qualifiers". BBC. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea's Jade Boho to be replaced". FIFA. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.