Twelve teams qualified for the women's field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics . Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Japan as the host nation qualified automatically. The remaining six nations were to be determined by an Olympic qualification event. As hosts Japan also won the Asian Games title, a seventh quota place was added to the Olympic qualification event.

Table

EventDatesLocation(s)QuotaQualifier(s)Host nation12018 Asian Games19 August – 1 September 2018 Jakarta––2019 Pan American Games29 July – 9 August 2019 Lima12019 African Olympic Qualifier12 – 18 August 2019 Stellenbosch12019 EuroHockey Championship17 – 25 August 2019 Antwerp12019 Oceania Cup5 – 8 September 2019 Rockhampton12019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers25 October – 3 November 2019Various7Total12

– Japan qualified both as the hosts and the continental champions, therefore that quota is added to the FIH Olympic Qualifiers rather than going to the runners-up of the tournament.

2018 Asian Games

The champion of the women's field hockey tournament at the 2018 Asian Games qualifies for the Olympics. If Japan is the winner, the quota place is added to the qualification events rather than going to the runner-up.

Qualified teams

Preliminary round Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Final ranking Rank Team45678910

2019 Pan American Games

Qualified teams

Preliminary round Pool A

Pool B

Classification round

2019 African Olympic Qualifier

Teams

Pool

2019 EuroHockey Championship

Qualified teams

Preliminary round Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Final ranking

2019 Oceania Cup

Pool

Olympic qualifying events

Originally, twelve teams were to take part in the Olympic Qualifiers. These teams were to be drawn into six pairs; each pair playing a two-match, aggregate score series. The winner of each series qualified for the Olympics. As Japan won the 2018 Asian Games (thereby qualifying twice, once as host and once as Asian champions), there were 14 teams, seven of whom qualified.

Qualification

Matches

See also Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Explanatory notes

References