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
editMeans 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 | Kamerun Südafrika |
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 29 January 2012 | Kanada[3] | 2 | Vereinigte Staaten Kanada |
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition | 21 November 2010 | Ecuador | 2 | Brasilien Kolumbien |
OFC Preliminary Competition | 4 April 2012 | multiple | 1 | Neuseeland |
Best UEFA teams in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | 17 July 2011 | Deutschland | 2 | Schweden Frankreich |
Total | 12 |
- ^1 Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
AFC
editJapan and North Korea earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the final round.
First round
editGroup A | Group B | Group C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Second round
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Thailand | 4 | 10 |
2 | Usbekistan | 4 | 9 |
3 | Vietnam | 4 | 7 |
4 | Jordanien (H) | 4 | 3 |
5 | Iran | 4 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Final round
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Japan | 5 | 13 |
2 | North Korea | 5 | 11 |
3 | Australien | 5 | 9 |
4 | China (H) | 5 | 5 |
5 | Südkorea | 5 | 4 |
6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
CAF
editCameroon and South Africa earned Olympic qualification places by winning their final round ties.
First round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Botswana | 2–6 | Sambia | 1–4 | 1–2 |
Second round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Gabun | w/o | Äquatorial-Guinea | ||
Angola | 2–2 (a) | Namibia | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Congo | w/o | Nigeria | ||
Kamerun | 6–0 | Mali | 5–0 | 1–0 |
Guinea | 1–7 | Ghana | 1–2 | 0–5 |
DR Congo | 0–3 | Äthiopien | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Marokko | 1–3 | Tunesien | 0–3 | 1–0 |
Sambia | 1–5 | Südafrika | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Third round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Äthiopien | 2–2 (a) | Ghana | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Kamerun | 0–21 | Äquatorial-Guinea | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Nigeria | 9–0 | Namibia | 7–0 | 2–0 |
Südafrika | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Tunesien | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Äquatorial-Guinea | 2–0 | Kamerun |
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Añonma 12' Jade 58' |
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
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Kamerun | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Südafrika | 4–1 | Äthiopien | 3–0 | 1–1 |
CONCACAF
editThe United States and Canada earned Olympic qualification places by winning their semi-final matches.
Preliminary round
editCaribbean 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 | Cuba | 3 | 7 |
2 | Trinidad und Tobago | 3 | 6 |
Central American Zone
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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
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Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts |
Source: CONCACAF
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Knockout stage
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
Kanada | 3 | |||||
January 29 – Vancouver | ||||||
Mexiko | 1 | |||||
Kanada | 0 | |||||
January 27 – Vancouver | ||||||
Vereinigte Staaten | 4 | |||||
Vereinigte Staaten | 3 | |||||
Costa Rica | 0 | |||||
CONMEBOL
editBrazil 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
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Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts |
Source: CONMEBOL
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Second stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Brasilien | 3 | 9 |
2 | Kolumbien | 3 | 4 |
3 | Chile | 3 | 2 |
4 | Argentinien | 3 | 1 |
OFC
editNew Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning their final round tie.
First stage
editRound-robin
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | Papua-Neuguinea | 3 | 9 |
2 | Tonga (H) | 3 | 6 |
3 | Samoa | 3 | 3 |
4 | Vanuatu | 3 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Knockout round
editFinal | ||
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa | ||
Papua-Neuguinea | 2 | |
Tonga | 0 | |
Third place play-off | ||
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa | ||
Samoa | 0 | |
Vanuatu | 2 | |
Final stage
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Neuseeland | 15–0 | Papua-Neuguinea | 8–0 | 7–0 |
UEFA
editFrance 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.