Since 2004, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has held Asian qualifying tournaments for the Summer Olympics women's football tournaments. The two top teams from the tournament qualify for the Olympics, excluding the berth for the hosts if the Olympic is held in an Asian country.
History Women's football was introduced to Olympics in 1996, but until 2000 the participating teams were determined by the results of preceding FIFA Women's World Cup. Continental confederations, including the AFC, have held qualifying tournaments since 2004.
Format Until 2024, the format differ by the tournaments (See the pages of each qualifying tournaments for details).
Since 2028, the top eight finishers (i.e. all quarter-finalists) of the latest AFC Women's Asian Cup will battle for the right to reach the Olympic Games. The teams will be divided into two groups of four teams and play a double round-robin home-and-away format, with the winner of each group taking their place at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.
Results Flags for the qualifying tournaments indicate the hosts of the final rounds; indicates the final round was held in various places. EditionOlympicsQualifying tournamentQualified teamsNotesNumber of teamsOlympic hostsvia qualifying1 1996( 1995 World Cup)—(fourth place)(quarterfinalists)Top 8 teams in the World Cup were to qualify(2)2 2000( 1999 World Cup)—(runners-up)—Top 8 teams in the World Cup were to qualify(3)3 2004 Qualifying—(winners)(runners-up)114 2008 Qualifying(Group A winners)(Group B winners)Two group winners of final round were to qualify125 2012 Qualifying—(winners)(runners-up)176 2016 Qualifying—(winners)(runners-up)187 2020 Qualifying(play-off winners)(play-off winners)Two play-off winners were to qualify258 2024 Qualifying—(play-off winners)(play-off winners)Two play-off winners were to qualify319 2028 Qualifying—Two group winners are to qualify.An additional team will face Argentina in an intercontinental play-off for the final Olympic berth.Plazas Juegos Olímpicos 2028: doce para el torneo masculino y dieciseis en el femenino810 2032 QualifyingTwo group winners are to qualify8
See also Summer Olympics women's football tournaments
References
External links Women's Olympic Games, the-AFC.com