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 Venue Berths Qualified Host nation 2005 none 1 AFC Preliminary Competition 11 September 2011 2 CAF Preliminary Competition 22 October 2011 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
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 AGroup BGroup C
Second round
Final round
CAF
Cameroon and South Africa earned Olympic qualification places by winning their final round ties.
First round
Second round
Third round
Final round
CONCACAF
The United States and Canada earned Olympic qualification places by winning their semi-final matches.
Preliminary round
Caribbean Zone Group AGroup B
Ranking of second-placed teams
Central American Zone
Group stage Group AGroup B
Knockout stage
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 AGroup B
Second stage
OFC
New Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning their final round tie.
First stage
Round-robin
Knockout round
Final stage
UEFA
France and Sweden earned Olympic qualification places by finishing as the best UEFA teams in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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