# Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for the 2016 Men's Olympic Field hockey Tournament was held from September 2014 to October 2015. There were three qualification events, host country, continental championship, and 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals respectively. Total twelve teams could participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

## Qualification summary

| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier |
| 20 September – 2 October 2014 | 2014 Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | India |
| 3–14 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Germany |
| 3–14 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Canada |
| 3–14 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Spain |
| 3–14 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Buenos Aires, Argentina | New Zealand |
| 20 June – 5 July 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Antwerp, Belgium | Belgium |
| 20 June – 5 July 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Antwerp, Belgium | Great Britain |
| 20 June – 5 July 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Antwerp, Belgium | Ireland |
| 21 July 2015 | Host nation | Toronto, Canada | Brazil |
| 14–25 July 2015 | 2015 Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | Argentina |
| 21–29 August 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship | London, England | Netherlands |
| 21–25 October 2015 | 2015 Oceania Cup | Stratford, New Zealand | Australia |
| 23 October – 1 November 2015 | 2015 African Qualifying Tournament | Randburg, South Africa | — |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 |
* ↑ South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered. As a result, New Zealand, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.

## Host country

Each of the continental champions receives a berth alongside the host Brazil, while another six spots will be decided in the 2014–2015 FIH Hockey World League. As the host nation, Brazil has guaranteed a quota places if it satisfies the following performance criteria set by FIH: the men's team should either obtain a world ranking equal to or better than thirtieth place by the end of 2014, or not finish lower than sixth at the 2015 Pan American Games.
* Brazil qualified by finishing the fourth in the 2015 Pan American Games

## Continental Qualification Tournament

* Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

### Africa

| Rank | Team |
| | South Africa |
| | Egypt |
| | Kenya |
| 4 | Ghana |
| 5 | Nigeria |
| 6 | Zimbabwe |
| 7 | Namibia |
| 8 | Tanzania |
| 8 | Botswana |

### America

| Rank | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Canada |
| | Chile |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Mexico |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 | Cuba |

### Asia

| Rank | Men |
| | India |
| | Pakistan |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Malaysia |
| 5 | China |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | Oman |
| 8 | Bangladesh |
| 9 | Sri Lanka |
| 10 | Singapore |

### Europe

| Rank | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | Germany |
| | Ireland |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Russia |

### Oceania

| Rank | Team |
| | Australia |
| | New Zealand |
| | Fiji |
| 4 | Samoa |

## 2014–15 World League Semifinals

* Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Rank | Buenos Aires | Antwerp |
| 1 | Germany | Australia |
| 2 | Argentina | Belgium |
| 3 | Netherlands | Great Britain |
| 4 | Canada | India |
| 5 | Spain | Ireland |
| 6 | New Zealand | Malaysia |
| 7 | South Korea | France |
| 8 | Japan | Pakistan |
| 9 | Egypt | Poland |
| 10 | Austria | China |