# Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The women's qualification for the Olympic field hockey tournament occurred between August 2023 and January 2024, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. All five FIH (International Hockey Federation) zones secured a continental representation in the Olympic field hockey event.
The host nation France received a direct quota place in the women's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. The remaining half of the field attributed the quota places to the top three teams in each of the two separate FIH Olympic qualifying tournaments.

## Method

Twelve teams will participate in the women's field hockey tournament, with each NOC sending a roster of sixteen players and two substitutes.

### Host nation

As the host nation, France received a direct quota place in the women's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. If the French hockey players had won the 2023 EuroHockey Championships, the number of places in two wildcard tournaments would have risen to seven, with the remaining spot offered to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal losers.

### Continental qualification

The winners from each of the five confederation zones (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) in their respective tournaments listed below secured a quota place for their respective NOC:
* Africa – 2023 African Games later replaced by the 2023 African Olympic Qualifier
* Americas – 2023 Pan American Games
* Asia – 2022 Asian Games
* Europe – 2023 EuroHockey Championship
* Oceania – 2023 Oceania Cup

### Qualification via the wild card tournament

The remaining half of the total quota were attributed to the eight-team field through each of the two separate FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs), that took place from 13 to 20 January 2024. The top three eligible NOCs at the end of each tournament secured the berths to complete the twelve-team field for Paris 2024.
The teams based on the continental quotas, determined by the number of NOCs from each continent within the top 22 of the FIH world ranking list, were eligible to participate in each of the two OQTs. From these quotas, six nations (the host nation France and five continental winners) qualified for Paris were removed from the list, leaving the remainder to be filled by the highest-ranked eligible NOCs in each of the continental meets.

### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host/Country | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host country | — | — | 1 | France |
| 2023 Oceania Cup | 10–13 August 2023 | Whangārei | 1 | Australia |
| 2023 EuroHockey Championship | 18–26 August 2023 | Mönchengladbach | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2022 Asian Games | 25 September − 7 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 1 | China |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 26 October – 4 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | Argentina |
| 2023 African Olympic Qualifier | 29 October – 5 November 2023 | Pretoria | 1 | South Africa |
| 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers | 13–20 January 2024 | Ranchi | 3 | Germany United States Japan |
| 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers | 13–20 January 2024 | Valencia | 3 | Belgium Spain Great Britain |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## 2023 Oceania Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |

## 2023 EuroHockey Championships
### Qualified teams

Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the women's tournament.
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host nation | 14 December 2020 | — | 1 | Germany |
| 2021 EuroHockey Championship | 5–13 June 2021 | Amstelveen | 3 | Netherlands Belgium Spain |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 17–20 August 2022 | Vilnius | 1 | Italy |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 18–21 August 2022 | Dublin | 1 | Ireland |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 24–27 August 2022 | Dunkirk | 1 | Scotland |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 25–28 August 2022 | Durham | 1 | England |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | |

### Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 24 August | 24 August |
| Netherlands | 7 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 26 August | 26 August |
| England | 0 | 26 August | 26 August |
| England | 0 | Netherlands | 3 |
| 24 August | 24 August | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 24 August | 24 August | Belgium | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | Belgium | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 | | |
| Belgium | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 August | 26 August |
| | | England | 0 |
| | | Germany | 3 |

### Final ranking

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| | Netherlands | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| | Belgium | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| | Germany (H) | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 4 | England | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 5 | Ireland | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 6 | Spain | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 7 | Scotland | |
| 8 | Italy | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
* ↑ England qualified the Great Britain team for the Olympic Qualifiers
* ↑ As England already qualified Great Britain for the Olympic Qualifiers, Scotland berth was passed to the next ranked team.

## 2022 Asian Games
### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host country | 16 September 2016 | — | 1 | China |
| 2018 Asian Games | 19–31 August 2018 | Jakarta | 5 | Japan India South Korea Malaysia Thailand |
| 2022 Asian Games Qualifier | 6–14 June 2022 | Jakarta | 4 | Hong Kong Kazakhstan Singapore Indonesia |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | |

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | +32 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 3 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | −29 | 0 | Ninth place game |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | China (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 2 | +41 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 3 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | −31 | 0 | Ninth place game |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 5 October | 5 October |
| India | 0 |
| India | 0 | 7 October | 7 October |
| China | 4 | 7 October | 7 October |
| China | 4 | China | 2 |
| 5 October | 5 October | | China | 2 |
| 5 October | 5 October | South Korea | 0 |
| Japan | 2 (3) | South Korea | 0 |
| South Korea | 2 (4) | | |
| South Korea | 2 (4) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 7 October | 7 October |
| | | India | 2 |
| | | Japan | 1 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| | China (H) | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| | South Korea | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| | India | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 4 | Japan | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 5 | Malaysia | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 6 | Thailand | |
| 7 | Singapore | |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | |
| 9 | Hong Kong | |
| 10 | Indonesia | |

## 2023 Pan American Games
### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host | Quota(s) | Qualified team |
| Host country | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2022 Pan American Cup | 19–29 January | Santiago | 2 4 | Canada United States Uruguay Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2022 South American Games | 4–12 October | Asunción | 2 | Chile Argentina |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | 27 June – 5 July | Santo Domingo | 2 | Mexico Cuba |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |
* Chile finished in the top two at the 2022 South American Games, meaning the host nation quota was reallocated as an additional quota through the 2022 Pan American Cup.
* Since Canada and the USA qualified through the Pan American Cup, an additional spot was available through the event.

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | −47 | 0 | 5th–8th classification |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chile (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 | 5th–8th classification |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 2 November | 2 November |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 | 4 November | 4 November |
| Canada | 0 | 4 November | 4 November |
| Canada | 0 | Argentina | 2 |
| 2 November | 2 November | | Argentina | 2 |
| 2 November | 2 November | United States | 1 |
| Chile | 1 (1) | United States | 1 |
| United States | 1 (3) | | |
| United States | 1 (3) | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 4 November | 4 November |
| | | Canada | 0 |
| | | Chile | 2 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| | Argentina | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| | United States | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| | Chile (H) | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 4 | Canada | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 5 | Uruguay | |
| 6 | Cuba | |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 8 | Mexico | |

## 2023 African Olympic Qualifier
### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| FIH World Rankings | — | — | 2 | South Africa Ghana |
| Northeast African Qualifying Tournament | 6 June 2022 | Cancelled | 2 | Kenya Uganda |
| Northwest African Qualifying Tournament | 25 August 2022 | Cancelled | 2 | Nigeria Zambia |
| FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament | 31 August – 4 September 2022 | Harare | 2 | Zimbabwe Namibia |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | Fifth to seventh place classification |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | Fifth to seventh place classification |
| 4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | Fifth to seventh place classification |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 November | 3 November |
| South Africa | 7 |
| South Africa | 7 | 5 November | 5 November |
| Ghana | 0 | 5 November | 5 November |
| Ghana | 0 | South Africa | 9 |
| 3 November | 3 November | | South Africa | 9 |
| 3 November | 3 November | Nigeria | 0 |
| Kenya | 0 | Nigeria | 0 |
| Nigeria | 1 | | |
| Nigeria | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 5 November | 5 November |
| | | Ghana | 1 |
| | | Kenya | 3 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Nigeria | |
| 3 | Kenya | |
| 4 | Ghana | |
| 5 | Namibia | |
| 6 | Zambia | |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | |

## FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| 2023 EuroHockey Championship II | 30 July – 5 August 2023 | Prague | 2 | Czech Republic Ukraine |
| 2023 Oceania Cup | 10–13 August 2023 | Whangārei | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2023 EuroHockey Championship | 18–26 August 2023 | Mönchengladbach | 6 | Belgium Germany Great Britain Ireland Spain Italy |
| 2022 Asian Games | 25 September − 7 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 4 | South Korea India Japan Malaysia |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 26 October – 4 November 2023 | Santiago | 3 | United States Chile Canada |
| Total | Total | Total | 16 | |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | United States | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Japan | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 4 | India (H) | |
| 5 | New Zealand | |
| 6 | Italy | |
| 7 | Chile | |
| 8 | Czech Republic | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 4 | Ireland | |
| 5 | South Korea | |
| 6 | Canada | |
| 7 | Ukraine | |
| 8 | Malaysia | |