2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers
The 2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers was the final stage of the qualification for the women's field hockey event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was held in October and November 2019.
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| Dates | 25 October – 3 November |
| Teams | 14 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
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| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 46 (3.29 per match) |
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Format
Originally, twelve teams were to take part in the Olympic qualifying events. These teams were to be drawn into six pairs; each pair playing a two-match, aggregate score series. The winner of each series qualified for the Olympics. As Japan won the 2018 Asian Games (thereby qualifying twice, once as host and once as Asian champions), there instead were 14 teams, seven of whom qualified.[1] The seven Olympic qualifiers each featured two nations playing two back-to-back matches, with nations drawn to play each other based on their rankings at the end of the 2018 / 2019 Continental Championships. The qualifiers were held in October and November 2019 with the matches hosted by the higher-ranked of the two competing nations.[2]
Qualification
The participating teams were confirmed on 29 August 2019 by the International Hockey Federation.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 26 January – 29 June 2019 | 2019 FIH Pro League | 2[lower-alpha 1] |    | |
| 8–16 June 2019 | 2018–19 FIH Series Finals |  |
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| 15–23 June 2019 |  |
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| 19–27 June 2019 |  |
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| 8 September 2019 | FIH World Rankings | 7[lower-alpha 1] | .svg.png){kind=small}        | |
| Total | 14 | |||
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 8 September 2019.[3][4]
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Overview
The first legs will be played on 25 October or 1 and 2 November 2019, and the second legs on 26 October or 2 and 3 November 2019.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Australia |
9–2 | |
4–2 | 5–0 |
| China |
2–2 (2–1 p.s.o.) |
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0–2 | 2–0 |
| Spain |
4–1 | |
2–1 | 2–0 |
| India |
6–5 | |
5–1 | 1–4 |
| Germany |
9–0 | |
2–0 | 7–0 |
| Great Britain |
5–1 | |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Ireland |
0–0 (4–3 p.s.o.) |
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0–0 | 0–0 |
Matches
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Australia won 9–2 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate. China won 2–1 after penalty-shootout.
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Spain won 4–1 on aggregate.
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India won 6–5 on aggregate.
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Germany won 9–0 on aggregate.
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Great Britain won 5–1 on aggregate.
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0–0 on aggregate. Ireland won 4–3 after penalty-shootout.
Goalscorers
There were 46 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
See also
Notes
- As two of the four FIH Pro League qualifiers had already qualified for the Olympics through their confederation's tournaments, the two FIH Pro League qualifying spots were added to the (originally four) FIH World Rankings quota.
- Argentina, Netherlands and New Zealand already qualified directly for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning their continental championships, so they were replaced by the highest ranked teams not already qualified.
- Japan finished in the top two and cannot qualify for the Olympic Qualifiers because they are already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, the team that finished third does not automatically qualify for the FIH Olympic qualifiers. Any such additional place is determined by the FIH World Rankings as at the completion of the continental championships.
References
- "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "About FIH Series". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: draw live on 9 September". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: pots confirmed for tomorrow's draw". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: matches, dates and venues confirmed". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.