Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will take place from 24 July to 6 August 2021 at the Oi Seaside Park. Twenty-four teams (twelve each for men and women) will compete in the tournament.[1]

Field hockey at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue	Oi Hockey Stadium
Dates	24 July – 6 August 2021
No. of events	2

It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Schedule

Legend

G

Group stage

¼

Quarter-finals

½

Semi-finals

B

Bronze medal match

F

Gold medal match

[3][4]

Date Event	Sat 24	Sun 25	Mon 26	Tue 27	Wed 28	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4	Thu 5		Fri 6
Men	G	G	G	G	G	G	G		¼		½		B	F
Women	G	G	G		G	G	G	G		¼		½			B	F

Qualification

Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Japan as the host nation qualified automatically. In addition, the remaining six nations were to be determined by an olympic qualification event. As Japan emerged as Asian champion in both men's and women's events, a seventh berth was made available in each qualification event.

Men

Main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Event(s)	Dates	Location	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	7 September 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
2018 Asian Games	19 August – 1 September 2018	Jakarta	–	–^A
2019 Pan American Games	30 July – 10 August 2019	Lima	1	Argentina
2019 African Olympic Qualifier	12 – 18 August 2019	Stellenbosch	1	South Africa
2019 EuroHockey Championship	16 – 24 August 2019	Antwerp	1	Belgium
2019 Oceania Cup	5 – 8 September 2019	Rockhampton	1	Australia
2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers	25 October – 3 November 2019	Various	7	Canada  Germany  Great Britain  India  Netherlands  New Zealand  Spain
Total			12

^A – Japan qualified both as the hosts and the continental champions, therefore that quota is added to the FIH Olympic Qualifiers rather than going to the runners-up of the tournament.[1]

Women

Main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Event(s)	Dates	Location	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	7 September 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
2018 Asian Games	19 August – 1 September 2018	Jakarta	–	–^1
2019 Pan American Games	29 July – 9 August 2019	Lima	1	Argentina
2019 African Olympic Qualifier	12 – 18 August 2019	Stellenbosch	1	South Africa
2019 EuroHockey Championship	17 – 25 August 2019	Antwerp	1	Netherlands
2019 Oceania Cup	5 – 8 September 2019	Rockhampton	1	New Zealand
2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers	25 October – 3 November 2019	Various	7	Australia  China  Germany  Great Britain  India  Ireland  Spain
Total			12

^1 – Japan qualified both as the hosts and the continental champions, therefore that quota is added to the FIH Olympic Qualifiers rather than going to the runners-up of the tournament.[1]

Men's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams were divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Japan (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 25 July 2021. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Host.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 25 July 2021. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	1 August
					3 August
	1 August
									5 August
	1 August
					3 August
	1 August
									Bronze medal match
									5 August

Women's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams were divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
1	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 25 July 2020. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Japan (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 26 July 2020. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Host.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	2 August
					4 August
	2 August
									6 August
	2 August
					4 August
	2 August
									Bronze medal match
									6 August

See also

• Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games
• Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
• Field hockey at the 2019 Pan American Games

References

1. "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
2. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
3. "Schedule – Hockey Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
4. "Hockey Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.