AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
For Summer Olympics women's football tournaments, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) holds Asian qualifying tournaments since 2004 tournament.
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (AFC) |
| Current champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Most successful team(s) | Australia (2 titles) |
 2024 | |
From 2004 tournament to 2024, top two teams are to qualify (excluding the berth for the hosts if the Olympic is held in an Asian country).
History
Women's football is introduced to Olympics since 1996, but until 2000 the participating teams were determined by the results of preceding FIFA Women's World Cup. Since 2004, continental confederations (including AFC) are to hold qualifying tournaments.[1]
Format
Formats differ by the tournaments. See the pages of each qualifying tournaments for details.
Results
Flags for the qualifying tournaments indicate the hosts of the final rounds; 
indicates the final round was held in various places.
| Edition | Olympics | Qualifying tournament | Qualified teams | Notes | Number of teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic hosts | via qualifying | ||||||
| 1 |  1996 |
( 1995 World Cup) |
— |  China(fourth place) |
 Japan(quarterfinalists) |
Top 8 teams in the World Cup were to qualify | |
| 2 | 2000 |
( 1999 World Cup) |
— | China (runners-up) |
— | Top 8 teams in the World Cup were to qualify | |
| 3 |  2004 |
Qualifying |
— | China (winners) |
Japan (runners-up) |
||
| 4 | 2008 |
Qualifying |
China |
 North Korea(Group A winners) |
Japan (Group B winners) |
Two group winners of final round were to qualify | |
| 5 |  2012 |
Qualifying |
— | Japan (winners) |
North Korea (runners-up) |
||
| 6 |  2016 |
Qualifying |
— | Australia (winners) |
China (runners-up) |
||
| 7 | 2020 |
Qualifying |
Japan |
Australia (play-off winners) |
China (play-off winners) |
Two play-off winners were to qualify | |
| 8 |  2024 |
Qualifying |
— | Two play-off winners are to qualify | |||
References
- Report and Statistics – Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 (PDF). 2004. p. 132. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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External links
- Women's Olympic Games, the-AFC.com