The women's qualification for the Olympic field hockey tournament takes place between December 2025 and March 2028, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. All five FIH (International Hockey Federation) zones are expected to have a continental representation in the Olympic field hockey event.[1]
The host nation, the United States, 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.
Method
editTwelve teams will participate in the women's field hockey tournament, with each National Olympic Committee (NOC) sending a roster of sixteen players and three (including one goalkeeper) substitutes.
Host nation
editAs the host nation, the United States 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 American hockey players had won the 2027 Pan American Games, the number of places in two wildcard tournaments would have risen to five, with the remaining spot offered to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal winners.
FIH Pro League
editThe winners of the Season 7 (2025–26 edition) and the Season 8 (2026–27 edition) secure a quota place for their respective NOC. Should the same team win both seasons, the runner-up of the Season 8 would take the spot.
Continental qualification
editThe 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 – 2027 African Olympic Qualifier
- Americas – 2027 Pan American Games
- Asia – 2026 Asian Games
- Europe – 2027 EuroHockey Championship
- Oceania – 2027 Oceania Cup
Qualification via the wild card tournament
editThe remaining third of the total quota was attributed to the eight-team field through each of the two separate FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs), held in March 2028. The top two eligible NOCs at the end of each tournament secured the berths to complete the twelve-team field for Los Angeles 2028. If the host nation, the United States, had won the 2027 Pan American Games, a fifth spot would have been available in the OQTs to be eventually awarded to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal winners at midnight on the final day of the second tournament.
The teams based on the continental quotas, determined by the number of NOCs from each continent within the top 24 of the FIH world ranking list, were eligible to participate in each of the two OQTs. From these quotas, eight nations already qualified for Los Angeles 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
edit| Qualification | Date | Host/Country | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | N/a | 1 |  United States | |
| 2025–26 FIH Pro League | 9 December 2025 – 28 June 2026 | Various | 1 |  Netherlands |
| 2026–27 FIH Pro League | 8 December 2026 – 20 June 2027 | Various | 1 | |
| 2026 Asian Games | 18 September – 2 October 2026 |  Kakamigahara |
1 | |
| 2027 Pan American Games | 27 July – 6 August 2027 |  Lima |
1 | |
| 2027 EuroHockey Championship | 28 July – 8 August 2027 |  London |
1 | |
| 2027 Oceania Cup | September 2027 |  TBC |
1 | |
| 2027 African Olympic Qualifier | TBC | TBC | 1 | |
| 2028 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers | March 2028 (TBC) | TBC | 2 | |
| TBC | 2 | |||
| Total | 12 | |||
2025–26 FIH Pro League
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Netherlands[a] (C) |
15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 7 | +49 | 46 | Qualified for the 2028 Summer Olympics |
 |
 Argentina[a] |
15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 31 | |
 |
 Belgium |
16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 30 | |
| 4 |  China |
16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 24 | |
| 5 |  Germany |
16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 23 | |
| 6 |  Spain |
16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 22 | |
| 7 |  England |
16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 16 | |
| 8 |  Australia |
16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 14 | |
| 9 |  Ireland (R) |
16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 10 | Relegated to 2026–27 FIH Nations Cup |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[2]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 1 2 The Argentina versus Netherlands second match was cancelled and counted as win for Netherlands.
2026–27 FIH Pro League
edit2026 Asian Games
edit2027 Pan American Games
edit2027 EuroHockey Championships
edit2027 Oceania Cup
edit2027 African Olympic Qualifier
editFIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
editQualified teams
edit| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Asian Games | 18 September – 2 October 2026 | Kakamigahara |
TBC | |
| 2027 Pan American Games | 27 July – 6 August 2027 | Lima |
TBC | |
| 2027 EuroHockey Championship | 28 July – 8 August 2027 | London |
TBC | |
| 2027 Oceania Cup | September 2027 | TBC |
TBC | |
| 2027 African Olympic Qualifier | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| Total | 16 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM GAMES OF THE XXXIV OLYMPIAD – LA 28" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 2026-06-04. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2026-06-16.
- ↑ "FIH Pro League Regulations Season 3" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. October 2021.