Campionatul Olimpic de Fotbal - INFO

QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLES – MEN
Event	Qualification	Total
Host nation	The host nation directly qualifies a team and will not play in the preliminary competition – included in AFC allocation	(1 team)
Preliminary competitions	The remaining places will be allocated at the preliminary competitions organised by the relevant continental federations as follows:
	Asia (AFC)	4 teams
	4 teams qualify including host nation
	Africa (CAF)	3 teams
	3 teams qualify
	North and Central America (CONCACAF)	2 teams
	2 teams qualify
	South America (CONMEBOL)	2 teams
	2 teams qualify
	Oceania (OFC)	1 team
	1 team qualifies
	Europe (UEFA)	4 teams
	4 teams qualify
Total (teams)	Men	16 teams
QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLES – WOMEN
Event	Qualification	Total
Host nation	The host nation directly qualifies a team and will not play in the preliminary competition – included in AFC allocation	(1 team)
Preliminary competitions	The remaining places will be allocated at the preliminary competitions organised by the relevant continental federations as follows:
	Asia (AFC)	3 teams
	3 teams qualify including host nation
	Africa (CAF)	1.5 teams
	1.5 teams qualify (play-off with CONMEBOL)
	North and Central America (CONCACAF)	2 teams
	2 teams qualify
	South America (CONMEBOL)	1.5 teams
	1.5 teams qualify (play-off with CAF)
	Oceania (OFC)	1 team
	1 team qualifies
	Europe (UEFA)	3 teams
	3 teams qualify
Total (teams)	Women	12 teams

Drawing of lots for the Olympic football competitions

• Drawing of lots for the Olympic football competitions (men's):

Group A: Cote D'Ivoire (A1), Argentina (A2), Australia (A3), Serbia (A4)
Group B: Netherlands (B1), Nigeria (B2), Japan (B3), USA (B4)
Group C: China (C1), New Zealand (C2), Brazil (C3), Belgium (C4)
Group D: Republic of Korea (D1), Cameroon (D2), Honduras (D3), Italy (D4)

• Drawing of lots for the Olympic football competitions (women's):

Group E: China (E1), Sweden (E2), Argentina (E3), Canada (E4)
Group F: DPRK (F1), Nigeria (F2), Germany (F3), Brazil (F4)
Group G: Norway (G1), USA (G2), Japan (G3), New Zealand (G4)