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

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Twelve teams qualified for the men's field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Table

Event Dates Location(s) Quota Qualifier(s)
Host nation 1  Japan
2018 Asian Games 19 August – 1 September 2018 Indonesia Jakarta A
2019 Pan American Games 30 July – 10 August 2019 Peru Lima 1  Argentina
2019 African Olympic Qualifier 12 – 18 August 2019 South Africa Stellenbosch 1  South Africa
2019 EuroHockey Championship 16 – 24 August 2019 Belgium Antwerp 1  Belgium
2019 Oceania Cup 5 – 8 September 2019 Australia 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
^AJapan 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.[2]

2018 Asian Games

The champion of the men's field hockey tournament at the 2018 Asian Games qualifies for the Olympics. If Japan is the winner, the quota place is added to the qualification events rather than going to the runner-up.[2]

Qualified teams

Event Dates Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 19 September 2014 South Korea Incheon 1  Indonesia
Qualified automatically via 2014 Asian Games 20 September – 2 October 2014 South Korea Incheon 5  India
 Pakistan
 South Korea
 Malaysia
 China
 Japan
Asian Games Qualifiers 8–17 March 2018 Oman Muscat 4  Oman
 Bangladesh
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand
 Chinese Taipei
Reallocation 2  Kazakhstan
 Hong Kong
Total 12

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India 5 5 0 0 76 3 +73 15 Semi-finals
2  Japan 5 4 0 1 30 11 +19 12
3  South Korea 5 3 0 2 39 8 +31 9 Fifth place game
4  Sri Lanka 5 2 0 3 7 41 −34 6 Seventh place game
5  Indonesia (H) 5 1 0 4 5 40 −35 3 Ninth place game
6  Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 3 57 −54 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Pakistan 5 5 0 0 45 1 +44 15 Semi-finals
2  Malaysia 5 4 0 1 41 6 +35 12
3  Bangladesh 5 3 0 2 11 15 −4 9 Fifth place game
4  Oman 5 2 0 3 7 19 −12 6 Seventh place game
5  Thailand 5 1 0 4 4 27 −23 3 Ninth place game
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 0 5 5 45 −40 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Final round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
30 August
 
 
 India2 (6)
 
1 September
 
 Malaysia (p.s.o.)2 (7)
 
 Malaysia6 (1)
 
30 August
 
 Japan (p.s.o.)6 (3)
 
 Pakistan0
 
 
 Japan1
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
1 September
 
 
 India2
 
 
 Pakistan1

Final standings

Rank Team
 Japan
 Malaysia
 India
4  Pakistan
5  South Korea
6  Bangladesh
7  Oman
8  Sri Lanka
9  Thailand
10  Indonesia
11  Kazakhstan
12  Hong Kong

  Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics as hosts

2019 Pan American Games

Qualified teams

Event Dates Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Peru
2018 South American Games 29 May – 6 June Bolivia Cochabamba 2  Argentina
 Chile
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 21–29 July Colombia Barranquilla 2  Cuba
 Mexico
2017 Men's Pan American Cup 4–12 August United States Lancaster 3  Canada
 United States
 Trinidad and Tobago
Total 8
  • A playoff was not necessary, as Canada and the United States were the top two teams not qualified from the 2017 Men's Pan American Cup.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19 9 Quarter-finals
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Cuba 3 1 0 2 3 15 −12 3
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIH

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 23 2 +21 9 Quarter-finals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 21 5 +16 6
3  Mexico 3 1 0 2 10 12 −2 3
4  Peru (H) 3 0 0 3 3 38 −35 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Classification round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
5 August
 
 
 Argentina14
 
8 August
 
 Peru1
 
 Argentina5
 
5 August
 
 United States0
 
 Cuba1
 
10 August
 
 United States5
 
 Argentina5
 
5 August
 
 Canada2
 
 Chile2
 
8 August
 
 Mexico0
 
 Chile2
 
5 August
 
 Canada3 Bronze medal match
 
 Trinidad and Tobago1
 
10 August
 
 Canada5
 
 United States2
 
 
 Chile1
 

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1  Argentina 2020 Summer Olympics
2  Canada
3  United States
4  Chile
5  Trinidad and Tobago
6  Cuba
7  Mexico
8  Peru (H)
Source: FIH
(H) Host

2019 African Olympic Qualifier

Teams

The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament FIH World Rankings, were expected to participate in the tournament.[4] Nigeria and Uganda withdrew before the tournament.

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 5 5 0 0 28 4 +24 15 2020 Summer Olympics
2  Egypt 5 4 0 1 24 7 +17 12
3  Ghana 5 3 0 2 12 18 −6 9
4  Zimbabwe 5 1 1 3 8 23 −15 4
5  Kenya 5 1 0 4 9 18 −9 3
6  Namibia 5 0 1 4 6 17 −11 1
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.[5]
(H) Hosts

2019 EuroHockey Championship

Qualified teams

The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[6]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
15 June 2016 Host 1  Belgium (2)
19–27 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship Amstelveen, Netherlands 5  Netherlands (3)
 England (6)
 Germany (7)
 Spain (9)
 Ireland (11)
6–12 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship II Glasgow, Scotland 2  Scotland (21)
 Wales (25)
Total 8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
3  England 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2 Pool C
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 3 13 −10 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 9 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 16 3 +13 6
3  Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 13 −9 1 Pool C
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 3 18 −15 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August
 
 
 Belgium4
 
24 August
 
 Germany2
 
 Belgium5
 
22 August
 
 Spain0
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Spain4
 
Third place
 
 
24 August
 
 
 Germany0
 
 
 Netherlands4

Final ranking

Rank Team
 Belgium
 Spain
 Netherlands
4  Germany
5  England
6  Wales
7  Scotland
8  Ireland

  Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

2019 Oceania Cup

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 2020 Summer Olympics
2  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
(H) Hosts

Olympic qualifying events

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 qualifies for the Olympics. As Japan won the 2018 Asian Games (thereby qualifying twice, once as host and once as Asian champions), there will instead be 14 teams, 7 of whom will qualify.[2]

Qualification

The participating teams were confirmed on 29 August 2019 by the International Hockey Federation.[9]

Dates Event(s) Location Quota Qualifier(s)
19 January – 30 June 2019 2019 FIH Pro League 2  Australia[a]
 Belgium[a]
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
26 April – 4 May 2019 2018–19 FIH Series Finals Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2  Canada
 Malaysia
6–15 June 2019 Bhubaneswar, India 1  India
 South Africa[a]
15–23 June 2019 Le Touquet, France 2  France
 Ireland
8 September 2019 FIH World Rankings 7  Austria
 Egypt[b]
 Germany
 New Zealand
 Pakistan
 Russia
 South Korea
 Spain
Total 14

Matches

The draw for the final seven qualification ties was held on 9 September 2019. The ties will be played over two legs, both in the home team's venue.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spain  6–5  France 3–3 3–2
Netherlands  10–5  Pakistan 4–4 6–1
Canada  6–6
(5–4 p.s.o.)
 Ireland 3–5 3–1
India  11–3  Russia 4–2 7–1
New Zealand  6–2  South Korea 3–2 3–0
Germany  10–3  Austria 5–0 5–3
Great Britain  9–3  Malaysia 4–1 5–2

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Australia, Belgium, and South Africa already qualified directly for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning their continental championship so they were replaced by the highest ranked teams not already qualified.
  2. ^ Egypt withdrew and was replaced by Russia.

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ Regulations
  4. ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
  6. ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
  8. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Outdoor Competitions" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ^ "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: draw live on 9 September". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.