Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic Field hockey Tournament is held from September 2014 to October 2015.

Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men women
Squads
men women

Qualification

Each of the continental champions receives a berth alongside the host Brazil, while another six spots will be decided in the 2014–2015 FIH Hockey World League. As the host nation, Brazil has guaranteed a quota places if it satisfies the following performance criteria set by FIH: the women's team should either obtain a world ranking equal to or better than fortieth place by the end of 2014, or not finish lower than seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Date	Event	Location	Qualifier
20 September – 2 October 2014	2014 Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	South Korea
3 – 14 June 2015	2014–15 World League Semifinals	Valencia, Spain


20 June – 5 July 2015		Brasschaat, Belgium


13 – 24 July 2015	2015 Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada
22 – 30 August 2015	2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship	London, Great Britain
17 – 25 October 2015	2015 African Qualifying Tournament	Ismaïlia, Egypt
17 – 25 October 2015	2015 Oceania Cup	Stratford, New Zealand
Total			12