| Football on 2012 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaments | ||||
| Men | Women | |||
| Compositions | ||||
| Men | Women | |||
| Qualification | ||||
In the football competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics 16 male and 12 female teams participated, which were selected according to the results of various qualifying tournaments.
At the Games in both tournaments, the UK team participated without selection.
Men
Qualified Teams
| Tournament | date | Location | Places | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | - | - | one |  Great Britain |
| Asian Qualifiers | September 21, 2011 - March 14, 2012 | 3 |  South Korea UAE Japan | |
| CONCACAF Qualifiers | March 22 - April 2, 2012 |  USA | 2 |  Mexico Honduras |
| African Youth Championship 2011 (U23) | November 26 - December 10, 2011 |  Morocco | 3 |  Gabon Morocco Egypt |
| European Youth Championship 2011 | June 12 - June 25, 2011 |  Denmark | 3 |  Spain SwitzerlandBelarus |
| Oceania Qualifier | March 16 - March 24, 2012 | Fiji | one | New Zealand |
| 2011 South American Youth Football Championship | January 16 - February 6, 2011 | Peru | 2 | Brazil Uruguay |
| Winner of butt matches between the best unskilled teams in Asia and Africa | April 23, 2012 | Great Britain | one | Senegal |
| Total | sixteen | |||
Women
Qualified Teams
| Tournament | date | Location | Places | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | - | - | one | Great Britain |
| Asian Qualifiers | September 1 - September 11, 2011 | China | 2 | Japan DPRK |
| CONCACAF Qualifiers | January 19 - January 29, 2012 | Canada | 2 | USA Canada |
| Africa Qualifiers | 2 | South Africa Cameroon | ||
| The best European teams of the World Cup 2011 | June 26 - July 17, 2011 | Germany | 2 | France Sweden |
| Oceania Qualifier | March 1 - April 4, 2012 | one | New Zealand | |
| 2010 South American Women's Football Championship | November 4 - November 21, 2010 | Ecuador | 2 | Brazil Colombia |
| Total | 12 | |||
Notes
Links
- Football on the official website of the Games (English) (French)