2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

September 2023 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament File:2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament NED-SWE 5.jpeg Sweden vs. Netherlands, the top 2 teams of the tournament 2016 2–9 March 2016 4 1 3 2 SWE NED SUI NOR 6 19 NED Manon MelisNED Vivianne MiedemaNOR Ada HegerbergSUI Rahel Kiwic(2 goals each) 2008 Olympics The 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an international football competition organised by UEFA to determine the final women's national team from Europe to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil. The tournament was played between 2 and 9 March 2016 in the Netherlands.Netherlands to stage Olympic qualifiers https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/022b-0e16176d29b3-6c27459a6dd9-1000--sweden-join-france-and-germany-at-olympics/ UEFA 22 July 2015 22 July 2015 Four teams participated in the tournament: Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. As the tournament winner, Sweden qualified for the last available Olympic spot from Europe, joining France and Germany, who had already qualified, as the three UEFA representatives.https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=sweden-seal-europe-s-last-ticket-to-rio-2769430.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115600/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=sweden-seal-europe-s-last-ticket-to-rio-2769430.html dead March 10, 2016 Sweden seal Europe's last ticket to Rio FIFA.com 9 March 2016 Background Same as the qualification process for previous Olympics, UEFA used the FIFA Women's World Cup to determine which women's national teams from Europe qualify for the Olympic football tournament. The three teams from UEFA that progressed the furthest in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup played in Canada, other than ineligible England, would qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil.QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf Rio 2016 Official Website 22 January 2015 23 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102243/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf 6 September 2015 https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/021c-0e15bae82b1a-3b87afea22a6-1000--germany-and-norway-drawn-together/ Germany and Norway drawn together UEFA 6 December 2014 If teams in contention for the Olympic spots were eliminated in the same round, ties were not broken by their overall tournament record, and play-offs or a mini-tournament to decide the spots would be held provisionally in February/March 2016.https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/0222-0e16018c40e9-856558345ee9-1000--european-contenders-impress-in-canada/ European contenders impress in Canada UEFA 18 June 2015 England were ineligible for the Olympics as they were not an Olympic nation, although Great Britain did compete in 2012 as the host nation. The Football Association had originally declared on 2 March 2015 its intention to enter and run teams on behalf of the British Olympic Association at the 2016 Olympics should England qualify.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31702679 Football Association wants Great Britain sides at Rio Olympics BBC Sport 2 March 2015 Following strong objections from the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football associations, and a commitment from FIFA that they would not allow entry of a British team unless all four Home Nations agreed, the Football Association announced on 30 March 2015 that they would not seek entry into the Olympic tournament.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32125977 Rio 2016: FA scraps plans for Great Britain football teams BBC Sport 30 March 2015 After Norway were eliminated by England in the round of 16 on 22 June 2015, it was confirmed that two of the three spots would go to quarter-finalists France and Germany because there could not be more than three eligible European teams in the quarter-finals. Eventually no other eligible European team reached the quarter-finals, so the four European teams eliminated in the round of 16 (Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland) would compete in the UEFA play-off tournament to decide the last spot.https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2015/m=6/news=germany-france-qualify-for-rio-2016-2652563.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150623032245/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2015/m=6/news=germany-france-qualify-for-rio-2016-2652563.html dead June 23, 2015 Germany, France qualify for Rio 2016 FIFA 23 June 2015 23 June 2015 The last time a play-off was necessary to decide a European spot in the Olympic women's football tournament was when Sweden defeated Denmark over two legs to claim a place in the 2008 Olympics. Same as this time, had England been eligible to enter, they would have qualified as one of the top three UEFA teams in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, rendering the play-off unnecessary.https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/01c6-0e10aed35fe7-3a39833e0010-1000--olympic-play-off-dates-set/ Olympic play-off dates set UEFA 10 October 2007 +UEFA teams qualified for 2015 FIFA Women's World CupTeamFinal result in2015 FIFA Women's World CupQualification for2016 Summer OlympicsENG Third place IneligibleGER Fourth place QualifiedFRA 1974 Eliminated in quarter-finalsNED Eliminated in round of 16 Play-off tournamentNORSWESUIESP Eliminated in group stage Teams Among the four teams, only Norway and Sweden had previously played in the Olympics. Norway had played in three Olympics, and were the only European gold medalists so far, winning in 2000, and also taking bronze in 1996. Sweden had played in all five Olympics so far, but never won a medal, with their best finish being fourth in 2004. Team FIFA Rankingsat start of eventhttps://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/rank=552/uefa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160201231900/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/rank=552/uefa.html dead February 1, 2016 FIFA Women's Ranking – 18 December 2015 (UEFA) FIFA.com UEFA Rankingsat start of eventhttps://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/19/85/07/2198507_DOWNLOAD.pdf UEFA Women's National Team Coefficient Ranking – 27 November 2014 (UEFA) UEFA Squads NED 12 8 Netherlands squad NOR 10 4 Norway squad SWE 8 3 Sweden squad SUI 20 13 Switzerland squad Format UEFA confirmed on 24 June 2015 to the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet that the four teams would meet each other once, making it a last chance round robin tournament with six matches altogether.Slik blir playoffen: Seks kamper avgjør Norges OL-skjebne. Dagbladet, Norway 24th of June 2015 The rules of the UEFA and FIFA tournaments were maintained. A victory would win 3 points, a draw would win 1 point, and the Olympic would go to the team that finished at the first place after the end of six games. The period reserved for this playoff tournament was also the FIFA women's international matches period from 29 February to 9 March 2016. The four teams concerned would need to agree on the exact dates within this window. The tournament would be arranged in one of the participating four countries. On 22 July 2015 UEFA announced that the Netherlands would host the tournament, with matches taking place between 2 and 9 March 2016. Venues thumb|Before the kick-off of Netherlands vs. Switzerland Rotterdam and The Hague were confirmed as host cities by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) on 19 October 2015.http://home.knvb.nl/nieuws/kwalificatie-os-2016-in-rotterdam-en-den-haag/ Kwalificatie OS 2016 in Rotterdam en Den Haag KNVB 19 October 2015January 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Venue Location Capacity Surface No. of matches Kyocera Stadion The Hague 15,000 Artificial turf 1 Het Kasteel Rotterdam 11,000 Grass 2 Stadion Woudestein Rotterdam 3,530 Artificial turf 3 Standings main WDL UEFA NED NOR SWE SUI complete 1 1 1 6 8 H 1 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 5 6 SWE NED SUI NOR 1) Points; 2) Points between tied teams; 3) Goal difference between tied teams; 4) Goals scored between tied teams; 5) Reapply 2–4 if necessary; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points; 9) UEFA rankinghttp://www.knvb.nl/oqt-english Info on the Olympic Qualifying Tournament KNVB 2 March 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160308074506/http://www.knvb.nl/oqt-english 8 March 2016 Q OLY green1 2016 Summer Olympics Matches All times CET (UTC+1).http://www.knvb.nl/downloads/bestand/2332 European play off 1st and 2nd rounds – Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2016 UEFA KNVB 2 March 2016http://www.knvb.nl/downloads/bestand/2548 European play off 3rd round – Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2016 UEFA KNVB 8 March 2016 2016 3 2 y 19:30 NOR 0–1 SWE Dahlkvist 3 Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam 401https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/Kampfakta/?matchId=6496641 Sverige – Norge no fotball.no 6 March 2016 Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) Report 2016 3 2 y 19:30 SUI 3–4 NED Humm 4Kiwic 74Bachmann 83 Melis 29 pen.Miedema 56Van den Berg 61Van de Sanden 63 Kyocera Stadion, Den Haag 6,658http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/historie/38/wedstrijd/9743904 2016 Olympic Qualification – Switzerland - Netherlands match report nl onsoranje.nl 6 March 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160306233331/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/historie/38/wedstrijd/9743904 6 March 2016 Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) Report 2016 3 5 y 19:30 NOR 4–1 NED Haavi 30Mjelde 61Ad. Hegerberg 82 90+1 Melis 67 Het Kasteel, Rotterdam 10,599http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/historie/38/wedstrijd/9743906 2016 Olympic Qualification – Norway - Netherlands match report nl onsoranje.nl 6 March 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160306224217/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/historie/38/wedstrijd/9743906 6 March 2016 Teodora Albon (Romania) Report 2016 3 5 y 19:30 SWE 1–0 SUI Seger 44 Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) Report 2016 3 9 y 19:30 SUI 2–1 NOR Mauron 32Kiwic 90+3 C. Hansen 10 Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam Teodora Albon (Romania) https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2266686.html 2016 3 9 y 19:30 NED 1–1 SWE Miedema 5 Schough 45 Het Kasteel, Rotterdam Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2266686.html Goalscorers 2 goals 22em NED Manon Melis NED Vivianne Miedema NOR Ada Hegerberg SUI Rahel Kiwic 1 goal 22em NED Mandy van den Berg NED Shanice van de Sanden NOR Emilie Haavi NOR Caroline Graham Hansen NOR Maren Mjelde SWE Lisa Dahlkvist SWE Olivia Schough SWE Caroline Seger SUI Ramona Bachmann SUI Fabienne Humm SUI Sandrine Mauron Qualified teams for Olympics After the conclusion of the qualifying tournament, the following three teams from UEFA qualified for the Olympic football tournament. Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 FRA 1974 02 22 June 2015 01 1 (2012) GER 01 22 June 2015 04 4 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) SWE 03 9 March 2016 05 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. References 30em Olympic Qualifying Tournament Uefa Category:March 2016 sports events in Europe 2016 Category:2015–16 in Dutch women's football Olympic qualifying