Women's football was introduced to Olympics in 1996, but until 2000 the participating teams were determined by the results of preceding FIFA Women's World Cup. Continental confederations, including the AFC, have held qualifying tournaments since 2004.[1]
Format
Formats differ by the tournaments. See the pages of each qualifying tournaments for details.
Results
Flags for the qualifying tournaments indicate the hosts of the final rounds; indicates the final round was held in various places.