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The OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is an
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tournament held once in four years to decide the only qualification spot of the
Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It ...
(OFC) and representatives at the
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. The tournament was first held in 2004. In 1996, no OFC team took part at the Olympics, in 2000, Australia were given the spot as hosts.Team Profile
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Format

In 2004, three teams played a round robin. After Australia had left the Oceanic Confederation to Asia, all teams but New Zealand play a tournament. The winner then plays a two-legged play-off for the Olympics spot against New Zealand, Oceania's highest ranked team in the
FIFA Women's World Rankings The FIFA Women's World Ranking is a ranking system for women's national teams in association football (commonly known as football or soccer) published by the international governing body FIFA. , the United States is ranked #1. The rankings were ...
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Results

1 The second leg was scratched as Papua New Guinea was unable to travel to New Zealand for the match due to visa issues. 2 The OFC place at the 2020 Olympics was decided by the
2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup The 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup was the 11th edition of the OFC Women's Nations Cup (also known as the OFC Women's Championship), the quadrennial international football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the w ...
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References


External links


OFC Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ofc Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Oceania Football Confederation competitions for women's national teams Football qualification for the Summer Olympics