2028 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
International football competition
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The 2028 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is the seventh edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 April 2027 – 4 March 2028 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2024 2032 → | |
The top two teams of the tournament qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in the United States as AFC representatives, while a third team will advance to a play-off match against Argentina, a CONMEBOL representative.[2][3] This was the first edition of the qualification where 2026 edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup served as a penultimate stage for the qualification with the eight quarterfinalists progressing to this tournament.[4]
Format
Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 8 AFC member national teams qualified after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[4] The format is as follows:
- Eight teams will be divided into two groups of four teams that will each play a league format, with the two group winners qualifying for the Olympics.
- A two-match playoff will be held to determine who will advance to the AFC–CONMEBOL play-off against Argentina to determine the final qualifier.[5] As of May 2026, no further details have been published.
The group round draw is scheduled for 12 November.[6]
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Tournament
AFC published the match schedule in May 2026:[5][7]
| Group stage | |
|---|---|
| Matchday | Date |
| MD1 | 19 April 2027 |
| MD2 | 24 April 2027 |
| MD3 | 7 October 2027 |
| MD4 | 12 October 2027 |
| MD5 | 29 November 2027 |
| MD6 | 4 December 2027 |
| Play-off | |
| MD1 | 28 February 2028 |
| MD2 | 4 March 2028 |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Summer Olympics |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-off |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Summer Olympics |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-off |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-off
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 28 Feb '28 | 4 Mar '28 |
Qualified teams for the 2028 Summer Olympics
The following two teams from AFC qualified for the 2028 Summer Olympic women's football tournament in Los Angeles, United States.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| Group A winner | 2027 | |
| Group B winner | 2027 |