| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2001 – 12 July 2003 |
| Teams | 99 (from 6 confederations) |
← 1999 2007 → | |
The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process decided the 15 teams which played at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the host China initially qualified automatically as the host nation. The qualification process for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 99 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows: