Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands |
Dates | 2–9 March 2016 |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sweden |
Runners-up | Netherlands |
Third place | Switzerland |
Fourth place | Norway |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Manon Melis Vivianne Miedema Ada Hegerberg Rahel Kiwic (2 goals each) |
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Qualification for women's championships (UEFA) |
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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.[1]
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.[2]