Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Twelve teams qualified for the men's field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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 * – Japan qualified both as the hosts and the continental champions, therefore that quota is added to the FIH Olympic Qualifiers rather than going to the runners-up of the tournament. 

2018 Asian Games
The champion of the men's field hockey tournament at the 2018 Asian Games qualifies for the Olympics. If Japan is the winner, the quota place is added to the qualification events rather than going to the runner-up.

Olympic qualifying events
Originally, twelve teams were to take part in the Olympic qualifying events. These teams were to be drawn into six pairs; each pair playing a two-match, aggregate score series. The winner of each series qualifies for the Olympics. As Japan won the 2018 Asian Games (thereby qualifying twice, once as host and once as Asian champions), there will instead be 14 teams, 7 of whom will qualify.

Matches
The draw for the final seven qualification ties was held on 9 September 2019. The ties will be played over two legs, both in the home team's venue.