Please note that this memo contains the final version of the qualification procedures for the 2019 Pan American Games and it is an adjusted version of the previous one, as approved by the PAHF Board.
The Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) is keeping the premise that all its member countries should have the opportunity to qualify for the Pan American Games through a regional tournament held during the two years immediately preceding the Pan American Games year.
The following is the official qualification procedure for the men and women's hockey tournaments at the XVIII Pan American Games to be held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019:
1. Host country (Peru);
2. The two (2) countries ranked at first and second places at the X South American Games 2018 - Cochabamba, Bolivia;
3. The two (2) countries ranked at first and second places at the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 – Barranquilla, Colombia;
4. The next two (2) countries not already qualified under paragraphs 1 - 3 above, based on final rankings at the V Pan American Cup 2017;
5. For both men and women tournaments, if United States and/or Canada are not already qualified under paragraphs 1 to 4 above, they will be engaged in a play-off competition between themselves and a third team not yet qualified based on final rankings at the V Pan American Cup 2017. The date and site for this competition will be determined by the PAHF.
6. The two (2) reserve teams will be the losers of the playoff competition referred in the paragraph 5 above. If United States and Canada are already qualified, the next better positions country in the V Pan American Cup 2017/Pan American Challenge 2015 will be named as reserve(s).
Notes:
(a) If there are less than four participants in either the X South American Games 2018 or the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games 2018, an additional country will qualify based on the final rankings of the V Pan American Cups 2017.
(b) If USA and CAN are qualified under paragraphs 1 – 4, the eighth qualified team will be the next placed country of the V Pan American Cups 2017.
(c) If the play-off competition referred at paragraph 5 above eventually happen, all costs for participating in the same are to be borne by the respective National Associations. The PAHF will be responsible for covering the cost of neutral officials for such competition.
