Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The qualification for football tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics, all players should be under 23 years old.
Qualified teams
The final tournament had 16 spots.- Europe: 4.5 places, contested by 33 teams.
- South America: 2 places, contested by 10 teams.
- North and Central America: 2 places, contested by 25 teams.
- Africa: 3 places, contested by 24 teams.
- Asia: 3 places, contested by 28 teams.
- Oceania: 0.5 places, contested by 4 teams.
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | |
| AFC Preliminary Competition | 3 | |
| CAF Preliminary Competition | 3 | |
| 1992 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 | |
| 1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 2 | |
| 1991 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 1 | |
| 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship | 4 | |
| Total | 16 |
Qualifications
Europe
South America
North and Central America
Africa
Asia
Oceania
First six matches played in Australia, other six matches played in Fiji.| Team | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 12 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 1 |
Australia advanced to the International Play-off.
International Play-off
----2–2 on aggregate. Australia qualify on away goal's rule.