Belarus, China, France, Spain and Turkey qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

On 26 September 2015, FIBA announced that France and Spain were the candidates to host the women's qualification tournaments.

[3] The deadline to submit the final candidature was set on 11 November, following which an evaluation of all bids would take place.

[4] The draw was held at 26 January 2016 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.

[5][6] France Spain Belarus Turkey Cuba Argentina China South Korea New Zealand Cameroon Nigeria Venezuela The following referees were selected for the tournament.