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Host selection
Originally, it was determined that China would host the tournament, as a preparatory competition ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. However, they withdrew from hosting the tournament in October 2020 due to scheduling conflicts, stadium completion timelines ahead of other international events and challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualification
Qualification matches were played between 23 October and 2 November 2021.
Draw
The 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams, with seeding based on their performance in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. Draw will take place in Bunyodkor stadium at 12:00 PM, February 17.
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team have to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, a minimum three of whom must be selected as goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3).