[2] Six teams will not take part in this edition: Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Nepal.
All matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (UTC+7).
All matches were held in Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia (UTC+8).
At the end of the first stage, a comparison will be made between the third placed teams of each group.
As a result, four matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the third-placed table.