[1] The two finalists and the third place play-off winner earned qualification to represent Asia at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Papeete, Tahiti.

The organizers left three slots available and would announce who the three teams would be inside of two weeks after the draw.

It was learned on 8 January 2013 that the Philippines have fielded a team to participate in the Asian qualifier.

The draw to divide the teams into the following four groups was conducted on December 20, 2012, in Doha, Qatar.

After the group stage had concluded, a draw was held at 21:30 to determine the match-ups for all 16 teams, including the group winners, based on where the teams place.