It was set to take place between 23 June and 7 July 2013 but was postponed to be held between 11 and 26 January 2014 due to the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup.

[2][3] The AFC Competitions Committee awarded the hosting rights of the 2013 finals to Oman on 18 July 2012.

[4] The draw for the group stage of qualifying took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 February 2012.

[5] Oman (Host) North Korea Australia Saudi Arabia South Korea Japan Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates China Syria Iran Jordan Iraq Yemen Kuwait Myanmar Only players born on or after 1 January 1991 were eligible to compete in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup.

[6] If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.