In March 2012, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Algiers and Oran were the two candidate cities to host the competition.

[2] In May, Algiers was initially chosen as the host city of the competition.

[3] However, in August, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Oran and Aïn Témouchent would replace Algiers as the host cities, due to the lack of available stadiums in the latter city.

[4] The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.

The top four teams qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: