[1] New Caledonia, Kyrgyzstan and an unspecified team from the 2012 Philippine Peace Cup were initially mooted as participants.

[1] On September 24, the PFF announced that Chinese Taipei, runners-up in the previous edition of the tournament had confirmed their participation.

[2] They also sent an invitation to the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, but they turned it down citing the expensive airfare and the bad timing due to having other commitments.

[3] The Rwandese Association Football Federation (FERWAFA) were another invitee and the PFF claimed that they were close to finalizing their participation.

[5] On September 27, the FERWAFA confirmed that they had arranged an international friendly match against Uganda on October 15,[6] thus ruling them out of the tournament.