The previous edition was an Under-15 age group competition held in Jordan in 2009.

4 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.

All games were hosted at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium.

[1] Initially, players and staff had been denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli authorities.

[2] Israel issued entry visas following an intervention from Jordanian prince and FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein.