[2] Saudi Arabia won their third title after defeating Kuwait 5–2 in the final.

[3] The 2015 edition was officially known as the Huawei GCC National Teams Under-23 Championship for the second time after the sponsorship deal between Huawei and the AGCFF.

[4] It was initially going to be hosted by Qatar in September 2014, but was later moved to Bahrain and scheduled for January 2015[5][6] The group stage draw was held on 4 June 2014.

[7] The semi-final and final were delayed by a number of days due to the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

[8] In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).