It consisted of hosts the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.
Play in Group A began on 19 November and ended on 25 November.
In the semi-finals: All times are in local, Philippines Time (UTC+08:00).
Man of the Match: Teerasil Dangda (Thailand) Assistant referees:[4] Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan) Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei) Fourth official:[4] Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei) Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[8] Zakariya Kanat (Syria) Samar Pal (India) Fourth official:[8] Rowan Arumughan (India) Man of the Match: Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand) Assistant referees:[12] Bang Ki-yeol (South Korea) Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan) Fourth official:[12] Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) Man of the Match: Phil Younghusband (Philippines) Assistant referees:[16] Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei) Zakariya Kanat (Syria) Fourth official:[16] Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria) Man of the Match: Stefano Lilipaly (Indonesia) Assistant referees:[20] Zakariya Kanat (Syria) Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei) Fourth official:[20] Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei) Man of the Match: Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool (Thailand) Assistant referees:[24] Samar Pal (India) Bang Ki-yeol (South Korea) Fourth official:[24] Rowan Arumughan (India)