It took place in Indonesia, which was appointed as the host by the AFC on 25 July 2017,[1] between 18 October and 4 November 2018.

The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the AFC representatives.

[4] Chinese Taipei returned to the tournament finals for the first time since 1974 as one of the best group runners-up.

It happened in Group C after Qatar and Iraq were tied in all tie-breaking criteria and both of them played among each other in the last match.

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.