On 30 October 2019, EAFF announced that North Korea, who automatically qualified for the final round, withdrew from the tournament;[1] Chinese Taipei was chosen as the replacement.

[2] Based on FIFA Women's world ranking, ten teams were allocated to their particular stage.

Each winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.

The ranking of teams was determined as follows:[3] The first preliminary round was held in Mongolia.

[4] The final competition was held in South Korea from 10 to 17 December 2019.