In April 2016, it was proposed to take place in September 2020 but was rescheduled to December.
[2] The AFC announced on 17 September 2019 that it was to be played between 30 November and 13 December 2020.
[3] However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, the Solidarity Cup could not be played as scheduled.
[4] On 10 September 2020, the AFC announced that the 2020 tournament would be cancelled, with the next edition planned to be played in 2024;[5] the 2024 edition would never take place as AFC abolished the tournament in November 2023.
All teams which were neither competing in the third round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers nor the third round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers would have been eligible to enter, including:[3]