However, AFC announced the cancellation of the tournament on 25 January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[4] On 5 July 2021, the AFC announced that the tournament would be held between 27 September and 8 October 2022.

Japan defeated defending champions Iran in the final to claim their fourth title.

[6] Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 15.1).