The tournament was originally going to be held in Iraq from 3 to 18 November 2022,[2] but was relocated to Saudi Arabia due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis.

[4] Originally, it was determined that Iraq would host the tournament, as a preparatory competition ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

[5] However, due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis, the hosting rights were lifted based on the recommendation issued in this regard by the General Assembly and the Executive Committee of the WAFF during its two recent meetings that were held in the Jordanian capital Amman.

[8] On 20 October, it was announced that Kuwait withdrew from the competition, bringing the final number of teams to six.

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).