It was hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the first time and marked the country's first-ever women's international tournament, held from June 15 to 24, 2022.

Iraq won their first title after defeating host Saudi Arabia in the final 4–2, thus becoming the first Arab national team to win the title.

[3][4][5] Initially, seven (out of 12) WAFF member associations entered teams for the final tournament in Jeddah.

The draw took place virtually on 25 May 2022, and was streamed on the West Asian Football Federation's YouTube channel.

[7] The draw resulted in the following groups: All times are local, SAST (UTC+3).