Hosts China won the first title in the tournament, beating Japan on penalties.

[2] There was no qualification phase, thus all ten available members are allowed to compete.

A final squad of 20 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.

All times are local CST In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.