The Asian Football Confederation's pre-Olympic tournament was contested by eighteen teams that competed for the two allocated spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament in London.
However, Qatar withdrew before playing any match.
[1] The competition was originally scheduled for February 2010 but it eventually started in March 2011.
The format was as follows:[1] All matches were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).
All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.