The competition has been originally scheduled to be played in Palestine from April 1-9 but Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran requested AFC to change the host of the competition since the Iranian citizens are banned from entering Palestine territories.
Iran has been drawn along with Chinese Taipei, Palestine, and the Philippines in Group C.
According to the International Relations Department of Football Federation, AFC has agreed to change the host and the competition will be held in Doha, Qatar instead of Palestine.