Associations affiliated with FIFA might send teams to participate in the tournament. There were no age restrictions on women's teams. For men's teams, the age limit returned from under-23 to under-22 (born on or after 1 January 2001) with no overage players being allowed.[1]
The following is the competition schedule for the football competitions:
G
Group stage
½
Semifinals
B
3rd place play-off
F
Final
Event
Sat 29
Sun 30
Mon 1
Tue 2
Wed 3
Thu 4
Fri 5
Sat 6
Sun 7
Mon 8
Tue 9
Wed 10
Thu 11
Fri 12
Sat 13
Sun 14
Mon 15
Tue 16
Men
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
½
B
F
Women
G
G
G
½
B
F
Venues
A total of 4 venues in Phnom Penh were used to host the football matches. Olympic Stadium and Visakha Stadium hosted the men's tournament, the women's Bronze medal match and Gold medal match. Meanwhile, Old Stadium and RSN Stadium hosted the women's group stage and semifinals.