Qualification for the tournament started in October 2009 with the finals tournament being hosted in October 2010.[1]
The AFC recommended China as the host for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship Finals, which was subject to approval on 9 February 2010[2] and confirmed the hosting right's and finals venue ofZibo on 18 February 2010.[3] The top four teams qualified for the2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.