Associations affiliated with FIFA may send teams to participate in the tournament. There were no age restrictions on women's teams. For men's teams, with the postponement of the Games from 2021 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the age limit was raised from under-22 (set since 2017) to under-23 (born on or after 1 January 1999) with a maximum of three overage players allowed.[5]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the football competitions:[6]
G
Group stage
½
Semifinals
B
3rd place play-off
F
Final
Event
Fri 6
Sat 7
Sun 8
Mon 9
Tue 10
Wed 11
Thu 12
Fri 13
Sat 14
Sun 15
Mon 16
Tue 17
Wed 18
Thu 19
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun 22
Men
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
½
B
F
Women
G
G
G
G
G
G
½
B
F
Venues
A total of 4 venues across 4 cities are used to host football matches.[6]Mỹ Đình National Stadium hosted the Men's Bronze medal match and the Men's Gold medal Match.