Qualification was to have been scrapped for this edition of the tournament, but at the AFF Council Meeting in Naypyidaw, Myanmar in December 2013, it was decided that the qualifying round would be retained, and Laos were awarded the hosting rights.
Kualifikasi adalah telah dihapus untuk edisi ini turnamen, tetapi pada Rapat Dewan AFF di Naypyidaw, Myanmar pada bulan Desember 2013 diputuskan bahwa babak kualifikasi akan dipertahankan, dan Laos diberikan hak tuan rumah.