Defending Asean champions Thailand and last year's runners-up Indonesia were drawn in Group A for the first round battles of this year's competition which has been renamed the Mitsubishi Electric Cup.
The War Elephants overwhelmed the Indonesians 6-2 over two legs in January to win Thailand's sixth title when the competition was played on a centralised basis in Singapore, a year later than scheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
