The 2023 SAFF Championship final was the final match of the 2023 SAFF Championship. It took place on 4 July 2023 at the Bangalore, Karnataka. It was announced that the matches during the tournament, including the final, would take place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. India defeated Kuwait on penalty-shootouts after the match ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time.
 The 2023 SAFF Championship final match held at this stadium. | |||||||
| Event | 2023 SAFF Championship | ||||||
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| After extra time India won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 4 July 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | ||||||
Venue
editOn 19 March 2023, it was announced that the matches during the tournament, including the final, would take place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[1]
Route to the final
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Round |  India
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 Nepal
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1–3 | Match 1 |  Pakistan
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0–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan
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0–4 | Match 2 | Nepal
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| India
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1–1 | Match 3 | Kuwait
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1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standings |
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bangladesh
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0–1(a.e.t.) | Semi-finals |  Lebanon
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0–0(2–4 p) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
- 90 minutes
- 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
- Maximum of fifteen named substitutes
- Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]
- Maximum of one concussion substitution
Notes
edit- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
edit- ^ "Bengaluru to host 2023 SAFF Championship". Retrieved 19 March 2023.