2023 SAFF Championship final
Football match
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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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
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 | ||||||
| Referee | Prajwal Chhetri (Nepal) | ||||||
| Attendance | 26,380 | ||||||
Venue
On 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.[5]
| Bangalore | |
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| Sree Kanteerava Stadium | |
| 12°58′10.92″N 77°35′36.24″E | |
| Capacity: 25,810 | |
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Route to the final
 Kuwait |
Round |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nepal |
1–3 | Match 1 |  Pakistan |
0–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan |
0–4 | Match 2 | Nepal |
0–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| India |
1–1 | Match 3 | Kuwait |
1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standings |
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bangladesh |
0–1 (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals |  Lebanon |
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
See also
| Men's | |||||
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| U-16 Championship | U-19 Championship | Senior Championship (Final) | |||
| Women's | |||||
| U-17 Championship | U-20 Championship | ||||
Notes
- 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.