2023 SAFF Championship final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2023 SAFF Championship final

| image = File:Sree Kanteerava Stadium.jpg

| caption = The 2023 SAFF Championship final match held at this stadium.

| event = 2023 SAFF Championship

| team1 = Kuwait

| team1association = {{flagdeco|Kuwait|size=30px}}

| team1score = 1

| team2 = India

| team2association ={{flagdeco|India|size=30px}}

| team2score = 1

| details = After extra time
India won 5–4 on penalties

| date = {{start date|2023|07|04|df=y}}

| stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium

| city = Bengaluru

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = Prajwal Chhetri (Nepal)

| attendance = 26,380

| weather =

| previous = 2021

| next = 2025

}}

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.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=21 June 2023 |title=Bashundhara Toiletries Limited becomes title sponsor of SAFF Championship 2023 |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/696273/Bashundhara-Toiletries-Limited-becomes-title-sponsor-of-SAFF-Championship-2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=daily-sun.com|archive-date=22 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622031615/https://www.daily-sun.com/post/696273/Bashundhara-Toiletries-Limited-becomes-title-sponsor-of-SAFF-Championship-2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Triyasha |date=2023-05-15 |title=SAFF Championship 2023 Draw on May 17, Indian Football Team eye consecutive titles - Follow SAFF 2023 LIVE |url=https://www.insidesport.in/saff-championship-2023-draw-on-may-17-indian-football-team-eye-consecutive-titles-follow-saff-2023-live/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=www.insidesport.in |language=en-US}} 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.{{cite news |date=16 October 2021 |title=SAFF Championship 2021 Final: India defeats Nepal 3-0 to lift title for the eighth time |work=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |agency=Press Trust of India |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/saff-championship-2021-final-india-nepal-chhetri-indian-football-news/article37024014.ece |url-status=live |access-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201103340/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/saff-championship-2021-final-india-nepal-chhetri-indian-football-news/article37024014.ece |archive-date=1 February 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Rawat |first1=Akhil |title=Double, double toil and treble: Blue Tigers bask in SAFF C'ship glory|publisher=AIFF|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/double-double-toil-and-treble-blue-tigers-bask-in-saff-cship-glory |access-date=12 July 2023|date=5 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712113849/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/double-double-toil-and-treble-blue-tigers-bask-in-saff-cship-glory|archive-date=12 July 2023|url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Bengaluru to host 2023 SAFF Championship |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bengaluru-to-host-2023-saff-championship |access-date=2023-03-19}}

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Capacity: 25,810
File:Sree Kanteerava Stadium.jpg

Route to the final

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style="vertical-align:top;background:#9cf" !colspan=2 style="width:1"\|{{fb\|Kuwait}} !Round !colspan=2 style="width:1"\|{{fb\|IND}}
style="vertical-align:top;background:#c1e0ff" \|Opponent \|Result	Group stage \|Opponent \|Result
{{fb\|Nepal}} \|1–3 \|style="background:#c1e0ff"\| Match 1 \|{{fb\|PAK}} \|0–4
{{fb\|Pakistan}} \|0–4 \|style="background:#c1e0ff"\| Match 2 \|{{fb\|NEP}} \|0–2
{{fb\|India}} \|1–1 \|style="background:#c1e0ff"\| Match 3 \|{{fb\|KUW}} \|1–1
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style="background:#cfc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|Kuwait}} \|3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
style="background:#cfc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|India}} \|3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
align=left\|{{fb\|Nepal}} \|3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
align=left\|{{fb\|Pakistan}} \|3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

|style="background:#c1e0ff"| Final standings

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|

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style="background:#cfc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|Kuwait}} \|3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
style="background:#cfc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|India}} \|3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
align=left\|{{fb\|Nepal}} \|3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
align=left\|{{fb\|Pakistan}} \|3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#c1e0ff"

|Opponent

|Result

|| {{nowrap|Knockout stage}}

|Opponent

|Result

|{{fb|Bangladesh}}

|0–1 {{aet}}

|style="background:#c1e0ff"| Semi-finals

|{{fb|LBN}}

|0–0 {{pso|2–4}}

Match

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2023|7|4|df=y}}

| time = 19:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

| score = 1–1

| aet = y

| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230705091149/https://saffederation.org/uploads/64a46456995f9.pdf

| team2 = {{fb|IND}}

| goals1 =

Khaldi {{goal|14}}

| goals2 =

Chhangte {{goal|36}}

| penaltyscore = 4–5

| penalties1 =

Daham {{penmiss}}
Otaibi {{pengoal}}
Dhaferi {{pengoal}}
Naji {{pengoal}}
Khaldi {{pengoal}}
Khalid {{penmiss}}

| penalties2 =

{{pengoal}} Chhetri
{{pengoal}} Jhingan
{{pengoal}} Chhangte
{{penmiss}} Udanta
{{pengoal}} S. Bose
{{pengoal}} Mahesh

| stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium

| location = Bangalore

| attendance = 26,380

| referee = Prajwal Chhetri (Nepal)

}}

style="width:100%;font-size:90%"

style="width:50%;vertical-align:top"|

Assistant referees:

Nani Ram Thapa Magar (Nepal)

Ahmed Hassan (Maldives)

Fourth official:

Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Match commissioner:

Mindu Dorji (Bhutan)

Referee assessor:

Suresh Srinivasan (India)

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{{refn|group=note|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.}}
Maximum of one concussion substitution

Notes

References

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Category:SAFF Championship finals

Category:India national football team matches

Category:Kuwait national football team matches

SAFF

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style="width:100%;text-align:center"
style="vertical-align:top;background:#9cf" !colspan=2 style="width:1"\|{{fb\|Kuwait}} !Round !colspan=2 style="width:1"\|{{fb\|IND}}
style="vertical-align:top;background:#c1e0ff" \|Opponent \|Result	Group stage \|Opponent \|Result
{{fb\|Nepal}} \|1–3 \|style="background:#c1e0ff"\| Match 1 \|{{fb\|PAK}} \|0–4
{{fb\|Pakistan}} \|0–4 \|style="background:#c1e0ff"\| Match 2 \|{{fb\|NEP}} \|0–2
{{fb\|India}} \|1–1 \|style="background:#c1e0ff"\| Match 3 \|{{fb\|KUW}} \|1–1
colspan="2" style="text-align:center"\| {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
style="background:#cfc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|Kuwait}} \|3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
style="background:#cfc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|India}} \|3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
align=left\|{{fb\|Nepal}} \|3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
align=left\|{{fb\|Pakistan}} \|3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0