2023 SAFF Championship final

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]

2023 SAFF Championship final

The 2023 SAFF Championship final match held at this stadium.
Event	2023 SAFF Championship
Kuwait India 1 1
After extra time India won 5–4 on penalties
Date	4 July 2023 (2023-07-04)
Venue	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
Referee	Prajwal Chhetri (Nepal)
Attendance	26,380
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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	Bangalore
Sree Kanteerava Stadium
12°58′10.92″N 77°35′36.24″E
Capacity: 25,810

Route to the final

Kuwait		Round	India
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Kuwait 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7  India 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7    Nepal 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3  Pakistan 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Kuwait 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7  India 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7    Nepal 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3  Pakistan 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Bangladesh	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Semi-finals	Lebanon	0–0 (2–4 p)

Match

4 July 2023 (2023-07-04)

19:30

Kuwait	1–1 (a.e.t.)	India
Khaldi 14'	Report	Chhangte 36'
Penalties
Daham Otaibi Dhaferi Naji Khaldi Khalid	4–5	Chhetri Jhingan Chhangte Udanta S. Bose Mahesh

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 26,380

Referee: Prajwal Chhetri (Nepal)

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^{[note 1]}
• Maximum of one concussion substitution

Notes

1. 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.