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{{Short description|Fourteenth edition of the SAFF Championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| image = 2023 SAFF Championship logo.png
| upright = 0.7
| caption =
| tourney_name = SAFF Championship
| year = 2023
| country = India
| dates = 21 June – 4 July
| num_teams = 8
| sub-confederations = 2
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = IND
| count = 9
| second = KUW
| matches = 15
| goals = 38
| attendance = {{#expr:1200+22860+50+200+309+12642+100+250+250+9562+50+500+19640+26380}}
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]] (5 goals)
| player = {{fbicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]]
| young_player =
| goalkeeper = {{fbicon|BAN}} [[Anisur Rahman Zico]]
| fair_play = {{fb|NEP}}
| prevseason = [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]]
| nextseason = [[2026 SAFF Championship|2026]]
| updated =
}}

The '''2023 SAFF Championship''' (known as the '''2023 Bangabandhu SAFF Championship''' for sponsorship reasons)<ref name=SPBK>{{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}}</ref> was the 14th edition of the [[SAFF Championship]], the biennial international men's [[association football|football]] championship of [[South Asia]] organised by [[South Asian Football Federation]] (SAFF). The event was held at the [[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]] in [[Bangalore]], India from 21 June to 4 July 2023.

[[India national football team|India]], the defending champions, won their record-extending ninth championship by defeating [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in [[2023 SAFF Championship final|the final]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Host selection==
At the SAFF Executive Committee meeting, held on 17 October 2021 in the [[Maldives]], [[Football Sri Lanka]] expressed their interest to bid for hosting the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Premlal|first=Sushil|title=FSL keen to host 2023 SAFF Tourney|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211010/sports/fsl-keen-to-host-2023-saff-tourney-457799.html|date=10 October 2021|access-date=2021-10-17|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019125501/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/211010/sports/fsl-keen-to-host-2023-saff-tourney-457799.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, [[FIFA]] suspended Sri Lanka on 21 January 2023, which ceased them from hosting and participation in any football tournament.<ref name="fifasuspension">{{Cite web|title=Suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) from 21 January 2023 until further notice|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5d07bb14cb642349/original/Circular-1831_Suspension-FFSL_EN.pdf|date=22 January 2022|location=[[Zürich]]|access-date=2023-01-27|website=digitalhub.fifa.com|archive-date=22 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122234914/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5d07bb14cb642349/original/Circular-1831_Suspension-FFSL_EN.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Later on 30 January 2023, SAFF unofficially announced that only [[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]] had applied for hosting rights till the deadline which is 29 January 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=সাফের স্বাগতিক হতে শুধু নেপালের আবেদন |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/zmhy0mir5x |access-date=28 June 2023 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=29 January 2023|language=Bengali|archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329140719/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/zmhy0mir5x |url-status=live}}</ref> The host was supposed to be announced following the SAFF members' meeting during 33rd AFC Congress in [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]] on 1 February 2023. On 14 February 2023, [[All India Football Federation|India]] were declared as the hosts of the 14th edition of the championship.<ref name=India_host>{{cite web|url=https://saffederation.org/news/read/79|title=SAFF confirms Sports Partner International as the official commercial partner|website=saffederation.org|date=14 February 2023|access-date=14 February 2023|archive-date=14 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214135443/https://saffederation.org/news/read/79|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SAFF Championship 2023: All you need to know, dates, schedule, match timings, venue |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/saff-championship-2023-full-schedule-date-time-venue-match-details-live-streaming-info-indian-football/article66976802.ece |access-date=28 June 2023 |work=[[Sportstar]] |publisher=[[The Hindu]]|location=[[Chennai]] |date=16 June 2023|archive-date=26 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626210539/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/saff-championship-2023-full-schedule-date-time-venue-match-details-live-streaming-info-indian-football/article66976802.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 March 2023, AIFF announced [[Bangalore]] as the host city for SAFF Championship 2023.<ref name="AIFFhost">{{Cite web |title=Bengaluru to host 2023 SAFF Championship |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bengaluru-to-host-2023-saff-championship|website=the-aiff.com |access-date=19 March 2023|archive-date=19 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319133850/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bengaluru-to-host-2023-saff-championship|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Participating nations ==
Football Sri Lanka was sanctioned by FIFA on 21 January 2023, which made them ineligible for participation in the competition.<ref name="fifasuspension"/> [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] and [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] were invited as guest teams with a view to increase the number of teams for the championship and make the event more competitive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanon to compete in SAFF Championship|url=https://saffederation.org/news/read/89|date=8 May 2023|access-date=8 May 2023|website=saffederation.org|archive-date=8 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508110656/https://saffederation.org/news/read/89|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope=col|Country
! scope=col|Appearance
! scope=col|Previous best performance
! scope=col|[[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA ranking]] ({{nowrap|6 April 2023}})<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Men's Ranking |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id13974 |website=fifa.com |access-date=15 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406092822/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id13974|archive-date=6 April 2023|url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BAN}}
| align="center" |13th
|{{sort|3|'''Champions'''}} ([[2003 SAFF Gold Cup|2003]])
| align="center" |192
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BHU}}
| align="center" |9th
|{{sort|6|Semi-finals}} ([[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]])
| align="center" |185
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|IND}}
| align="center" |14th
|{{nowrap|{{sort|1|'''Champions'''}} ([[1993 SAARC Gold Cup|1993]], [[1997 SAFF Gold Cup|1997]], [[1999 SAFF Gold Cup|1999]], [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005]], [[2009 SAFF Championship|2009]], [[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]], [[2015 SAFF Championship|2015]], [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]]}})
| align="center" |101
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|KUW}}
| align="center" |1st
|''Debut'' ({{sort|99|invitee}})
| align="center" |143
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|LBN}}
| align="center" |1st
|''Debut'' ({{sort|99|invitee}})
| align="center" |99
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|MDV}}
| align="center" |12th
|{{sort|2|'''Champions'''}} ([[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]], [[2018 SAFF Championship|2018]])
| align="center" |154
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|NEP}}
| align="center" |14th
|{{sort|4|Runners-up}} ([[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]])
| align="center" |174
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|PAK}}
| align="center" |12th
|{{sort|5|Third place}} ([[1997 SAFF Gold Cup|1997]])
| align="center" |195
|}

=== Squads ===
Each team had to register a squad with a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 23 players, at least three of whom must be goalkeepers.

== Venue ==
The [[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]] in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India hosted all the matches.<ref name="AIFFhost"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width="20px" |[[Bangalore]]
! rowspan="5" |{{Location map+ |India|width=240 |float=center |caption= |places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=12.9697|long=77.5934|position=right |label='''[[Bangalore]]'''}}
}}
|-
|[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|-
|{{Coord|12|58|10.92|N|77|35|36.24|E|region:ZA_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bangalore}}
|-
| Capacity: '''25,810'''
|-
|[[File:Sree Kanteerava Stadium.jpg|250x150px|alt=Aerial view Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|}

== Draw ==
The draw ceremony of this tournament was held on 17 May 2023 at 12:30 IST in [[New Delhi]], India.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!width=25%| Pot 1
!width=25%| Pot 2
!width=25%| Pot 3
!width=25%| Pot 4
|-
|{{fb|LBN}} (99) {{fb|IND}} (101) ''(hosts)''
|{{fb|KUW}} (143) {{fb|MDV}} (154)
|{{fb|NEP}} (174) {{fb|BHU}} (185)
|{{fb|BAN}} (192) {{fb|PAK}} (195)
|}

=== Draw result ===
{|
|
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[#Group A|Group A]]
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! width="175" |Team
|-
| align="center" |A1
|{{fb|IND}}
|-
| align="center" |A2
|{{fb|KUW}}
|-
| align="center" |A3
|{{fb|NEP}}
|-
| align="center" |A4
|{{fb|PAK}}
|}
|
|
|
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[#Group B|Group B]]
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! width="175" |Team
|-
| align="center" |B1
|{{fb|LBN}}
|-
| align="center" |B2
|{{fb|MDV}}
|-
| align="center" |B3
|{{fb|BHU}}
|-
|align="center" |B4
|{{fb|BAN}}
|}
|}

== Officiating ==
;Referees
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|BAN}} Md Alamgir Sarker
*{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Pema Tshewang]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} Crystal John
*{{flagicon|MDV}} Sinan Hussain
*{{flagicon|NEP}} Prajwol Chhetri
*{{flagicon|PAK}} Irshad Ul Haq
{{colend}}
;Assistant referees
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|BAN}} Mohammad Nuruzzaman
*{{flagicon|BHU}} Phurpa Wangchuk
*{{flagicon|IND}} S Manikandan
*{{flagicon|IND}} Sumanta Dutta
*{{flagicon|MDV}} Ahmed Hassan
*{{flagicon|NEP}} Nani Ram Thapa Magar
{{colend}}

== Group stage ==
{{hatnote|All times are local, [[India Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]).}}

=== Group A ===
{{2023 SAFF Championship group tables|Group A}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|21|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}
|score = 3–1
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230624175740/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6492f5e2b5462.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|NEP}}
|goals1 =
*[[Khalid El Ebrahim|El Ebrahim]] {{goal|23}}
*[[Shabaib Al-Khaldi|Al-Khaldi]] {{goal|42}}
*[[Mohammad Daham|Daham]] {{goal|65|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Anjan Bista|Bista]] {{goal|69}}
|stadium = [[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|location = [[Bangalore]]
|attendance = 1,200
|referee = Md Alamgir Sarker ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|21|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 4–0
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230624175648/https://saffederation.org/uploads/64932b99cb0b0.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
|goals1 =
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|10||16|pen.|75|pen.}}
*[[Udanta Singh Kumam|Kumam]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 22,860
|referee = Prajwol Chhetri ([[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]])
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|24|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}
|score = 0–4
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230624175537/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6496ea9a66863.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
*[[Hassan Al-Enezi|Al-Enezi]] {{goal|10}}
*[[Mobarak Al-Faneeni|Al-Faneeni]] {{goal|17||45+1}}
*[[Eid Naser Al-Rasheedi|Al-Rasheedi]] {{goal|69}}
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 309
|referee = [[Pema Tshewang]] ([[Bhutan Football Federation|Bhutan]])
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|24|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}
|score = 0–2
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230624175157/https://saffederation.org/uploads/64971d8ad1d63.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|62}}
*[[Naorem Mahesh Singh|N. M. Singh]] {{goal|70}}
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 12,642
|referee = Sinan Hussain ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|27|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NEP}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230629122427/https://saffederation.org/uploads/649adec1e6aaf.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}
|goals1 =
*[[Aashish Chaudhary (footballer)|Chaudhary]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 250
|referee = Sinan Hussain ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|27|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–1
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230627224534/https://saffederation.org/uploads/649b1b22326b6.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}
|goals1 =
*[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|45+2}}
|goals2 =
*[[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 2000)|A. Ali]] {{goal|90+2|o.g.}}
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 9,562
|referee = Md Alamgir Sarker ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]])
}}

=== Group B ===
{{2023 SAFF Championship group tables|Group B}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|22|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBN}}
|score = 2–0
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230624175921/https://saffederation.org/uploads/6494469232010.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
|goals1 =
*[[Hassan Maatouk|Maatouk]] {{goal|80}}
*[[Khalil Bader|Bader]] {{goal|90+6}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 50
|referee = Crystal John ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|22|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MDV}}
|score = 2–0
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230624180015/https://saffederation.org/uploads/64947b372b8f4.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|BHU}}
|goals1 =
*[[Hamza Mohamed|Mohamed]] {{goal|6|pen.}}
*[[Naiz Hassan|N. Hassan]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 200
|referee = Irshad Ul Haq ([[Pakistan Football Federation|Pakistan]])
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|25|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}
|score = 3–1
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230626073527/https://saffederation.org/uploads/64983a90daffe.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|MDV}}
|goals1 =
*[[Rakib Hossain|Rakib]] {{goal|42}}
*[[Tariq Kazi|Kazi]] {{goal|67}}
*[[Shekh Morsalin|Morsalin]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 =
*[[Hamza Mohamed|Hamza]] {{goal|18}}
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 100
|referee = Prajwol Chhetri ([[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]])
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|25|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHU}}
|score = 1–4
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230626073603/https://saffederation.org/uploads/64986aabbc06a.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|LBN}}
|goals1 =
*[[Chencho Gyeltshen|Gyeltshen]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2 =
*[[Mohamad Omar Sadek|Sadek]] {{goal|11}}
*[[Ali Al Haj|Al Haj]] {{goal|23}}
*[[Khalil Bader|Bader]] {{goal|35}}
*[[Mahdi Zein|M. Zein]] {{goal|42}}
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 250
|referee = Irshad Ul Haq ([[Pakistan Football Federation|Pakistan]])
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|28|df=y}}
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBN}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230629122611/https://saffederation.org/uploads/649c28ec38f65.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|MDV}}
|goals1 =
*[[Hassan Maatouk|Maatouk]] {{goal|24}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance = 50
|referee = [[Pema Tshewang]] ([[Bhutan Football Federation|Bhutan]])
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2023|6|28|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHU}}
|score = 1–3
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230629122703/https://saffederation.org/uploads/649c6695907bf.pdf
|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
|goals1 =
*[[Tsenda Dorji|Dorji]] {{goal|12}}
|goals2 =
*[[Shekh Morsalin|Morsalin]] {{goal|21}}
*[[Phuntsho Jigme|Jigme]] {{goal|31|o.g.}}
*[[Rakib Hossain|Rakib]] {{goal|36}}
|stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
|location = Bangalore
|attendance =
|referee = Crystal John ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}

== Knockout stage ==
=== Bracket ===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes
|bold_winner=high|color=yes
|RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD2=[[#Final|Final]]


| 1 July 2023|{{fb|KUW}} {{aet}}|1|{{fb|BAN}}|0
| 1 July 2023|{{fb|LBN}}|0 (2)|{{fb|IND}} {{pen}}|0 (4)

|4 July 2023|{{fb|KUW}}|1 (4)|{{fb|IND}} {{pso}}|1 (5)

}}

=== Semi-finals ===
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2023|7|1|df=y}}
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}
| score = 1–0
| aet = y
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230701202406/https://saffederation.org/uploads/64a02bdf0f725.pdf
| team2 = {{fb|BAN}}
| goals1 =
*[[Abdullah Al-Buloushi (footballer, born 1998)|Al-Buloushi]] {{goal|105+2}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
| location = Bangalore
| attendance = 500
| referee = Crystal John ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2023|7|1|df=y}}
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|LBN}}
| score = 0–0
| aet = y
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20230702043927/https://saffederation.org/uploads/64a068e10b054.pdf
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| penaltyscore = 2–4
| penalties1 =
*[[Hassan Maatouk|Maatouk]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Walid Shour|Shour]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Mohamad Omar Sadek|Sadek]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Khalil Bader|Bader]] {{penmiss}}
| penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 2000)|A. Ali]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Naorem Mahesh Singh|Mahesh]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Udanta Singh Kumam|Udanta]]
| stadium = Sree Kanteerava Stadium
| location = Bangalore
| attendance = 19,640
| referee = Sinan Hussain ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{main|2023 SAFF Championship final}}
{{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 =
*[[Shabib Al-Khaldi|Khaldi]] {{goal|14}}
| goals2 =
*[[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Chhangte]] {{goal|36}}
| penaltyscore = 4–5
| penalties1 =
*Daham {{penmiss}}
*Otaibi {{pengoal}}
*[[Ahmed Al-Dhefiri|Dhaferi]] {{pengoal}}
*Naji {{pengoal}}
*[[Shabaib Al-Khaldi|Khaldi]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Khalid Hajeyah|Hajeyah]] {{penmiss}}
| penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Chhangte]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Udanta Singh|Udanta]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Subhasish Bose|S. Bose]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Naorem Mahesh Singh|Mahesh]]
| stadium = Sree Kantiramva Stadium
| location = Bengaluru
| attendance = 24,563
| referee = Prajwol Chhetri ([[All Nepal Football Association|Nepal]])
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}

== Statistics ==

=== Goalscorers ===
{{Goalscorers
|goals=38 |matches=15

|5 goals=
*{{fbicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]]

|2 goals=
*{{fbicon|BAN}} [[Rakib Hossain]]
*{{fbicon|BAN}} [[Shekh Morsalin]]
*{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Mobarak Al-Faneeni]]
*{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Shabaib Al-Khaldi]]
*{{fbicon|LBN}} [[Khalil Bader]]
*{{fbicon|LBN}} [[Hassan Maatouk]]
*{{fbicon|MDV}} [[Hamza Mohamed]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|BAN}} [[Tariq Kazi]]
*{{fbicon|BHU}} [[Tsenda Dorji]]
*{{fbicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
*{{fbicon|IND}} [[Udanta Singh Kumam]]
*{{fbicon|IND}} [[Naorem Mahesh Singh]]
*{{fbicon|IND}} [[Lallianzuala Chhangte]]
*{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Abdullah Al-Buloushi (footballer, born 1998)|Abdullah Al-Buloushi]]
*{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Mohammad Daham]]
*{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Khalid El Ebrahim]]
*{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Hasan Al-Enezi]]
*{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Eid Naser Al-Rasheedi]]
*{{fbicon|LBN}} [[Ali Al Haj]]
*{{fbicon|LBN}} [[Mohamad Omar Sadek]]
*{{fbicon|LBN}} [[Mahdi Zein]]
*{{fbicon|MDV}} [[Naiz Hassan]]
*{{fbicon|NEP}} [[Anjan Bista]]
*{{fbicon|NEP}} [[Aashish Chaudhary (footballer)|Aashish Chaudhary]]

|1 own goal=
*{{fbicon|BHU}} [[Phuntsho Jigme]] (against Bangladesh)
*{{fbicon|IND}} [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 2000)|Anwar Ali]] (against Kuwait)

}}

=== Awards ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"
!Most Valuable Player
!Top Scorer
!Goalkeeper
!Fair Play
|-
|{{fbicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]]
|{{fbicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]] (5 goals)
|{{fbicon|BAN}} [[Anisur Rahman Zico]]
|{{fb|NEP}}
|}

== Champion ==
{{winners|fb|SAFF Championship 2023| India|9th}}

== Prize money ==
Prize money amounts were announced in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/football/saff-championship-2023-prize-money-full-list-of-award-winners-as-winning-captain-sunil-chettri-wins-big-2023-07-05-879476/|title=SAFF Championship 2023 Awards And Winners|website=India TV News|access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Position
!Amount ([[USD]])
|-
|Champions
|50,000
|-
|Runner-up
|25,000
|-
!Total
!75,000
|}

== Broadcasting ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" text-align:left;"
|-
! scope=col|Country
! scope=col|Broadcaster
! scope="col" class=unsortable|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|BAN}}
|[[T Sports]]
|<ref name=SPBK/>
|-
|{{flagcountry|IND}}
|[[DD Bharati]], [[DD Sports]], [[FanCode]]
|<ref>{{cite news |title=India vs Pakistan, SAFF Championship live streaming; When and where to watch football match live |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/india-vs-pakistan-live-streaming-saff-championship-2023-bengaluru-start-time-2395859-2023-06-21 |access-date=29 June 2023 |work=[[India Today]] |date=21 June 2023|archive-date=25 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625114848/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/india-vs-pakistan-live-streaming-saff-championship-2023-bengaluru-start-time-2395859-2023-06-21|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagcountry|KUW}}
|[[Kuwait Television]]
|<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1671576117998764033|user=KwtTelevision|title=|author=تلفزيون دولة الكويت|date=21 June 2023|access-date=21 June 2023|script-title=ar:للإعلان عبر تلفزيون دولة الكويت على القناة الثالثة الرياضية خلال مباريات بطولة كأس اتحاد جنوب اسيا لكرة القدم 2023 ، التواصل مع ادارة الاعلان التجاري والتسويق whatsapp : +965 22326688|language=ar|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629161838/https://twitter.com/KwtTelevision/status/1671576117998764033|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagcountry|LBN}}
|[[Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International|LBCI]]
|<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1671157302819454979|user=LBCILebanon|title=|author=LBCI TV|date=20 June 2023|access-date=21 June 2023|language=ar|script-title=ar:تابعوا مباراة منتخب لبنان ضد بنغلادش ضمن بطولة إتحاد جنوب آسيا لكرة القدم... الخميس الساعة 1 بعد الظهر على شاشة الـLBCI|trans-title=Watch the Lebanon national team match against Bangladesh in the SAFF Championship... Thursday at 1:00 pm on LBCI|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629162005/https://twitter.com/LBCILebanon/status/1671157302819454979|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagcountry|MDV}}
|[[ICE TV]], [[Yes TV (Maldives)|Yes TV]]
|<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1671227421746675712|user=ICEmdv|title=The most awaited SAFF 2023 is here, brought to you by @medianetmv in partnership with @psm_mkt|access-date=21 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629163328/https://twitter.com/ICEmdv/status/1671227421746675712|archive-date=29 June 2023|url-status=live|date=20 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1671214570541846528|user=YES_Maldives|title=Get ready, Maldives! SAFF 2023 is here! @psm_mkt in partnership with @medianetmv brings you the action! Stay tuned for matches, goals, and unforgettable moments. Are you ready?|date=20 June 2023|access-date=21 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629184339/https://twitter.com/YES_Maldives/status/1671214570541846528|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagcountry|NEP}}
|[[Kantipur Television]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailylivescores.com/kantipur-tv-to-broadcast-saff-championship-2023-live-in-nepal/|title=Kantipur TV to broadcast SAFF Championship 2023 Live in Nepal|website=dailylivescores.com|date=7 June 2023|access-date=21 June 2023|archive-date=23 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623070626/https://dailylivescores.com/kantipur-tv-to-broadcast-saff-championship-2023-live-in-nepal/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs India: Where and how to watch in India and Nepal? |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-saff-championship-nepal-india-telecast-live-stream |website=khelnow.com |access-date=29 June 2023|archive-date=24 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624025753/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-saff-championship-nepal-india-telecast-live-stream|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagcountry|PAK}}
|[[Geo Super]], [[A Sports]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nasir |first1=Saad |title=How to Watch Pakistan Vs. Nepal SAFF Championship: Live Stream and Timings |url=https://propakistani.pk/2023/06/27/how-to-watch-pakistan-vs-nepal-saff-championship-live-stream-and-timings/ |website=propakistani.pk|date=27 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023|archive-date=28 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628161105/https://propakistani.pk/2023/06/27/how-to-watch-pakistan-vs-nepal-saff-championship-live-stream-and-timings/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|India|Association football}}
<onlyinclude>
{| class="wikitable"style=white-space:nowrap
|+ 2023 in SAFF
! colspan="6" | Men's
|-
| [[2023 SAFF U-16 Championship|U-16 Championship]]
| [[2023 SAFF U-19 Championship|U-19 Championship]]
| [[2023 SAFF Championship|Senior Championship]] ([[2023 SAFF Championship final|Final]])
|-
! colspan="6" | Women's
|-
| [[2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship|U-17 Championship]]
| [[2023 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship|U-20 Championship]]
|
|-
|}</onlyinclude>

*[[2022 SAFF Women's Championship]]
*[[2022 AFF Championship]]
*[[2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship]]
*[[2023 CAFA Nations Cup]]
*[[2023 WAFF Championship]]
*[[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]
*[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]]

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2023 SAFF Championship - Revision history

Olphindro Malang at 02:23, 20 December 2025