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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]
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]
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Route to the final
Kuwait played their first match against Nepal and won it 3–1.[6] In their second game of the group stage they defeated Pakistan 4–0.[7] Kuwait's last outing was against hosts India with the match ending in a 1–1 draw.[8] The opponent for Kuwait in semi-final was Bangladesh, whom they defeated by a narrow margin of 1–0 in the extra time.[9][10]
The Hosts started their campaign against Pakistan with a resounding 4–0 win.[11] Sunil Chhetri scored his fourth international hat-trick and Udanta Singh scored the fourth goal.[12] In the next match they saw of Nepal by 2–0 and the final match of the group stage against Kuwait resulted in a 1–1 stalemate.[13][14] In the semi-final India locked horns with Lebanon and won on penalty shootout after the game ended in a goal less draw.[15]
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| Template:Fb | 1–3 | Match 1 | Template:Fb | 0–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Template:Fb | 1–1 | Match 3 | Template:Fb | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Template:Fb | 0–1 Template:Aet | Semi-finals | Template:Fb | 0–0 Template:Pso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 timeTemplate:Refn
- Maximum of one concussion substitution
See also
Notes
- ↑ Bashundhara Toiletries Limited becomes title sponsor of SAFF Championship 2023. daily-sun.com(21 June 2023). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ SAFF Championship 2023 Draw on May 17, Indian Football Team eye consecutive titles - Follow SAFF 2023 LIVE, Chatterjee, Triyasha. www.insidesport.in(2023-05-15). Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ↑ SAFF Championship 2021 Final: India defeats Nepal 3-0 to lift title for the eighth time. Sportstar(16 October 2021). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ Double, double toil and treble: Blue Tigers bask in SAFF C'ship glory. AIFF(5 July 2023). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ↑ Bengaluru to host 2023 SAFF Championship. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ Kuwait dominates Nepal with a 3-1 victory in SAFF Championship 2023.
- ↑ SAFF Championship: Pakistan Get Thrashed by Kuwait 4-0 in One-sided Contest.
- ↑ SAFF Championship 2023: Anwar Ali's own goal cancels Sunil Chhetri strike as India draw with Kuwait.
- ↑ Bangladesh's Saff dream shattered after 1-0 defeat to Kuwait in semifinal.
- ↑ We deserved to win: Cabrera.
- ↑ India v Pakistan is not a classic football rivalry. But it could be. The Guardian(26 June 2023). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ A Diamond is Forever: Super Sunil's hat-trick sinks Pakistan. AIFF(21 June 2023). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ India downs Nepal 2-0 to enter SAFF Championship 2023 semifinals.
- ↑ SAFF Championship 2023: Anwar Ali's own goal cancels Sunil Chhetri strike as India draw with Kuwait.
- ↑ SAFF Championship: India beat Lebanon on penalties, enter final.
References
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