SAFF Championship 2023: India win SAFF cup beating Kuwait in penalties - Full Results, Stats

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The 2023 SAFF Championship is up around the corner as the prestigious tournament is set to take centre stage from June 21.

The tournament will be played between 6 teams and it continue till July 4. All matches of the tournament will be played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

SAFF Championship 2023: Groups and Teams

Group A - India, Pakistan, Kuwait, Nepal

Group B - Bangladesh, Lebanon, Bhutan, Maldives

SAFF Championship 2023 Dates and Venue

The tournament will begin on June 21 and continue till July 4. All the matches will be taking place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

SAFF Championship 2023 Live Streaming and Telecast

All the matches of SAFF Championship 2023 will be telecast live on Star Sports Netwoerk. Indian viewers can also live stream the match through Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

SAFF Championship 2023: Complete Fixtures List

The tournament will be kicking off with Group A clash between Kuwait and Nepal on June 21. India will also play their first match on the opening day in the evening against arch-rivals Pakistan.

Here is the complete list of Group-wise fixtures for the SAFF Championship 2023-

SAFF Championship 2023 Group A Fixtures

Match	Date	Time (in IST)	Result
Kuwait vs Nepal	June 21	3.30 PM	Kuwait 3 Nepal 1
India vs Pakistan	June 21	7.30 PM	India 4 Pakistan 0
Pakistan vs Kuwait	June 24	3.30 PM	Pakistan 0 Kuwait 4
India vs Nepal	June 24	7.30 PM	India 2 Nepal 0
Nepal vs Pakistan	June 27	3.30 PM	Nepal 1 Pakistan 0
India vs Kuwait	June 27	7.30 PM	India 1 Kuwait 1

SAFF Championship 2023 Group B Fixtures

Match	Date	Time (in IST)	Result
Lebanon vs Bangladesh	June 22	3.30 PM	Lebanon 2 Bangladesh 0
Maldives vs Bhutan	June 22	7.30 PM	Maldives 2 Bhutan 0
Bangladesh vs Maldives	June 25	3.30 PM	Bangladesh 3 Maldives 1
Bhutan vs Lebanon	June 25	7.30 PM	Bhutan 1 Lebanon 4
Lebanon vs Maldives	June 28	3.30 PM	Lebanon 1 Maldives 0
Bhutan vs Bangladesh	June 28	7.30 PM	Bhutan 1 Bangladesh 3

SAFF Championship 2023 Points Table

Group A

Team	Played	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
1. Kuwait	3	2	-	1	+6	7
2. India	3	2	-	1	+6	7
3. Nepal	3	1	2	-	-3	3
4. Pakistan	3	-	3	-	-9	0

Note: Kuwait finish first for scoring more goals than India

Group B

Team	Played	Win	Loss	Draw	Goal Difference	Points
1. Lebanon	3	3	-	-	+6	9
2. Bangladesh	3	2	1	-	+2	6
3. Maldives	3	1	2	-	-1	3
4. Bhutan	3	-	3	-	-7	0

SAFF Championship 2023 Knockouts

Semi-Final 1 - Kuwait vs Bangladesh - Kuwait 1 Bangladesh 0

Semi-Final 2 - Lebanon vs India - Lebanon 0 India 0 (India won 4-2 in penalties)

SAFF 2023 Final

In the Final, the match went to sudden death after it ended 1-1 at the end of extra time. India won the match 5-4 in penalties as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu emerged as the hero with two stellar saves.

Final - India vs Kuwait - India 1 Kuwait 1 (India won 5-4 in penalties)