The 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament was the 2nd edition of the SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF). Taif was selected as the host city by the SAFF Women's Football Committee in September 2023. On 21 August 2023, the SAFF confirmed that the tournament would take place between 18 and 30 September 2023.
The competition saw an expansion of participating teams from four in the first edition to six in this edition.
Saudi Arabia were the defending champions having won last edition in Khobar, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Bhutan after extra time. Lebanon were crowned champions for the first time after defeating Bhutan 1–0, also after extra time.
Participating teams The second SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament featured teams from six different nations, representing three Asian regional sub-confederations: WAFF (West Asia), SAFF (South Asia), and AFF (ASEAN).
Qualified teams The following six teams participated in the tournament:
TeamAppearance Lastappearance 2nd 2023 (Khobar)172th (2023 (Khobar)) 1st N/A 169th 1st N/A 87th 1st N/A 137th 1st N/A 89th 2nd 2023 (Khobar)157th (2023 (Khobar))
Venue All the matches of the tournament are being held exclusively at the King Fahd Stadium in Taif. TaifKing Fahd Sports CityCapacity: 20,000
Squads
Format The tournament follows a group-stage format, where the six competing teams were drawn into two groups of three. The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the third-placed teams from both groups play in a match to determine the 5th place. The winners of the semi-finals secure a spot in the final, while the defeated teams face off for third place.
Group Stage All times are local, SAST (UTC+03:00). Group A
Group B
Placement match
Fifth place match
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Goalscorers
Notes
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