Tournament details | |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 18–30 September |
Teams | 6 (from 3 sub-confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Lebanon (1st title) |
Runners-up | Bhutan |
Third place | Malaysia |
Fourth place | Saudi Arabia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 16 (1.45 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Lili Iskandar (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | Deki Lhazom |
Best goalkeeper | Nurul Azurin binti |
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.[1]
The competition saw an expansion of participating teams from four in the first edition to six in this edition.[2]
Saudi Arabia were the defending champions having won last edition in Khobar, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Bhutan after extra time.[3] Lebanon were crowned champions for the first time after defeating Bhutan 1–0, also after extra time.[4]