2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament (Khobar)

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2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament
البطولة الودية الدولية للسيدات - السعودية 2023
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
City Khobar
Dates11–19 January
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Third placeFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Fourth placeFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Comoros.svg Anlaouia Hadhirami Ali
(2 Goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Pakistan.svg Maria Khan
Best goalkeeper Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sara Khalid
All statistics correct as of 19 January 2023.

The 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament was the first edition of the SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in Saudi Arabia from 11 to 19 January 2023. It consisted of a single match round-robin tournament. It featured four teams, Namely Comoros, Mauritius, Pakistan and hosts Saudi Arabia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Format

The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. In the event two teams were tied in points, tie-breakers would be applied in the order of goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head result, and a fair play score based on the number of yellow and red cards.

Venue

The stadium chosen by SAFF to host the 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament is located in Khobar a city in the Eastern Province.

Khobar
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 15 April 2011.JPG

Teams

The following four teams participated in the tournament:

TeamConfederationAppearance FIFA ranking
(December 2022)
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
CAF
1st
182
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
CAF
1st
187
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
AFC
1st
160
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
AFC
1st
NR

Squads

Match officials

The following official were appointed by SAFF to officiate the tournament:

Referees
Assistant referees

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (H)321041+37
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 31113304
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 31023413
4Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 31022423
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(H) Hosts

Results

All times are local, SAST (UTC+3:00).

Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg1–0Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
  • Anmol Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Shahenda Saad Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg2–1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg0–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Shahenda Saad Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg2–1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Report
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Mobarak Soccerball shade.svg28' Report M. Khan Soccerball shade.svg64'

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 15 January 2023

There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.

1 goal

Source: SAFF

Discipline

In the tournament, a player will be suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches.

Media coverage

2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament broadcasters in Participating countries
CountryBroadcast networkTelevisionRadioLive streaming
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia SSC SSC Sport SSC Sport 1
2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament international broadcasters
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