The 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament was the 2nd edition of the international women's football 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 4 in the first edition to 6 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 Yesney Bidha scored a 112th goal in the 2nd half of extra time. the Lebanese team were crowned champions for the first time after defeating Bhutan on Saturday evening (1-0) after extra time.
Participating teams
The 2nd 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:
Venue
All the matches of the tournament are being held exclusively at the King Fahd Stadium in Taif.
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.