| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 10 July - 20 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Israel |
| Runners-up | United States |
| Third place | Mexico |
| Fourth place | Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Hamed Ghnaim (5 goals) |
The men's association football tournament at the 2005 Maccabiah Games was held in Haifa and Herzliya in Israel from 10 July to 20 July.
For these Games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced on 10 July, the day before the Games' Opening Ceremony. The teams were grouped into four pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool advanced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket.
The tournament was won by Israel, who beat the United States 2–0 in the final.
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| July 10, 2005 |
United States | 2–0 | Netherlands | Kfar Sitrin Referee: Attendance: |
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| Argentina | 0–1 | Canada | Haifa Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report | Hazan 20' |
| July 13, 2005 |
Netherlands | 2–2 | Argentina | Referee: Attendance: |
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| Canada | 0–5 | United States | Referee: Attendance: |
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| July 14, 2005 |
United States | 4–1 | Argentina | Referee: Attendance: |
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| Netherlands | 3–1 | Canada | Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report | Hazan ' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 7 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| July 10, 2005 |
Israel | 1–1 | South Africa | Ketzef Football Field, Haifa Referee: Attendance: |
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| Paso 18' | Report | 90' |
| July 13, 2005 09:00 |
Israel | 6–0 | Chile | Ketzef Football Field, Haifa Referee: Attendance: |
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| Duani 4, 72' Cohen 37' Spungin 81' Sleiman 84, 88' |
Report |
| July 14, 2005 11:00 |
Israel | 11–0 | Colombia | Referee: Attendance: |
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| Ghnaim 20, 75' Kayal 34, 41' Kozokin 38' Shechter 50, 59' Rali 57' Duani 77' Sleiman 82' Hanoun 86' |
Report |
| South Africa | 3–2 | Chile | Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| July 10, 2005 |
Germany | 6–1 | Italy | Kfar Sitrin Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report |
| July 13, 2005 |
Australia | 2–0 | Germany | Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report |
| July 14, 2005 |
Australia | 3–0 | Italy | Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report |
| Brazil | 8–1 | Germany | Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| United Kingdom | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| July 10, 2005 |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Sweden | Neve Sheanan Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report |
| July 10, 2005 |
Denmark | 2–2 | United Kingdom | Neve Sheanan Referee: Attendance: |
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| Report | Linger ' Hakim ' |
| July 13, 2005 |
United Kingdom | 3–0 | Uruguay | Referee:
Attendance: |
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| Linger ' Linger ' Stolerman ' |
Report |
| July 14, 2005 |
United Kingdom | 1–0 | Mexico | Referee:
Attendance: |
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| Report |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Israel | 5 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| Israel | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| July 20 | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | |||||||||
| Israel | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| July 17 | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | Brazil | 0 | |||||||
| South Africa | 2 | Mexico | 2 | |||||||
| July 20 | ||||||||||
| July 17, 2005 09:00 UTC+2 |
Israel | 5–2 | Netherlands | Referee:
Attendance: |
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| Duani 8' Shechter 15' Spungin 50' Paso 54' Ghnaim 77' |
Report | 36' 58' |
| Brazil | 3–2 | United Kingdom | Referee:
Attendance: |
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| Report |
16:00 UTC+2 |
United States | 3–2 | South Africa | Avi Ran Field, Haifa
Referee: Attendance: |
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| Bornstein ' Bornstein ' |
Report |
| July 18, 2005 17:00 UTC+2 |
Israel | 2–1 | Brazil | Avi Ran Field, Haifa
Referee: Ya'akov Rekotesh (Israel) Attendance: |
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| Ghnaim 32, 39' | Report | 30' |
| Mexico | 0–0 | United States | Referee:
Attendance: |
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| Report |
| July 20, 2005 |
Brazil | 0–2 | Mexico | Referee:
Attendance: |
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| Report |
| July 20, 2005 19:00 UTC+2 |
Israel | 2–0 | United States | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa
Referee: Attendance: 1,000 |
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| Shechter 37' Spungin 53' |
Report |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's football | Israel | United States | Mexico |
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