| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 1 December – 10 December |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Syria |
| Third place | Iran |
| Fourth place | Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.46 per match) |
The 2005 West Asian Games was the third West Asian Games, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Doha, Qatar. Iraq were the champions when they beat Syria on penalties.
Contents |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
| December 1, 2005 |
Qatar | 2 – 1 | Kuwait | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha Referee: Maahfous (Bahrain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalfan Ibrahim 36' Ali Afif 43' |
Khalid Farid Al-Abdullah 74' (og) |
| December 3, 2005 |
Iran | 4 – 0 | Kuwait | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha Referee: Al-Mirdas (Saudi Arabia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arash Borhani 58' 68' Faisal Dashti 59' (og) Mehrdad Oladi 72' |
| December 5, 2005 |
Iran | 4 – 1 | Qatar | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha Referee: Basma (Syria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javad Nekounam 6' Mohsen Arzani 33' Behshad Yavarzadeh 59' Pejman Montazeri 76' |
Khalfan Ibrahim 10' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
| Palestine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
| December 1, 2005 |
Iraq | 4 – 0 | Palestine | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Ar Rayyan Referee: Al-Buloushi (Qatar) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razzaq Farhan 4' Hawar Mulla Mohammed 56' Luay Salah 73' Ahmed Salah 86' |
| December 3, 2005 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 – 0 | Palestine | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Ar Rayyan Referee: Enezi (Kuwait) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Al-Swaileh 18' Essa Al-Mehyani 22' |
| December 5, 2005 |
Iraq | 5 – 1 | Saudi Arabia | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Ar Rayyan Referee: Al-Hilali (Oman) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haidar Abdul-Amir 8' Emad Mohammed 19' Nashat Akram 30' Younis Mahmoud 51' 78' |
Naif Al-Qadi 53' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Oman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| December 3, 2005 |
Oman | 1 - 3 | Syria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2005 |
Bahrain | 2 - 2 | Syria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2005 |
Bahrain | 2 - 2 | Oman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Iraq, Iran and Syria qualified as Groups winner, a toss between Qatar and Saudi Arabia decided on the 'best' runners-up also qualifying for the semifinals; Saudi Arabia won.
| December 8, 2005 |
Iraq | 2 – 0 | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luay Salah 33' Razzaq Farhan 85' |
| December 8, 2005 |
Iran | 0 – 0 | Syria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||||
| 1 – 4 |
| December 10, 2005 |
Iran | 2 – 1 | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arash Borhani 2' 4' | Sahib Jassim Al-Abdullah 8' |
| December 10, 2005 |
Iraq | 2 – 2 | Syria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razzaq Farhan 45' Younis Mahmoud 78' |
Mahmoud Al Amenah 19' Jehad Al Hussain 90+1' |
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| Penalties | ||||
| Qusay Munir Emad Mohammed Haidar Abdul-Amir Younis Mahmoud Noor Sabri |
4 – 3 | Fahd Aodi Abdulkader Dakka Moutasem Alaya Zyad Chaabo Mohammed Istanbuli |
| 2005 West Asian Games |
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Iraq First title |
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