Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Host country Saudi Arabia Dates 9 – 20 April Teams 14 (from 2 confederations) Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title) Runners-up Morocco Third place Iran Fourth place Syria Matches played 26 Goals scored 73 (2.81 per match)
International football competition
Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Saudi Arabia from April 9 to April 20, 2005. Saudi Arabia were champions, defeating Morocco 1–0 in the final.[ 1]
Participating teams
While some of the other countries used their full A national teams, other countries, such as Iran sent their B team and Algeria sent their Under-21 team to the competition.[ 3]
Squads
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Iran B
3
2
1
0
13
0
+13
7
Knockout stage
2
Oman 3
2
1
0
7
1
+6
7
3
Sudan 3
1
0
2
5
8
−3
3
4
Tajikistan 3
0
0
3
0
16
−16
0
Source:
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Mali U23
2
1
1
0
4
1
+3
4
Knockout stage
2
Syria 2
1
1
0
2
0
+2
4
3
Chad 2
0
0
2
1
6
−5
0
4
Cameroon (W)
0
-
-
-
-
-
—
0
Source: (W) Withdrew
Group C
Source:
Group D
Malaysia awarded first place by drawing of lots.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Malaysia 2
1
1
0
2
0
+2
4
Knockout stage
2
Morocco U21
2
1
1
0
2
0
+2
4
3
Pakistan 2
0
0
2
0
4
−4
0
4
Kuwait (W)
0
-
-
-
-
-
—
0
Source: (W) Withdrew
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Medalists
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 73 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
External links
