Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 9 – 20 April |
| Teams | 14 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Morocco |
| Third place |  Iran B |
| Fourth place |  Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.81 per match) |
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.[2]
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Squads
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
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Sudan  | 4 – 0 |  Tajikistan |
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Moga  14', 61', 84'Ahmed 60' |
Group B
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Group C
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Algeria U21  | 3 – 0 |  Palestine |
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| Hanitser 11', 20' Metref 90' (pen.) |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 – 0 | Palestine |
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| Al-Harthi 71' Ameen 81'Bashir 84' |
Yemen  | 0 – 1 | Algeria U21 |
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| Feham 82' |
Group D
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Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| April 16 - Jeddah | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| April 18 - Jeddah | ||||||||||
 Oman | 1 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | |||||||||
| April 15 - Ta’if | ||||||||||
| Syria | 0 | |||||||||
 Malaysia | 1 | |||||||||
| April 20 - Mecca | ||||||||||
| Syria | 3 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
| April 16 - Jeddah | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran B | 2 | |||||||||
| April 18 - Jeddah | ||||||||||
| Algeria U21 | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran B | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| April 15 - Medina | ||||||||||
| Morocco (pen.) | 1 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
 Mali | 0 | |||||||||
| April 20 - Mecca | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
| Syria | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Iran B (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Iran B | 2 – 0 | Algeria U21 |
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| Navazi 42' (pen.) Oladi 90+2' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Oman |
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| Tamim 85' Ameen 119' |
Fawzi Bashir 11' |
Semi-finals
| Iran B | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Morocco |
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| Zohani 48' |
Erraki 72' (pen.) |
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| Penalties | ||
Navazi  Jabbari Sadeghi Shojaei  Nouri |
3 – 4 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 – 0 | Syria |
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| Ameen 10', 60' Sharifi 40'Al-Zahrani 90+1' |
Bronze medal match
| Syria | 0 – 0 | Iran B |
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| Penalties | ||
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3 – 5 | Navazi Rajabzadeh Jabbari Teymourian A. Yousefi |
Gold medal match
| Saudi Arabia | 1 – 0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Y. Al-Qahtani 48' |
Medalists
References
- ^ "Kingdom Big Winners as Islamic Games End". Arab News. 21 April 2005.
- ^ Jeux Islamiques : les sélectionnés Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine