Football at the 2005 West Asian Games
# Football at the 2005 West Asian Games

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.

## Results

### Group stage

**Group A**

| 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 |

**Group B**

| 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 |

**Group C**

| 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 |

### Knockout stage

**Semi-finals**

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.

**Gold medal match**

* 2005 West Asian Games
* Iraq First title
