Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 9 – 20 April |
| Teams | 14 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Morocco B |
| Third place |  Iran |
| Fourth place | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.81 per match) |
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Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games was a football competition held in Saudi Arabia from April 9 to April 20, 2005. Saudi Arabia became champions, defeating Morocco B 1–0 in the final.[1][2]
Participating teams
While a number of participating countries fielded their full A national teams, several others sent alternate selections, mainly Olympic (under-23) teams.
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 U23
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Tajikistan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Source: [2]
| Sudan U23 | 4 – 0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
Moga  14', 61', 84'Ahmed 60' |
Report |
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 U23 (W)
|
0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Algeria U21
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Yemen U23
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Palestine
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: [2]
| Saudi Arabia | 4 – 0 | Yemen U23 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Wadani 12' Al-Harthi 28'Hakami 71'Ameen 88' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 – 0 | Algeria U21 |
|---|---|---|
| Y. Al-Qahtani ?' Al-Waked ?', ?'Al-Wadani ?'Al-Zahrani ?' |
Report |
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 B
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Pakistan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Kuwait (W)
|
0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
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 B | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran B | 2 | |||||||||
| April 18 - Jeddah | ||||||||||
| Algeria U21 | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran B | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| April 15 - Medina | ||||||||||
| Morocco B (p) | 1 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| Mali U23 | 0 | |||||||||
| April 20 - Mecca | ||||||||||
| Morocco B | 1 | |||||||||
| Syria | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Iran B (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Saudi Arabia | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Tamim 85' Ameen 119' |
Report | Fawzi Bashir 11' |
Semi-finals
| Iran B | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Morocco B |
|---|---|---|
| Zohani 48' |
Report | Erraki 72' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Navazi  Jabbari Sadeghi Shojaei  Nouri |
3 – 4 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 – 0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Ameen 10', 60' Sharifi 40'Al-Zahrani 90+1' |
Report |
Bronze medal match
| Syria | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Iran B |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
|
3 – 5 | Navazi Rajabzadeh Jabbari Teymourian A. Yousefi |
Gold medal match
| Saudi Arabia | 1 – 0 | Morocco B |
|---|---|---|
| Y. Al-Qahtani 48' |
Report |
Medalists
| 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games |
|---|
Saudi Arabia 1st title |
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
- Hocine Metref
- Bouazza Feham
- Ebrahim Taghipour
- Hamid Reza Farzaneh
- Hamid Reza Zohani
- Abdu Hakami
- Saleh Bashir
- Bandar Tamim
- Hadi Sharifi
- Ahmad Tharmini Saiban
- Tarik Miri
- Musab Ahmed
- Safeer Atasy
- Mohammad Al-Hamwi
References
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- ^ ER (2005-04-04). "Jeux Islamiques: Le forfait des Lions Espoirs ?". Camfoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "فوتبال بازیهای همبستگی / ایران 9 تاجیکستان صفر" [Solidarity Games Football / Iran 9 Tajikistan 0]. www.irna.ir. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Jeux de la solidarité : Les Aigles tombent en quart de finale" [Solidarity Games: The Eagles fall in the quarter-finals]. afribone (in French). Moussa Bolly. 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Convoqués par Abdelghani Bennaceri : Les «19» pour les Jeux de la Solidarité Islamique" [Summoned by Abdelghani Bennaceri: The “19” for the Islamic Solidarity Games]. Le Matin.ma (in French). 2005-04-02. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Jeux de la solidarité islamique : Médaille d'argent pour la sélection marocaine B" [Islamic Solidarity Games: Silver medal for the Moroccan B team]. Le Matin.ma (in French). 2005-04-21. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "اختيار المنتخب الاولمبى السودانى للمشاركة فى دورة التضامن" [The Sudanese Olympic team was selected to participate in the Solidarity Games.]. time4.news (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "المنتخب الأولمبي يبدأ اليوم استعداداته الأخيرة بدبي لدورة التضامن الإسلامي" [The Olympic team begins its final preparations today in Dubai for the Islamic Solidarity Games.]. www.almotamar.net. 2005-04-02. Retrieved 2025-09-03.