Saudi Arabia at the 2005 West Asian Games

Saudi Arabia at the
2005 West Asian Games
IOC codeKSA
NOCSaudi Arabian Olympic Committee
in Doha
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
4
Silver
9
Bronze
12
Total
25
West Asian Games appearances

Saudi Arabia participated in the 3rd West Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar from December 1, 2005 to December 10, 2005. Saudi Arabia ranked 6th with 4 gold medals and 9 silver medals in this edition of the West Asian Games.[1]

Football

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Main article: Football at the 2005 West Asian Games

Saudi Arabia was drawn into the Group B along with Iraq and Kazakhstan. Iraq qualified as Group B winner. Saudi Arabia, being runners-up in the Group B, qualified for the semifinals by winning the toss held between Qatar and Saudi Arabia to decide the "best" runners-up. In the semifinals, Saudi Arabia lost to Iraq and ranked 4th in this event.[2]

Group B matches

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 Saudi Arabia2–0 Palestine
Ahmed Al-Swaileh 18'
Essa Al-Mehyani 22'
Referee: Enezi (Kuwait)
 Iraq5–1 Saudi Arabia
Haidar Abdul-Amir 8'
Emad Mohammed 19'
Nashat Akram 30'
Younis Mahmoud 51' 78'		 Naif Al-Qadi 53'
Referee: Al-Hilali (Oman)

Table

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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

Semifinals

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 Iraq2–0 Saudi Arabia
Luay Salah 33'
Razzaq Farhan 85'

Third Place Match

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 Iran2–1 Saudi Arabia
Arash Borhani 2' 4' Sahib Jassim Al-Abdullah 8'

References

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  1. ^ "Third West Asian Games". West Asian Games Federation website. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  2. ^ West Asian Games (Qatar) 2005 in Rsssf.com website.
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