The 2005 West Asian Games was the third West Asian Games

West Asian Games

West Asian Games are a bi-annual multi-sport event held among the athletes from West Asia.At present, WAG are joined by thirteen members namely Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.The West Asian Games were first...

, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Doha

Doha

Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

. Iraq

Iraq national football team

The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...

 were the champions when they beat Syria

Syria national football team

The Syria national football team represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium...

 on penalties.

Group A

7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	2	0	0	8	1
6
	2	1	0	1	3	5	–2	3
	2	0	0	2	1	6	–5	0

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Group B

8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	2	0	0	9	1
6
	2	1	0	1	3	5	–2	3
	2	0	0	2	0	6	–6	0

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	1	1	0	5	3	2	4
	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
	2	0	1	1	3	5
1

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Semifinals

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.

Third Place Match

Final