Host country Qatar Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Runners-up Syria | Dates 1 – 10 December Champions Iraq (1st title) | |
Teams 9 (from 1 confederation) | ||
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.
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.
References
Football at the 2005 West Asian Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA