The goalball competition for men at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games was contested from 14 April to 18 April at King Abdulaziz University Hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Iran defeated Algeria 7-3 in the final to clinch gold medal.Iran's performance at the first Islamic Solidarity Games (2)

Group stage

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

Team 3 0 0 32 2 +30 2 1 0 21 14 +7 1 2 0 20 36 -16 0 3 0 15 35 -20

14 April 2005Iran 11-1 TurkeySenegal 16-15 Lebanon 15 April 2005Turkey 10-0 Lebanon Iran 11-1 Senegal 16 April 2005Senegal 3-10 Turkey Lebanon 0-10 Iran

Group B

Team 3 0 0 34 14 +20 2 1 0 19 17 +2 1 2 0 21 19 +2 0 3 0 11 35 -24

14 April 2005Saudi Arabia 12-5 EgyptJordan 9-5 Sudan 15 April 2005Egypt 10-0 SudanSaudi Arabia 6-3 Jordan16 April 2005Jordan 7-6 Egypt Saudi Arabia 16-6 Sudan

Group C

Team 2 0 0 22 3 +19 (SYR) 1 1 0 9 14 -5 0 2 0 5 19 -14

14 April 2005Syria 8-3 Qatar15 April 2005Algeria 11-2 Qatar16 April 2005Syria 1-11 Algeria

Group D

Team (IRQ) 2 0 0 24 5 +19 1 1 0 11 18 -7 0 2 0 6 18 -12

14 April 2005Kuwait 5-7 Bahrain15 April 2005Iraq 11-1 Kuwait16 April 2005Bahrain 4-13 Iraq

Knockout round

Quarter-finals 17 April 2005Algeria 11-1 Bahrain17 April 2005Iran 11-1 Jordan17 April 2005Iraq 13-4 Syria17 April 2005Saudi Arabia 5-4 Turkey

Semi-finals 18 April 2005Saudi Arabia 3-8 Iran18 April 2005Iraq 3-6 Algeria

Gold medal match 18 April 2005Iran 7-3 Algeria

Bronze medal match 18 April 2005Saudi Arabia 1-1 Iraq

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