2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2016 Fed Cup.

Group I

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  • Venue: Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)
  • Date: 3–6 February

The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four teams. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2017.

Pools

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Pool A UKR POR SWE
1   Ukraine (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2   Portugal (1–1) 0–3 2–1
3   Sweden (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool B GBR GEO RSA
1   Great Britain (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2   Georgia (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3   South Africa (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool C ISR CRO EST TUR
1   Israel (2–1) 2–1 3–0 1–2
2   Croatia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3   Estonia (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4   Turkey (1–2) 2–1 1–2 1–2
Pool D BEL BUL LAT HUN
1   Belgium (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   Bulgaria (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3   Latvia (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4   Hungary (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score C Team
Promotional   Ukraine 3–0   Israel
5th–8th   Portugal 0–2   Croatia
9th–10th   Estonia
Relegation   Sweden 0–2   Turkey
Placing B Team Score D Team
Promotional   Great Britain 0–2   Belgium
5th–8th   Georgia 2–1   Bulgaria
9th–10th   Latvia
Relegation   South Africa 0–2   Hungary

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Ukraine   Belgium
Third   Israel   Great Britain
Fifth   Croatia   Georgia
Seventh   Portugal   Bulgaria
Ninth   Estonia   Latvia
Eleventh   Turkey   Hungary
Relegated/Thirteenth   Sweden   South Africa

Group II

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The seven teams will be divided into two pools, one of three teams and one of four teams. The two nations placing first and second will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group I. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group III for 2017. Slovenia chose to withdraw due to security concerns.

Pools

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Pool A DEN LTU FIN
1   Denmark (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2   Lithuania (1–1) 0–3 2–1
3   Finland (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool B AUT BIH EGY LIE
1   Austria (2–1) 2–1 3–0 0–3
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3   Egypt (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4   Liechtenstein (1–2) 3–0 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional   Denmark 1–2   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Promotional   Lithuania 0–2   Austria
Relegation   Finland 0–2   Egypt
Relegation   Liechtenstein

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Austria   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Third   Denmark   Lithuania
Fifth   Egypt
Relegated/Seventh   Liechtenstein   Finland

Group III

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  • Venue: Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay)
  • Dates: 11–16 April

The seventeen teams will be divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of five teams. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group II for 2017.

Pools

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Pool A LUX GRE TUN MLT
1   Luxembourg (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2   Greece (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3   Tunisia (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4   Malta (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B MKD IRL ARM ISL
1   Macedonia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2   Ireland (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3   Armenia (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4   Iceland (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool C MDA MAD CYP ALG
1   Moldova (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
2   Madagascar (2–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0
3   Cyprus (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
4   Algeria (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool D NOR MNE MAR KOS MOZ
1   Norway (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   Montenegro (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
3   Morocco (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0
4   Kosovo (1–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0
5   Mozambique (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score C Team
Promotional   Luxembourg 2–0   Moldova
5th–8th   Greece 2–0   Madagascar
9th–12th   Tunisia 2–0   Cyprus
13th–16th   Malta 0–2   Algeria
Placing B Team Score D Team
Promotional   Macedonia 0–2   Norway
5th–8th   Ireland 0–2   Montenegro
9th–12th   Armenia 2–1   Morocco
13th–16th   Iceland 1–2   Kosovo
17th   Mozambique

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Luxembourg   Norway
Third   Moldova   Macedonia
Fifth   Greece   Montenegro
Seventh   Madagascar   Ireland
Ninth   Tunisia   Armenia
Eleventh   Cyprus   Morocco
Thirteenth   Algeria   Kosovo
Fifteenth   Malta   Iceland
Seventeenth   Mozambique
  •   Luxembourg and   Norway were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017

References

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