2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

Group I[]

  • 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[]

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[]

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score C Team
Promotional  Ukraine 3–0  Israel
5th–8th  Portugal 0–2  Croatia
9th–10th N/A  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 N/A  Latvia
Relegation  South Africa 0–2  Hungary

Final placements[]

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[]

  • Venue: Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)
  • Dates: 13–16 April

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[]

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[]

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Denmark 1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Promotional  Lithuania 0–2  Austria
Relegation  Finland 0–2  Egypt
Relegation N/A  Liechtenstein

Final placements[]

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

Group III[]

  • 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[]

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[]

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs
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 N/A  Mozambique

Final placements[]

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

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