1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held in two locations. Eight teems met January 21–25, in Lomé, Togo (hard courts), and eight others met May 20–24 in Skopje, Macedonia (clay). In each location, the teams were divided into two round-robin pools. The top two teams from each pool advanced to a promotion playoff, while the bottom two were placed in a relegation playoff.[1]

Lomé Group

Pool A

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Estonia33063
 Ghana32163
 Cyprus31236
 Madagascar30336

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
January 21 Estonia3-0 Cyprus
January 21 Ghana2-1 Madagascar
January 22 Estonia3-0 Madagascar
January 22 Ghana3-0 Cyprus
January 23 Estonia2-1 Ghana
January 23 Cyprus3-0 Madagascar

Pool B

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Togo33072
 Greece31245
 Bosnia and Herzegovina31245
 Kenya31236
Results of Individual Ties
Date Winning Team Score
January 21 Togo2-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 21 Kenya2-1 Greece
January 22 Togo3-0 Greece
January 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina3-0 Kenya
January 23 Togo2-1 Kenya
January 23 Greece3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina

1st-4th Playoff

  Play-offs
January 25		 1st Round
January 24		 2nd Round
January 25
                           
 
    S   Estonia 0  
      Greece 3    
  Estonia 2         Greece 2
  Ghana 1       Togo 1
  S   Togo 3
      Ghana 0  

Greece and Togo both promoted to Group II for 1999.

5th-8th Playoff

  Play-offs
January 25		 1st Round
January 24		 2nd Round
January 25
                           
 
    S   Cyprus 0  
      Kenya 3    
  Madagascar 3         Kenya 0
  Cyprus 0       Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
  S   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
      Madagascar 1  

Madagascar and Cyprus both relegated to Group IV for 1999.

Skopje Group

Pool A

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Nigeria33081
 Turkey32154
 Malta31245
 San Marino30318
Results of Individual Ties
Date Winning Team Score
May 20 Nigeria2-1 Malta
May 20 Turkey3-0 San Marino
May 21 Nigeria3-0 San Marino
May 21 Turkey2-1 Malta
May 22 Nigeria3-0 Turkey
May 22 Malta2-1 San Marino

Pool B

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Lithuania32163
 Macedonia32154
 Moldova32154
 Tunisia30327
Results of Individual Ties
Date Winning Team Score
May 20 Macedonia2-1 Tunisia
May 20 Moldova2-1 San Marino
May 21 Lithuania3-0 Tunisia
May 21 Macedonia2-1 Moldova
May 22 Lithuania2-1 Macedonia
May 22 Moldova2-1 Tunisia

1st-4th Playoff

  Play-offs
May 24		 1st Round
May 23		 2nd Round
May 24
                           
 
    S   Nigeria 1  
      Macedonia 2    
  Nigeria 1         Macedonia 0
  Lithuania 2       Turkey 3
  S   Lithuania 1
      Turkey 2  

Turkey and Macedonia both promoted to Group II for 1999.

5th-8th Playoff

  Play-offs
May 24		 1st Round
May 23		 2nd Round
May 24
                           
 
    S   Malta 1  
      Tunisia 2    
  Malta 1         Tunisia 2
  San Marino 2       Moldova 1
  S   Moldova 2
      San Marino 1  

San Marino and Malta both relegated to Group IV for 1999.

References

  1. ↑ "Reconstructed from Davis Cup Nation-by-Nation Historical Records".

See also

1998 Davis Cup
1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
← 1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group III ↑

1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group II

 1999 Europe/Africa Zone Group III →
1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group IV

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