2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2004 Fed Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2004 Fed Cup.

Group I

The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which four nations progress to World Group Play-offs. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group II for 2005.

Pools

Pool A SCG SWE LTU
1  Serbia and Montenegro (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Sweden (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3  Lithuania (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B UKR ISR NED RSA
1  Ukraine (3–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1
2  Israel (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Netherlands (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  South Africa (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
Pool C BLR HUN DEN
1  Belarus (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Hungary (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3  Denmark (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool D EST BUL POL GRE
1  Estonia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Bulgaria (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Poland (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Greece (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

Winning TeamScoreLosing Team
 Bulgaria 2–1  Serbia and Montenegro
 Ukraine 2–0  Hungary
 Belarus 2–1  Sweden
 Estonia 2–1  Israel
Winning TeamScoreLosing Team
 Greece 2–0  Lithuania
 South Africa 2–0  Denmark

Group II

The nine teams were divided into a pool of four teams and a pool of five. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which two nations progress to Group I for 2005. The four nations coming last played-off against the second-to-last placed teams to determine which teams would be relegated to Group III for 2005.

Pools

Pool A GBR ROU TUR EGY
1  Great Britain (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Romania (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Turkey (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Egypt (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B LUX IRL LAT GEO FIN
1  Luxembourg (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Ireland (3–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Latvia (2–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1
4  Georgia (1–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1
5  Finland (0–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotion  Great Britain 2–0  Ireland
Promotion  Romania 1–2  Luxembourg
5th N/A  Latvia
Relegation  Turkey 0–3  Finland
Relegation  Egypt 0–3  Georgia

Group III

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which two nations progress to Group II for 2005. The other teams played against each other to determine overall placings.

Pools

Pool A NOR ALG BIH NAM
1  Norway (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Algeria (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Namibia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool B TUN MLT BOT KEN
1  Tunisia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Malta (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Botswana (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotion  Norway 2–1  Malta
Promotion  Algeria 1–2  Tunisia
5th–7th  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0  Kenya
5th–7th  Namibia 1–2  Botswana

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