2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup

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 sixteen teams were divided into four 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

Belgium and Ukraine were promoted to 2016 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
South Africa and Sweden were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017

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 and will automatically be relegated to Group III in 2017.

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

Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2017
Liechtenstein and Finland were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2017

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

References

External links

Fed Cup website

Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group I teams	Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Estonia Georgia Great Britain Hungary Israel Latvia Portugal South Africa Sweden Turkey Ukraine

2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II teams	Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Denmark Egypt Finland Liechtenstein Lithuania

2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group III teams	Algeria Armenia Cyprus Greece Iceland Ireland Kosovo Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malta Moldova Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Norway Tunisia

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