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

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

PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional  Ukraine3–0  Israel
5th–8th  Portugal0–2  Croatia
9th–10th N/A  Estonia
Relegation  Sweden0–2  Turkey
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional  Great Britain 0–2  Belgium
5th–8th  Georgia2–1  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

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

PlacingA TeamScoreB 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

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

PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional  Luxembourg 2–0  Moldova
5th–8th  Greece 2–0  Madagascar
9th–12th  Tunisia 2–0  Cyprus
13th–16th  Malta 0–2  Algeria
PlacingB TeamScoreD 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

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