The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2005 Fed Cup.

Group I

The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group II for 2006.

Pools

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

Play-offs

Group II

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top two teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to Group I for 2006. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group III for the next year.

Pools

Pool A ROU FIN LTU TUN
1  Romania (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Finland (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Lithuania (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Tunisia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B GEO LAT IRL NOR
1  Georgia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 2–1
2  Latvia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Ireland (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Norway (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotion Romania2–1 Latvia
Promotion Finland2–1 Georgia
Relegation Lithuania2–0 Norway
Relegation Tunisia0–2 Ireland

Group III

The twelve teams were divided into four pools of three teams. The top team of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to Group II for 2006.

Pools

Pool A TUR EGY MLT
1  Turkey (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  Egypt (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Malta (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B ALG BOT ISL
1  Algeria (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Botswana (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3  Iceland (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool C BIH NAM CYP
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  Namibia (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Cyprus (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool D POR MDA KEN
1  Portugal (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  Moldova (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Kenya (0–2) 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Japan v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "China v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Poland v Greece". fedcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Israel v Romania". fedcup.com.
  5. ↑ "Netherlands v Finland". fedcup.com.
  6. ↑ "Norway v Tunisia". fedcup.com.
  7. ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Algeria". fedcup.com.
  8. ↑ "Poland v Portugal". fedcup.com.
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