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 fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two 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— Estonia
Relegation Sweden0–2 Turkey
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional Great Britain0–2 Belgium
5th–8th Georgia2–1 Bulgaria
9th–10th— Latvia
Relegation South Africa0–2 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.

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 Denmark1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Promotional Lithuania0–2 Austria
Relegation Finland0–2 Egypt
Relegation— Liechtenstein

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Austria  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Third  Denmark  Lithuania
Fifth  Egypt
Relegated/Seventh  Liechtenstein  Finland

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

PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional Luxembourg2–0 Moldova
5th–8th Greece2–0 Madagascar
9th–12th Tunisia2–0 Cyprus
13th–16th Malta0–2 Algeria
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional Macedonia0–2 Norway
5th–8th Ireland0–2 Montenegro
9th–12th Armenia2–1 Morocco
13th–16th Iceland1–2 Kosovo
17th— 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

References

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