1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1996 Fed Cup.
Group I
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom place in each pool were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1997.
Pools
| Pool A | RUS | BLR | SLO | GBR | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (2–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (2–1) | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (1–2) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Pool B | ITA | SWE | LAT | NOR | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (3–0) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (2–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Pool C | SUI | CRO | GEO | YUG | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (3–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (2–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Georgia (1990–2004).svg Georgia (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
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| Pool D | ROU | HUN | GRE | POR | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (3–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (2–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Knockout stage
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland and File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia advanced to World Group II Play-offs.[1][2]
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain, File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway, File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia and File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal relegated to Group II in 1997.[3][4][5][6]
Group II
- Venue: Ramat HaSharon, Israel (outdoor hard)
- Date: 25–30 March
The nineteen teams were divided into three pools of five and one pool of four. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The four teams that won one match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 1997.
Pools
| Pool A | POL | LTU | BOT | ETH | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (3–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (2–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Pool B | FIN | TUR | TUN | LIE | CYP | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (4–0) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (3–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (2–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Pool C | ISR | LUX | EST | ZIM | MKD | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (4–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (3–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (2–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (1–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia (0–4) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Pool D | UKR | DEN | IRL | MLT | ISL | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (4–0) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (3–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (2–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Play-offs
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland, File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland, File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel and File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine promoted to Europe/Africa Group I in 1997.[7][8][9][10]
See also
References
- ↑ "Switzerland v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Croatia v Chile". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Great Britain v Lithuania". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Norway". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Yugoslavia v Algeria". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Portugal v Ethiopia". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Poland v Hungary". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Finland v Belarus". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Israel v Georgia". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Ukraine v Sweden". fedcup.com.
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