2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

Group I[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Group II[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotion  Romania 2–1  Latvia
Promotion  Finland 2–1  Georgia
Relegation  Lithuania 2–0  Norway
Relegation  Tunisia 0–2  Ireland

Group III[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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