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2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2012 Fed Cup.

Group I

  • Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard, outdoors)
  • Date: 1–4 February

The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in play-offs, with the two losing nations relegated to Group II in 2012.

Pools

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Play-offs

Placing Winning Team Score Losing Team
Promotion  Great Britain 2–0  Austria
Promotion  Sweden 2–1  Poland
5th–8th  Portugal 2–0  Bulgaria
5th–8th  Romania 2–0  Hungary
9th–11th  Croatia 2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
9th–11th  Israel N/A
Relegation  Netherlands 2–1  Estonia
Relegation  Luxembourg 2–1  Greece

Group II

  • Venue: Golf El Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
  • Date: Week of 16 April (ties played 18–21 April)

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for 2013. Third-placed nations will play-off against fourth placing nations with the losing teams facing relegation to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III for 2013.

Pools

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Play-offs

Placing Winning Team Score Losing Team
Promotion  Turkey 3–0  South Africa
Promotion  Georgia 3–0  Montenegro
Relegation  Finland 3–0  Norway
Relegation  Latvia 3–0  Denmark
  •  Turkey and  Georgia promoted to Europe/Africa World Group I in 2013.
  •  Norway and  Denmark were relegated to Europe/Africa Group III in 2013.

Group III

  • Venue: Golf El Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
  • Date: Week of 16 April (ties played 16–21 April)

The ten teams were divided into two pools of five. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2013.

Pools

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See also

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