2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

Group I

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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

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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

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Group II

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  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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