1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1997.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
9–12 February		 Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
 
      Morocco  
     bye     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
   bye         Morocco 4
    Zimbabwe       Zimbabwe 1
   bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)       Zimbabwe  
    Zimbabwe 4  
    Finland 1    
      Romania  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 bye         Romania 3
    Finland       Finland 2
   bye
      Finland  
 
      Ukraine  
     bye     Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor carpet)
    Ukraine         Ukraine 0
   bye       Croatia 5
   bye
  Kiev, Ukraine (clay)       Croatia  
    Ukraine 4  
    Norway 1     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
      Norway 2  
      Israel 3     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Norway         Israel 1
   bye       Spain 4
   bye
      Spain  
 Finland and  Norway
relegated to Group II in 1997.		  Morocco,  Romania,  Croatia, and  Spain
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1997.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
12–14 July		 First Round
1–5 May		 Second Round
12–14 July		 Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Newcastle, England (indoor carpet)
      Slovenia 1  
  Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay)     Great Britain 4     Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Slovenia 5         Great Britain 5  
  Malta 0   Accra, Ghana (hard)     Ghana 0  
    Ghana 5
      Malta 0     Wimbledon, England (grass)
      Great Britain 5
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)       Egypt 0
      Egypt 5  
  Skopje, Macedonia (clay)     Macedonia 0     Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Macedonia 2         Egypt 3
  Latvia 3   Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard)     Ivory Coast 2  
    Ivory Coast 3
      Latvia 2  
  Warsaw, Poland (clay)
      Poland 4  
      Nigeria 1     Poznań, Poland (clay)
  Nigeria w/o         Poland 4  
  Luxembourg   Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)     Belarus 1  
    Belarus 4
      Luxembourg 1     Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
      Poland 1
  Budva, Yugoslavia (clay)       Slovakia 4
      Yugoslavia 1  
  Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet)     Slovakia 4     Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
  Yugoslavia 5         Slovakia 5
  Algeria 0   Algiers, Algeria (clay)     Portugal 0  
    Algeria 0
      Portugal 5  
 Malta,  Macedonia,  Nigeria, and  Algeria
relegated to Group III in 1997.		  Great Britain and  Slovakia
promoted to Group I in 1997.

Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system from 1997, the bottom teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV. All other teams remained in Group III.

Participating nations

Zone A
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   LTU  SEN  SMR  ETH  AZE  ISL  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Lithuania 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 18–0 (100%) 36–3 (92%) 1
 Senegal 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 13–5 (72%) 28–13 (68%) 2
 San Marino 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–2 13–5 (72%) 27–12 (69%) 3
 Ethiopia 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–3 8–10 (44%) 18–23 (44%) 4
 Azerbaijan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–14 (22%) 12–30 (29%) 5
 Iceland 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–5 5–13 (28%) 13–26 (33%) 6
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–6 2–16 (11%) 6–33 (15%) 7

Group B

   GEO  TUR  ARM  BIH  LIE  TUN  BEN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Georgia 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–0 13–5 (72%) 28–11 (72%) 1
 Turkey 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 14–4 (78%) 28–9 (76%) 2
 Armenia 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–2 12–6 (67%) 27–16 (63%) 3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–3 10–8 (56%) 22–20 (52%) 4
 Liechtenstein 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–4 7–11 (39%) 16–24 (40%) 5
 Tunisia 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–5 4–14 (22%) 13–30 (30%) 6
 Benin 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–6 3–15 (17%) 7–31 (18%) 7

Zone B
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   IRL  CMR  EST  MDA  CYP  ZAM  DJI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 17–1 (94%) 32–4 (89%) 1
 Cameroon 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 13–5 (72%) 26–12 (68%) 2
 Estonia 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–2 12–6 (67%) 25–15 (63%) 3
 Moldova 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–3 9–9 (50%) 21–19 (53%) 4
 Cyprus 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 4–2 8–10 (44%) 19–18 (51%) 5
 Zambia 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0 5–1 4–14 (22%) 9–28 (24%) 6
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 6–0 0–18 (0%) 0–36 (0%) 7

Group B

   GRE  BUL  MON  KEN  BOT  TOG  CGO RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Greece 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 16–2 (89%) 33–7 (83%) 1
 Bulgaria 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 15–3 (83%) 30–10 (75%) 2
 Monaco 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 13–5 (72%) 27–14 (66%) 3
 Kenya 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 10–8 (56%) 25–18 (58%) 4
 Botswana 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–4 6–12 (33%) 14–25 (36%) 5
 Togo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–5 3–15 (17%) 10–29 (26%) 6
 Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–6 0–18 (0%) 0–36 (0%) 7

References
  1. "1996 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1996 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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