2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup.

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Group I

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 2009.

Pools

Pool A NEDBULLUXPOR
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (3–0)2–02–13–0
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (2–1)0–22–13–0
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg (1–2)1–21–22–0
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (0–3)0–30–30–2
Pool B SUIHUNDENGBR
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (3–0)2–13–02–1
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (2–1)1–23–02–1
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (1–2)0–30–32–1
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (0–3)1–21–21–2
Pool C SWEBLRSLOGEO
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (3–0)2–13–03–0
2Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus (2–1)1–23–03–0
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (1–2)0–30–32–0
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (0–3)0–30–30–2
Pool D SRBROMPOL
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (2–0)2–12–1
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (1–1)1–23–0
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (0–2)1–20–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB/D Team
PromotionFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0–2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
5th–8thFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
9thFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg N/A
9thN/AFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
RelegationFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
PlacingC TeamScoreB/D Team
PromotionFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
5th–8thFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
9thFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia N/A
RelegationFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Group II

The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one of four teams. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group I in 2009. The nations finishing third in their pools took part in play-offs with the losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009, along with the nation finishing fourth in the pool of four teams.

Pools

Pool A BIHRSATUR
1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0)3–03–0
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (1–1)0–32–1
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (0–2)0–31–2
Pool B ESTLTUGREIRE
1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (3–0)3–03–03–0
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (2–1)0–32–02–1
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (1–2)0–30–22–1
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (0–3)0–31–21–2

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
PromotionFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
RelegationFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2-1 [5] Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
RelegationN/AFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland

Group III

The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top team of each pool progressed to Group II for 2009.

Pools

Pool A LATNORMRIISLZIM
1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (4–0)2–13–03–03–0
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (3–1)1–22–13–03–0
3Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius (2–2)0–31–23–03–0
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland (1–3)0–30–30–33–0
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (0–4)0–30–30–30–3
Pool B MARARMFINEGYMNEMDA
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (5–0)2–12–13–03–03–0
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia (4–1)1–22–13–02–13–0
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (3–2)1–21–22–12–12–1
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (2–3)0–30–31–22–12–1
5Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (1–4)0–31–21–21–22–1
6Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova (0–5)0–30–31–21–21–2

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References

  1. ↑ "Croatia v Serbia". fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Austria v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Portugal v Morocco". fedcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  5. ↑ Greece - Turkiye 1 - 2 (2008)
  6. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  7. ↑ "Estonia v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  8. ↑ "Greece v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  9. ↑ "Latvia v Morocco". fedcup.com.
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